Bill McCarthy

“Look, here's burial sites all over the place. These are all white farmers that are being buried,” Donald Trump said during today’s meeting with South Africa’s president. The image he was holding up, however, is from the Democratic Republic of Congo. barrons.com/news/trump-dis…

Trump: “It looks like it’s about $3.1 billion. It went up a little bit…The $2.7 is now $3.1.” Powell: “I’m not aware of that.” Trump: “It just came out.” Powell: “This came from us?” Trump: “Yes.” Powell: “You are including the Martin renovation. You just added in a third…

It appears the "QAnon Shaman," Jacob Chansley, has now soured on US President Donald Trump.

Prominent conservative influencers and US Senator Mike Lee shared a fake resignation letter purportedly from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The document's seal, signature and typesetting showed clear signs of inauthenticity. Latest @AFPFactCheck: factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.67…

A joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters

Joint statement on Gaza from @AFP, @AP, @BBCWorld and @Reuters

"Prosecute Obama for treason" was one of the core values of QAnon. They play the hits because they know it riles up the base and keeps them from thinking too much about the failure to reveal the truth about Epstein - also one of the core values QAnon.

Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, filed a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against a right-wing US podcaster who claimed the spouse of the French president used to be a man. u.afp.com/Sg5z

Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, filed a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against right-wing US podcaster Candace Owens over claims that the spouse of the French president used to be a man. uk.news.yahoo.com/macrons-file-d…

NEW: We uncovered multiple photos of Jeffrey Epstein at Donald Trump‘s wedding. Photos of the pair together earlier that year at an event. And video of Epstein and Trump at the 1999 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. cnn.com/2025/07/22/pol…

A video purporting to show Jimmy Kimmel bashing Donald Trump and warning about free speech after CBS cancelled Stephen Colbert's show is a fake made with AI-generated audio. Kimmel is on a summer break and has not fronted his late-night show since June. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.67…

Everyone is talking about the couple caught on the big screen at the Coldplay concert, but a statement purportedly released by the man -- Astronomer CEO Andy Byron -- is fake u.afp.com/SYEs

This apology statement attributed to Andy Byron spread rapidly online after the Astronomer CEO was identified as the man seen cuddling an employee on a Coldplay concert jumbotron. The message is a fake. It originated with a since-suspended troll account. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.67…

A video of officers kneeling before protesters is spreading online with claims it shows Omaha police supporting undocumented migrants amid Donald Trump's deportation push. But the footage comes from 2020 demonstrations after the killing of George Floyd. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.67…

Latest from @AnujChopra on AI-powered 'nudify' apps, with additional reporting by me and Sonia González Fernández. Deeply concerning that these apps -- which rose to prominence targeting celebrities -- are being increasingly weaponised against children. yahoo.com/news/ai-powere…

This viral video purports to show Greg Abbott saying he supports deporting Mexican first responders who came to Texas to assist rescue efforts. But it is altered, with fake audio dubbed over footage of a briefing in which the governor said no such thing. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.66…

A dramatic story of a 42-year-old man getting arrested for rescuing elderly Texas flood victims in his boat spread across platforms and triggered a flurry of outraged comments. But it was totally made-up, a fake tale illustrated by AI-generated images. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.66…

This clip claimed to show the floods in Texas misappropriates an October 2024 video of Hurricane Helene's impact on Avery County, North Carolina. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.66…

This visual claimed to show the floods in Texas was in fact filmed in L'Ametlla de Mar, Spain in September 2023. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.66…

This video claimed to show the floods in Texas is actually footage from February 2019 of a family's camper whisked away by a nearby creek's rising waters in Springville, Indiana. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.66…

This footage claimed to show the floods in Texas appears to actually show a rope bridge knocked around by strong waters in Nepal, likely in September 2024. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.66…