Political claims
Fact-checks of political statements, campaign claims, and policy assertions.
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- This content reported by the BBC, Snopes, and official congressional records from early 2… — Mostly true 72/100threads · Jun 15, 2026 · @kelleroper archive · view post ↗
This content reported by the BBC, Snopes, and official congressional records from early 2026. While Representative Ted Lieu did formally call for criminal scrutiny of the Trump family's financial dealings in May 2026, the post's claim that the 'legal…
- This post is misleading because it incorrectly identifies the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup… — Misleading 55/100twitter · Jun 15, 2026 · @matchreport archive · view post ↗
This post is misleading because it incorrectly identifies the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup as the 'Concacaf Gold Cup.' While the claim that eight games have been completed is refuted by 12 sources based on the official 2026 World Cup schedule (which b…
- This post accurately relays a 14-point list of purported U.S.-Iran agreement terms publis… — Mostly true 88/100threads · Jun 14, 2026 · @isaiahrmartin archive · view post ↗
This post accurately relays a 14-point list of purported U.S.-Iran agreement terms published by the Iranian Mehr News Agency on June 12, 2026. The attribution to @Osint613 reported by reports from i24NEWS, The Times of Israel, and Israel National New…
- This post is confirmed by 3 sources including the San Antonio Express-News, FOX 26 Housto… — Mostly true 79/100threads · Jun 14, 2026 · @demzdeliver archive · view post ↗
This post is confirmed by 3 sources including the San Antonio Express-News, FOX 26 Houston, and official campaign statements. James Talarico has indeed proposed plans to close corporate tax loopholes and frequently uses the 'welfare queens' rhetoric …
- This post is refuted by 9 sources including Mandatory, College Sports Network, and multip… — False 5/100threads · Jun 14, 2026 · @marty_dweeney archive · view post ↗
This post is refuted by 9 sources including Mandatory, College Sports Network, and multiple fact-checking reports from 2026. The quote is a viral fabrication that has been falsely attributed to numerous public figures, including WNBA star Sophie Cunn…
- The core factual claims of this post are confirmed by 4 sources, including the Minnesota… — Mostly true 79/100instagram · Jun 14, 2026 · @4biddenknowledge archive · view post ↗
The core factual claims of this post are confirmed by 4 sources, including the Minnesota Attorney General's Office and the Hennepin County Attorney. ICE agent Christian Castro was indeed charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count…
- This post is regarding its factual claims about land seizure and the destruction of olive… — Mixed 48/100threads · Jun 14, 2026 · @mariam.montiel.0530 archive · view post ↗
This post is regarding its factual claims about land seizure and the destruction of olive trees in the West Bank. However, the specific quote attributed to Bella Hadid appears to be fabricated, as no credible news outlet has recorded her making this …
- The claim that Nigerians 'taught Uber a lesson' reported by Technext, Punch Newspapers, a… — Mostly true 79/100instagram · Jun 14, 2026 · @kizo_tv archive · view post ↗
The claim that Nigerians 'taught Uber a lesson' reported by Technext, Punch Newspapers, and Vanguard News. While the post refers to a real story told by Trevor Noah in June 2026 about drivers gaming Uber's 2017 bonus system, it slightly exaggerates t…
- The image shared in this post is a cross-checked by 13 sources including The Economic Tim… — Mixed 45/100threads · Jun 14, 2026 · @bonniesaenz_ archive · view post ↗
The image shared in this post is a cross-checked by 13 sources including The Economic Times, Deccan Herald, and Geo News, which have identified it as a fabricated AI-generated hoax. While the post correctly alludes to President Trump's real 2026 dire…
- This post accurately identifies and describes a scene from the 2011 Christian drama film… — Mostly true 79/100threads · Jun 14, 2026 · @moin.bashir_ archive · view post ↗
This post accurately identifies and describes a scene from the 2011 Christian drama film 'Courageous', which is confirmed by 8 sources including Wikipedia and various film reviews. The scene involves the character Nathan Hayes (played by Ken Bevel) a…
- The claims in this post are refuted by 9 sources including Democracy Now!, AP, and Reuter… — False 12/100threads · Jun 14, 2026 · @me_the_kate archive · view post ↗
The claims in this post are refuted by 9 sources including Democracy Now!, AP, and Reuters. The video used is actually from a May 2012 protest at the NATO Summit in Chicago where roughly 50 veterans returned medals, and the '40,000' figure appears to…
- The claim that the U.S. has lost international respect reported by 2026 reports from Pew… — Mostly true 72/100threads · Jun 14, 2026 · @wrightdominic028 archive · view post ↗
The claim that the U.S. has lost international respect reported by 2026 reports from Pew Research and Gallup showing record-low leadership approval. While the video correctly shows President Zelenskyy receiving a standing ovation at the 2024 Notre Da…
- The New York Knicks' 2026 championship victory and Jalen Brunson's Finals MVP honors are… — Verified 100/100threads · Jun 14, 2026 · @luketroytrotman archive · view post ↗
The New York Knicks' 2026 championship victory and Jalen Brunson's Finals MVP honors are confirmed by 10 sources, with major outlets confirming the team's first title in 53 years. The post accurately links Brunson's 2024 contract sacrifice to the tea…
- This post is confirmed by 6 sources including the Journal of the International Society of… — Mostly true 83/100instagram · Jun 14, 2026 · @gopurehealth archive · view post ↗
This post is confirmed by 6 sources including the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and the NIH. While the caption correctly identifies that the 56% DHT increase comes from a 2009 study and has not been replicated, the image mi…
- This post is misleading. While SpaceX's Starship Flight 12 on May 22, 2026, achieved a hi… — Misleading 38/100instagram · Jun 14, 2026 · @tallguytycoon archive · view post ↗
This post is misleading. While SpaceX's Starship Flight 12 on May 22, 2026, achieved a historic milestone by including 20 Starlink simulators, the claim that it successfully relit a Raptor engine in space is false. Official mission reports and indepe…
- The core events described in the post are, including the May 9, 2024, traffic stop of Nic… — Mostly true 75/100threads · Jun 14, 2026 · @mrkevion archive · view post ↗
The core events described in the post are, including the May 9, 2024, traffic stop of Nicholas Hoskins and his subsequent federal lawsuit against the San Diego Police Department. While the post correctly notes that Hoskins' prior conviction was overt…
- The claim that Maryland has restricted local police cooperation with ICE is confirmed by… — Mostly true 65/100threads · Jun 14, 2026 · @democraticwinsmedia archive · view post ↗
The claim that Maryland has restricted local police cooperation with ICE is confirmed by 6 sources, including the Baltimore Banner, CBS News, and the Washington Post. While Governor Wes Moore signed a ban on formal 287(g) agreements in February 2026,…
- The claims in this post are, including the Associated Press, Reuters, and PBS News. A pro… — Verified 98/100threads · Jun 14, 2026 · @hereswhykevin archive · view post ↗
The claims in this post are, including the Associated Press, Reuters, and PBS News. A professional mixed martial arts event, 'UFC Freedom 250,' is indeed scheduled for the White House South Lawn on June 14, 2026, to coincide with President Trump's 80…
- The claim that this image is AI-generated and contains visual errors is. While the five l… — Mixed 59/100threads · Jun 14, 2026 · @leila.labate archive · view post ↗
The claim that this image is AI-generated and contains visual errors is. While the five late-night hosts (Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel, Meyers, and Oliver) did recently reunite in May 2026 for the finale of 'The Late Show,' they never held the sign depict…
- This post is refuted by 10 sources including the IDF, AP, Reuters, and Haaretz. While the… — Misleading 35/100threads · Jun 14, 2026 · @mittified archive · view post ↗
This post is refuted by 10 sources including the IDF, AP, Reuters, and Haaretz. While the claim regarding the murder of the Bibas children with 'bare hands' was confirmed by the IDF in February 2025, the claims regarding babies in ovens and fetuses b…
- This post is false and uses a fabricated headline. The claim that an 'Armed Force General… — False 15/100threads · Jun 14, 2026 · @breakingnewsusalive archive · view post ↗
This post is false and uses a fabricated headline. The claim that an 'Armed Force General' called Donald Trump a traitor in June 2026 is, including PBS NewsHour and NBC News, which show no such event occurred. The exact wording and narrative were tra…
- This post is cross-checked by 7 sources including Free Speech For People, Newsweek, and C… — Mixed 45/100threads · Jun 14, 2026 · @diamond_vjp archive · view post ↗
This post is cross-checked by 7 sources including Free Speech For People, Newsweek, and Change.org. While it is true that an impeachment petition exists and has surpassed 900,000 signatures, the post is misleading because it presents this as 'BREAKIN…
- This post is false and misleading. While it references real 2026 events—such as the House… — False 18/100threads · Jun 13, 2026 · @everlynbearman archive · view post ↗
This post is false and misleading. While it references real 2026 events—such as the House debate on impeachment and the court-ordered block of a $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'—it factually garbles these details by misattributing the fund to J…
- This content reported by The Express Tribune, Newsweek, and CBS News. The claim originate… — False 12/100instagram · Jun 12, 2026 · @focusonnation archive · view post ↗
This content reported by The Express Tribune, Newsweek, and CBS News. The claim originates from a satirical X account named '@IranArmySpoofX' and utilizes a video that forensic experts have confirmed is AI-generated. While a US Apache helicopter was …
- The claims in this post are confirmed by 5 sources, including Semafor, Axios, and The Wal… — Verified 100/100instagram · Jun 12, 2026 · @therundownai archive · view post ↗
The claims in this post are confirmed by 5 sources, including Semafor, Axios, and The Wall Street Journal. Jeff Bezos and co-CEO Vik Bajaj officially launched Prometheus out of stealth on June 11, 2026, with a record-breaking $12 billion Series B fun…
- This post is authentic and accurately describes a series of real-world events from June 2… — Verified 100/100instagram · Jun 12, 2026 · @balleralert archive · view post ↗
This post is authentic and accurately describes a series of real-world events from June 2026. The feud between Donald Trump and Stephen A. Smith is confirmed by 5 sources including the Associated Press, CNN, and Forbes, confirming both the Truth Soci…
- The claim that the explosive power used in Gaza exceeds that of the Hiroshima and Nagasak… — Mostly true 69/100threads · Jun 11, 2026 · @itsokinafitto archive · view post ↗
The claim that the explosive power used in Gaza exceeds that of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs reported by reports from the UN, Euro-Med Monitor, and international news agencies. While the mathematical comparison of cumulative tonnage is acc…
- This post is refuted by 12 sources to be a combination of stale news and fabricated claim… — Misleading 32/100threads · Jun 11, 2026 · @mariam.montiel.0530 archive · view post ↗
This post is refuted by 12 sources to be a combination of stale news and fabricated claims. While Jared Kushner's firm did withdraw from a Belgrade project in December 2025 following a corruption probe, the claim that IDF soldiers admitted to a 50-ye…
- The claim that IShowSpeed donated $50,000 to a Palestine relief fund is, including Sports… — Mostly true 70/100threads · Jun 11, 2026 · @brekistan archive · view post ↗
The claim that IShowSpeed donated $50,000 to a Palestine relief fund is, including Sportskeeda and The Siasat Daily. However, the post is misleadingly framed as 'BREAKING NEWS' in June 2026, when the event actually took place in June 2024 following a…
- This post is entirely fabricated and is refuted by 8 sources including the Associated Pre… — False 5/100threads · Jun 11, 2026 · @whiskertips archive · view post ↗
This post is entirely fabricated and is refuted by 8 sources including the Associated Press, Reuters, and BBC News, which have no record of such an event. The image of the flipped black sports car is from an unrelated accident, and the claim that it …
- This post is based on authentic news from June 2026 regarding a legal intervention by Alb… — Mostly true 79/100threads · Jun 11, 2026 · @bkav.43 archive · view post ↗
This post is based on authentic news from June 2026 regarding a legal intervention by Albania's Special Prosecution Against Corruption (SPAK). confirm that prosecutors froze approximately $195 million in accounts belonging to Albania Land Development…
- This post reported by reports from The Intercept, PBS, CBS News, and The Washington Post.… — Verified 95/100instagram · Jun 10, 2026 · @reichwingwatch archive · view post ↗
This post reported by reports from The Intercept, PBS, CBS News, and The Washington Post. The events described—including the September 2, 2025 strike, the killing of survivors, and the lack of identity confirmation for the victims—are well-documented…
- This post is refuted by 11 sources to be a misleading escalation of a months-old rumor. W… — Misleading 45/100instagram · Jun 10, 2026 · @innercircletruth archive · view post ↗
This post is refuted by 11 sources to be a misleading escalation of a months-old rumor. While George Galloway did make these statements on his 'MOATS' broadcast in June 2026, his claim that $1.25 billion was moved to a 'personal account' is a factual…
- The video depicting Israeli soldiers handling women's underwear in a Bethlehem home is au… — Mostly true 85/100threads · Jun 10, 2026 · @hpsc24 archive · view post ↗
The video depicting Israeli soldiers handling women's underwear in a Bethlehem home is authentic and was confirmed by 11 sources including Al Jazeera, Middle East Monitor, and the Times of Israel in early 2025. While the visual evidence of the soldie…
- This post is a refuted by 6 sources including major fact-checkers and news archives. The… — False 5/100threads · Jun 10, 2026 · @macho00 archive · view post ↗
This post is a refuted by 6 sources including major fact-checkers and news archives. The claim that a man was sued for $100,000 after his dog saved a child is a fabricated 'rage-bait' hoax often generated by AI-narrated social media accounts. Further…
- The quote in the image is accurately attributed to Polish MEP Dominik Tarczyński, who has… — Mixed 58/100threads · Jun 10, 2026 · @ahlusoh archive · view post ↗
The quote in the image is accurately attributed to Polish MEP Dominik Tarczyński, who has expressed this sentiment in multiple interviews since 2017. However, the post is cross-checked by 9 sources because it frames a politician's rhetorical stance a…
- The claims in this post are confirmed by 10 sources, including CNN, Sports Illustrated, a… — Mostly true 75/100instagram · Jun 10, 2026 · @thatsmemable archive · view post ↗
The claims in this post are confirmed by 10 sources, including CNN, Sports Illustrated, and NPR. While the details of the backflip fail and subsequent injuries are entirely accurate, the post is sharing a recycled viral moment from July 24, 2025, wit…
- This post from the Governor Newsom Press Office (@govpressoffice) is authentic and correc… — Mostly true 68/100threads · Jun 10, 2026 · @govpressoffice archive · view post ↗
This post from the Governor Newsom Press Office (@govpressoffice) is authentic and correctly reports California's job growth of 131,500 for the year ending in early 2026, as confirmed by 3 sources including the California EDD and Bureau of Labor Stat…
- This post is misleading because it pairs factual generalities about scientific progress w… — Misleading 35/100instagram · Jun 10, 2026 · @innovatiiveciety archive · view post ↗
This post is misleading because it pairs factual generalities about scientific progress with specific, sensationalized claims that are either fabricated or significantly distorted. For example, while researchers in the Netherlands have explored vacci…
- The claims regarding political and administrative chaos at the 2026 World Cup reported by… — Verified 95/100threads · Jun 10, 2026 · @comiclonilove archive · view post ↗
The claims regarding political and administrative chaos at the 2026 World Cup reported by Reuters, AP, and CBS News. While the image is a symbolic illustration, the events it references—including the detention of Iraqi players, visa denials for Irani…
- The event described is authentic; in May 2025, Dua Lipa and over 300 British public figur… — Mostly true 70/100threads · Jun 10, 2026 · @brekistan archive · view post ↗
The event described is authentic; in May 2025, Dua Lipa and over 300 British public figures signed a letter to PM Keir Starmer calling for an end to UK 'complicity' in Gaza. However, the post is confirmed by 4 sources to be recycled content from over…
- The privacy-cleaning method described is confirmed by 6 sources including tech journals a… — Mostly true 65/100instagram · Jun 9, 2026 · @evolving.ai archive · view post ↗
The privacy-cleaning method described is confirmed by 6 sources including tech journals and the original author's verified X thread from May 2026. However, the post is undermined by a promotional slide claiming a $100 billion Nvidia investment in our…
- This post is confirmed by 5 sources including the Miami New Times, official DOJ document… — Verified 92/100instagram · Jun 9, 2026 · @miaminewtimes archive · view post ↗
This post is confirmed by 5 sources including the Miami New Times, official DOJ document archives, and independent investigative reports. The document (ID: EFTA01249507) is a real FBI intake report from 2021 that records a caller's unverified allegat…
- The core factual claims regarding a $250,000 donation from the GEO Group being exposed by… — Mostly true 75/100facebook · Jun 9, 2026 · @americansagainstfascism archive · view post ↗
The core factual claims regarding a $250,000 donation from the GEO Group being exposed by a clerical error are, including reports from the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) and various news outlets in late May and early June 2026. While the even…
- The claims regarding record-breaking death tolls and the June 2026 policy shift are confi… — Mostly true 78/100facebook · Jun 9, 2026 · @thedemocraticvoice archive · view post ↗
The claims regarding record-breaking death tolls and the June 2026 policy shift are confirmed by 11 sources including the Associated Press, The Washington Post, and The Guardian. While the underlying statistics and the existence of the reporting chan…
- This post is confirmed by 11 sources including the USGS, PHIVOLCS, and the Malaysian Mete… — Verified 95/100threads · Jun 9, 2026 · @aldrian_willon archive · view post ↗
This post is confirmed by 11 sources including the USGS, PHIVOLCS, and the Malaysian Meteorological Department. A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake did strike Mindanao at 7:37 AM on June 8, 2026, and MetMalaysia issued a tsunami advisory for the east …
- This post is misleading. While the recent FBI firings are, including five analysts dismis… — Misleading 38/100threads · Jun 9, 2026 · @kianbiles archive · view post ↗
This post is misleading. While the recent FBI firings are, including five analysts dismissed on June 5, 2026, the claim that 'all' agents investigating right-wing extremism were fired is an exaggeration found only in viral social media graphics. Addi…
- The claim that New York has 'frozen all data center construction' is cross-checked by 6 s… — Mixed 48/100threads · Jun 9, 2026 · @iamtelishaa archive · view post ↗
The claim that New York has 'frozen all data center construction' is cross-checked by 6 sources including official New York State Senate records and reports from The Guardian. While the state legislature did pass a historic one-year moratorium on Jun…
- This post reported by PBS, The Guardian, and the Associated Press. The photo, taken by Al… — Verified 100/100threads · Jun 9, 2026 · @aaronparnas archive · view post ↗
This post reported by PBS, The Guardian, and the Associated Press. The photo, taken by Alexis Reau for L'Équipe, authentically depicts San Antonio Spurs player Victor Wembanyama being wanded by security at Madison Square Garden on June 8, 2026, a pro…
- This video is authentic and shows a real-world interaction between a professional female… — Mostly true 79/100threads · Jun 9, 2026 · @boski_saputra archive · view post ↗
This video is authentic and shows a real-world interaction between a professional female bull-leaper, known as a 'recortadora,' and a charging bull. The performance is as a display of 'recortes,' a traditional bloodless sport in Spain and France wher…
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