CNNRecord begins March 2026

Jake Tapper

The Lead
21
verdicts published
Verdict Distribution: 21 published verdicts
13
True
62%
8
Mostly True
38%
False
held
True: 13 · Mostly True: 8
ⓘ  “Mostly True” verdicts reflect claims accurate in substance but qualified by the reviewer with meaningful caveats. Both “True” and “Mostly True” count toward the accuracy rate. During the True/Mostly True-only publication phase, only verdict counts are shown publicly. Misleading and False verdicts are withheld from public display pending advisory board launch.
Published verdicts
MOSTLY TRUE
Graham Platner has a tattoo from 2007 that he has acknowledged is a Totenkopf Nazi symbol that he has since had covered up.
CNN · The Lead · May 4, 2026 · ATTRIBUTION
MOSTLY TRUE
The Florida State University shooting resulted in two people killed and seven others wounded.
CNN · The Lead · May 4, 2026 · STAT
MOSTLY TRUE
Phoenix Eichner asked ChatGPT about the safety mechanism on a Remington 12 gauge shotgun on April 17th, 2025, and later that same day carried out a mass shooting at Florida State University.
CNN · The Lead · May 4, 2026 · EVENT
MOSTLY TRUE
This marks King Charles's 19th trip to the United States and his first formal state visit as the British monarch.
CNN · The Lead · May 1, 2026 · OTHER
MOSTLY TRUE
It has been 87 years since a royal garden party was held at this location, with the last one in 1939 hosted by Queen Elizabeth and her father King George VI.
CNN · The Lead · May 1, 2026 · EVENT
MOSTLY TRUE
The attempted assassination of President Trump occurred two days before this broadcast at the White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday night.
CNN · The Lead · May 1, 2026 · EVENT
MOSTLY TRUE
The suspect left California for Washington, D.C. by train on Tuesday, before Jimmy Kimmel told a joke on Thursday night.
CNN · The Lead · May 1, 2026 · EVENT
MOSTLY TRUE
A New York Times poll shows 57 percent of respondents do not approve of how President Trump is handling his presidency.
CNN · The Lead · April 24, 2026 · POLLING