Pope Francis

Fact checks, commentary and analysis on the topic of Pope Francis

25 April 2025

Video of Pope’s ‘final public address’ is actually from 2023

Misleading claims that a clip of Pope Francis speaking about the conflict in Gaza is from his final speech before his death on 21 April have been circulating on social media.

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24 April 2025

No, Pope Francis was not filmed swatting away Donald Trump’s hand

A video circulating online originated as part of a comedy skit on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”.

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13 March 2025

No evidence Pope Francis told people ‘eat whatever you want’ in Holy Week

We fact checked a similar claim last year about comments the Pope had supposedly made about Lent.

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