Snopes identified another fabricated video purportedly showing Trump livestreaming in the early hours of the morning marking the fourth such debunked case this year.
Category: Fact Check
Fake Truth Social Posts Falsely Attributed to Trump Continue to Spread Online
Fact-checkers found multiple examples of fabricated social media posts that looked like Trump Truth Social content but were entirely invented.
Claim About Vatican Files Being Released Linked to Fabricated Truth Social Post
Snopes confirmed that viral claims about the release of supposed Vatican files were based on a fictitious post with no official basis.
Lake Tahoe Electricity Disruption Claim Found to Be False By Fact-Checkers
Claims circulating online that residents near Lake Tahoe would lose electricity due to policy changes were found to be without factual basis.
Video of AI-Generated Iranian Aircraft Confronting US Naval Vessel Viewed 7 Million Times Was Fake
Researchers confirmed that a viral video purporting to show an Iranian military jet intercepting a US ship was entirely AI-generated content.
Post Claiming US Treasury Declared Government Insolvent Found to Be Misleading
FactCheck.org debunked the claim that the US Treasury declared insolvency explaining that while government liabilities exceed assets this has been the standard position for decades.
Claim DHS Pays Agents Per Arrest Found to Have No Policy Basis Confirmation
FactCheck.org found no confirmed policy linking ICE agent compensation to individual arrest numbers despite a Wall Street Journal report that agents receive vague performance rewards.
Claim That Bill Gates Is Behind Spread of Ticks That Cause Red Meat Allergy Debunked
Media Bias Fact Check confirmed there is no credible evidence linking Bill Gates to the deliberate spread of lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal red meat allergy syndrome.
AI Image of Iranian Girls’ Bodies Circulated by Multiple Journalists Confirmed as Fabricated
Multiple verification teams confirmed that harrowing images showing what was claimed to be bodies of Iranian girls killed in airstrikes were actually AI-generated and had no factual basis.
Claim That FDA Approved Two Oncology Drugs in Record Time Found to Be Misleading
Fact checkers found that viral claims about the FDA approving two new cancer drugs in record time were misleading omitting key context about conditional accelerated approvals.