Internet cultureUnited Kingdom False
Video claims new Covid strain in Northampton: Full Fact says it is false
A video with more than eight million views announces an imminent lockdown. Full Fact says it shows an emergency response on 22 October.
Rumor Post: UFOs, rumors and hoaxes: what the evidence says
Internet cultureUnited States Partly true
Rumor says Google AI hid Biden's 2020 win over political pressure
AI Mode, Google's AI search feature, did not name Biden as the 2020 winner for US users in late October. Google blames a technical fault; there is no evidence of political influence.
Power & elitesSpain Misleading
Viral claim that the EU gave Spain €160bn for railways
Internet cultureAndorra, Spain False
Maldita: FC Andorra keeper Owono did not post apology or retire
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GeopoliticsIran Partly true
Claim: a Tehran billboard threatens Donald Trump's life
Reports from AFP, India Today and IBTimes agree on the slogan, Enghelab Square and a second board. Details found in only one report are left out.
GeopoliticsUnited States Partly true
Claim: the Pentagon is activating an 'apocalyptic plan' for its bases
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UFOs & spaceUnited States Partly true
Claim: the Pentagon's seventh UFO files release is 'disturbing'
The Pentagon has published 28 old and recent documents on unidentified aerial phenomena. The release is real, but it does not prove an extraterrestrial origin; that it reveals something hidden is the reading of those sharing it.
UFOs & spaceWorld Misleading
Claim: 50,000 photos reveal another Moon, but the colour is exaggerated
A Spanish mystery site presents a Moon of blues and oranges as a surprise. NASA has explained for decades that these are real compositional differences, with the colour exaggerated on purpose.
MysteriesWorld No evidence
Site claims an advanced civilisation could colonise a planet via DNA
A mystery site proposes that an advanced civilisation could colonise a planet by modifying its species. It offers no data; the checks we have read of supposedly 'extraterrestrial' remains found earthly remains.
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Internet cultureUnited States False
Maldita: a woman did not pilot the private jet that crashed in Florida
Maldita rated the claim False on 5 November 2026. BBC Mundo reports that East Coast Jets identified Jeffrey Gregory, 55, as the pilot.
Internet cultureUnited Kingdom False