Image claiming Malia Obama received $2.2 million from USAID was shared as satire
The image is being shared by some as if it’s genuine, but there’s no evidence for the claim it makes. Read
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We fact check and explain claims in U.S. news and online, so you can understand what’s really going on.
Trump and Starmer's White House talks: fact checked
On Thursday the Prime Minister and the US President held their first face-to-face meeting since the latter’s return to office, discussing Ukraine, trade and a second state visit. Read
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The BBC did not receive 8% of its ‘total funding’ from USAID
It was the international charity BBC Media Action, not the BBC as a whole, which got 8% of its funding from the United States Agency for International Development in 2023/24. Read
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Video claiming Hollywood stars paid to visit Ukraine is fake
The clip being shared, which appears to be an E! News report, is in fact a fabrication. It was not published by the news and entertainment channel. Read
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No, video does not show real TV report on Disney growing child stars in lab
The clip is of a fake news report which was first posted by the satirical outlet The Onion in 2008. Read
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President Trump has not changed US divorce law to ban 50% property share
This claim is being shared in posts on social media, but no such change has been implemented by the President. Read
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No evidence Mexican president told Donald Trump Americans ‘will beg us to tear down this ugly wall’
An almost identically worded post circulated in 2017, before Claudia Sheinbaum was in office. Read
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Photo of Washington DC air crash victim used in UK hoax posts
The photo is being shared in Facebook posts claiming to show a police officer who has gone missing in different parts of the UK. Read
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Picture of Mexican president wearing a ‘Make America Mexicana Again’ hat is fake
The image was likely generated using artificial intelligence. Read
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‘CNN report’ on striking Yale professors is fake
The fake report, which claims the professors are striking because of students using AI, has been shared more than 10,000 times on TikTok. Read
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