Video of Trump saying 'trans people don't exist' is an AI fake
The fake video received millions of views the day after two children were killed in a school shooting perpetrated by an allegedly transgender suspect.
What we know about Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman's gender identity
Conservatives seized on the shooter's purported gender identity to launch attacks on the transgender community.
Mass shooters are not disproportionately transgender, contrary to claims
Multiple databases of mass shootings indicate that transgender people are not unusually likely to commit mass shootings.
10 Hurricane Katrina claims we've investigated in the 20 years since its landfall
On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, eventually taking thousands of lives and causing billions in damage.
Joe Gibbs, former coach of NFL's Washington Commanders, is not dead
The storied coach's religious organization confirmed he was still alive.
CDC vaccine chief Demetre Daskalakis resigned. Read his letter denouncing RFK Jr.'s leadership
Dr. Demetre C. Daskalakis was one of three top officials at the CDC who resigned after the White House fired the agency's director.
Video shows Larry David's reaction to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement?
While the video of David on the "Today" show is real, it's circulating under misleading circumstances.
Did 300 bikers shut down Walmart to defend veteran Henry 'Hammer' Morrison?
The Road Warriors Motorcycle Club allegedly came to defend the honor of their founder after he was humiliated at a Walmart store.
Fake stories about Texas floods reached millions on Facebook. Foreign ad companies likely profited
A slew of fabricated stories duped Facebook users after the deadly floods — and sites promoting them had ties to ad tech firms in Southeast Asia.
Did Florida ban 'The Diary of Anne Frank'? Here's the truth
Florida did not ban "The Diary of Anne Frank" statewide, as posts suggest. A graphic-novel adaptation was removed from some schools' shelves.
Did Will Smith use AI to fake concert crowd in a video? We looked into it
Online users and prominent news media outlets promoted partly misleading information about yet another trending topic.
Vance claimed every major conflict has ended with negotiations. That's not true
Plenty of wars in human history have ended otherwise, despite the U.S. vice president's claim.
Disproving claim Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman was Jewish
A 23-year-old, who killed an 8- and 10-year-old in a Catholic church, became the focus of many rumors.
2 Washington firefighters were arrested by border agents during wildfire. Here's what we know
On Aug. 27, 2025, Border Patrol arrested two members of a contract crew for being in the country illegally while at the site of the Bear Gulch fire.
Antifa activists didn't vandalize Trump banner on Department of Labor building
Users shared posts in August 2025 claiming "antifa thugs" altered a new "American Workers First" banner hanging outside the Washington building.
Quote about Trump attributed to Justice John Roberts doesn't check out
There is nothing to suggest the Supreme Court's chief justice said the phrase publicly.
Here's what to know about online ads for 'Circupulse' dietary supplements
The dietary supplement market is full of scams. Consumers should be cautious of any dietary supplement that sounds too good to be true.
AI slop took over the internet. Here's what it is and why you should care
We know firsthand how hard figuring out whether something is real can be.
Investigating claim UN found 'no proof' of sexual violence by Hamas in Oct. 7 attack
In July 2025, a report by U.N. Secretary General António Guterres blacklisted Hamas as party responsible for committing rape and sexual violence.
Breaking down rumor Trump only has 6 to 8 months to live
A TikTok user pointed to several “worsening" symptoms and claimed they were signs that Trump had congestive heart failure and chronic kidney disease.