Archive - NewsGuard's Reality Check

100 Days, 134 Million Views of False Claims About Trump

NewsGuard has identified 20 false claims about President Trump during the launch of his second administration — most of them pushed by his supporters

Apr 29 •

No, Pam Bondi Did Not Threaten People Who Slur Trump with 15 Years in El Salvador Jail

Apr 29

Wardrobe Malfunction: Doctored Photo Shows Sea of Blue Suits at Pope’s Funeral, Reflecting Trump’s Controversial Fashion Choice

By Hilary Hersh

Apr 29

With Canadian News Outlets Barred from Facebook and Instagram, Bad Actors Are Filling the Void with Election Misinformation

As Canadians go to the polls to elect a new parliament, NewsGuard found that most false claims on Meta’s platforms targeted PM Mark Carney

Apr 25

Conspiracy Theorists Misrepresent Photos to Claim Pope Francis Was Beholden to a Global Jewish Cabal

Apr 25

Anti-Vaxxers Cite Unverified Study to Claim COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Psychiatric Conditions, Including Homicidal Ideation

By Andie Slomka

Apr 25

Commentary: Russia Used to Deny Interfering. Now it’s Celebrating its Successes.

With fewer guardrails and more reach, Moscow openly cheers its disinformation wins.

Apr 23

MAGA Sources Mispresent a Newspaper Photo and a Quote to Claim Alleged FSU Shooter Was an Anti-Trump Leftist

By Macrina Wang and Sarah Komar

Apr 21

Pro-Kremlin Sources Jump on ‘AI Action Figure’ Trend to Falsely Depict Zelensky as Drug Abusing Aid Beggar

By Eva Maitland and McKenzie Sadeghi

Apr 21

Anthony Fauci Does Not Want to Kill Your Pet Cats to Fight Bird Flu

What happened: Frequent misinformation source The People’s Voice (Trust Score: 0/100) is gaining hundreds of thousands of views spreading the false…

Apr 21 •

RFK Jr. Sparks False Claim Generating Millions of Views that Vaccine/Autism Studies Never Compared Vaccinated to Unvaccinated Children

What happened: Some X and Telegram users, citing comments by U.S.

Apr 21 •

Russian Propaganda Campaign Targets France with AI-Fabricated Scandals, Drawing 55 Million Views on Social Media

As Paris emerges as one of the West’s top supporters of Ukraine, the infamous John Mark Dougan-powered Storm-1516 Russian disinformation operation is…

Apr 17 •

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