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 November 3, 2022 in an Instagram post: The media reported on “5 TikTok dances you can do to help Ukraine fight Russia.” Viral image stated on November 2, 2022 in an Instagram post: CNN reported Donald Trump died on Nov. 1. Viral image stated on November 2, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Smithsonian admits to destruction of thousands of giant human skeletons in early 1900s.” Viral image stated on November 1, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Leaked audio tape of the 911 call from the Paul Pelosi attack has surfaced. The call proves that the liberal media has lied about what really happened.” Viral image stated on November 30, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Two far-right websites attributed to David DePape to smear conservatives were fabricated — they were created Friday.” Viral image stated on October 31, 2022 in an Instagram post: Bill Gates’ daughters aren’t vaccinated. Viral image stated on October 31, 2022 in an Instagram post: David DePape “stripped down to his underwear, grabbed a hammer, and jogged all the way to Nancy Pelosi’s house.” Viral image stated on October 31, 2022 in an Instagram post: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “doesn’t even have surveillance cameras around her house.” Instagram posts stated on November 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: Police dispatch audio from Paul Pelosi’s attack was recorded in a Moscow studio. Viral image stated on October 30, 2022 in an Instagram post: Security cameras at Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home malfunctioned “for the duration of the break-in, so officials have ended their investigation.” Viral image stated on October 30, 2022 in an Instagram post: A photo shows David DePape filming the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Viral image stated on October 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: Hecklers chanted “f--- Joe Biden” during a Barack Obama speech. Viral image stated on October 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Pelosis “are refusing to turn over surveillance video of their home.” Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows “military robots ready for war.” Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Facebook changed its name because it is a “dead entity” whose assets were seized. Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Former President Donald Trump issued an Oct. 27 statement saying he was told his Twitter account “will be back up and running on Monday.” Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a post: A Phoenix TV station aired the election results more than a week early. Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: DJ Mighty Mouse died because of a COVID-19 booster vaccine. Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows a man who tortured his daughter’s rapist. Viral image stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post: “PCR tests used to put luciferase in the brain.” Viral image stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows “Russian soldiers with a Ukrainian girl, celebrating their human trophy.” Instagram posts stated on October 24, 2022 in an Instagram post: The COVID-19 vaccine caused Katy Perry’s eye to close during a recent show. Viral image stated on October 22, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video clips show staged war footage from Ukraine. Instagram posts stated on October 23, 2022 in a post: A video shows that a “Nuremberg 2.0 crimes against humanity trial starts Jan 2023.” Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows paratroopers crashing in Uganda. Viral image stated on October 23, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Wikileaks releases moon landing cut scenes filmed in the Nevada desert.” Viral image stated on October 20, 2022 in an Instagram post: A chyron on Sean Hannity’s show said, “Dr Oz admits he’s a medical quack.” Viral image stated on October 22, 2022 in an Instagram post: A CNN headline shows Uganda’s president saying he doesn’t support Ukraine because it would be “disgusting.” Viral image stated on October 23, 2022 in an Instagram post: There are no photos of “Biden in the Oval Office” from after early 2021. Viral image stated on October 19, 2022 in an Instagram post: Volodymyr Zelenskyy was photographed holding a soccer jersey with his name and a swastika.
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Viral image stated on November 3, 2022 in an Instagram post: The media reported on “5 TikTok dances you can do to help Ukraine fight Russia.” Viral image stated on November 2, 2022 in an Instagram post: CNN reported Donald Trump died on Nov. 1. Viral image stated on November 2, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Smithsonian admits to destruction of thousands of giant human skeletons in early 1900s.” Viral image stated on November 1, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Leaked audio tape of the 911 call from the Paul Pelosi attack has surfaced. The call proves that the liberal media has lied about what really happened.” Viral image stated on November 30, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Two far-right websites attributed to David DePape to smear conservatives were fabricated — they were created Friday.” Viral image stated on October 31, 2022 in an Instagram post: Bill Gates’ daughters aren’t vaccinated. Viral image stated on October 31, 2022 in an Instagram post: David DePape “stripped down to his underwear, grabbed a hammer, and jogged all the way to Nancy Pelosi’s house.” Viral image stated on October 31, 2022 in an Instagram post: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “doesn’t even have surveillance cameras around her house.” Instagram posts stated on November 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: Police dispatch audio from Paul Pelosi’s attack was recorded in a Moscow studio. Viral image stated on October 30, 2022 in an Instagram post: Security cameras at Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home malfunctioned “for the duration of the break-in, so officials have ended their investigation.” Viral image stated on October 30, 2022 in an Instagram post: A photo shows David DePape filming the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Viral image stated on October 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: Hecklers chanted “f--- Joe Biden” during a Barack Obama speech. Viral image stated on October 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Pelosis “are refusing to turn over surveillance video of their home.” Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows “military robots ready for war.” Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Facebook changed its name because it is a “dead entity” whose assets were seized. Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Former President Donald Trump issued an Oct. 27 statement saying he was told his Twitter account “will be back up and running on Monday.” Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a post: A Phoenix TV station aired the election results more than a week early. Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: DJ Mighty Mouse died because of a COVID-19 booster vaccine. Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows a man who tortured his daughter’s rapist. Viral image stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post: “PCR tests used to put luciferase in the brain.” Viral image stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows “Russian soldiers with a Ukrainian girl, celebrating their human trophy.” Instagram posts stated on October 24, 2022 in an Instagram post: The COVID-19 vaccine caused Katy Perry’s eye to close during a recent show. Viral image stated on October 22, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video clips show staged war footage from Ukraine. Instagram posts stated on October 23, 2022 in a post: A video shows that a “Nuremberg 2.0 crimes against humanity trial starts Jan 2023.” Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows paratroopers crashing in Uganda. Viral image stated on October 23, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Wikileaks releases moon landing cut scenes filmed in the Nevada desert.” Viral image stated on October 20, 2022 in an Instagram post: A chyron on Sean Hannity’s show said, “Dr Oz admits he’s a medical quack.” Viral image stated on October 22, 2022 in an Instagram post: A CNN headline shows Uganda’s president saying he doesn’t support Ukraine because it would be “disgusting.” Viral image stated on October 23, 2022 in an Instagram post: There are no photos of “Biden in the Oval Office” from after early 2021. Viral image stated on October 19, 2022 in an Instagram post: Volodymyr Zelenskyy was photographed holding a soccer jersey with his name and a swastika.
Viral image stated on November 3, 2022 in an Instagram post: The media reported on “5 TikTok dances you can do to help Ukraine fight Russia.”
Viral image stated on November 2, 2022 in an Instagram post: CNN reported Donald Trump died on Nov. 1.
Viral image stated on November 2, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Smithsonian admits to destruction of thousands of giant human skeletons in early 1900s.”
Viral image stated on November 1, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Leaked audio tape of the 911 call from the Paul Pelosi attack has surfaced. The call proves that the liberal media has lied about what really happened.”
Viral image stated on November 30, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Two far-right websites attributed to David DePape to smear conservatives were fabricated — they were created Friday.”
Viral image stated on October 31, 2022 in an Instagram post: Bill Gates’ daughters aren’t vaccinated.
Viral image stated on October 31, 2022 in an Instagram post: David DePape “stripped down to his underwear, grabbed a hammer, and jogged all the way to Nancy Pelosi’s house.”
Viral image stated on October 31, 2022 in an Instagram post: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “doesn’t even have surveillance cameras around her house.”
Instagram posts stated on November 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: Police dispatch audio from Paul Pelosi’s attack was recorded in a Moscow studio.
Viral image stated on October 30, 2022 in an Instagram post: Security cameras at Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home malfunctioned “for the duration of the break-in, so officials have ended their investigation.”
Viral image stated on October 30, 2022 in an Instagram post: A photo shows David DePape filming the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Viral image stated on October 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: Hecklers chanted “f--- Joe Biden” during a Barack Obama speech.
Viral image stated on October 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Pelosis “are refusing to turn over surveillance video of their home.”
Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows “military robots ready for war.”
Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Facebook changed its name because it is a “dead entity” whose assets were seized.
Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Former President Donald Trump issued an Oct. 27 statement saying he was told his Twitter account “will be back up and running on Monday.”
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a post: A Phoenix TV station aired the election results more than a week early.
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: DJ Mighty Mouse died because of a COVID-19 booster vaccine.
Viral image stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows a man who tortured his daughter’s rapist.
Viral image stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post: “PCR tests used to put luciferase in the brain.”
Viral image stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows “Russian soldiers with a Ukrainian girl, celebrating their human trophy.”
Instagram posts stated on October 24, 2022 in an Instagram post: The COVID-19 vaccine caused Katy Perry’s eye to close during a recent show.
Viral image stated on October 22, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video clips show staged war footage from Ukraine.
Instagram posts stated on October 23, 2022 in a post: A video shows that a “Nuremberg 2.0 crimes against humanity trial starts Jan 2023.”
Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows paratroopers crashing in Uganda.
Viral image stated on October 23, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Wikileaks releases moon landing cut scenes filmed in the Nevada desert.”
Viral image stated on October 20, 2022 in an Instagram post: A chyron on Sean Hannity’s show said, “Dr Oz admits he’s a medical quack.”
Viral image stated on October 22, 2022 in an Instagram post: A CNN headline shows Uganda’s president saying he doesn’t support Ukraine because it would be “disgusting.”
Viral image stated on October 23, 2022 in an Instagram post: There are no photos of “Biden in the Oval Office” from after early 2021.
Viral image stated on October 19, 2022 in an Instagram post: Volodymyr Zelenskyy was photographed holding a soccer jersey with his name and a swastika.
