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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: EDITED Video Of Trump Falling Asleep On Resolute Desk Is NOT Real — Neither Are Images Taken From It
Is a viral video showing President Donald Trump falling asleep during a press event at the White House real and did he actually hit his head on his desk? No, that's not true: The video and screenshots of it shared by social media users or
Full Fact→ No evidence for online claims Reform edited its Harrow candidate announcement after ‘backlash’
Dr Savitha Prakash says an image circulating on social media of her wearing a headscarf is fake, and that neither she nor Reform UK ever published it.
Full Fact→ Glasgow candidate’s ‘illustrative’ AI campaign videos don’t show real events
An independent Scottish Parliament candidate has shared two videos on Facebook with AI-generated scenes of him speaking to voters and visiting a school and hospital.
Full Fact→ Fake Aldi posts claiming to offer cheap craft boxes shared on Facebook
Aldi confirmed that posts offering leftover yarn from its warehouses at cheap prices to people who fill in a survey are fake.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Axe-Hefting IDF Soldier Beside Headless Christian Statue Is NOT Real — Picture Is AI-Generated
Does the viral image of an Israel Defense Forces soldier wielding an axe beside a headless Christian religious statue really show an act of vandalism? No, that's not true: It's a fake photo. Two days after an image surfaced showing a real
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Of Bear Fighting Tiger Over Moose Carcass Is NOT Real Footage
Does a viral video show real footage of a bear fighting a tiger over a moose carcass? No, that's not true: The video contained multiple signs strongly pointing to AI. Three online detectors placed the probability of the clip being a produ
PolitiFact→ Jay Collins – Florida governor’s race: Fact-checking whether Byron Donalds voted against military pay raises
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds voted "against three pay raises for military service members, including the largest pay raise for the military in 22 years."
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – RFK Jr. said there's more than one way to calculate a percentage decrease. That doesn't add up
"There's two ways of calculating percentage" decreases. “If you have a $600 drug and you reduce it to $10, that's a 600% reduction."
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers, April 2026 Update
Summary Under President Donald Trump’s second term: Job growth slowed, with a total of 369,000 jobs created as of March. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%. Inflation worsened a bit, and gasoline prices increased after U.S.-Isra
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Horse Protecting Owner After Earthquake In Japan Is AI-Generated
Does a video show real footage of a horse protecting its owner from a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Japan? No, that's not true: The video shows signs of being AI-generated. Additionally, Lead Stories could not find any reports related to su
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Kai Trump Saying, ‘I Will Never Accept Bettina Anderson As My Mother’ — Clearly Labelled As AI-Generated
Is a video that shows Kai Trump, the president's granddaughter, saying, "I will never accept Bettina Anderson as my mother," real? No, that's not true: The clip is clearly labeled "AI-generated" in the bottom-left corner of the frame. The
Full Fact→ Facebook post offering cut-price deals on Pokemon trading cards is fake
Tesco has confirmed posts and ads offering a Pokemon trading card game package at a hugely reduced price are fake.
Full Fact→ How many asylum seekers are being housed in Wales?
Welsh Labour leader Eluned Morgan and the leader of Reform UK in Wales, Dan Thomas, clashed over the number of asylum seekers being housed in Wales during a recent election debate.
Full Fact→ Fake AI videos depict large crowds of Muslims praying in London streets
Videos circulating on social media showing large groups of Muslims apparently praying in the middle of the road in London are not real and were made using artificial intelligence.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pope Leo XIV Did NOT Blast Karoline Leavitt Or Read Her Resume During TV Interview — It’s Spam From Vietnam
Did Pope Leo XIV blast White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt or her resume during a television interview? No, that's not true: Social media posts making the claim were created and distributed by a spam operation managed from Vietna
PolitiFact→ Joe Rogan – Joe Rogan exaggerates efficacy of psychedelic ibogaine for treating opioid addiction
“With one dose of ibogaine, more than 80% of people are free of (opioid) addiction. With two doses, it's more than 90%.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Photo, video evidence disproves claim that Biden never entered Oval Office after 2024 election
“Newly released FOIA door logs show that former President Joe Biden didn't enter the Oval Office once after the 2024 election.”
PolitiFact→ Chris Wright – Solar and wind account for 3% of global energy, but are a growing power source for homes, businesses
Solar and wind have not reached “3% of global energy.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Made-Up Story About Eleanor Whitmore ‘Given to the Strongest Slave’ Josiah Freeman in 1856 Virginia Is Clickbait
Did Colonel Richard Whitmore give his wheelchair-bound daughter Eleanor to Josiah Freeman, a 7-foot-tall enslaved man, after she was deemed unmarriageable? No, that's not true: This story is not based on true historical events, but is a f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: TASS Report FALSELY Claims Zelensky Is Child Trafficker In Epstein Files
Did the Russian state-owned news agency TASS accurately report that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is listed as a child trafficker in the Epstein files? No, that's not true: Zelensky's name does appear in 39 documents in the Epste
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Truth Social Post Attacking Media Personality JD Delay Is NOT Real
Did President Donald Trump actually post on Truth Social attacking media personality JD Delay? No, that's not true: A screenshot claiming that Trump called out Delay is fake. No such post exists on Trump's Truth Social profile, and Trump
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Truth Social Post Does NOT Show ‘8 AI-Generated Women’ Facing Execution in Iran
Are the eight women in a Truth Social post by President Donald Trump, purportedly facing execution in Iran, actually AI-generated? No, that's not true: The women are real and are facing a variety of charges, Iran Human Rights in Oslo, Nor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE BBC Report Purported to Prove Zelenskyy Had Stolen Cézanne Painting In His Office — Real Artwork Was By Ukrainian Artist
Did the BBC air a report allegedly capturing a stolen Cézanne painting on the wall of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's presidential office? No, that's not true: The video was doctored to replace a real painting. The work of art seen in the original
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Post About Apple CEO Tim Cook Calling Him To ‘Kiss My Ass’
Did Donald Trump post about Apple CEO Tim Cook bragging that he called him to "kiss my ass"? Yes, that's true: President Trump posted a tribute to outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook on his Truth Social account on April 21, 2026, the day after Ap
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Images Show IDF Soldier Repairing Crucifixion Statue He Vandalized — AI-Generated
Do real photos show an Israel Defense Forces soldier repairing and revering the same crucifixion statue he vandalized? No, that's not true: Two images -- one showing a soldier washing the statue and another showing a soldier kneeling at t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Report About Trump, Nuclear Codes NOT Verified, According To Retired CIA Analyst Larry Johnson, Who Mentioned It In Viral Video
Does a verified report say President Donald Trump tried to "access the nuclear codes" but was blocked by Gen. Dan Caine, as claimed by retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson? No, that's not true: There are no credible or verified reports indic
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook users shared a supposed video of Trump at Walter Reed hospital. It’s AI-generated
Video shows President Donald Trump at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
FactCheck.org→ We Won a Webby People’s Voice Award
We’re honored to have won the 2026 Webby People’s Voice Award in the category for Websites and Mobile Sites: News & Politics. Thank you to our loyal readers and social media followers who voted for us. FactCheck.org has now won 12 Pe
Full Fact→ AI-generated videos of upturned dinghies in the English Channel circulate online
Six people are known to have died so far in April attempting to cross the English Channel. But viral videos claiming to show overturned dinghies are not real and were made with AI.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Donald Trump Truth Social Post Claims Israel Is ‘A Far More Important Ally Than The American People’
Did President Donald Trump say Israel is "a far more important ally than the American people"? No, that is not true: The supposed post does not appear on the president's official Truth Social account, and there are no reliable reports tha
Full Fact→ Fake image of people cleaning blood off street in Iran shared online
Although thousands of Iranian protesters were killed in January, a widely shared image showing officials cleaning a blood-soaked street was likely made with AI.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Woman Sued ‘Jason Miller’ For Catching Her Baby Falling Out Of Window
Did a viral clip prove that "25-year-old Jason Miller" was sued for "reckless rescue" of a baby? No, that's not true: The frame supposedly showing the man in the courtroom was taken from the video coverage of a different person's case. It
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Steve Bannon Had Urine On His Pants At World Economic Forum Event
Does an image show Steve Bannon had urine on his pants at a World Economic Forum event? No, that's not true: The dark area running along the inside of Bannon's thighs appears to be a different type and color of fabric rather than a stain.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump With No Damage To His Ear Immediately After Butler Assassination Attempt — It’s AI
Is a photo that shows Donald Trump with no damage to his ear immediately after the Butler assassination attempt authentic? No, that's not true: An online AI detection tool rated the image as 100% likely AI-generated. The account that orig