Did Major League Soccer or FIFA publicly announce that LGBTQ+ flags will be prohibited at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup? No, that's not true: The rumor originated from websites with satire labels. As of November 20, 2024, Lead Stories foun
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: $1,000 Stimulus Check Was NOT Announced In November 2024
Was it reported in November 2024 that every American was eligible for a $1,000 stimulus check to help combat skyrocketing credit card debt? No, that's not true: The government made no such announcement. An AI detector found substantial ev
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, supermarket companies Kroger, Food Lion and Publix didn’t announce a 4% price cut
“Kroger, Food Lion and Publix announce a 4% price cut across the board.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Has NOT Announced A Water-Powered Car Engine As Of November 14, 2024
Did Tesla CEO Elon Musk publicly announce plans to introduce a car with a water-powered engine in November 2024? No, that's not true: There is no record that Musk or Tesla formally introduced this concept, such as trustworthy media report
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Announce Tucker Carlson As White House Press Secretary As Of November 14, 2024
Did President-elect Donald Trump name former Fox News host Tucker Carlson as his White House press secretary? No, that's not true: The statement saying Carlson was Trump's pick for the role was fabricated. Trump had not announced his new
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
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Tesla CEO Elon Musk did not announce a water-powered car
“Elon Musk is taking sustainable technology to the next level with the Tesla Water Engine.”
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
The Dispatch→ No, Trump Did Not Announce He ‘Lied’ About Project 2025
The president-elect has said he does not support the conservative policy agenda and has not publicly changed his position since his Tuesday victory.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hamas Did NOT Announce Withdrawal From Israel Conflict In Response To Trump’s Election Victory
Did Hamas announce that it was ending its role in the conflict with Israel in response to Donald Trump's election win, as implied in a social media post? No, that's not true: In the Newsweek article included in the post, a Hamas spokesper
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Kamala Harris Announced She Will Not Be Attending ‘The Presidential Induction Ceremony’
Did Vice President Kamala Harris announce that she would not attend "the presidential induction ceremony" after Donald Trump won the November 5, 2024, election? No, that's not true: In a concession speech on November 6, 2024, Harris state
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Joe Rogan hasn’t said as of Nov. 3 who he’s voting for, hasn’t announced he’s not voting for Trump
“Joe Rogan says he will not be voting for Trump after having him on the podcast.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE FBI Video Announced Arrests Of Mail-In Ballot Fraud Groups — More From Russia
Did the FBI publish a video reporting that it had apprehended three linked groups that had committed election fraud with mail-in ballots on behalf of the Democrats? No, that's not true: The FBI has published a statement on X that these vi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: South Korea Did NOT Announce It Will Send Its Troops To Ukraine ‘To Fight’ North Korean Soldiers Supporting Russia, As Of October 30, 2024
Did South Korea announce it will deploy troops in Ukraine to engage in active combat against North Korean troops supporting Russia? No, that's not true: On October 30, 2024, neither U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin nor his South Kor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jaden Smith Did NOT Publicly Announce He And Justin Bieber Were ‘Molested’ by P. Diddy, Will Smith As Of October 2, 2024
Did musician Jaden Smith announce that his father, actor Will Smith, and rapper mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs "molested" pop singer Justin Bieber and him, as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: The article on the website that init
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Has NOT Announced She ‘Regrets Endorsing Harris And Walz’
Has Taylor Swift said that she wishes she could take back endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz during the 2024 presidential election cycle? No, that's not true: The singer has made no such statement and her e
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Intelligence Does NOT Undercut DOJ With ‘No Foreign Interference’ Announcement
Did an announcement by U.S. intelligence officials that there's no foreign interference in U.S. elections through early September 2024 undermine the Department of Justice's indictment of alleged Russian operatives? No, that's not true: Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Telegram Did NOT Announce In August 2024 That Apple Might Delete App Without Notice
Did the messaging service Telegram announce that Apple might be deleting the Telegram app from devices in August 2024? No, that's not true: No such announcement has ever been made by Telegram. A false social media hoax from 2021 resurface
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Nike didn’t announce it’s ending its partnership with basketball star Brittney Griner
“Nike announces termination of contract with Brittney Griner after ‘strong backlash’ from online community.”
AllSides→ PolitiFact and Capital B announce election-year partnership to counter political misinformation aimed at Black audiences
https://poynter.org/from-the-institute/2024/politifact-capital-b-partnership-misinformation-politics-black-audiences
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nike Did NOT Announce End Of Contract With Brittney Griner
Did Nike announce the end of a contract with women's basketball star Brittney Griner after "a strong backlash from the online community" over Griner as too "woke"? No, that's not true: Representatives for Griner told Lead Stories that the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Brittney Griner Did NOT Announce She ‘Is Leaving The United States’
Did American basketball player Brittney Griner make a public statement announcing she is leaving the United States? No, that's not true: Griner's long-time agent refuted the claim in an email to Lead Stories and there are no stories about
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Simone Biles didn’t announce her retirement or a pregnancy, as recent social media posts claim
Says Simone Biles “announces retirement” and “reveals she is ‘expecting a baby.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce That He Would ‘Stop All Donations’ To Olympics — Fake Quote Is From AI-Produced Article
Did Tesla CEO Elon Musk announce on social media that he would "stop all donations" towards the Olympic Games because it's "a woke event now"? No, that's not true: There are no posts on Musk's social media making or confirming such an ann
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Netflix Stock Did NOT Fall 40% After Campaign Donation Announcement — It’s Satirical Post
Did Netflix's stock drop almost 40 percent after a "big campaign donation announcement"? No, that's not true: The story originally came from a network of satirical websites and Facebook pages. A representative for Netflix confirmed public
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Announce Fundraising Concert With Beyonce To Support Kamala Harris As Of July 26, 2024
Did Taylor Swift announce they were scheduling a fundraising concert with Beyonce to support Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate? No, that's not true: Neither the singers, nor Harris has announced a fundraisin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Announce He Won’t Debate Kamala Harris As Of July 23, 2024
Did former President Donald Trump state that he won't debate Vice President Kamala Harris in a presidential candidate debate? No, that's not true: Trump said the opposite, that he wants to debate Harris. Harris is the presumptive 2024 Dem
PolitiFact→ X posts – Former President Jimmy Carter is still alive despite viral, fake death announcement
Former President Jimmy Carter “passed away Tuesday, July 23, at 01:34 am at his home in Plains, Georgia at the age of 99.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Heinz Company Did NOT Announce ‘Tomato Ketchup Clear’ As Of July 22, 2024
Did the Kraft Heinz Company announce clear ketchup using lab-grown tomatoes, as a post on Instagram claimed? No, that's not true: A representative for The Kraft Heinz Company confirmed to Lead Stories that "these claims are false." The ba
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Record Bruce Springsteen Announced He Will Leave US If Trump Is Elected In 2024
Did musician Bruce Springsteen announce that he will "leave the United States if Donald Trump is elected President in 2024," as a post on X claimed? There is no record that the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer made such an announcement as of
PolitiFact→ PBS News and PolitiFact announce partnership through 2024 election cycle
PBS News and PolitiFact announced a partnership that will run through the 2024 election cycle, beginning with the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK PM Rishi Sunak Did NOT Announce Plans To Give British Citizens £75,000 To Leave UK
Did Rishi Sunak, prime minister of the U.K. and leader of the Conservative Party, state that there are plans in place to pay citizens £75,000 to leave the country? No, that's not true: Neither Sunak nor the Tories as a whole have propose
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Federal Government Did NOT Announce Free 6-Month CDL Courses Beginning June 2024
Is the federal government providing a "six-month free" commercial driver's license, or CDL, course beginning in June 2024, as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: A spokesperson with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Swimmer Lia Thomas didn’t announce her retirement, despite online claims
“Lia Thomas announces retirement from competitive swimming.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Apple Did NOT Announce Plans In June 2024 To Start Charging For Facetime — It Remains Free
Did Apple announce plans in June 2024 to start charging a fee for using its FaceTime feature, as a post on social media claims? No, that's not true: Apple hasn't announced any plans to charge for FaceTime. It remains a free feature for al
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Apple has not announced plans to charge FaceTime users, despite social media claim
"Apple is … about to start charging us to use the FaceTime feature.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dana Perino Did NOT Announce She’s Leaving Fox News, Launching Line Of CBD Gummies
Did Fox News host Dana Perino announce that she was leaving the network to make CBD gummies? No, that's not true: Paid posts promoting the claim on social media shared an article purporting to be a Fox News report, though it was published
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart Did NOT Announce Return To 24-Hour Shopping In All US Locations Starting June 3, 2024 — No Such Plan
Did Walmart announce that "starting June 3rd all U.S. store locations will go back" to 24-hour shopping? No, that's not true: There was no announcement like this made by Walmart. The news page on the Walmart corporate website at the time
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Walmart didn’t announce new 24-hour store hours, despite online claims
“Walmart has announced starting June 3rd all locations in the U.S. will go back to 24hrs.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – U.S. secretary of state didn’t announce suspension of Ukrainian elections; Ukrainian president did
When Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Ukraine recently "he announced that they were going to suspend elections in Ukraine."