3+ hour, 10+ min ago  (159+ words) The screenshot appeared in a post (archived here) published on X by @sachinyadav699 on April 2, 2026. The post has a lengthy caption. It begins: The incomplete image in the X post (pictured below) is cut abruptly in the middle of a sentence:…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (265+ words) Does a viral image of world leaders showing their middle fingers as an act of apparent disagreement with U.S. President Donald Trump show a real 2026 TIME Magazine cover? No, that's not true: The magazine's website did not contain such a cover....

4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (127+ words) The claim appeared in a post article (archived here) by the christine_evans_10 account on Threads on April 2, 2026. It read: A Bald Eagle landed on top of the Artemis II rocket on the launch pad just before Liftoff that was not far…...

1+ day, 17+ min ago  (427+ words) Fact Checking Day on April 2, 2026 marks almost a year since Lead Stories published our last fact check as part of Meta's Third-Party Fact Checking Partnership. (Elon Musk retweeting a post with a screenshot of a fact check about himself) Anecdotally,…...

1+ day, 37+ min ago  (208+ words) The AI-generated video was shared in a post (archived here) published on X on March 31, 2026 by @Gunblaze1969. It is captioned: These guys are real This is how the video appeared on X: (Image source: post from @Gunblaze1969 on X.) Gene Okerlund, a journalist who…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (199+ words) Does a video widely shared on April Fool's Day show a real LGBTQ+ flag waving at an entrance to Amerant Bank Arena, a home stadium for the Florida Panthers? Yes, that's true: The video appeared on the hockey team's account…...

1+ day, 17+ min ago  (178+ words) Is a video of a two-year-old running to their soldier dad authentic? No, that's not true: A detection tool flagged the video with a 99.7% probability of being AI-generated. Lead Stories did not find any version of the video that included…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (269+ words) Did Oprah Winfrey try to buy Sen. John Fetterman's vote on the "Big Beautiful Bill" for $20 million? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page known for its satirical content. The image supporting the claim is stamped…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (236+ words) Is Donald Trump being added to the sculptures of the four presidents at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota as of April 1, 2026? No, that's not true: That was an April Fool's Day joke. The article that started the rumor…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (157+ words) The fake image appeared in a post (archived here) published by the Facebook page God Is Our Fortress on March 30, 2026. The lengthy caption begins: Text captioning on the image reads: (Image source: post from God Is Our Fortress on Facebook.)…...