Quote wrongly attributed to Mexican president recirculates
The lengthy quote has been shared thousands of times on Facebook, but there’s no evidence Claudia Sheinbaum ever said it. Read
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We fact check and explain claims in U.S. news and online, so you can understand what’s really going on.
Photo of ‘US army general killed in Gaza’ is actually old image from Iraq
There’s no evidence that reports of the death of a general are genuine. Read
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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. Read
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World Jewish Congress has not amended working definition of antisemitism to reference JFK assassination
A fake screenshot appears to show the WJC announcing an amendment to the definition of antisemitism to include reference to John F Kennedy’s assassination. Read
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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. Read
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Video of Ukrainian flag on Statue of Liberty is fake
The clip contains a ‘Sora’ watermark in the bottom right corner, indicating it was likely created using OpenAI’s text-to-video artificial intelligence model. Read
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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. Read
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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. Read
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Zelenskyy did not say the US will have to send their sons and daughters to fight in Ukraine
A clip being shared on social media showing Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussing a hypothetical situation in which Russia invades NATO member countries has been taken out of context. Read
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No evidence Donald Trump said that the president should be impeached if Dow Jones drops 1,000 points
A screenshot of a likely-fake post has been circulating online for at least six years. Read
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