International in February 2025
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Friday, February 28, 2025
- Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Did NOT Post Message About Benching Zelenskyy With One Hand -- Unaffiliated X Account Did
- Fact Check: Congress Did NOT 'Decide' To Deport Rep. Ilhan Omar 'To Somalia' As Of February 28, 2025 -- Only Federal Courts Could
- Fact Check: New York Post Did NOT Report USAID Paid TIME Magazine $4 Million To Name Zelenskyy 'Person Of The Year'
- Fact Check: 'Did I Say That?' Yes, Trump DID Call Zelenskyy 'A Dictator'
- Fact Check: AI Image Does NOT Show Dead Pope Francis Laid Out In Front Of Congregation -- It's AI Made
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Fact Check: Donald Trump Jr. Did NOT Say On His Podcast That US 'Should Have Been Sending Weapons To Russia' -- Audio Is Likely AI Generated
- Fact Check: Trump's 'Gulf of America' Order Does NOT Enforce 'New Borders' Under Decision by the 'World Court'
- Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE USAID Paid Pizza Hut $150 Million 'To Renovate And Modernize' In 1997
- Fact Check: AI 'Trump Gaza' Video Published On Donald Trump's Official Social Media Features Golden Trump Statue, Bearded Belly Dancers
Monday, February 24, 2025
- Fact Check: Secretary Of Defense Says US Is NOT Shutting Naval Base In Alexandroupoli, Greece, Trump Says Report Of Closure 'Not A Correct Story'
- Fact Check: Story Of German Pilot Terminated For Refusing To Spray Chemtrails Originated On Satire Site
Friday, February 21, 2025
- Fact Check: Ukraine Did NOT Block Truth Social
- Fact Check: 95% Of Canada's Imports Do NOT Come From US; Actual Figure Is 62.2%
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Say Ukraine Started War
- Fact Check: NO Evidence Bill Gates 'Caught Pumping Bird Flu Jabs Into Food Supply' In Story With That Headline -- Not Even A Mention
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Fact Check: British Singer Sam Smith Is NOT 'Self-Partnered' -- Originated On Satirical Facebook Page
- Fact Check: NO Evidence Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's Approval Rating Was 4% As Of February 18, 2025
- Fact Check: Edited Photo Of Javier Milei's Sister Shows Different Eyes, Nose, Mouth -- Original Taken In 2023
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show Authentic German Election Ballots With AfD Left Out In City Of Leipzig
- Fact Check: AI-Generated Image Does NOT Show Delta Crash Pilot Jonathan Simpson -- Person Is Adult Film Star
- Fact Check: Canada Did NOT Delete Its Foreign Aid Database -- It Was Experiencing Technical Difficulties
Monday, February 17, 2025
- Fact Check: Far-right AfD Party Did NOT Get 'Massive Majority' In German Mock Election For Students -- Post Shows Result From One Polling Place
- Fact Check: AI-Generated Photo Does NOT Show Overturned Delta Plane Involved In Toronto Airport Crash
- Fact Check: Edited Clip Shows German Diplomat Crying Emotional Tears During Part Of Speech Ending His Munich Conference Chairmanship -- Over Five Minutes After His Remarks About J.D. Vance
- Fact Check: Edited Clip Shows Zelenskyy Saying 'The Risk That Russia Will Occupy Europe Is 100%' -- Context Was About U.S. Leaving NATO
Saturday, February 15, 2025
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Fact Check: There ARE Enough Cows Worldwide To Supply McDonald's Beef Burgers
- Fact Check: 2025 Poll Does NOT Say Germans Think Trump Is World's Greatest Threat To Peace -- Poll Was From 2019
- Fact Check: No Evidence Oprah Winfrey Said She Is Moving To Italy Because Of Elon Musk -- It's AI-Written Clickbait
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Fact Check: Zelenskyy Did NOT Spend 14.2 Million Euros To Buy 'Legendary Eagle's Nest Previously Owned By Hitler'
- Fact Check: AI Ad Shows Celebrities Wearing T-Shirt With Star Of David On A Hand That's Giving The Finger To Kanye
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sinkhole In Paris -- AI Generated
- Fact Check: NO Evidence Mexican President Said 'Shame on Trump,' Warned US Not To Build Border Wall
Friday, February 7, 2025
- Fact Check: Tel Aviv University Did NOT Get $581 Million From US Taxpayers; Official Data Shows Under $6 Million
- Fact Check: Mexican President Did NOT Say She Thought Americans Encouraged Felons, Rapists To Come To US Since That's Who They Chose As President
- Fact Check: NO Evidence NATO Sending Troops To Greenland To Defend It From US
- Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show USAID Money Found At Zelenskyy's House -- Shows 2007 Mexico Drug Bust
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Elon Musk With Trump, Netanyahu At White House -- It Didn't Happen
- Fact Check: Panama Did NOT Agree To 'No Longer Charge Fees For US Government Vessels' Crossing Panama Canal
- Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say Italians Should Stay In Italy, Japanese Must Stay In Japan
- Fact Check: E! News Did NOT Report Ben Stiller, Angelina Jolie, Sean Penn And Other Celebrities Were Paid By USAID To Visit Ukraine
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Younger Brigitte Macron, Who Did Not Transition From Male To Female -- Image is Altered
- Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say 'Defunding USAID Will Bring About Another Mystery Illness Across The World. MILLIONS WILL DIE'
- Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Indian Nationals Handcuffed And Chained During Deportation -- Guatemala Deportation Flight
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Fact Check: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Did NOT Wear 'Make America Mexicana Again' Hat -- Image Was Made Using X's AI Tool
- Fact Check: Mexican President Sheinbaum Did NOT Impose 50% Counter-Tariff On Tesla, Call Elon Musk 'Pendejo'
- Fact Check: Ed Sheeran Did NOT Perform For IDF Soldiers To Show Support For Israel -- Performance Was 'A Large Scale Public Concert'
- Fact Check: Samuel Hydén NOT The Shooter In Örebro, Sweden, School Shooting On February 4, 2025
Monday, February 3, 2025
- Fact Check: NOT 'Breaking News' -- Video Claiming 'Woman Found Truck Full Of Childrens' Bodies' Is Mix Of Old Video Clips
- Fact Check: Canada Is NOT Planning To Cut Off Energy Exports To US in Response To Trump Tariffs As Of February 3, 2025
- Fact Check: Edited Photo Shows 'Rapists Welcome' And 'Stand Up For Rapists' Signs -- Originals Said 'Refugees Welcome' And 'Stand Up To Racism'
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