Did President Donald Trump make a social media post calling a "60 Minutes" correspondent "Nora O'dumble," "dirty" and "nasty" while mentioning Jeffrey Epstein and his ballroom? No, that's not true: No such post exists on his social media accounts. Misspellings and other details in the "post" also do not make sense. The claim appeared in a post made on Facebook…

Does a viral image of a man at the Western Wall actually show Cole Tomas Allen, the man charged with the attempted assassination of the sitting U.S. president? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no credible sources linking the image to Cole Tomas Allen. Available evidence strongly indicates that the image is a product of generative AI. The claim…

Did Kid Rock speak at the Pentagon about the Strait of Hormuz? No, that's not true: A Pentagon spokesman said the musician visited on April 27, 2026, as part of a Freedom 250th community event, where he met with service members and filmed videos tied to Memorial Day, America's 250th birthday, and his Freedom 250 tour. According to the Pentagon,…

Did cheerleaders for 38 sports teams shock social media by posting a bold "fully revealing" photoshoot that got seven million views on X? No, that's not true: The false claims originate from AI-generated articles and posts created by a spam operation managed from Vietnam. Fake fan pages are used to target North American and European Facebook users with nearly identical…

Did the White House display the Australian flag for King Charles' April 2026 visit? No, that's not true: The photo of the American flag and the Australian flag on the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) is from 2019. The flag was displayed then for the Australian prime minister's state visit, according to publicly available images from photo agencies. Washington, D.C.…

Did a viral post prove that the woman collecting wine bottles at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner was Ukraine's Ambassador Olga Stefanishyna? No, that's not true: The post did not include any evidence to support the identification. On the night of the shooting at the event, Stefanishyna looked different from the woman shown in the video. The claim appeared…

Is King Charles "dying of Kuru," (a rare disease linked to cannibalism), after decades of "child meat banquets"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the king has been diagnosed with Kuru as of the time of publication. He has announced he was diagnosed with cancer. The viral video making this claim does not cite any sources or…

Did Jimmy Kimmel offer a "sincere apology to everyone regarding that widow joke" on Monday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"? No, that's not true: Kimmel did not make the apology featured in a reel posted on Facebook. The Hiya Deepfake Voice Detector determined the audio track of the reel is an AI-generated voice clone. Melania and Donald Trump demanded ABC…

Does an abstract digital image from 2021 contain a hidden image showing the famous raised fist photo from the 2024 assassination attempt against President Donald Trump in Butler, Pa.? No, that's not true: The digital image was presented in 2026 with a transparent overlay so that both images were intermingled. It does not contain a hidden image of the 2024…

Did Rep. Ilhan Omar incorrectly say "World War Eleven" instead of "World War II" without correcting herself? No, that's not true: Omar did misspeak saying "World War Eleven" in January 2025 but the part where she corrected herself was cut off in a clip of the incident that went viral. In the original video she immediately corrected herself, substituting "Two"…