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Snopes→ Was JFK’s Speech in Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ Authentic?
"What is it to be an American?" the fictional president asked during a visit to the U.K. in the second season of the popular Netflix drama. How true-to-life were his remarks?
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a 1989 ‘U.N. Predicts Disaster if Global Warming Not Checked’ Article Authentic?
On May 14 2019, a Facebook user shared the following screenshot (archived here), purportedly showing a 1989 Associated Press item prognosticating “disaster” by the year 2000 if “global warming” remained unchecked: In the scree
Truth or Fiction?→ Are FDR and LBJ Era ‘Say No to Socialism’ Buttons Authentic?
On February 21 2019, economist and former United States Secretary of Labor Robert Reich published a tweet alongside what appeared to be an image of two political buttons from Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s and Lyndon B. Johnson’s campaigns: A
Hoax-Slayer→ Santander ‘New Online Banking Authentication’ Phishing Scam
An information stealing phishing scam targeting Santander Bank customers is currently being distributed via email. The post Santander ‘New Online Banking Authentication’ Phishing Scam appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Hoax-Slayer→ BigPond “Internal Authentication Error” Phishing Scam Email
Email purporting to be from Australian Internet Service provider BigPond claims that due to an "Internal Authentication Error" your account will be deleted and closed within 10 hours.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Did NOT Issue An October 20, 2024, Statement That Kamala Harris Never Worked There
Did McDonald's issue a statement on October 20, 2024, that stated Kamala Harris had never worked at a McDonald's franchise? No, that's not true: McDonald's never issued such a statement. Instead, an October 20, 2024, internal memo attribu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Offer Caitlin Clark A $10 Million Endorsement Deal — It’s From A Site That Carries A Satire Label
Did billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk offer women's basketball star Caitlin Clark a $10 million endorsement deal? No, that's not true: This comes from a website that publishes fake stories about famous people. The site describes itself a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Tom Hanks In ‘Trump Voter’ Shirt
Does an authentic photo on social media show Tom Hanks wearing a T-shirt that reads "I was going to be a Trump voter for Halloween but my head wouldn't fit up my ass"? No, that's not true: The photo is a doctored version of a 2010 photo t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post ‘I Don’t Poop Myself’ To Truth Social
Did Donald Trump post "I don't poop myself" to his social media platform, Truth Social, as posts on social media suggested? No, that's not true: An account on X that describes itself as posting satire and parody content first shared an im
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Kamala Harris Said ‘I Promise To Do Everything I Could Have Done But Didn’t Do’
Is there a public record of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris saying, "I promise to do everything I could have done but didn't do," as a post on Instagram claimed? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no official statement,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Projected Path For Hurricane Leslie’ — Simulation Game
Does an authentic animation show Hurricane Leslie's projected path through Florida with tens of thousands of deaths, as a post on X suggested? No, that's not true: The clip was taken from a hurricane simulation game called Hurricane Outbr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Atlantic Did NOT Run Story Titled ‘To Save Democracy Harris May Need To Steal An Election’ — Screenshot Is Fake
Did The Atlantic publish an article under the title "To Save Democracy Harris May Need To Steal An Election"? No, that's not true: The magazine denied publishing that headline or any such story under it. The manipulated screenshot shared
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hurricane Milton — It’s Compilation Of Old, AI-Generated Or Digitally Manipulated Clips
Does a viral video montage show actual tornados and damage from Hurricane Milton in Florida in October 2024? No, that's not true: The montage is a compilation of older, unrelated clips. Some of them show signs of digital manipulation. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Tim Walz’s School Board Met To Discuss Any Sexual Relationship With Student In 1990s
Did Tim Walz's school board meet to discuss any alleged sexual relationship with a male student, as a post by @DocNetyoutube on X claimed? No, that's not true: There's no credible evidence or verified reports that the Alliance Public Scho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Altered Party Photo Of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Has Kamala Harris Added In The Place of Misa Hylton
Does a photo show that Kamala Harris and Sean "Diddy" Combs posed together at a party? No, that's not true: This photo has been edited. The original photo from 2019 was taken at Combs' 50th birthday party, where Combs was standing next to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Photo Shows Hitler’s Mercedes In Front Of Zelenskyy’s Office Building — Digitally Manipulated
Does a photo in an online article prove that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bought Hitler's Mercedes during his 2024 trip to the United States? No, that's not true: The article's image of the vehicle, supposedly in front of the U
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Driver Supposedly Getting Flat Tire After Running Over Trump 2024 Yard Sign — It’s Comedy Sketch
Does a viral video show a driver actually getting a flat tire after deliberately running over a Trump 2024 yard sign? No, that's not true: This video is a comedy sketch by someone who labels themselves a video creator on their YouTube cha
The Dispatch→ Viral Images of Girl and Puppy in Hurricane Recovery Are AI-Generated
The photos are not authentic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Rep. Jack Kimble’ Did NOT Post About Lack Of VP Debate Media Coverage 24 Hours Before Debate
Is a social media post from a supposed California Republican congressman called Jack Kimble about the "liberal" media ignoring the U.S. vice presidential debate an authentic, predebate post? No, that's not true: There is no Jack Kimble wh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Speaking From Prison In 2024 — It’s 2010 Tape About Haiti’s Earthquake
Does a video authentically show Sean "Diddy" Combs speaking from prison in 2024? No, that's not true: The video clip in this social media post is from 2010. The primary topic of the full video was the impact of the 2010 earthquake in Hait
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump Wading Through Flood Waters
Did an authentic photo show former President Donald Trump wading through hurricane flood waters? No, that's not true: An AI-detection tool from True Media found substantial evidence that the image was generated with AI. Media coverage of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bumping A Post Will NOT Help Identify 2-Year-Old Boy Purportedly Found Unattended — It’s Scam
Was a little boy, approximately 2 or 3 years old, found unattended in several locations, and is he now being cared for at a police station? No, that's not true: The posts circulating on social media are not based on a real, ongoing incide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove ‘Harvesting Children’s Faces’ In China Or Elsewhere — It Shows Women Talking About Facelifts
Does a viral video offer evidence that children's faces are being "harvested" in China or anywhere in the world to be transplanted onto female recipients trying to look younger? No, that's not true: Both Mandarin subtitles and original vo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Radar Images Are NOT Evidence Pulses Of Weaponized Microwave Energy Are Targeting US Population
Do archived radar images show that 5G or NEXRAD towers emit pulses of weaponized microwave energy targeting the U.S. population while they sleep? No, that's not true: An expert in radar ornithology says the radar has picked up "bird echoe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Interview Between Trump, ‘Diddy’ Combs That Never Happened
Did an authentic video show a real interview between Donald Trump and Sean "Diddy" Combs? No, that's not true: It came from a YouTube channel described as "Conversations that never took place between people who never met. Created using ex
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift Breakup Contract Is NOT Real — PR Firm Full Scope Says ‘Fabricated’ and ‘Entirely False’
Do online videos show authentic documents from Travis Kelce's public relations firm about a staged breakup between him and Taylor Swift? No, that's not true: Kelce's PR firm Full Scope said in a statement to People magazine that the docum
PolitiFact→ How an unsubstantiated, anonymous affidavit about the ABC presidential debate was amplified online
An X account shared an affidavit from an anonymous whistleblower who said ABC News and Kamala Harris conspired to rig her debate with Donald Trump. The affidavit, which is impossible to authenticate, made unsubstantiated claims and included no evidence.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Press Secretary Did NOT Abruptly End Briefing When Fox Reporter Asked A Question — Topic Was Discussed, Video Clip Is Edited
Did White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre abruptly end a press briefing after Fox News senior correspondent Peter Doocy asked why she, President Biden and Vice President Harris still referred to Donald Trump as a "threat" even af
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Has Kamala Harris Posing With Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs — Actual Photo Was Harris With TV Host Montel Williams In 2001
Does an authentic photo show Kamala Harris posing arm-in-arm with Sean "Diddy" Combs? No, that's not true: Combs' face has been pasted onto the body of the man who was standing next to Harris when the photo was taken in 2001 by Ron Galell
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE NYPD Memo Says Members Must Start Displaying Their Pronouns
Is a New York Police Department memo that says all uniformed members must start displaying their pronouns starting January 1, 2025, authentic? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the NYPD told Lead Stories that the memo is fake. It al
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Social Media Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern For A 3-Year-Old Girl Named Mila Found By ‘Deputy Sara Thomas’
Are social media posts about a 3-year-old girl named Mila, who supposedly went missing and was saved by "Deputy Sara Thomas" in several locations simultaneously, authentic? No, that's not true: This is a common bait-and-switch scam in whi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Posts About Missing Teen ‘Kaitlin Whoolery’ Are Bait & Switch Real Estate Ads
Are social media posts about a missing teenager named "Kaitlin Whoolery" authentic? No, that's not true: Whoolery died in April 2024, but posts about her disappearance were still being posted in September 2024. These posts about Whoolery
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake AI Image Of Shirtless Boxer Is NOT Imane Khelif — NOT Proof She Is Male
Does an image of a shirtless boxer in black briefs show new evidence that the Olympic women's boxing champion from Algeria, Imane Khelif, is really a man? No, that's not true: This photo is fake and was posted on X by an account that publ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Apalachee Shooting Suspect Colt Gray As Transgender And Harris Supporter
Is a screenshot that shows Apalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray as transgender and a supporter of Kamala Harris authentic? No, that's not true: The person behind the account frequently changes their profile picture and bio. A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Tim Walz In Blackface — It’s Actor And From Satire Account
Does a photo on Facebook really show Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz in blackface? No, that's not true: This image came from the Facebook account for a satirical website that labels itself as all about fake content. The ph
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: People’s Hands In ‘Walz’s For Trump’ Image Do NOT Prove Image Was Generated By AI
Does the appearance of people's hands in the "Walz's for Trump" picture confirm that the image was generated by artificial intelligence? No, that's not true: That conclusion appears to have been drawn from the examination of a low-quality
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Tornado’ Videos Do NOT Show Extreme Weather In Canada, Dubai
Do two reels posted to Facebook authentically show clips of tornadoes that occurred in Dubai and Canada? No, that's not true: Experts told Lead Stories that the twisters shown in the clips were fake and 100 percent AI-generated content. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows UK Police Kneeling To Muslim Men
Does a viral picture of U.K. police officers appearing to kneel to a group of men in traditional Islamic clothes portray a real-life scene? No, that's not true: Three AI detectors said the image was generated using AI. The image showed cl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MADE-UP Quote About Kamala Harris’ Accent Did NOT Come From Tiger Woods — Originated From Self-Described Parody/Satire Account
Did American golfer Tiger Woods refer to Kamala Harris' manner of speech as a "fake black accent," calling it "embarrassing and extremely offensive"? No, that's not true: The online rumor was first published by a self-labeled parody and s