Fact Check in September 2025

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

• Fact Check: California, New York Do NOT Issue CDLs With No Name Given -- They Have Mononyms, Just Like Some U.S. Passports
• Fact Check: Self-Driving Waymo Car Did NOT Drive Onto A Golf Course -- Human Driver At The Wheel
• Fact Check: Trump 2020 Graphic Was NOT Edited Onto Shirt Of LDS Church Shooting Suspect Thomas J. Sanford -- Digital Edit Took The Graphic Off
• Fact Check: India's Telemarketers Did NOT Threaten To Go On Strike To Protest Trump Tariffs
• Fact Check: Music Lessons Have NOT Been Banned In Hamburg Because Muslims Consider Them Haram -- The German News Report Is About A Joint Statement Against Intolerance and Exclusion

Monday, September 29, 2025

• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Man In Union Jack Underpants Throwing Water Over Palestinian Protest Speaker
• Fact Check: Photo Does Show Suspected Michigan Church Shooter Thomas Jacob Sanford Wearing Trump Shirt
• Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show ISIS Parading Caged Yazidi Women In Mosul Before Burning Them To Death - It's A 2013 Street Protest In Egypt
• Fact Check: Photo Of 'Richard Miller' And Nine Adopted Daughters Is NOT Authentic, Does NOT Document Real-Life Story
• Fact Check: Dairy Queen Possibly Visited By Tyler Robinson After Charlie Kirk Shooting Has NOT Shut Down -- Still Serving Blizzards
• Fact Check: Grand Blanc, Michigan Church Shooter Was NOT The Same Thomas Sanford Listed In FEC Records Of ActBlue Donations

Sunday, September 28, 2025

• Fact Check: The 'Entire Four-Man Officiating Crew' Has NOT Been Suspended After Georgia-Alabama, Mississippi State-Tennessee, Washington-Ohio State, Buffalo-New Orleans, Tampa Bay-Toronto, Or Green Bay-Cleveland Games
• Fact Check: Fake Press Release Claimed Trump Was Permanently Disqualified From The Nobel Peace Prize -- Parody Account

Saturday, September 27, 2025

• Fact Check: No Evidence Antifa Bombed Ice Cube's Bus After They Mistook It For ICE Vehicle In Portland
• Fact Check: Fake Bob Dylan Quote About Speaking Kindly While You're Alive Was NOT Response To Charlie Kirk's Death -- Foreign Spam Network

Friday, September 26, 2025

• Fact Check: Police Did NOT Charge That Three Men 'Opened Fire On A Children's Baseball Field' In Katy, Texas -- Sheriff Said Errant Target Shooting Was 'Deadly Conduct'
• What We Know About Nicole Sirotek's Claim A Pregnant Woman Overdosed On Tylenol To Prove Trump Wrong -- No Reply To Multiple Requests For Independent Verification
• Fact Check: Many Of 274 FBI Agents Noted In Internal Report Were Responding To January 6 Capitol Riot -- Report Says They Were Not 'Undercover' Or 'Embedded' In Crowd
• Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce He Was Terminating LGBTQ+ Brand Partnerships After Charlie Kirk Was Killed
• Fact Check: NO Evidence Erika Kirk Was A Recruiter For Jeffrey Epstein Or That She Had Charlie Kirk Killed

Thursday, September 25, 2025

• Fact Check: Meta Did NOT Add New Tags On Threads Posts To Warn That Certain Users Are Suspected Of Membership In Antifa -- Meme Appears To Mock Trump Administration War On Antifa
• Fact Check: NO $6 mіllіon 'Freedom Ranch' Horse Sanctuary Launched By Saquon Barkley, Others -- Clickbait
• Fact Check: Gavin Newsom's Press Office Did NOT Write About Trump 'Fat Satan Broke The UN Escalator' -- It's A Parody Account
• Fact Check: Eminem Did NOT Just Drop A Track Titled 'Fuck Donald Trump' -- AI Made It Two Months Earlier
• Fact Check: Erika Kirk Did NOT Start And Join A 'Faith & Fellowship Dating App' After Charlie Kirk's Assassination
• Fact Check: Trump U.S. Attorney Nominee Lindsey Halligan Is NOT The Beauty Pageant Contestant In Viral 2007 Video

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

• Fact Check: Post Does NOT Include New Hospital Footage Of Charlie Kirk After He Was Shot
• Fact Check: Elon Musk Was NOT A Speaker At Charlie Kirk Memorial, Did NOT Deliver Lines Seen In Social Media Posts
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Real Flight Attendant Trying To Cover A Bikini-Clad Woman On A Real Flight To Miami, Florida -- They're Actors On A Film Set
• Fact Check: As National Intelligence Director, Tulsi Gabbard Did NOT Officially Designate John Brennan And Adam Schiff 'Domestic Enemies'
• Fact Check: Tylenol DID Tweet 'We Actually Don't Recommend Using Any Of Our Products While Pregnant' -- In 2017
• Fact Check: Satirical Story About 'MAGA Televangelist' Disappearing With Congregants' Money After Telling Them Rapture Would Happen Today Is NOT Real

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

• Fact Check: Rumor Of 'No Tylenol ... Virtually No Autism' In Cuba Is NOT True -- There Is Autism In Cuba And There Is Tylenol Too, Under The Name Paracetamol
• Fact Check: Dr. Oz Will NOT Profit From iHerb When Trump FDA Recommends Leucovorin For Treatment Of Autism - Oz Sold Shares, Resigned Paid Post
• Fact Check: No Evidence Erika Kirk's 'Romanian Angels' Evangelical Ministry Was Accused Of Trafficking Children Or Banned From Romania
• Fact Check: Grindr Denies Reports About Arizona Outages During Charlie Kirk Memorial Service -- Possibly Based On Social Media Speculation

Monday, September 22, 2025

• Fact Check: Private Jet N888KG Is NOT Part Of Investigation Into Utah Assassination Of Charlie Kirk, As Of September 21, 2025
• Fact Check: Video Shows Veterans Protesting 'Gaza Genocide', NOT Military Pilots Arrested For Refusing To Fly Armed Planes To Israel
• Fact Check: Governor Gavin Newsom Did NOT Suspend Kid Rock From Performing In California
• Fact Check: English Police Did NOT Go After Child's Phone For 'Looking At A Social Media Post' -- Police Say They're Investigating Sending Of 'Malicious Communications'
• Fact Check: Travis Kelce Did NOT Say of Jimmy Kimmel 'It's Best He Leave America' -- Famous Names Used In Cookie-Cutter Clickbait Formula
• Fact Check: Equal Pay Quote Misattributed To Charlie Kirk By Parody Account On X -- Originally Attributed To Mike Honda

Sunday, September 21, 2025

• Fact Check: Sharon Osbourne Did NOT Storm Off Jimmy Kimmel Or Jimmy Fallon Show Over Charlie Kirk Remarks -- Didn't Appear On Either

Saturday, September 20, 2025

• Fact Check: Fake Pink Quote Defending Jimmy Kimmel "Freedom of Speech Cannot Be Bought With Money" Did NOT Appear On Her Socials

Friday, September 19, 2025

• Fact Check: Superman Poster Does NOT Prove Photo Of Tyler Robinson In Dairy Queen Was Not Taken Hours After Charlie Kirk Shooting
• Fact Check: Robert Redford's Daughter Did NOT Make A Video Saying Trump Is Not Welcome At Her Father's Funeral -- It's A Cloned Voice
• Fact Check: Eminem Did NOT Release 'Emotional Tribute Song' For Charlie Kirk
• Fact Check: Maddow, Colbert And Kimmel Did NOT Launch 'The Independent Desk' Newsroom Together -- Story Contains False Details
• Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Show 'Matthew J. Ruth', Suspected Shooter Of Three Police Officers Killed in Pennsylvania
• Fact Check: Charlie Kirk Did NOT Record A Video Before His Death, "Knowing This Day Might Come."
• Fact Check: Netherlands Did NOT Officially Label Antifa A Terrorist Group On September 18, 2025 -- Parliament Made Request To Government

Thursday, September 18, 2025

• Fact Check: Simone Biles Did NOT Write a Blog Post About Charlie Kirk, Days After His Death in September 2025
• Fact Check: Metallica Vocalist James Hetfield Has NOT Committed To Funding The Education Of Charlie Kirk's Children -- It's One Of Several Social Media Traffic Scams
• Fact Check: Erika Kirk Did NOT File A $40 Million Lawsuit Against ABC -- Satire Origin
• Fact Check: Stephen Colbert Did NOT Announce He Was Opening A $10 Million 'Paradise' For Dogs And Cats
• Fact Check: Transcripts In Charlie Kirk Murder Case Do NOT Include Tyler Robinson Asking His Roommate How To 'Become Muslim'
• Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Trump Eating Spaghetti While King Charles Makes a Speech
• Fact Check: Israel's Chief Rabbi Did NOT Write A Condolence Letter To Kirk Family On September 2, 2025 -- Letter Was Written On September 12, 2025

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

• Fact Check: 'Your Body During Pregnancy' Graphic Did NOT Appear In Official King's College Hospital NHS Poster
• Fact Check: Texas Man "News Story" Is NOT True -- Tale Of Porch Pirate Bitten By Black Widow Spiders In Package Originated From A Satire Account
• Fact Check: A Trump Epstein Banner Was NOT Unfurled On The White House Lawn - Altered Pic Of Banner At Windsor Castle
• Fact Check: Metallica's Frontman James Hetfield Did NOT Say That Killing Of Charlie Kirk Resulted From Conspiracy And 'A Dark Plan'
• Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Cory Zukatis, The Man Found Hanged In Vicksburg, Mississippi In September 2025
• Fact Check: Eagle Nest 'Secret Guardian' Cat Is AI-Generated -- Snake Has Two Tails
• Fact Check: Streamer Destiny Was NOT Banned On Twitch In September 2025 -- Ban Was Imposed in 2022
• Fact Check: Mookie Betts And Others Did NOT Post Quote About Speaking Kindly In Reaction To Charlie Kirk Shooting -- Foreign Spam Network

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

• Fact Check: Photo Of Sydney Sweeney In A Turning Point Shirt Is Fake -- Original Predates Fake By Three Months
• Fact Check: Missing Hiker 'Sara Jenkins' Was NOT Found As Scarecrow -- Story Is NOT Real
• Fact Check: Luke Bryan And Other Celebrities Did NOT Issue Lifetime Bans To The Man "Celebrating" After Kirk Was Shot
• Fact Check: Video Of Charlie Kirk's Wife Erika Saying She Will 'Never Marry Anyone Else' Is FAKE
• Fact Check: 'Message From Africa' Video For Charlie Kirk Was Ordered From Africa Birthday Greeting Group
• Fact Check: Ted Cruz Did NOT Cover Over Graffiti That Said "Release The Epstein Files" -- The Photo Was Edited, The Graffiti Cruz Painted Over Said "F--- Charlie Kirk"
• Fact Check: AI Story About Chihuahua Who Joins A Wolf Pack Contains Edited Images -- Originals Don't Show Dog

Monday, September 15, 2025

• Fact Check: Video Claiming Two Clips Of Charlie Kirk's Shooter In Action Shows The Wrong Building In One Clip
• Fact Check: Charlie Kirk Quote About "Brain Processing Power" Slammed Four Specific Black Women -- Read Full Quote
• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Palm Gun Was Used In Fatal Shooting Of Charlie Kirk
• Fact Check: Adam Sandler Did NOT Reveal Final Text Message From Charlie Kirk -- It's A Clickbait Formula Using Several Celebrity Names
• Fact Check: The Tyler Robinson From St. George, Utah Who Donated Money To The Trump Campaign Was NOT The Charlie Kirk Shooter Suspect
• Fact Check: J.K. Rowling Does NOT Have Cancer -- Rumor Was Sparked By A Joke Posted On Social Media
• Fact Check: AI Generated Ed Sheeran Tribute Song Videos For Charlie Kirk Are NOT Real -- Didn't Do One With Adele Either

Sunday, September 14, 2025

• Fact Check: DOCTORED Video Shows Trump Warning Left Not To Poke The Bear Commenting On Charlie Kirk's Death -- Satire
• Fact Check: AI Video Has Trump Threatening 'Spineless Cowards' with Alligator Alcatraz -- Fake Audio, Satire Post
• Fact Check: AI Image Shows 'Notices bulges OWO' Bullet Casing Found After Fatal Shooting Of Charlie Kirk -- Not Real Photo
• Fact Check: Fake Clip Shows JD Vance Explaining 'Thirty Degree Tilt' Of Charlie Kirk's Coffin -- Old Video, AI Sound

Saturday, September 13, 2025

• Fact Check: Eminem And Kid Rock Did NOT Bury Their Differences To Launch A Charity in Charlie Kirk's Name
• Fact Check: Satirical Damien Slash Video Shows Him Saying He Got Fired Over Charlie Kirk Comments -- Not Real
• Fact Check: Posts Claiming Dolly Parton, Adam Lambert, Elton John, Barry Gibb, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Vince Gill, Sam Pittman, Cade Klubnik, Or Marc Marquez Honored Charlie Kirk Are Not Real
• Fact Check: Paul McCartney Tribute To Charlie Kirk Did NOT Happen -- Bogus Story From Foreign Clickbait Site

Friday, September 12, 2025

• Fact Check: Tyler Robinson Was NOT Wearing A Trump Shirt In Photo -- The Original Image Of Kirk Shooting Suspect Was Edited
• Fact Check: Tyler Robinson, Suspect In Charlie Kirk Shooting, Is NOT A Registered Republican -- He Selected 'Unaffiliated' When Registering To Vote
• Fact Check: AI Story About Dale Earnhardt Jr. Fierce Statement Against Charlie Kirk Shooter Originated On Clickbait Site
• Fact Check: Viral Video Does NOT Show Tyler Robinson Speaking At Event For Democratic Socialists of America
• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Qatar Demanded That U.S. Return Plane 'Gifted' To Trump Administration
• Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect, Wearing a Democratic Socialists T-Shirt
• Fact Check: Story Promising Video Of Charlie Kirk's Father Collapsing In Grief Originated On Vietnamese Clickbait Site -- No Such Video, Story Used 2008 Obituary Photo Of Man Who Is Not Kirk's Father
• Fact Check: Tale About 'Water Grandfather' 'Hank Wilcox' Giving Free Water To Migrants In 'Henry County' Does NOT Document Real-Life Events
• Fact Check: 'The Shooting Of Charlie Kirk' Book Was NOT Published On Amazon By 'Anastasia J. Casey' Day Before Kirk Shooting
• Fact Check: Story About Elon Musk Pledging To Pay Expenses Of Charlie Kirk's Children Originated On Vietnamese Clickbait Farm

Thursday, September 11, 2025

• Fact Check: No Evidence Secret Service Agent Standing With Donald Trump After Butler Shooting Was Standing With Charlie Kirk When Shot
• Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Release This High-Resolution Video of Person Sought In Charlie Kirk Shooting -- Original Poster Admits It's An AI 'Enhancement' Of Fuzzy Images FBI Released
• Fact Check: Hyundai Did NOT Announce It Is Cancelling Its $4 Billion Plant In Georgia After ICE Raid
• Fact Check: NFL Stars Did NOT Make $300,000 Donations To Charlie Kirk's Family -- More AI Lies
• Fact Check: Photo Of Rooftop Sniper Is NOT Related To Charlie Kirk Shooting -- Appeared In A 2019 Onion Article
• Fact Check: Man Near Stage Was NOT Cheering Because Charlie Kirk Was Shot -- He Was Chanting "USA"
• Fact Check: Photo Described As X User "@NajraGalvz" Does NOT Belong To That Account
• Fact Check: Satire Story Said Felix Roemer Shot Charlie Kirk -- Not Real
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Charlie Kirk's Real Shooter Escaping -- Old Footage, Different Shooting, Different Place
• Fact Check: FAKE Subtitle Shows Cartman Saying 'What Will You Do? Shoot Me?' As Charlie Kirk Inspired Debater -- Not In South Park Episode

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Provo Police Finding Murder Weapon And Arresting Possible Charlie Kirk Shooter -- It's An Air Rifle
• Fact Check: Rock Formations In Video Are NOT Giant Tree Stumps -- Despite Book Of Enoch Myths
• Fact Check: Charlie Kirk Did NOT Say "If somebody ever shoots me through the neck ... I lowkey think that rocks"
• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Chris Hayes Leaves Or Pauses Hosting His MSNBC Show 'All In'
• Fact Check: Samden Hindenberg Did NOT Shoot Charlie Kirk -- Troll Posts Blaming Sam Hyde
• Fact Check: No Petition To Impeach Chief Justice John Roberts Signed By 600 Federal Judges -- Satire Site
• Fact Check: Viral 'Michael Mallinson' Photo Does NOT Match Image of Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect -- No Identity Released Yet
• Fact Check: 'Phillies Karen' Has NOT Been Banned From Stadiums, Elton John And Stevie Nicks Concerts, Or Pam Bondi Events -- Beware AI Lies
• Fact Check: Video Of Black Man Being Arrested Does NOT Show Suspect In Charlie Kirk Shooting
• Fact Check: Satire Video Shows MTG Putting Up Epstein Birthday Letter Poster With Trump Signature Comparisons -- Not Real Footage

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

• Fact Check: ESPN Did NOT Air Video Of South Florida Bulls Teammates Kissing On The Lips -- Viral Clip Was Doctored To Make Up That Scene
• Fact Check: Cleveland Fox Affiliate Did NOT Describe A Black Murder Suspect As Having 'Dark White Skin'
• Fact Check: "Phillies Karen" Statement Is FAKE -- No One Has Been ID'd And No Apology Issued
• Fact Check: UK Government Did NOT Enforce Daily Bank Withdrawal Limit of £3,000 On Individuals On September 1, 2025
• Fact Check: Video Depicting Incident On A Bus Is NOT Real -- Military Man, Pregnant Woman, And Stubborn Seated Passenger Were Played By Actors
• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE American Sign Language Instructor Who Is A Biker Club Member Saved 'Mute' Girl From Kidnappers At Walmart
• Fact Check: NO Viral Video Clip Of Patti LaBelle Silencing Karoline Leavitt With 'Seven Words' -- Made Up By Foreign Clickbait Farm

Monday, September 8, 2025

• Fact Check: Banksy London Wall Art Did NOT Show Judge Striking Protester Holding English Flag -- It Was A White Placard Splashed With Blood
• Fact Check: Alyssa Milano Did NOT Say She Had 'No Idea' How To Use $1.2M USAID Grant -- Satire Site Story
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Sign A Law Eliminating Income Taxes On Anyone Earning Less Than $120,000
• Fact Check: Video Of King's Guard Punching A Tourist Is NOT Real -- AI-Generated Scene
• Fact Check: "Phillies Karen" Was NOT fired by Public School District In Hammonton New Jersey -- School's Statement: She Has Never Been An Employee
• Fact Check: Skit Of Woman Annoying Man By Bashing Tray Table Against Airplane Seat Is NOT Real

Sunday, September 7, 2025

• Fact Check: Video Of A Lion And Robot Meeting With Either 'Scared' Is NOT Real -- Created With Google Veo3
• Fact Check: Viral Video Of Venezuelan F-16 Was Published BEFORE U.S. Airstrike And U.S. Navy Destroyer Flyby Incident

Friday, September 5, 2025

• Fact Check: Video Of Nurse Arrested For Stealing Rolex From Dying Patient Is A Staged Skit
• Fact Check: Video Of Tsunami Wave Destroying A City Is NOT Authentic
• Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Apologize For Windows, Viruses, And Vaccines At White House Dinner -- Fake Audio Added
• Fact Check: Story About 'Foster Child Lily Tran' Getting Into Stanford And Speaking On Stage With Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Uses AI Photo -- Versions With Other Celebs Circulating
• Fact Check: Edited Photo Of Trump With Bloated Face Posted By Gavin Newsom's Press Office On X -- Comparison Shows Changes

Thursday, September 4, 2025

• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Muslim Participants At Pro-Palestinian Rally Preventing 'A Queer For Palestine' From Joining Protests
• Fact Check: FAKE Article Describes Elon Musk Building Hope Haven, A Sanctuary For Homeless Families -- Details of this Clickbait Story Are False
• Fact Check: Stacey Abrams Was NOT Indicted For Voter Fraud In Georgia
• Fact Check: Satire Meme Said 84 Biden Autopen Pardons Were Vacated By 'Liberal 9th District Court' Siding With US Solicitor General -- Not Actual News

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

• Fact Check: Peer-Reviewed Study About Covid-19 Vaccines Did NOT 'Confirm' Epidemic Of 'Turbo Cancer'
• Fact Check: U.S. Navy Did NOT "Admit" The Earth Was Flat Or Claim The HELIOS Laser System Had A Range Of A Hundred Miles -- These Are Misrepresentations
• Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Just Authorize FCC Fines Of Up To $100 Million For Media Outlets Caught Spreading Lies
• Fact Check: No Evidence Elon Musk Signed $13.5 Million Deal With Netflix For TV Series As Of September 3, 2025 -- It's AI Slop
• Fact Check: Picture Of Greta Thunberg In Revealing Yellow Shirt Is NOT Real -- It Has Been Digitally Edited
• Fact Check: F-15 And Su-27 2019 Baltic Sea Footage Presented As Interception Over Ukraine -- Predates Russia-Ukraine War

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

• Fact Check: Senator Amy Klobuchar Is NOT One Of The Wealthiest Women In America
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Win His Appeal Against 34 Felony Counts -- An Appeals Court Threw Out The $500M Penalty From A Different Case
• Fact Check: NO Evidence George Strait Signed $13.5 Million Deal With Netflix For TV Series As Of September 2, 2025 -- It's AI Slop
• Fact Check: Girl In Princess Dress Helping An Injured Biker Is NOT Real -- There's No 'Ashford' On Route 27 And The Picture Is AI-Generated
• Fact Check: Police NOT Aware Of Any Walter Reed Road Closures On September 2, 2025
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post About 'Transcendental Logic' And Immanuel Kant -- Satirical Fake With Wikipedia Text

Monday, September 1, 2025

• Fact Check: Image Of British Union Jack Flags Crowding The Mall In London Is NOT Real -- Shows Paris's Arc De Triomphe, Not Admiralty Arch
• Fact Check: Story of Young Girl Lily Getting Dead Mom Hannah Parker Retired Police Dog Max At Auction Is Not Real -- AI-Made Images & Text
• Fact Check: No Evidence Stephen Colbert Signed $13.5 Million Deal With Netflix For TV Series As Of September 1, 2025 -- It's AI Slop
• Fact Check: Belgian Politician Saliha Raiss Did NOT Tell Belgians To Leave Belgium If They Don't Accept Islam -- Didn't Mention Belgians, Europe, Europeans or Islam