Fact-checkers confirmed footage of a woman dumping a blue-and-orange trash can on a New York City street was authentic and not a scripted prank.
Category: Fact Check
South Korean YouTuber Not Groped in India While Dressed as Pregnant Woman Confirms Alt News
Alt News India confirmed that a viral story about a foreign content creator being harassed while in pregnancy costume was not supported by video or police records.
Viral Claim That Shubman Gill Played in India vs Ireland T20 Contradicted by Team Announcement
Fact-checkers found Gill was not named in the playing XI for the first T20I in Belfast with Shreyas Iyer leading the team as confirmed by ESPNcricinfo.
Deleted Tweets by Mamdani-Endorsed Congressional Candidate Resurfaced and Verified as Authentic
Conservative critics shared old social media posts which fact-checkers confirmed were genuine and unaltered tweets originally deleted by the candidate.
PolitiFact Finds Claim That Collins Sided With Trump to Give Billionaires Healthcare Cuts Is Misleading
The senator’s voting record showed a more nuanced position than the attack ad claimed making the characterisation of her votes as pro-billionaire oversimplified.
Snopes Debunks Viral Billboard Falsely Attributed to Republican Campaign in Texas Senate Race
Fact-checkers confirmed that while an authentic Republican billboard existed the version circulating online with inflammatory messaging was digitally altered.
Politifact Verifies Video of June 2026 Earthquake in Philippines Debunking Venezuela Misattribution
A video circulating as footage from the Venezuela earthquake was traced to a separate unrelated seismic event in the Philippines in June 2026.
Snopes Refutes Claims That Albanian Protests Were About Religion When They Were Political in Nature
Fact-checkers clarified that June 2026 protests in Albania were driven by anti-corruption grievances and land-access disputes not sectarian tensions.
FactCheck.org Finds No Evidence Trump’s Right to Try Law Has Saved Thousands of Lives as Claimed
Researchers who study access to investigational drugs say the president’s repeated claims of the law saving lives are greatly exaggerated without data support.
Image of Trump Sitting on Suit Jacket Altered to Show Towel in Viral Social Media Posts
Fact-checkers confirmed the image came from a legitimate October 2024 interview and that Trump was sitting on his jacket not a towel as claimed.