Fact Check in May 2026

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Saturday, May 23, 2026

• Fact Check: Posts Saying Your Favorite Celeb Filed a $50 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against A News Host for On-Air Defamation Are NOT Real -- Spam From Vietnam

Friday, May 22, 2026

• Fact Check: 'Sovereign Settings' Do NOT Exist On X
• Fact Check: James Woods Did Not Call President Trump The 'Most Treacherous And Truly Worthless Republican Leader In The History Of The Party' -- He Was Referring To Senate Majority Leader John Thune
• Fact Check: OpenAI Has NOT Announced Plans To Let Users 'Securely Connect' ChatGPT To Their DNA -- Parody Post
• Fact Check: Video Of Alleged Hitler Lookalike Is NOT Real Footage Of Person At Soccer Match In Argentina
• Fact Check: Video Of Fox News Guest Robert Harward, Focus Of 'Face Mask' Rumors, Is REAL And Unedited
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Trump Touching And Kissing Man's Belly -- Originated From Known Parody Account

Thursday, May 21, 2026

• Fact Check: Man In Video Saying He Would Cast Unclaimed Ballots For Spencer Pratt For Los Angeles Mayor Can't -- NOT LA Ballots
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Tesla Cybertruck Carrying Solar Panels -- Original Poster Admits It Is AI-Generated
• Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Judge Hugging '88-Year-Old Man Named Vietnam Veteran' Is NOT Real Photo
• Fact Check: Plantation Simulator Game With 'Whipping Black People' WAS Released On Steam
• Fact Check: NO Reputable Poll Shows Trump Has 99% Support In Israel -- Polls Show 69% To 79%
• Fact Check: No Male Prostitute Was Found Dead In Home Of Mike Pence -- Fake Story From Facebook 'Comedian'
• Fact Check: CivilNet.am Did NOT Publish News Report Saying Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan Is HIV-Positive

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

• Fact Check: DOJ Did NOT Get Warrant To Seize Adam Schiff's Financial Records Or Suspend His Passport -- There's No Record Of 'Cash Grift' Case
• Fact Check: Numeric Claims About Massie's Previous Primary Vote Counts And Gallrein's Mail-In Ballot Numbers Are TRUE -- No Evidence Supports Implied Conspiracy
• Fact Check: Neymar Was NOT Thronged By Fans While Sitting On The Toilet -- Video Shows A Neymar Impersonator
• Fact Check: Jack Dorsey Has NOT Joined Anthropic -- Trending Joke Is Using Names Of Many Notable People
• Fact Check: 'Biden Body Double' AJ Barron Did NOT Turn State's Evidence -- It Is Satire
• Fact Check: 'Happy Birthday' Posts Showing Pink Wearing Anti-Trump Shirts Are Not Real -- Spam From Vietnam

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Memphis Man Was Arrested For 'Scratching Off Every Scratch-Off Ticket' At Germantown Exxon In Tennessee
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Sasha Obama Wearing A MAGA Hat -- The Image Is Edited
• Fact Check: Rep. Jack Kimble Post Saying They Make Less Than $200K For 140 Days Of Work Is NOT From Real Congressman -- It's Parody Account
• Fact Check: Jimmy Savile Banner Image Is NOT Real Photo From London Rally
• Fact Check: Data Center Did NOT Cause Power Outage At Six Flags Over Texas In May 2026 -- It Was A Construction Crew
• Fact Check: Altered 'You'll Never Walk Alone' Audio NOT From 'Unite The Kingdom' Rally Livestream -- NOT Rikki Doolan's Voice
• Fact Check: Posts Saying Your Favorite Celeb Went Live At 3 A.M. With An Urgent Message About Being Silenced Are NOT Real -- Spam From Vietnam

Monday, May 18, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Robert DeNiro Flipping The Bird In Front Of Trump Tower In Obama T-Shirt -- It is AI
• Fact Check: 'New York Clean Car Act' Was NOT Signed Into Law Banning Car Washing In New York State
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write That 'Nobody Knows God Better Than Me' And That 'Nobody Is Loved More By God Than Me'
• Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Says Joe Biden Visited Moscow In 1987, Implicates Him In Various Conspiracy Theories
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump Bowing To Xi As They Shake Hands -- It's Digitally Edited
• Fact Check: Image Of Crowds Does NOT Show 'Unite The Kingdom' Rally In London On May 16, 2026
• Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Post A Fake Photo Of Himself Walking With An Alien -- Shared On Truth Social
• Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Trump's Actual Hair -- Digital Edit Of AP News Photo

Friday, May 15, 2026

• Fact Check: Video Of Flying Egg-Shaped Object Does NOT Come From First Pentagon Release Of UFO Files
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Military Captain 'Elena Carter' Not Saluting Trump Is AI-Generated
• Fact Check: STAGED Video Shows Creepy Encounter With A Woman In The Woods -- A Recurring Theme By Paranormal YouTube Channel
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real Attacker Threatening Michael Jackson With A Rifle On Stage -- It Was A Scripted Concert Scene
• Fact Check: Sign Does NOT Show Starbucks Banning Pets In U.S., U.K., Ireland To Become Halal-Certified
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump, Musk And Huang Raising Their Fists In Front Of Chinese Flag, Joining Communist Party

Thursday, May 14, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE 'After Image' Does NOT Match Actual Destruction For "Gaza in 2023 and 2026" Comparison
• Fact Check: Justin Bieber Did NOT Say Jim Carrey 'Died Of Kuru' After Years of Child Meat Parties in Hollywood -- Story Came From Prolific Fake News Site
• Fact Check: Video That Shows Doctors And Nurses In Masks And Protective Gear Does NOT Show Patient With Hantavirus -- It's From COVID 2020
• Fact Check: Memo About 'Unidentified Humanoid' Is NOT Real Department Of War Document Released In Official UFO Files
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Golden Trump Statue Covered In Toilet Paper And Trash
• Fact Check: Posts Saying Boy George, Other Celebs Were Mocked, Denied Entry At Louis Vuitton For Dressing Too Casually Are NOT Real -- Spam From Vietnam
• Fact Check: Image Of Trump Holding Up Frightened Little Girl Is Fake -- Manipulations Of Body Parts Are Obvious

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Enormous Whale Breaching, Swamping Workers With A Wave -- It's AI
• Fact Check: Parody Post Said Mariah Carey Told Justin Bieber Off About Diddy Parties -- Not Real News
• Fact Check: FAKE Image of Trump And Musk Eating Panda Express On Air Force One Flight To China Is NOT Real Photo
• Fact Check: U.S. Supreme Court Did NOT Issue 7-2 Ruling Abolishing Income Tax Under Case Number 24-1791 -- Case Does NOT Exist
• Fact Check: Posts Saying Your Favorite Celeb Publicly Claimed 'Pro-Israel American Billionaires' Are Working To Undermine Their Career Are NOT Real -- Spam From Vietnam
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Michael Jackson Sitting On A Bus In Brazil -- It's AI
• Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Real Magazine Article Said Melania Trump Was 'Poppers Girl At An East Village Gay Bar'
• Fact Check: Trump Administration's Counterterrorism Document Does NOT Mention 'Pro-Transgender' Groups And 'We Will Kill You' On The Same Page

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

• Fact Check: Photo Of Star-Shaped Object Was NOT Released In Department Of War UFO Files -- It Predates The Release
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows U.S. Warship On Fire After Iranian Attack -- It Did NOT Happen
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Pro-Palestinian Activists Smashing The Albion Arms Pub In England -- It's AI-Generated
• Fact Check: Hantavirus Cruise Ship Influencer Jake Rosmarin Was NOT The COVID-19 Patient Shown In A 2022 BBC Report -- That Was Henry Dyne

Monday, May 11, 2026

• Fact Check: Video Of Helicopter Flying With Suspicious Orb Was NOT Released In Department of War UFO Footage
• Fact Check: FAKE Clip Purports To Show 'Indian Visitors' Washing Clothes In Moscow Fountain
• Fact Check: FAKE Declassified 1966 UFO Footage Shows Octopus-Like Creature With 10 Tentacles -- AI-Generated
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Fictional Prototype For Floating Water Bicycle Made Of Recycled Plastic Bottles -- It's AI-Generated
• Fact Check: FAKE Body Swap Video Shows Erika Kirk Introducing Zukenee At Rolling Loud Orlando When It Was Really Karrahbooo On Stage
• Fact Check: John Fetterman Did NOT Switch To The Republican Party Saying 'I'm Never Gonna Be A Communist Who Believes Men Should Use The Girls' Bathroom' -- It Is Satire
• Fact Check: Matthew McConaughey Did NOT Say That If Kamala Harris Had Become President, 'Trump Would Be In Prison'

Friday, May 8, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Real Madrid Soccer Star Federico Valverde Being Released From Hospital Is AI-Generated
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Prisoner Grabbing Tray From Female Prison Guard Is NOT Real
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows 'Grand Aurelian' Cruise Ship Dumping Waste Into Ocean -- Ship Does Not Exist
• Fact Check: A REAL Photo Shows Pope Leo XIV 'Rocking Nikes With His Clerical Vestments' Prior To Being Elected Pope
• Fact Check: FAKE 'Internal Memorandum' From White House Butler's Office About Missing Cutlery -- No Such Office Exists

Thursday, May 7, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE 'Zayden Brantley' Twitter Profile Depicting 'Non-Binary', 'Socialist', 'Anti-Fascist' Public School Teacher Was Deleted In 2020
• Fact Check: FAKE Truth Social Post Parodies Trump Touting Crypto-Only Casino With Name Of His Defunct Atlantic City Casino -- Gavin Newsom Parody Account
• Fact Check: CBC News Did NOT Publish Poll Saying '89% Of Canadians Blame Donald Trump' For Canada's Economy -- AI Image From Satire Site
• Fact Check: Document Does NOT Show Hantavirus As A COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect -- It Lists Health Conditions To Report IF They Happen
• Fact Check: YES, X User @iamasoothsayer Wrote In 2022: '2026: Hantavirus'

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

• Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Says 'I Am Very Close To Deciding If I Will Run Again In 2028'
• Fact Check: Google Germany HAS Low Threshold For Removing 'Defamatory' Restaurant Reviews If Challenged But 3-Star Rating Is NOT Illegal
• Fact Check: European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen Did NOT Ban Laptops From Cafés In EU
• Fact Check: FAKE Donald Trump Post Repeats 'Merz, Lick Eggs' Protest Slogan About German Chancellor, Suggests U.S. Might 'Take Over' Germany
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real Fight Between Santos Players Neymar And Robinho Júnior

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

• Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Real Bus Turned Into Mobile Grocery Store In Denmark
• Fact Check: OLD Video Of Russian Submarine Arriving In Havana, Cuba Is From 2024 -- Not 2026
• Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Have Election With 133 Million Registered Voters And 159 Million Votes Cast -- Official Figures Say Otherwise
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Travis Kelce At 2026 Met Gala -- He Wasn't Even There
• Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Person Rescuing A Submerged Wolf That Was Trapped Under Ice -- AI-Generated

Monday, May 4, 2026

• Fact Check: Posts Saying Your Favorite Celeb Returns With A Deeply Personal 'Back To The Heart' Documentary Project Are NOT Real -- Spam From Vietnam
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Repost Crucifixion Image Depicting Himself As Jesus Christ
• Fact Check: Bruce Springsteen's Summer Tour Was NOT Canceled Over His Politics And Lack Of Ticket Sales
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Encourage People To 'Drive Downhill' Due To High Gas Prices
• Fact Check: Senator Elizabeth Warren Did NOT Sell 20,000 Shares Of Spirit Airlines Stock "Two Weeks Ago" -- Liberal Trolling From Satire Page
• Fact Check: OLD Video Of U.S. Ship Hit By Missiles Is From 2016 Target Practice On Retired Frigate -- Not Enemy Action

Saturday, May 2, 2026

• Fact Check: Trump DID Post Uno Meme Saying 'I Have All The Cards' -- A Losing Hand In That Game

Friday, May 1, 2026

• Fact Check: Posts Saying You Can Stand Where Three States Meet Use FAKE Photos -- Spam From Bangladesh
• Fact Check: Fake AI-Generated Video Shows Erika Kirk Breathing Heavily Into The Microphone
• Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post An Image Of Himself Helping Lady Liberty Give Birth To A Mini-Trump Wrapped In An American Flag
• Fact Check: FAKE Donald Trump Truth Social Post Warns Jimmy Kimmel, Others: 'I Had James Comey Arrested'
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Queen Camilla Calling Donald Trump An 'Arrogant And Rude Clown' -- It's AI-Generated