Social media posts claiming Vickrum Digwa has been attacked in prison are false.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump wrong about rarity of Republicans winning in Nassau County, NY
“No Republican wins in Nassau.”
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Inaccurate Anecdote on ‘Right to Repair’ Cars
President Donald Trump waded into the contentious “right to repair” your own auto debate, but he recounted a wildly inaccurate anecdote to bolster his support for consumers. According to Trump, in remarks on June 4, “They gave a m
Full Fact→ Video of Russian gas explosion falsely claimed to show Belfast unrest
A clip of a large fire is circulating on social media with false claims it depicts recent disorder in Belfast—but the footage actually shows a gas pipeline explosion in Russia.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video From Anonymous ‘Irish Citizen Army’ Is NOT New In 2026 — Was Released On Social Media In September 2025
Did a group calling itself the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) release a new message amid the June 2026 anti-migration protests in Northern Ireland? No, that's not true: The video, featuring an anonymous narrator, was originally released with a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.K. Prime Minister Starmer Did NOT Say He Will ‘Arrest Elon Musk And 336 Million Americans’
Did U.K.'s Prime Minister Keir Starmer publicly threaten to arrest X owner Elon Musk along with other "336 million Americans"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories reviewed Starmer's public comments about Musk and did not find anything remot
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows ‘White Mega Plane’ With Multiple Decks Between Cockpit And Main Body Taking Off
Does a real video show the take-off of a "white mega plane" with several decks between the cockpit and the main cabin? No, that's not true: The clip was created using artificial intelligence and an AI detection tool determined that the vi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Times Square Assault Does NOT Show Night After Knicks Win On June 10, 2026
Does a viral video of a Times Square assault show the night after the June 10, 2026, Knicks win? No, that's not true: The video had been online before. It predates the game by nearly two years. The claim appeared in a post (archived here
PolitiFact→ Would North Carolina bill allow the ‘murder’ of birth control users? Vague bill likely to stall
Viral video claims NC bill would allow people to “murder women for using birth control.” That’s not conclusive.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People In New York Shooting Fireworks Along The Ground During The 2026 NBA Finals — 2024 Protest In Georgia
Does a video show people in New York shooting fireworks along the ground during the 2026 NBA Finals? No, that's not true: The video is from a 2024 protest in the European country of Georgia and not from New York City following the Knicks'
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Burning Fuel Tank Rolling Away After Explosion Is NOT From Iran — It Shows A 2024 Gas Station Explosion In Chechnya
Does a video featuring a burning fuel tank rolling away after an explosion show an event in Iran in June 2026? No, that's not true: The footage shows an explosion at a gas station in Chechnya, a republic within the Russian Federation, in
FactCheck.org→ Trump Exaggerates Previous Spending on Reflecting Pool
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool began filling with water on June 4 following maintenance work that President Donald Trump called a “big project.” In late May, Trump claimed that “the Biden administration and the Obama administra
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Celeb Wore A Daring Thong Bikini On A Beach With Partner Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts claiming that a long list of celebrities, including 85-year-old Joan Baez, were photographed wearing an incredibly daring thong bikini on the beach real? No, that's not true: The images used in the post were AI-gene
Full Fact→ Video shows Polish Corpus Christi procession, not Henry Nowak tribute
A video of people kneeling in the street shows a religious procession in Poland, not, as some have claimed online, a tribute to Henry Nowak.
Full Fact→ Fake image of ‘anti-Reform’ rally in Wigan shared ahead of by-election
A picture circulating on social media with claims it shows a huge political rally around the Makerfield by-election has been generated with AI.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Wounded Man in Hospital Does NOT Show Belfast Knife Attack Victim Stephen Ogilvie
Does a viral image circulating on the internet show Belfast knife attack victim Stephen Ogilvie with bloody slash marks and stitches on his face in the hospital? No, that's not true: The Police Service of Nothern Ireland confirmed to Lead
PolitiFact→ Graham Platner – Yes, Collins usually votes with Trump, as Platner said. But she broke with him at key moments.
Sen. Susan Collins votes “with Donald Trump 95% of the time.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AP Report Said Cole Allen Visited Ukrainian Embassy
Did the Associated Press publish a video report confirming that the suspected shooter of President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' dinner had visited the Ukrainian embassy multiple times before the attempted attack? No, th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Masked, Armed Anti-Immigrant ‘New Republican Movement’ Responding To Belfast Knife Attack In June 2026
Does a video show masked, armed members of the anti-immigrant "New Republican Movement" responding to a Belfast, Northern Ireland, knife attack in early June 2026? No, that's not true: The footage is from that group, but the video is from
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Fires Does NOT Show Belfast
Does a viral video of fires capture the aftermath of the June 9, 2026, anti-immigration protests in Belfast, Northern Ireland? No, that's not true: The recording showed explosions that same day on a gas pipeline in Russia's Dagestan. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Karmelo Anthony Crying In Court — No Cameras Were Allowed
Does a real photo show Karmelo Anthony crying in court? No, that's not true: No cameras were allowed in the courtroom during the Karmelo Anthony trial, so no authentic courtroom photos exist. Additionally, Anthony's hairstyle in the image
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dutch Legend Ruud Gullit DENIED Calling On FIFA President Infantino To Resign Amid U.S. Immigration Policies Controversy
Did Dutch football legend Ruud Gullit publish an open letter calling on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to resign amid growing controversy surrounding U.S. immigration policies? No, that's not true: The claim appeared in social media post
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Photo Of Somali Woman With Slashed Face After Alleged Dublin Incident On June 8, 2026, Is Real
Does a real photo show a Somali woman with a slashed face after an alleged Dublin attack on June 8, 2026? No, that's not true: As of June 10, 2026, Lead Stories found no credible news reports or other reliable evidence such as a statement
Full Fact→ Video of projectiles hurled at PSNI vehicles predates recent violent scenes in Belfast
A video circulating online claiming to depict recent unrest in Belfast is actually older footage of an unrelated incident in May.
Full Fact→ ‘Immigration’ has not fallen by 82% under Labour
A figure quoted by Labour party chair Anna Turley MP on the Today programme actually represents the decrease in net migration since 2023.
PolitiFact→ Sometimes fighting dangerous pests like screwworms and mosquitoes means sterilizing bugs
Fighting pests, infectious disease can mean sterilizing bugs
Full Fact→ AI images from Beaver Scouts mosque visit circulate online
Genuine footage of a Beaver Scout group visiting a mosque in Scotland has gone viral recently. But some images claiming to show the visit have been made with AI.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Skid Row’ Woman Voted For Karen Bass For $5 — Registered In Inglewood, Not Los Angeles
Did Shanekka Renee Johnson, who said in a video that she was paid $5 on "Skid Row" to vote for Karen Bass for Los Angeles mayor, actually vote for Bass? No, that's not true: Information obtained from the Los Angeles County Registrar's off
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Belfast House for Immigrants Burned in 2026 – It’s Ballymena in 2025
Does a video from June 2026 show a fire lit by rioters in Belfast, Northern Ireland after a knife attack incident involving a refugee from Sudan? No, that's not true: The video predates the June 8, 2026, knife attack in Belfast. Video of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Mugshot Shows Woman Arrested For Disguising Herself As A Man To Enter A BBQ Competition
Is a mugshot real showing a Texas woman arrested for disguising herself as a man to win an "All-Male BBQ Competition"? No, that's not true: The post originated on a self-described satire site. The original post was labeled satire and come
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Man From Gaza Buried In Concrete By Israeli Soldiers
Does a photo show a man from Gaza buried in concrete by Israeli soldiers? No, that's not true: Social media posts using this same picture first claimed in May 2026 it was linked to a murder in Brazil by a criminal gang. Lead Stories found
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Contentious ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
President Donald Trump walked out of a sit-down interview with Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” That happened after he made, or repeated, a number of false and unsupported claims — some of which Welker pushed back on. Trump seized
PolitiFact→ Traveling this summer? Tips on how to avoid getting sick
Traveling this summer? Tips on how to avoid getting sick
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Audio NOT Dwayne Johnson’s Voice Publicly Declining Invitation To White House UFC Event — AI-Generated
Does a real video show Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson publicly declining the invitation to attend the UFC White House event? No, that's not true: An AI-generated cloned voice has been dubbed over pre-existing video clips of Johnson. One clip -
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Belfast Stabbing Victim From Viral Video Is NOT A 15-Year-Old — Police Say Man In His 40s
Was the person injured in what news media described as an attempted beheading in Belfast as young as 15 years old? No, that's not true: The authorities said the victim was a man in his 40s. He was in the hospital in serious condition but
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Spanish Soccer Star Lamine Yamal Is NOT Missing World Cup In U.S. Over Palestinian Protest, Visa Issues
Is Spanish soccer star Lamine Yamal possibly missing the World Cup in the United States because of a Palestinian protest and visa issues? No, that's not true: There is no evidence supporting the claim that Yamal would miss the World Cup.
Full Fact→ Do the latest teacher figures show Labour is on track to deliver its manifesto recruitment pledge?
The government claims to be 70% of the way towards its teacher recruitment target, yet overall numbers fell in the last year. What’s going on?
Full Fact→ Footage of Spanish football fans shared as Albanian protest
A video shared with claims it shows a protest in Albania against a proposed coastal development plan backed by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner is actually footage of football fans celebrating in Spain.
Full Fact→ ‘It escalated to a quite horrendous point’: Woman wrongly named as officer in Henry Nowak arrest on how misinformation ‘spread like wildfire’
Christi Hill, who was wrongly named as one of the officers involved in the Henry Nowak arrest, has spoken to Full Fact about the “onslaught of thousands of people” after she was misidentified online.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Real Videos Show James Franco Making ‘2319’ References — It’s Unclear What He Is Talking About
Do real videos show actor James Franco making "2319" references? Yes, that's true, but it is complicated: It is not clear what Franco is referring to in the series of videos that first appeared in early June 2026. Lead Stories was able to