Was a "secret report" numbered 77/5000 released with the Epstein files, showing security camera footage of the now-dead pedophile financier walking with and kissing a girl? No, that's not true: This video is fake. There are two nearly ide
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: How did U.S. actions contribute to economic and political upheaval in Iran?
How US actions spurred Iranian economic, political upheaval
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – TikTok shared by White House of U.S. Olympian Brady Tkachuk is AI-generated
U.S. men’s hockey Olympian Brady Tkachuk said about the Canadian hockey team, “They booed our national anthem, so I had to come out and teach those maple syrup eating f----s a lesson.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A NYC man did not build this hyper-realistic car out of snow to protest slow snow removal
An Instagram video shows a New York City man sculpting a car out of snow.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Posted By White House Of USA Men’s Hockey Player Brady Tkachuk Calling Canada ‘Maple Syrup Eating F***s’ Is NOT Real — AI-Generated
Did the White House post on TikTok a real video showing USA men's hockey player Brady Tkachuk insulting Canada, calling them "maple syrup eating f***s"? No, that's not true: The clip of Tkachuk bad-mouthing Canada after the USA men's team
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Hillary Clinton Posing With Jeffrey Epstein And Ghislaine Maxwell — It’s Jimmy Buffett’s Wife
Does a photo show Hillary Clinton posing with her husband, Bill Clinton, along with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell? No, that's not true: The woman in the picture is Jane Slagsvol, wife of the late musician Jimmy Buffett, not Hillar
Full Fact→ Who are Democracy Volunteers and what is ‘family voting’?
Claims made by election observers about the Gorton and Denton by-election have caused controversy online.
Full Fact→ Youth unemployment is not at its ‘highest ever’ levels
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed at PMQs that youth unemployment is ‘at its highest ever’, but that’s not what the statistics show.
PolitiFact→ Trump said 'We will always allow people to come in legally,' but his actions say otherwise
Trump said he’s pro legal immigration, his policies don’t
Full Fact→ The prime minister hasn’t been arrested
Fake images and news reports have been shared on social media falsely claiming that Sir Keir Starmer has been arrested by police.
Full Fact→ No, Toby Carvery is not giving away a free carvery to celebrate ‘National Potato Day’
Full Fact→ Post offering free Toby Carvery hamper is fake
Full Fact→ Posts falsely claim Rupert Lowe has demanded the PM surrenders ‘profits’ linked to ‘NHS reform legislation’
Full Fact→ Fake image of Mandelson in handcuffs shared online
Pictures showing the former Labour peer being led away in handcuffs by police have been circulating on social media, but they are not real and almost certainly AI-generated.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Authentic Video Does NOT Show Hilary Knight Saying She Was ‘Mortified’ For The US Men’s Hockey Team
Does an authentic video show Hilary Knight, captain of the 2026 gold medal-winning U.S. women's hockey team, saying she was "mortified" for the U.S. men's team? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Knight ever said that, but she
PolitiFact→ Social Media – This isn’t ‘newly leaked’ audio from an Epstein victim about the Clintons. It’s AI
An audio clip reveals a Jeffrey Epstein victim’s account of abuse by the Clintons.
PolitiFact→ Steve Witkoff said Iran is ‘a week away’ from material to make a bomb. Experts are skeptical
Why we don’t know how long until Iran has bomb material
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Waffle House Did NOT Announce Plans for Floating Restaurants On Lakes In Southeastern U.S. — It’s A Joke
Did Waffle House announce plans to put floating restaurants on lakes across the southeastern United States to serve boaters, anglers, and waterfront homes? No, that's not true: A Waffle House official told Lead Stories there were no such
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI-Generated Video Is FAKE Emotional Courtroom Story About A Boy Who Worked Illegally To Care For His Sister
Does real video show a court case involving a teen who illegally worked night shifts in order to care for his sister after their parents died? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. The story does not include any specifics about
PolitiFact→ Will Florida’s Supreme Court have to review lawmakers' property tax proposal? Only if someone sues.
FL Supreme Court doesn’t review legislative ballot measures
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Showed Canada’s Mark Carney Dining With Ghislaine Maxwell
Does a viral image document Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney dining with Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite convicted of sex trafficking girls for Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: The image displayed a watermark pointing to a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tampa International Airport Did NOT Ban Pajamas — The Tweet Is A Joke
Did Tampa International Airport ban travelers from wearing pajamas when passing through the Florida airport? No, that's not true: The pajama ban announcement shared by the airport's X account was a "playful nod to day-of-travel fashion de
Full Fact→ Prince William has not challenged Sadiq Khan over London’s priorities
Videos being shared on social media falsely claim that the Prince of Wales clashed with the Mayor of London saying that veterans and working class families were being pushed out of the city.
Full Fact→ No, Cadbury isn’t selling an ‘Eid egg’
Mondelēz International, the company which owns Cadbury, confirmed a viral image of an ‘Eid egg’ does not show a real product.
Full Fact→ Aldi isn’t offering a ‘free food box’ to users who engage with Facebook posts
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rubio, Kennedy, Jordan, Denzel, Others Did NOT Invoke ‘Born In America’ Bill Blocking Naturalized Americans From Office
Is there a federal "Born In America" act that would prevent naturalized citizens from elected office being promoted by numerous luminaries including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Sen. John Kennedy, Rep. Jim Jordan, FBI Director Kash Pat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Devarjaye ‘DJ’ Daniel Did NOT Die In February 2026
Did Devarjaye "DJ" Daniel, the brain cancer survivor whom President Trump made an honorary Secret Service agent, die on February 23, 2026? No, that's not true: As of Feb. 25, 2026, there was no evidence that DJ had died. Following similar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Showed Pelosi Wore ‘Don’t Ban Insider Trading’ Badge For 2026 State Of The Union Address
Does a viral image of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi wearing "Don't ban insider trading" lapel sticker show what she wore to the 2026 State of the Union speech by President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: A picture of her was digitally edi
PolitiFact→ Abigail Spanberger – Is Abigail Spanberger right that tariffs cost American families more than $1,700?
President Donald Trump’s tariff policies “have forced American families to pay more than $1,700 each in tariff costs” since last year.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows USA and Canadian Women’s Hockey Team Visited Canadian Prime Minister Carney
Is a photo that shows the US and Canadian women's Olympic hockey teams visiting Canadian Prime Minister Carney real? No, that's not true: An online detection tool rated the image 99.9% likely to be AI generated, and there are telltale sig
PolitiFact→ NC True Conservatives PAC – No, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page didn't call Trump's immigration plan 'unrealistic'
Says Sam Page “got busted calling Trump’s (immigration) plan unrealistic.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Republican Committee Published Fake AI Campaign Video Of Democratic Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger
Did Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger publish a campaign video where she promised, with a sinister smile, to never encroach on the Constitution and never take your guns? No, that's not true: This AI-generated video was published on X b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Decarlos Brown Jr., The Accused Killer Of Iryna Zarutska, Was NOT A Foreign National Who ‘Came In Through Open Borders’
Was Decarlos Brown Jr., accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, a foreign national who "came in through open borders," as Donald Trump said during the State of the Union address? No, that is not true: Brown was born in Charlo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sam Bankman-Fried Did NOT Offer AOC Bitcoin To Fund 2028 Presidential Campaign
Did Sam Bankman-Fried write a post on X, offering Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez money in bitcoins to fund a 2028 presidential run? No, that's not true: As of this writing, there was no such post on his account. No credible media
Full Fact→ Labour by-election bar chart fails to show poll put them level with the Greens
A bar chart shared by Labour showing it polling slightly ahead of Reform UK in Gorton and Denton doesn’t tell the whole story.
PolitiFact→ Josh Riley – Are investors buying more than a quarter of U.S. single-family homes?
“Nearly 27% of all homes sold in the first quarter of 2025 were bought by investors.”
Full Fact→ UK youth unemployment is higher than the EU average, but not the ‘highest in Europe’
The Conservative shadow education secretary Laura Trott claimed the UK has the highest youth unemployment rate in Europe—but this isn’t correct.
Full Fact→ The Representation of the People Bill does not protect UK democracy from misinformation
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union Address
Summary In the first State of the Union address of his second term, President Donald Trump proclaimed that “our nation is back, bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before.” “What a difference a president makes,”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Democrats’ responses to Trump's 2026 State of the Union address
State of the Union 2026: Fact-checks of Democrats' responses