Full Fact→ Video of ‘asylum seeker’ saying he wants ‘more money and more freedom’ is AI-generated
A clip which has been shared online contains a SynthID watermark, suggesting it was made with Google’s AI tools.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AI-Generated Video Shows Giorgia Meloni Wearing Palestinian Flag As Cape At UN
Did Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wear a Palestinian flag as a cape while at the U.N.? No, that's not true: The AI detector ZeroGPT determined the video of Meloni's alleged protest was created with AI. A visual analysis also revea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Japan Did NOT Ban Israeli Tourists
Did Japan issue a blanket ban on all Israeli tourists, as of September 2026? No, that's not true: No government pages or media reports confirmed the online rumor. While there were some isolated instances of hotels employees invoking "war
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump, Xi, Musk, Altman, Bezos And Others Toasting At Black-Tie Event
Does a real photo show President Donald Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Tesla/SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and others toasting at a black-tie event? No, that's not true: The image is AI-generat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Charli XCX Was NOT Giving Taylor Swift A Stone Face At MTV VMAs — Footage Is From Nirvana Award
Was Charli XCX sitting with a stone face and barely clapping while Taylor Swift was on stage at the 2026 MTV VMAs? No, that's not true: Video from the VMA X account shows Charli XCX with no expression and tapping her knee during a Nirvana
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Image Shows FAKE Israeli Passport Pictures Of Zelenskyy And His Wife
Does a viral image prove that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena Zelenska hold Israeli citizenship? No, that's not true: The composite image shared on social media was likely created by AI, online tools showed. Lea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ivgeni Zarubinski Is NOT An Israeli Foreign Ministry Official Who Posted About Activating Pagers in Ireland — He’s A Satirist
Is Ivgeni Zarubinski an Israeli Foreign Ministry official who posted about activating explosive pagers in Ireland following Israel's 3-0 soccer loss to Ireland in late September 2026, as some posts on social media claimed? No, that's not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Get In Big Fight With Secret Service Agents — He Was Talking To PGA Tour CEO At Presidents Cup
Does a video show President Trump getting into a big fight with Secret Service agents? No, that's not true: The video shows the president talking with the PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp at the Presidents Cup golf tournament in September 2026.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Labeled ‘Iran Attacks A Nuclear Site On The Israeli Side Of The Sea’ Is AI-Generated
Does a video show Iran attacked a nuclear site on the Israeli side of the sea? No, that's not true: The content detection tool at Hive Moderation determined the video is 98.4% likely to be AI-generated. The fake video has been circulating
Full Fact→ No, Japan has not introduced ‘anti-Islam’ laws
Viral posts claim Japan has banned halal food, mosques, burqas and the call to prayer. This is false. No such laws exist, and Japan's constitution guarantees religious freedom.
Full Fact→ Facebook posts wrong to claim former Makerfield MP is new head of No 10 policy unit
Josh Simons, whose resignation as an MP led to the by-election Andy Burnham won, has not been appointed to lead on policy at Downing Street.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI-Enhanced Picture Of RAF Fairford Suspects Is NOT An Original Photograph — Based On Blurry Viral Photo
Is this an actual, sharp photograph of suspects arrested near RAF Fairford air base in the United Kingdom on Sept. 27, 2026? No, that's not true: According to an AI detection tool, the image contained a SynthID watermark indicating it had
New York Times→ White House Claim of Finding $250 Billion in Fraud Uses Questionable Numbers
The ledger used by a task force created by President Trump is difficult to verify and includes cases that were identified and went to trial during the Biden administration.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Swaps Photo Of Real CNN Article ‘Cuckolding Can Be Positive For Some Couples’
Is a screenshot of a CNN article with the headline, "Cuckolding can be positive for some couples, study says" real? No, that's not true: The "cuckolding" article was originally published by CNN in 2018 and the original photo showed three
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Real Photo Shows Zelenskyy Wearing Platform Shoes At European Council Event
Does a real photo show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wearing platform dress shoes during a press conference? No, that's not true: Real photos and official video from the Oct. 23, 2025, European Council event in Brussels show Zel
FactCheck.org→ Paxton’s Uvalde Comment in Full Context
In the Texas Senate race, comments Republican Ken Paxton made in 2022 about the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, are circulating on social media, thanks to posts by his opponent, Democrat James Talarico, and the Democratic Party
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Of Trump State Dinner With Xi, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos At The Head Table Is Al-Generated
Is a photo of President Trump, President of China Xi Jinping, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos at the head table at the White House state dinner on Sept. 24, 2026, real? No, that's not true: The image is clearly labeled AI-generated. The head tab
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Story Claims $140 Million Found At Home Of Ukraine’s Zhumadilov, Marked ‘Servant Of The People’ — Came From FAKE NV Website
Is a story mimicking The New Voice of Ukraine claiming $140 million was found at Arsen Zhumadilov's home, marked "For the Servant of the People," real? No, that's not true: The New Voice of Ukraine did not publish such a report. Instead,
FactCheck.org→ Republican Ad Attacks Cooper with Misleading Claim About Rape Kits
A Republican super PAC has been running an ad that makes the misleading claim that North Carolina Senate candidate Roy Cooper “let 16,000 untested rape kits sit on the shelf” when he was the state’s attorney general. The evidence kits we
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New York Post Did NOT Publish Article About Jewish Student’s Dorm Door Being Targeted By Antisemitic Attack — Fake News
Did the New York Post publish an article about a student who was targeted by an antisemitic attack, vandalizing her dorm door? No, that's not true: The fabricated screenshot used preexisting photos to craft a fake screenshot of a New York
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Benjamin Netanyahu Did NOT Say America Deserved 9/11 — He Was Quoting Hassan Piker To Criticize Mamdani
Did Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say that America deserved 9/11 during an address to the United Nations General Assembly? No, that's not true: Netanyahu was criticizing New York's Mayor Zohran Mamdani when he repeated the wor
Full Fact→ Morrisons isn’t giving away free food boxes to people who comment on Facebook posts
Full Fact→ Small boat crossings didn’t start after the Brexit referendum
The Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesperson wrongly claimed that “not a single small boat crossed the Channel” before the vote to leave the EU.
Full Fact→ AI-generated video of Manchester protest shared on social media
Full Fact→ Video showing thousands of people at London protest is AI fake
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE New York Times Videos Of Alyssa Milano, Rachael Harris, Sean Astin, Falsely Claim They Support ‘All Democrats Are Criminals’
Do videos falsely attributed to the New York Times show actors Alyssa Milano, Sean Astin and Rachael Harris supporting the "All Democrats Are Criminals" movement? No, that's not true: The videos use clips from Cameo accounts and add compl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE New York Times Videos Of Leonardo DiCaprio, Eric Braeden, Other Celebs, Falsely Claim They Support ‘All Democrats Are Criminals’
Do videos falsely attributed to the New York Times show actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Eric Braeden, Annie Potts and Patrick Fabian supporting the "All Democrats Are Criminals" movement? No, that's not true: Braeden's rep told Lead Stories the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Breaking News Video Titled ‘Sad News: 30 Minutes Ago In Ohio, JD Vance Was Confirmed As…’ Is AI-Generated Clickbait
Did a real news broadcast show Vice President JD Vance in Ohio breaking sad news while flanked by President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio? No, that's not true: The short video clip is AI-generated and there was no such a
FactCheck.org→ League of Conservation Voters
Political leanings: Pro-environment/liberal 2024 total spending: $84.3 million by its super PAC The League of Conservation Voters is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit that works to “defeat federal candidates who will undermine environmental progress a
FactCheck.org→ One Nation
Political leanings: Republican 2024 total spending: $176.6 million One Nation is an issue advocacy organization that says it is “dedicated to promoting commonsense conservative policies and ensuring America adheres to the vision of the Fou
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Post Falsely Claims New Epstein Files Release Shows Trump Visited Epstein Island 345 Times
Does a new Epstein files release show Donald Trump visited Epstein Island 345 times? No, that's not true: The Department of Justice's Epstein Library -- the only publicly searchable database of Epstein files, last updated on Sept. 11, 202
Washington Post→ Trump shows off helipad to Xi Jinping, calls him an ‘expert on stone’
The U.S. president was racing to finish the project before his Chinese counterpart visited, The Post previously reported
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Tommy Tuberville DID Say Many Pilots, Flight Attendants And Air Traffic Controllers Are Part Of The Furry Community
Did Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville say "many airline pilots, flight attendants and air traffic controllers are part of the furry community"? Yes, that's true: The Alabama senator made the remarks about pilots, flight attendants and a
FactCheck.org→ America PAC
Political leanings: Pro-Republican 2024 total spending: $261.2 million America PAC is a super PAC that was created in 2024 by the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, who co-founded Tesla and SpaceX, and owns the X social media platform.
FactCheck.org→ WinSenate
Political leanings: Democratic 2024 total spending: $313.1 million WinSenate is a super PAC that works to elect Democrats to the U.S. Senate. It was created during the 2024 election cycle and is affiliated with the Senate Majority PAC, or SM
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ALTERED 1688 "Lac America" Map Has The Name Of Lac Ontario Swapped Out To Falsify Historic Record Of Lake’s Name
Does a real map show that as far back as 1688 "Lac America" was the established name of the body of water between the U.S. and Canada? No, that's not true: The name of the lake in the 1688 map drawn by Pierre Raffeix has been altered with
Full Fact→ False claims resurface that Covid vaccines tripled cancer and miscarriage rates
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Story Claims Trump Folded Arms After Reporter Asked About China Election Meddling — It Is Satire
Does a real story report that Donald Trump folded his arms after a question about China election meddling? No, that's not true: The claim originated on a social media account known for posting satirical content. The account's profile page
Full Fact→ Claim that migrants intercepted by rescue ships in the Channel automatically get refugee status misunderstands asylum rules
The Home Office confirmed to Full Fact that those who are rescued at sea must apply for asylum in the usual way, despite contrary claims on social media.