Does an authentic photo on social media show Tom Hanks wearing a T-shirt that reads "I was going to be a Trump voter for Halloween but my head wouldn't fit up my ass"? No, that's not true: The photo is a doctored version of a 2010 photo t
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PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fake image shows Donald Trump donating $1,300 check to hurricane relief
Fox News reported Donald Trump donated $1,300 for hurricane relief.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Grandmother In Kamala Harris Autobiography Photo Is NOT Fake — Woman With Similar Name Died Years Before Harris Was Born
Did presidential candidate Kamala Harris lie about having a Black grandmother, because the woman she identifies in her autobiography as her grandmother died four years before Harris was born? No, that's not true: Two women -- one of whom
The Dispatch→ Another Fake Photo of Kamala Harris With Sean Combs Is Circulating
The vice president’s face was edited into a photo of the rapper and an ex-girlfriend.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Atlantic Did NOT Run Story Titled ‘To Save Democracy Harris May Need To Steal An Election’ — Screenshot Is Fake
Did The Atlantic publish an article under the title "To Save Democracy Harris May Need To Steal An Election"? No, that's not true: The magazine denied publishing that headline or any such story under it. The manipulated screenshot shared
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Scene From ‘The Simpsons’ Shows Depiction Of Hurricane Milton — Authentic Scene Shows ‘Hurricane Barbara’
Did a scene from an episode of "The Simpsons" predict Hurricane Milton by showing that name on-screen during a Kent Brockman news broadcast segment? No, that's not true: A clip from the episode was altered to add the words "Hurricane Milt
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Tim Walz wasn’t banned from college football games after attending one recently; that's fake news
Says Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was “banned from future games for flipping off the fans.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Post Claims ‘Little Boy’ Was ‘Found’ By Officers Across Multiple Counties — Bait & Switch
Have authorities in various towns and counties in the U.S. found a lost "little boy," approximately 2 years old, whose place of residence is unknown, as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: This post, and others like it, are p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Photo Shows Hitler’s Mercedes In Front Of Zelenskyy’s Office Building — Digitally Manipulated
Does a photo in an online article prove that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bought Hitler's Mercedes during his 2024 trip to the United States? No, that's not true: The article's image of the vehicle, supposedly in front of the U
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Girl With Puppy After Hurricane Helene Flooding
Is a dramatic photo of a tearful young girl in a boat clutching a puppy after Hurricane Helene real? No, that's not true: The AI detector TrueMedia found "substantial evidence" that the image was created using an AI image generator. There
Full Fact→ Old John Lewis advert has been altered to include a fake voiceover ‘by Kamala Harris’
The clip is not a real advert for the Harris-Walz campaign.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Kamala Harris Campaign Ad Shows Mother Wishing She Had Abortion
Did the Kamala Harris campaign release a video ad depicting a boy in makeup, necklace and dress trashing his home as part of the campaign's efforts to push abortion rights? No, that's not true: The video was produced three years ago for a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Driver Supposedly Getting Flat Tire After Running Over Trump 2024 Yard Sign — It’s Comedy Sketch
Does a viral video show a driver actually getting a flat tire after deliberately running over a Trump 2024 yard sign? No, that's not true: This video is a comedy sketch by someone who labels themselves a video creator on their YouTube cha
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Trump surveyed Hurricane Helene damage in Georgia, but not from deep floodwaters; this image is fake
Image shows a photo of former President Donald Trump wading through floodwater after Hurricane Helene.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump Wading Through Flood Waters
Did an authentic photo show former President Donald Trump wading through hurricane flood waters? No, that's not true: An AI-detection tool from True Media found substantial evidence that the image was generated with AI. Media coverage of
Full Fact→ Atlantic headline ‘Why Migrants Eating Cats Might Be A Good Thing’ is fake
No such article exists on the publication’s website and a spokesperson has confirmed it is fake.
Full Fact→ Fake list of UN’s ‘Agenda 2030 Mission Goals’ circulates on Facebook
The UN is not creating “one world government” or planning the end of the “family unit”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows 2 Heavily Armed Men In Line At Fast Food Restaurant
Does a photo shared on X truly show two heavily armed men waiting in line at a fast-food restaurant? No, that's not true: Several AI detectors found substantial evidence to suggest the image was fake. Garbled text and abnormalities in hum
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Posts About Missing 3-Year-Old Alliyah Evans Kidnapped From Target In Various Cities Are Bait & Switch
Are social media posts about a 3-year-old girl named Alliyah Evans who supposedly was kidnapped from a Target store in various locations real? No, that's not true: The posts that say that she is missing in several different places -- like
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Posts About Missing Elderly Couple Raymond Peterson And Wife Sophie Are Bait-And-Switch Real Estate Ads
Did social media posts share the true story of the disappearance of Raymond Peterson and his wife Sophie from Livingston Parish in Louisiana? No, that's not true: The posts were part of a bait-and-switch technique commonly seen on Faceboo
Full Fact→ Image of Kamala Harris’s supposed communist party membership card is fake
The image was likely created using an online communist party card generator.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Interview Between Trump, ‘Diddy’ Combs That Never Happened
Did an authentic video show a real interview between Donald Trump and Sean "Diddy" Combs? No, that's not true: It came from a YouTube channel described as "Conversations that never took place between people who never met. Created using ex
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fake news story about Chiefs coach criticizing Taylor Swift taken out of context on social media
“Chiefs' Coach Andy Reid criticizes Taylor Swift: ‘You’re not a good role model.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Girl Is NOT Really Being Harassed By 2 Migrants — It’s Fake Situation With Actors
Did a man with a large Alsatian dog rescue a pretty French girl who was being harassed by two migrants? No, that's not true: Disclaimer hashtags with the original video on TikTok say this is a "fake situation" and "mise en scène" or "sta
Full Fact→ CNN headline claiming Democrats need Covid vaccine to vote is fake
A screenshot of a fabricated article has been circulating on social media.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Has Kamala Harris Posing With Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs — Actual Photo Was Harris With TV Host Montel Williams In 2001
Does an authentic photo show Kamala Harris posing arm-in-arm with Sean "Diddy" Combs? No, that's not true: Combs' face has been pasted onto the body of the man who was standing next to Harris when the photo was taken in 2001 by Ron Galell
Full Fact→ Fake Ed Miliband Guardian article shared on Facebook
Ed Miliband MP did not write an opinion piece for the Guardian saying GB Energy would be “the envy of the world”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Posts About Missing ’32-Year-Old Kyle Thomas’ In Various Cities Are Bait-And-Switch
Did social-media posts share the true story of a 32-year-old man named Kyle Thomas, for whom "a silver alert" was issued after he reportedly "went missing" in Omaha, Nebraska? No, that's not true: As of this writing, Nebraska had not issu
AllSides→ PolitiFact Writer Behind Fake Fact-Check Of Springfield Geese Hunting Whitewashes Trans Radicalism
https://thefederalist.com/2024/09/16/politifact-writer-behind-fake-fact-check-of-springfield-geese-hunting-whitewashes-trans-radicalism/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Travis Kelce Did NOT Threaten Elon Musk Over Remarks About Taylor Swift — It’s A Fake Tweet
Did Travis Kelce threaten Elon Musk on X over his remarks about Taylor Swift? No, that's not true: The account that posted the "threat" told Lead Stories it was fake. There is no record that Kelce, Swift's boyfriend who is tight end for t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE NYPD Memo Says Members Must Start Displaying Their Pronouns
Is a New York Police Department memo that says all uniformed members must start displaying their pronouns starting January 1, 2025, authentic? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the NYPD told Lead Stories that the memo is fake. It al
Full Fact→ Image of Newsweek tweet about Melania Trump filing for divorce is fake
The fake screenshot appears to have been first shared intentionally as an experiment on the spread of misinformation on social media.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Social Media Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern For A 3-Year-Old Girl Named Mila Found By ‘Deputy Sara Thomas’
Are social media posts about a 3-year-old girl named Mila, who supposedly went missing and was saved by "Deputy Sara Thomas" in several locations simultaneously, authentic? No, that's not true: This is a common bait-and-switch scam in whi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Posts About Missing Teen ‘Kaitlin Whoolery’ Are Bait & Switch Real Estate Ads
Are social media posts about a missing teenager named "Kaitlin Whoolery" authentic? No, that's not true: Whoolery died in April 2024, but posts about her disappearance were still being posted in September 2024. These posts about Whoolery
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake AI Image Of Shirtless Boxer Is NOT Imane Khelif — NOT Proof She Is Male
Does an image of a shirtless boxer in black briefs show new evidence that the Olympic women's boxing champion from Algeria, Imane Khelif, is really a man? No, that's not true: This photo is fake and was posted on X by an account that publ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Apalachee Shooting Suspect Colt Gray As Transgender And Harris Supporter
Is a screenshot that shows Apalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray as transgender and a supporter of Kamala Harris authentic? No, that's not true: The person behind the account frequently changes their profile picture and bio. A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Posts About Missing 79-Year-Old Scott Doucette In Various Cities Are Bait-And-Switch
Did social media posts share the true story of a 79-year-old dad named Scott Doucette who was missing in Bristol, Connecticut, and several other places? No, that's not true: There is no active silver alert in Connecticut for a man named S
PolitiFact→ X posts – Reports about 32 Venezuelan armed migrants taking over a Chicago building are fake
A group of 32 armed Venezuelans took over an apartment building in Chicago.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows UK Police Kneeling To Muslim Men
Does a viral picture of U.K. police officers appearing to kneel to a group of men in traditional Islamic clothes portray a real-life scene? No, that's not true: Three AI detectors said the image was generated using AI. The image showed cl
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Did I hear that right? No, Tiger Woods didn’t say Kamala Harris had a fake Black accent
Image claims Tiger Woods said “Kamala's fake black accent is embarrassing and extremely offensive.”