Is a video of Donald Trump touching and patting Bill Clinton's crotch authentic? No, that's not true: The first frame of the six-second clip is a real image of Trump and Clinton at a golf tournament in 2000 that was released by the Clinto
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence ‘Helen’, 91, Was Arrested And Jailed For Shoplifting Prescription Medicine For Her Ailing Husband George
Is the story true of a 91-year-old woman named Helen who was arrested and jailed in a hospital gown for shoplifting prescription medicine for her ailing husband? No, that's not true: There is no evidence or proof given to back up the deta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Veteran Was NOT Charged With Murder For Killing Three Kids Who Broke Into His House — Ragebait Fake Story
Does a video show a true story about a veteran who shot three teens who were attempting to rob him and was then charged with murder? No, that's not true: The details of this story do not match a real case. The video uses clips from severa
FactCheck.org→ Experts Raise Doubts About Trump’s Dividend Payment Proposal
Q: Will U.S. citizens receive stimulus or tariff-based checks of $2,000 in November? A: No checks are being issued. President Donald Trump said he wants to use tariff revenue to give “dividend” payments of “at least $2,000”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Epstein’s Brother DID Mention Trump and ‘Bubba’ In A Real Email — Unclear Whether It Was Reference To Bill Clinton
Did Jeffrey Epstein's brother raise a question in a real email about if Russian President Vladimir Putin had photos of Donald Trump "blowing Bubba"? Yes, that's true: The 2018 email thread, one of the 23,000 emails released by the House G
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Security Cards Do NOT Contain A Secret Contract Hidden In The Fine Print Of The Signature Line
Do Social Security cards contain a secret contract concealed in the fine print of the signature line? No, that's not true: The signature line on a Social Security card is a line of intaglio microtext which spells out the words "Social Sec
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Senator Jon Ossoff Saying He Voted To Keep Government Shutdown Because He Could Never Say No To Chuck Schumer Is NOT Real — It’s AI
Is a video of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a Georgia Democrat, saying he voted to keep the government shut down because he could never say no to Chuck Schumer, real? No, that's not true: A small disclaimer at the bottom of the video acknowled
The Dispatch→ Billionaires Won’t Leave Mamdani’s New York, but Their Employees Might
Even high earners struggle to afford NYC, and it’s easy for many to relocate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Real Walmart Employee Arrested For Giving Milk To A Baby — Sora AI Logo Seen In Footage
Does a video show a real Walmart employee getting arrested for giving milk to a baby? No, that's not true: The video is AI generated, as indicated by the brief flicker of the watermark from AI-generating app Sora on screen. As is often th
FactCheck.org→ Addressing Trump’s Claims About the Pardon of Binance Founder
In defending his Oct. 23 pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, President Donald Trump claimed that Zhao was the victim of a Biden administration “witch hunt.” The billionaire executive known as “CZ” pleaded guilty to a
PolitiFact→ Musk’s AI-powered Grokipedia: A Wikipedia spin-off with less care to sourcing, accuracy
Grokipedia copies Wikipedia, but omits references
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A Real Tsingtao Beer-Filled Puffer Parka With A Straw — Physics and AI Glitches Debunk The Image
Does a real photo show a puffer parka filled with beer that can be sipped via a straw in the Tsingtao-labelled jacket's collar? No, that's not true: A major U.S. distributor of the popular Chinese beer brand told Lead Stories they have se
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart Will Not Close 23 ‘Neighborhood Markets’ Due To Mamdani Taxes — As Of This Writing, Retailer Has No Presence In NYC
Did Walmart announce that it would shut down 23 "neighborhood markets" locations in New York City due to the "tax system Mamdani has planned"? No, that's not true: As of this writing, Walmart has no stores of any type in New York City. Th
The Dispatch→ Do Billionaires Really Pay No Taxes?
The notion that the ultrawealthy are subject to lower tax rates is a myth that won’t die.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Falsely Claims Democrats Want $1.5 Trillion for ‘Illegal Aliens’
Over the course of the six-week shutdown — which may be ending soon — President Donald Trump has repeatedly made the false claim that Democrats “want $1.5 trillion for health care for illegal aliens.” The $1.5 trillion is the total
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Is Obama getting royalties from Obamacare? No, Trump’s DOGE claim originated from satire
“DOGE halts yearly payment of $2.5 million to Barack Obama for ‘royalties linked to Obamacare.’”
The Dispatch→ Air Travel Chaos
Unpaid air traffic controllers are staying home, forcing major airports to reduce flights.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Did NOT Say Pilots Don’t Need Air Traffic Controllers And Should ‘Suck It Up And Go With Their Gut Feelings’
Did U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy say in a Fox News interview in November 2025 that "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings"? No, that's not true: There
PolitiFact→ X posts – Novo Nordisk's Gordon Findlay didn't faint Nov. 6, 2025, in the Oval Office. He wasn't even there
“RFK Jr. flees the scene after Novo Nordisk Executive Gordon Findlay collapsed in the Oval Office.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO Exit Poll Showing 92% Of California Voters Thought Prop 50 Was To Impeach Trump — Poster Said It Was Satire
Did an exit poll show that 92% of California voters thought Proposition 50 was a ballot measure to impeach President Trump? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a post on a satiric X account on which the original poster of the 9
Full Fact→ Minister repeats incorrect claim about asylum hotel use under Labour
In Labour’s first year, the number of asylum hotels in use decreased by three, while the number of asylum seekers in hotels increased by 8%. Labour hasn’t halved the use of hotels.
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccines do not contain ‘cancer-causing’ SV40 monkey virus
A video shared over 9,000 times on Facebook makes a misleading claim about the presence of SV40 in Pfizer vaccines.
The Dispatch→ Political Betting Markets Go Mainstream
Political prediction markets are booming, raising questions about accuracy and election integrity.
The Dispatch→ Against the Incel Republic
The marriage crisis should matter to all liberals, left or right.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Prop 50 AND Shasta County California’s 1% Tax Measure Results Both Available On County Website Before Viral Claim
Were California Proposition 50 votes counted and reported on the day after Election Day but not the results for a 1% tax vote in Shasta County as a person claimed in a viral video? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the county electi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: American Airlines Did NOT Announce An Immediate Shutdown — An Alaskan Charter Service Did
Did American Airlines announce on November 4, 2025 that it would immediately shutdown and cancel flights after 66 years of service? No, that's not true: A news headline reading "American airline abruptly confirms immediate total shutdown"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Of Shouting Protester Getting Pepper Sprayed In The Face By A Riot Police Officer — It’s AI-Generated
Does a video show the moment when a fed-up riot police officer pepper sprays a shouting protester in the face? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. A glitch that gives away the AI origin is that the pepper spray canister falls
FactCheck.org→ Explaining Democrats’ Request to Restore Foreign Aid
Q: Did Democrats request funding for “climate resilience” in Honduras, “civic engagement” in Zimbabwe, and “LGBTQI+ democracy grants” in the Balkans, to end the government shutdown? A: A Democratic proposal would
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: $2.8M Statues NOT Underway For Dolly, George Strait, The Boss, Shania, AOC, Jimmy Page, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Bill Clinton And Other Celebrities — The Posts Are AI Stan Bait
Is there a rising number of $2.8 million statues erected or underway to honor people like Dolly Parton, George Strait, Bruce Springsteen, Bill Clinton, Shania Twain, Jimmy Page, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Waltz King André Rieu, and o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani Did NOT Announce Bitcoin Tax On All New Yorkers — It’s AI Slop
Did NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani announce a bitcoin tax on all New Yorkers just days after the Nov. 4 election? No, that's not true: This is a made-up story with no verifiable details. The text in the post appears to be AI-generated. Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Of Trump Supporters Without Their Red MAGA Hats In Line At Food Bank — AI-Generated
Does a real video show Trump supporters lined up at the community food bank without their red MAGA hats on? No, that's not true: The video was labeled as AI-generated by the TikTok creator that posted it. The video also bears the watermar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Marine Pushing President Trump Up Marine One Helicopter Steps Is NOT Real — AI-Generated Satire
Is a video showing a U.S. Marine pushing President Donald Trump up the steps into the Marine One helicopter real? No, that's not true: A full version of the video shows the president's pants splitting, exposing a large hole in his underwe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Story Of ‘Judge Harrison’ Presiding Over Adoption Of 14-Year-Old ‘David’ Is Clickbait — It Is AI-Generated
Did "Judge Harrison" surprise a 14-year-old named David by telling him that the court proceeding was not just another foster care placement, but that he was going to be adopted by a "Mr. and Mrs. Gable"? No, that's not true: This is a mad
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sora Videos Of Ukrainian Soldiers Surrendering In Pokrovsk Do NOT Show Real-Life Events
Did viral videos document that Ukrainian soldiers started to surrender en masse in Pokrovsk, as of November 5, 2025? No, that's not true: The clips showed a watermark of a generative AI tool. As of this writing, Ukraine denied that its so
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alan Dershowitz Did NOT Say He Would ‘Blow His Brains Out On Live TV’ If Mamdani Becomes New York Mayor
Did retired Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz publicly promise to "blow his brains out on live TV" if Zohran Mamdani wins the 2025 mayoral election in New York City? No, that's not true: Dershowitz denied that on his social med
Full Fact→ Grok and Google Lens AI overviews claim fake imagery shows Huntingdon train attack
Grok told users one AI-generated image “appears to be a genuine photo”, while a Google Lens AI overview linked a video which does not show real footage of the incident to Saturday’s stabbings.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Smiling Riot Policeman Pepper Spraying Woman With Shaved Head Is NOT Real — It’s From A ‘Sora’ Account That Features Text-To-Video AI Clips
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – Listing candidates twice on NYC ballot is part of ‘fusion voting.’ It’s not a ‘scam,’ as Musk said
“The New York City ballot form is a scam” because “mayoral candidates appear twice.”
The Dispatch→ Can Common-Sense Solutions Fix What Ails Young Men?
Lawmakers and policy experts are examining how to restore purpose to young men’s lives.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Vail School District Teachers Wearing ‘Problem Solved’ Halloween T-Shirts Is NOT Related To Assassination Of Charlie Kirk
Did Arizona teachers mock the murder of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk by wearing 'Problem Solved' T-shirts covered in what looked like artificial blood? No, that's not true: According to the school district's superintendent,