Old images of a 2025 Port Sudan blast were being shared on social media with false captions claiming an Iranian attack on Camp Lemonnier
Tag: Fact Check
Immigration Agents Paid Per Arrest Claim Lacks Evidence Despite Widespread Sharing
DHS denied a viral claim that ICE agents receive bonuses for each arrest with fact-checkers finding no evidence of such a policy
Iranian Embassy in Austria Posted Fake Image of Blood-Stained Backpack After Minab School Attack
The Iranian government’s embassy shared a fabricated photograph falsely attributed to an Israeli strike on a school
AI-Generated Video of Aircraft Carrier Sinking Viral During Iran War Is Completely Fabricated
Fact-checkers identified a fake video of a US aircraft carrier being sunk that had spread widely on social media during the Iran conflict
Kyle Busch Death Not a Rumour NASCAR Confirms Racing Legend Died at 41
Snopes and multiple outlets confirmed the death of NASCAR star Kyle Busch after initial social media doubt about the reports
Cornyn Political Ad Misrepresents Senator’s Words to Falsely Link Him to Radical Islam Voters Warned
Fact-checkers confirmed that a campaign advertisement against Texas Senator Cornyn used selective and misleading quotes from 2021
Real Vatican Files Exist But Nothing Like the Fabricated Truth Social Post Claims
Fact-checkers debunked a viral Truth Social post claiming to contain secret Vatican documents saying the real files are very different
RFK Jr Overstated Impact of FDA Expedited Drug Approval Programme by Making Misleading Comparisons
FactCheck.org found that the HHS Secretary made misleading claims about the speed of drug approvals under the new review programme
Hantavirus Is Not the New COVID WHO Says Viral 2022 Prediction Post Is Misleading
Fact-checkers debunked a widely shared social media claim that a 2022 prediction about a 2026 hantavirus pandemic was coming true
Texas Senator John Cornyn Ad Misleadingly Ties Him to Radical Islam Over 2021 Afghan Refugee Quote
FactCheck.org found that a political TV advertisement attacking Senator Cornyn misrepresented his actual comments about Afghan refugees