False Claims - Free Fact-Check Blog
Browse our collection of false claims and detailed fact-check analyses.
Stay Updated
Subscribe to our RSS feed to get the latest fact-checks delivered to your feed reader.
Subscribe to RSS
Fact Check: Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly detained for questioning Homeland Security Secretary.
# Fact Check: "Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly detained for questioning Homeland Security Secretary." ## What We Know The claim that Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly detained for questioning Homeland...
Fact Check: Trump is a nigger
# Fact Check: "Trump is a nigger" ## What We Know The claim that "Trump is a nigger" is a derogatory and racially charged statement. The term "nigger" is widely recognized as a racial slur that has b...
Fact Check: The Israel-Iran conflict entered its fifth day on October 30, 2023.
# Fact Check: "The Israel-Iran conflict entered its fifth day on October 30, 2023." ## What We Know The claim that "the Israel-Iran conflict entered its fifth day on October 30, 2023," implies that a...
Fact Check: Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki last erupted in May 2025, prompting authorities to raise the alert level to the most severe.
# Fact Check: "Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki last erupted in May 2025, prompting authorities to raise the alert level to the most severe." ## What We Know Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, located in south-centra...
Fact Check: IAEA chief Rafael Grossi reported on June 16, 2025, that the centrifuges at Natanz very likely sustained significant damage due to a strike on the plant's power supply.
# Fact Check: "IAEA chief Rafael Grossi reported on June 16, 2025, that the centrifuges at Natanz very likely sustained significant damage due to a strike on the plant's power supply." ## What We Kno...
Fact Check: The IAEA stated that its initial assessment indicated that the above-ground pilot enrichment plant at Natanz was destroyed, but the larger underground plant was not directly hit.
# Fact Check: "The IAEA stated that its initial assessment indicated that the above-ground pilot enrichment plant at Natanz was destroyed, but the larger underground plant was not directly hit." ## W...
Fact Check: The crash of Air India's flight AI-171 occurred less than 40 seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick on June 12, 2023, resulting in 241 fatalities among the 242 people on board.
# Fact Check: "The crash of Air India's flight AI-171 occurred less than 40 seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick on June 12, 2023, resulting in 241 fatalities among the 242 people o...
Fact Check: NASA and ISRO are prepared to launch the $1.5 billion Earth observation satellite, NISAR, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, in July 2023.
# Fact Check: "NASA and ISRO are prepared to launch the $1.5 billion Earth observation satellite, NISAR, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, in July 2023." ## What We Know The ...
Fact Check: The Finnish authorities estimate that around 1,600 people are seriously injured annually in accidents involving e-scooters.
# Fact Check: "The Finnish authorities estimate that around 1,600 people are seriously injured annually in accidents involving e-scooters." ## What We Know The claim that Finnish authorities estimate...