A video appearing to show an angry mom ripping a pride flag off a classroom wall was actually a pre-planned skit.
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Posts falsely claim that California Senate Bill 553 would make it illegal to fight back against looters, shoplifters or burglars. Here’s what the bill...
After nearly two weeks on the run, convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante was apprehended in Pennsylvania. This viral video wasn’t taken while he was on...
A video of a newborn baby being pulled from rubble wasn’t taken in the aftermath of the Moroccan earthquake. It was actually taken in...
Viral chain messages that claim Facebook is going to start charging all users a fee to keep using the social media site are false.
A viral post claims Vicks can whiten teeth. But the topical medicine contains toxins that if ingested can trigger seizures and other serious health...
Heavy rains caused thousands to be trapped at Nevada’s Burning Man. While footage has shown unsettling conditions, these three videos aren’t from the festival.
Videos purporting to show Hurricane Idalia's impact were filmed months before the Category 3 storm made landfall on Aug. 30.
VERIFY readers wondered whether pictures showing a single red-roofed home seemingly untouched among the rubble in Maui were real.
Videos appearing to show a ‘glitch’ in the new orb-shaped entertainment venue actually show an ordinary test.
Oprah, Bezos and Obama homes were not in the path of the fires, despite viral claims hinting at a conspiracy.
Dodger Stadium did not flood. Aerial video that appears to show the stadium parking lot underwater is an illusion.
Videos that claim to show damage and flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary in Southern California were actually taken during a Universal Studios Hollywood tour.
At least three viral images that appear to show laser beams have spread across social media as purported evidence of the origins of the...
You’ve likely seen videos of the Big Mac–taco hybrid on social media, but the dish isn’t a newfangled fad—it has roots going back to...
A night at the YouTube-influencer circus fights.
A viewer asked us whether a viral video actually shows scenes from Mars. We can VERIFY that NASA originally shared the footage in 2018.
Three alien spaceships were not seen zooming across the sky above New Mexico. The viral video is actually from a combat flight simulation game.
A 2020 photo of Tom Hanks was edited to appear like he’s wearing a “Keep America Trumpless” shirt. In the original, he’s wearing a...
The Senate bill aimed at online safety for children would require a government agency to study potential age verification systems.
County Road 317 partially closing in McKinney until November