Statements from and about the political arena, checked against the record.
Claim:
The publicly released “Epstein files” include an allegation that Donald J. Trump knew about and funded underage sex parties at one of his golf courses.
NOT BS
Claim:
Omar Shareef, president of the African American Contractors Association, demanded that Barack Obama, the Obama Foundation, the general contractor, and Lakeside Alliance pay contractors involved in the Obama Presidential Center project.
NOT BS
Claim:
Iranian authorities sentenced singer Parastoo Ahmadi to 74 lashes for performing without a hijab during an online concert.
NOT BS
Claim:
The Australian Age Pension assets test changes were implemented on 1 January 2017.
NOT BS
Claim:
Andy Burnham is responsible for a cover-up of rape gangs in the North West of England.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
Qatar relied heavily on migrant workers to build infrastructure for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
NOT BS
Claim:
Switzerland has lifted (abolished) its sanctions against Russia.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
The United States military intentionally conducted a missile strike on a school in Iran.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
The European Union is planning to require AI-based scanning of all users' messages on private messaging apps such as WhatsApp.
MOSTLY BS
Claim:
Nigel Farage said that mansions in London are being rented out for £750 per month.
HARDLY BS
Claim:
In 2025, more than £770 million in benefits was paid to claimants for conditions recorded as "unknown".
HARDLY BS
Claim:
More than 150 kebab takeout shops in Great Britain have been granted UK Home Office sponsor licences allowing them to hire workers directly from overseas through a new UK visa program.
MOSTLY BS
Claim:
Thousands of foreign students have disappeared from the United Kingdom while owing nearly £900 million in unpaid student loans.
HARDLY BS
Claim:
Pen-shaped bombs have been used in terrorist attacks in India.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
Marie Burnham, the spouse of Andy Burnham (Mayor of Greater Manchester), is a managing director of an electric-vehicle company.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
The New Zealand National Party gave NZD 300 million to the tobacco industry.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
The Government of the United Kingdom has introduced a nationwide ban on installing underfloor heating in homes.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
United States military forces sank an Indian-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz and ignored the vessel's distress calls for help.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
The United States, under the Trump administration, bombed the Palau-flagged oil tanker M/T Settebello while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
MOSTLY BS
Claim:
A teacher at Centennial Elementary School in Olympia, Washington, encouraged a 10-year-old student to socially transition genders at school without the parents' knowledge.
HARDLY BS
No checks match that verdict.