Did Jimmy Kimmel offer a "sincere apology to everyone regarding that widow joke" on Monday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"? No, that's not true: Kimmel did not make the apology featured in a reel posted on Facebook. The Hiya Deepfake Vo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Iconic Raised-Fist Scene From Butler Assassination Attempt Is NOT Hidden Within An Abstract Digital Picture
Does an abstract digital image from 2021 contain a hidden image showing the famous raised fist photo from the 2024 assassination attempt against President Donald Trump in Butler, Pa.? No, that's not true: The digital image was presented i
FactCheck.org→ Project 2025 Series Wins National Headliner Award
FactCheck.org has won a National Headliner Award for online beat reporting of government and political coverage. Our series on “How Project 2025 Has Unfolded Under Trump” won first place in that category. The series, which was published over se
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clipped Video Shows Ilhan Omar Saying "World War Eleven" But Cuts Off Her Correction
Did Rep. Ilhan Omar incorrectly say "World War Eleven" instead of "World War II" without correcting herself? No, that's not true: Omar did misspeak saying "World War Eleven" in January 2025 but the part where she corrected herself was cut
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Document Real $350,000 Lawsuit Against Crane Operator
Does a viral video that claims to document a $350,000 lawsuit against a crane operator who accidentally smashed his boss's vehicle show real footage from the courtroom? No, that's not true: The creator of the video called it an example of
Full Fact→ Fake ‘Daily Mail’ report on Labour members’ views of Keir Starmer shared online
An article made to look like it was from the Daily Mail covering the real results of a survey of Labour Party members has been fabricated.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Senior Coordinating Producer For The White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner’ Claims Journalists Stole 147 Bottles Of Wine
Did a real "senior coordinating producer for the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner" (WHCD) say journalists stole 147 bottles of wine? No, that's not true: The person who posted the claim is a social media content creator who
Full Fact→ Fake pictures of Katie Hopkins in hospital shared online
Images shared on Facebook claim to show the media personality in hospital, but they aren’t genuine.
Full Fact→ More fake claims about Boots ‘mini-perfume set’ giveaway shared online
A spokesperson for Boots confirmed this is not a genuine offer.
Full Fact→ Zia Yusuf was not included on Time magazine’s 2026 list of 100 most influential people
Despite claims on social media, Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson is not included in Time magazine’s annual list.
AllSides→ The Persistent Misleading Claim That Vaccines Aren’t Properly Tested for Safety
The Persistent Misleading Claim That Vaccines Aren't Properly Tested for Safety jbhicks Tue, 04/28/2026 - 08:03 Read more about The Persistent Misleading Claim That Vaccines Aren't Properly Tested for Safety It's a common, mislea
Full Fact→ Video doesn’t show mayor calling for Sharia law and ‘expulsion’ of non-Muslims from Britain
Posts on social media have made false claims about a video of Councillor Rukhsana Ismail, the Mayor of Rotherham, in which she is actually issuing a message for Ramadan.
Full Fact→ Video shows 2020 incident in Syria, not a recent Iranian attack on a US Black Hawk helicopter
An old video of a helicopter on fire in Syria is circulating online with false claims it shows an American Black Hawk being shot down.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect Cole Allen Worked Security For Sports Teams Are Not Real — AI Spam From Vietnam
Are viral posts real that claim Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, worked as a security staff member for sports teams? No, that's not true: The false claim is part of an AI-generated series of arti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect Cole Allen Was A Driver For Dozens Of Celebrities Are Not Real — AI Spam From Vietnam
Are viral posts real that claim Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, worked as a driver for dozens of celebrities? No, that's not true: The false claim is part of an AI-generated series of articles a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Press Did NOT Swipe Wine After Shooting At White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
Did members of the press swipe bottles of wine from the tables right after the shooting during the White House Correspondents' dinner? No, that's not true: Everything at the dinner was paid for, a source close to the event told Lead Stori
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect Cole Allen Was NOT A Former Production Crew Member On Films Or Tours — AI Spam From Vietnam
Did Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, work as a production crew member on films and tours for a dozen actors and musicians? No, that's not true: The false claim is part of an AI-generated series o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Discuss Real-Life Media Scandal Involving Supposed BBC Host ‘James Whitmore’ Mocking His Filipino Guest
Does a viral video on YouTube discuss a real-life scandal involving BBC host "James Whitmore" mocking Filipino Doctor "Elena Reyes" for her accent? No, that's not true: The story was made up by AI. Multiple online tools detected AI across
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post About The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting 2 Hours Before It Took Place
Did President Donald Trump post about the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting two hours before it took place? No, that's not true: Truth Social shows timestamps based on your device's time zone and updates them automatically to ma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Showing A Judge Dancing On Her Desk Is NOT Real — It’s A Comedy Sketch
Does a video showing a judge dancing on a desk show an authentic judge in a courtroom? No, that's not true: The video was created by comedian Ebony Merkerson and is a staged skit. She is a recurring actress from other viral rage-bait clip
FactCheck.org→ The Persistent Misleading Claim That Vaccines Aren’t Properly Tested for Safety
It’s a common, misleading refrain in anti-vaccine circles: Childhood vaccines may be unsafe because few if any have been tested in placebo-controlled trials before being approved. But that claim misunderstands the vaccine safety testing process and
FactCheck.org→ The Persistent Misleading Claim That Vaccines Aren’t Properly Tested for Safety
It’s a common, misleading refrain in anti-vaccine circles: Childhood vaccines may be unsafe because few if any have been tested in placebo-controlled trials before being approved. But that claim misunderstands the vaccine safety testing process and
PolitiFact→ DeSantis said Florida’s drought could bring a quieter hurricane season. Is that true?
What Florida’s drought means for hurricane season
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jimmy Kimmel Did NOT Make ‘Expectant Widow’ Joke About Melania Trump After WHCD Attempted Shooting
Did Jimmy Kimmel make an "expectant widow" joke about Melania Trump after the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD)? No, that's not true: Kimmel made the joke on his late night show on April 23, 2026. He was making a m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Usha Vance Did NOT Attend 2017 Event With White House Correspondents’ Dinner Suspect Cole Tomas Allen
Did Usha Vance, the wife of Vice President JD Vance, attend the same 2017 conference as White House Correspondents' Dinner suspect Cole Tomas Allen? No, that's not true: The communications office of the Office of the Second Lady at the Wh
PolitiFact→ As tick season drags longer, Pfizer hopes to release a Lyme disease vaccine in 2027
Here's what we know about Pfizer’s Lyme disease vaccine
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Clip Is NOT Real Raw Security Footage Of White House Correspondents’ Dinner Suspected Shooter
Does a viral video show high-resolution "unedited raw security footage" of the suspected shooter running through a checkpoint at the 2026 White House Correspondents' dinner? No, that's not true: The video was enhanced with AI, and, in the
Full Fact→ Video claiming to show 500-strong anti-government protest in Birmingham is AI
A clip which has been liked thousands of times on Facebook uses AI visuals to falsely claim that hundreds staged a protest against the government in Birmingham city centre.
PolitiFact→ Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence
Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment in context
Full Fact→ Revealed: how local election bar charts are misleading voters and using unreliable data
We’ve found over a dozen leaflets making claims about how people are likely to vote which are misleading, unsourced or not backed with reliable evidence.
PolitiFact→ Column: Why a correspondents’ dinner at a White House ballroom could endanger press freedom
Column: White House ballroom not suited for journalist gala
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Passport Image For ‘Priyanka Rao’ Mentions ‘Cole Thomas Allen’ As Her Nationality — Misspells ‘Tomas’ Too
Does a viral social media post show a real passport for someone from India named "Priyanka Rao" who is supposedly the wife of Cole Tomas Allen? No, that's not true: There have been no news reports mentioning that name in connection with t
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking falsehoods after shooting in hotel hosting correspondents’ dinner Trump attended
Fact-checking misinfo from correspondents’ dinner shooting
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Lorenz REPORTED On ‘Somebody Needs To Do It’ Phrase Being Used To Talk About Killing Trump — Did NOT Endorse It
Did journalist Taylor Lorenz, who was at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD), say somebody should "do it" while referring to "killing Trump"? No, that's not true: Lorenz reported on people using that phrase with that meaning in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE MSNBC Report Identifies White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect As ‘Kohl Jackson’ With Photo
Does a real MSNBC report identify the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting as "Kohl Jackson" with a picture? No, that's not true: The post is not authentic. MSNBC no longer exists; it was officially rebranded as MS N
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of President Trump With Droopy Eyes Was NOT ‘Just Released’ By The White House — It’s From His First Term
Is a photo of President Donald Trump with one eye closed and the other half open with the U.S. Marine Corps flag behind him new as of April 24, 2026? No, that's not true: The image appeared in social media posts in as early as November 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Shows A Whale Calf Drinking A High-Velocity Stream Of Milk Squirting From Mother — It’s AI-Generated And Not Realistic
Does a real video show how a blue whale calf can catch its mother's milk as it flows freely in a stream through the ocean water? No, that's not true: This video is fake. The Hive Moderation tool determined with 99.9% confidence that the v
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Al Jazeera Reported NATO Countries Shared Intel With Iran On U.S. Military Movements To Get ‘No-Charge Passage’ Through Strait Of Hormuz
Did Al Jazeera broadcast a report stating that NATO countries shared intel with Iran on U.S. military movements? No, that's not true: Lead Stories did not find evidence of such a report. The video claiming to be the Al Jazeera report cont
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Squirrel Spinning On Top Of Waymo Car — Video Is AI-Generated
Is a video real that shows a squirrel spinning on top of a Waymo car? No, that's not true: The clip is a digital creation, not authentic footage. It includes a faint AI watermark in the upper-left corner and visual glitches in the backgro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Marlon Brando Explaining He Declined 1973 Oscar Over ‘Increasing Control Of Zionists In Hollywood’
Is a video real that shows Marlon Brando explaining that he declined the 1973 Oscar over the "increasing control of Zionists in Hollywood"? No, that's not true: The American actor did decline the 1973 Best Actor Oscar for his role in "The