| 05/05 | 'Gold Rush' star Parker Schnabel wasn't sentenced to life in prison
A false rumor shared in early 2025 claimed a purported "crushing verdict" for Schn... |
| 05/05 | DOD denies content on WWII icon Ruby Bradley will be removed, despi...
The Department of Defense shut down online rumors it would delete the decorated U.... |
| 05/05 | Oklahoma will teach high school students debunked 2020 election-fra...
The new academic standards promote U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies' gro... |
| 05/05 | Fact Check: Video Does NOT Capture Canada's Carney Authentic Speech...
Does a viral clip show Canada's PM Mark Carney announcing phasing out "all vehicle... |
| 05/05 | Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Capture Real Cop 'Losing H...
Did a video shared on social media authentically capture a real-life scene showing... |
| 05/05 | Fact Check: Photo Of Man In SS Uniform Is NOT George Soros -- It's ...
Does a viral post of a man in a Nazi SS uniform document the young life of financi... |
| 05/05 | Posts About Removal Of Ruby Bradley's Service History: What We Know
Was the service history of Colonel Ruby Bradley, an American nurse captured in the... |
| 05/05 | Trump’s Stock Market Blame-Shifting
President Donald Trump said the faltering stock market "is Biden’s Stock Market, n... |
| 05/05 | Fact Check: SATIRE Page Created Fake Karoline Leavitt Post About Th...
Did White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt make a request on X for opinions ... |
| 05/05 | Trump says he has ordered the reopening of Alcatraz as federal prison
The facility on Alcatraz Island has been a tourist attraction under the National P... |
| 05/05 | Yes, Trump posted an AI image of himself as pope on Truth Social
Later, the White House X account shared the image. |
| 05/05 | 25 fact checks about Keanu Reeves, the 'Internet's Boyfriend'
The internet features a matrix of misinformation regarding the actor. |
| 05/05 | Why Mississippi refused to air 'Sesame Street' in 1970
When state officials eventually approved "Sesame Street," a newspaper credited par... |
| 05/05 | AG Pam Bondi didn't announce people would spend 15 years in El Salv...
According to the fake Fox News chyron, Bondi announced that the administration wou... |
| 05/05 | Private, Ritualistic And Consequential: The Conclave Is Conspiracy'...
The conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor is set to start on Wednesday, May 7,... |
| 05/05 | Fact Check: White House Posted AI Generated Image Of President Trum...
Did the official X account of The White House post an AI generated picture of Pres... |
| 05/04 | Yes, FDR warned of 'selfish men who would clip the wings of the Ame...
Then-U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the remark during his "Four Fr... |
| 05/04 | NYPD never confirmed Trump's height and weight to the public
According to numerous posts, Trump was reportedly listed as 5 feet, 10 inches tall... |
| 05/04 | 9 rumors involving fake news chyrons that we've debunked
You might believe some of the quotes were really displayed on TV news programs, bu... |
| 05/04 | US deported more than 3M people during Obama presidency. Most did n...
Social media posts claimed "75–83%" of people deported during the Obama administra... |
| 05/03 | Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Say She Was In Therapy Because S...
Did Michelle Obama reveal in a podcast interview that she was in therapy because s... |
| 05/03 | No, Pope Francis did not say, 'The walls of hospitals have heard mo...
In the last days of Pope Francis' life, speaking became increasingly difficult. |
| 05/03 | Claim that US has secret $150T 'trust fund' is exaggerated
Financial commentator Jim Rickards claimed Trump's mineral policies and a recent S... |
| 05/03 | Private, Ritualistic And Consequential: The Conclave Is Conspiracy'...
The conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor is set to start on Wednesday, May 7,... |
| 05/03 | 10 rumors we've investigated about FEMA
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, which President Jimmy Carter establi... |
| 05/03 | Fact Check: AI Image Does NOT Show Actual Jewish Settlers Splashing...
Does a viral online image authentically show "Jewish settlers" pouring a "hit liqu... |
| 05/03 | NIH director said RFK Jr. plans to launch an 'autism registry' — th...
The National Institutes of Health director said they were launching an autism regi... |
| 05/03 | Fact Check: President Trump Did Post An AI Image Of Himself Dressed...
Did American President Donald Trump post a picture of himself in which he appeared... |
| 05/02 | Time magazine didn't publish cover showing Mark Carney giving Trump...
Numerous social media users shared the image of the Canadian prime minister suppos... |
| 05/02 | Karoline Leavitt didn't organize fundraiser for janitor at her old ...
The rumor claimed Leavitt reunited with a "Mr. Reynolds" at Concord, New Hampshire... |
| 05/02 | Social media posts omit key details of Texas bill claimed to crimin...
House Bill 366 would introduce a requirement for certain groups of people to discl... |
| 05/02 | Chief Justice Roberts didn't fine US Rep. Crockett $200K
YouTubers promoted a fabricated story about U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John ... |
| 05/02 | Marjorie Taylor Greene bought Palantir shares days before ICE award...
Greene sits on the House Committee on Homeland Security, the department that overs... |
| 05/02 | Unpacking claims Trump admin cut fines of Wells Fargo executives in...
Fines for two former Wells Fargo execs were reduced by a combined $8.35 million. |
| 05/02 | Fact Check: Video Did NOT Capture Real-Life Fight
Does a video watermarked "ZXHK EDITX" authentically show a fight involving multipl... |
| 05/02 | Fact Check: Miley Cyrus Before-And-After Uses FAKE Image To Ask 'Wh...
Does a set of before-and-after pictures authentically depict Miley Cyrus in May, 2... |
| 05/02 | Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Princess Anne Publicly Said 'I Wil...
Does a video on social media show Britain's Princess Anne's authentic public state... |
| 05/02 | Fact Check: Gasoline Prices Did NOT Fall Below $1.98 A Gallon As Pr...
Did U.S. gas prices drop below $1.98 a gallon as President Trump claimed in a May ... |
| 05/02 | FactCheck.org Wins National Headliner Award
We are honored to have won a 2025 National Headliner Award for online beat reporti... |
| 05/02 | 13 rumors about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth we've fact-checked
The former Fox News presenter has been subject to numerous claims, true and false,... |
| 05/02 | Fact Check: Indians or Pakistanis Did NOT Set Fire to a Church in W...
Did Indians or Pakistanis set fire to a church in Wales in April 2025? No, that's ... |
| 05/02 | Fact Check: AI Clip Of Trump Saying He Will 'Erase Pakistan' If It...
Is a video of President Trump threatening to "erase Pakistan" if it attacks India ... |
| 05/02 | Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Post 'I'm Running for President o...
Did former Vice President Kamala Harris declare in April 2025 that she intended to... |
| 05/02 | Photo of gravestone for twin sisters who died over 100 years apart ...
Emily and Minnie Dodsworth were born in 1910 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
| 05/02 | Fact Check: Chuck Schumer NASA Shell Company Hoax Story Originated ...
Were there real media reports about Senator Chuck Schumer getting $16 million from... |
| 05/02 | Trump showed 'assassination trading card' to group of kids at White...
The card showed a picture of Trump with blood running down his face in the afterma... |
| 05/01 | No, Port of Seattle isn't 'empty' due to Trump's tariffs, though ca...
"We are seeing some vessels come in with 30% less cargo than anticipated," the Nor... |
| 05/01 | Allegations Shri Thanedar abandoned animals at testing lab resurfac...
A business management consulting firm took over running six of Thanedar's companie... |
| 05/01 | Yes, Pam Bondi claimed fentanyl seizures under Trump have saved 258...
That number is equal to roughly 75% of the U.S. population. |
| 05/01 | Fact Check: Brittney Griner Was NOT Investigated For 'Gambling On ...
Was American basketball player Brittney Griner being investigated for "gambling on... |