“Images show Beyoncé at the 2024 Met Gala.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Beyoncé did not attend the 2024 Met Gala. These images were generated by artificial intelligence.
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“Photo shows “clearest image ever taken of Venus.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: This isn't a real photo of Venus. A researcher constructed a black-and-white version of the photo by editing original space probe images with a programming language and Photoshop. Someone else colored the image yellow.
“The idea that you bounce a check and you get a $30 fee for bouncing the check, well, I changed that. You can't charge more than 8 bucks for that. Or your credit card, your late payment, $35.”
PolitiFact rated this: One is enacted, the other isn't
PolitiFact says: Biden has proposed these changes. The credit card rule has been enacted, but the check rule is still undergoing review.
“White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the United States and Ukraine won World War II.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The video’s audio was edited. World War II, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin weren't mentioned at the White House press briefing that’s shown. During World War II, the U.S. was allied with the Soviet Union, not Ukraine.
“Image shows Rihanna at the 2024 Met Gala.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Rihanna did not attend the 2024 Met Gala because she had the flu, People magazine reported.
“Video shows a mother encouraging her son “who identifies as a cat to use the litter box at school.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The video originated from a satirical TikTok account.
“Democrats are calling to redesign the American Flag to make it more inclusive” by featuring rainbow colored stripes.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: PolitiFact found no evidence that Democrats are calling for the American flag to be redesigned. The photo included in the post is from a 2015 protest for the legalization of gay marriage.
“Dr. Sebi’s cousin was sent to life in prison for revealing these gatekept health secrets.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: No news reports, documents, or public statements from Bowman’s daughter, addressed or supported this claim. Experts say the post’s photo of "Dr. Sebi’s cousin" is likely AI-generated.
“Images show Katy Perry at the 2024 Met Gala.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: AI-generated images of Katy Perry went viral, convincing many internet users — including Perry’s mother — that the singer attended the 2024 Met Gala wearing a floral gown. Perry said on Instagram that she didn't attend.
“Former President Donald Trump told Time magazine that “states should monitor women’s pregnancies and prosecute those who violate abortion bans.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Trump's remarks allowed for the possibility of women being punished for abortion but he avoided sharing his opinion, redirecting the writer to "ask the states" and that it was "irrelevant" if he was comfortable with it.
“GDP growth was plunging by more than 50% in the first quarter of this year.”
PolitiFact rated this: Accurate, but needs caution
PolitiFact says: Trump is right on the numbers. However, to the layperson, his framing might make this drop sound more alarming than it is. GDP continued to grow, but half as fast as it did in the previous quarter.
“I’m not allowed to testify” because of a gag order.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The gag order does not prevent Trump from testifying in court. When the prosecution rests its case, Trump has the right to testify on his own behalf; Trump said he’ll do so.
“Más de 2 millones de personas se han registrado para votar en lo que va de año sin una identificación con foto en Texas, Pensilvania y Arizona.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Los datos recopilados por la Administración del Seguro Social no muestran el número de no ciudadanos que se registran para votar sin un documento de identidad con foto.
“Video muestra a Alexa diciendo que los siete libros apócrifos agregados a la Biblia por la iglesia católica son "historia inventada y manipuladas que solo hablan de brujería, idolatría y consulta a los muertos".”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Alexa es un asistente de voz de Amazon. Un vocero de la compañía le dijo a PolitiFact que la respuesta compartida en el video en Facebook no es de Alexa.
“Video muestra al Dr. Juan Rivera hablando sobre “un nuevo tratamiento para la prostatitis ha captado gran atención recientemente en el Congreso Americano de Urología.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: El video del Dr. Juan Rivera hablando sobre un nuevo tratamiento para la prostatitis es falso, su voz fue editada. Una portavoz del Dr. Rivera le dijo a PolitiFact que él no creó ningún tratamiento para la prostatitis.
“Video shows “protesters at Harvard replace American flag with Palestinian flag.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Student protesters raised a Palestinian flag in Harvard Yard on April 27, a Saturday. Harvard University’s media relations department said the American flag was not flying on that day and therefore was not replaced.
“Former President Donald Trump “has the worst record of job loss of any president.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Donald Trump is the first president in almost a century to see employment decline nationally between his first and last days in office. But Herbert Hoover's record was worse, and the pandemic was the main reason why.
“In his Time magazine interview, Donald Trump “said states have the right to monitor pregnant women to enforce these bans, and states have the right to punish pregnant women for seeking out abortion care.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Trump’s interview remarks allowed for the possibility of states to monitor and punish women over abortion, but he wasn’t as explicit about whether he thought they should and said the reporter would need to ask the states
“EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Florida’s Amendment 4 "will mandate abortion until the moment of birth.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Florida's abortion amendment doesn't mandate abortion until the moment of birth. The text says abortion could not be prohibited before fetal viability or when necessary to protect the pregnant woman's health.