A viral social media attribution of a political quote to Donald Trump Jr was fact-checked and confirmed to be a real statement from his 2019 book and not a new statement.
Category: Fact Check
Claim That US Citizens Will Receive USD 2000 Stimulus Checks in November Is False
A viral claim that US citizens will receive USD 2000 stimulus or tariff-based checks in November was debunked by FactCheck.org as there is no government programme authorising such payments.
India’s NEET-UG Exam Controversy Fuelled by Social Media Misinformation About CBI Arrests
Social media was flooded with unverified claims about arrests and irregularities in India’s NEET-UG exam controversy with several posts exaggerating or fabricating details about the ongoing CBI investigation.
Viral Hantavirus Map Does Not Show Confirmed Cases Fact-Checkers Find
A map shared widely on X and TikTok falsely claimed to show the rapid spread of hantavirus across Europe and North America but Euronews fact-checkers confirmed it tracked only news coverage not cases.
AI-Generated Videos Falsely Showing Missiles Striking Tel Aviv Are Debunked
Multiple AI-generated videos purportedly showing Iranian missiles striking Tel Aviv during the 2026 Iran war were debunked by BBC Verify and other fact-checkers who identified them as fabricated propaganda.
Longstanding Urban Legend About Bacteria and Public Surfaces Gets Revived Online — Debunked
Snopes addressed a decades-old internet urban legend about bacteria on public surfaces that resurfaced in viral social media posts.
Larry Fink Statement on US Infrastructure Needs Distorted in Viral Posts
Snopes examined viral posts mischaracterizing a BlackRock CEO Larry Fink statement made at a news conference with Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
CNN Fact-Checks 28 False Claims Trump Made in a Single Week
CNN compiled and verified 28 specific false or misleading claims made by President Trump during a particularly active week of appearances.
Trump’s Claim That Pre-War Gas Prices Were ‘Less Than $2 a Barrel’ Is False
CNN confirmed only four out of 150000 monitored US gas stations sold fuel below $2 per gallon before the Iran war began.
Maryland’s 500000 Mail-In Ballot ‘Corrupt Votes’ Claim From Trump Is Inaccurate
CNN debunked Trump’s claim that Maryland had 500000 corrupt mail-in ballots clarifying the issue was a printing error not election fraud.