Conflict
Images show wildfires in New Jersey not Israel
Two photos of burning forests are being shared with misleading claims they show the recent fires in Israel, when this is not the case. 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.
No evidence Namibia is ‘deporting 500 Americans’
The Namibian government has strongly denied a claim circulating on social media. Read
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There’s no evidence Trump said the president should be impeached if the Dow Jones drops 1,000 points
An image supposedly showing Donald Trump saying this on social media has been circulating for years, and is back again. Read
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German news outlet did not report Russian spies had US defence secretary’s phone number
A claim that German intelligence arrested two Russian spies who had Pete Hegseth’s private number was attributed to Der Spiegel, but the publication confirmed it did not publish such a story. Read
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Unsubstantiated claim that Donald Trump’s mother said he’d be a ‘disaster’ in politics reshared online
There’s no evidence Mrs Trump ever said this. Read
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Image of Donald Trump with teenage girl is likely AI-creation
The picture has been debunked many times, and there are clues that it was created with Artificial Intelligence. Read
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No, a huge statue of Jesus is not being built outside the White House
A video which appears to show a large statue of Jesus Christ under construction in Washington is fake and likely an AI-creation. Read
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Viral post about Obama’s official White House portrait isn’t wholly accurate
A picture of the 44th US president has been shared with the misleading claim that it is his official White House portrait which President Trump “refuses to hang”. Read
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Quote wrongly attributed to Mexican president recirculates
The lengthy quote has been shared thousands of times on Facebook, but there’s no evidence Claudia Sheinbaum ever said it. Read
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Photo of ‘US army general killed in Gaza’ is actually old image from Iraq
There’s no evidence that reports of the death of a general are genuine. Read
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