Can a ‘forever’ bar on auditing Trump be reversed?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Tesla Cybertruck Carrying Solar Panels — Original Poster Admits It Is AI-Generated
Does a real video show a Tesla Cybertruck carrying solar panels? No, that's not true: The clip is a digital creation, not authentic footage. Cybertrucks, like other electric vehicles, are not designed to be charged while in motion. An AI
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Judge Hugging ’88-Year-Old Man Named Vietnam Veteran’ Is NOT Real Photo
Does a viral image actually show a real-life judge hugging an 88-year-old Vietnam veteran who was about to lose his home? No, that's not true: The image contained characteristic AI generation artifacts. Four online AI detectors ruled the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plantation Simulator Game With ‘Whipping Black People’ WAS Released On Steam
Is there a controversial game called Plantation Simulator available to buy on Steam, where players motivate Black workers by whipping them? Yes, that's true: Plantation Simulator was released on Steam on May 12, 2026. The developer descri
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Reputable Poll Shows Trump Has 99% Support In Israel — Polls Show 69% To 79%
Does a reputable poll show President Donald Trump has 99% support in Israel? No, that's not true: There is no publicly available poll showing Donald Trump with 99% support in Israel. When Trump made that claim, he did not identify any pol
PolitiFact→ Kirsten Gillibrand – Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says tariffs cost New Yorkers $4,200 a year. Most recent estimates are lower
“President Trump’s tariffs are costing New York households an estimated $4,200 annually.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Male Prostitute Was Found Dead In Home Of Mike Pence — Fake Story From Facebook ‘Comedian’
Did police find a male prostitute dead in the Indiana home of Mike Pence? No, that's not true: There is no news reporting of an incident such as this. This false news story originated from a Facebook page that lists its category as "comed
FactCheck.org→ Ad in Texas GOP Runoff Attacks Cornyn on Immigration, Islam
A TV ad attacking incumbent Texas Sen. John Cornyn for supporting “Muslim mass immigration” misleadingly cites a 2021 quote from Cornyn about certain Afghan refugees and claims that “Cornyn has a special place in his heart for radica
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CivilNet.am Did NOT Publish News Report Saying Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan Is HIV-Positive
Did news website CivilNet.am actually report that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had been diagnosed with HIV in 2010? No, that's not true: No such report could be found on the organization's website. Its representative confirmed
Full Fact→ Image of crowd doesn’t show last weekend’s Unite the Kingdom march
The picture in question has been shared online since at least February, and contains a SynthID watermark meaning it was either edited or made with Google’s AI tools.
Full Fact→ Video shows church attack in Mexico, not Yorkshire
A viral video of a church being set on fire was not filmed in Yorkshire. The video actually shows an incident in Santiago de Querétaro in Mexico.
PolitiFact→ Raúl Castro indictment: Who were Brothers to the Rescue? What happened in 1996?
How Raúl Castro’s indictment relates to 1996 plane killings
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOJ Did NOT Get Warrant To Seize Adam Schiff’s Financial Records Or Suspend His Passport — There’s No Record Of ‘Cash Grift’ Case
Did the Department of Justice issue a warrant to seize Sen. Adam Schiff's financial records or suspend his passport over alleged U.S. House January 6 Committee cash grifts? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page know
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump IRS settlement: Why $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund lacks legal precedent
"There's been numerous other occasions over the years” when the federal government created a reserve similar to a new $1.776 billion anti-weaponization settlement fund.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No evidence that San Diego mosque shooting suspects were transgender couple
“San Diego mosque shooters identified as trans couple.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Numeric Claims About Massie’s Previous Primary Vote Counts And Gallrein’s Mail-In Ballot Numbers Are TRUE — No Evidence Supports Implied Conspiracy
Did Rep. Thomas Massie lose by 10,280 votes in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District Republican primary in May 2026, while candidate Ed Gallrein received 10,854 mail-in votes? And did Massie receive 50,301 votes out of 66,874 total votes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Neymar Was NOT Thronged By Fans While Sitting On The Toilet — Video Shows A Neymar Impersonator
Does a viral video really show fans filming Brazilian soccer star Neymar Jr. in the restroom? No, that's not true: Facial recognition software says it's a different person. The video features a lookalike who has spent nearly four years im
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jack Dorsey Has NOT Joined Anthropic — Trending Joke Is Using Names Of Many Notable People
Did Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter and chairman of Block, join the AI company Anthropic? No, that's not true: There have been no news announcements that Dorsey has joined Anthropic. After the true announcement that Andrej Karpathy
PolitiFact→ As ACA enrollment drops, higher insurance rates may follow
Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act continues to erode as some customers struggle to make premium payments, with the d
Full Fact→ No, the UK Government’s X account hasn’t been suspended
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Biden Body Double’ AJ Barron Did NOT Turn State’s Evidence — It Is Satire
Did "Biden body double" AJ Barron flip and cut a deal to testify about acting on behalf of the then-sitting president? No, that's not true: The tale originated from America's Last Line of Defense (ALLOD), a network of satire sites. Lead S
Full Fact→ Andy Burnham did not lose a Labour leadership contest to Keir Starmer
The Daily Mail has corrected an inaccurate claim made in a column by the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson about Andy Burnham, after Full Fact got in touch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Happy Birthday’ Posts Showing Pink Wearing Anti-Trump Shirts Are Not Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts wishing Pink a happy birthday and showing the musician wearing an anti-Trump T-shirt real? No, that's not true: The images were generated by artificial intelligence tools and distributed by a spam operation managed
Full Fact→ No, there weren’t ‘over two million’ people at last weekend’s Unite the Kingdom march
We’ve seen several social media posts quoting this figure, but both the police and an independent expert have said it’s much too high.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Memphis Man Was Arrested For ‘Scratching Off Every Scratch-Off Ticket’ At Germantown Exxon In Tennessee
Is the story of a Memphis man arrested for scratching off every scratch-off ticket at a Germantown Exxon station real? No, that's not true: Lead Stories did not find any records corroborating the tale, which originated on social media pla
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Sasha Obama Wearing A MAGA Hat — The Image Is Edited
Does a real photo show former first daughter Sasha Obama wearing a MAGA hat? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that she was ever photographed wearing a MAGA hat. Evidence shows the image is an altered version of a photogr
PolitiFact→ When someone’s vaping nearby, what are you breathing in? The risks of vape pens’ secondhand aerosols
Secondhand vape ‘smoke’ poses health risks, studies show
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Jack Kimble Post Saying They Make Less Than $200K For 140 Days Of Work Is NOT From Real Congressman — It’s Parody Account
Is a post by Rep. Jack Kimble warning that members of Congress don't even make "$200k per year in Congress despite working nearly 140 days" from a real member of Congress? No, that's not true: The Rep. Jack Kimble account on X.com is a pa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jimmy Savile Banner Image Is NOT Real Photo From London Rally
Is a viral image of a banner about Jimmy Savile a real photo from the May 16, 2026, anti-immigration rally in London? No, that's not true: Lead Stories didn't find credible news organizations that published the image as part of their rall
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Data Center Did NOT Cause Power Outage At Six Flags Over Texas In May 2026 — It Was A Construction Crew
Did a data center cause a power outage at Six Flags Over Texas in May 2026? No, that's not true: A representative for Six Flags said a construction crew struck an underground power line, causing the outage. There's no evidence that any of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Altered ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ Audio NOT From ‘Unite The Kingdom’ Rally Livestream — NOT Rikki Doolan’s Voice
Was a video clip on social media of Rikki Doolan singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" taken from the livestreamed YouTube recording of singing at the "Unite The Kingdom" rally in London? No, that's not true: The audio of the clip on social m
Full Fact→ Video of 2025 Unite the Kingdom protest shared as last weekend’s march
Old footage of the September 2025 Unite the Kingdom march on Westminster Bridge is being shared on social media with claims it shows the protest that occurred last weekend.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Your Favorite Celeb Went Live At 3 A.M. With An Urgent Message About Being Silenced Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts claiming celebrities "went live at 3 a.m." with a message saying they received a threat meant to silence them real? No, that's not true: None of the celebrities named in the posts made any such statement. The claims
Full Fact→ Viral post includes several false claims about UK taxes
A post shared thousands of times on social media makes a number of inaccurate claims about the UK’s public finances.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Robert DeNiro Flipping The Bird In Front Of Trump Tower In Obama T-Shirt — It is AI
Is this a real photo of Robert De Niro wearing a T-shirt that says "Obama are you coming home soon? The babysitter is weird" and flipping off the camera in front of Trump Tower? No, that's not true. De Niro's rep told Lead Stories the pho
PolitiFact→ America's 250th: How long has the US used the phrases ‘In God We Trust’ and ‘Under God’?
How old are “In God We Trust” and “Under God”?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘New York Clean Car Act’ Was NOT Signed Into Law Banning Car Washing In New York State
Was a "New York Clean Car Act" signed into law that will ban washing and detailing cars in New York State starting in July 2028? No, that's not true: There are no credible news reports or official government announcements showing that suc
PolitiFact→ Florida's Alligator Alcatraz may close. Trump, DeSantis' statements about center clash with facts
Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz: Fact vs. fiction
PolitiFact→ Ebola outbreak: What are the symptoms? Is there a vaccine? Did US aid cuts affect prevention?
Ebola outbreak: Symptoms, treatment and US aid cuts
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write That ‘Nobody Knows God Better Than Me’ And That ‘Nobody Is Loved More By God Than Me’
Does a viral image show a real post by Donald Trump stating that "nobody knows God better" than him and that "nobody is loved more by God" than him? No, that's not true: The post did not match the appearance of his real posts on Truth Soc