Did dozens of celebrities suddenly all post a "positive update" on Facebook after a recent medical procedure or treatment? No, that's not true: The posts, often accompanied by images of the celebrity in question and a quote about "pushing
FactCheck.org→ Trump Fumbles the Facts with Farmers
In a speech to what he called “the single largest gathering of American farmers that the White House has … ever had,” President Donald Trump distorted the facts on the estate tax, soybean exports and more. Trump falsely claimed t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Crewmembers Parachuting After Ejecting From U.S. F-15 Fighter Jet Over Iran — It’s AI Generated
Does a real video show two crewmembers parachuting to the ground after ejecting from a damaged U.S. F-15 fighter jet over Iran? No, that's not true: A content detection tool determined with 99.9 percent confidence that the video was AI ge
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New York Times DID Publish Headline Saying ‘A North American Treaty Organization Without America?’ — Should Be Atlantic, Not American
Did The New York Times publish a headline saying "A North American Treaty Organization Without America?" Yes, that's true: The mistake appeared in the April 3, 2026, print edition of the paper. Instead of saying "North American Treaty Org
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Burning Tower Buildings Is NOT From Iranian Strikes In Tel Aviv — Hong Kong In 2025
Does a video show burning tower buildings in Tel Aviv following Iranian strikes in April 2026? No, that's not true: The video shows a deadly fire in Hong Kong in November 2025. The footage is not related to the Middle East conflict. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Edited Video Shows Cyclist Finding Hidden Valley Ranch Logo In Real Life — NOT Real
Does a video show a cyclist finding the Hidden Valley Ranch logo in real life? No, that's not true: While the clip of a man exploring a tranquil valley in Northern California is real, the logo derived from it is fake, and the landscape on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Former U.S. Army Chief Of Staff Gen. Randy George Has NOT Been Detained On Suspicion Of Treason — It’s A Joke
Was former U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George detained on suspicion of treason? No, that's not true: The claim was posted by a self-described parody website and it offered no supporting evidence of truth. The Pentagon did confirm
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Edited To Overemphasize Height Difference Between Taylor Swift And Sabrina Carpenter
Does an unaltered photo show the true height difference between Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter? No, that's not true: The photo of Swift and Carpenter together in New York City has been digitally edited. The edit did not alter the size
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Inflatable Jesus Video Does NOT Show Real Event
Does a viral video of an inflatable Jesus doll floating in traffic capture a real-life event? No, that's not true: The clip was generated by AI. It was initially posted on social media by an account with a satire label. The claim appeared
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Crashed Helicopter Is NOT From Iran — It Predated 2026 Escalation
Does a viral image actually show a U.S. Army helicopter that crashed in Iran on April 3, 2026? No, that's not true: The picture was online more than a year earlier. It was published in Honduras in March 2025. The claim appeared in a post
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Does NOT Show Actual Images of Iran Shooting Down U.S. F-15 Fighter Jet
Is this real footage of an American F-15 fighter jet being shot down by Iran? No, that's not true: The clip appears to come from a military simulation video game, and the same video was posted online about a month before the reported shoo
PolitiFact→ Bruce Blakeman – Nassau tops ‘safest county’ rankings, but Blakeman’s claim is misleading.
As Nassau County Executive, I hired 600 new law enforcement officers and made Nassau the safest county in America.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gavin Newsom Did NOT Have A $100 Million Lawsuit Against ANYBODY Completely Collapse After Whistleblower Testimony — AI Spam From Vietnam
Did a $100 million lawsuit filed by Gavin Newsom against Nick Shirley, Willie Nelson and a dozen other celebrities collapse after whistleblower testimony? No, that's not true: The story that California's governor filed a defamation lawsui
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on Iran
A month after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, President Donald Trump addressed the nation in a prime-time speech on April 1, saying the military operation was “getting very close” to completing its mission. Trump repeated
PolitiFact→ Does a bullet analysis clear Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer? What an ‘inconclusive’ result means
What to know about bullet analysis in Charlie Kirk killing
PolitiFact→ President Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi: How she helped his agenda, and shaded the truth
Trump fires Bondi. How we fact-checked her AG tenure.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: TIME Magazine Did NOT Publish ‘Hey Donald, From NATO’ Cover With World Leaders Showing Middle Fingers To Trump
Does a viral image of world leaders showing their middle fingers as an act of apparent disagreement with U.S. President Donald Trump show a real 2026 TIME Magazine cover? No, that's not true: The magazine's website did not contain such a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Leak of Anthropic’s "Claude Code" Source Code Was NOT An April Fools’ Prank
Did Anthropic stage a leak of Claude's code as an April Fools' prank, an "exercise in controlled chaos"? No, that's not true: There was a leak of part of the source code for "Claude Code," Anthropic's AI-powered coding assistant. There is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Photo Shows Bald Eagle Landing On Artemis II At Launch Pad Just Before Liftoff — NOT Real
Does a real photo show that a bald eagle landed on top of the Artemis II rocket on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, just before liftoff? No, that's not true: The bird is an AI creation, about three times larger tha
FactCheck.org→ Happy International Fact-Checking Day
April 2 is International Fact-Checking Day, purposefully set the day after April Fools’ Day (when mistruths are encouraged). The day was launched in 2016 by the International Fact-Checking Network, which calls it “a global celebration of t
PolitiFact→ Seth Moulton – Is it a war crime to bomb civilian infrastructure, as Donald Trump has threatened?
"Bombing civilian power infrastructure is a war crime.”
Full Fact→ ‘Eid Mubarak’ chocolate box is not being sold by Cadbury
Claims that Cadbury is selling a chocolate box saying ‘Eid Mubarak’ are misleading. Although such a product is sold on eBay by an independent seller, it is not produced by Cadbury.
PolitiFact→ In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency
Verifying high-stakes claims in high-stakes times
Full Fact→ Why is TikTok penalising content designed to highlight misinformation?
Recently, we received a community guidelines violation from TikTok on a video featuring practical advice on how to avoid misinformation related to conflict in the Middle East. As a result, the video was removed and is no longer accessible to viewers.
Full Fact→ False rumour spreads on social media about Plymouth hotel housing asylum seekers
Social media posts have falsely claimed that the Duke of Cornwall hotel in Plymouth is being refurbished to house asylum seekers.
Lead Stories→ Fact Checking Day 2026: Fact Checking Matters More Than Ever In The U.S.
We agree with some very prominent people. Here's our proposal... Fact Checking Day on April 2, 2026 marks almost a year since Lead Stories published our last fact check as part of Meta's Third-Party Fact Checking Partnership. Since that d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Court Filing Does NOT Say The Bullet That Killed Charlie Kirk Doesn’t Match The Rifle Allegedly Used By Tyler Robinson
Does a court filing definitively state that the bullet that killed Charlie Kirk does not match the rifle allegedly used by Tyler Robinson? No, that's not true: In court documents, defense lawyers said a summary report by the Bureau of Alc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AI Video Does NOT Show Real Two-Year-Old Running To Soldier Dad
Is a video of a two-year-old running to their soldier dad authentic? No, that's not true: A detection tool flagged the video with a 99.7% probability of being AI-generated. Lead Stories did not find any version of the video that included
PolitiFact→ How to ‘detox’ your body for free (Hint: It doesn’t require juice, teas or flushes)
How to ‘detox’ your body for free
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake "Mean Gene" Okerlund Interview With "Real" Guys Who Look Just Like Beavis And Butt-Head Is AI-Generated
Did "Mean Gene" Okerlund interview two "real" guys who bear an uncanny resemblance to the cartoon characters Beavis and Butt-Head? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. Gene Okerlund died in 2019. The AI-generated "real" Beavis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Byron Noem Cross-Dressing Photo With Dog In Background And Daily Mail Logo NOT Published By Paper
Is this a real photo from the Daily Mail showing Byron Noem wearing a light blue T-shirt with large fake breasts and a dog in the background? No, that's not true: That image of the husband of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump’s Face Being Carved Onto Mount Rushmore
Is Donald Trump being added to the sculptures of the four presidents at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota as of April 1, 2026? No, that's not true: That was an April Fool's Day joke. The article that started the rumor was w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oprah Did NOT Try To Buy Sen. John Fetterman’s Vote For $20 Million On ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Did Oprah Winfrey try to buy Sen. John Fetterman's vote on the "Big Beautiful Bill" for $20 million? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page known for its satirical content. The image supporting the claim is stamped w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tearful Goodbye Of Husband Deploying To Iran Is AI-Generated Engagement Bait
Does a real image show a wife crying as she hugs her husband goodbye because he is deploying to Iran? No, that's not true: This is an AI-generated image that was published with a request for engagement. The page where this originated post
PolitiFact→ Marc Molinaro – Does New York lead the US in population loss? It depends on the measure
New York leads the nation in population loss.
PolitiFact→ Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says the NFL’s Rooney Rule violates Florida law. Does it?
Explaining the NFL Rooney Rule and Florida Civil Rights Act
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump, Hegseth say US has accomplished regime change in Iran. Has it?
“We've had regime change.”
FactCheck.org→ We Could Win a Webby with Your Vote
This is not an April Fools’ Day joke! FactCheck.org is a nominee for the 30th Annual Webby Awards in the category for Websites and Mobile Sites: News & Politics. Now our loyal readers can help us win the Webby People’s Voice Award, whic
Lead Stories→ Running List Of 2026 April Fool’s Day Jokes
Oh, joy! It is the most wonderful day of the year (if you are a fact checker)... April Fool's Day is upon us, that day when every outlet, brand, influencer and Internet jokester under the sun tries to come up with something original to fo
Full Fact→ How Full Fact will be covering the 2026 elections
Full Fact is undertaking an ambitious range of activities to ensure that you, our audience are as well informed as possible.