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.
77 checks
X · 5,494 likes / 922 replies on X; 'red dye diesel' 1000+ on Google Trends US
True
Confirmed. The White House posted and published a fact sheet on Oct. 5, 2026 saying President Trump signed an executive order to temporarily allow red/dyed off-road diesel for highway use and defer the federal excise tax; multiple major outlets reported the signing the same day.
X · 219 likes on primary plus copies (X syndication); live Saudi-Houthi escalation
True But
The video legitimately shows thick black smoke and fire at an Aramco facility near Riyadh on October 3, 2026; wire services (Reuters, AFP, Al Jazeera and others) reported the same incident that day. The Houthis claimed responsibility, but official Saudi/Aramco confirmation of the cause was not immediate, so attribution to a strike is reported by the Houthis and by outlets noting the claim rather than fully independently verified.
X · 5,367 likes / 513 replies on X within ~3h; Mediaite and Raw Story pickup
Misleading
This is an authentic Fox News clip (Oct 5, 2026) showing Dr. Mehmet Oz saying a stick of butter costs about $1; the clip accurately records his statement, but the price claim is inconsistent with typical retail prices (Mediaite cites the product at Trader Joe's for $4.99), so the statement is false or misleading when taken as a factual price claim.
X · Same caption copy-pasted by at least 5 accounts within 2h on 4 Oct
False
The video itself is authentic footage but was recorded earlier (published Nov 2025 of a South Korean warehouse fire) and does not show a current fire on the Saudi East–West pipeline near Riyadh; the post's caption claiming 'happening now' at the pipeline is false/misleading.
Threads · Threads post: 'Crown Royal is facing a future import ban in the United States starting September 29, 2026'. The ban took effect 9/29; Sunday Guardian and Hindustan Times ran 'Did Trump ban Crown Royal?' fact-checks citing viral TikTok/X posts.
True But
There is an official U.S. import prohibition on specified Canadian alcoholic beverages that took effect on September 29, 2026. However, the post's implication that Crown Royal itself is definitively 'facing' a ban is incomplete: implementation details and permitted workarounds (e.g., bulk shipments and U.S. processing) mean Crown Royal may not be wholly barred in practice.