Current Events in April 2026

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Thursday, April 30, 2026

• Fact Check: WHCD Shooting Suspect Cole Tomas Allen Was NOT On The Payroll Of Top California Democratic Politicians Or The DNC
• Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Visit Secret Service Officer Shot At White House Correspondents' Dinner In Hospital
• Fact Check: Cole Tomas Allen's Brother Or Family Did NOT Warn Police 48 Hours In Advance Of Shooting At White House Correspondents' Dinner

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Giorgia Meloni Ignoring, Walking Away From Benjamin Netanyahu At UN
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Make Social Media Post About 'Nora O'Dumble,' Epstein, Ballroom
• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Image Of Man At Western Wall Shows Cole Tomas Allen
• Fact Check: Kid Rock Thanked Service Members, Filmed Videos During Visit To Pentagon -- No Hormuz Speech Mentioned

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

• Fact Check: White House Did NOT Display Australian Flag For King Charles Visit In 2026 -- Photo From 2019
• Fact Check: Viral Post Does NOT Prove Woman Taking Bottles From 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner Was Ukrainian Ambassador To U.S.
• Fact Check: NO Evidence King Charles 'Dying of Kuru' After Decades of Child Meat Banquets -- Story Came From Prolific Fake News Site
• Fact Check: Kimmel Did NOT Offer A "Sincere Apology To Everyone Regarding That Widow Joke" On Monday's Episode Of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
• Fact Check: Iconic Raised-Fist Scene From Butler Assassination Attempt Is NOT Hidden Within An Abstract Digital Picture
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Document Real $350,000 Lawsuit Against Crane Operator
• Fact Check: FAKE 'Senior Coordinating Producer For The White House Correspondents' Association Dinner' Claims Journalists Stole 147 Bottles Of Wine

Monday, April 27, 2026

• Fact Check: Posts Saying White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Suspect Cole Allen Worked Security For Sports Teams Are Not Real -- AI Spam From Vietnam
• Fact Check: Posts Saying White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Suspect Cole Allen Was A Driver For Dozens Of Celebrities Are Not Real -- AI Spam From Vietnam
• Fact Check: Press Did NOT Swipe Wine After Shooting At White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
• Fact Check: White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Suspect Cole Allen Was NOT A Former Production Crew Member On Films Or Tours -- AI Spam From Vietnam
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Discuss Real-Life Media Scandal Involving Supposed BBC Host 'James Whitmore' Mocking His Filipino Guest
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post About The White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting 2 Hours Before It Took Place
• Fact Check: Video Showing A Judge Dancing On Her Desk Is NOT Real -- It's A Comedy Sketch
• Fact Check: Jimmy Kimmel Did NOT Make 'Expectant Widow' Joke About Melania Trump After WHCD Attempted Shooting
• Fact Check: Viral Clip Is NOT Real Raw Security Footage Of White House Correspondents' Dinner Suspected Shooter

Sunday, April 26, 2026

• Fact Check: Fake Passport Image For 'Priyanka Rao' Mentions 'Cole Thomas Allen' As Her Nationality -- Misspells 'Tomas' Too
• Fact Check: Taylor Lorenz REPORTED On 'Somebody Needs To Do It' Phrase Being Used To Talk About Killing Trump -- Did NOT Endorse It

Saturday, April 25, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE MSNBC Report Identifies White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Suspect As 'Kohl Jackson' With Photo
• Fact Check: Photo Of President Trump With Droopy Eyes Was NOT 'Just Released' By The White House -- It's From His First Term

Friday, April 24, 2026

• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Al Jazeera Reported NATO Countries Shared Intel With Iran On U.S. Military Movements To Get 'No-Charge Passage' Through Strait Of Hormuz
• Fact Check: EDITED Video Of Trump Falling Asleep On Resolute Desk Is NOT Real -- Neither Are Images Taken From It

Thursday, April 23, 2026

• Fact Check: Image Of Axe-Hefting IDF Soldier Beside Headless Christian Statue Is NOT Real -- Picture Is AI-Generated
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Horse Protecting Owner After Earthquake In Japan Is AI-Generated
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Kai Trump Saying, 'I Will Never Accept Bettina Anderson As My Mother' -- Clearly Labelled As AI-Generated

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Trump Truth Social Post Attacking Media Personality JD Delay Is NOT Real
• Fact Check: FAKE BBC Report Purported to Prove Zelenskyy Had Stolen Cézanne Painting In His Office -- Real Artwork Was By Ukrainian Artist

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

• Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Post About Apple CEO Tim Cook Calling Him To 'Kiss My Ass'
• Fact Check: FAKE Images Show IDF Soldier Repairing Crucifixion Statue He Vandalized -- AI-Generated

Monday, April 20, 2026

• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Woman Sued 'Jason Miller' For Catching Her Baby Falling Out Of Window
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump With No Damage To His Ear Immediately After Butler Assassination Attempt -- It's AI
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post That He Had Access To 'Vatican Files' And Could Bring Down 'The Entire Catholic Church Overnight' -- Fake Post

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

• Fact Check: NO Hungarian Poll Would Have Orbán At 68% And Magyar At 35% Of The Vote -- Official Polls Would Add Up To 100%

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

• Fact Check: Spammy 'A Positive Update' Facebook Posts About Dozens Of Celebrities NOT Real Health Update

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