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  • Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Say 'Don't Dare To Touch The Strait Of Hormuz' On April 1, 2026

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    Did Russian President Vladimir Putin say "Don't dare to touch the Strait of Hormuz" on April 1, 2026? No, that's not true: The posts attributing those words to him originated from self-described satire and parody accounts. The fake story was spreading across social media platforms paired with a well-known video meme showing Putin walking. The claim appeared in a post…

    • Apr 7, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Say 'Don't Dare To Touch The Strait Of Hormuz' On April 1, 2026 Parody Account
  • Fact Check: Video Of Burning Tower Buildings Is NOT From Iranian Strikes In Tel Aviv -- Hong Kong In 2025

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    Does a video show burning tower buildings in Tel Aviv following Iranian strikes in April 2026? No, that's not true: The video shows a deadly fire in Hong Kong in November 2025. The footage is not related to the Middle East conflict. The claim appeared in an April 1, 2026, post on X account @drhossamsamy65 (archived here). It opened: 🔴…

    • Apr 3, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Of Burning Tower Buildings Is NOT From Iranian Strikes In Tel Aviv -- Hong Kong In 2025 Hong Kong 2025
  • Fact Check: Edited Video Shows Cyclist Finding Hidden Valley Ranch Logo In Real Life -- NOT Real

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    Does a video show a cyclist finding the Hidden Valley Ranch logo in real life? No, that's not true: While the clip of a man exploring a tranquil valley in Northern California is real, the logo derived from it is fake, and the landscape on Hidden Valley Ranch products does not match the valley in the video. Analysis also revealed…

    • Apr 3, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Edited Video Shows Cyclist Finding Hidden Valley Ranch Logo In Real Life -- NOT Real Fake Logo
  • Fact Check: FAKE Quote About 'Support For Peaceful Demonstrators Via National Defense Fund' Attributed To Various Celebrities -- Foreign Clickbait Story

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    Did Bad Bunny and other famous people including Blake Shelton, Cardi B, Tom Jones, Andrea Bocelli say that they were supporting peaceful demonstrators via the National Defense Fund? No, that's not true: The claim was an example of so-called "Viet Spam" campaigns of nearly identical made-up clickbait stories, each featuring a different famous person, created to drive traffic to web…

    • Mar 30, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: FAKE Quote About 'Support For Peaceful Demonstrators Via National Defense Fund' Attributed To Various Celebrities -- Foreign Clickbait Story Viet Spam
  • Fact Check: Israeli Channel 13, Al Jazeera Did NOT Confirm Hezbollah Captured All Or Part Of Kiryat Shmona

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    Did Israeli Channel 13 and Al Jazeera confirm that Hezbollah partially or wholly captured Kiryat Shmona? No, that's not true: There's no reliable evidence to support that claim. Neither news organization reported that Hezbollah fighters had taken Israel's northernmost city, located near its border with Lebanon, although the community has been largely evacuated due to ongoing cross-border attacks. The claim…

    • Mar 30, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Israeli Channel 13, Al Jazeera Did NOT Confirm Hezbollah Captured All Or Part Of Kiryat Shmona Not Captured
  • Fact Check: Erika Kirk Did NOT Announce She Is Opening An Orphanage "In Honor Of Charlie" -- It's A False Rumor Started From Clickbait

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    Did Erika Kirk announce she was opening an orphanage in honor of Charlie Kirk? No, that's not true: A video on TikTok repeats a false claim which began circulating on social media in late October 2025. There is no record of Erika Kirk announcing plans to build a school for orphans in honor of her late husband. The copy/paste posts…

    • Mar 25, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Erika Kirk Did NOT Announce She Is Opening An Orphanage "In Honor Of Charlie" -- It's A False Rumor Started From Clickbait Not Announced
  • Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Purports To Show Donald Trump's Post Claiming 'We Won The Iran Thing -- Bigly'

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    Did U.S. President Donald Trump write a post about winning "the Iran thing" in a "Bigly" way on March 19, 2026? No, that's not true: The post did not originate from Trump's account. The image of the entry, as it first appeared on social media, carried a satire label. The claim originated from a post (archived here) published on X…

    • Mar 19, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Purports To Show Donald Trump's Post Claiming 'We Won The Iran Thing -- Bigly' No Such Post
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence U.K. Police Investigated Man Over X Username 'ChingChongChinaman' Or Something Like It

    Fact Check

    Did U.K. police investigate a man over his X username "ChingChongChinaman" or something similar? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that police in the United Kingdom spoke to a man following a complaint about an "offensive" username. Screenshots of a purported firsthand encounter with law enforcement were traced to a Reddit account that has since been banned. The…

    • Mar 19, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Evidence U.K. Police Investigated Man Over X Username 'ChingChongChinaman' Or Something Like It No Reports
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Does NOT Show Ruins Of Amazon Data Center In The Middle East

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    Does a viral video purporting to show the ruins of an Amazon data center in the Middle East document a real scene? No, that's not true: The video contained multiple signs pointing to AI, including an incorrectly spelled company's name and a person who appears headless and then grows a head in less than a second. According to Google, the…

    • Mar 18, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Does NOT Show Ruins Of Amazon Data Center In The Middle East AI Video
  • Fact Check: Posts Do NOT Prove Netanyahu Photo Of Iran Strike Order Predates Feb. 28, 2026 -- Claim Based On Google Glitch

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    Do social media posts prove that the Israeli Prime Minister's office reused a photo originally published on Feb. 4, 2026? No, that's not true: The claim appears to have been based on a known Google image search glitch, not evidence of photo reuse. The photo was not part of an article about Spain published on Feb. 4, 2026. Lead Stories…

    • Mar 17, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Posts Do NOT Prove Netanyahu Photo Of Iran Strike Order Predates Feb. 28, 2026 -- Claim Based On Google Glitch Known Glitch
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