The role will most likely be pre-recorded.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Anthony Fauci Was NOT Arrested By ‘US Special Forces’
Did U.S. "Special Forces" arrest Dr. Anthony Fauci on April 9, 2022? No, that's not true: "That statement is completely false," a National Institutes of Health (NIH) spokesperson told Lead Stories. Fauci has made public appearances after
Snopes→ Did Biden Say ‘Imagine Had the Tobacco Industry Been Immune to Prostitute Being Sued’?
Biden's comment about the tobacco industry came as he was speaking on the issues of gun crime and "ghost guns" during a White House event in April 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Something Hitting Moon Was NOT Caught On Video — Work Of VFX Editing TikTok Star
Did something big, an asteroid or a missile, crash into the moon or explode and blow right through it -- and was this event caught on camera in both Texas and California as it happened? No, none of that's true: These two videos were origi
Snopes→ Yes, a Ukrainian Mother Wrote Vital Information on Her Toddler’s Back
The photograph has become a symbol of the terror of Ukrainian parents trying to keep their children safe in wartime.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s no evidence Disney+ lost over 350,000 subscribers in ‘five days’
Disney+ has had over 350,000 cancellations in the last five days.
PolitiFact→ Occupy Democrats – Racist Facebook post is real, but it was not made by the chairman of Virginia’s Republican Party
The chairman of Virginia’s Republican Party made a “shockingly racist post” about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
FactCheck.org→ Distorted Graphic in Georgia Governor Race
When it comes to political images, seeing shouldn’t always be believing. Case in point is an image recently tweeted by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that is misleadingly presented to make his polling advantage over Republican rival David Perdue appear
Snopes→ Did Trump Call Pence ‘a Dog that Belongs on the Street’?
The former president has criticized his one-time ally for not attempting to overthrow Joe Biden's 2020 presidential election victory.
PolitiFact→ More states remove permit requirement to carry a concealed gun
Governors in Ohio, Indiana and Alabama signed laws allowing permitless gun carry in March and Georgia’s governor is expected to sign a similar law in April. Law enforcement say it’s a bad policy.
Snopes→ Did Elon Musk Say ‘Wokeness Gives People a Shield to be Mean and Cruel, Armored in False Virtue’?
There's no shortage of fabricated quotes on the internet that purportedly came from noteworthy figures.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this video doesn’t prove Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh were actors wearing masks
Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh were actors wearing masks during Kavanaugh’s U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing.
FactCheck.org→ TV Ad Attacking Brian Kemp Makes Unsubstantiated Georgia Election Claim
The Georgia secretary of state’s office is investigating a conservative watchdog group’s claims of illegal “ballot harvesting” in the state during the November 2020 general election and a special election runoff in January 2021.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden recycles false claim that the Second Amendment limited gun ownership
“You couldn’t buy a cannon when, in fact, the Second Amendment passed."
Snopes→ Gilbert Gottfried, Standup Comic and Actor, Dies at 67
Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died.
Snopes→ Was a Man Named Carl Twinly Arrested For Pretending to be a Cow?
The mugshot included in this rumor is genuine, but the story?
Snopes→ Hungry Javelina Gets Stuck in Car, Goes for Ride in Arizona
A hungry javelina in Arizona ended up going for a drive when it became trapped inside an empty car and bumped it into neutral.
Truth or Fiction?→ Republicans ‘Stormed Out in Anger’ After Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmation
On April 12 2022, prolific Imgur user Lanhdanan shared a screenshot of a tweet by Brian Tyler Cohen, asserting that Republicans “stormed out in anger” after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the United States Supreme Court ear
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Biden’s trip to Poland wasn’t staged
Poland palace that Biden visited is fake.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Ukraine isn’t the money laundering or child sex trafficking capital of the world
Ukraine is the “money laundering and child sex trafficking capital of the world!”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s no evidence planes sprayed people protesting the Dakota Access pipeline with poison
People protesting the Dakota Access pipeline “were intentionally poisoned” by government officials in North Dakota when a pilot “knowingly sprayed poisonous chemicals” over protesters’ camps.
PolitiFact→ How misinformers manufacture and embellish embarrassing presidential moments
The trend in misinformation capitalizes on a history of comedic and embarrassing presidential moments — and on how hard it can be to differentiate between something that really happened and videos that are designed to make a president look old, weak
Snopes→ Biden Waiving Ethanol Rule in Bid to Lower Gasoline Prices
The Environmental Protection Agency will issue an emergency waiver to allow widespread sale of a 15% ethanol blend.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Mayor of North Pole, Alaska is a Man Who Legally Changed His Name to Santa Claus … He’s Now Running for Congress Against Sarah Palin.’
On April 12 2022 an Imgur user shared a screenshot of the following tweet about a purported candidate from Alaska challenging a full plate of hopefuls, including former governor Sarah Palin (R), for a seat in Congress: The mayor of North Pole, Alaska
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the COVID-19 vaccines do not contain ‘HIV lipid wrappers’
The COVID-19 vaccines contain “HIV lipid wrappers.”
Snopes→ Does Video Show a Mermaid Found in Kenya?
Or was it South Africa?
Snopes→ Pentagon Report Lists ‘Unaccounted for Pregnancy,’ ‘Radiation Burns’ from UFO Encounters
But is there publicly available evidence proving these effects were the result of UFO encounters?
Logically→ Dominion voting systems are used in elections in France.
Voting machines are rarely used in France and there is no evidence of Dominion's electronic voting systems being used.
Snopes→ Ukraine Probes Claim Poisonous Substance Dropped in Mariupol
Western officials warned that any use of chemical weapons by Russia would be a serious escalation of the already devastating war.
Logically→ President of France Emmanuel Macron intends to introduce stronger vaccine policies if re-elected.
The available evidence suggests that President Macron's government is in the process of removing restrictions, rather than tightening them.
Logically→ Trudeau is expanding the Emergencies Act to seize the homes of protestors.
A video from a local parliamentary debate in Ontario is falsely presented as evidence that the national-level Emergencies Act is being expanded.
Logically→ A video shows mannequins being used in Bucha, Ukraine, to show that people were massacred by the Russian forces.
A clip of a mannequin from a Russian TV show is being falsely shared to say that the discovery of bodies in Bucha was staged with mannequins.
Snopes→ US Inflation Jumped 8.5% in Past Year, Highest Since 1981
Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Dr. Anthony Fauci was not arrested
"Special Forces arrest Deep State Dr. Anthony Fauci."
Snopes→ 5 Shot, Unexploded Devices Found at NYC Train Station
Five people were shot at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York.
Logically→ The QR code on French electoral cards is used to modify the votes in the 2022 election.
The QR code on French electoral cards does not extract personal data. It only redirects the user to the Ministry of the Interior website.
Snopes→ Philadelphia to Restore Indoor Mask Mandate As Cases Rise
Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen more than 50% in 10 days, the threshold at which the city’s guidelines call for people to wear masks indoors.
PolitiFact→ The realities of Biden’s plan to admit 100,000 Ukrainians to the US
Biden said the U.S. would welcome 100,000 Ukrainians, but experts say that likely will take time. While not all will be admitted as refugees, the U.S. is already struggling to meet its annual refugee admissions goals.
Logically→ Bob Chapek, the CEO of Disney, was arrested for human trafficking in March 2022.
The content of a satirical article was falsely shared to claim that Disney CEO Bob Chapek was arrested.
Snopes→ Britney Spears Confuses Some with Instagram Pregnancy News
Britney Spears, less than five months after her conservatorship ended, confused some fans when she posted on Instagram that she's pregnant, and apparently married.