Does a real video show Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan punching a child in the face? No, that's not true: The clip was digitally altered. The original footage from Pashinyan's visit to a kindergarten showed him hugging the child,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Screenshot Of ‘George Floyd’ Post About ‘Trans Folk’ Came From Account Created After His Death
Did George Floyd make the pictured social media post about trans people on Aug. 3, 2011, years before he died? No, that's not true: The screenshot showing a post from @Bigfloyd73 is fake. The Twitter account with that handle was not creat
PolitiFact→ A clinical trial shows a pill almost doubled survival for pancreatic cancer patients. Now what?
Pill shows promise for treating pancreatic cancer. Now what?
Full Fact→ How many migrants come to the UK by small boat each day?
We’ve looked at the figures after Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon said his party would tackle illegal immigration by stopping “1,000 people coming in a day”.
Full Fact→ Children’s Commissioner overstates how many young children see pornography
In TV interviews Dame Rachel de Souza claimed half of 11-year-olds have seen the “most heinous” pornography. In fact, research suggests about 19% of children have seen any pornography by 11.
Full Fact→ Video of Israeli soldier taking her own life is from TV series
A clip being shared on social media of a woman in uniform in front of an Israeli flag is from an Egyptian television show.
PolitiFact→ John Kagia – Do New Yorkers consume cannabis and coffee at equal rates?
"The number of New Yorkers who consume cannabis daily or near daily is the same as the number of New Yorkers who buy coffee from a coffee shop daily or near daily — 1.2-plus million people."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Indictment Does NOT Say SPLC Organized Charlottesville Unite The Right Rally Or Paid $300K To Transport People There
Does a Justice Department indictment document say the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) organized the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and paid $300,000 to transport people there? No, that's not true, but it's complica
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Showed Him As A Football Player, Surrounded By Half-Naked Male Cheerleaders
Did President Donald Trump post an image of himself as a football player, surrounded by half-naked male cheerleaders? No, that's not true: The message made to mimic a Truth Social post is fake. Trump did not post the image, which depicts
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Post Says UFC Confirms Erika Kirk Will Host White House Fight Night On June 14
Did the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) confirm that Erika Kirk would host the White House fight night on June 14, 2026? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a self-described satire account. President Donald Trump announced
PolitiFact→ Mallory McMorrow – Michigan Senate race: Is it true that no jobs were created after SOAR spent $2.5 billion?
"Michigan has spent more than $2.5 billion on incentives to companies since 2019, and so far, that fund, the SOAR fund, has created zero jobs."
PolitiFact→ The war powers resolution on the Iran war: What’s next?
The war powers resolution on the Iran war: What’s next?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Order Falsely Attributed To Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Allows Trump To Seek ‘Four Additional Years’
Does a real order from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts allow Donald Trump to seek "four additional years" as president? No, that's not true: A search of the Supreme Court of the United States' docket found no order bearing the nu
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misrepresents Climate Change Scenarios
In a May 16 Truth Social post, President Donald Trump cited updated climate change scenarios to misleadingly claim that experts had “admitted” prior climate change projections “were WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!” The regularly scheduled revision reflec
Full Fact→ No, the Mayor of Rotherham hasn’t called for Sharia law in Britain
A false claim that the Mayor of Rotherham has said that Britain can only become great again by implementing Sharia law has been circulating again on social media.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims that Florida’s property tax amendment will ‘defund’ essential public services
FL property tax plan: Will it ‘defund’ essential services?
Full Fact→ Katie Lam wrongly claims welfare has exceeded income tax ‘for the first time ever’
Welfare has exceeded income tax for more than a decade, as we said in our last fact check about this.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Athlete Called Mandatory LGBT Armband Wearing A ‘Political Charade’ And Refused To Comply Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts claiming that a long list of athletes called the mandatory wearing of LGBT armbands a "political charade" and said they play for their team, not any movement, real? No, that's not true: None of the sports stars name
Full Fact→ Viral image of Beaver Scouts at mosque with bearded man in white in the background has been edited
A genuine clip of a Beavers group visiting a mosque in Scotland has been altered to include a bearded man wearing white.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AI Video Shows Dutch School Children Praying In Mosque — Based On 2014 Field Trip Photo
Does a recent video show Dutch primary school children required to learn how to pray at a mosque and show respect to Allah in 2026? No, that's not true: Posts on social media shared an AI-generated video falsely presented as recent and re
FactCheck.org→ Stopping Fraud Won’t ‘Save’ Social Security, Create ‘Balanced Budget,’ as Trump Suggests
The Trump administration says it’s working to reduce the amount of fraud in federal government programs. However, fiscal experts have said that those reductions alone won’t “save” the Social Security program or result in “
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Joe Rogan Saying He Is Considering Refusing To Commentate UFC Fight At White House — Creator Labeled It AI-Generated
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump HAS Been Seen Multiple Times In Public Over Eight Days Ending In Early June 2026
Has President Donald Trump been out of public view for eight straight days as of early June 2026? No, that's not true: In the eight days preceding June 3, 2026, the president was seen by White House press pool reporters on multiple days.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. John Fetterman Did NOT Say Malia Obama Got $2.3 Million From USAID
Did Senator John Fetterman, D-Pa., say Malia Obama got $2.3 million from USAID during the presidency of her father, Barack Obama, and called for an investigation? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a self-described satire netw
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Newsweek Article Did NOT Report That Dr. Oz Gives Trump The ‘Cough Test’ Every Day
Did Newsweek report that Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, gives President Donald Trump the "cough test" every day? No, that's not true: The quoted passage does not appear anywhere in the
Full Fact→ Incorrect names for police officers involved in Henry Nowak arrest circulate online
Hampshire Police Federation has confirmed Christi Hill and Tristan Parsons were not involved in the incident.
Full Fact→ Cost of living protest video is AI generated
A clip which appears to show a mass rally and a man criticising rising costs and immigration isn’t genuine, but has been created with artificial intelligence.
PolitiFact→ James Talarico – Fact-checking James Talarico’s attack on Texas AG Ken Paxton about sex abuse plea deal
“Adam Hoffman abused a little boy” and Ken Paxton “let Hoffman off the hook.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Cognitive test Trump took screens for signs of dementia, not intelligence levels
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