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  • Fact Check: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor WAS Arrested 666 Days After Blood-Soaked Royal Horses Escaped In London

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    Was Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested 666 days after blood-soaked horses associated with the Royal Family escaped in London? Yes, that's true: The former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office on February 19, 2026. This came 666 days after a separate incident on April 24, 2024, in which five horses from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment threw…

    • Feb 20, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor WAS Arrested 666 Days After Blood-Soaked Royal Horses Escaped In London Correct #
  • Fact Check: Claim That Encrypted Messages Were Found On Alex Pretti's Phone Showing He Was A 'Key Player' In Planning Chaos Is Fake Viet Spam

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    Did police find encrypted messages on Alex Pretti's phone that showed the ICU nurse was a "key player" in coordinating a plan to create the chaos that led to him being shot to death by federal agents in Minneapolis? No, that's not true: Although an article claims that revelation is "sending shockwaves through the public," there is no credible reporting…

    • Feb 1, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Claim That Encrypted Messages Were Found On Alex Pretti's Phone Showing He Was A 'Key Player' In Planning Chaos Is Fake Viet Spam Viet Spam
  • Fact Check: Fake Viral Missing Tourists 'Steve And Natalie Brody' Found In Denali National Park Story -- Details Don't Add Up

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    Does the viral story about missing hikers "Steve and Natalie Brody" who were supposedly found dead in Alaska's Denali National Park add up? No, that's not true: There were no news reports on the case and several details in the posts about the case are verifiably not real. The website of Interpol does not mention the "Lars Anderson" the story…

    • Aug 28, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Fake Viral Missing Tourists 'Steve And Natalie Brody' Found In Denali National Park Story -- Details Don't Add Up Fake Details
  • Fact Check: German Ministry Of Health Website Does NOT Tell Immigrant Men Most German Men Will Be Happy To Have Gay Sex With Immigrants

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    Does the German government publish a sexual education website that includes a cartoon panel saying "Most German men will be happy to have gay sex with immigrants"? No, that's not true: The phrase doesn't appear on the German sex education site. The version circulating on X.com is a doctored version of an infographic used in multiple countries. The panel appearing…

    • May 30, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: German Ministry Of Health Website Does NOT Tell Immigrant Men Most German Men Will Be Happy To Have Gay Sex With Immigrants Fakery
  • Fact Check: Barron Trump Did NOT Marry Princess Leonor -- AI Generated Wedding Video

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    Did Barron Trump, son of President Trump, get married to Spanish crown princess Leonor and was all of this documented in a lavish wedding video? No, that's not true: A youtube account named "Lovely Trump Family" put out several videos purporting to show such a dream wedding but they all carried disclaimers saying they were generated using artificial intelligence. In…

    • May 26, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Barron Trump Did NOT Marry Princess Leonor -- AI Generated Wedding Video AI Wedding
  • Fact Check: Next Air Force One Is NOT Qatari-Made -- Qatar Manufactures No Jet Airliners

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    Did the Pentagon in May of 2025 approve acquisition of a "Qatari-built jet" to be the next Air Force One? No, that's not true: There is no aircraft manufacturing industry in Qatar that could make a jet of that size. The Pentagon on May 21, 2025 announced it had approved President Trump's plan to accept a Boeing 747 as a…

    • May 21, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Next Air Force One Is NOT Qatari-Made -- Qatar Manufactures No Jet Airliners 747 U.S. Made
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Princess Anne Publicly Said 'I Will Never Bow To Camilla'

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    Does a video on social media show Britain's Princess Anne's authentic public statement that she rejects the idea of bowing to Queen Camila? No, that's not true: In that clip, the sound was added over a series of shots, but the video never showed Princess Anne actually saying what was attributed to her. No credible media organization reported such a…

    • May 2, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Princess Anne Publicly Said 'I Will Never Bow To Camilla' Didn't Happen
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video About Sale of Princess Diana's Dress To Zelenskyy's Wife Was NOT Published By The Sun

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    Did The Sun publish a video claiming Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle sold Princess Diana's iconic revenge dress to Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska for $2.9 million in April 2025? No, that's not true: There is no such story or video on The Sun's website or social media. The quote from "Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams" in the video was cut…

    • Apr 25, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: FAKE Video About Sale of Princess Diana's Dress To Zelenskyy's Wife Was NOT Published By The Sun Fake Video
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence King Charles III Revoked US Independence And Plans To Place 'Nincompoop' Trump In 'Gaol'

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    Did King Charles III give official notice that he has revoked U.S. independence, effective immediately, will reign as monarch and that "The nincompoop you've elected as President will go to gaol", as social media posts claim? No, that's not true: There was no official statement to that effect from the British monarch. No such statement appeared on Buckingham Palace social…

    • Mar 22, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check:  NO Evidence King Charles III Revoked US Independence And Plans To Place 'Nincompoop' Trump In 'Gaol' Undocumented
  • Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Publish Article About King Charles III Being 'In Critical Condition' On March 18, 2025

    Fact Check

    Did the BBC publish an article about King Charles III being in "critical condition" on March 18, 2025? No, that's not true: Neither live nor archived versions of the BBC website contained that report. Buckingham Palace did not make the purported announcement on that day. The claim was spread on X by a self-described "troll account". The claim appeared in…

    • Mar 18, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Publish Article About King Charles III Being 'In Critical Condition' On March 18, 2025 Made-Up Story
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