Does a viral image of U.S. President Donald Trump and tech billionaires Elon Musk, Jensen Huang and Tim Cook, plus money manager Larry Fink eating Panda Express food show a real scene aboard Air Force One en route to China for an official visit in May 2026? No, that's not true: The image was gerated or altered using AI. It…
Are social media posts claiming that a long list of celebrities have each said "powerful pro-Israel American billionaires" are working to undermine their careers real? No, that's not true: None of the celebrities named in the posts made any such statement. The claims came from AI-generated Facebook posts produced by a spam operation managed from Vietnam. Among the false posts…
Does a Trump administration counterterrorism strategy document mention "pro-transgender" groups and "We Will Kill You" on the same page? No, that's not true: The fabricated image cuts and pastes together different sections of the White House document "United States Counterterrorism Strategy 2026." This takes the information out of context and changes its emphasis. The claim appeared in a post and…
Was this viral image of a star-shaped UFO released by the Department of War in the UFO Files? No, that's not true: The UFO files released by the Trump administration do not include a color photo of a star-shaped UFO that appears to be hovering over water. The image was previously published on the internet on April 9, 2026, a…
Is an "Internal Memorandum" reportedly from the White House Butler's Office about missing cutlery real? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that the memo is authentic, especially since there is no White House Butler's Office to begin with. The creator of the social media post also acknowledged that the memo was "satire" when someone responding to the…
Does a real video show Erika Kirk and capture the sound of her heavy breathing on camera? No, that's not true: This 15-second video clip is fake. The AI-generated footage is modeled after a real video released by The Charlie Kirk Show on April 30, 2026, but there are key differences between the two videos. There are inconsistencies between the…
Was Cole Tomas Allen, the man accused of shooting at attendees at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner, on the payroll of the Democratic National Committee and several California Democratic politicians, including Nancy Pelosi, Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris and Adam Schiff? No, that's not true: A DNC spokesperson, a Newsom spokesperson, and a Pelosi spokesperson all told Lead Stories the…
Did President Donald Trump visit the Secret Service officer in the hospital after the officer was shot on April 25, 2026, at the White House Correspondents' Dinner? No, that's not true: The video is AI-generated, and online detection tools indicate it is fake. It contains a SynthID watermark, meaning it was created or edited using Google AI tools. There are…
Did Cole Tomas Allen's brother or family give the police a warning 48 hours in advance of his shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner? No, that's not true: Court documents filed in the case against Allen state that members of his family found out minutes before the attack. According to the documents, an email was sent to members of…
Did President Donald Trump make a social media post calling a "60 Minutes" correspondent "Nora O'dumble," "dirty" and "nasty" while mentioning Jeffrey Epstein and his ballroom? No, that's not true: No such post exists on his social media accounts. Misspellings and other details in the "post" also do not make sense. The claim appeared in a post made on Facebook…
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