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0% 25 Checks
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0% 126 Checks
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All Fact-checks for Religion

Social Media
Social Media
stated on April 14, 2026 publicaciones en redes sociales:
El papa León XIV "pide destituir a Donald Trump".
False
By Maria Briceño • April 16, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 12, 2026 a Truth Social post:
Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • April 13, 2026
Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
stated on November 6, 2025 a fundraising email:
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.”
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on May 8, 2025 a post on X:
Headline said, “Pope Leo XIV was a founding member of the 2020 anarchist Portland Autonomous Zone known as CHAZ.”
False
By Madison Czopek • May 9, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on May 8, 2025 posts:
Robert Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, is a “registered Republican.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Grace Abels • May 9, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on April 21, 2025 TikTok posts:
“The Simpsons” predicted Pope Francis’ 2025 death.
Pants on Fire!
By Claire Cranford • April 22, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 17, 2025 una publicación en Facebook:
“Noticia de Ultima Hora! Su Santidad el Papa Francisco ha fallecido” el 24 de febrero del 2025.
False
By Maria Briceño, Ciara O'Rourke • February 25, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on January 24, 2025 a Threads post:
“The Episcopal Archdiocese of Washington has removed” Bishop Mariann Budde “from the National Cathedral.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 31, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 12, 2025 Facebook posts:
A photo shows a Christian’s home that “miraculously survived Los Angeles wildfire.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • January 13, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on December 29, 2024 a post on Threads:
President Jimmy Carter verbatim said, “evangelical Christianity has been hijacked by people who would have given Jesus himself the boot if he knocked on their door.”
False
By Madison Czopek • December 30, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on July 16, 2024 a Threads post:
Switzerland “no longer recognizes Islam as an official religion.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 31, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 29, 2024 a post:
Video shows “thousands of Christians in France gathered to pray after Olympics opening mocked Jesus Christ.”
False
By Sara Swann • July 30, 2024
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 18, 2024 a Threads post:
Photo shows “Thomas Matthew Crooks wearing a quipá.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 24, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 28, 2024 a Facebook post:
“Disney and Google bought the rights to the first King James Bible.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 5, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 29, 2024 a Facebook post:
HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 10, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 9, 2024 una publicación en Instagram:
"La Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos acaba de aprobar... el proyecto Antisemitismo que propone eliminar parte de la biblia".
False
By Maria Briceño • May 17, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 9, 2024 an Instagram post:
“The House of Representatives in the U.S. just passed … the Antisemitism Act that proposes to eliminate part of the Bible.”
False
By Maria Briceño • May 16, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 9, 2024 a Facebook post:
“Elon Musk confirms — ’The rapture is going to happen VERY soon.’”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 15, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 20, 2024 una publicación en Facebook:
Video muestra a Alexa diciendo que los siete libros apócrifos agregados a la Biblia por la iglesia católica son "historia inventada y manipuladas que solo hablan de brujería, idolatría y consulta a los muertos".
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • May 2, 2024
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
stated on April 24, 2024 an interview with CNN:
Said Columbia University has told students, “Well, if you’re Jewish, maybe you do want to stay home.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2024
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