Twice a day we pull the posts going viral on TikTok, Instagram, X and Facebook and run them through the record. Each entry is a published verdict — what we found, why, and the sources behind it.
132 checks
Facebook · Six Facebook reels from pro-Houthi and pro-Iran pages listed by Misbar; no view counts available
True But
A Houthi missile/drone attack on Riyadh in early October 2026 is confirmed by multiple reputable news organisations, but the short social-media video attached to this post is likely manipulated or misattributed; fact-checkers have debunked several viral clips claiming to show the exact moment of impact.
X · 8,941 likes on the WarMonitor3 post (syndication, 11 Oct); NYT, Daily Beast, The Sun, Mirror, GB News, Newser and Il Fatto Quotidiano all covered it 9-10 Oct
True But
The post's claim that government aircraft carrying the Russian president were unable to land at Moscow on 9 October 2026 because of a Ukrainian drone attack is broadly supported by flight-tracking data and multiple news reports; the screenshots plausibly show holding patterns. However, passenger-level details (confirmation that Putin personally was prevented from landing or diverted) remain less certain.
X · 74,383 likes (syndication, 11 Oct); back in the news after the Pentagon raised the count to 21 (WaPo via Mediaite and Raw Story, 10 Oct) · resurfaced
False
Pete Hegseth tweeted calling a Washington Post report "disgusting and fake." The Washington Post published a Sept 18, 2026 article reporting additional U.S. fatalities based on officials; multiple independent outlets covered that reporting and quoted Hegseth's denial. His blanket claim that the Post report is a "complete lie" is contradicted by the existence of the Post article and independent coverage.
X · 43,091 likes (syndication, 11 Oct); covered by RedState, Mediaite, Raw Story, CBS News, Daily Beast
True But
The video is authentic pool footage of President Trump speaking to reporters on October 10, 2026; his statement that 'we told Zelensky... don't hit the refineries' and the quoted 'he better damn well stop' are accurately represented and widely reported. Some of Trump's broader claims about Zelensky's motives or ability to end the war are political opinion, not verifiable facts.
X · Shared by many pro-Iran pages in English and Arabic, per Annahar (10 Oct) · resurfaced
False
False — the video is a March 16, 2026 dramatized clip published by Iraq's 911 directorate and has been miscaptioned to claim Iranian arrests of Mossad/CIA agents; multiple regional fact-checkers identify the footage as staged and find no evidence of the alleged arrests.
X · Wide pickup of the Syracuse rally Nobel complaint and the follow-up Truth Social rant: Mediaite, Daily Beast, Raw Story, Independent, TheWrap, Axios
Misleading
The video is authentic footage of President Trump at a Syracuse rally reacting to the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize announcement. The prize was awarded to Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay on Oct 9, 2026 (confirmed by the Nobel Committee and multiple outlets). Trump's description of the laureate as 'someone nobody has ever heard of' and the implication that the U.S. 'should have received' the prize are misleading or opinion-based.
Facebook · Full Fact 9 Oct calls it a 'widely shared Facebook post'; no counts given
False
False — there is no evidence that Prime Minister Andy Burnham is going to set up an "Emergency Register" to register civilians to be recruited to fight; Full Fact reports the Ministry of Defence says no such government policy exists and the claim appears to conflate a separate Liberal Democrats proposal for a voluntary civil volunteer reserve.
X · 47,488 likes on @StraitReport copy (syndication, 10 Oct); satirical origin @HalfwayPost 20,884 likes
False
False. The claim originated on a satire account (The Halfway Post) and was reposted by @StraitReport; fact-checkers found no evidence Iranian officials promised to release such voicemails and no credible reporting substantiates the allegation.
X · 1,296 likes on primary (X syndication); Pakistan's information ministry called the NYT report 'fake and fabricated' (Tribune, Dawn, Radio Pakistan, Pakistan Today, Eurasian Times, 8 Oct)
False
Regional media reported that The New York Times published an anonymous-sourced claim that Pakistan Air Force jets were striking Houthi targets; Pakistan’s government denied the report and no independent confirmation was found, so the operational claim is contradicted and unproven.
YouTube · ~287K views in ~15h (@SummaryEgypt); 'lotfy zakaria' video saying 'Syria enters Yemen war with ground troops' ~194K views; wide pickup (Axios/Reuters reports, Damascus denial)
True But
Major news outlets report that Saudi Arabia raised the idea and that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is 'weighing' sending Syrian forces to Yemen, with a possible range of 10,000–20,000 discussed; Syrian officials deny the reports and no final decision or deployment has been confirmed.
X · RapidResponse47 screenshot 25,241 likes; EricLDaugh 11.8K likes (X syndication, 10 Oct); Mediaite, Daily Beast, Newsweek, CBC, Le Devoir pickup; Bluesky trending
True But
The text in the image reproduces a real announcement President Trump posted on Truth Social on Oct 9, 2026 claiming a deal with Putin for Russian diesel supplies; multiple reputable outlets and a Kremlin statement corroborate that the call occurred and that Moscow said it was willing to supply oil/products, but the exact volumes and delivery schedule Trump listed have not been independently confirmed. The image appears to be a repackaged screenshot and may misattribute platform/UI.
X · 762 likes (@ShaykhSulaiman), 276 likes (@hehe_samir); same clip in Arabic posts; Misbar fact-check 9 Oct
Misleading
An attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on Oct 8, 2026 is confirmed by multiple credible sources and Saudi authorities, and at least one Saudia aircraft was damaged. However the viral video claimed to 'show' aircraft being struck (the post's evidence) has been analysed by fact-checkers and found to be manipulated/composited and therefore does not credibly show the strike moment.
X · 1.1K likes on candidate post; Collins demanded an apology on stage; NY Post, MEAWW, WGME/Sinclair, Boston Globe, WMTW/Bangor Daily News fact-checks
True But
Partly true. Jackson’s statement that Collins voted against efforts to end the Iran conflict on five separate Senate roll calls is supported by multiple news reports; the disclosure claim about 'up to $100,000' in oil-and-gas stock is imprecise (some filings and reporting show individual holdings in that range but aggregate exposure reported by news outlets can be higher). The post mixes verifiable facts with partisan framing and inference.
X · 11,673 likes, 458 replies (X syndication)
True But
The post's central numeric claim is supported: CRS reported 42 aircraft in May 2026 and an updated CRS Insight dated October 5, 2026 lists 81 aircraft. The screenshot appears to be an authentic CRS document. Ancillary assertions in the post (that the "real toll is far higher" and that "CENTCOM won’t let a sitting Senator inspect bases") are opinion or unverified in available reporting.
X · 1,250 likes; 'Yandex' and 'Sasovo' trending on X Ukraine; Euronews, CNBC, Newsweek, Meduza, DW coverage
True
The video shows a large industrial fire in Sasovo and the caption's key claims are corroborated: on Oct 8, 2026 a drone strike reportedly hit the Sasta plant (the site of Yandex DC Sasovo), causing a fire and forcing Yandex to suspend operations at that data centre.
X · Eisenkot 1,048 likes, Golan 1,549, Lapid 1,226; Channel 12 interview; ynet, Haaretz, JPost, Times of Israel, Arab News coverage; Likud calls the claims fake
True But
Verified: Gadi Eisenkot publicly sent a letter on October 8, 2026 asking the Attorney General to open an inquiry about alleged false information given to the State Comptroller; multiple Israeli news outlets reported the letter. The more serious accusations in the letter (forgery, abuse of office, criminal lies) are allegations that are not yet proven and require official investigation.
X · 2,159 likes on X (verify.py syndication); MEE says the claim has no public evidence and the UK MoD and Foreign Office declined to address it; consulate row covered by Al Jazeera, JNS, Arab News, JPost on 8 Oct
True But
Gideon Sa'ar’s post correctly states that the countermeasures he announced on Sept 8 were acted on; multiple reputable outlets report that those steps (including removal of British representatives from the International Gaza Support Centre and a drawdown of staff at the British Jerusalem mission) were implemented or carried out in a negotiated form on Oct 8, 2026. Some elements (the consulate’s formal closure) were adjusted in a diplomatic understanding, so the claim is true overall but with caveats.
X · DNC post 2,957 likes; Aaron Rupar clip 7,240 likes (verify.py); CNN's Daniel Dale says it is out of context (x.com/ddale8/status/2108008620944216173); covered by Mediaite, Twitchy, CBS, Daily Beast
True
The video clip is authentic rally footage and the caption correctly paraphrases Trump repeating the line 'let them hit ... San Diego or Los Angeles' while discussing the Iran war; multiple major news outlets and a FactCheck.org analysis confirm the remark and its context.
YouTube · Said at an Athens press conference on 7 Oct. Covered by The National, Al-Monitor ('Rubio says Iran lost Hormuz. Has it?'), IBTimes, A News and Iran International. IRGC adviser Naqdi says the strait is closed. Kpler: Gulf exports 18.3m bpd vs a pre-war average of 18m
True But
The caption accurately reports a statement by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on October 7, 2026; independent ship‑tracking data cited by major news outlets show Gulf oil flows recovering to near prewar levels, supporting Rubio's claim that Iran no longer has exclusive control of the Strait of Hormuz, though Iranian officials dispute that and attacks on shipping continue.
X · 295 likes / 23 replies (X syndication, 2026-10-08); repeated by @Sou_Arab_News (15 likes) and @SHScct; Misbar fact-check 2026-10-07
True
Regional and intelligence reporting confirms that in the early hours of 7 October 2026 Houthi forces struck Aden International Airport and said they targeted Saudi Force 22 and Saudi and Pakistani forces near Badr Camp; the posted eyewitness video appears to be plausible on-the-ground footage of the incident area.
X · 18,204 likes on X per syndication API (checked 2026-10-08); Kyiv Independent coverage of Samara oil facility blaze
True But
The video is authentic footage of a large fire aboard a vessel in the Black Sea off Sochi and Zelenskyy’s X post accurately reports that Ukrainian forces struck oil-related targets and a training ground in Perm, Samara and Astrakhan and that there was a Black Sea response; independent reporting and local authorities corroborate the tanker fire and reports of strikes, though not every inland strike has uniformly explicit Russian confirmation.
X · 991 likes (syndication, 2026-10-08); IBTimes UK built an article around the post
True But
Screenshots of a Chinese-language social-media post urging residents in Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang to stockpile supplies did circulate in early October 2026 (confirmed by multiple news outlets). The screenshot's warning that lockdowns were imminent is not supported by any verified official announcement; public-health authorities and reporting showed no lockdown orders.
X · 8,288 likes (X syndication); covered by The Independent and JFeed on 7 Oct
Misleading
The clip is an AI-generated Lego-style animation posted by the Prime Minister's official account to mark the October 7 anniversary and to rebut 'genocide' accusations. Its description of the October 7 attacks and Hamas vows is supported by reporting; its legal conclusion (that Israel is not committing genocide) is contested by independent inquiries and international legal processes, and some numeric details (e.g., the polio campaign total) differ from contemporaneous reporting.
X · Turkish post 1,740 likes; Arabic version by @ALI_AL_QUSHAIBI 4,211 likes ('millions of citizens'); another Arabic post 1,756 likes; English/Arabic/Turkish versions (X syndication). Misbar rates misleading: footage is from an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (India) event
Misleading
The video itself appears to be authentic footage of a large crowd, but fact-checks trace the clip to an Indian religious/political gathering (All India Muslim Personal Law Board / jalsa) rather than a Pakistan protest calling for Imran Khan's freedom; the caption is therefore misleading.