Did the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) confirm that Erika Kirk would host the White House fight night on June 14, 2026? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a self-described satire account. President Donald Trump announced
PolitiFact→ Mallory McMorrow – Michigan Senate race: Is it true that no jobs were created after SOAR spent $2.5 billion?
"Michigan has spent more than $2.5 billion on incentives to companies since 2019, and so far, that fund, the SOAR fund, has created zero jobs."
PolitiFact→ The war powers resolution on the Iran war: What’s next?
The war powers resolution on the Iran war: What’s next?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Order Falsely Attributed To Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Allows Trump To Seek ‘Four Additional Years’
Does a real order from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts allow Donald Trump to seek "four additional years" as president? No, that's not true: A search of the Supreme Court of the United States' docket found no order bearing the nu
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misrepresents Climate Change Scenarios
In a May 16 Truth Social post, President Donald Trump cited updated climate change scenarios to misleadingly claim that experts had “admitted” prior climate change projections “were WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!” The regularly scheduled revision reflec
Full Fact→ No, the Mayor of Rotherham hasn’t called for Sharia law in Britain
A false claim that the Mayor of Rotherham has said that Britain can only become great again by implementing Sharia law has been circulating again on social media.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims that Florida’s property tax amendment will ‘defund’ essential public services
FL property tax plan: Will it ‘defund’ essential services?
Full Fact→ Katie Lam wrongly claims welfare has exceeded income tax ‘for the first time ever’
Welfare has exceeded income tax for more than a decade, as we said in our last fact check about this.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Athlete Called Mandatory LGBT Armband Wearing A ‘Political Charade’ And Refused To Comply Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts claiming that a long list of athletes called the mandatory wearing of LGBT armbands a "political charade" and said they play for their team, not any movement, real? No, that's not true: None of the sports stars name
Full Fact→ Viral image of Beaver Scouts at mosque with bearded man in white in the background has been edited
A genuine clip of a Beavers group visiting a mosque in Scotland has been altered to include a bearded man wearing white.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AI Video Shows Dutch School Children Praying In Mosque — Based On 2014 Field Trip Photo
Does a recent video show Dutch primary school children required to learn how to pray at a mosque and show respect to Allah in 2026? No, that's not true: Posts on social media shared an AI-generated video falsely presented as recent and re
FactCheck.org→ Stopping Fraud Won’t ‘Save’ Social Security, Create ‘Balanced Budget,’ as Trump Suggests
The Trump administration says it’s working to reduce the amount of fraud in federal government programs. However, fiscal experts have said that those reductions alone won’t “save” the Social Security program or result in “
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Joe Rogan Saying He Is Considering Refusing To Commentate UFC Fight At White House — Creator Labeled It AI-Generated
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump HAS Been Seen Multiple Times In Public Over Eight Days Ending In Early June 2026
Has President Donald Trump been out of public view for eight straight days as of early June 2026? No, that's not true: In the eight days preceding June 3, 2026, the president was seen by White House press pool reporters on multiple days.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. John Fetterman Did NOT Say Malia Obama Got $2.3 Million From USAID
Did Senator John Fetterman, D-Pa., say Malia Obama got $2.3 million from USAID during the presidency of her father, Barack Obama, and called for an investigation? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a self-described satire netw
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Newsweek Article Did NOT Report That Dr. Oz Gives Trump The ‘Cough Test’ Every Day
Did Newsweek report that Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, gives President Donald Trump the "cough test" every day? No, that's not true: The quoted passage does not appear anywhere in the
Full Fact→ Incorrect names for police officers involved in Henry Nowak arrest circulate online
Hampshire Police Federation has confirmed Christi Hill and Tristan Parsons were not involved in the incident.
Full Fact→ Cost of living protest video is AI generated
A clip which appears to show a mass rally and a man criticising rising costs and immigration isn’t genuine, but has been created with artificial intelligence.
PolitiFact→ James Talarico – Fact-checking James Talarico’s attack on Texas AG Ken Paxton about sex abuse plea deal
“Adam Hoffman abused a little boy” and Ken Paxton “let Hoffman off the hook.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Cognitive test Trump took screens for signs of dementia, not intelligence levels
Says his cognitive test results showed he has “extreme intelligence.”
Full Fact→ Fake image of Andy Burnham circulates online
An image circulating alongside claims Andy Burnham said he wants to “make Makerfield home for more asylum seekers” was generated by AI.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Quotes Fabricate ‘Terrible Reporter’, ‘Terrible President’ Trump-Lucey Exchange
Did U.S. President Donald Trump call Catherine Lucey "a terrible reporter" and did she call him a "terrible president"? No, none of that is true: Viral posts fabricated the specific quotes. While Trump did make insulting comments toward L
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: PinkNews Did NOT Report That Armenia Faces Mandatory LGBTQ+, Transgender Quotas For Cabinet Members
Did PinkNews, an outlet covering LGBTQ+ issues, actually report that Armenian cabinet members will have to install LGBTQ+ and transgender members to meet EU membership demands? No, that's not true: That article was published by a copycat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Migrant Saying ‘I Want My Money And Free House’ From England Is AI-Image-To-Video Made From 2015 Press Photo
Does a real video show a crowd who just crossed the English Channel and a man who thinks he's entitled to money and a free house from the "England Government"? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. The image-to-video scene was
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: What to know about US military boat strikes as death toll passes 200
What to know about US boat strikes as death toll grows
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Obama Selfie Shows Him With Biden, Clinton, Bush, And Carter — Carter Had Died Before The Image Appeared Online
Does a real selfie taken by Barack Obama show him with fellow presidents Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter? No, that's not true: There is no evidence the image is authentic. No official White House photographer or
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Post Shows Donald Trump Writing ‘Happy Pride Month’ Message To Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis
Did President Donald Trump post a message that wished Florida Governor Ron DeSantis a "happy pride month" calling him "Ron DeFAGGOT"? No, that's not true: The message that looks like a Truth Social post is fake. Trump did not post the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: EDITED Image Falsely Shows ‘Claw’ Hand Of Police Officer Arresting Fatally Stabbed Student Henry Nowak
Does a real image show the "claw" hand of a police officer arresting fatally stabbed student Henry Nowak in Southampton, England, in December 2025? No, that's not true: The image circulating on social media is an edited screenshot from a
Full Fact→ Police haven’t given any official estimates of the number attending Arsenal’s victory parade
It’s been widely claimed online that the Metropolitan Police said 1.5 million people attended Arsenal’s title parade on Sunday—but the Met says it hasn’t given any official figures.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Marco Rubio at Senate Foreign Relations Committee
We fact-checked Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: James Talarico Did NOT Spend Three Years In School ‘Pretending He Was A Girl’ Named ‘Jeannine’
Does a viral post confirm that James Talarico "spent three full years in school pretending to be a girl named 'Jeannine'"? No, that's not true: The speculation originated from a known self-described satire network. No credible media outle
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Graham Platner Making ‘German WW2 References’ In Sexual Messages
Does a real screenshot show U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner of Maine made "German WW2 references" in sexual messages? No, that's not true: The image originated on social media accounts known for their satirical content. There is no e
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows A Diver In A Spiked ‘Shark-Proof Suit’ — It’s AI
Is a video that shows a diver jumping into the water in a spiked shark-proof suit authentic? No, that's not true: There are several signs the video is AI, including a missing oxygen tank for the diver and sharks biting the metal spikes wi
PolitiFact→ Trump’s Freedom 250 concert on the National Mall: What happened? What’s next?
Freedom 250 concert: What happened? What’s next?
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Does this video show workers removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center? No, it’s AI-generated
A video shows workers removing President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Blackout Scene ADDED To Later Copies Of Video Of Kilt-Wearing Electrician
Does a confrontation video of a kilt-wearing electrician who threatened to "shut this whole m-----f----- down" really show the power went out after he stormed off? No, that's not true: An early copy of the video uploaded to TikTok on May
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: REUSED Video of Masked People With Torches Does NOT Show Church In UK’s Yorkshire
Does a viral video actually show a group of people attempting to set a Yorkshire church on fire in broad daylight? No, that's not true: The clip showed a place of worship in Mexico, not the U.K. Images of the church in Mexico match with t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wall Street Journal Did NOT Report That Graham Platner Called His Penis ‘Mein Fuhrer’ In Message To Woman
Did The Wall Street Journal report that U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner of Maine called his penis "Mein Furher" in a message to a woman? No, that's not true: That expression doesn't appear anywhere in the article reviewed by Lead Sto
Full Fact→ AI-generated videos of Australian Navy recirculate online
We’ve spotted more fake videos being shared on Facebook that supposedly show the Australian Navy intercepting vessels.
Full Fact→ Toolstation is not offering £10 power tool kits