US Politics

30 April 2025

No evidence Namibia is ‘deporting 500 Americans’

The Namibian government has strongly denied a claim circulating on social media.

30 April 2025

German news outlet did not report Russian spies had US defence secretary’s phone number

A claim that German intelligence arrested two Russian spies who had Pete Hegseth’s private number was attributed to Der Spiegel, but the publication confirmed it did not publish such a story.

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.

28 April 2025

No, a huge statue of Jesus is not being built outside the White House

A video which appears to show a large statue of Jesus Christ under construction in Washington is fake and likely an AI-creation.

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.

25 March 2025

US states cannot actually enforce a ban on atheists holding public office

A post circulating on Facebook shares a map highlighting US states it says ban atheists from holding public office, but this needs more context.

7 March 2025

Downing Street video doesn’t show Volodymyr Zelenskyy using expletive to refer to Donald Trump

A clip being widely shared online, which appears to be a news report covering a moment where the Ukrainian president swore when asked about President Donald Trump, is fake.

7 March 2025

Barack Obama hasn’t been receiving Obamacare royalties

Posts which also claim that the new Department of Government Efficiency has halted the payments to the former US president have been circulating online. But these claims are satirical.

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No evidence Namibia is ‘deporting 500 Americans’

German news outlet did not report Russian spies had US defence secretary’s phone number

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, a huge statue of Jesus is not being built outside the White House

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

US states cannot actually enforce a ban on atheists holding public office

Downing Street video doesn’t show Volodymyr Zelenskyy using expletive to refer to Donald Trump

Barack Obama hasn’t been receiving Obamacare royalties

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