Fact Check in April 2025

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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

• Fact Check: Skit Video Does NOT Show Real Passenger Who Wouldn't Get Off The Plane During Tantrum Over First Class Seat
• Fact Check: 'Sleeping Rose Mantis' Is NOT Real Insect
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Pakistan F-16 Jets' Shot Down By India In April 2025
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 2025 Indian Army Attack On Sialkot, Pakistan -- It Is 2024 Footage From Gaza War
• Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Refer to Herself 'As a Black Man'
• Fact Check: Man Was NOT Decapitated on Space Mountain in April 2025 -- 'Mouse Trap News' is a Parody Site
• Fact Check: Video of Jalen Hurts at Concert Was NOT Recorded During Eagles White House Visit
• Fact Check: Lindsey Graham DID Post On X About Trump Being Open To The Possibility Of Becoming Pope -- Included 'Trump MMXXVIII' Slogan

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

• Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict April 29, 2025, Will Be 'The Day Everything Stops'
• Fact Check: 'Yellowstone Drilling' Did Not Unleash Any 150-Foot Lava Geyser -- Casper Planet Is A Satire/Parody Site
• Fact Check: Canadian PM Mark Carney Did NOT Write 'Western Society Is Morally Rotten...Corrupted By Capitalism'
• Fact Check: Video of Restaurant Argument Over MAGA Hat is a Sketch
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Woman's Reaction To Airline Passenger Flying In Red MAGA Hat
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Pope Francis With 'Three Hands'
• Fact Check: Staged Video Shows French Teacher Using Martial Arts Against Bullying Students -- Stunt School Acting

Monday, April 28, 2025

• Fact Check: Videos About 'Pope Francis' Dog' Are NOT Authentic News Reports
• Fact Check: 'Mugshot' Of Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan In Grey Polo Shirt With Height Chart Background Is NOT Real
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Many Pope Francis Mourners, Not Just Trump, Dressed in Blue
• Fact Check: AI Video Of 'Gas Cargo Ship' Exploding Against Bridge Is NOT Real -- Originated On AI-Creator TikTok Account

Sunday, April 27, 2025

• Fact Check: No Evidence For Story About Steph Curry's Mother At Ferrari Dealership -- Mentioned Initiative Nowhere To Be Found

Saturday, April 26, 2025

• Fact Check: AI Mugshot Of Judge Hannah Dugan Crying While Wearing Orange Jumpsuit Is NOT Real

Friday, April 25, 2025

• Fact Check: Pantsless Pose NOT Authentic Photo of Former New Mexico Magistrate Joel Cano, Charged With Hiding Illegal Alien
• Fact Check: Video Of JD Vance Talking About 'Parodies' AND 'Accusations' In Aftermath Of His Last Meeting With Pope Francis Is NOT Authentic
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Unveil 'Trump 2028' Hat Framed To Be Displayed In The Oval Office
• Fact Check: Cardinal Robert Sarah Did NOT Say 'The Jewish People Have Slain Our Messiah'
• Fact Check: New York Times Article Did NOT Fail to Mention Nascimento Blair's Kidnapping Conviction and Prison Sentence
• Fact Check: FAKE Video About Sale of Princess Diana's Dress To Zelenskyy's Wife Was NOT Published By The Sun

Thursday, April 24, 2025

• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post On Truth Social He's Renaming New Mexico As New America
• Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Post "JD KILL POPE" Acrostic To His Truth Social Account -- @TrumpDailyPosts X.com Screenshot Is Phony
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Africans Were Denied Entry Into St. Peter's Basilica To View Pope's Body
• Fact Check: Pam Bondi Did NOT Promise To Send People To El Salvador For 15 Years For Saying 'Fuck Trump'
• Fact Check: The Trump Organization DID Start Selling 'Trump 2028' Hats in April 2025
• Fact Check: Inverted Cross In St. Peter's Basilica Does NOT Offer Evidence Of Satanism In Vatican -- It's Traditional Christian Symbol
• Fact Check: Space Force, SpaceX Did NOT Release Statement That Will 'Change Your Entire Life'

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

• Fact Check: Rosie O'Donnell Did NOT Say She Wants To Return To The US From Ireland
• Fact Check: Chinese Embassy In US Did NOT Post Cartoon That Depicts Trump Having Tariff-Related Tantrum
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Feature JD Vance's Sister Asking Internet To Stop Saying He Killed Pope Francis -- Comedian's Series
• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE FDA Approved Ivermectin as COVID-19 Treatment in April 2025
• Fact Check: Megan Rapinoe Was NOT Fired From ESPN After 'One Whole Day'
• Fact Check: 'Jail Life' Clip of Prison Guard Partying With Prisoners Is NOT Real
• Fact Check: Tom Cruise Did NOT Mock Karoline Leavitt's Husband At Awards Ceremony
• Fact Check: FAKE Guardian Article Screenshot Demanding 'Next Pope Must Be Muslim' Originated On Satire Account

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Pope Francis' Funeral
• Fact Check: Will 69 Million Married American Women Need New ID To Vote If 'SAVE Act' Is Enacted? -- What We Know
• Fact Check: Marjorie Taylor Greene DID Post 'Evil is Being Defeated' After Death of Pope Francis
• Fact Check: FAKE CNN Screenshot Shows Article About 'Young Black Entrepreneur' Karmelo Anthony Written By Fictitious 'Barry Mdikkin'
• Fact Check: AOC's Brother Was NOT Caught With Fentanyl on a Boat -- Story Started as Satire

Monday, April 21, 2025

• Fact Check: Body Cam Video Of Cop Demanding ID From Black Lawyer Shopping Is Not Authentic -- Actors Acting!
• Fact Check: AOC Does NOT Have A Sister Who Vandalized Tesla Dealership In April 2025
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows UK PM Keir Starmer 'Kissing' Labour Donor Waheed Alli
• Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Post an Easter Message to 'Radical Left Lunatics', Judges, Biden in 2025

Saturday, April 19, 2025

• Fact Check: AI Video Falsely Claims Whoopi Goldberg Fled The Country After An $800M Lawsuit From Karoline Leavitt -- Made Up Story
• Fact Check: 'MS13' Letters And Numbers Added To Photo Of Kilmar Abrego Garcia Knuckle Tattoos Held Up By Trump

Friday, April 18, 2025

• Fact Check: Jimmy Kimmel Did NOT Kick Clint Eastwood Off His Show In April 2025
• Fact Check: Satire Story Claimed Dr. Anthony Fauci Petitioned For Emergency Visa To Take Up Position At Wuhan Institute Of Virology In China
• Fact Check: The Obamas Did NOT Get $30 Million From the Government Under Biden
• Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Phoenix Ikner Marching Behind Anti-Trump Banner During Demonstration -- Different Person
• Fact Check: Phoenix Ikner Mention In FSU News Story About Anti-Trump Protests Was In Section About 'Onlookers'

Thursday, April 17, 2025

• Fact Check: Graph Purporting To Show Nationalities Of Ukrainian 'Mercenaries' Killed In Kursk, Russia, Did NOT Originate From Statista
• Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show April 17, 2025 Gunman At FSU/Florida State University -- Real Photo, But From 2023 Shooting In Maine
• Fact Check: Samuel Hyde Is NOT The Shooter At Florida State University
• Fact Check: The Atlantic Did NOT Publish an Op-ed Saying Ending Racism is Worth 'Sexual Assaults by Migrants'
• Fact Check: Fake Screenshot Of Karoline Leavitt Quote About 'Woke Things Like Math' NOT From Fox News
• Fact Check: Photo of Fake Hand in Blue Origin Capsule Comes From 2017 Test Flight, NOT 2025 Mission
• Fact Check: Liz Cheney Did NOT Write Viral Letter to Democrats Saying 'I Need More From You'
• Fact Check: Karmelo Anthony's Family Did NOT Buy Cadillac, Rent House After Getting Donations For Defense

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

• DHS Spokesperson Claimed 'Rolls Of Cash And Drugs' Were Found On Abrego-Garcia Upon His Arrest -- What We Know
• Fact Check: JD Vance Was NOT Asked At Pituffik Space Base In Greenland Why He Does Not Wear A Suit -- Audio Clip Swapped Out For A Question Asked Of Zelenskyy
• Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Arrest Of '45-Year-Old British mother in the UK' Who Was Then Sentenced To Prison For A Facebook Post
• Fact Check: Riley Gaines Did NOT 'Make It To The Olympics' -- Bondi Erred
• Fact Check: 'New York Police' Did NOT Say Donald Trump Was Actually 5'10" and 287 Pounds
• Fact Check: Blue Origin Crew 'Giant Leap for Botox' Photo is FAKE
• Fact Check: Video Of Starbucks Coffee Cup 'Scam' Was Created By Online Illusionist Specialized In Viral Videos

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

• Fact Check: Cleveland Clinic Study Did NOT 'Reveal' That The 2024/2025 Flu Shot Increases Flu Risk -- Vaccine Ineffective, But Not Cause Of Infections
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Teacher Shouting At Students For Bullying A Student For Wearing MAGA Hat -- It's A Skit
• Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Become 'Guardian' Of Newborn Baby 'Abandoned Just Five Hours Ago'
• Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Save 'Tristan Killip' With Neuralink -- Story is Fantasy Fiction
• Fact Check: Staged Video Shows Black Female Lawyer Arguing With Cop Over Throwing Out Trash At Her Office

Monday, April 14, 2025

• Fact Check: Selfie Posted In 2020 By Man Charged With Starting Fire At PA Governor Josh Shapiro's Residence Did NOT Include 'Fuck Trump' Message
• Fact Check: 'Rep. Jack Kimble' Did NOT Post Apology About President Nayib Bukele's Name -- Kimble Does Not Exist
• Fact Check: Rick Harrison From 'Pawn Stars' Was NOT Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in March 2025
• Fact Check: Joselyn Valdo Santos Is NOT A Suspect In The Death of 7-Month-Old Charlotte Jones -- It's A Scam Post

Saturday, April 12, 2025

• Fact Check: Warren Buffett Did NOT Publish 'Sell American. I Am.' Opinion Article -- Joke Screenshot

Friday, April 11, 2025

• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post He Would Raise Tariffs On China For Every 1,000 'Likes'
• Fact Check: FAKE Audio Shows Spirit 861 Pilot Landing Donor Heart Despite President on Runway
• Fact Check: ICE X Post That Prompted 'Illegal Ideas' Backlash is AUTHENTIC

Thursday, April 10, 2025

• Fact Check: Casey Anthony Did NOT Open a Daycare Center in Branson, Missouri
• Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT 'Clash' With Keanu Reeves On Live TV Between January 1 And April 10, 2025
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Rescue Of Children From Traffickers In Rental Van -- They Were Moving
• Fact Check: Video That Is Claimed To Show Black FBI Agent Pulled Over By Police Is NOT Authentic Body Cam Footage
• Fact Check: Eminem Did NOT Announce a Concert in Israel for June 2025

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

• Fact Check: Dr. Pierre Kory Did NOT Prove Texas Measles Death Announcement Was '100% False' -- Assertions Not Backed With Evidence
• Fact Check: Taliban Did NOT Hand Over Bagram Air Base to US, As Of April 8, 2025
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post Image Of Pooh Bear To Troll China's Xi Jinping, As Of April 9, 2025
• Fact Check: Trump Advisor Peter Navarro DID Invent and Quote an Expert Named 'Ron Vara'
• Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Publicly Declare He Would Implement Martial Law on April 20, 2025
• Fact Check: Fake Wikipedia Screenshot Of 'Great Leap Backward' Article -- No Such Page

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

• Fact Check: Rogan Podcast Guest Dr. Suzanne Humphries Misstates The Facts About Polio
• Fact Check: NO Qualified Expert Argues Pyramidal Antarctic Peak Is Manmade
• Fact Check: Rand Paul Did NOT Say That 'Trump Is A Tyrant'
• Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Produce, Broadcast A Report About Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska Attempting To 'Escape'
• Fact Check: Congressional Democrats Did NOT Hold a Self-Described 'Shadow Government' Hearing in April 2025
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Does Not Authentically Show Diana Fox Carney, Wife of Canadian PM Mark Carney
• Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Sell $2.3 Billion Of His Truth Social Stock A Day Before He Announced Tariffs

Monday, April 7, 2025

• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Trump Was Prepared To Pause Tariffs On All But China -- White House Killed Rumor In Minutes
• Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post 'No Crying in the Casino' Amid Stock Market Turmoil -- Screenshot is Fake
• Fact Check: 17 'Major Cities' In US Did NOT Issue Evacuation Orders Between April 1 and April 7, 2025
• Fact Check: FAKE Austin Metcalf Instagram Post Shows Photo of Guns and Racist Message

Saturday, April 5, 2025

• Fact Check: Satire Story About FBI Agents Involved In Mar-a-Lago Raid Being Fired And Stripped Of Pension Originated As Left-Wing Trolling
• Fact Check: Facebook Posts Offering Free Food For Needy Americans Is A Click-Bait Operation Based In Zimbabwe
• Fact Check: Copied Satire Story Said Rep. Jasmine Crockett Also Kept Cashing Dead Grandmother's Social Security Check
• Fact Check: Satire Story About Kash Patel Seizing Bank And Phone Records Of Pelosi Staffers Originated On Page Trolling Conservatives

Friday, April 4, 2025

• Fact Check: Posts About Police Searching For 'Jamie Hodges' And 'Kaitlyn Moore' After Infant's Death Were NOT Authentic Warnings
• Fact Check: Posts About a 'Heavily Stabbed' Woman Found In An Audi A7 Are SCAMS
• Fact Check: SABC News Did NOT Report Zelenskyy Bought Northam Platinum Mine Stake -- Fake Video With AI Sound

Thursday, April 3, 2025

• Fact Check: Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern About A 3-Year-Old Boy Found In The Bronx
• Fact Check: Posts About Baby Boy 'Found Abandoned By The Roadside Roughly An Hour Ago' Are A Scam
• Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say DOGE Had Found 'Millions Spent on Golf by One Official' -- Post is Fake
• Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Say the Late Lee Iacocca Endorsed His 2025 Tariff Plans
• Fact Check: Satire Story About AOC's Family Cashing Social Security Check Of Dead Grandmother Originated On Site Trolling Conservatives

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

• Fact Check: Wisconsin Did NOT Run Out Of Ballots 'In Red Areas' On State Supreme Court Election Day In 2025
• Fact Check: R. Kelly Was NOT Pardoned By Donald Trump, Released From Prison, As Of April 2, 2025
• Fact Check: Posts About 'Missing Police Officer' Katie Cunningham Are SCAMS
• Fact Check: Warren Buffett DID NOT Acquire Elon Musk's Tesla for $1 Trillion in Cash -- April Fools Article

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Authentic Ronald Reagan Speech About Little Girl Who Wanted To Solve Homelessness
• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Trump Threw Away 20 Truckloads Of Food En Route To Ohio Food Banks
• Fact Check: FAKE Truth Social Screenshot Shows Trump Announcing End Of Dual Citizenship, Denaturalization And Deportation Of 'Traitors'
• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Pam Bondi Issued an Arrest Warrant for Hillary Clinton in March 2025
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post 'I Am Ending All the Tariffs Today' -- Screenshot is Fake