Instagram fact-checks
AI-powered verification of viral Instagram posts, reels, and stories.
50 verifications
- verified — Trust Score 95/100instagram · May 30, 2026 · view post ↗
This post reported by the NIH, PubMed, and major fertility research institutes. The medical claims regarding sperm production cycles and global count declines are accurate, and the featured expert, Dr. Shahin Ghadir, is a legitimate double board-cert…
- verified — Trust Score 98/100instagram · May 30, 2026 · view post ↗
The claims in this post are confirmed by 3 sources, including Politico, Navy Times, and The Guardian. The Pentagon has indeed positioned the USS Nimitz and other assets in the Caribbean for potential strikes or leadership capture, a move awaiting fin…
- verified — Trust Score 80/100instagram · May 28, 2026 · view post ↗
The claims regarding Corgi's rapid valuation growth and funding rounds are, including Forbes and PR Newswire. The company successfully doubled its valuation to $2.6 billion in May 2026, following a Series B round just three weeks prior.…
- mostly true — Trust Score 85/100instagram · May 28, 2026 · view post ↗
The claims regarding ginger's benefits for menstrual health are, including multiple peer-reviewed clinical trials and meta-analyses. While the image is AI-generated and the 'two-week' protocol is a simplified social media framing, the underlying scie…
- mostly true — Trust Score 80/100instagram · May 27, 2026 · view post ↗
The reports of Lil Wayne's engagement are confirmed by 3 sources, including TMZ, VICE, and iHeart, which confirm the 43-year-old rapper is reportedly engaged to a woman in her 20s from Indiana. However, the image accompanying the post is an AI-genera…
- verified — Trust Score 100/100instagram · May 26, 2026 · view post ↗
This post accurately reports on a shooting incident that occurred near the White House on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The details regarding the suspect (Nasire Best), his weapon (revolver), his claims of being Jesus Christ, the injury to a bystander, and…
- verified — Trust Score 90/100instagram · May 26, 2026 · view post ↗
The claims in this post are confirmed by 4 sources including the Associated Press, The Washington Post, and PBS. While the post uses sensationalist framing to promote a news app, the underlying facts regarding the $1 billion DHS expenditure, the extr…
- mostly true — Trust Score 82/100instagram · May 26, 2026 · view post ↗
This post is confirmed by 13 sources including NPR, the LA Times, and Newsweek. While the business news regarding 23andMe's bankruptcy and the Polymarket trading odds are factual, the 'whistleblower' claims regarding the CIA and Kit Green are reporte…
- verified — Trust Score 98/100instagram · May 26, 2026 · view post ↗
The claims are confirmed by 11 sources, including The Guardian, Hindustan Times, and RedState. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., currently serving as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2026, did indeed wrangle two snakes at the home of Dr. Mehme…
- mostly true — Trust Score 79/100instagram · May 26, 2026 · view post ↗
This post reported by reports from Newsweek and official USCIS statements in 2026. While the core news about the mass re-vetting of 2021-2025 green card approvals is accurate, the post uses this information as a marketing hook for a paid job-search s…
- verified — Trust Score 92/100instagram · May 26, 2026 · view post ↗
This post accurately reflects the state of the regional conflict as of late March 2026. The reported wave of ballistic missiles toward Tel Aviv, the bombardment of strategic sites in Tehran, and the maritime crisis in the Strait of Hormuz reported by…
- mostly true — Trust Score 80/100instagram · May 26, 2026 · view post ↗
This content is confirmed by 2 reliable sources including the Washington Post, The Guardian, and recent 2026 reports from Inkl and Reality Tea. While the video accurately depicts Megyn Kelly's recent remarks on the Hodgetwins podcast (May 2026), the …
- mostly true — Trust Score 79/100instagram · May 26, 2026 · view post ↗
This post is an authentic statement from Dr. Mike Banna (@drmikethe2nd) posted on January 19, 2026. His claims regarding the cost and nutritional profile of the viral 'yogurt cheesecake' hack are, as consuming a 500g tub of yogurt with half a packet …
- misleading — Trust Score 35/100instagram · May 26, 2026 · view post ↗
While a database claiming to contain 340 million OnlyFans records was indeed listed for sale on a cybercrime forum on May 24, 2026, the claim that OnlyFans was hacked is refuted by 10 sources. Both OnlyFans and the seller have confirmed that no breac…
- misleading — Trust Score 42/100instagram · May 26, 2026 · view post ↗
This post is a misleading recycling of a 2023 story. While a Brazilian man did name Neymar in his will, the claim that he is a 'billionaire' leaving '$1.12 billion' is to be a massive exaggeration of the original report, which never specified such a …
- mostly true — Trust Score 85/100instagram · May 25, 2026 · view post ↗
The life-sized Pac-Man maze is a real attraction, specifically the 'PAC-MAN LIVE Experience' in Manchester and the 'PAC-MAN Carnival' in Singapore. While the features shown (leaderboards, timers) are authentic, the name 'Vanhalla' is a misinterpretat…
- verified — Trust Score 92/100instagram · May 25, 2026 · view post ↗
The claims in this post are, including Inc. Magazine, Benzinga, and Celebrity Net Worth. A leaked equity structure document from April 2026 confirms that Sound Ventures, co-founded by Ashton Kutcher, holds a 0.15% stake in our AI provider valued at a…
- mostly true — Trust Score 77/100instagram · May 25, 2026 · view post ↗
The news of a Prison Break reboot reported by major entertainment outlets like Collider, CBR, and TV Guide. While the post uses a promotional image of the original cast, the text correctly identifies that the new series features an entirely different…
- verified — Trust Score 92/100instagram · May 25, 2026 · view post ↗
This content is confirmed by 8 sources including Statistics South Africa, the World Inequality Lab, and major news outlets. The post accurately reflects the 5.1% immigrant population figure released in February 2026 and the NIDCOM safety advisory iss…
- verified — Trust Score 92/100instagram · May 25, 2026 · view post ↗
The claims in this post are confirmed by 3 sources, including a landmark 2025 study in Nature Aging and multiple 2023-2026 clinical reviews. While the ranking is the author's synthesis, it accurately reflects the hierarchy of human clinical evidence …
- mostly true — Trust Score 75/100instagram · May 25, 2026 · view post ↗
The claims that cinnamon reduces menstrual pain and heavy flow are confirmed by 4 sources including the NIH and peer-reviewed clinical trials. However, the post is categorized as 'mostly true' because it omits vital safety information regarding couma…
- mostly true — Trust Score 75/100instagram · May 25, 2026 · view post ↗
The core health claim is confirmed by 6 sources including Harvard Health and the National Institutes of Health, based on a long-term study of over 30,000 men. However, the post is mostly true rather than fully verified because the image text adds a s…
- misleading — Trust Score 38/100instagram · May 24, 2026 · view post ↗
The claim that Fox News was 'advised to stop spotlighting' NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani because his policies are too appealing reported by Fox News's own active coverage and independent media analysis. While a 2025 commentary suggested Fox's framing of M…
- mostly true — Trust Score 65/100instagram · May 24, 2026 · view post ↗
The health and lifestyle claims in this post reported by the NIH and Mayo Clinic, though some are simplified for marketing. However, the post is a high-pressure sales funnel for a coaching program with no transparent reviews or pricing, and it uses s…
- false — Trust Score 15/100instagram · May 24, 2026 · view post ↗
The story of a fast food employee named Brianna Cole being fired for putting her feet in a burger is as a fabricated marketing narrative. No credible news outlets have reported this event, and the social media account '@toesntrays' featured in the sc…
- verified — Trust Score 92/100instagram · May 23, 2026 · view post ↗
This post is verified. Spencer Dinwiddie's business history, including his $34.4M contract, the tokenization dispute with the NBA, and the success of Calaxy, is confirmed by 6 sources including Forbes, ESPN, and the New York Times. While the post use…
- mostly true — Trust Score 72/100instagram · May 23, 2026 · view post ↗
The post's claims about Moringa's nutritional value and its role in supporting hair health are confirmed by 5 sources including the NIH and peer-reviewed studies. However, the specific claim of 'regrowing' hair within 12 weeks is based on a lifestyle…
- misleading — Trust Score 40/100instagram · May 22, 2026 · view post ↗
This post is to be a mix of factual founder history and significant errors. While Rishi Mandal did found the fitness app Future, the post uses the wrong logo (Monarch Money), provides conflicting ages for the founder, and makes unverified claims abou…
- mixed — Trust Score 55/100instagram · May 22, 2026 · view post ↗
This post is a blend of factual regenerative science and fabricated longevity hype. While the cited 2025 study on extracellular vesicles reported by PubMed and the NIH, the claim that facial aging will be capped at 35 years by 2036 is a sensationalis…
- mostly true — Trust Score 76/100instagram · May 22, 2026 · view post ↗
The claims made in this post are, including Human Rights Watch, the Daily Maverick, and SABC News. Reports confirm that a movement called 'March and March' led significant anti-immigrant protests in Durban throughout March and April 2026, resulting i…
- mostly true — Trust Score 82/100instagram · May 21, 2026 · view post ↗
The claim reported by Harvard Health, the Environmental Working Group (EWG), and the American Gastroenterological Association. While the headline is sensationalized, the underlying warnings about heavy metal contamination (lead, arsenic) and the impa…
- misleading — Trust Score 38/100instagram · May 21, 2026 · view post ↗
This post is misleading because it conflates 'per view' with 'per 1,000 views,' representing a 1,000x exaggeration of potential earnings. While confirm that Instagram monetization is active in India for 2026, the post omits the strict follower (10k) …
- mostly true — Trust Score 85/100instagram · May 21, 2026 · view post ↗
This story is confirmed by 4 sources including the BBC, The Guardian, and UNILAD. While Lily Allen did tweet in 2014 that she turned down 'hundreds of thousands' of Bitcoin for a 2009 Second Life gig, the specific figure of '200,000' is a media inter…
- verified — Trust Score 88/100instagram · May 20, 2026 · view post ↗
This content is confirmed by 13 sources including reports from Yahoo Finance, LifeSpan News, and the World Governments Summit 2026. While the framing is sensationalized, the core claim that human trials for Yamanaka-factor-based cellular reprogrammin…
- false — Trust Score 15/100instagram · May 19, 2026 · view post ↗
The Instagram account @askmarcmalcolm is a synthetic profile featuring an AI-generated persona. The imagery displays clear hallmarks of generative AI, including visible 'AI' watermarks in the corners of slides 3 and 5, perfectly smooth 'porcelain' sk…
- verified — Trust Score 98/100instagram · May 19, 2026 · view post ↗
This post is confirmed by 4 sources including FinSMEs, Techmeme, and official company documentation from viktor.com. The claims regarding the $75 million Series A funding, the $15 million ARR milestone, and the involvement of Slack's co-founders as i…
- misleading — Trust Score 42/100instagram · May 18, 2026 · view post ↗
This content is refuted by 3 sources to be a mix of verifiable pop-culture facts and fabricated statistical claims. While Kobe Bryant's '6-6-6' workout and the 2016 Comedy Central cartoon are real, the claim that his 81-point game was his 666th is ma…
- misleading — Trust Score 32/100instagram · May 18, 2026 · view post ↗
This content is misleading because it weaponizes legitimate biological mechanisms—such as the role of zinc in DNA stability—to sell unproven and dangerous 'cancer cure' protocols. While mineral deficiencies are linked to cancer risk, the claim that f…
- mixed — Trust Score 45/100instagram · May 18, 2026 · view post ↗
This post reported by reports from Reuters, Modern Diplomacy, and official BRICS summit agendas. While the bloc is indeed launching a digital payment infrastructure in 2026 to facilitate trade in local currencies, the claim that it will 'replace the …
- verified — Trust Score 98/100instagram · May 18, 2026 · view post ↗
The claims in this post are confirmed by 8 sources including Time, Newsweek, and IGN. Christopher Nolan officially confirmed Lupita Nyong’o's dual role in a May 12, 2026, profile, and Elon Musk's 'Shaka Zulu' comparison was a real post made on May 17…
- mostly true — Trust Score 78/100instagram · May 18, 2026 · view post ↗
This post reported by Wikipedia, Politico, and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which confirm Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing in May 2026. While the post accurately reflects historical power shifts and recent media reports of Trump's 'd…
- misleading — Trust Score 32/100instagram · May 17, 2026 · view post ↗
This content reported by the American Cancer Society and the National Institutes of Health. While it correctly notes that Hispanics have lower overall cancer rates, it uses this fact to push a pseudoscientific narrative that jalapeño seeds and 'paras…
- mostly true — Trust Score 70/100instagram · May 17, 2026 · view post ↗
This Instagram post is mostly true, accurately reflecting a surge in 2024-2025 clinical interest regarding creatine's benefits for female reproductive and cognitive health. While the core claims are confirmed by 7 sources, including a landmark 2024 N…
- false — Trust Score 12/100instagram · May 16, 2026 · view post ↗
The Instagram account @lollabloomy is a synthetic AI-generated profile with no verifiable real-world existence. The imagery displays classic hallmarks of AI generation, including gibberish text on background flags, distorted text on boxing gloves, an…
- verified — Trust Score 98/100instagram · May 16, 2026 · view post ↗
This post is confirmed by 3 sources including official Senate records, TIME, and CNET. The claims regarding the $59 million in deposits, the FTC investigation led by Senator Warren, and the specific 'conditional opportunity' language in the terms of …
- verified — Trust Score 98/100instagram · May 16, 2026 · view post ↗
This post reported by the Washington Post, AP News, and Reuters. It accurately reports President Trump's May 15, 2026, statements regarding Nvidia H200 chips and the outcome of the Beijing summit. While the image is AI-generated, the factual claims a…
- mostly true — Trust Score 80/100instagram · May 16, 2026 · view post ↗
The business deal described reported by Primetimer, Beauty Independent, and official Shark Tank updates. While the investment terms and investor's background are accurate, the claim that Rashaun Williams is a 'billionaire' is an exaggeration, and the…
- verified — Trust Score 85/100instagram · May 15, 2026 · view post ↗
The claims in this post are confirmed by 16 sources including the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, the White House, and major financial news outlets like the Associated Press and CNBC. While the post uses sensationalist framing and a recycled image …
- mostly true — Trust Score 79/100instagram · May 15, 2026 · view post ↗
The official White House X account (@WhiteHouse) did indeed post a doctored version of Drake's 'Iceman' album cover on May 15, 2026, featuring a diamond-encrusted 'MAGA' chain and the caption 'ICED OUT.' This event reported by Hip-Hop Wired, HotNewHi…
- misleading — Trust Score 45/100instagram · May 15, 2026 · view post ↗
This content is misleading because it anchors legitimate health information to a fabricated scientific claim. While pineapple and cucumber are healthy, the assertion that a study found they can 'flush out years of built-up waste' reported by medical …
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