A viral claim asserting the Trump administration issued a blanket ban on AI research at U.S. universities was debunked as there is no such executive order or federal policy in existence.
Year: 2026
Claim That FIFA Hydration Breaks Are New at World Cup Misleadingly Conflates Past Tournament Rules
Fact-checkers noted that some viral posts incorrectly claimed FIFA introduced hydration breaks for the first time in any match when in fact the mandate was specifically new for World Cup group stage games.
No ICE Policy Paying $5000 Per Immigrant Arrested Despite Viral Claim Spreading on Social Media
The Department of Homeland Security denied having any bounty-style payment policy for immigration arrests and immigration experts confirmed no such per-arrest payment scheme exists.
Viral Claim That US Treasury Has Declared the US Government Insolvent Is False and Misleading
FactCheck.org confirmed that a claim the U.S. Treasury officially declared the federal government insolvent misrepresents an accounting report showing liabilities exceed assets which has been the case for decades.
Makerfield By-Election Vote Share Predictions Circulating on Social Media Are Unreliable Full Fact Says
Ahead of the Makerfield by-election in the UK fact-checkers found that vote share predictions circulating on social media lacked credible methodology and should not be trusted.
Claim That Payment to Person in News Was Illegal Gift Is Misleading Money Was Actually a Legal Settlement
Fact-checkers clarified that a much-shared social media post characterising a large payment as an illegal gift was misleading as the money was in fact a legal court settlement.
Rumour That Trump Renovated White House Situation Room as Personal Party Space Is False Snopes Finds
Snopes investigated a rumour claiming Trump had converted the White House Situation Room into a personal entertainment space following recent renovations and found the claim to be untrue.
AI Images Falsely Claiming to Show Trump with Nordic Leaders in Compromising Situation Are Fabricated
Fact-checkers at Snopes found that a series of AI-generated images circulating online and falsely claiming to depict President Trump in compromising situations with Nordic leaders are entirely fabricated.
Fire Footage Falsely Shared as Recent Belfast Disorder Actually Depicts 2025 County Antrim Incident
A video showing a property ablaze was falsely circulated on social media as evidence of the recent anti-immigrant disorder in Belfast when it actually depicts a separate fire from County Antrim in June 2025.
Video Shared as Iranian Jets Entering Israeli Airspace Is Actually Footage from War Thunder Game
Fact-checkers at Full Fact confirmed that a viral video purportedly showing Iranian military jets approaching Israeli airspace is footage taken from the realistic military simulator game War Thunder.