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The spread of disinformation on social media, including its impact on US politics and elections.
that Lt. Gov. was an admin or participant in an anti‑ Signal chat coordinating protests have spread widely on and conservative outlets, but multiple news reports cited here make clear those claims rem...
No credible reporting indicates that , wife of Gov. , has filed for divorce; the claim appears to originate on social media and low-credibility posts without verification . Major biographical and news...
There is no credible evidence that the recent wave of and related protests are broadly composed of paid participants; multiple fact-checks and local reporting found the paid-protester claims unsubstan...
There is no credible evidence that presidential election; election-security experts and state and local officials have rejected specific technical claims such as . What is well documented is Musk’s he...
The sharpest public backlash tied to Jonathan Roumie centered not on a traditional interview but on a widely shared fabricated clip claiming Oprah Winfrey mocked his faith — a viral hoax that drew mas...
Yes — multiple investigations and government actions show n-linked influence operations have created that pose as Americans and as pro- or personas to push Kremlin-friendly narratives and to amplify d...
On Feb. 18, 2025, minivan burned in ; local fire officials and multiple concluded the blaze showed no signs of arson and was ruled accidental after the fire marshal spoke with the driver . Nonetheless...
No credible evidence shows “stole” the 2020 presidential election; multiple audits, court rulings and expert analyses found no fraud on a scale that could change the outcome . Persistent claims to the...
Based on the reporting supplied, the viral audio and testimony attributed to Sascha/Sasha Riley have been picked up widely on social media and by international and niche outlets, but the documents and...
No credible evidence supports the headline claim that deliberately ran a “sting” on intelligence by feeding false information to see whether it would be passed to ; the allegation traces to a conteste...
Social media was the central battlefield for ’s information operation: -linked actors used networks to masquerade as Americans, seed divisive content, buy targeted ads, amplify hacked material, and pr...
Social media was a central stage of the : platforms amplified candidate messaging, superstar influencers and micro-influencers reached younger voters, and online narratives—both factual and false—move...
Claims that Dr. Mehmet Oz has discovered, endorsed, or been attacked over a “miracle” diabetes cure are false and stem from manipulated videos, doctored audio and bogus promotional pages; multiple fac...
Cities and local governments have sometimes investigated and even penalized when it surfaced in municipal proceedings, but the response across jurisdictions is uneven and largely reactive rather than ...
’s activity repeatedly frames legal actions and criticism as “,” a theme he has amplified through mass reposting, late-night tirades, and direct attacks on prosecutors and institutions; watchdogs quan...
Fact‑checkers traced the back to a mix of unverified tips buried in the newly released files and the resurfacing of an old of a Mexican woman shouting about elites eating people, and they found no ver...
There is no credible evidence that was “replaced by an actor” after 2019; multiple reputable fact‑checks and investigative reports have debunked circulating claims and viral clips that purport to show...
The viral claim that “crapped himself” during a meeting with at is false: multiple fact‑checks found no evidence and traced the story to social‑media trolling and misinterpreted images and timing . De...
funds or pays people to riot are longstanding and widespread, but comprehensive fact‑checks and reporting find no credible evidence that Soros or his directly bankroll Antifa actions or pay protesters...
The public record ties a mix of documented mentions, flight logs, emails, photographs and victim depositions to visits tied to ’s private island, , but the strength of that evidence varies widely by i...