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TRUE	Claim via Social Media: The U.S. Department of Agriculture told grocery stores they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding lapse during the government shutdown that began in October 2025. Snopes.com rating: True (But, grocery stores can apply for a waiver to provide special discounts to SNAP customers.) USDA prohibits SNAP discounts during shutdown unless retailers have waivers
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Vail school district teachers only dressed in seemingly blood-soaked “Problem Solved” t-shirts after Charlie Kirk was shot Lead Stories rating: False (According to the school district’s superintendent, in a since-deleted Facebook post reported on by local media outlets, the T-shirts predated the assassination of Turning Point USA Co-Founder Kirk by more than a year and had nothing to do with him. The items were purchased in 2024 and worn by the teachers for two Halloweens in a row.) Fact Check: Photo Of Vail School District Teachers Wearing ‘Problem Solved’ Halloween T-Shirts Is NOT Related To Assassination Of Charlie Kirk
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said, referring to U.S. President Donald Trump’s border policies, “Trump did a better job. I don’t like Trump, you know, but we should have a secure border and it ain’t that hard to do.” Snopes rating: True (Sanders made the remark while discussing Democratic and Republican border and immigration policies during a podcast with the comedian Tim Dillon.) Did Bernie Sanders praise Trump’s border policies?
FALSE	Claim by JB Pritzker (D): The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.” PolitiFact rating: False (There are no separate “SNAP machines.” SNAP recipients use the same card readers as everyone else, and they were never shut down. The Trump administration initially said it would halt new benefits during the shutdown but later used contingency funds to partially continue payments after a court order.) Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Trump ‘shut down the SNAP machines.’ There are no SNAP machines JB Pritzker Rating
FALSE	(International: Germany): A video shows thousands of Kenyan migrants entering Germany. AAP rating: False (The video shows a passenger ferry in Kenya.) Kenyan commuters misrepresented as migrants entering Europe

 

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MOSTLY TRUE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents deployed tear gas in a Chicago neighborhood while children headed to a Halloween parade there. Snopes.com rating: Mostly True (Federal immigration agents did deploy tear gas in Old Irving Park, leading to the parade’s cancellation, but reports misidentified the agency involved and lacked confirmed evidence that children were directly affected.) Border Patrol used tear gas in Chicago neighborhood ahead of Halloween parade. Here’s what we know
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Real video shows a white couple in the delivery room after the mother has given birth to two black babies. Lead Stories rating: False (AI-generated) Fact Check: AI Video Of White Couple With Two Black Babies In Delivery Room Is NOT Real — Comedy Skit
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates said climate change “will not lead to humanity’s demise.” Snopes rating: True (Correct Attribution) Bill Gates said climate change ‘will not lead to humanity’s demise’?
FALSE	Claim by President Donald Trump (R): “Under the Obama and Biden administrations, there was a hatred toward Israel.” PolitiFact Rating: False (Both administrations expanded U.S. military aid and cooperation with Israel. Obama approved a $38 billion defense package, and Biden maintained robust military support following the 2023 Hamas attacks.) Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israel on same day as hostage, prisoner releases Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: Australia): A satellite image shows energy waves emanating from Antarctica. AAP rating: False (The waves appeared following a technical glitch.) No, satellite image didn’t show ‘gaint energy waves’ over Australia

 

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MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Ron DeSantis (R): In Florida, “68 to 70% of property tax revenue” is from “second homes, investment properties, commercial properties, Airbnb,” not primary residences. PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (DeSantis’ estimate is close — about 64% of Florida’s property tax revenue comes from non-homesteaded properties, including second homes, rentals, and businesses. Ending property taxes for primary residences could cost local governments around $18.5 billion and potentially force cuts to services or tax hikes elsewhere.) Is DeSantis right that most Florida property tax dollars come from vacation homes, businesses? Ron DeSantis Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: An authentic video shows a Tesla car charging from a diesel generator that it is towing as it drives. Lead Stories rating: False (Made by AI.) Fact Check: Video Of Tesla Pulling Diesel Motor As It Charges Is NOT Real — AI Made It
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, which required emergency rooms to provide emergency health care to anyone, regardless of immigration status, in 1986. Snopes.com rating: True (Under the law Reagan signed, ERs that take Medicare payments — which is most of them — must provide emergency care to anyone, regardless of ability to pay or immigration status. Some social media posts claimed the act guaranteed “health services to all undocumented immigrants,” but the act required only that hospitals provide everyone with emergency health care, not other forms of health services.) Reagan signed law requiring emergency health care for undocumented immigrants. Here’s what it says
MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Stephen Miller (R): “To all ICE officers, you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Immigration agents are not immune from prosecution if they break state or federal law. They have limited protections under the Constitution’s supremacy clause when acting within reasonable confines of their duties, but those protections are not absolute. Federal agents have been prosecuted before, and states can pursue cases in certain circumstances.) PolitiFact Fact Check: Do ICE officers have ‘federal immunity’ as White House official Stephen Miller said?
FALSE	(International: Australia): Robert Irwin has refused to wear a LGBTQI pin at a Sydney Gala and has spoken out against “forced symbolism”. AAP rating: False (Irwin is currently in the United States, not Sydney, and the quotes attributed to him are fabricated.) Claims Robert Irwin refused LGBTQI pin are fake

 

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BLATANT LIE	Claim by Kristi Noem (R): “No American citizens have been arrested or detained” during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns. PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (Multiple lawsuits, DHS statements, and news reports show that numerous U.S. citizens have been detained or arrested by federal immigration agents, including during Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. A ProPublica investigation identified at least 170 cases nationwide of U.S. citizens detained under Trump’s second term.) Kristi Noem said immigration agents haven’t arrested or detained US citizens. That’s Pants on Fire!
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Julian Brown, a 22-year-old inventor from Atlanta, Georgia, has officially developed and demonstrated PLASTOLINE, a clean-burning alternative fuel derived from plastic waste. DigitEye rating: True (Julian Brown’s PLASTOLINE has been successfully demonstrated by him. Other media outlets have also reported about this.) Did Julian Brown, 22, develop PLASTOLINE, clean-burning alternative fuel from plastic waste? Fact Check
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Video shows a woman robbing a white woman because President Trump cut food subsidy transfers to EBT cards during the 2025 government shutdown. Lead Stories rating: False (Off By 3 Years) Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Black Woman ‘Robbing a White Woman Because Trump Cut Food Stamps on EBT’ — Video Shows 2022 Incident
FALSE	(International: Australia): Atmospheric carbon dioxide can’t warm the earth’s surface because heat only goes up. Australian Associated Press rating: False (CO2 transfers heat in all directions, including downwards, through radiation.) False ‘heat only rises’ claim defies climate science | AAP

 

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BLATANT LIE	Claim by President Donald Trump (R): The U.S. is lawfully striking “narco-terrorist” boats in an armed conflict with drug cartels. FactCheck.org rating: False (The Trump administration has provided no evidence that those killed were combatants or that the boats posed an imminent threat to the U.S. Legal experts said there is no international or domestic legal basis for the strikes, as drug trafficking does not constitute an “armed conflict.” The operations have been widely criticized as unlawful and extrajudicial killings by both Republican and Democratic lawmakers.) Assessing the Facts and Legal Questions About the U.S. Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Donald Trump Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: In July 2025, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson voted in favor of a bill with a projected $186 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides federal food benefits to roughly 42 million Americans. Snopes rating: True (He voted in favor) House Speaker Mike Johnson signed bill cutting $186B from SNAP in July 2025
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A video of a lady in Atlanta telling a reporter that she sells $2,500 in SNAP food stamps each month for $1,200 authentic. Lead Stories rating: False (An AI Creation) Fact Check: Video of Atlanta Lady Saying She Sells Her $2,000 In SNAP Food Stamps For $1,200 A Month Is NOT Real — AI-Generated
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): A new law coming into force in November 2025 will introduce a £200 ‘sustainability tax’ on all car owners. Full Fact rating: False (While most vehicles are subject to road tax, which underwent some changes in April, there is no additional £200 sustainability charge for car owners being introduced from November 2025. The government isn’t introducing a new £200 ‘sustainability’ tax on car owners – Full Fact

 

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NO EVIDENCE	Claim via Social Media: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has a secret Grindr account, as alleged by TikTok user @razzledazzlemo. Snopes rating: Unverified (There is no credible evidence that Mike Johnson ever had a Grindr account. The TikTok user who made the claim has provided no proof, and no reputable media outlet has corroborated it. The user has, however, raised over $29,000 through GoFundMe for “legal expenses.” Snopes notes there is not enough verified evidence to confirm or debunk the rumor.) Baseless rumor about Mike Johnson’s alleged Grindr account keeps spreading online
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow revealed Speaker Mike Johnson’s wife’s secret LLC. Lead Stories rating: False (She never revealed that.) Fact Check: Mike Johnson Did NOT Storm Out Of The House Chamber After Rachel Maddow ‘Exposed’ His Wife’s Secret LLC
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: A man in Tennessee was jailed for posting a meme deriding President Donald Trump following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Snopes rating: True (Larry Bushart was arrested in late September 2025 by the Perry County Sheriff’s Office after posting a meme referencing Trump and a 2024 school shooting. Authorities charged him with making “threats of mass violence on school property.” The charge was dropped on Oct. 29, and Bushart was released after being held on a $2 million bond.) Man jailed in Tennessee after posting meme deriding Trump following Charlie Kirk’s death
MISEADING	Claim by Scott Bessent (R): “Overall, the inflation since President Trump” took office “has come down.” PolitiFact rating: Misleading (Inflation has generally risen during Trump’s presidency, though core inflation slightly declined and wages grew faster than prices.) Has inflation eased under Trump? It depends on the measure
FALSE	(International: Germany): Germany Officially Designates Antifa a ‘Domestic Terror Group’. Lead Stories rating: False  Fact Check: Germany Did NOT Designate Antifa A ‘Domestic Terror Group’

 

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FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Time magazine named Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk in its “Top 100 Most Influential People of 2025” issue and featured her picture on the cover. Snopes rating: False (While Time magazine did not feature Erika Kirk on its list of The 100 Most Influential People of 2025 in April and the magazine covers shared in Facebook posts with that claim were fake, Time did include her name on its list of the world’s “most influential rising stars” that September.) Erika Kirk wasn’t named in Time magazine’s ‘Most Influential People of 2025’ issue
FALSE	Claim by Hakeem Jeffries (D): “The Trump administration just declared that erecting a ballroom is the president’s main priority,” rather than issues such as the cost of living and health care. PolitiFact rating: False (In a briefing, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about President Donald Trump’s priorities for renovating parts of the White House campus. Leavitt responded that the ballroom is his top priority. Leavitt did not say the ballroom is Trump’s priority among all policies, such as inflation and health care.) Hakeem Jeffries twists Karoline Leavitt’s words about ballroom as Trump priority
TRUE	Claim by Sen. Ron Johnson (R): “Obamacare premiums have increased three times the rate of inflation.” Gigafact rating: True (Affordable Care Act premiums have risen about 118% since 2014, compared with 39% inflation over the same period. The average monthly premium for a benchmark plan grew from $273 in 2014 to an expected $596 in 2026. Premiums rose sharply in 2017, stabilized afterward, and are projected to climb more than 18% in 2026.) Have Obamacare premiums increased three times the rate of inflation?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A video that circulated in October 2025 authentically depicted hordes of people rioting and looting Walmart because the government cut off food stamps. Snopes.com rating: False (AI-generated) Real video shows rioting and looting at Walmart?
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): Keir Starmer has announced that from 1 November the government will reduce internet speeds from midnight until 6am. Full Fact rating: False (No such policy has been announced. Social media videos claiming this feature fake audio, which was almost certainly AI-generated, over old footage of Mr Starmer.) The government isn’t going to slow the internet at night from November – Full Fact

 

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FALSE	Claim via Social Media: “Forty percent of homeless people are veterans.” Gigafact rating: False (Veterans make up about 4.3% of the U.S. homeless population, not 40%. The December 2024 point-in-time count found 32,882 homeless veterans out of 771,480 total homeless individuals. The number of homeless veterans has declined 55% since 2009 and 8% between 2023 and 2024.) Are 40% of homeless people veterans?
MISLEADING	Claim by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R): “Democrats are funding $2 million for feminist democratic principles in Africa.” The Dispatch Fact Check rating: Misleading (The measure supports the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s 2X Women’s Initiative, which promotes women’s economic empowerment in developing nations — not partisan or ideological programs.) Mike Johnson’s Claims About Democratic ‘Demands’ to End Shutdown
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim via Social Media: A video shared in October 2025 authentically showed a drag queen wearing revealing clothing while dancing in front of a preschooler. Snopes rating: True (Not in a school, but the video authentically showed a drag performer wearing revealing clothing while dancing in front of a young child.) Video of drag queen dancing for preschooler is real
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Authentic press release earnestly advertises East Wing rubble and a chance to “own a piece of the White House”. Lead Stories rating: False (An image of the purported press release circulating on social media was full of nonsensical typos and redirected to a nonexistent website.) Fact Check: Trump Administration Did NOT Issue Press Release Offering ‘Patriots … A Piece Of The White House’, As Of October 27, 2025
FALSE	(International: Pakistan): Pakistan PM met Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in October 2025 AFP Fact Check rating: False Doctored photo of Pakistani PM with Netanyahu misleads on social media

 

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MOSTLY FALSE	Claim via Social Media: The “No Kings” protests in October 2025 against U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration were financially backed by billionaires, who provided nearly $300 million for the movement. Snopes.com rating: Mostly False (Billionaires of all political stripes fund groups that push their preferred sentiments, and some of the organizations working on the “No Kings” movement have received grant money or other funds from charities with ties to billionaires such as George Soros. However, billionaires did not spend $300 million on funding the “No Kings” protests.) Billionaires support groups behind ‘No Kings,’ but they didn’t spend $300M to fund protests
MISLEADING	Claim by Retired Nurse John Campbell: South Korea study shows COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of cancer. Science Feedback rating: Misleading (The South Korea study contained numerous methodological problems that undermine the validity of its results. As such, it doesn’t provide reliable evidence for a causal relationship between COVID-19 vaccines and cancer risk. The study reported an association between COVID-19 vaccination and an increased risk in certain types of cancer, but association alone isn’t evidence of causation.) South Korea study cannot demonstrate COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R): “Democrats are making permanent the COVID subsidies without reforms.” The Dispatch Fact Check rating: Mostly True (The proposal would permanently extend enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits first enacted during the pandemic. However, they are not specific to COVID relief and have been part of broader health coverage expansion efforts.) Mike Johnson’s Claims About Democratic ‘Demands’ to End Shutdown
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Half of U.S. presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act. Snopes.com rating: False (33% of U.S. presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act.) Breaking down Trump’s claim 50% of US presidents have invoked Insurrection Act Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: India): Video showing Muslim male and female students separated by a partition in a classroom in Kerala BOOM Fact Check rating: False Video Of Gender Segregated Classroom In Maha Falsely Shared As Kerala | BOOM

 

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MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute: An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs. PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Overall, the ad’s message aligns with most of Reagan’s remarks, which, over five minutes, expressed a dim view of tariffs. Reagan said he believed that in the long term, tariffs would lead to trade wars and hurt Americans. The ad did not present Reagan’s remarks in chronological order. It also omitted that during the same speech, Reagan said he was placing new duties on Japanese products because Japan had not enforced a trade agreement. He described this as a special case in which tariffs were justified.) Fact-check: Did Canadian ad about U.S. tariffs mislead about Reagan’s remarks? Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. President Donald Trump asked supporters to forward a proposal called the “Congressional Reform Act of 2025” that would restrict legislative lawmakers’ privileges and actions. Snopes.com rating: False (Not real. This is an old recycled hoax that dates back to 2009.) Did Trump propose ‘Congressional Reform Act of 2025′ to limit lawmakers’ privileges? Here’s the truth
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Chicago has the highest murder rate of all US big cities. Lead Stories rating: Mostly True (If big cities are those with over 1 million population, then Chicago is #1.) Fact Check: Claim Chicago Has Worst ‘Big City’ Murder Rate Depends On How Big ‘Big’ Is
BLATANT LIE	Claim by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R): “Democrats want $200 billion in health care benefits for illegal immigrants.” The Dispatch Fact Check rating: False (The proposal restores health benefits for lawfully present noncitizens — including green card holders, refugees, and asylees — not undocumented immigrants. Johnson’s claim misrepresents the scope of the measure.) The Dispatch Fact Check:Mike Johnson’s Claims About Democratic ‘Demands’ to End Shutdown
FALSE	(International: Philippines): Former senator and international boxing champ Manny Pacquiao is promoting an online gambling app. VERA Files rating: Fake FACT CHECK: Video ni Pacquiao, ginamitan ng AI para magmukhang nag-eendorso ng sugal

 

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BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A plaque quoting President Franklin D. Roosevelt about “a house owned by all the American people” was torn down by the demolition of the East Wing of the White House. Lead Stories rating: False (It is not at the White House) Fact Check: Plaque Quoting FDR About ‘House Owned By All The American People’ Was NOT In White House East Wing — At FDR Memorial
MISLEADING	Claim by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R): “Democrats are demanding $500 million for liberal news outlets.” The Dispatch Fact Check rating: Misleading (The proposal restores public funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports PBS and NPR. While conservatives have criticized those outlets as liberal, the funds are for public media infrastructure, not partisan programming.) Mike Johnson’s Claims About Democratic ‘Demands’ to End Shutdown
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Rob Schneider: The United States had no children’s hospitals in the 1960s and 1970s. Lead Stories rating: False (The first children’s hospital was opened in Philadelphia in 1855, with 26 operating by 1895, according to an academic paper. Hospitals opened in the 1960s include St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.) Fact Check: There WERE Children’s Hospitals In The U.S. When Rob Schneider Was A Kid — Since At Least 1855
FALSE	(International: Australia): Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers says he will withdraw from the Australian swim team if tickets are sold to LGBT athletes. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The quote has been fabricated.) Chalmers latest target of fake LGBTQI posts on Facebook | AAP

 

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BLATANT LIE	Claim by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R): “Democrats are funding $4 million for LGBTQI+ democracy grants in the Balkans.” The Dispatch Fact Check rating: False (There is no mention of LGBTQI+ democracy grants in the Balkans in the official rescission or appropriations documents. The claim appears to rely on a misleading White House summary.) Mike Johnson’s Claims About Democratic ‘Demands’ to End Shutdown
FALSE	Claim by President Donald Trump (R): Military pay raises under his administration are “something you weren’t getting from the past administration,” and “one year ago, we couldn’t get anybody to join” the military. FactCheck.org Rating: False (The 3.8% military pay raise for 2026 is smaller than the 4.5–5.2% increases under the Biden administration. Pay raises are set by a legal formula tied to the Employment Cost Index, not presidential discretion. Nearly all branches met recruitment goals in FY 2024, showing recovery from pandemic-era shortfalls — contradicting Trump’s claim that “nobody” was joining the military.) Trump’s False Claims About Military Pay Raises and Recruitment Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Authentic video shows mother of six complaining her EBT just got cut from $4300/month. Lead Stories rating: False (Satirical rage bait.) Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Mother Of Six Whose Food Stamps And Housing Benefits Were Cut From $4,300 To $19 Per Month — ‘Rage Bait’ Account Posts Fake Rants To Get Traffic
FALSE	(International: Burkina Faso): Burkina Faso has UNBANNED Homosexuality and President Ibrahim Traoré said “We were wrong, this is not a western degeneracy, but a core African value.” Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Burkina Faso Did NOT ‘Unban’ Homosexuality, As Of October 21, 2025

 

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MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Rand Paul (R): “About 25% of the time the Coast Guard boards a ship, there are no drugs.” Politfact rating: Mostly True (A 2024 Coast Guard report found that 27% of the time Coast Guardsmen boarded boats suspected of carrying drugs, they found no drugs.) Is Rand Paul right that a quarter of Coast Guard searches of suspected drug boats come up empty?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by President Donald Trump (R): “You walk over from Iran to Qatar, you can walk it in one second.” PolitiFact Rating: False (Iran and Qatar are separated by over 100 miles of water across the Persian Gulf; traveling between them requires passing through multiple countries.) Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israel on same day as hostage, prisoner releases Donald Trump Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: A photograph authentically showed a sign reading “Charlie Kirk had it coming, change my mind” at the Denver Communists stall during the city’s”No Kings” protest in October 2025. Snopes.com rating: True (The photo is real) Denver Communists stall featured ‘Charlie Kirk had it coming, change my mind’ sign at ‘No Kings’ protest
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Cuba has no autism and they also have no Tylenol. Lead Stories rating: False (Cuba Has Both) Fact Check: Rumor Of ‘No Tylenol … Virtually No Autism’ In Cuba Is NOT True — There Is Autism In Cuba And There Is Tylenol Too, Under The Name Paracetamol
FALSE	(International: Philippines): A curfew will be imposed in the Philippines due to rising cases of influenza-like illnesses. Rappler rating: False FACT CHECK: No nationwide curfew due to flu-like cases

 

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TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Former U.S. President Joe Biden secured the release of roughly 140 hostages during the Israel-Hamas war, a total more than President Donald Trump. Snopes rating: True (The Biden administration helped broker two ceasefire and hostage-exchange deals between Israel and Hamas — one in November 2023 and one in January 2025. Hamas released 105 hostages in the November 2023 deal and 33 in the January 2025 deal, a total of 138. The incoming Trump administration also participated in the January 2025 deal. As of this writing, Trump’s October 2025 ceasefire plan resulted in Hamas releasing 35 hostages.) Did Biden or Trump secure release of more hostages from Gaza? Here’s the tally
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Starting January 1, 2026, DNA testing will be MANDATORY before discharge from the hospital Lead Stories rating: False (made-up claim) Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Impose Mandatory DNA Testing Before Discharge From Hospital Starting January 1, 2026
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: The U.S. Marines fired live ammunition over Interstate 5 in Southern California on Oct. 18, 2025, during an artillery demonstration at Camp Pendleton, causing a temporary closure of the highway. Snopes rating: True (The live-fire occurred during an event celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Marines.) Marines fired live ammunition over California freeway after clash between White House and Newsom
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Federal officials found that 50% of Twin Cities immigrants committed fraud. MinnPost Rating: False (The September 2025 “Operation Twin Shield” found 275 potential fraud or non-compliance cases out of over 1,000 targeted immigration files — not 50% of immigrants. Only 42 cases were referred to ICE and four led to arrests. The operation focused on specific cases, not the broader immigrant population of roughly 380,000 in the Twin Cities.) Did federal officials find 50% of Twin Cities immigrants committed fraud?
FALSE	(International: India): India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh admitted that India funded Taliban to fight Pakistan. The Quint rating: False Fact-Check: AI-Manipulated Video Shared to Falsely Claim That Rajnath Singh Admitted That India Funded Taliban Against Pakistan

 

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MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Vice President JD Vance (R): “Political violence, it’s just a statistical fact that it’s a bigger problem on the left.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (A White House spokesperson cited a Center for Strategic and International Studies study showing that while left-wing terrorist attacks outnumbered right-wing ones in early 2025, right-wing attacks had dominated for the prior three decades.) In blaming left for political violence, JD Vance ignores long-term trends
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Trump posted I’m Not Incompitent!!!! on Truth Social Lead Stories rating: False (Satire Post) Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post “I’m Not Incompitent!!!!” — That’s A Fake Screenshot Which Circulated In June 2025
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem purchased two private jets using $200 million in taxpayer funds during a government shutdown in October 2025. Snopes rating: Mostly True (The U.S. Coast Guard purchased two private jets for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and several other top officials. Although a public contract stated the purchase of the two jets cost a total of a little more than $172 million, The Washington Post reported that a document it obtained put the total estimated cost at $200 million. As of this writing, it was unclear whether the Post rounded up or obtained private contract documents with additional information.) Coast Guard spent about $200M on private jets for Kristi Noem, other top officials. Here’s the contract
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A graph showing “loan locks” for non-permanent residents proves immigrants overpaying for homes with FHA loans inflated U.S. housing prices. Lead Stories Rating: False (The graph does not prove that immigrants inflated housing prices. FHA loans to non-permanent residents make up only about 2% of FHA borrowers — a small fraction of total home sales. The recent increase in share is partly due to fewer U.S. citizens applying for FHA loans. Non-permanent resident FHA activity is not a major factor in housing prices, which have been falling in many top markets.) Lead Stories: Fact Check: Graph Does NOT Prove Immigrants Overpaying For Houses With FHA Loans Inflated U.S. Housing Prices
FALSE	(International: Australia): Conservative MP for Mid Norfolk George Freeman said he is crossing the floor to join Reform UK and that the Conservative party has lost its way. Full Fact rating: False (This video isn’t real and Mr Freeman never said this. The clip was very likely made using artificial intelligence.) Video of George Freeman MP announcing defection to Reform UK is fake – Full Fact

 

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FALSE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. President Donald Trump’s October 2025 ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza was the “exact deal” brokered by former President Joe Biden. Snopes rating: False (While Biden and Trump’s deals shared similarities, they differed in how quickly Hamas and Israel had to swap captives. Under Trump’s plan, Hamas released all remaining Israeli hostages within a week, in exchange for 1,700 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel without charge and 250 convicted prisoners. Biden’s plan, in contrast, involved releasing captives in stages.) Rumor claims Trump used Biden’s ‘exact deal’ to end war in Gaza. That’s not true
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “We’ve never had a president that solved one war, not one war.” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (At least two U.S. presidents — Theodore Roosevelt and Jimmy Carter, personally conducted negotiations that led to peace agreements between warring nations. Both negotiations resulted in Nobel Prizes for some of the participants. Several other presidents saw peace agreements hammered out on their watch by officials they had appointed.) No, Donald Trump isn’t the first US president to solve a war Donald Trump Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado dedicated her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Donald Trump. Snopes.com rating: True (In an X post, Machado dedicated her prize to “the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause.”) Did María Corina Machado dedicate her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Video shows Portland, Oregon, city council members refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Lead Stories rating: False (This video clip was not filmed in Oregon. It shows the city council chambers of Portland, Maine.) Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Portland, Oregon City Council Members Refusing To Stand For Pledge Of Allegiance — Footage From Portland, Maine
FALSE	(International: Israel): A video shows a luxury BMW M4 driving through Gaza to celebrate the end of the “Gaza Genocide.” DW Fact Check rating: False (The video predates current events and was posted in May 2025; the car’s value was also exaggerated.) DW Fact Check: Gaza ceasefire disinformation — Israeli hostages freed, IDF withdrawal, and more

 

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BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): He sent National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland to “fight crime” and because Chicago is the “murder capital of the world” and Portland “is burning to the ground.”FactCheck.org Rating: False (Chicago has a high number of murders but not the highest murder rate in the U.S. or the world, and Portland is not “burning.” The president’s troop deployments, blocked or limited by courts, were justified under disputed claims of rebellion or inability to enforce federal law. Judges found “insufficient evidence” of a rebellion or danger thereof, ruling that protests did not impede federal law enforcement operations.) Q&A on Trump’s Attempt to Deploy National Guard to Portland and Chicago Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: A graph showing “loan locks” for non-permanent residents applying for FHA mortgages proves that immigrants overpaying for homes has inflated U.S. housing prices. Lead Stories rating: False (Non-permanent residents who applied for FHA loans were “not a major factor in the vast majority of local housing markets in the U.S.,” according to a researcher with the company that produced the graph. A recent rise in the share of FHA loans to non-permanent residents is “partly a denominator effect,” because fewer U.S. citizens were applying for FHA loans, the researcher said.) Fact Check: Graph Does NOT Prove Immigrants Overpaying For Houses With FHA Loans Inflated U.S. Housing Prices
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: After release from Hamas captivity, Alexander Turbanov said “Your kindness has been engraved in my conscience forever.” Lead Stories rating: False (Made Up Quote) Fact Check: Israeli Prisoner Alexander ‘Turbanov’ Did NOT Make a Statement About Captors’ Kindness — Wrong Name And Made-Up Quote
FALSE	(International: Afghanistan): Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi stated that the alleged persecution of Indian Muslims is an internal matter for India and does not concern Afghanistan. Boom Live rating: False No, Afghan Minister Did Not Call Persecution Of Indian Muslims India’s ‘Internal Matter’ | BOOM

 

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BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Regarding boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela, “Every boat that we knock out we save 25,000 American lives.” Politifact rating: Pants on Fire (The Trump administration has not provided evidence about the drugs allegedly destroyed in five Venezuelan boat strikes, making it impossible to verify claims that the action saved lives. Even if drug quantities were known, seizures alone don’t directly equate to the number of lives saved.) Fact-checking Donald Trump: Has each boat strike off the coast of Venezuela saved 25,000 lives? Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	Claim by Laura Loomer: “All of the female hostages are dead.” DW Fact Check rating: False (Several female hostages were freed in earlier exchanges; a total of 117 hostages — including women and children — have been released, and 57 deceased hostages have been recovered.) DW Fact Check: Gaza ceasefire disinformation — Israeli hostages freed, IDF withdrawal, and more Laura Loomer Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Danica Patrick $7 million Turning Point USA super bowl halftime show. Lead Stories rating: False (No Proof) Fact Check: NO Evidence Danica Patrick Donated $7M To The Turning Point USA Super Bowl Halftime Show
TRUE	(International: Denmark): A large construction company in Denmark has returned its fleet of Tesla cars, citing Elon Musk’s politics. Snopes rating: True Why a construction company in Denmark returned its fleet of Teslas

 

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Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating and/or offer our own rating if we disagree with the fact-checker. (D. Van Zandt)

Claim Codes: Red = Fact Check on a Right Claim, Blue = Fact Check on a Left Claim, Black = Not Political/Conspiracy/Pseudoscience/Other

Fact Checker bias rating Codes: Red = Right-Leaning, Green = Least Biased, Blue = Left-Leaning, Black = Unrated by MBFC

MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by West Virginians for Health Freedom: “Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Vaccine makers’ liability protections are not unlimited. Companies may be sued if the complaining party rejects the compensation fund’s offer; if negligence and fraud is alleged; and when a company’s vaccines are intended for adult use.) Are vaccine makers ‘exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death’?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Antidepressant drugs, known as SSRIs, “might be contributing” to school shootings. FactCheck.org rating: Unsupported (Experts say there is no direct evidence linking SSRIs to mass shootings.) RFK Jr. Misleads About Antidepressants and School Shootings
MISLEADING	Claim via Social Media: “Hamas is the only army in the world that wears civilian clothes during war and puts on uniforms during ceasefires.” DW Fact Check rating: Misleading (The image used was old — a still from a January 2025 video celebrating a prior peace deal, not the current ceasefire.) DW Fact Check: Gaza ceasefire disinformation — Israeli hostages freed, IDF withdrawal, and more
BLATANT LIE	Claim by President Donald Trump (R): “The Iran nuclear deal turned out to be a disaster.” PolitiFact Rating: False (The 2015 Iran nuclear accord successfully limited uranium enrichment and allowed strict monitoring. Iran largely complied until Trump withdrew in 2018, leading Tehran to scale back compliance.) Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israel on same day as hostage, prisoner releases Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: Pakistan): Marco Rubio warned Israel of Pakistan attack in presser with Israel PM. AFP Fact Check rating: False Pakistan posts attribute fabricated ‘Israel warning’ to US secretary of state

 

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Fact Check Search

Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating and/or offer our own rating if we disagree with the fact-checker. (D. Van Zandt)

Claim Codes: Red = Fact Check on a Right Claim, Blue = Fact Check on a Left Claim, Black = Not Political/Conspiracy/Pseudoscience/Other

Fact Checker bias rating Codes: Red = Right-Leaning, Green = Least Biased, Blue = Left-Leaning, Black = Unrated by MBFC

MOSTLY FALSE	Claim via Social Media: “If you vote no on Prop 50 to stop the redistricting, it shows through the envelope, making it easy for Democrats to cheat.” PolitiFact Rating: Mostly False (Some Sacramento County mail-in ballot envelopes have small holes, but these are designed to assist low-vision voters and ensure ballots aren’t left inside. While certain ballot-folding methods might make marks visible, they don’t reveal how someone voted. There’s no evidence the holes are used for tampering, and doing so would be a felony under California law.) Are holes in California mail-in ballot envelopes so some votes can be discarded? That’s misleading
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Investigator says second bullet found at Charlie Kirk murder scene. Lead Stories rating: False ( Investigators have made no such public disclosures ahead of the October 30, 2025 hearing scheduled in the case. The claim was published and promoted by a clickbait website and a Facebook page operated from Vietnam and Thailand. The text of the claim was determined to be AI-generated and it provided no documentary, eyewitness or official evidence by which to independently corroborate the claim.) Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence To Support Claim Of A Second Bullet At Charlie Kirk Murder Scene — AI Slop Network Produced It
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Oklahoma ranks among the worst states for child welfare. GigaFact Rating: True (According to the 2025 Annie E. Casey Foundation report, Oklahoma ranks No. 46 in overall child well-being, placing it in the bottom 10 nationally. The state ranks No. 40 in economic well-being, No. 48 in education, No. 43 in health, and No. 40 in family and community.) Is Oklahoma ranked among the worst states for child welfare?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by President Donald Trump (R): “Egyptian President el-Sisi never even got to see Hillary Clinton in 2016.” PolitiFact Rating: False (Clinton met with el-Sisi for over an hour during the 2016 UN General Assembly, according to Politico and her campaign.) Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israel on same day as hostage, prisoner releases Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): The UK has pledged £40 billion to rebuild Gaza. Full Fact rating: False (This appears to be an estimate of the total cost of reconstruction. There’s no evidence the UK has committed, or plans to commit, this amount.) The UK has not pledged £40 billion for Gaza reconstruction – Full Fact

 

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