We fact check and explain claims in U.S. news and online, so you can understand what’s really going on.
World
A video shared with captions suggesting it shows Venezuelans ripping down a poster of Nicolás Maduro after he was seized by the United States is not recent, and actually dates back to 2024. Read
United States
The image appears to show the US President sitting next to Epstein on a sofa surrounded by women, but there are several signs that show it was likely made with artificial intelligence. Read
Conflict
A video showing soldiers jumping onto a large building from a helicopter has been shared online with false claims it shows the recent US strikes on Venezuela. It was actually filmed in June 2025. Read
United States
A clip that appears to show the US President criticising Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media. But it isn’t real. Read
World
A widely shared picture appearing to show the Venezuelan leader in custody is fake, and was made using artificial intelligence. Read
World
An old video showing explosions is being shared alongside claims about the recent US strikes on Venezuela. But the footage is unrelated and was filmed in Israel in October 2024. Read
United States
An edited quote that falsely suggests Donald Trump spoke about seeing teenage girls backstage at Miss Teen USA beauty pageant is being shared online again. Read
United States
There’s no evidence to support posts being shared on Facebook claiming the US President said he would buy England and make it a US state. Read
United States
An image of Barack and Michelle Obama has been edited to change the latter’s face. Read
United States
A picture of a joke article supposedly from the 1920s has been circulating again online, but it has been taken out of context. Read
