PolitiFact rated as false a viral claim that LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt received zero votes in a post-midnight ballot reporting batch.
Category: Fact Check
Video of Workers Removing Trump’s Name from Kennedy Center Is Real — PolitiFact
PolitiFact confirmed that a widely shared video showing Trump’s name being removed from the Kennedy Center was authentic footage of the actual event.
June 2026 Philippines Earthquake Video Is Authentic — Not From Another Event
PolitiFact verified that a circulating video claiming to show the June 8 earthquake in the Philippines was genuine and correctly labelled.
DOJ Did Not Commit in Writing to Not Pursuing Anti-Weaponization Fund — Judge Confirms
A federal judge sought written assurances from the DOJ, which fact-checkers noted reflects ongoing concerns about the administration’s legal commitments.
Trump Did Not Spend ‘Hundreds of Millions’ Claiming Previous Administrations Failed on Pool
FactCheck.org found Trump overstated prior spending on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool while claiming his administration fixed it cheaply.
Trump’s $500 Billion Drug Savings Claim is Largely Aspirational — FactCheck.org
President Trump’s boast of $500 billion in prescription drug savings over a decade is based on projected outcomes, not actions taken so far.
Trump’s Claim of 97% Drug Flow Reduction at Sea Is Not Supported by Federal Data
Available data does not back Trump’s repeated assertion that illegal drug trafficking ‘by water’ has been cut by 97% under his administration.
Trump’s Lincoln Memorial Pool Renovation Cost Claims Exaggerated Says FactCheck
Trump inflated the costs allegedly spent by previous administrations on the Lincoln Reflecting Pool; fact-checkers found the claims significantly overstated.
Fake Images of People Desecrating Murdered Teenager’s Grave Were Digitally Manipulated
Snopes confirmed that viral images claiming to show vandalism of a murder victim’s grave were fake and not from the incident in question.
Iran World Cup Player’s Hand Gesture After Goal Was NOT a Political Sign — Snopes Clarifies
Snopes verified that Iranian player Mohebi’s post-goal gesture at the 2026 World Cup was a personal celebration, not the political statement viral posts claimed.