Current Events in April 2026
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Friday, April 17, 2026
- Fact Check: Personal Assistants To Celebrities Like Tanya Tucker, Kid Rock, Nikki Sixx Did NOT Die At Age 30 -- Nor Was One Woman Assistant To Several
- Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Urge His Catholic Supporters To Start A 'MAGA Reformation' And Form A New 'American Catholicism'
- Fact Check: Pope Did NOT Say 'Iran Can Have A Nuclear Weapon' -- He Has Argued Against Nuclear Weapons
Thursday, April 16, 2026
- Fact Check: Epstein Files Do NOT Reveal Documents Showing That Erika Kirk Worked For Jeffrey Epstein
- Fact Check: Pope Leo Did NOT Misquote Jesus As Saying, 'Blessed Are The Peacemakers, But Woe To Those Who Manipulate Religion' -- Punctuated Transcript Shows Where Quote Ends
- Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post That He Gave The Pope His Job And Ordered Todd Blanche To Investigate Catholic Church -- It's A Fake Post
- Fact Check: Pete Hegseth Did NOT Falsely Present Quote From 'Pulp Fiction' As Real Bible Verse
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows A Prisoner Hiding In Cell By Suspending Himself Under The Ceiling -- It's AI
- Fact Check: Preprint Claiming 84.4% 'Clinical Benefit' of Ivermectin, Mebendazole In Cancer Treatment Is NOT A Proper Clinical Trial
- Fact Check: FAKE Image of Pakistani Government Officials Being Searched By US Military Before Iran Peace Talks Is AI-Generated
- Fact Check: Saudi Minister Did NOT Say 'How Can Trump Protect Us When He Cannot Even Protect His Own Country' -- Quote Was Fabricated In Transcript
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows RFK Jr. Saying Conspiracy Theorists Were Right, COVID Vaccine Causes 'Gayness', Anthony Fauci A 'Goblin' -- It's Satire
- Fact Check: Orion From Artemis II Did NOT Take Exactly 42:50 To Pass 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' -- Same As Runtime Of Pink Floyd Album
- Fact Check: FALSE Posts Claim DoorDash Delivery Driver At White House Is A Paid Actor -- Company Denies
Monday, April 13, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Rachel Maddow Segment Claiming A Judge Forced Melania Trump To Testify
- Fact Check: Video Of B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Over U.S. Carrier Does NOT Show Operation Epic Fury
- Fact Check: Edited Image Of Bruce Springsteen "Prior To Plastic Surgery" Posted By Trump On Truth Social
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Friday, April 10, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Photo That Shows Melania Trump Smiling Standing Next To Epstein, Ghislane Maxwell Is NOT Authentic
- Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Dancing Pole Image With Epstein Is Real Photo Of Melania Trump
Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Fact Check: AI Video Of Jeffrey Epstein Kissing Young Woman Is NOT Authentic
- Fact Check: Knecht, Kershaw, Iguodala Did NOT Die 'After Being Shot While Trying To Break Up A Bar Fight' -- Global Clickbait Producers Published It
- Fact Check: Trump Is NOT Closing All Forest Service Regional Offices, Reorganization Moves Agency West With New Geographic Districts
- Fact Check: NO Book By Hungarian Opposition Leader Péter Magyar's Ex-Wife Accused Him Of Microwaving Puppy, Sexual Acts -- No Such Book Exists
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
- Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE CNN's Description of Iran's Ceasefire Statement Came From 'A Fake News Site From Nigeria'
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Deploying U.S. Soldiers Kneeling In Prayer On A Runway
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
- Fact Check: Posts Share FAKE Melania Trump Statement In Support Of Her Husband -- Viet Spam Hallmarks
- Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Post A Story That "Florida Man Refuses To Pay Taxes Because He Did Not Personally Approve Any Of The Spending"
- Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Say 'Don't Dare To Touch The Strait Of Hormuz' On April 1, 2026
- Fact Check: Original Video Did NOT Capture Audio Of "Hegseth Fart Moment" -- The Trolling Sound Effect Was Added Later
- Fact Check: Florida Man Did NOT Hoard 600 Gallons Of Gas In Above-Ground Pool 'For When It Gets Bad' -- It's A Joke
Monday, April 6, 2026
- Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post That C-130 Crash Meant Eight New Air Force Vacancies
- Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say He "Graduated Top Of My Class In The Navy Seals"
- Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Post 'Tuesday I Will Be Vaporizing An Entire Nation Of ANIMALS'
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show American F-15 Pilot Captured By Iran In April 2026 -- It's from Iraq In 1991
Sunday, April 5, 2026
- Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show American F-15 Crew Member After Rescue From Iran -- It's AI-Generated
- Fact Check: President Trump's Easter Morning Truth Social Post Saying 'Open The F--kin Strait, You Crazy Bastards' Is Real
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Friday, April 3, 2026
- Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Crewmembers Parachuting After Ejecting From U.S. F-15 Fighter Jet Over Iran -- It's AI Generated
- Fact Check: Video Of Burning Tower Buildings Is NOT From Iranian Strikes In Tel Aviv -- Hong Kong In 2025
- Fact Check: Former U.S. Army Chief Of Staff Gen. Randy George Has NOT Been Detained On Suspicion Of Treason -- It's A Joke
- Fact Check: Inflatable Jesus Video Does NOT Show Real Event
- Fact Check: Image Of Crashed Helicopter Is NOT From Iran -- It Predated 2026 Escalation
Thursday, April 2, 2026
- Fact Check: TIME Magazine Did NOT Publish 'Hey Donald, From NATO' Cover With World Leaders Showing Middle Fingers To Trump
- Fact Check: Leak of Anthropic's "Claude Code" Source Code Was NOT An April Fools' Prank
- Fact Check: AI Photo Shows Bald Eagle Landing On Artemis II At Launch Pad Just Before Liftoff -- NOT Real
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
- Fact Check: Court Filing Does NOT Say The Bullet That Killed Charlie Kirk Doesn't Match The Rifle Allegedly Used By Tyler Robinson
- Fact Check: FAKE Byron Noem Cross-Dressing Photo With Dog In Background And Daily Mail Logo NOT Published By Paper
- Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump's Face Being Carved Onto Mount Rushmore
- Fact Check: Tearful Goodbye Of Husband Deploying To Iran Is AI-Generated Engagement Bait
- Fact Check: REAL Video Shows LGBTQ+ Flag During Florida Panthers Game At Amerant Bank Arena
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