About Author
Shanmugapriya Murugesan specializes in fact-checking. She covers a wide range of subjects, including US politics, international affairs, entertainment, celebrity death rumors, and misinformation surrounding breaking news. Her fact-driven writing is audience-focused, turning viral internet claims into clear and accessible fact-checking stories. She emphasizes accuracy and depth while making complicated subjects easy for readers to understand. She also has experience in content marketing and SEO.
Latest From Shanmugapriya Murugesan
Fact Check: Did Marvel cast Tom Hardy as Wolverine in its upcoming X-Men reboot?
Tom Hardy has reportedly been cast as Logan aka Wolverine in the highly anticipated X-Men reboot
Fact Check: Did Abdul El-Sayed’s mother work for a charity linked to Hamas and Taliban?
The rumor originated with The Midwesterner, a conservative news website based in Michigan
Fact Check: Did Dolly Parton twice decline the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump admin?
A popular X post from 2023 also claimed that Parton had declined offers from both Donald Trump and Biden
Fact Check: Was Dolly Parton’s death announcement on August 25 a hoax?
Several social media users claimed Dolly Parton's death announcement was a hoax and that the singer was still alive
Fact Check: Did a man cancel his wedding after his fiancee supported Lindsay Clancy?
Clancy’s high-profile murder trial nears its conclusion in Massachusetts. Clancy faces charges over the 2023 deaths of her three children
Fact Check: Is the US down to just 41 days of crude oil inventory?
The post also claimed that this was “the lowest level in half a century"
Fact Check: Did Republicans warn that Democrats would tax the rich and investigate Trump allies?
The rumor lists higher taxes on billionaires, renewed food regulations, new costs for data centers and investigations into Trump allies such as Natalie Harp and Jared Kushner
Fact Check: Did Texas Roadhouse servers contaminate Black customers’ food?
Texas Roadhouse and Logan’s Roadhouse conspired in a Facebook group to contaminate Black customers’ food by licking their fingers
Fact Check: Did the White House copy existing racing graphics for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix?
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix was a real NTT INDYCAR SERIES street race held on August 22–23, 2026
Fact Check: Did Melania keep Natalie Harp away from Trump at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix?
An X user posted, "Natalie Harp seems to be getting boxed out at the Freedom 250 IndyCar Grand Prix"
Fact Check: Does this image show a creepy 'spider' on Mars?
The rumor originated from the Facebook page Space Journey who shared the image on August 2
Fact Check: Did Trump and Melania argue over Natalie Harp at Freedom 250 Grand Prix?
The post speculates that the couple were arguing and suggests Natalie Harp was the subject of their conversation
Fact Check: Did Eric Trump call Natalie Harp 'mom' at an IndyCar race event?
The claim comes amid the ongoing discussions about Natalie Harp's close relationship with President Donald Trump
Fact Check: Did Trump aide Natalie Harp work at WH without security clearance for a year?
According to MS NOW, several White House officials raised concerns about Harp’s lack of clearance
Fact Check: Was Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei killed in Israeli-backed UAE airstrike?
The ongoing conflict between Iran, the US and Israel began on February 28 with strikes that killed Ali Khamenei and several senior Iranian officials
Fact Check: Did Natalie Harp miss Trump’s Marine One trip with Walt, Margo and Leavitt?
Some posts joked that Natalie Harp was on the “hot seat” or facing pushback from Melania Trump
Fact Check: Did Natalie Harp write two intimate letters to Trump?
The letters have since drawn further attention to their relationship and Harp’s close role in Trump’s inner circle
Fact Check: Is Trump’s admin allowing sale of protected wild horses to slaughterhouses?
Some online posts claimed that the Trump administration was rounding up thousands of wild horses and selling them to buyers who later sent the animals to slaughterhouses overseas
Fact Check: Is Robert Pattinson set to star in Christopher Nolan’s next horror film?
Many users welcomed the idea, praising Nolan’s filmmaking style, Pattinson’s acting range and the possibility of Nolan making a horror film
Fact Check: Is Iran planning economic warfare to hurt Trump ahead of the 2026 midterms?
An X post alleged that Iran is planning to damage Trump’s presidency through economic warfare