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  • Fact Check: Social Security Cards Do NOT Contain A Secret Contract Hidden In The Fine Print Of The Signature Line

    Fact Check

    Do Social Security cards contain a secret contract concealed in the fine print of the signature line? No, that's not true: The signature line on a Social Security card is a line of intaglio microtext which spells out the words "Social Security Administration". This is one of many anti-counterfeiting features included on the banknote paper of the Social Security card…

    • Nov 13, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Social Security Cards Do NOT Contain A Secret Contract Hidden In The Fine Print Of The Signature Line Security Marks
  • Fact Check: FAKE Photo Does NOT Show Real Moment London Bus Jumped The Gap As Tower Bridge Drawbridge Opened

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    Does a real photo show the moment in 1952 that a double-decker bus jumped the widening gap of the Tower Bridge drawbridge sections as it was opened to let river traffic through? No, that's not true: While a quick-thinking driver of the London number 78 line was truly celebrated for hitting the gas and jumping the gap, the viral photo…

    • Nov 12, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: FAKE Photo Does NOT Show Real Moment London Bus Jumped The Gap As Tower Bridge Drawbridge Opened Fake Photo
  • Fact Check: Contradictions In 'Pine Bluff Historical Museum Wax Figure' Story -- No Real Man Mummified

    Fact Check

    Did a wax figure at the "Pine Bluff Historical Museum" turn out to be a mummified real man who had been missing for years as a viral story claimed? No, that's not true: The story was written by "Muhammad Haseeb Ahmer" who first said it happened in Missouri while including key details like towns and institutions that don't exist. A…

    • Nov 10, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Contradictions In 'Pine Bluff Historical Museum Wax Figure' Story -- No Real Man Mummified Fiction!
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Donald Trump Dismissed A Secret Service Food Tester After Incident At Restaurant In Washington DC

    Fact Check

    Did Donald Trump dismiss a longtime Secret Service food tester after JD Vance saw the agent sprinkle an unidentified spice on the President's meal when they were dining out in DC? No, that's not true: There is no evidence supporting this story. In his second term Donald Trump had only eaten out in DC on one occasion, on Sept. 9,…

    • Nov 5, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Donald Trump Dismissed A Secret Service Food Tester After Incident At Restaurant In Washington DC Satire Site
  • Prebunk: Beware Of Fake Fan Pages Spreading False Stories About Your Favorite Celebrities -- How To Spot 'Viet Spam'

    Analysis

    This is what fact checkers call a "prebunk." A prebunk is like a debunk (another word for fact check), only it's an advance notice of an anticipated false claim. This article is intended to inoculate you from future outbreaks of a specific type of false claims about your favorite entertainment celebrities, sports stars, and politicians. We call this "Viet Spam"…

    • Oct 31, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Prebunk: Beware Of Fake Fan Pages Spreading False Stories About Your Favorite Celebrities -- How To Spot 'Viet Spam' Spot The Slop
  • Fact Check: 'The View' Was NOT Cancelled, Replaced With 'The Charlie Kirk Show', As Of October 30, 2025

    Fact Check

    Did ABC cancel "The View" and replace it with "The Charlie Kirk Show" hosted by the late conservative activist's widow, Erika Kirk, and other people, including Megyn Kelly? No, none of that is true: The show continued to be on air after the beginning of this wave of online rumors. Neither the hosts nor the network made a public announcement…

    • Oct 30, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'The View' Was NOT Cancelled, Replaced With 'The Charlie Kirk Show', As Of October 30, 2025 Didn't Happen
  • Fact Check: ICE Did NOT 'Rebrand' Themselves As HSI In October 2025 -- That Division Had Existed Since 2010

    Fact Check

    Did U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement "rebrand" itself to be publicly known as Homeland Security Investigators, not ICE? No, that's not true: ICE still exists under the same old name. "Homeland Security Investigators" discussed in social media posts is not a brand-new entity -- it has operated since 2010 as one of the major divisions within ICE, but the correct…

    • Oct 27, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: ICE Did NOT 'Rebrand' Themselves As HSI In October 2025 -- That Division Had Existed Since 2010 No Renaming
  • Fact Check: Trump Administration Did NOT Issue Press Release Offering 'Patriots ... A Piece Of The White House', As Of October 27, 2025

    Fact Check

    Did the Donald Trump White House publish a press release offering pieces of the demolished East Wing for $500 per item at a website whose name suggested an affiliation with the U.S. president? No, that's not true: An image of the purported press release circulating on social media was full of nonsensical typos and redirected to a nonexistent website. As…

    • Oct 27, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Trump Administration Did NOT Issue Press Release Offering 'Patriots ... A Piece Of The White House', As Of October 27, 2025 Didn't Happen
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Dogs Trying To Steal Honey & Getting Stung By Bees -- It's AI

    Fact Check

    Is a video showing dogs trying to steal honey by poking a beehive with a stick and getting stung authentic? No, that's not true: The video was posted on a TikTok account that says it publishes "high quality 3D animated shorts". According to a specialized detection tool the video was likely made using AI. The footage also contained several glitches…

    • Oct 23, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Dogs Trying To Steal Honey & Getting Stung By Bees -- It's AI AI Generated
  • Fact Check: There WERE Children's Hospitals In The U.S. When Rob Schneider Was A Kid -- Since At Least 1855

    Fact Check

    Did the United States have no children's hospitals in the 1960s and 1970s, when comedian Rob Schneider was a child? No, that's not true: The first children's hospital was opened in Philadelphia in 1855, with 26 operating by 1895, according to an academic paper. Hospitals opened in the 1960s include St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. The claim originated…

    • Oct 23, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: There WERE Children's Hospitals In The U.S. When Rob Schneider Was A Kid -- Since At Least 1855 Since 1855
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    Fact Check: Video of Senator Jon Ossoff Saying He Voted To Keep Government Shutdown Because He Could Never Say No To Chuck Schumer Is NOT Real -- It's AI

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    Fact Check: No Evidence Erika Kirk's 'Romanian Angels' Evangelical Ministry Was Accused Of Trafficking Children Or Banned From Romania

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    • Sep 23, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
  • Fact Check: Trump, Epstein Photos With 'Underage' Women NOT Authentic -- They're AI Generated Fabricated Pix

    Fact Check: Trump, Epstein Photos With 'Underage' Women NOT Authentic -- They're AI Generated

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    • May 9, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
  • Fact Check: Epstein's Brother DID Mention Trump and 'Bubba' In A Real Email -- Unclear Whether It Was Reference To Bill Clinton Real Email

    Fact Check: Epstein's Brother DID Mention Trump and 'Bubba' In A Real Email -- Unclear Whether It Was Reference To Bill Clinton

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    • Nov 14, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke

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    Fact Check: Video Of Donald Trump Touching Bill Clinton's Crotch Is NOT Real -- It's AI-Generated

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