PolitiFact confirmed that images circulating as the Edwards Air Force Base B-52 crash are not photos of the actual June 2026 incident.
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False: A Video Circulating Online Is Not From a June 2026 Philippines Earthquake
PolitiFact verified that a viral video being shared as footage of a June 2026 Philippines earthquake actually shows a different event.
False: Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate Nithya Raman Had Already Conceded the Race as of June 7
Posts claiming the LA mayoral race was still undecided as of mid-June were debunked — Raman conceded the race weeks earlier on June 7.
Unverified: Ilhan Omar Is a US Citizen — Snopes Confirms She Naturalised in 2000
Following misleading social media posts, Snopes confirmed that Representative Ilhan Omar became a US citizen in 2000 and is eligible to hold public office.
False: The USS Liberty Attack Was Not Intentional Says US and Israel After New Viral Claims
Snopes investigated renewed social media posts about the USS Liberty incident, reaffirming that both the US and Israel concluded the 1967 attack was accidental.
PIB debunks claim that UPSC 2026 prelims paper was leaked
India’s Press Information Bureau labeled as fake viral posts alleging the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary exam paper had leaked
Snopes examines viral claims on paraquat and Parkinson’s risk
Fact-checkers reviewed circulating health claims linking the herbicide paraquat to Parkinson’s disease
Snopes debunks Islamophobic ‘invasion’ image shared online
Accounts shared an image with false Islamophobic messaging about an immigrant ‘invasion’
Snopes fact-checks claims around Kennedy Center name-removal order
Fact-checkers examined viral claims surrounding the court order to remove Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center
Snopes checks viral claim about governor’s data-center remarks
A circulating claim about a governor’s alleged statement at a data-center groundbreaking was reviewed by fact-checkers