2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (127+ words) The claim appeared in a post article (archived here) by the christine_evans_10 account on Threads on April 2, 2026. It read: A Bald Eagle landed on top of the Artemis II rocket on the launch pad just before Liftoff that was not far…...

22+ hour, 35+ min ago  (208+ words) The AI-generated video was shared in a post (archived here) published on X on March 31, 2026 by @Gunblaze1969. It is captioned: These guys are real This is how the video appeared on X: (Image source: post from @Gunblaze1969 on X.) Gene Okerlund, a journalist who…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (199+ words) Does a video widely shared on April Fool's Day show a real LGBTQ+ flag waving at an entrance to Amerant Bank Arena, a home stadium for the Florida Panthers? Yes, that's true: The video appeared on the hockey team's account…...

22+ hour, 15+ min ago  (178+ words) Is a video of a two-year-old running to their soldier dad authentic? No, that's not true: A detection tool flagged the video with a 99.7% probability of being AI-generated. Lead Stories did not find any version of the video that included…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (236+ words) Is Donald Trump being added to the sculptures of the four presidents at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota as of April 1, 2026? No, that's not true: That was an April Fool's Day joke. The article that started the rumor…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (157+ words) The fake image appeared in a post (archived here) published by the Facebook page God Is Our Fortress on March 30, 2026. The lengthy caption begins: Text captioning on the image reads: (Image source: post from God Is Our Fortress on Facebook.)…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (455+ words) Running List Of 2026 April Fool's Day Jokes'Lead Stories Ryanair Goes Corporate Comms Ryanair was quick out of the gate (get it?) with a post that claimed that from now on they would be adopting a more "corporate and professional approach…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (214+ words) The claim appeared in a March 29, 2026, post on Facebook account @ArtistUniverse (archived here). It opened: (Image source: post by @ArtistUniverse on Facebook.) There is no evidence that global Latin superstar Bad Bunny ever said that he was supporting the ongoing…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (206+ words) Is a video of a woman crying while tied up from the Epstein files released by the U.S. Department of Justice? No, that's not true: The footage is from a 2007 mockumentary-style horror film titled "The Poughkeepsie Tapes." The video exactly matches…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (266+ words) Did country singer Jason Aldean walk off the set of Stephen Colbert's TV show over a joke about Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page known for its satirical content. The image supporting the…...