Politics in May 2026

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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

• 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: 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: Altered 'You'll Never Walk Alone' Audio NOT From 'Unite The Kingdom' Rally Livestream -- NOT Rikki Doolan's Voice

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: FAKE Video Of Military Captain 'Elena Carter' Not Saluting Trump Is AI-Generated
• 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: 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: FAKE Photo Shows Golden Trump Statue Covered In Toilet Paper And Trash
• 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 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: 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: 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 'Internal Memorandum' From White House Butler's Office About Missing Cutlery -- No Such Office Exists

Thursday, May 7, 2026

• 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

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: 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

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

• 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

Monday, May 4, 2026

• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Repost Crucifixion Image Depicting Himself As Jesus Christ
• 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: 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