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Here are the latest articles published by U.S. fact-checking sites:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Falsely Claims Whoopi Goldberg Fled The Country After An $800M Lawsuit From Karoline Leavitt — Made Up Story
Did Whoopi Goldberg flee the country after an $800 million lawsuit from Karoline Leavitt had a "speed up"? No, that's not true: A viral video making that claim was largely AI generated. No actual news outlet has reported on such a lawsuit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘MS13’ Letters And Numbers Added To Photo Of Kilmar Abrego Garcia Knuckle Tattoos Held Up By Trump
Does a printout of a photo held up by President Trump in a picture on social media authentically show the characters "MS13" on the hand of Kilmar Abrego Garcia? No, that's not true: The letters and numbers appear to have been added to the
The Dispatch→ Conditional Logic for Dummies
The rant heard ‘round the world.
The Dispatch→ The Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case, Explained
A deportation has sparked a battle over immigration enforcement, court authority, and compliance with judicial orders.
The Dispatch→ What A Novel-Writing Organization’s Demise Teaches Us About AI
AI can be used for ill. But it can also help people express themselves.
The Dispatch→ The Wrong Kind of Abundance
Caution (and stupidity) in spades did us no favors during COVID.
The Dispatch→ The Eternal Badness of Bad Ideas
Misguided theories exist, but our liberal system gives voters the means to reject them.
The Dispatch→ The Gramsci Turn
Responding to Chris Rufo.
Health Feedback→ Influencer Gary Brecka spreads misinformation about water fluoridation in Instagram post
REVIEW In April 2025, U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he would tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to cease recommending water fluoridation. This followed another announcement by the U.S. Environmental Prot
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jimmy Kimmel Did NOT Kick Clint Eastwood Off His Show In April 2025
Did Jimmy Kimmel kick Clint Eastwood off his show in April 2025? No, that's not true: Searches across the website of ABC, which airs the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show, demonstrated that Eastwood was not a guest between January 1, and April 18,
The Dispatch→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Claims About Fluoride and IQ Are Unfounded
The HHS secretary made misleading claims in a Cabinet meeting and a press conference in Utah.
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, Arizona election officials aren’t removing ‘50,000 noncitizens from voter rolls’
Arizona Democrats “needed a lawsuit to force them to remove 50,000 noncitizens from voter rolls.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satire Story Claimed Dr. Anthony Fauci Petitioned For Emergency Visa To Take Up Position At Wuhan Institute Of Virology In China
Did Dr. Anthony Fauci petition the State Department for an emergency travel visa to China so he can take up a position at the Wuhan Institute of Virology? No, that's not true: A Facebook post making that claim originated on a Facebook pag
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Liz Cheney didn’t pen a viral open letter to Democrats. It started in a Facebook group.
Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney wrote a viral letter to Democrats suggesting steps to take against the Trump administration.
PolitiFact→ Byron Donalds – Can voters use Real ID to satisfy SAVE Act voting rules, as Byron Daniels said? Not in 44 states.
Under the SAVE Act, “as long as you have a Real ID … it should be easy for you to register to vote.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Obamas Did NOT Get $30 Million From the Government Under Biden
Did the federal government pay Barack and Michelle Obama $30 million over the course of the Biden administration, from 2021 to 2025? No, that's not true: That claim originated in an April 2025 post by a Facebook account that labels its co
The Dispatch→ From Tariffs to Tehran
Team Trump is seeking (some sort of) a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Phoenix Ikner Marching Behind Anti-Trump Banner During Demonstration — Different Person
Does a photo show alleged FSU shooter Phoenix Ikner marching in an anti-Trump demonstration? No, that's not true: The picture shows Tallahassee Students for a Democratic Society organizer Oliver Cheese marching behind a banner that says "
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Phoenix Ikner Mention In FSU News Story About Anti-Trump Protests Was In Section About ‘Onlookers’
Did FSU News report alleged Florida State University shooter Phoenix Ikner participated in an anti-Trump rally? No, that's not true: The now deleted section of the article that mentions and quotes Ikner is about "onlookers" who showed up
The Dispatch→ The Tucker Wing Is Winning
We can’t call war crimes ‘war crimes’ because it will offend Russia.
The Dispatch→ The Problem With ‘Fund XYZ!’ as a Cure-All
Governments have a lot of resources. But they're often not used well.
The Dispatch→ Get Out by Good Friday, Feds Say to Afghan Christians
The Department of Homeland Security has revoked immigration status of some Afghans who fled to the U.S.
The Dispatch→ Fentanyl Fallacies
Illegal immigrants aren’t the ones bringing it in, and overdose deaths are decreasing.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Social Security Spin
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In his first speech since leaving office, former President Joe Biden criticized the Trump administration’s staffing cuts and other changes at the Social Security Administratio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Graph Purporting To Show Nationalities Of Ukrainian ‘Mercenaries’ Killed In Kursk, Russia, Did NOT Originate From Statista
Did Statista publish a graph detailing the nationalities of the people described as "mercenaries" who fought for Ukraine and were killed in the Kursk region of Russia? No, that's not true: The data on the Statista website doesn't show the
PolitiFact→ Legal experts say Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency raises questions about ethics and secrecy
President Donald Trump launched his own cryptocurrency in January, allowing anyone in the world to buy the tokens anonymously. Legal experts say it raises questions about ethics and secrecy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show April 17, 2025 Gunman At FSU/Florida State University — Real Photo, But From 2023 Shooting In Maine
Did an image shared on social media show the shooter during an April 17, 2025 mass shooting on the campus of Florida State University? No, that's not true: The image of the armed man in a brown hoodie first appeared online in 2023. It sho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Samuel Hyde Is NOT The Shooter At Florida State University
Is a man named Samuel Hyde the suspected shooter at the shooting at Florida State University on April 17, 2025? No, that's not true: Comedian Sam Hyde is often named as the perpetrator by internet trolls whenever a mass-casualty incident
FactCheck.org→ Trump Expands on Dubious Daily Tariff Revenue Claim
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. President Donald Trump has added to his unsupported claim that the U.S. is making “$2 billion a day” from tariffs by saying that the country was losing $2 billion or $3 billion
FactCheck.org→ Musk’s Unsupported Claim to Have Unveiled Massive Illegal Voting by Noncitizens
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency he leads claim to have unearthed evidence to prove a longstanding conspiracy theory about Democrats orchestrating illegal votin
Full Fact→ UK Cadbury chocolate eggs do say ‘Easter’ on them
The company says its Easter eggs aren’t halal certified either, contrary to what has been claimed online.
Full Fact→ No, a petition calling for a new general election hasn’t been signed by six million people
The claim has been widely shared on TikTok, Facebook and also on Threads and X—but isn’t correct.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Atlantic Did NOT Publish an Op-ed Saying Ending Racism is Worth ‘Sexual Assaults by Migrants’
Did The Atlantic publish an op-ed saying that ending racism is worth a rise in sexual assaults by migrants? No, that's not true: As of this writing, the magazine's website did not show such an article. No other credible media outlet menti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Screenshot Of Karoline Leavitt Quote About ‘Woke Things Like Math’ NOT From Fox News
Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt say "Avoid woke things like math, and you'll love the tariffs." on Fox News? No, that's not true: A screenshot with that quote in a chyron has been digitally fabricated. The original screen
Full Fact→ Post falsely claims police asked ‘British Jews’ to stay at home due to ‘pro-Palestine marches’
Both the Metropolitan Police and the Community Security Trust have said this is completely untrue.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo of Fake Hand in Blue Origin Capsule Comes From 2017 Test Flight, NOT 2025 Mission
Did a photograph show a fake hand on board the crew capsule after an April 14, 2025, Blue Origin space flight, suggesting the whole endeavor was a hoax? No, that's not true: The photograph did show the hand of a mannequin, but it was take
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Liz Cheney Did NOT Write Viral Letter to Democrats Saying ‘I Need More From You’
Did former Congresswoman Liz Cheney write an open letter to the Democratic Party in April 2025, saying "I need more from you"? No, that's not true: The viral letter appeared in a Facebook group called "Liz Cheney/Adam Kinzinger Against Tr
The Dispatch→ What’s Going on in the Bond Market?
‘This sort of asset is no longer risk-free.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Karmelo Anthony’s Family Did NOT Buy Cadillac, Rent House After Getting Donations For Defense
Did Karmelo Anthony's family purchase a Cadillac Escalade for $150,000 and rent a $900,000 home after receiving $500,000 in donations to pay for the teen's criminal defense in April 2025? No, that's not true: Instagram photos from before