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  • Fact Check: Netflix Did Not Announce Upcoming Documentary About Pete Buttigieg

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    Did Netflix announce it is releasing a documentary about the life of former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg titled "Pete: A Spectacular Life"? No, that's not true: Neither the company nor media organizations said anything about that. The website that spread the claim appeared to be connected to an overseas network that capitalizes on people's engagement provoked by fake…

    • Nov 24, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Netflix Did Not Announce Upcoming Documentary About Pete Buttigieg Spam Site
  • Fact Check: Pete Buttigieg Did NOT Stand At A 'Town Hall' Podium With Biden And Announce 'I'm Running For President' -- AI-Generated Post Is Part Of Vietnam-Based Scam System

    Fact Check

    Did Pete Buttigieg stand at the podium at a public town hall meeting with Joe Biden joining by live feed, and announce he's running for President in 2028? No, that's not true: At the time the rumor was posted, no news outlets had carried the story of such an announcement by the former Secretary of Transportation. There were no news…

    • Nov 24, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Pete Buttigieg Did NOT Stand At A 'Town Hall' Podium With Biden And Announce 'I'm Running For President' -- AI-Generated Post Is Part Of Vietnam-Based Scam System AI & Scam
  • Fact Check: Viral Stories About AOC And Barron Trump Are NOT Real -- NO Confrontation, NO Video

    Fact Check

    Do viral posts about a confrontation between AOC and Donald Trump's son Barron, with the involvement of Louisiana Senator John Neely Kennedy, describe a real-life event? No, that's not true: Contrary to the claim, there is no video recording of an exchange that allegedly happened on the Senate floor. The posts appear to be part of foreign-operated networks that share…

    • Nov 24, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Viral Stories About AOC And Barron Trump Are NOT Real -- NO Confrontation, NO Video Made-Up Story
  • Fact Check: NO Record 'Matthew's Haberdashery' Seattle Clothing Store Ever Existed -- 'Moving Sale' Ad Uses Images From Mass-Market Internet Retailers

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    Is a high-end Seattle store called "Matthew's Haberdashery" moving to Charlotte, North Carolina and selling Seattle-made men's clothes at a discount in a moving sale? No, that's not true: the store never existed, and the website and Facebook page appeared just 39 days before the moving sale was underway. Lead Stories easily found the exact photos from the Matthew's website…

    • Nov 24, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: NO Record 'Matthew's Haberdashery' Seattle Clothing Store Ever Existed -- 'Moving Sale' Ad Uses Images From Mass-Market Internet Retailers No Such Store
  • Fact Check: Pete Buttigieg Did NOT Open 'America's First 100% Free Homeless Hospital'

    Fact Check

    Did former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg open "America's first 100% free homeless hospital"? No, that's not true: The picture purporting to show the opening ceremony was AI generated. No credible news organizations published any reports about it. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on Facebook, where it was published on November 23, 2025. PETE BUTTIGIEG JUST…

    • Nov 24, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Pete Buttigieg Did NOT Open 'America's First 100% Free Homeless Hospital' Didn't Happen
  • Fact Check: Barron Trump Did NOT Announce 2028 Senate Run And He's Too Young To Serve In Senate -- More Viet Spam

    Fact Check

    Did Barron Trump announce a 2028 run for U.S. Senate at an event that "broke Washington in half"? No, that's not true: Barron Trump would still be too young to qualify for service in the U.S. Senate in 2028. A viral Facebook post contained verifiably false details about a viral hashtag and there being actual news reports about such an…

    • Nov 22, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Barron Trump Did NOT Announce 2028 Senate Run And He's Too Young To Serve In Senate -- More Viet Spam Not Old Enough
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Chicxulub Crater Made By Massive Asteroid Which Slammed Into Earth 66 Million Years Ago -- Flawed Simulation

    Fact Check

    Does a video show a man standing on the edge of the Chicxulub Crater which was formed when an asteroid slammed into the earth about 66 million years ago? No, that's not true: In follow-up comments under the post, the author says "This is an AI simulation of what it may have look like 66 million years ago". They suggest…

    • Nov 18, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Chicxulub Crater Made By Massive Asteroid Which Slammed Into Earth 66 Million Years Ago -- Flawed Simulation Simulation
  • 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

    Fact Check

    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!
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