A fake radioactive contamination alert linked to the 2026 Iran war spreading on social media platforms was identified as fabricated by fact-checking organisations with no such incident confirmed.
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Claim Trump Turned Down Intel Briefing About Iran Attack Is Unverified
A viral claim that President Trump turned down intelligence briefings about an imminent Iran attack was found to be unverifiable with no credible source able to confirm the specific allegation.
Claim That Israel Was Added to UN Sex Violence Blacklist Is Accurate According to UN Sources
A claim widely shared on social media that the United Nations added Israel to its blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones was confirmed as accurate by UN sources and multiple news outlets.
Erdogan Book Quote Attributed to Donald Trump Jr Is Actually From His 2019 Book
A viral social media attribution of a political quote to Donald Trump Jr was fact-checked and confirmed to be a real statement from his 2019 book and not a new statement.
Claim That US Citizens Will Receive USD 2000 Stimulus Checks in November Is False
A viral claim that US citizens will receive USD 2000 stimulus or tariff-based checks in November was debunked by FactCheck.org as there is no government programme authorising such payments.
India’s NEET-UG Exam Controversy Fuelled by Social Media Misinformation About CBI Arrests
Social media was flooded with unverified claims about arrests and irregularities in India’s NEET-UG exam controversy with several posts exaggerating or fabricating details about the ongoing CBI investigation.
Viral Hantavirus Map Does Not Show Confirmed Cases Fact-Checkers Find
A map shared widely on X and TikTok falsely claimed to show the rapid spread of hantavirus across Europe and North America but Euronews fact-checkers confirmed it tracked only news coverage not cases.
AI-Generated Videos Falsely Showing Missiles Striking Tel Aviv Are Debunked
Multiple AI-generated videos purportedly showing Iranian missiles striking Tel Aviv during the 2026 Iran war were debunked by BBC Verify and other fact-checkers who identified them as fabricated propaganda.
Fake Image of Destroyed US Radar in Qatar Went Viral During Iran War and Was Debunked
A fabricated image depicting a destroyed American radar installation in Qatar spread widely on social media before international fact-checkers confirmed there was no such strike.
Claim That China and Overseas Propaganda Drive US Protests Against Data Centres Is Unsupported
Claims by a billionaire TV star and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that China and overseas propaganda drive American protests against data centres were found to be based on scant evidence.