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.”
FactCheck.org→ A Timeline of RFK Jr.’s Mixed Messaging on the Measles Vaccine
In defending his record on measles, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. twice said during a recent Senate hearing, “We promote” the measles vaccine. While it’s true that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention co
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The White House DID Publish A Post Commemorating The Tenth Anniversary Of The Death Of Harambe The Gorilla
Did the White House publish a post commemorating the tenth anniversary of the death of Harambe the Gorilla? Yes, that's true: The official White House account on X (formerly Twitter) made a post on May 27, 2026, on Harambe's birthday, and
Full Fact→ This Tesco HexClad offer is not a genuine deal from the retailer
We’ve spotted more Facebook posts falsely claiming to share supposedly secret deals from Tesco.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump on Reflecting Pool renovation timeline, cost, contractor relationship
Fact-checking Trump on Reflecting Pool renovations
Full Fact→ Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana has not suffered ‘violent assault’ in prison
False claims that the Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been attacked in prison have been circulating again online.
Full Fact→ Health and disability benefit spending is already higher than defence spending
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair claimed in an article that “By the end of this decade, we could be spending more on incapacity and disability benefits than on defence.” This is true—but it’s also already the case.
Full Fact→ The number of women and girls killed by men is not rising
BBC News has corrected an article which claimed that killings of women by men were increasing.
Full Fact→ Tony Blair’s son does not run a company being paid £100 billion to develop digital ID
A false claim that Euan Blair’s company has been contracted to develop and monitor digital IDs is recirculating online.
Full Fact→ Getting started with the Misinformation Toolkit
To spot bad and misleading information, ask yourself these three simple questions: Where’s it from? What is missing? How do you feel?
Full Fact→ No, Aldi isn’t selling cheap food boxes to the over 40s
Full Fact→ Video of ‘Pallywood’ actor is actually from an Iraqi comedy skit
A video showing a supposedly injured man “hopping on the wrong leg” has been shared online with claims it is “Palestinian propaganda”. But the clip is actually from a comedy skit filmed in Iraq.
Full Fact→ Video of Keir Starmer responding to criticism of the government is AI-generated
While a video being shared on social media contains real clips of Jeremy Kyle, Mr Starmer’s response is AI-generated.