An image of a blue-haired person supposedly stuffing a ballot box is not a “California voter.” It’s AI-generated. buff.ly/lqcdhJe

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has faced our Truth-O-Meter more times than most politicians because of his long, prominent tenure as a former state lawmaker, presidential candidate and U.S. senator. buff.ly/ydZEUaN

Tulsi Gabbard announced May 22 that she is resigning as the Director of National Intelligence at the end of June after her husband's cancer diagnosis. PolitiFact has fact-checked Gabbard nine times since 2019. Here’s how she has been rated on our Truth-O-Meter. buff.ly/gIPnelI

In a May 10 interview, President Donald Trump said babies "get a vat" of vaccines and that the U.S. recommended more than 80 vaccines. We rated similar versions of that statement False. buff.ly/UKKQiCR

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El gobierno de Irán no dijo que no le crean al presidente Donald Trump sobre el tiroteo en hotel de la cena de la Asociación de Corresponsales de la Casa Blanca. No hay evidencia de esa cita en las páginas oficiales del gobierno de Irán. buff.ly/wN8nAZQ

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Facebook users shared a video of what appeared to be two men assisting President Donald Trump at Walter Reed hospital. It’s AI-generated. buff.ly/HG6bPoo

Videos of what appear to be U.S. service members crying and saying they miss their families have been circulating on social media. Many of them are AI-generated. Here’s how to spot them. buff.ly/XokXvDI

Social media users shared a video of a ship on fire, claiming it showed a recent U.S. attack on an Iranian cargo ship. But that video is from June 2025, showing the aftermath of a collision of two tankers. buff.ly/8q7qqWN

A video of a supposed U.S. service member crying and saying she misses home circulated on several social media platforms. It was made with AI. buff.ly/JPMwcYg

Don’t fall for these moon photos shared on social media; they aren’t from Artemis II. The photos were either taken from Earth and edited by photographers or AI-generated. buff.ly/QAIjCK1

Viral photos of an American Air Force colonel and a pilot being rescued from Iran were AI-generated. The U.S. has not released photos from the rescue operations as of April 6. buff.ly/rsT0wYG

President Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi today. Her deputy, Tom Blanche, will serve on an interim basis in the meantime. PolitiFact has fact-checked Bondi 12 times since 2010. Here’s how she has been rated on our Truth-O-Meter. buff.ly/xiq6DPB

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War in the Middle East. Oil prices through the roof. The global economy teetering. Threats to democracy. In today’s high-stakes, fast-changing and confusing world, fact-checking needs to meet the moment. buff.ly/mnk9u6l

Social media posts say Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is dead, but Ben-Gvir’s social media and Israeli government reports say otherwise. In a video, Ben-Gvir says he is alive. buff.ly/zIsjetC

Thirteen American service members have died in the Iran war. AI-generated videos of toddlers crying over flag-draped coffins are going viral. buff.ly/V1O14zC

Social media users claimed Iran struck and damaged the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. But the footage they shared isn’t authentic and there are no credible reports the ship was struck. The U.S. denied any missiles struck the carrier. buff.ly/QCXarRK

President Trump said that “low interest rates will solve the Biden-created housing problem.” The U.S. housing shortage predates Biden. buff.ly/7ozdW4o

Experts expect that when the final 2025 U.S. murder rate, as defined by the FBI, is released later this year, it likely will be the lowest in at least 65 years. But it’s difficult to say it would be a record low, as Trump said. buff.ly/mYLnxIh

Inflation has eased somewhat during Trump’s second term, but he’s a long way from defeating it. buff.ly/PlONbHC

President Donald Trump said he kept all of his promises, but that’s not what our MAGA-Meter shows. He kept promises to cut taxes and save TikTok but others on tariffs are stalled. buff.ly/MPkgXtJ

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A 2017 report calculated all health care spending on people with chronic illness, not on the cost of treating chronic illness alone. Most Americans have at least one chronic condition. buff.ly/T40ehQc

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President Donald Trump said today that Democrats “won’t approve voter ID” or “proof of citizenship” or “no mail-in ballots.” States set laws on voting by mail and most require voter ID. Trump’s related voting promises are stalled on our MAGA-Meter. buff.ly/l12DFAO

Social media users said Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who was detained by ICE in Minneapolis, received a replica Grammy award from Bad Bunny during the Super Bowl halftime show. It wasn’t Conejo Ramos.

Some social media users shared an image of Super Bowl halftime show performer Bad Bunny wearing a dress and burning the U.S. flag. It’s AI-generated. buff.ly/bFmWhL9

An image of a man resembling Jeffrey Epstein fueled speculation that he is alive and in Tel Aviv. The image is AI-generated. buff.ly/DdFgDAB