Is the Pentagon spending $86 billion on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives? No, that's not true: The most recent budget request in April 2024 asked for $162 million. The Fox News guest who originally suggested the much higher num
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PolitiFact→ What does a small majority mean for House Republicans? 3 things to know
As the final House races’ results fall into place, it appears Republicans will win a slim House majority. Could Democrats take it back from untimely deaths, illnesses or resignations?
Full Fact→ NATO Secretary General hasn’t threatened to expel the United States from alliance
Mark Rutte did not say America would be expelled from Nato if Donald Trump “surrenders Ukraine to Putin”.
Full Fact→ Has the government introduced the Football Governance Bill?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to introduce a Football Governance Bill and establish an independent regulator.
The Dispatch→ Mail Call
Catching up on the Trump transition, the Democrats’ deficiencies, and mandate mumbo-jumbo.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk hasn’t invented a small gadget to slash energy bills; claims he has are likely scams
Elon Musk has invented a small gadget to slash energy bills.
Full Fact→ Serco has not been instructed to ‘secure all’ empty rentals in UK to house ‘illegal immigrants’
A post claiming this has been shared widely on Facebook.
PolitiFact→ Scientists fear what’s next for public health if RFK Jr. is allowed to ‘go wild’
President-elect Donald Trump has said he’ll let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go wild” on medicines, food, and health. Some scientists fear an antiestablishment medical movement that could threaten a science-based public health order.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a video of a pro-Trump rally in the United Kingdom after Election Day 2024
Video shows a “massive rally in the UK for President Trump” after Election Day 2024.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Publicly Announce Plans To ‘Officially’ Buy McDonald’s As Of November 13, 2024
Did Elon Musk publicly announce plans to "officially" buy McDonald's in November 2024? No, that's not true: As of this publication, there is no record of Musk having formally announced plans to buy the food company, and McDonald's has not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Ban Stephen King From X For Calling Musk ‘The First Lady’ — King Still On X, Says He Never Made ‘First Lady’ Reference
Did Elon Musk permanently ban author Stephen King from X after King called Musk "the First Lady"? No, that's not true: King posted on his own X account that neither the "first lady" reference nor the ban happened. King added "Yet here I a
The Dispatch→ No, Swing States Did Not Use Starlink to Rig Ballots for Trump
Most tabulation systems do not rely on internet connectivity.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Arizona election officials weren’t ‘caught’ and ‘jailed’ for ballot reporting error
"Arizona officials caught changing ballots, have been arrested.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Kamala Harris didn’t scrub all images from her Instagram account
Vice President Kamala Harris “has cleared her Instagram account and cryptically posted 3 videos of a snake.”
PolitiFact→ Diamond and Silk – Hand-counting ballots is not more accurate than machine counts
“Paper ballots and hand counting never breaks down.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Abortion ‘never medically necessary’ late in pregnancy? Doctors say that’s wrong.
“Abortion is never medically necessary in the last trimester. Literally never. They just do a C-section.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte Did NOT Say That ‘If Trump Surrenders Ukraine To Putin, He Will Personally Expel’ US From Alliance
Did NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte publicly say that "if Trump surrenders Ukraine to Putin, he will personally expel the United States from the alliance"? No, that's not true: A NATO spokesperson described the claim as "bogus." The rum
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYC Did NOT Announce It Would Stop Providing All Food Aid To Migrants
Did New York City announce it would stop providing all food assistance to migrants? No, that's not true: The city announced that it would stop giving prepaid debit cards to migrants to buy their own food. Instead it will return to deliver
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Nevada’s ballot ‘curing’ process fuels misleading claims
“In Nevada, the GOP is succeeding in throwing out the votes of thousands of young people.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t say he’s ‘officially buying McDonald’s’
“Elon Musk: ‘I am officially buying McDonald’s.”
Full Fact→ Donald Trump did not call Republicans ‘the dumbest group of voters’
Posts circulating on social media falsely claim Mr Trump said the quote to People magazine in 1998.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Presenting Final Vote Counts Just Days After Election Are Premature — Turnout Statistics Aren’t Known Until All Votes Are Counted
Were there 15 million, 18 million or even 20 million fewer votes in 2024 versus the election numbers from 2020, disproving reports of record turnout or implying cheating in vote totals? No, that's not true: As of November 7, 2024, final v
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Don’t fall for IT: Claim that Stephen King was banned from X is satire
“Elon Musk bans Stephen King permanently from platform X after he trolled the tech mogul.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence 2,000+ Suicides Were Reported in US — Or Globally — On November 6, 2024
Were over 2,000 suicides officially reported in the U.S. the day after the 2024 U.S. presidential election? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no reports confirming that number. The figure widely shared online is more consistent with
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Viral claim that Riley Gaines called Whoopi Goldberg a ‘disgrace’ is satire
“Riley Gaines criticizes Whoopi Goldberg on The View: ‘You’re a disgrace to real women!’”
PolitiFact→ Trump’s victory over Harris: How was the race called so fast?
For all the polling showing a close race leading up to Election Day, it didn’t take all that long to declare that Donald Trump was returning to the White House. Here’s how it happened.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of Harris calling a voter while the camera app is open does not prove she faked a call
A video of Vice President Kamala Harris talking to a voter on the phone is fake because the camera app was on while she was on the call.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Vehicles seen in MSNBC live report from Philadelphia contained election equipment, not ballots
Vans filled with 50,000 ballots show up in Philadelphia during live MSNBC report.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Would NOT Have Won Wisconsin Even If All Jill Stein’s Votes Had Gone For Harris
Could Kamala Harris have won Wisconsin if the votes cast for one of the independent candidates -- Jill Stein -- had gone to the Democrat? No, that's not true: That implication on social media was based on incomplete early totals. As more
Full Fact→ No, King Charles did not unveil poster calling Israel’s Prime Minister a ‘terrorist’
The original video shows the King revealing his official portrait, not a poster of Benjamin Netanyahu.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Video does not show Philadelphia voting officials allowing noncitizens to vote
A video showing conversations about noncitizen voting outside a Philadelphia city commissioners' office is proof of “Pennsylvania election fraud.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fold Or Crease In Candidate Name Area Does NOT Void Wisconsin Paper Ballots
Does a fold line or a crease in the candidate name area void paper ballots so "the machines cannot count it" in Wisconsin? No, that's not true: The Grant County clerk, where the complaint about a wrinkled ballot was reported, told Lead St
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – This isn’t a photo of North Carolina ballots cast for Republicans that a postal worker will destroy
Photo shows 2024 ballots cast for Republicans in North Carolina that a postal worker said he was going to make “disappear.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 60 Voters Registered At Municipal Address In Maricopa County, Arizona, Is NOT A Sign Of Electoral Fraud — Homeless Allowed To Use Courthouse As Address For Voter Registration
Did election fraud occur when 60 people in Maricopa County, Arizona, registered to vote using a municipal building as their home address? No, that's not true: The Maricopa County public information officer told Lead Stories that the voter
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Harris Staged Phone Call With Camera App Open On Phone
Does a video showing Kamala Harris holding a phone with the camera app open prove that she faked a phone call, as a post on X said? No, that's not true: According to Apple user documents, having the camera app open while on an active call
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Nevada mail ballots require postmark on or before Election Day to be counted
Nevada ballots “don’t even have to be postmarked to be counted” after the election.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Ballot scanning errors caused voting delays in one Pennsylvania county, but no evidence of a 'steal'
A Nov. 5 ballot scanning error in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, shows "the election steal is happening."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show ‘Trump Ballots’ About To Be Destroyed By North Carolina Poll Worker In 2024 — It’s Delivery Of 2020 Ballots
Does an authentic photo show Trump ballots for 2024 about to be destroyed by a poll worker in North Carolina? No, that's not true: The photo used for this post dates back to 2020 in Wallingford, Connecticut, and is not related to ballot d
FactCheck.org→ Typo in Trump’s Name on Ballot Review Screen Is Not ‘Election Fraud’
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take A misspelling of former President Donald Trump’s name occurred on an optional ballot review screen in Virginia, prompting an unfounded claim on social media of &
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video shows first-time voter dropping off ballot in Lincoln, Nebraska, not 'ballot mule'
A “ballot mule” was caught on camera Nov. 2 in Lincoln, Nebraska.