164 fact-checks collected from 14 fact-checking organisations. Ratings are quoted from the publishing organisation; where a feed or page gives no rating, none is shown.
Claim reviewed: Vickrum Digwa, who killed Henry Nowak, has been attacked in prison.
As the Durga Puja festivities went on in West Bengal, three Christian families in Patlapur village, Paschim Midnapur district, were allegedly subjected to three days of physical assault, sexual harassment, and continuous intimidation by a…
Claim reviewed: In October, Democratic consultant James Carville said: "I would rather the Republicans keep the House by five than the Democrats win by five, because if that happens, they’re hostage to the [Democratic Socialists of America]."
The video is unrelated to the anti-CEC protest and does not show Mundhe expressing support for the demonstrators.
Claim reviewed: In October 2026, the town of Mexico, New York, announced it would change its name to "Epstein List" to avoid being renamed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Claim reviewed: An image shows a woman who tried to stop looters at a Paris supermarket holding a ‘refugees welcome here’ sign.
Claim reviewed: Neil Bush, one of George W. Bush's brothers, announced on his official Facebook account that he voted for Democratic nominee James Talarico for the U.S. Senate in Texas.
Claim reviewed: Images and videos show a person dressed in a Pink Panther costume taking part in the current protests in France.
Every day, buses and other vehicles move Nigerians across the Nigeria-Ghana corridor in a flow largely associated with legitimate trade, work, and family ties. But buried within this movement is a darker traffic: people recruited,…
The viral video, claiming to show NSA Ajit Doval threatening CJP leaders with release of nude photos, was manipulated using AI.
The photograph purportedly showing Sonia Gandhi with Jeffrey Epstein is AI-generated.
Claim reviewed: Neha Bora called for Bangladesh-like situation and violence in India
Claim reviewed: Videos showing houses being lifted up on hydraulic stilts to avoid flood water are real — attributed by the checker to tiktok.com
Claim reviewed: U.S. election machines in Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and potentially other states are deliberately changing voters’ candidate choices in the 2026 midterms.
Claim reviewed: Ballots of early voters in Texas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, and Ohio switched after voting: What We Know — attributed by the checker to x.com
This video shows a former James Talarico student accusing him of misconduct.
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor “repeatedly” violated “a law aimed at stopping members of Congress from insider trading.”
New Hampshire Democratic governor candidate Cinde Warmington “was a Purdue Pharma lobbyist. She said that OxyContin was a miracle drug.”
Claim reviewed: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s team broke one of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s historic globes while attempting to move it into Hegseth’s office.
FAIT : Une vidéo de 39 secondes, publiée le 29 septembre 2026 par la page Facebook « Burkina info1 », juxtapose plusieurs séquences, notamment des images d’Emmanuel Macron et de l’or. La bande sonore attribue au président français des…
Claim reviewed: Real leaked images show satanic rituals on Epstein Island with Bill and Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates, and Stephen Hawking together with Jeffrey Epstein, goats and dead bodies. — attributed by the checker to x.com
Claim reviewed: Video showing touchscreen voting machine selecting wrong candidate is from 2026 election — attributed by the checker to x.com
We’ve spotted several AI images and videos being shared online with claims they show protests and violent incidents in France, as well as old footage dating back to 2023.
Full Fact looks at Andy Burnham’s pledge to legislate this Parliament to change the triple lock mechanism.
Claim: A Facebook user, Ibrahim Sani, shared an image depicting the arrest of one of the attackers of Dekara village in Borgu, Niger State. Verdict: Misleading! The individual in the image was arrested in Ilorin, Kwara State, not Borgu,…
Claim reviewed: Image shows real cover of Charlie Hebdo with cartoon about French riots involving Free Palestine vs. free stuff. — attributed by the checker to x.com
Claim reviewed: The videos show the recent execution of the Bangladeshi couple in Saudi Arabia.
As the Durga Puja festivities in West Bengal came to a close and the immersion of idols began on October 21, Wednesday, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that only Sanatanis would be allowed to participate in the process. “Only…
Claim: An X user claimed a Christian family in Nigeria was forced to say the Shahada (Islamic profession of faith) and convert to Islam at gunpoint. Verdict: Misleading! The video is of a family kidnapped in Kaduna by bandits, and there is…
Claim: A Facebook user claimed that epilepsy is caused by witchcraft and that a combination of dog meat, jatropha roots, and dry gin can cure the sickness. Verdict: Misleading. Epilepsy is not caused by witchcraft, and there is no…
The viral video is part of a scripted performance and does not establish that a woman accused a man of harassment in a real-life incident.
Claim reviewed: Meta is updating the terms and conditions of its privacy policy to allow it to scrape data to train artificial intelligence models.
The viral video is scripted and does not show a Hindu man marrying his daughter due to his inability to afford her dowry.
Claim reviewed: A collage of aerial video clips authentically shows "No Kings" events in October 2026 in Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York, San Diego and Boston.
Claim reviewed: An aerial video shows hundreds of ships stopped in the Strait of Hormuz.
The viral video is not from France and does not show protesters selling luxury products allegedly looted during the recent protests there. The footage is from Madrid, Spain.
Claim reviewed: A large crowd of protesters gathered at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. — attributed by the checker to FB User Rambabu Divakar
Claim reviewed: A Muslim man participated in a protest in Delhi while wearing a Sikh turban. — attributed by the checker to X User Janardan Mishra
Claim reviewed: Home Chef Quiche Lorraine contains potassium sorbate, sodium nitrite, ascorbic acid, carrageenan, etc, which are known for causing serious health issues.
Claim reviewed: A large crowd of protesters at the Delhi railway station. — attributed by the checker to FB User
Claim reviewed: Protesters take over the French stock exchange during the protest.
Claim reviewed: Fair Price Coffee contains harmful ingredients like sodium caseinate, dipotassium phosphate, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, starch sodium octenyl succinate, DATEM etc and should be avoided.
Claim reviewed: Recent gathering for Rahul Gandhi in Kota, Rajasthan
“La razón principal por la que los precios de la gasolina están tan altos es porque cuando Joe Biden era presidente, alrededor del 20% de la capacidad de refinación estadounidense dejó de operar”.
Claim reviewed: A video authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump neglecting to salute two Marines upon disembarking Marine One on Oct. 20.
Claim reviewed: Video proves Donald Trump waved to nobody before boarding Marine One — attributed by the checker to x.com
The campaign of Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican running for governor in Ohio, sparked controversy this week with an ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Dr. Amy Acton. In the ad, Acton’s mother calls her a “liar”…
Claim reviewed: Real images and videos show a Paris protester dressed as the Pink Panther in October 2026 — attributed by the checker to x.com
Claim reviewed: A video shows street vendors in Paris selling merchandise stolen from Paris shops in the October 2026 looting. — attributed by the checker to x.com
Claim reviewed: Video of man claiming to be former student of Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico is real — attributed by the checker to x.com
Claim reviewed: U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance once said, “You don't turn the Titanic around overnight. It takes time to fix what was broken,” describing the state of the U.S. economy.
Claim reviewed: Is a video of a Tesla Roadster flying off a city building rooftop real? — attributed by the checker to x.com
Claim: Social media users have alleged that the viral video, which shows Senator Prince K. Moye Sr. of Bong County saying he enrolled at Cuttington University in 2021 and graduated in 2005, is AI-generated. Verdict: False. Senator Moye’s…
Claim: A local news platform in Liberia, The Closing Argument, claimed that Criminal Court C has suspended Attorney Gbawou Kowou’s law licence for one year. Verdict: Misleading! Court documents sighted by DUBAWA show the one-year…
Claim: A Threads user @blackriverfilmfestival shared an image claiming it shows the Eiffel Tower engulfed in flames. Verdict: False. DUBAWA’s research shows that the image is AI-generated. A review of the Eiffel Tower’s live webcam feed…
Our investigation found the tool claimed five images shared by politicians were “made or edited” with AI, when those who’d posted them said they weren’t.
Claim reviewed: Real photo shows woman from Paris riots holding "Refugees welcome here" sign. — attributed by the checker to x.com
Our latest quarterly report on various statistical indicators of how the country is faring as the midterms loom. The post Trump’s Numbers, October 2026 Update appeared first on FactCheck.org .
Claim reviewed: Pensioner poverty halved in the past 30 years in no small part because of the Conservatives.
Claim reviewed: An image shows an elderly couple in their underwear after they had been stripped and robbed during the recent riots in France.
Claim reviewed: An image is an authentic aerial shot of fires burning across Paris amid anti-government riots and demonstrations in October.
The viral footage documents an execution reported in January 2015 and is unrelated to the execution of two Bangladeshi nationals in Saudi Arabia in October 2026.
The viral photograph shows Egyptian bloggers. It has been falsely linked to the two Bangladeshi nationals who were executed in Saudi Arabia in October 2026.
The viral video claiming that a Palestinian flag was raised at the top of the Eiffel Tower amid the protests in France is AI-generated.
On October 17, Saturday, even as 19 people were killed and several injured in a stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, a different scene of chaos unfolded a few kilometres away at Jadavpur. A bulldozer was…
Claim: Bakary Y. Badjie, The Gambia’s Minister of Youth and Sports, claimed that Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda has not supported sporting activities in the municipality. Verdict: False. DUBAWA’s investigation…
Claim: A Facebook user claims that Sheikh Alhaji Mohamed Omodu Kamara said he would form a new political party if he is not elected as the All People’s Congress (APC) flagbearer for the 2028 elections. Verdict: False. Jagaban’s campaign…
Claim reviewed: U.S. President Donald Trump said that if Democrats win, "You’re going to be thrown into a system where everyone gets healthcare."
Claim reviewed: Real video shows people grabbing floating iPhones from the sea after a missile attack sank a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. — attributed by the checker to x.com
Claim reviewed: Video of Palestinian flag being hung from Leaning Tower of Pisa is from October 2026 protests — attributed by the checker to x.com
Claim reviewed: Real photo shows Netanyahu in front of a plan on a whiteboard that involves "SPAIN" — attributed by the checker to x.com
Kansas U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hamilton “wants to shut down the beef industry.”
Claim reviewed: These are real flyers from the Texas Transgender Student Union — attributed by the checker to x.com
In the Maine Senate race, ads from pro-Republican groups give Democratic candidate Troy Jackson the nickname “Taxin’ Jackson,” but they make misleading claims about his proposal for Social Security taxes and his votes on some other issues.…
Florida U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon “backed a $4 trillion tax hike on everyone in this diner,” including a server and older adults.
Claim reviewed: The video shows Pakistani and Bangladeshi people supporting Dhruv Rathee's London protest.
Claim reviewed: Voting ballots that are marked by poll workers are disqualified.
Claim reviewed: A video shows people hanging large Palestinian and Jordanian flags from the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed "didn't disavow" the Muslim Brotherhood.
“The biggest reason why gas prices are so high is because when Joe Biden was president, we had about 20% of American refining capacity that went offline.”
An old video from protests in Tbilisi, Georgia, in December 2024, is being falsely linked to the current protests in France over rising living costs and declining public services.
Claim reviewed: Some grocery stores in the U.S. are selling 3D-printed salmon meat manufactured by an Israeli company.
Claim reviewed: Texas made marijuana possession a felony after more than 70% of voters voted to legalize it.
Claim reviewed: This video shows a massive demonstration that took place against the BJP government in Odisha.
Claim reviewed: Palmolive body wash contains sodium benzoate, sodium laureth sulphate, sodium salicylate etc. which are harmful.
Claim reviewed: Activist Greta Thunberg recently joined a protest in Trafalgar Square in London in solidarity with the Indian students.
Twenty-one-year-old Saouhum Sharma, a 4th-year History honours student at Hans Raj College, joined the October 12 rally led by Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi to the Supreme Court. By the end of the day, a knife had been slashed…
Claim reviewed: The Kmart retail chain sold pet monkeys in the 1960s.
Claim reviewed: The video shows the Army beating up CJP protesters.
Claim reviewed: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar fled to Morocco, a country with no extradition treaty with the U.S., after federal agents searched her home in Washington, D.C.
Claim reviewed: U.S. President Donald Trump accused Ukraine of midterm election interference after it struck “bot farms” in Russia in October 2026.
If an election worker writes anything on your ballot before you put it in the voting machine, “your ballot could be disqualified.”
Claim reviewed: Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla posted videos on Oct. 15 authentically showing the company's new "flying" car performing mid-air stunts.
Democratic ads in multiple congressional races are accusing Republican candidates of “gutting Medicare,” voting for “huge cuts to Medicare” and “cheering on Trump’s attack on Medicare.” Several ads cite President Donald Trump's major…
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is “all for abortion up until and past birth.”
Una grabación de audio es prueba de que James Talarico fue dado de alta de un “hospital psiquiátrico” el 10 de octubre.
The sale of books has emerged as the latest political flashpoint in West Bengal, with under-construction book stalls run by Left parties allegedly vandalised in Kolkata’s Dhakuria and elsewhere, amid chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s call…
Claim reviewed: An image authentically shows attendees at one of U.S. President Donald Trump's rallies punching the face of a protester wearing a shirt that says "RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES."
An ad from a Democratic-aligned super PAC claims Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan "voted to raise Alaskans' healthcare costs by $1,800 and on that same day voted to give himself a $500,000 taxpayer-funded payout." But that's not the whole…
New Hampshire U.S. Senate candidate Chris Pappas “lied about dating an Amazon lobbyist, then voted on bills Amazon lobbied on.”
Claim reviewed: Abhijeet Dipke signed a bond agreeing not to participate in any protests for one year — attributed by the checker to Radhika Khera
After journalists covering the protests in New Delhi were detained and forcibly prevented from doing their work, social media posts documenting the police crackdown are now disappearing from platforms. Several videos accusing the police of…
“Sherrod Brown supports sex changes for minors. Irreversible surgery on kids. Like me,” Soren Aldaco.
“I don’t own a single individual stock.”
“Bacchon, police ki maar ka bura nahi maante. Yeh aapko samjhane ke liye kari gayi hai” (Translation: Children, don’t take offence at being beaten by the police. This was done to teach you a lesson.) This is what a Delhi Police official…
Q: Claims about James Talarico being hospitalized in a mental health facility. Is this true? A: No. An Ohio mental health center rebutted false online rumors that Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, had been there…
In partially repealing a Biden-era regulation that limited carbon emissions from power plants, Trump administration officials have misleadingly cast the prior administration’s policy as a threat to grid reliability. Experts say that’s…
James Talarico is “a vegan” and “what they don't show you is that, after every barbecue … he throws up.”
Claim reviewed: Voting ballots that are marked by poll workers are disqualified.
A joint investigation by Science Feedback and Fundación Maldita.es reported more than 300 climate misinformation videos in French and Spanish. YouTube never answered, and TikTok restricted only a small minority of them and overturned none…
In several congressional races, Republican ads are claiming that Democratic candidates support "sex changes" for children or support taxpayer money being used for such surgeries. But the allegations are flawed. The post Republican Ads…
Audio recording is proof James Talarico was discharged from a “mental hospital” on Oct. 10.
Vivek Ramaswamy "pushed an Alzheimer's drug that he knew didn't work. He made hundreds of millions of dollars scamming people."
Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton voted “to protect puppy abusers.”
Delhi Police detained journalists for a second consecutive day on Sunday, October 11, while they covered the protest called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and Left-wing student outfits demanding the resignation of chief election…
Sen. Jon Husted voted “to kick 490,000 Ohioans off their healthcare."
President Donald Trump has deported “over 13,000 Cubans since he has been in office, his first term and his second term.”
Pro-Kremlin disinformation denies documented Russian attacks on civilians, dismisses war crimes, and exploits distorted Second World War narratives to justify aggression against Ukraine. It also portrays NATO as a threat to Russia,…
Multiple ads airing in Michigan attack Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for past statements he made, or positions he held, about policing and prisons. But the ads either omit context or exaggerate his past policy proposals. The…
In congressional races around the country, Democrats find themselves under attack in political ads for allegedly opposing the popular tax cuts for tips, overtime and older Americans that were part of Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill…