A viral video purporting to show high-rise buildings colliding during Venezuela’s earthquakes was debunked as CGI.
Category: Fact Check
Reality check: State rep accusing Clinton Twp child care center of fraud, makes false claims
A reality check debunked a Michigan state representative’s fraud allegations against a local daycare center.
Fact Check: Don’t fall for story about beluga whale escaping captivity in Alaska to reunite with its calf
A viral story about a beluga whale escaping captivity to reunite with its calf was debunked as fake news.
Fact-check debunks viral claim on Starmer’s £115k ‘pension’
Independent fact-checkers disproved claims that UK politician Keir Starmer stands to receive a £115,000 annual pension.
Kaitlan Collins fact-checks Trump and breaks election news live
CNN host Kaitlan Collins fact-checked Donald Trump’s rally statements during a live broadcast.
Sunscreen Absorption Study Misrepresented in Viral Social Media Posts According to Alt News Analysis
Posts citing a real dermatological study went far beyond what the research actually found suggesting chemical sunscreens are systematically dangerous.
Images of Pahlavi’s 2023 Visit to Israel Digitally Altered to Show Him in 2026 Meetings
A photograph from a 2023 Israeli state visit was modified to falsely depict the Iranian opposition leader as attending recent diplomatic meetings in 2026.
FactCheck.org Scrutinises Trump’s $500 Billion Prescription Drug Savings Claim Finding It Is Largely Aspirational
Independent healthcare economists found the claimed savings were mostly projections and conditions rather than actual reductions in drug prices.
Viral Claim That Michael J Fox Made $1 Million Donation to Scientific Foundation Found Unverified
Fact-checkers confirmed the actor has worked with his foundation since 2008 but could find no evidence he made the specific donation amount attributed to him in posts.
PolitiFact Verifies Trump Administration Has Not Cut Illegal Drug Flow by 97% as Repeatedly Claimed
Data analysts found that the 97% reduction claim was not supported by border seizure statistics or independent trafficking assessments.