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Fact-checks (18260)

Viral image stated on February 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Donald Trump was photographed wearing blackface.
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 22, 2019
Instagram posts stated on February 12, 2024 in an Instagram post:
"Google proves that no one ever went to the moon.”
By Samantha Putterman• February 16, 2024
worldnewsdailyreport.com stated on March 03, 2017 in a headline:
"Morgue employee cremated by mistake while taking a nap."
By Amy Sherman• December 14, 2017
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Kamala campaign photoshops her with a McDonald’s uniform!”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 29, 2024
React365.com stated on October 23, 2017 in a headline:
"Tulsa school closes after brutal fire."
By Joshua Gillin• October 23, 2017
Instagram posts stated on November 27, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Images of a woman having bloody makeup applied show "fake combatant photos” in Ukraine.
By Jeff Cercone• November 28, 2022
Bloggers stated on March 24, 2017 in a headline:
"Autopsy results from Vince Foster’s exhumed body — Cause of death to be changed!"
By Joshua Gillin• April 3, 2017
Bloggers stated on June 03, 2017 in Internet posts:
Says "Monica Lewinsky Found Dead" in a burglary.
By John Kruzel• June 6, 2017
Facebook posts stated on February 14, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Quotes Mike Pence as saying that people with pre-existing conditions need "more Jesus care," not health care.  
By Samantha Putterman• February 18, 2019
Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was “faking being arrested” during an abortion-rights protest outside the Supreme Court.
By Bill McCarthy• July 20, 2022
Restoration PAC stated on July 22, 2015 in a TV ad:
President Barack Obama met with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani.
By Tom Kertscher• July 24, 2015
Bloggers stated on May 23, 2018 in a post on Facebook:
"National Geographic’s photo of the year" is a great white shark leaping out of the water.  
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 29, 2018
Bloggers stated on November 09, 2017 in blog posts:
Malia Obama was "among 10 arrested in racist Antifa attack," and the cop who arrested her was "found dead under suspicious circumstances."
By Sophie Kaplan• November 10, 2017
Facebook posts stated on February 07, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows Taylor Swift wearing an anti-Donald Trump T-shirt.
By Sara Swann• February 12, 2024
Sid Miller stated on November 27, 2016 in a Facebook post of photo and caption on Miller's fan page:
Says actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson wore a T-shirt stating: "We Stand for the flag, we kneel for the fallen."
By Fauzeya Rahman• December 7, 2016
Viral image stated on July 20, 2022 in an Instagram post:
NASA photos of the moon and Earth show that “space is fake.”
By Grace Abels• July 28, 2022
Bloggers stated on March 16, 2017 in Internet posts:
Says "(Barack) Obama’s mother-in-law charged with larceny and fraud."
By Joshua Gillin• March 23, 2017
Instagram posts stated on May 27, 2021 in an Instagram post:
Says a photo shows Michelle Obama as a man prior to marrying Barack Obama.
By Gabrielle Settles• May 28, 2021
Sid Miller stated on March 22, 2016 in a Facebook post:
Says Barack Obama was happily photographed holding a T-shirt with revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara’s face on it.  
By Fauzeya Rahman• March 25, 2016
Facebook posts stated on October 23, 2021 in a post:
A Kansas City tourism sign had a terrible typo.
By Jeff Cercone• November 17, 2021

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By Amy Sherman• April 2, 2018

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By W. Gardner Selby• April 18, 2018

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By W. Gardner Selby• December 8, 2016

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By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• July 8, 2008

International fact-checkers focus on fake photos

By Louis Jacobson• July 6, 2015

Why do some people think mass shootings are staged every time?

By Daniel Funke• August 8, 2019

If you're fooled by fake news, this man probably wrote it

By Joshua Gillin• May 31, 2017

Pope Francis defended truth as misinformation trailed him

By Katie Sanders• April 24, 2025

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By Alex Mahadevan• October 12, 2023

In the weeks after El Paso and Dayton, mass shooting rumors spread on Snapchat and iMessage

By Daniel Funke• August 26, 2019

After doctored Pelosi video, expert warns of unchecked ‘misinformation campaigns’

By Chris Nichols• May 28, 2019

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By PolitiFact Staff • July 25, 2024

Fifty years after Apollo 11, moon landing hoaxes still thrive online

By Daniel Funke• July 18, 2019

Princess Kate’s altered photo: What experts say happened and how to spot manipulated content online

By Samantha Putterman• March 12, 2024

Fake 'Arizona border raid' a lie that won't die

By Becky Bowers• April 10, 2012

How generative AI could help foreign adversaries influence U.S. elections

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