The daily check-in

Trending, checked.

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.

Morning run · September 29, 2026

24 checks

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Venezuelan Gold Transfer Claim Proven False

Facebook · 580,000+ views, 10,589 comments, ~2,000 likes on the Facebook reel (24 Sep) · resurfaced

False

False — the post misuses unrelated footage and wrongly claims that 31 tonnes of Venezuelan gold have been transferred from the Bank of England to the Federal Reserve in New York. Reputable reporting shows only that negotiations were under way (Financial Times, 18 Sep 2026); fact-checkers traced the viral video to unrelated activity and concluded the bars have not been moved.

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Fact Check on Gwalior Mobile Snatching Incident: True Events, Misleading Framing

X · 116,000+ views and 2,000+ reposts on the @MeghUpdates post; 5+ other accounts shared it

True But

The video is authentic footage from a Gwalior mobile-snatching incident on August 8, 2026; the basic claim that a man attempted to steal a phone and was caught by the sisters is true. However the post's communal framing — claiming the man was a Muslim posing as a Hindu by wearing saffron and labelling the girls 'Hindu' — is unsupported and has been debunked by fact-checkers and local reporting.

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Claims of Indonesian Governors Rebellion and Military Mobilization are False

YouTube · 42,000+ views, 300+ likes, ~200 comments on YouTube (28 Sep) · resurfaced

False

The YouTube post's headline claiming '18 governors rebel and threaten to leave Indonesia' and that 'President Prabowo deployed the TNI' is false. Reporting shows the governors staged a protest over budget cuts and met the Finance Minister; fact-checkers have debunked the secession and military-mobilization claims.

Trending, checked.

Morning run · September 29, 2026

Venezuelan Gold Transfer Claim Proven False

Fact Check on Gwalior Mobile Snatching Incident: True Events, Misleading Framing

Claims of Indonesian Governors Rebellion and Military Mobilization are False

Trump's Poverty Claim Found False Despite Authentic Video

Analysis of Video Claiming Houthi Strikes in Riyadh

Misattributed Video of Industrial Fire Claims Houthi Attack on Aramco

Fact-Check: Misleading AI-Generated Image of Trump and Tech CEOs

Netanyahu's Controversial Quote Misrepresented on Social Media

US Casts Sole 'No' Vote on UN Women's Equality Measure

Analysis of Claims Regarding Labour and Migrant Rescue Operations

Claim About Josh Simons' Appointment as Head of Policy is False

Video Misleadingly Presented as Current Protest Footage

Misleading Image Claims President Tinubu's Request to FBI

Claim About Abolishing Berlin Police Incorrectly Interprets Die Linke's Position

Video Claiming Major Cash Seizure in Ukraine is AI-Generated Hoax

Fact-Check: Claims About Susan Collins and Epstein Funding

Fact Check: Misleading Claims About Abdul El-Sayed's Position on Crime and Policing

Analysis of Mark Carney's Remarks on Potential U.S. Military Action Against Canada

Misleading Claims About KTDA Bonus Rates for 2026

Fact Check: Sri Lanka Was Not Expelled from the United Nations

SJB Protest at Polduwa Junction Verified as Authentic

Court Verdict on Salman F. Rahman: Claim Unsupported

Fabricated Infographic Misrepresents Indonesia's Life Expectancy

Viral Image of Tunnels for Migrants in Ceuta is AI-Generated and False

Morning run · September 29, 2026

Venezuelan Gold Transfer Claim Proven False

Fact Check on Gwalior Mobile Snatching Incident: True Events, Misleading Framing

Claims of Indonesian Governors Rebellion and Military Mobilization are False

Trump's Poverty Claim Found False Despite Authentic Video

Analysis of Video Claiming Houthi Strikes in Riyadh

Misattributed Video of Industrial Fire Claims Houthi Attack on Aramco

Fact-Check: Misleading AI-Generated Image of Trump and Tech CEOs

Netanyahu's Controversial Quote Misrepresented on Social Media

US Casts Sole 'No' Vote on UN Women's Equality Measure

Analysis of Claims Regarding Labour and Migrant Rescue Operations

Claim About Josh Simons' Appointment as Head of Policy is False

Video Misleadingly Presented as Current Protest Footage

Misleading Image Claims President Tinubu's Request to FBI

Claim About Abolishing Berlin Police Incorrectly Interprets Die Linke's Position

Video Claiming Major Cash Seizure in Ukraine is AI-Generated Hoax

Fact-Check: Claims About Susan Collins and Epstein Funding

Fact Check: Misleading Claims About Abdul El-Sayed's Position on Crime and Policing

Analysis of Mark Carney's Remarks on Potential U.S. Military Action Against Canada

Misleading Claims About KTDA Bonus Rates for 2026

Fact Check: Sri Lanka Was Not Expelled from the United Nations

SJB Protest at Polduwa Junction Verified as Authentic

Court Verdict on Salman F. Rahman: Claim Unsupported

Fabricated Infographic Misrepresents Indonesia's Life Expectancy

Viral Image of Tunnels for Migrants in Ceuta is AI-Generated and False