Authorities received complaints about Jeffrey Epstein as early as 2001.
Claim:
Donald Trump was the first person to contact law enforcement authorities about Jeffrey Epstein.
TOTAL BS
Politics
Statements from and about the political arena, checked against the record.
No verified evidence shows Donald Trump engaged in sexual conduct with minors.
Claim:
Donald Trump has engaged in pedophilia.
TOTAL BS
No verified tally shows Democrats outnumber Republicans in Epstein-related records.
Claim:
More supporters of the Democratic Party are named in the Jeffrey Epstein files than supporters of the Republican Party.
TOTAL BS
A council mistakenly sent a conditional housing letter, later withdrawn and apologized for.
Claim:
A British woman received an official notice from a United Kingdom government body requiring her to sell her newly purchased house so it could be used to accommodate migrants.
SOME BS
No public court or immigration records show any deportation case against Elon Musk.
Claim:
Donald Trump is currently pursuing, or directing others to pursue, a U.S. deportation proceeding against Elon Musk.
TOTAL BS
Epstein-related DOJ files were temporarily withheld or miscoded, then restored.
Claim:
Donald Trump ordered or caused the deletion of records related to Jeffrey Epstein from United States federal government record systems.
TOTAL BS
Official April 2025 Eid al-Fitr footage shows irregular street line markings in Algiers.
Claim:
During Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's trip to an Eid prayer in Algiers, irregularly arranged lines were visible in the streets of Algiers.
NOT BS
Georgi Kandev’s exit followed internal political pressure and intimidation concerns.
Claim:
Georgi Kandev resigned as acting Secretary General of Bulgaria's Ministry of Interior because of political pressure.
HARDLY BS
Turkey–Venezuela trade in 2023 was about US$663–700 million.
Claim:
Political ties between Turkey and Venezuela strengthened after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro supported Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the July 2016 attempted coup in Turkey, and Turkey–Venezuela trade turnover reached…
SOME BS
Trump publicly said Iran nuclear diplomacy was making good progress.
Claim:
Donald Trump claimed that there was progress toward nuclear talks with Iran.
NOT BS
UK records show one prosecuted underage religious marriage at a mosque.
Claim:
Several mosques in the United Kingdom have been caught conducting marriages involving underage girls.
MOSTLY BS
No reliable record shows Pete Hegseth publicly said Mormons are not Christian.
Claim:
Pete Hegseth said that Mormons are not Christian.
TOTAL BS
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek ordered DMV to stop issuing confidential plates to ICE.
Claim:
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek directed the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division (DMV) to stop issuing undercover (confidential) license plates to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
NOT BS
No credible records or archives show Netanyahu ever made this remark.
Claim:
Benjamin Netanyahu said that America was a "golden calf" that he would "break up" and "suck dry."
TOTAL BS
The Belt and Road Initiative comprises the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road.
Claim:
China's Belt and Road Initiative refers to two components: an overland route (the Silk Road Economic Belt) and a maritime route (the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road).
NOT BS
Luke Salmons was kept off frontline police duties for about six months.
Claim:
North Yorkshire Police suspended Luke Salmons for six months after he questioned and criticised Islam during a diversity training session.
HARDLY BS
Collor’s 1992 impeachment was driven by corruption tied to the PC Farias network.
Claim:
Fernando Collor de Mello was impeached in the 1990s for helping defraud the Brazilian state by channeling state resources to himself and his associates.
HARDLY BS
Scholars disagree on whether Trumpism is neo-fascism or authoritarian populism.
Claim:
Trumpism is a neo-fascist political ideology or movement.
SOME BS
China’s Constitution makes the State Council the highest administrative organ.
Claim:
Under the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, the President of the People's Republic of China does not hold the highest executive power, and the highest executive power is held by the Premier of the State Council.
HARDLY BS
Reporting links the Iran school strike to U.S. forces, not Hegseth.
Claim:
Pete Hegseth was responsible for the bombing of a school in Iran that killed 100 children.
TOTAL BS
No checks match that verdict.