US President Donald Trump falsely claimed Amish people living in the United States “have essentially no autism” during a White House announcement billed as offering findings on causes and treatments for the neurological and developmental disorder. Experts said he is misguided; autism does exist in the traditionalist Christian communities, which are known for rejecting modern technologies.
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After protesters took to the streets in Paris in a show of grassroots opposition to President Emmanuel Macron and planned austerity measures, an old video resurfaced in posts falsely claiming it showed the demonstrations in the French capital. The footage was in fact filmed in Poland’s capital Warsaw and previously circulated in a post about an independence day rally in the city in November 2017.
An image circulating widely online appears to show Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old Utah resident accused of shooting dead US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, wearing a T-shirt supportive of President Donald Trump. But the photo is altered; the original, lifted from Robinson’s mother’s since-deactivated Facebook page, showed the suspect in a plain top.
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several false or misleading claims as US lawmakers grilled him over his decisions to fire scientists and overhaul the nation’s vaccine policies during three hours of testimony before the Senate Finance Committee.
A blockbuster study published in top science journal Nature in April 2024 warned that unchecked climate change could slash global GDP by a staggering 62 percent by century’s end, setting off alarm bells among financial institutions worldwide.
A dramatic tale claiming a transgender surgery specialist connected to Brigitte Macron suspiciously died spread across social media following an online series from US conservative commentator Candace Owens which reignited conspiracy theories alleging the wife of the French president had formerly been a man. But the American podcaster’s claims are unfounded and precipitated a defamation lawsuit from the Macrons, while the reports of a doctor’s death are similarly fictitious; they rely on invention of a fabricated surgeon, manipulated media and the impersonation of journalists.
“THEY ERASED HIM! Chelsea photoshopped Trump out of their official trophy raising photo,” says a July 14, 2025 post on X.
A Facebook post published with a video on June 23, 2025, contains a text overlay in Amharic that reads: “The nuclear weapons that America claimed to have struck were found in another underground facility.”
“We need to avoid getting involved in this conflict #trump #maga #israel #iran #middleeast #wwiii,” says a June 15, 2025 post sharing the video on Instagram.
Na facebooku se šíří video, podle kterého lidem v zahraničí stačí k získání českého občanství pouze čestné prohlášení o tom, že v minulosti byli českými občany. Vláda si tak údajně chce „vyrobit“ pět až deset milionů voličů, kteří by ji pak prostřednictvím korespondenčního hlasování ze zahraničí podpořili. Ve skutečnosti však k získání občanství tímto způsobem nestačí jen čestné prohlášení. Žadatelé musí doložit i dokument prokazující ztrátu českého nebo československého občanství. Nárok na získání občanství prohlášením tak má jen malá skupina lidí s českým původem, typicky potomci emigrantů, kteří z Československa odešli po roce 1948.