Social media users shared archival footage of explosions in Ukraine and China falsely claiming they occurred in Israel during the Iran conflict.
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Photo of Port Sudan Explosion Falsely Claimed to Show Iran Attacking US Base in Djibouti
Images from the 2025 Port Sudan blast were recycled and falsely presented as showing an Iranian attack on Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti.
Trump Never Posted Viral Quote on Truth Social That Spread Widely Online
Snopes confirmed that a widely shared screenshot showing Trump posting a provocative quote on Truth Social was fabricated.
Republican Claim That 10 Percent of Women Have Serious Side Effects From Mifepristone Is Unsupported
Republican lawmakers have repeated the claim that mifepristone causes serious side effects in at least 10% of users, which contradicts peer-reviewed evidence.
AI-Generated Video of Aircraft Carrier Sinking Went Viral as Real During Iran Conflict
An AI-fabricated video purporting to show a US aircraft carrier being sunk by Iran was widely shared online before being debunked.
IRGC Never Claimed Responsibility for Minab School Strike Contrary to Viral Telegram Posts
Posts citing a Telegram channel called Radio Gilan falsely claimed the Iranian IRGC admitted to accidentally striking a school.
False Claim That WHO Declared Ebola a Global Emergency Fact-Checkers Debunk
Despite alarming Ebola spread in Congo WHO has not issued a global public health emergency as falsely stated in viral social media posts
Fabricated Claim That Bolivia President Rodrigo Paz Resigned Goes Viral
Social media posts claiming Paz had stepped down after protests were false as of May 20 with the president still in office
No the IRS Has Not Been Abolished Despite Viral Claims After DOJ Memo on Trump Family
Fact-checkers clarify that the DOJ directive shielding the Trump family does not shut down or abolish the IRS entirely
Snopes Debunks Viral Screenshot Claiming Trump Posted Extremist Quote on Truth Social
Snopes confirmed that a widely-shared screenshot of an incendiary Trump post on Truth Social was fabricated