Latest Fact-checks by Ciara O'Rourke Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Viral image stated on September 10, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Over 1,000 missing children in Maui.” Viral image stated on September 12, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Shocking video shows Biden wearing a skin mask.” Instagram posts stated on September 11, 2023 in an Instagram post: A new photo shows Queen Elizabeth II on the day she died. TikTok posts stated on September 4, 2023 in Congress not printing election ballots without Trump's name: “Congress say they will start printing 2024 ballot without Trump name in October 2023.” Facebook posts stated on September 6, 2023 in a Facebook post: CNN reported that “Barack Obama’s ex-boyfriend admits he was ‘prime suspect’ in gay serial killer case.” Facebook posts stated on September 9, 2023 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk said President Joe Biden “has one month left to live.” Viral image stated on September 8, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Pope Francis slapping former President Donald Trump’s hand. Instagram posts stated on September 3, 2023 in in an Instagram post: Video shows “someone who tried to escape Burning Man.” Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2023 in a Facebook post: “CNN just said Cash App went bankrupt and any funds you had in your account would have to be awarded to you through bankruptcy court.” Instagram posts stated on September 3, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows President Joe Biden confirmed “the Lahaina fires were planned.” Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Barack Obama’s late chef’s wife comes out to expose Obama family.” Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Joan Rivers’ daughter threatens to expose Michelle Obama.” Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Clearwater Beach during Hurricane Idalia. Viral image stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows interview with Elon Musk about making “passive income” with “Quantum AI.” Viral image stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: CBS reported on Oprah Winfrey reacting “to getting cancelled for stealing land amid Maui fires.” Viral image stated on August 26, 2023 in an Instagram post: “CDC says new COVID variant is more contagious among vaccinated people than those unvaccinated.” Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2023 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden is going to trial for “treason,” “sedition” and “crimes against humanity.” Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: The mothers of Major League Soccer players “file complaint against Leo Messi.” Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: “Personas poderosas ricas … pintaron los techos” de sus casas de color azul para que no se dañaran durante los incedios forestales en Maui, Hawai. Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows former first lady Michelle Obama “accidentally reveals what really happened to their chef.” Viral image stated on August 27, 2023 in an Instagram post: Photo shows someone stealing less than $950 of goods in California. Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Shots fired T.L Hanna High School 1 seriously injured.” Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2023 in a video: Tafari Campbell was “murdered.” Instagram posts stated on August 21, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Oprah started the fire.” Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Mom of Barack Obama’s chef speaks out to expose Obama family.” Instagram posts stated on August 24, 2023 in an Instagram post: “183 bodies have washed up on Lanai.” Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Judge Cannon been ordered to DISQUALIFY herself in Trump's case.” Viral image stated on August 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Trump says Biden is an alien.” Viral image stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Fox News reported that California Gov. Gavin Newsom said former President Donald Trump “is not eligible for future presidential elections & has asked the California’s State Assembly to pass a bill that will remove Trump’s name on any future ballots.” Viral image stated on August 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: Celebrities are “painting their Maui properties the same weird shade of blue.”
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Viral image stated on September 10, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Over 1,000 missing children in Maui.” Viral image stated on September 12, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Shocking video shows Biden wearing a skin mask.” Instagram posts stated on September 11, 2023 in an Instagram post: A new photo shows Queen Elizabeth II on the day she died. TikTok posts stated on September 4, 2023 in Congress not printing election ballots without Trump's name: “Congress say they will start printing 2024 ballot without Trump name in October 2023.” Facebook posts stated on September 6, 2023 in a Facebook post: CNN reported that “Barack Obama’s ex-boyfriend admits he was ‘prime suspect’ in gay serial killer case.” Facebook posts stated on September 9, 2023 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk said President Joe Biden “has one month left to live.” Viral image stated on September 8, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Pope Francis slapping former President Donald Trump’s hand. Instagram posts stated on September 3, 2023 in in an Instagram post: Video shows “someone who tried to escape Burning Man.” Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2023 in a Facebook post: “CNN just said Cash App went bankrupt and any funds you had in your account would have to be awarded to you through bankruptcy court.” Instagram posts stated on September 3, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows President Joe Biden confirmed “the Lahaina fires were planned.” Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Barack Obama’s late chef’s wife comes out to expose Obama family.” Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Joan Rivers’ daughter threatens to expose Michelle Obama.” Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Clearwater Beach during Hurricane Idalia. Viral image stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows interview with Elon Musk about making “passive income” with “Quantum AI.” Viral image stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: CBS reported on Oprah Winfrey reacting “to getting cancelled for stealing land amid Maui fires.” Viral image stated on August 26, 2023 in an Instagram post: “CDC says new COVID variant is more contagious among vaccinated people than those unvaccinated.” Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2023 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden is going to trial for “treason,” “sedition” and “crimes against humanity.” Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: The mothers of Major League Soccer players “file complaint against Leo Messi.” Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: “Personas poderosas ricas … pintaron los techos” de sus casas de color azul para que no se dañaran durante los incedios forestales en Maui, Hawai. Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows former first lady Michelle Obama “accidentally reveals what really happened to their chef.” Viral image stated on August 27, 2023 in an Instagram post: Photo shows someone stealing less than $950 of goods in California. Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Shots fired T.L Hanna High School 1 seriously injured.” Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2023 in a video: Tafari Campbell was “murdered.” Instagram posts stated on August 21, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Oprah started the fire.” Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Mom of Barack Obama’s chef speaks out to expose Obama family.” Instagram posts stated on August 24, 2023 in an Instagram post: “183 bodies have washed up on Lanai.” Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Judge Cannon been ordered to DISQUALIFY herself in Trump's case.” Viral image stated on August 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Trump says Biden is an alien.” Viral image stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Fox News reported that California Gov. Gavin Newsom said former President Donald Trump “is not eligible for future presidential elections & has asked the California’s State Assembly to pass a bill that will remove Trump’s name on any future ballots.” Viral image stated on August 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: Celebrities are “painting their Maui properties the same weird shade of blue.”
Viral image stated on September 10, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Over 1,000 missing children in Maui.”
Viral image stated on September 12, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Shocking video shows Biden wearing a skin mask.”
Instagram posts stated on September 11, 2023 in an Instagram post: A new photo shows Queen Elizabeth II on the day she died.
TikTok posts stated on September 4, 2023 in Congress not printing election ballots without Trump's name: “Congress say they will start printing 2024 ballot without Trump name in October 2023.”
Facebook posts stated on September 6, 2023 in a Facebook post: CNN reported that “Barack Obama’s ex-boyfriend admits he was ‘prime suspect’ in gay serial killer case.”
Facebook posts stated on September 9, 2023 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk said President Joe Biden “has one month left to live.”
Viral image stated on September 8, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Pope Francis slapping former President Donald Trump’s hand.
Instagram posts stated on September 3, 2023 in in an Instagram post: Video shows “someone who tried to escape Burning Man.”
Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2023 in a Facebook post: “CNN just said Cash App went bankrupt and any funds you had in your account would have to be awarded to you through bankruptcy court.”
Instagram posts stated on September 3, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows President Joe Biden confirmed “the Lahaina fires were planned.”
Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Barack Obama’s late chef’s wife comes out to expose Obama family.”
Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Joan Rivers’ daughter threatens to expose Michelle Obama.”
Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Clearwater Beach during Hurricane Idalia.
Viral image stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows interview with Elon Musk about making “passive income” with “Quantum AI.”
Viral image stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: CBS reported on Oprah Winfrey reacting “to getting cancelled for stealing land amid Maui fires.”
Viral image stated on August 26, 2023 in an Instagram post: “CDC says new COVID variant is more contagious among vaccinated people than those unvaccinated.”
Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2023 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden is going to trial for “treason,” “sedition” and “crimes against humanity.”
Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: The mothers of Major League Soccer players “file complaint against Leo Messi.”
Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: “Personas poderosas ricas … pintaron los techos” de sus casas de color azul para que no se dañaran durante los incedios forestales en Maui, Hawai.
Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows former first lady Michelle Obama “accidentally reveals what really happened to their chef.”
Viral image stated on August 27, 2023 in an Instagram post: Photo shows someone stealing less than $950 of goods in California.
Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Shots fired T.L Hanna High School 1 seriously injured.”
Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Mom of Barack Obama’s chef speaks out to expose Obama family.”
Instagram posts stated on August 24, 2023 in an Instagram post: “183 bodies have washed up on Lanai.”
Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Judge Cannon been ordered to DISQUALIFY herself in Trump's case.”
Viral image stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Fox News reported that California Gov. Gavin Newsom said former President Donald Trump “is not eligible for future presidential elections & has asked the California’s State Assembly to pass a bill that will remove Trump’s name on any future ballots.”
Viral image stated on August 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: Celebrities are “painting their Maui properties the same weird shade of blue.”
