Political claims
Fact-checks of political statements, campaign claims, and policy assertions.
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- The post accurately states that the California high-speed rail project is not yet operati… — Mostly true 70/100threads · Jun 21, 2026 · @darrendrdrumsrottino archive · view post ↗
The post accurately states that the California high-speed rail project is not yet operational and its estimated cost is around $126 billion, confirmed by 5 sources. However, it misleadingly implies Governor Newsom personally 'took' this money, rather…
- The post accurately states that Israel bombed Lebanon with phosphorus munitions in 2026,… — Mostly true 79/100threads · Jun 21, 2026 · @millesini archive · view post ↗
The post accurately states that Israel bombed Lebanon with phosphorus munitions in 2026, and that this action is widely considered a violation of international law and potentially a war crime by human rights organizations. This reported by Human Righ…
- The social media post accurately states that Wabash Avenue is the street where Trump Towe… — Mostly true 68/100threads · Jun 21, 2026 · @etanthomas36 archive · view post ↗
The social media post accurately states that Wabash Avenue is the street where Trump Tower is located in Chicago. An alderman has indeed introduced an ordinance to give Wabash Avenue an honorary designation for Barack Obama, and an online petition su…
- The central claim that the Senate passed a resolution to stop senators from receiving pay… — Mostly true 70/100threads · Jun 21, 2026 · @debra_arnwine archive · view post ↗
The central claim that the Senate passed a resolution to stop senators from receiving paychecks during government shutdowns reported by press releases from Senator John Kennedy's office, PBS News, and CBS News. However, the post is shared from an uno…
- The Threads post falsely attributes a claim to CNN that 'most Americans plan to visit Oba… — Misleading 35/100threads · Jun 21, 2026 · @withmarshadudley archive · view post ↗
The Threads post falsely attributes a claim to CNN that 'most Americans plan to visit Obama's Presidential Center.' While the Obama Presidential Center did open in June 2026 and CNN released polls around that time, those polls focused on Barack Obama…
- This content is suspected to be AI-generated and has been flagged for likely synthetic ge… — Misleading 35/100threads · Jun 21, 2026 · @lib.durant archive · view post ↗
This content is suspected to be AI-generated and has been flagged for likely synthetic generation or digital manipulation; its authenticity could not be independently confirmed. This Threads post by @lib.durant features an image of Jimmy Kimmel weari…
- The post accurately states that Norway is preparing a bill to ban trade with Israeli sett… — Mixed 45/100threads · Jun 21, 2026 · @saymanreza archive · view post ↗
The post accurately states that Norway is preparing a bill to ban trade with Israeli settlements, a development cross-checked by 5 sources. However, the accompanying caption falsely claims that Norway has banned all trades with Israelis, which is a s…
- The post reported by The Guardian, Brookings Institution, and recent 2026 field reports.… — Mostly true 79/100threads · Jun 20, 2026 · @kyamawebb archive · view post ↗
The post reported by The Guardian, Brookings Institution, and recent 2026 field reports. While the factual claims about water consumption are verified, the characterization of tech leaders' views on humanity is a rhetorical interpretation of current …
- This content is a death hoax. While the screenshot of the post by Lilly Gaddis is authent… — False 15/100tiktok · Jun 20, 2026 · @samsfamreactsunfi archive · view post ↗
This content is a death hoax. While the screenshot of the post by Lilly Gaddis is authentic in that the post was actually made and then deleted, the claim that Candace Owens has passed away is refuted by 3 sources including Hindustan Times, Parade, a…
- This post is refuted by 3 sources regarding the May 2026 public disagreement between Jeff… — Misleading 55/100threads · Jun 20, 2026 · @h4ckedreality archive · view post ↗
This post is refuted by 3 sources regarding the May 2026 public disagreement between Jeff Bezos and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the global statistic of 2.2 billion people lacking safe water. However, the central claim that Bezos told the world those…
- This post is confirmed by 6 sources including The Guardian, Axios, and TIME, which confir… — Mostly true 79/100instagram · Jun 20, 2026 · @kaizenexecutive archive · view post ↗
This post is confirmed by 6 sources including The Guardian, Axios, and TIME, which confirm the recent signing of a U.S.-Iran peace deal and subsequent diplomatic friction. While the core events and several quotes are verified, the specific warning at…
- This post correctly identifies and debunks a viral hoax claiming that Ellen DeGeneres has… — Mixed 59/100tiktok · Jun 20, 2026 · @nicoleexplore archive · view post ↗
This post correctly identifies and debunks a viral hoax claiming that Ellen DeGeneres has Kuru disease and is going blind. The rumor is confirmed by 3 sources including the Times of India, IBTimes, and medical records confirming Kuru is effectively e…
- The core claim that JPMorgan warned of $165 billion in market-wide equity selling by June… — Mostly true 62/100instagram · Jun 20, 2026 · @themarket.periodical archive · view post ↗
The core claim that JPMorgan warned of $165 billion in market-wide equity selling by June 30, 2026, is confirmed by 3 sources. However, the post's primary image is highly misleading, falsely claiming that JPMorgan itself is liquidating its own holdin…
- This post is confirmed by 8 sources including the official Real Madrid website, AS, and G… — Mostly true 79/100tiktok · Jun 20, 2026 · @fabrizioromano archive · view post ↗
This post is confirmed by 8 sources including the official Real Madrid website, AS, and Goal.com. The content accurately reports a real-world statement issued by Real Madrid on June 20, 2026, which denies any direct or indirect contact with Michael O…
- This quote is confirmed by 5 sources including reports from entertainment outlets and soc… — Mostly true 79/100threads · Jun 20, 2026 · @news.thelight archive · view post ↗
This quote is confirmed by 5 sources including reports from entertainment outlets and social media archives. While Dave Bautista did publicly share and endorse the statement on his Facebook and Instagram accounts in late 2025 and 2026, he is not the …
- This post reported by official transcripts from the VivaTech 2026 conference and independ… — False 15/100threads · Jun 20, 2026 · @aubreychoudeshell archive · view post ↗
This post reported by official transcripts from the VivaTech 2026 conference and independent investigations by digital researchers. While the Threads post itself is an authentic user reaction, the underlying claims that Jeff Bezos criticized human wa…
- This post is misleading as it misattributes a fictional CGI video to President Trump's of… — Misleading 38/100tiktok · Jun 20, 2026 · @tinysworldnewaccount archive · view post ↗
This post is misleading as it misattributes a fictional CGI video to President Trump's official 2026 UAP declassification program. While the Trump administration has including the Department of War and major news outlets, the specific video shown—fea…
- This TikTok post accurately recaps a series of community-level controversies involving Th… — Mostly true 79/100tiktok · Jun 20, 2026 · @moofia.rants archive · view post ↗
This TikTok post accurately recaps a series of community-level controversies involving ThatMob, the creator of the 'Verity' Minecraft horror series. The claims regarding his discomfort with shipping and NSFW art are, including statements from collabo…
- This post reported by Newsweek, WKYC, and The Daily Beast. It accurately identifies John… — Mostly true 79/100threads · Jun 20, 2026 · @blueatlgeorgia archive · view post ↗
This post reported by Newsweek, WKYC, and The Daily Beast. It accurately identifies John J. Cafaro as a major Trump donor and two-time felon whose company, Greenwater Services, received a $1.7 million no-bid contract for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecti…
- The story of Outfit7 and its founders is confirmed by 10 sources including Forbes, Wikipe… — Mostly true 79/100instagram · Jun 20, 2026 · @earlystartupdays archive · view post ↗
The story of Outfit7 and its founders is confirmed by 10 sources including Forbes, Wikipedia, and GamesIndustry.biz. The post accurately details the company's 2009 founding in Slovenia, its bootstrapped growth to 5.6 billion downloads, and its $1 bil…
- This video is confirmed by 3 sources to be an authentic behind-the-scenes clip of Lionel… — Mostly true 75/100instagram · Jun 20, 2026 · @sportscenter archive · view post ↗
This video is confirmed by 3 sources to be an authentic behind-the-scenes clip of Lionel Messi from a 2019 Pepsi commercial. While the person and original source are correctly identified, the content is over seven years old and the featured trick sho…
- This post reported by The New York Times, Newsweek, and The New Republic. The firm Greenw… — Mostly true 79/100threads · Jun 19, 2026 · @aaronparnas archive · view post ↗
This post reported by The New York Times, Newsweek, and The New Republic. The firm Greenwater Services was indeed awarded a $1.7 million no-bid contract for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation, a story first broken by the NYT on June 18, …
- This post reported by the Associated Press, Reuters, and The Washington Post. While the c… — Mostly true 79/100threads · Jun 19, 2026 · @4fouls archive · view post ↗
This post reported by the Associated Press, Reuters, and The Washington Post. While the core event and quotes are authentic, the caption uses sensationalized language like 'Get lost Liar' which does not appear in the actual transcript of Meloni's res…
- This post is verified. In June 2026, Albania's Special Prosecution Office (SPAK) requeste… — Mostly true 79/100threads · Jun 19, 2026 · @marystenberg45 archive · view post ↗
This post is verified. In June 2026, Albania's Special Prosecution Office (SPAK) requested the arrest of 20 individuals and froze approximately $148.5 million in assets as part of a cocaine trafficking and money laundering investigation confirmed by …
- The social media post accurately reports that Donald Trump told Italian television that G… — Verified 95/100threads · Jun 19, 2026 · @ash.renee411 archive · view post ↗
The social media post accurately reports that Donald Trump told Italian television that Giorgia Meloni 'begged' him for a photo at the G7 summit and that he 'felt sorry for her'. Meloni responded by stating, 'I and Italy never beg,' and Italy's forei…
- The Instagram post accurately states that Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire… — Mostly true 75/100instagram · Jun 19, 2026 · @thebraintickle archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post accurately states that Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire in 2026, confirmed by 32 sources. It also correctly reports that he lives in a prefabricated tiny home in Texas, and his mother, Maye Musk, confirmed details ab…
- The video features the Argentine influencer Gaspi (Gaspar Primante) conducting a street i… — Mostly true 79/100tiktok · Jun 19, 2026 · @aldanix10 archive · view post ↗
The video features the Argentine influencer Gaspi (Gaspar Primante) conducting a street interview in Madrid, Spain. While the identity and location are, the footage is archival as Gaspi tragically passed away in a helicopter accident in Brazil on Jun…
- The statistics provided in this post are confirmed by 12 sources, including reports from… — Mostly true 79/100linkedin · Jun 19, 2026 · view post ↗
The statistics provided in this post are confirmed by 12 sources, including reports from Sensor Tower, PCMag, and Fast Company. While the author is a Google employee, the specific data points regarding user counts and market share for our AI model, o…
- The images are authentic and correctly labeled by location, as confirmed by 10 sources in… — Mostly true 65/100web · Jun 19, 2026
The images are authentic and correctly labeled by location, as confirmed by 10 sources including The Jerusalem Post, Al Jazeera, and Newsweek. However, the post is highly misleading because it contrasts a current 2025 state-sponsored project in Tehra…
- The 'Flamingo Revolution' is an authentic and significant protest movement in Albania tha… — Mostly true 69/100threads · Jun 19, 2026 · @sharonrenebest archive · view post ↗
The 'Flamingo Revolution' is an authentic and significant protest movement in Albania that has drawn over 100,000 participants and formal warnings from the European Union as of June 2026. While the claim regarding frozen bank accounts is, the legal a…
- The claims in this post reported by the Times of Israel, AFP, and JNS. Itamar Ben-Gvir, t… — Mostly true 79/100threads · Jun 19, 2026 · @millesini archive · view post ↗
The claims in this post reported by the Times of Israel, AFP, and JNS. Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli Minister of National Security, did indeed state on June 19, 2026, that 'All of Lebanon must burn' and suggested that 'a thousand Lebanese mothers must…
- The event described in the post is, including the Associated Press and Reuters. President… — Mostly true 75/100threads · Jun 19, 2026 · @thekrisbaker archive · view post ↗
The event described in the post is, including the Associated Press and Reuters. President Donald Trump visited the Palace of Versailles on June 17, 2026, and a viral video confirmed an awkward greeting with First Lady Brigitte Macron. However, the sp…
- The reported events are confirmed by 5 sources, confirming that thousands of Haredi Jews… — Mostly true 78/100threads · Jun 19, 2026 · @whiskertips archive · view post ↗
The reported events are confirmed by 5 sources, confirming that thousands of Haredi Jews protested at the Beit Lid military base in June 2026 and were dispersed with police force. However, the video is a compilation that includes some recycled footag…
- This content is as a factual report on a regional folk tradition. While the remedy itself… — Mostly true 79/100tiktok · Jun 19, 2026 · @mr.richest14 archive · view post ↗
This content is as a factual report on a regional folk tradition. While the remedy itself lacks medical evidence, the post accurately describes the practice of 'pulling the sun out of the head' and correctly identifies the scientific consensus that t…
- The TikTok post by @fabrizioromano accurately reports that Marc Cucurella has signed a si… — Mostly true 79/100tiktok · Jun 19, 2026 · @fabrizioromano archive · view post ↗
The TikTok post by @fabrizioromano accurately reports that Marc Cucurella has signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid, valid until June 2032. This transfer has been officially confirmed by both Real Madrid and Chelsea, as confirmed by 15 sources …
- The claims in this video are confirmed by 10 sources including Al Jazeera, The Guardian,… — Mostly true 78/100tiktok · Jun 19, 2026 · @herwego9 archive · view post ↗
The claims in this video are confirmed by 10 sources including Al Jazeera, The Guardian, and official club announcements from June 2026. While the core facts regarding Mourinho and Konate are verified, the video uses Fabrizio Romano's branding as a f…
- The statement attributed to Volodymyr Zelenskyy is confirmed by 12 sources including the… — Mixed 59/100threads · Jun 19, 2026 · @millesini archive · view post ↗
The statement attributed to Volodymyr Zelenskyy is confirmed by 12 sources including the Associated Press, The Guardian, and ITV News. While the quote is authentic and was made on June 18, 2026, in response to ongoing hostilities and a major drone at…
- The claims in this post are confirmed by 6 sources including official statements from the… — Mostly true 79/100threads · Jun 19, 2026 · @democraticwinsmedia archive · view post ↗
The claims in this post are confirmed by 6 sources including official statements from the Governor of Virginia's office and multiple local news reports. Abigail Spanberger, who was inaugurated as Virginia's 75th governor in January 2026, signed a pac…
- This video is an authentic mashup of two real television segments from June 2026. The con… — Mostly true 79/100threads · Jun 18, 2026 · @mej1952 archive · view post ↗
This video is an authentic mashup of two real television segments from June 2026. The content reported by MS NOW, The Daily Kos, and various political news outlets, confirming that Ted Cruz mocked James Talarico's masculinity on 'Hannity' and Talaric…
- This post is refuted by 6 reliable sources to be a product of an unofficial fan account m… — Misleading 42/100threads · Jun 18, 2026 · @official_d.o.g.e archive · view post ↗
This post is refuted by 6 reliable sources to be a product of an unofficial fan account misrepresenting itself as the official Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.). While bills like the 'Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act' and the 'Exclusive Ci…
- This historical retrospective is confirmed by 12 sources including British Pathé, the Bam… — Mostly true 79/100tiktok · Jun 18, 2026 · @kev300172 archive · view post ↗
This historical retrospective is confirmed by 12 sources including British Pathé, the Bamford History Group, and the Derbyshire Record Office. The video accurately uses archival footage and official minutes to document the 1944 submergence of Derwent…
- The claim that Keir Starmer timed the UK's social media ban for under-16s to coincide wit… — False 18/100tiktok · Jun 18, 2026 · @panic_at_the_tesco archive · view post ↗
The claim that Keir Starmer timed the UK's social media ban for under-16s to coincide with his daughter's 16th birthday is. While the Prime Minister did announce the ban on June 15, 2026, public records confirm his daughter's 16th birthday is in Nove…
- This content is cross-checked by 8 sources including the Gates Foundation's own grant dat… — Mixed 52/100threads · Jun 18, 2026 · @jossiemcdun archive · view post ↗
This content is cross-checked by 8 sources including the Gates Foundation's own grant database and major news outlets like Reuters and Firstpost. While it is true that the Burkinabè government permanently shut down the high-profile 'Target Malaria' p…
- The Instagram post accurately reports that Donald Trump made statements at a G7 press con… — Mostly true 75/100instagram · Jun 18, 2026 · @moby.invest archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post accurately reports that Donald Trump made statements at a G7 press conference in Evian, France, regarding Iran's ballistic missiles and a softened stance on uranium enrichment, and that he signed an initial peace deal with Iran at …
- The quotes in this video reported by HuffPost, The Guardian, and the New York Times, conf… — Mixed 55/100instagram · Jun 18, 2026 · @tradeshipuniversity archive · view post ↗
The quotes in this video reported by HuffPost, The Guardian, and the New York Times, confirming that Donald Trump made these statements at the G7 summit on June 17, 2026. However, the post is misleading because it incorrectly dates the event to 2020 …
- The claims regarding Blue Origin's rocket landings and its use of AI reported by reports… — Mostly true 73/100threads · Jun 18, 2026 · @oc_dude_007 archive · view post ↗
The claims regarding Blue Origin's rocket landings and its use of AI reported by reports from GeekWire and Tech Funding News. While the post correctly identifies that SpaceX is now a public company following its June 2026 IPO, the claim that the stoc…
- This video is confirmed by 7 sources to be an authentic recording of a confrontation betw… — Mostly true 70/100threads · Jun 18, 2026 · @ryad.aref archive · view post ↗
This video is confirmed by 7 sources to be an authentic recording of a confrontation between Berlin police and a pro-Palestinian demonstrator. The event took place near the intersection of Pestalozzistraße and Wielandstraße in Berlin, likely during a…
- This post accurately reports a major news event from June 16, 2026: the French government… — Mostly true 68/100threads · Jun 18, 2026 · @fightforaunion archive · view post ↗
This post accurately reports a major news event from June 16, 2026: the French government's decision to replace Palantir's software in its domestic spy agency (DGSI) with a local alternative, ChapsVision. The event reported by the Financial Times, Th…
- This report reported by WIRED, The Times of India, and Axios. It accurately details a Jun… — Mostly true 73/100threads · Jun 18, 2026 · @novaramedia archive · view post ↗
This report reported by WIRED, The Times of India, and Axios. It accurately details a June 2026 data leak involving the 'Dialog' network, a private organization co-founded by Peter Thiel, which was exposed by hacktivist maia arson crimew and revealed…
- This post is confirmed by 4 sources including reports from Mexico Business News, Jacobin,… — Mostly true 68/100instagram · Jun 17, 2026 · @how.everything.works archive · view post ↗
This post is confirmed by 4 sources including reports from Mexico Business News, Jacobin, and the NCD Alliance. It accurately details the April 7, 2026, presidential decree by Claudia Sheinbaum to establish the Universal Health Service, which integra…
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