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The spread of unverified claims and misinformation on social media platforms, including the claim about Michelle Obama's defamation lawsuit.
The claim that Michelle Obama sued Senator John Kennedy for $100 million appears to be a viral fabrication: one source explicitly traces the story to a Facebook-originated fake and labels the purporte...
Jonathan Gregory’s byline has become synonymous online with incendiary, oft-debunked stories that trace back to a Facebook page labeled “comedian,” and multiple fact-checks show several viral claims h...
Two widely circulated November–December 2025 stories claim Michelle Obama filed a $100 million defamation suit against Senator John Kennedy, but the documents and mainstream confirmation necessary to ...
has not discovered or endorsed a remedy that cures dementia; multiple fact-checks identify viral social media posts and ads claiming he did as false, and Carson’s spokesperson called the claims “compl...
A viral September 2024 post alleging immigrants in , were stealing and eating pets sparked a national moral panic that had no credible evidence behind it, yet was amplified by political figures and fa...
The accusation—that a pizzeria was a front for a child-trafficking ring—merged into the broader QAnon mythos and seeded a durable template for later narratives about hidden child-abuse networks . Over...
Fact‑checking organizations investigated the images and claims tied to “” and found no credible evidence that the alleged video exists, determining that the images circulated were manipulated, taken o...
There is no credible evidence that “pooped his pants” on his TV/press appearance; and spokesman called the viral claims untrue even as the short video clip circulating online is authentic . The story ...
A wave of online stories claims Michelle Obama filed a $100 million defamation suit against Sen. John Kennedy after he allegedly called her foundation a “slush fund,” but the primary sources in circul...
The widespread claim that uses or has been found using in its burgers is false: multiple established fact-checkers trace the story to and hoaxes and find no evidence linking McDonald’s or its supplier...
Social-media posts and thinly sourced websites in October 2025 circulated a dramatic account that verbally attacked on live television and that Baez later sued Leavitt for $50 million; multiple fact-c...
There is no credible evidence that President during the reported in late January/early February 2026; fact-checkers that examined the viral video found it authentic but unconnected to the scatological...
Social media posts and wellness vendors repackaged a fringe “” theory—rooted in the claims of an accused promoter of unproven treatments—and amplified it through viral posts, sponsored ads and celebri...