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A fake image shows a view of a McDonald's drive thru lane with a sign announcing a $1 convenience fee for customers in the line.

Is McDonald's charging $1 'convenience fee' for drive-thru?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 5, 2026 Social media users shared numerous images allegedly showing new signs cropping up at McDonald's ...
#1
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2026.

Did Trump stay out of public eye after having stroke? We set the record straight

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
June 4, 2026 Posts from reporters and photographers showed the president recorded interviews and met with Whi ...
#2
Trump leans forward in his seat while speaking to Kristen Welker. They appear to be sitting in a barn of sorts and a large piece of John Deere farm machinery is visible behind them.

Did NBC suspend 'Meet the Press' host Kristen Welker after Trump walked out of interview?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
June 10, 2026 The rumor originated on a Facebook page that labels its content as satirical.
#3
An image that's likely AI-generated depicts U.S. President Donald Trump as a muscular football player surrounded by shirtless male cheerleaders.

Did Trump post image of himself as football star surrounded by male cheerleaders?

Written by:
Joey Esposito
June 5, 2026 The AI-generated image appeared to originate from an account that frequently posts content inten ...
#4
Image shows Trump with his eyes closed.

Trump dozed off in Oval Office. Did he wake himself up with a fart, as video allegedly shows?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
June 8, 2026 Social media clips purportedly showed the president waking himself up with a fart after dozing o ...
#5
First Lady Melania Trump speaks in front of a backdrop featuring American flags.

What we know about claim Melania Trump did 'lesbian photo shoot' for French magazine

Written by:
Joey Esposito
June 9, 2026 Old photos of the first lady posing nude with another woman recirculated online during Pride Mon ...
#6
A photo shows US President Donald Trump wearing a suit and tie, leaning to his right with his eyes closed while seated at an Oval Office coal announcement, as well as to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin speaking to the room off to Trump's left.

Do videos show Trump appearing to fall asleep during Oval Office coal industry announcement?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 5, 2026 Social media users widely shared video clips allegedly showing the president dozing off during a ...
#7
A social media post that says, "The biggest data center in history was just approved in Utah...It's 2.7x bigger than Manhattan and it will use 16 BILLION gallons of water every year, which is more water than the entire state uses per year"

Will Utah data center use 16B gallons of water and span almost 3 Manhattans? What to know

Written by:
Rae Deng
June 6, 2026 The center, backed by Canadian billionaire Kevin O'Leary, has faced relentless pushback from com ...
#8
An image allegedly shows a product inside a Costco store for a Coleman 200-foot lazy river for $999.99.

Is Coleman lazy river pool real and sold at Costco?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 8, 2026 Social media users shared an image promoting a "200-foot lazy river pool system," complete with ...
#9
Trump, a white man, stands and stares ahead of him wearing a dark blue suit, a white shirt and a red tie. The face of a young woman, his granddaughter Kai Trump, appears behind him. To his left is Knicks owner James Dolan, a white man with white hair and a salmon jacket.

Was Trump booed during national anthem at Knicks' NBA Finals game?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
June 9, 2026 Matching social media videos to the livestream showed the crowd booed as the president appeared ...
#10
A modern building is lit at night. The sign on the building says "L'Oréal."

L'Oréal-owned CeraVe faces 6 class action lawsuits over claims products contain cancer-causing chemical

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
June 4, 2026 All six class action lawsuits allege that multiple CeraVe products had tested positive for benze ...
#11
Two fake images show the White House before and after the Trump administration built a UFC structure on the South Lawn.

Don't fall for fake images of White House before and after UFC arena construction

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
June 4, 2026 Two images vastly dramatized the effects of changes outside the Executive Mansion.
#12
The image shows a large building that displays a mix of Romanesque, Victorian Gothic and French Renaissance style, with the statue of a man on a horse in the foreground. The building is surrounded with trees.

New York bill would replace 'mother' and 'father' with gender-neutral terms in family law

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
June 5, 2026 The bill would replace the gendered terminology with "gestating parent" and "non-gestating paren ...
#13
An U.S. flag is shown next to an Israeli flag. In the background, the boots of military officers can be seen.

Are US, Israeli militaries integrating? Here's what US defense bill says

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
June 8, 2026 (Updated: June 10, 2026) Social media users falsely claimed the two militaries would fully merge. While the bill outlines ...
#14
An online fundraiser titled "Help Karmelo Official Fund" with 462,481 dollars raised. A picture of a young black teen with short curly hair accompanies the fundraiser.

No, family of 17-year-old stabbing suspect Karmelo Anthony did not buy house, car with donated funds

Written by:
Rae Deng
April 17, 2025 GiveSendGo, the donation platform used by the Anthony family, confirmed that no funds have been ...
#15
A large city advertisement shows close-ups of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein on high-rise buildings with attribution to The Lincoln Project Advocacy.

Did new files show Trump visited Epstein's island 345 times? Here's the truth

Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 10, 2026 Social media users shared a meme in June 2026 claiming there was breaking news connecting the U. ...
#16
A photo shows Pope Leo XIV wearing a white and gold outfit, glasses and a zucchetto, including while speaking into a microphone and holding paper in his left hand.

Investigating claim Pope Leo XIV used AI to write encyclical about dangers of AI

Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 3, 2026 Some evidence allegedly shows Vatican officials — not necessarily the pope — possibly used AI to ...
#17
U.S. President Donald Trump stands behind a podium and speaks as Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, watches.

Purported Newsweek screenshot alleging Oz said Trump likes 'cough test' during physical exam holds no weight

Written by:
Rae Deng
June 3, 2026 The creator of the satirical post, comedian Jeremy Kaplowitz, acknowledged that the quote was in ...
#18
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, northwestern France, on June 6, 2026.

Did residents of French village ask Hegseth to skip D-Day ceremony?

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
June 8, 2026 It's unclear why the defense secretary didn't attend the ceremony in Langrune-sur-Mer.
#19
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No, Criminals Are Not Using Drugged Perfume to Rob People

Written by:
Joey Esposito
Jan. 20, 2025 The widespread internet rumor has been frightening readers since the late '90s.
#20
An old white man (Donald Trump) and his younger wife (Melania). Donald is wearing a navy suit with a gold tie, while Melania wears a pink blazer.

Unfounded claim Melania Trump was an escort before meeting her husband recirculates online

Written by:
Jack Izzo
June 8, 2026 Melania Trump has denied the rumor since it first appeared in 2016, even obtaining damages in th ...
#21
A graphic reads, "In China, "250" or "Èr băI wũ" is a common insult meaning "Fool," "Idiot," or "Dimwit." They are absolutely losing their s*** over there about the new trump $250 bill!"

Why Treasury's proposed $250 Trump bill was met with laughter in China

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
June 10, 2026 The Mandarin word for the number 250 has numerous derogatory connotations, all of which have amu ...
#22
Side-by-side photo cut-outs of Bill Gaither, left, and George Clooney, right. Gaither is wearing a striped collared shirt and a blue vest, while Clooney is wearing a grey suit with a navy blue tie.

Did George Clooney verbally attack Southern gospel singer Bill Gaither, other celebrities over political views?

Written by:
Emery Winter
June 5, 2026 Social media posts claim George Clooney received near identical responses he "never expected" fr ...
#23
Close up of AI-generated image of white woman with brown hair staring forward at camera, appearing as if a mug-shot image.

Was Florida woman arrested for handing out tequila samples in Costco?

Written by:
Emery Winter
June 9, 2026 The story originated from social media posts by The Dude Humor Report, which labels its content ...
#24
A screenshot of an online fundraising webpage titled, "Help Karmelo Official Fund," with a picture of a Black teenager and $631,229.01 raised out of a goal of about $1.4 million.

Posts claim Karmelo Anthony's family used donations to buy house, car. There's no proof

Written by:
Rae Deng
June 10, 2026 The funds went to legal defense and security, according to the family and the founder of GiveSen ...
#25