Does a video montage show real scenes of courtroom verdicts and repossessions related to Somali daycare fraud in Minnesota? No, that's not true: These videos are AI-generated ragebait. They are not real videos of courtroom verdicts or rep
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video SHOWS Plainclothes ICE Agents Arresting Woman At San Francisco Airport Gate — NOT Related To ICE Surge To Help TSA
Does a video show plainclothes ICE agents arresting a woman at a gate at San Francisco International Airport on March 22, 2026? Yes, that's true: A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told Lead Stories that two women-- not one --
PolitiFact→ Why are ICE agents paid during the partial government shutdown but TSA agents aren't?
Partial government shutdown: Why does ICE get paid, not TSA?
PolitiFact→ Social Media – This video doesn't show Israelis fleeing to Cyprus; it's from the Philippines
Video shows Israelis fleeing to Cyprus.
PolitiFact→ Is this March Madness betting cause for concern? How to tell and what to do
Sports betting: Casual entertainment or cause for concern?
PolitiFact→ Could TSA agents be paid with passengers’ ticket fees during shutdown?
Could TSA agents be paid with passengers’ ticket fees?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Arnold Schwarzenegger Did NOT Reveal Chuck Norris Asked Him To Take Care Of Kickstart Kids Before Norris Died
Did Arnold Schwarzenegger reveal Chuck Norris asked him before his passing to take care of his Kickstart Kids program? No, that's not true: The video is fake, Schwarzenegger's publicist told Lead Stories. The video is clearly labeled as A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sylvester Stallone Did NOT Say He Will Pay For Chuck Norris’ Funeral And ‘Fulfill Three Wishes On His Behalf’
Did movie star Sylvester Stallone say that he will cover all the expenses of Chuck Norris' funeral and "fulfill these three wishes on his behalf"? No, that's not true: The viral clip about this on social media used AI to alter Stallone's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Publicly Said She No Longer Wants To Go To U.S. After Trump’s Pearl Harbor Comment
Does a viral video on social media prove that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi publicly said she no longer wants to "set foot in the United States again" after Trump's Pearl Harbor comment, made in her presence? No, that's not true:
Full Fact→ Video shows queue for fuel in Spain, not UK
A video shared on social media with claims about long queues at petrol stations in the UK actually shows scenes from Seville in Spain.
Full Fact→ Footage doesn’t show attack on the King Fahd causeway
The footage is actually from October 2022 and shows an explosion on the Kerch bridge, linking Russia and Crimea.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Damage On USS Gerald R. Ford From Laundry Room Fire — It’s AI-Generated
Does a real video show damage to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, caused by a laundry room fire? No, that's not true: An online AI image detection tool found the video to be 100 percent likely AI generated. A separate analysis fur
PolitiFact→ Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops
How Iran conducts influence operations
PolitiFact→ James Fishback – Is underemployment for young US college grads 70%, as FL governor candidate James Fishback says?
"Youth underemployment for college grads is 70%" nationwide.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Of Trump Threatening WMD Use Against Iran NOT Real Truth Social Post
Does an actual Truth Social post by President Donald Trump threaten to use weapons of mass destruction against Iran? No, that's not true: Even though a viral image claims to show one, there is no such post on his Truth Social account. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Post About Owning ‘Eleven Properties In The Metaverse’ Originated From Content Creator — Not Real
Is the story of a man with "eleven properties in the metaverse" (including a "beachfront villa in Horizon Worlds") whose net worth peaked at $1.2 million real? No, that's not true: It appeared on the X account of content creator and secur
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does Not Show Israelis Storming Ship To Flee To Cyprus — It’s From Philippines
Does a video show Israelis storming a ship to flee the war and go to Cyprus? No, that's not true: The scene is from the Philippines and shows people boarding a ferry service. The video has been online since at least March 8, 2026 and show
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Video Of Man In Helicopter Is From "Epstein Files" Or Shows Doug Emhoff
Does a video from the Epstein Files show Kamala Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, in a private helicopter at an airport? No, that's not true: There is no evidence this video came from the Department of Justice (DOJ) public release of "Epstein
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Trump Post Threatening NATO Allies About Greenland Over Lack Of Hormuz Support — Fake Truth Social Screenshot
Did President Trump post on Truth Social that if NATO allies continue to refuse help with opening the "straight" of Hormuz he would "reaffirm" his commitment to securing Greenland? No, that's not true: No such post appeared on Trump's Tru
Full Fact→ The government finally corrects its misleading sunbeds claim
Following our fact check, it has stopped saying sunbeds are “as dangerous as smoking”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video That Appears To Show Trump Patting Secret Service Agent’s Rear NOT In Real White House
Does a video show President Donald Trump patting a Secret Service agent on her backside? No, that's not true: The video appears to show a version of the White House Oval Office that does not match the real one, with visual details that di
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Mountain Lion Attacking Biker On Snowy Path
Is a video real that shows a biker on a snowy path being attacked by a mountain lion and falling off the mountain? No, that's not true: Two different online detection tools rated the video as very likely generated by AI. In reality, dead
PolitiFact→ Tammy Duckworth – Do nearly 1 in 10 Americans lack the ID the SAVE America Act would require to vote?
“9% of American citizens don't have the identification that the SAVE act requires to vote. Almost 1 in 10.”
PolitiFact→ Katie Britt – You can shovel snow without an ID in NYC, but to get paid for it, you’ll need ID
“You can't shovel snow in New York City without an ID.”
PolitiFact→ Gabbard says president, not intelligence community, determines imminent threats. Is that true?
Did Iran pose an imminent threat to the US? Who decides?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Exposed Shirt Cuff Does NOT Prove Netanyahu Video Is AI Generated — Suit Sleeve Moved When His Arm Extended
Does a video of Benjamin Netanyahu have a glitch that proves the video was AI generated? No, that's not true: In the video, he moves his hands on and off the sides of a lectern frequently during a speech, and his shirt cuffs are exposed a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chuck Norris DID Die On March 19, 2026
Did Chuck Norris die on March 19, 2026? Yes, that's true: His family released the statement cited by multiple credible media organizations. Previously, the actor had been the subject of multiple death hoaxes. The news was reported in an a
Full Fact→ What was Exercise Pegasus and does it have anything to do with the current Meningitis B outbreak?
Posts online suggest there’s some sort of conspiracy involving a 2025 pandemic simulation exercise and the meningitis outbreak, but there’s absolutely no evidence to support this.
PolitiFact→ Elizabeth Warren – Has Donald Trump ordered more military strikes than any modern president?
“In the modern era, no American president has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Ad Promotes ‘Malcom Tongue Condoms’ — They Don’t Exist
Was a video about "Malcom tongue condoms" a real ad for a real product? No, that's not true: As of this writing, there was no such product available in the U.S. The clip, first uploaded by a digital creator, was generated by AI. The claim
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer didn’t say the UK ‘may need to go into lockdown’ if meningitis cases keep rising
Number 10 confirmed Sir Keir Starmer did not say the UK may need to go into another lockdown if meningitis cases continue to rise.
Full Fact→ Fake crash picture shared with false claims it shows satellite brought down by Iranian missile
A fake AI-generated image is being shared with false claims that Iranian missiles brought down a US-Israeli spy satellite. There are no reports of this happening.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Used $550 Million Of Public Money To Build Private ‘Doomsday’ Plane
Did German Chancellor Friedrich Merz use $550 million of state funds to build a private "doomsday" plane? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence or proof that Merz commissioned a fortified warplane. The website that published
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Purports To Show Donald Trump’s Post Claiming ‘We Won The Iran Thing — Bigly’
Did U.S. President Donald Trump write a post about winning "the Iran thing" in a "Bigly" way on March 19, 2026? No, that's not true: The post did not originate from Trump's account. The image of the entry, as it first appeared on social m
PolitiFact→ Voter suppression or little step? How the SAVE America Act affects married women who change names
The facts about women, name changes and the SAVE America Act
PolitiFact→ Charles Schumer – Fact-checking Chuck Schumer about SAVE America Act, how many Americans register to vote in person
The SAVE America Act “would force Americans to register (to vote) only in person, something only 5% of Americans do today."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Keir Starmer Did NOT Threaten To Close U.S. Bases At Lakenheath, Mildenhall, Or Elsewhere, Or Demand Rent If Trump Withdraws From NATO
Did U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer threaten to close U.S. bases at Lakenheath, Mildenhall and elsewhere, and demand rent if President Donald Trump withdraws from NATO? No, that's not true: Contrary to a viral screenshot claiming Starmer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Real Al Jazeera Report About Ukrainian Drone Expert Fleeing From Middle East To France
Was a video about Ukrainian drone operator Miroslav Radchenko shared on social media actually produced and distributed by Al Jazeera? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no traces of such a report broadcast or shared online by Al Jaze
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Purportedly Showing Iranian Missiles Striking Israel At Night Is AI Generated
Does a real video show Iranian missiles striking the middle of an Israeli city at night? No, that's not true: This video is AI generated. Glitches typical of AI-generated content are visible in the video. In the foreground at the start of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence U.K. Police Investigated Man Over X Username ‘ChingChongChinaman’ Or Something Like It
Did U.K. police investigate a man over his X username "ChingChongChinaman" or something similar? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that police in the United Kingdom spoke to a man following a complaint about an "offensive" usernam