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Paula White-Cain, a middle-aged white woman with platinum blonde hair, speaks at a podium wearing a neon pink suit. Donald Trump stands to her left, watching. Did Trump's faith advisor ask Americans to donate 10% of income to Israel? We set the record straight Written by:Jack Izzo April 9, 2026 Paula White-Cain regularly asks viewers to donate to her ministry. She said some of that money w ... Read More

President Trump, a white man, points straight in front of him as he speaks. He is wearing a blue suit and blue and white tie. He is standing in front of a blue background with the White House seal. Did Polymarket user bet Trump would praise Allah on Easter? Written by:Anna Rascouët-Paz April 8, 2026 The rumor originated from a post by former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who appeared to be ma ... Read More

AI-generated image from Facebook post. It shows Stephen Colbert, with his wife next to him, cutting a red ribbon with red kitchen scissors. Behind and to his right is a statue of the couple with their names. Behind and to his left is an older white man with a green jacket and hat. At the back is a large building with a mostly glass entrance, with many people wearing suits standing in front of it and looing in the direction of the camera. Tune out claim Stephen Colbert and his wife opened free hospital for homeless Written by:Emery Winter April 7, 2026 The story matches a template often repeated in AI-generated stories about celebrities opening fr ... Read More

Leonardo DiCaprio attends the 98th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. Epstein files don't say Leonardo DiCaprio ate 'child meat.' We have the proof Written by:Aleksandra Wrona April 6, 2026 There is simply no evidence the actor engaged in cannibalism, despite a rumor claiming he ate mo ... Read More

This image shows U.S. Rep Thomas Massie and White House adviser Stephen Miller. Watch out for claim Thomas Massie exposed Stephen Miller funneling $890M through Cayman Islands Written by:Taija PerryCook April 4, 2026 The AI-generated story alleged the senior White House adviser used shell companies to skim milli ... Read More

Image shows a hand holding a cell phone that reveals the Social Security Administration logo. Have Social Security checks been renamed 'federal benefit payments'? Here's the bottom line Written by:Nur Ibrahim April 4, 2026 The Social Security Administration has long used the term "benefits" to describe its payments. I ... Read More

A composite image shows Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on a background of Nutella jars. Did RFK Jr. announce Nutella is being pulled from US shelves? Written by:Laerke Christensen April 3, 2026 The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services previously called sugar "poison" and announced a ... Read More

An image of Donald Trump placing a gold medal with a blue band around Kurt Russell's neck. Both wear suits. In the top right corner, there is a red stop sign with a slash through a camera indicating the image is fake. Kurt Russell didn't receive Kennedy Center Honor from Trump, despite claims Written by:Jack Izzo April 2, 2026 The annual ceremony isn't in the spring! Read More

A large tortoise is shown in grass. No need to worry: Claim Jonathan the tortoise died is just another death hoax Written by:Nur Ibrahim April 2, 2026 The internet tried to kill the ancient reptile on April Fools' Day 2026. Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump sits with Qatari leaders on Air Force One. Grounding false rumor Qatar asked Trump to return gifted luxury jet Written by:Jordan Liles April 1, 2026 According to users' posts, Qatar allegedly filed a request for the U.S. to return the aircraft d ... Read More

This image shows the Mount Rushmore National Monument. Is Trump being added to Mount Rushmore? Here's the stone-cold truth Written by:Taija PerryCook April 1, 2026 While this rumor was an April Fools' joke in 2026, the idea has come up more than once during Tr ... Read More

One-dollar, 25-cent, 10-cent and one-cent coins pile up on a U.S. flag. Has the Treasury declared the US 'insolvent'? We set the record straight Written by:Jack Izzo Anna Rascouët-Paz April 1, 2026 Treasury reports said the country's fiscal trajectory is unsustainable, but the agency did not d ... Read More

A composite image shows Pope Leo XIV and U.S. President Donald Trump against a yellow background. Did Pope Leo XIV reveal Trump's Wharton IQ test results on live TV? Claim doesn't add up Written by:Laerke Christensen March 31, 2026 A Facebook page spreading the false claim also shared versions of the rumor featuring other high ... Read More

Posts falsely claim Chelsea Clinton said she 'tested positive' for mystery illness Written by:Joey Esposito March 31, 2026 There is no evidence Clinton revealed any such illness in March 2026. Read More

A still from the AI-generated video spreading the claim. In the image, a exhausted man kneels like he is about pass out as two men behind him, one of whom is Steve Harvey, come to help. Tune out fake story about man playing 'Family Feud' to win money for daughter's chemo Written by:Jack Izzo March 30, 2026 The uplifting — but fictitious — story claims host Steve Harvey paid the child's medical bills a ... Read More

A collage of the heads of U.S. President Donald Trump, a white man with short blonde hair wearing a suit, and Pope Leo XIV, a white man in traditional white papal clothing, including a white skullcap. Don't believe claim Pope Leo XIV gave 'fiery sermon' after Trump called him 'insult to Jesus' Written by:Rae Deng March 30, 2026 Leo has previously said God does not listen to leaders who "wage war" and whose "hands are full ... Read More

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in a close-up outdoor photo, wearing a suit, with a large black book labeled "HOLY BIBLE" shown beside him against a blurred background. Did Canada criminalize quoting the Bible? Posts misrepresent bill Written by:Aleksandra Wrona March 30, 2026 The rumor spread after Canada's House passed Bill C-9 in March 2026, but the bill does not ban r ... Read More

An aerial view of homes in a neighborhood in San Francisco, California Don't buy claim BlackRock 'quietly filed' to acquire $22B in single-family homes across 14 states Written by:Aleksandra Wrona March 30, 2026 The rumor tapped into real concerns about institutional investors buying up homes, but no public ... Read More

Illustration showing a gray alien in front of a CIA document and a glowing UFO, with a stone-like human figure in the background. Probing claim declassified CIA document confirms aliens turned Soviet troops to stone Written by:Aleksandra Wrona March 30, 2026 While the document appeared on the CIA's website, it was merely a translation of a newspaper art ... Read More

Image is a manipulated depiction of Rep. Ted Lieu and Attorney General Pam Bondi arguing. Did Ted Lieu claim Epstein paid Pam Bondi's college, law school tuition? Written by:Nur Ibrahim March 28, 2026 Social media posts and a clickbait article claim the congressman said the late sex offender paid ... Read More

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