Says his cognitive test results showed he has “extreme intelligence.”
Full Fact→ Fake image of Andy Burnham circulates online
An image circulating alongside claims Andy Burnham said he wants to “make Makerfield home for more asylum seekers” was generated by AI.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Quotes Fabricate ‘Terrible Reporter’, ‘Terrible President’ Trump-Lucey Exchange
Did U.S. President Donald Trump call Catherine Lucey "a terrible reporter" and did she call him a "terrible president"? No, none of that is true: Viral posts fabricated the specific quotes. While Trump did make insulting comments toward L
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: PinkNews Did NOT Report That Armenia Faces Mandatory LGBTQ+, Transgender Quotas For Cabinet Members
Did PinkNews, an outlet covering LGBTQ+ issues, actually report that Armenian cabinet members will have to install LGBTQ+ and transgender members to meet EU membership demands? No, that's not true: That article was published by a copycat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Migrant Saying ‘I Want My Money And Free House’ From England Is AI-Image-To-Video Made From 2015 Press Photo
Does a real video show a crowd who just crossed the English Channel and a man who thinks he's entitled to money and a free house from the "England Government"? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. The image-to-video scene was
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: What to know about US military boat strikes as death toll passes 200
What to know about US boat strikes as death toll grows
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Obama Selfie Shows Him With Biden, Clinton, Bush, And Carter — Carter Had Died Before The Image Appeared Online
Does a real selfie taken by Barack Obama show him with fellow presidents Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter? No, that's not true: There is no evidence the image is authentic. No official White House photographer or
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Post Shows Donald Trump Writing ‘Happy Pride Month’ Message To Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis
Did President Donald Trump post a message that wished Florida Governor Ron DeSantis a "happy pride month" calling him "Ron DeFAGGOT"? No, that's not true: The message that looks like a Truth Social post is fake. Trump did not post the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: EDITED Image Falsely Shows ‘Claw’ Hand Of Police Officer Arresting Fatally Stabbed Student Henry Nowak
Does a real image show the "claw" hand of a police officer arresting fatally stabbed student Henry Nowak in Southampton, England, in December 2025? No, that's not true: The image circulating on social media is an edited screenshot from a
Full Fact→ Police haven’t given any official estimates of the number attending Arsenal’s victory parade
It’s been widely claimed online that the Metropolitan Police said 1.5 million people attended Arsenal’s title parade on Sunday—but the Met says it hasn’t given any official figures.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Marco Rubio at Senate Foreign Relations Committee
We fact-checked Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: James Talarico Did NOT Spend Three Years In School ‘Pretending He Was A Girl’ Named ‘Jeannine’
Does a viral post confirm that James Talarico "spent three full years in school pretending to be a girl named 'Jeannine'"? No, that's not true: The speculation originated from a known self-described satire network. No credible media outle
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Graham Platner Making ‘German WW2 References’ In Sexual Messages
Does a real screenshot show U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner of Maine made "German WW2 references" in sexual messages? No, that's not true: The image originated on social media accounts known for their satirical content. There is no e
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows A Diver In A Spiked ‘Shark-Proof Suit’ — It’s AI
Is a video that shows a diver jumping into the water in a spiked shark-proof suit authentic? No, that's not true: There are several signs the video is AI, including a missing oxygen tank for the diver and sharks biting the metal spikes wi
PolitiFact→ Trump’s Freedom 250 concert on the National Mall: What happened? What’s next?
Freedom 250 concert: What happened? What’s next?
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Does this video show workers removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center? No, it’s AI-generated
A video shows workers removing President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Blackout Scene ADDED To Later Copies Of Video Of Kilt-Wearing Electrician
Does a confrontation video of a kilt-wearing electrician who threatened to "shut this whole m-----f----- down" really show the power went out after he stormed off? No, that's not true: An early copy of the video uploaded to TikTok on May
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: REUSED Video of Masked People With Torches Does NOT Show Church In UK’s Yorkshire
Does a viral video actually show a group of people attempting to set a Yorkshire church on fire in broad daylight? No, that's not true: The clip showed a place of worship in Mexico, not the U.K. Images of the church in Mexico match with t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wall Street Journal Did NOT Report That Graham Platner Called His Penis ‘Mein Fuhrer’ In Message To Woman
Did The Wall Street Journal report that U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner of Maine called his penis "Mein Furher" in a message to a woman? No, that's not true: That expression doesn't appear anywhere in the article reviewed by Lead Sto
Full Fact→ AI-generated videos of Australian Navy recirculate online
We’ve spotted more fake videos being shared on Facebook that supposedly show the Australian Navy intercepting vessels.
Full Fact→ Toolstation is not offering £10 power tool kits
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Of Trump’s Name Being Removed From Kennedy Center Is NOT Real
Does a real video show President Donald J. Trump's name being removed from the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts after a judge ordered the name to be removed? No, that's not true: While a judge did order the removal,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Quote By Muslim Man Saying ‘Christians, You’re No Longer Allowed To Say ‘Merry Christmas”
Is the quote attributed to an unidentified Muslim man that says, "Christians, you're no longer allowed to say Merry Christmas, it's offensive to Muslims" real? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool concluded that a video of the man sa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UNVERIFIED Claim About Waiting List For Superyachts And Ukrainian Officials Comes From Single, Unnamed Source
Does a viral post on social media offer any verifiable information confirming that a four-year waiting list for superyacht purchases is entirely made up of Ukrainian officials? No, that's not true: No posts making such a claim included an
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking El-Sayed, McMorrow and Stevens in Michigan Senate debate
Fact-checking Michigan Democratic Senate debate
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking DeSantis: Would his plan exempt 60% of Florida homeowners from paying property taxes?
Fact-checking Ron DeSantis on his property tax plan
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Emerson Poll Shows Spencer Pratt Leading Karen Bass In LA Mayor’s Race — Made Up Numbers
Did an Emerson poll show Spencer Pratt leading Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayor's race on May 28, 2026? No, that's not true: Emerson College Polling told Lead Stories "no such poll exists" and the social media post making the claim use
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Edited Audio Has Fart Sounds NOT In Original Video Of Trump’s Return To White House After Arlington Memorial Day Ceremony
Does a real video contain "new audio" which reveals President Donald Trump has "worsening incontinence"? No, that's not true: The audio track of a video was edited to add farting noises and text captioning which are not part of the origin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Meme Shows ‘Epic’ Trump-Obama Exchange About Iran Nuclear Deal — No Evidence It Happened
Does a meme accurately show a real "epic moment" exchange between Trump and Obama about Iran nuclear deals? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such an exchange ever took place on social media or anywhere else. Lead Stories fou
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows U.S. Strike on Iranian Drone Carrier IRIS Shahid Bagheri — It Was Created by AI
Does a video show an actual U.S. strike on the Iranian drone carrier IRIS Shahid Bagheri or any Iranian aircraft carrier? No, that's not true: The clip is AI-generated and labeled "Made with AI." An AI detection tool also concluded that t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Armenian Mirror-Spectator Did NOT Produce Report Saying PM Nikol Pashinyan Agreed To Resettle 250,000 Refugees Without Legal Status In EU
Did the Armenian Mirror-Spectator actually publish a report saying that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan agreed to resettle 250,000 refugees who are currently in EU countries? No, that's not true: Neither this news outlet nor any other jour
Full Fact→ Video shows community gathering not ‘UK city council meeting’
A clip of an Indian Gujarati community event in Blackburn has been shared on social media with misleading captions claiming it depicts a council meeting.
Full Fact→ A £10 airfryer offer from Currys is fake
The retailer confirmed this isn’t a genuine Currys deal, and the video promoting it on social media was made with AI.
PolitiFact→ Do you need that vitamin? Review this checklist first
Do you need to take vitamin (fill in the blank)? One walk down a grocery store’s supplement aisle may have you believing
Full Fact→ Starbucks is not banning dogs from UK stores to adhere to halal rules
A picture of a sign outside a venue in Singapore is being shared with misleading claims that pets are being banned from UK Starbucks stores in order to become halal certified.
Full Fact→ Melanoma is not the ‘most common cancer globally’
Articles published in the i paper and the Guardian wrongly claim that melanoma skin cancer is the most common cancer globally.
Full Fact→ Sunbed Association’s ‘safe tan’ advice is not correct, according to experts
The trade body representing UK tanning salons says people can get a safe tan—contradicting health authorities and experts around the world.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Three Sisters Drowned In Brighton, England, Ran GoFundMe Campaign For Mother Whose Body Was Never Found
Did the family of three sisters who drowned in Brighton, England, in May 2026 previously run a GoFundMe campaign for their mother, whose body was never found? No, that's not true: The body of the mom, Janice Adetoro, was recovered from a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE BBC News Video Report Says France Is Deploying 800 French Foreign Legion Soldiers To Armenia
Did the British Broadcasting Corp. publish a video report that French President Emmanuel Macron is deploying 800 French Foreign Legion soldiers to Armenia? No, that's not true: The British news channel did not report that Macron is runnin
PolitiFact→ Ken Paxton – Did James Talarico say US border should have ‘a giant welcome mat’? Ken Paxton ad omits full remarks
Democratic Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico said the southern border should have “a giant welcome mat out front.”