Did the Navy Judge Advocates General's Corps begin the tribunal of Attorney General Merrick Garland on March 22, 2024, because he was purportedly charged with treason? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that th
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Showing Black Figure On Bridge Does NOT Show Baltimore Bridge Shortly Before Collapse — It’s Old Picture, Different Bridge
Does a photo showing a black figure on a bridge depict a situation on the Francis Scott Key Bridge over Baltimore Harbor shortly before it collapsed on March 26, 2024? No, that's not true: The image is an old picture of a different bridge
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chicago Mayor Did NOT Tell Migrants They Can Rob Americans If They Run Out of Debit Card Funds — Satire Source
Did the Chicago mayor tell migrants they can "just rob Americans" if they run out of debit card funds? No, that's not true: The mayor never said this. The fabricated quotes came from a satire article posted by The Daily Wasp, a website th
The Dispatch→ Busload of ‘Illegal Invaders’ Was Actually the Gonzaga Basketball Team
A Michigan politician’s claim was debunked quickly.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hallie Biden Did NOT Write On X That Trump Won The 2020 Election — Post Is From Suspended Account That Impersonated Her
Did Hallie Biden, the widow of the president's son Beau Biden, post on X in 2024 that Trump won the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The post came from an account impersonating her. That account was suspended in 2022. The claim reappe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Buttigieg Remarks About Racism And Underpass Were NOT Made After Collapse Of Key Bridge In Baltimore
Did Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg make remarks about how racism went into design choices after the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed in Baltimore on March 26, 2024? No, that's not true: The video clip in a social media post dat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Brag He Ogled ‘Miss Teen’ Contestants As They Dressed Backstage — He Said Miss USA and Miss Universe
Did former President Donald Trump once brag about going backstage at the "Miss Teen USA show" when "everyone's getting dressed and ready," as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: There is no record of Trump having made such a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Japan Did NOT Ban COVID-19 Shots Over ‘Soaring Sudden Deaths’ — There’s No Ban At All
Did Japan ban COVID vaccinations over "soaring sudden deaths" in the country? No, that's not true: There is no ban. Japan, like many other countries, has actively promoted COVID-19 vaccinations as a tool in combating the spread of the vir
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Navy JAG Did NOT Convict ‘D.C. District Attorney’ Matthew Graves Of Treason In March 2024
Did the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps convict the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Matthew Graves, of treason in March 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appears in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Captain Of Ship That Hit Francis Scott Key Bridge In Baltimore Was NOT Ukrainian
Was the captain of the Dali cargo vessel that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 24, 2024, Ukrainian? No, that's not true: A representative of the company operating the ship confirmed to Lead Stories that all 22 crew m
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s V.P. Announcement
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. In announcing his choice for vice president, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, made statements that were false or misle
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mitch McConnell’s Sister-In-Law Angela Chao Is NOT Listed As CEO Of Company That Owns Ship That Hit Baltimore Bridge
Is Angela Chao, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's sister-in-law who drowned in a fatal car accident in February 2024, listed as the CEO of the company that owns the ship that hit Baltimore's Key Bridge on March 26, 2024? No, that's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Human Hands Packaged For Sale As Meat Is NOT Real — AI-Generated
Does an image circulating on social media showing what appear to be skinned human hands in vacuum-sealed packages provide evidence of human meat on the market? No, that's not true: Many clues in the image point to it having been generated
FactCheck.org→ Elon Musk Overstates Partisan Impact of Illegal Immigration on House Apportionment
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. In claiming that illegal immigration benefits Democrats, entrepreneur Elon Musk vastly overstated its impact on the apportionment of House seats and Electoral College votes. ̶
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Long-Distance Photos Do NOT Disprove Earth’s Curvature
Do long-distance photos, showing things up to hundreds of miles away, provide evidence that the Earth is not curved? No, that's not true: Photos of faraway objects might appear flat because of Earth's large size, not because Earth itself
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Many Posts About Copperhead Snakes Smelling Like Cucumbers Are Part Of Bait And Switch Scam
Is a post about the danger of copperhead snakes that can be detected by their cucumber-like scent a legitimate warning to a community? No, that's not true: This post is part of a well-known scam that functions to trick concerned people to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stretching Back, Arms Does NOT Improve Liver, Spleen Function Via ‘Meridians’
Does stretching the back and arms improve liver and spleen function by stimulating certain "meridians," as a post on Facebook suggested? No, that's not true: A gastroenterologist told Lead Stories that "there is no conclusive scientific e
PolitiFact→ António Guterres – Fact-checking U.N. Secretary-General’s remarks about catastrophic hunger in Gaza
Gaza has “the highest number of people facing catastrophic hunger ever recorded by the Integrated Food Security Classification system — anywhere, anytime.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ABC Did NOT Confirm That ‘The View’ Is Canceled In March 2024
Did the commercial broadcasting network ABC confirm the cancellation of its television talk show "The View" in March 2024 because it was the "worst show in history," as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: ABC confirmed to Lea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Not A Dude!’ Inscription On Woman’s Swimsuit Is NOT Authentic
Did a black swimsuit originally read "not a dude" in a photo of a female athlete circulating on social media? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found earlier versions of the same image without these words. The phrase was digitally added.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Whoopi Goldberg Was NOT Fired From ‘The View’ In March 2024 — Claim Is From Satirical Page
Was actress Whoopi Goldberg "fired" from her hosting position on "The View" in March 2024? No, that's not true: The Facebook page this claim appeared on explicitly labels themselves a "Network of Satire and Parody." Lead Stories could fin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Large Explosion’ Of Francis Scott Key Bridge — It’s A Video From October 2022
Does a video show an explosion on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, that collapsed on March 26, 2024? No, that's not true: The video shows an explosion on a bridge over the Kerch Strait between Russia and Crimea in Octo
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If you love our fact checks you can now also get them delivered straight to your phone via our brand new WhatsApp channel. If you follow us you won't just be getting a link and a headline each time we publish one but also a short video su
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Call For Tyson Foods Boycott As Of March 23, 2024
Did Elon Musk encourage a boycott of Tyson Foods as of March 23, 2024? No, that's not true: There is no such statement on Musk's X account. The claim originated from a satirical website, and Musk doesn't appear to be involved in calls for
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Discuss Black Jesus In Major Speech — Both Sound And Contents Of The Address Were AI-Generated
Did Vladimir Putin proclaim that Russia will embrace "the guidance of Black Jesus"? No, that's not true: A video claiming to be an authentic fragment of a Sky News live broadcast of an address by Putin was digitally doctored. The original
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukrainian Defense Official Oleksiy Danilov Did NOT Describe Moscow Concert Hall Attack As ‘A Lot Of Fun’ — It’s A Deepfake
Did Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, describe the Moscow concert hall attack on March 22, 2024, as "a lot of fun"? No, that's not true: The video purportedly showing an interview with Dani
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Sám Shevchenko’, ‘Samel Hydruskli’ And ‘Samuel Hydenko’ Are NOT Names Of Moscow Concert Hall Suspects
Are Sám Shevchenko, Samel Hydruskli or Samuel Hydenko the names of any of the suspects in the deadly March 22, 2024, concert hall attack in Moscow, Russia? No, that's not true: In the wake of mass shootings, naming "Sam Hyde" and variati
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-checking Trump’s false claim about his real estate case and land grabs in ‘communist countries’
The New York civil fraud judgment against Trump and a plan to seize Trump-owned property “is simply a 'taking.' Much like what is done in communist countries."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Buzz Aldrin Did NOT Post That ‘The Apollo 11 Missions’ Were ‘Staged’
Did former astronaut Buzz Aldrin post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the Apollo 11 mission, which allowed American astronauts to set foot on the moon for the first time, was "staged"? No, that's not true: Aldrin's official X accoun
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A ‘Corpse’ In A Bodybag Smoking A Cigarette After Moscow Attack — It’s A 2020 Scene From A Music Video
Does a video circulating on social media show a Russian propagandist's outtake -- a live actor having a cigarette break while pretending to be a corpse after the deadly March 22, 2024, music venue attack in Moscow? No, that's not true: Th
AllSides→ Solar Eclipse Fact Check: Is Oregon Deploying National Guard?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-oregon-deploying-national-guard-1881431 State officials in the U.S.
Truth or Fiction?→ Titans Sneed Trade Impact
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show ‘First 3 Shooters’ From Crocus City Hall Attack In Moscow — It’s Evgeny Prigozhin In All Three
Does a viral image show "3 shooters" identified as participants in a terror attack that took place at Crocus City Hall, a major music venue in Moscow, Russia, on March 22, 2024? No, that's not true: The pictures in question are all of one
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Navy JAG Did NOT Arrest Judge Sharon Coleman For Treason In March 2024
Did the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps arrest Judge Sharon Coleman, a federal judge in Illinois, on March 19, 2024? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois told Lead Stori
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It Is NOT Illegal For Athletes To Promote Milk As Healthy
Is it against the law for athletes to endorse milk as a nutritious beverage? No, that's not true: There's nothing inherently illegal about athletes promoting milk as healthy, despite claims by Bobby Price in a YouTube video. Staff from th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Is NOT Selling Holy Oil To Raise Funds For His Legal Bills
Is Donald Trump selling holy oil to raise money to cover his legal costs as a defendant in dozens of lawsuits? No, that's not true: The comment about holy oil was a sarcastic remark by TV commentator Al Sharpton about Trump's legal and fi
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ FACT FOCUS: Tyson Foods isn’t hiring workers who came to the U.S. illegally. Boycott calls persist
Conservative influencers and politicians are calling for a boycott of Tyson Foods after false claims spread online saying the multinational meat producer is planning to hire 52,000 people who came to the U.S. illegally.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Call For Prince Harry ‘To Leave The U.S.’
Did Donald Trump demand on March 19, 2024, that Prince Harry leave the United States? No, that's not true: In an interview posted online that day, the GOP presidential nominee said only that his administration would take "appropriate acti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Royal Insider’ Did NOT Say ‘Kate Middleton Was Sacrificed and Replaced With Body Double’
Did a source close to the British royal family say that Catherine, Princess of Wales, was "sacrificed" or "murdered," and then "replaced" with a "body double"? No, that's not true: The article that made the claim was published by a websit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say He Might Buy ‘The View’ Just So He Could Cancel It — Article First Appeared On Satire Site
Did Elon Musk say he might buy the TV talk show "The View" just so he could cancel it -- as claimed in a meme on social media? No, that's not true: The text caption and composite image showing show co-host Whoopi Goldberg and Elon Musk or