Donald Trump

27 May 2025

Video of Donald Trump talking about India and Pakistan is a deepfake

The video, which has been viewed over 344,000 times on Facebook, has been altered with artificial intelligence.

President Donald Trump speaking at a lectern with a microphone.

23 May 2025

Trump didn’t call Republicans ‘the dumbest’ voters

The quote, attributed to Mr Trump and shared on Facebook, is fabricated.

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12 May 2025

In a ‘misinformation’ age, we need to know what the fact is going on

Platforms are increasingly trading away their duty to protect democracy in exchange for political power.

8 May 2025

A UK-US trade deal is announced - but is it as ‘full and comprehensive’ as President Trump claims?

The UK and the United States today announced a “landmark economic deal” between the two countries—the first such agreement the US has reached on trade since President Donald Trump introduced wide-ranging tariffs on US imports.

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump shaking hands outside the White House

30 April 2025

There’s no evidence Trump said the president should be impeached if the Dow Jones drops 1,000 points

An image supposedly showing Donald Trump saying this on social media has been circulating for years, and is back again.

30 April 2025

Unsubstantiated claim that Donald Trump’s mother said he’d be a ‘disaster’ in politics reshared online

There’s no evidence Mrs Trump ever said this.

29 April 2025

Image of Donald Trump with teenage girl is likely AI-creation

The picture has been debunked many times, and there are clues that it was created with Artificial Intelligence.

24 April 2025

No, Pope Francis was not filmed swatting away Donald Trump’s hand

A video circulating online originated as part of a comedy skit on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”.

23 April 2025

Viral post about Obama’s official White House portrait isn’t wholly accurate

A picture of the 44th US president has been shared with the misleading claim that it is his official White House portrait which President Trump “refuses to hang”.

7 April 2025

No evidence Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about ending dual citizenship

Claims that the US president said he is ending dual citizenship “under the Espionage Act” are being widely shared, but he doesn’t appear to have actually posted this.

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Video of Donald Trump talking about India and Pakistan is a deepfake

Trump didn’t call Republicans ‘the dumbest’ voters

In a ‘misinformation’ age, we need to know what the fact is going on

A UK-US trade deal is announced - but is it as ‘full and comprehensive’ as President Trump claims?

There’s no evidence Trump said the president should be impeached if the Dow Jones drops 1,000 points

Unsubstantiated claim that Donald Trump’s mother said he’d be a ‘disaster’ in politics reshared online

Image of Donald Trump with teenage girl is likely AI-creation

No, Pope Francis was not filmed swatting away Donald Trump’s hand

Viral post about Obama’s official White House portrait isn’t wholly accurate

No evidence Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about ending dual citizenship

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