Was a Florida man arrested after Polk County fire marshals discovered 600 gallons of unleaded gasoline stored in an above-ground swimming pool in his backyard? No, that's not true: The claim originated on a Facebook page that acknowledges
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PolitiFact→ Good vibes or bad? Here’s what to know about the scientific evidence for trendy vibration plates
A look at the scientific evidence behind vibration plates
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Showed Pelosi Wore ‘Don’t Ban Insider Trading’ Badge For 2026 State Of The Union Address
Does a viral image of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi wearing "Don't ban insider trading" lapel sticker show what she wore to the 2026 State of the Union speech by President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: A picture of her was digitally edi
Full Fact→ No, Kemi Badenoch didn’t use a Commons speech to accuse Zarah Sultana of ‘spewing hatred’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People’s Real Reactions To Bad Bunny’s Performance At 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show
Does a viral video show real reactions of the people who watched Bad Bunny's 2026 Super Bowl halftime show in the stadium? No, that's not true: The clip was marked as containing AI generated media. The video showed characteristic, AI-asso
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Image of Bad Bunny in a dress and burning the U.S. flag is AI-generated
An image shows Bad Bunny wearing a dress and burning the U.S. flag.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old detained by ICE, wasn’t in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show
During the Super Bowl halftime show, “Bad Bunny brought Liam Conejo Ramos onto the stage,” the 5-year-old detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Boy Who Bad Bunny Gave A Grammy During The Super Bowl Halftime Show Was NOT Liam Ramos — It’s Actor Lincoln Fox
Was the little boy who Bad Bunny handed his Grammy trophy during the Super Bowl Halftime show Liam Ramos, the five-year-old Columbia Heights, Minnesota, boy detained by ICE in January 2026? No, that's not true: The boy is actor Lincoln Fo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Image Of Bad Bunny Burning Flag Preparing For Super Bowl Halftime Show Is NOT Real — From Satire Account
Is a viral image showing Bad Bunny burning a flag while preparing for the Super Bowl halftime show real? No, that's not true: The image, featuring the singer wearing a white, blue and pink striped dress and lighting an American flag on fi
The Dispatch→ The World Is Actually Not That Bad
A new book on progress is a huge bummer.
The Dispatch→ A Few Bad Men
How do you deter war crimes in postliberal America?
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Bad Week for Donald Trump
High unemployment, rolled back tariffs, and legal setbacks.
The Dispatch→ How to Make Bad Art
A recent novel satirizes the art world—and hints at something better.
The Dispatch→ Bad Man Smokes Weed Doctrine
A case with inconvenient facts.
The Dispatch→ The Democrats Need a Better Agenda Than ‘Trump Is Bad’
The messaging rallies supporters and raises money, but it’s not a strategy for long-term success.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jason Kelce Did NOT Say ‘If Bad Bunny Is A Bad Fit For The Super Bowl, Then Maybe The People Making These Comments Are A Bad Fit For America’s Future’ — It’s A Fake Quote
Did Jason Kelce say, "If Bad Bunny is a bad fit for the Super Bowl, then maybe the people making these comments are a bad fit for America's Future." No, that's not true: There were no actual news reports saying Kelce made this statement.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Threaten To End His Super Bowl Sponsorship If Bad Bunny Performs At The Halftime Show — Viet Spam
Did Elon Musk threaten to end his Super Bowl sponsorship if Bad Bunny performs at the halftime show? No, that's not true: Elon Musk does not sponsor the Super Bowl. The claim that he does and has threatened to end his sponsorship was publ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bad Bunny Was NOT Caught Sitting Down During National Anthem At Yankees Game — It Was God Bless America
Was Bad Bunny caught sitting down during the National Anthem at a New York Yankees game on October 8, 2025? No, that's not true: Videos circulating on social media show Bad Bunny seated during the last verse of "God Bless America," not th
PolitiFact→ X posts – Coca-Cola doesn't sponsor the Super Bowl and isn't pulling money over Bad Bunny's half-time show
“Coca-Cola CEO drops bombshell ultimatum to NFL — pull Bad Bunny from Super Bowl halftime or lose our $100 (million) sponsorship!”
The Dispatch→ Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Gig Prompts a Slew of False Claims
The Puerto Rican rapper has not withdrawn from performing, nor has the NFL canceled his scheduled appearance.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kid Rock Did NOT Say Bad Bunny Is ‘A Man In A Dress’ Or Criticize Puerto Rican Rapper’s Selection As Super Bowl Halftime Act
Did Detroit singer Kid Rock call rapper Bad Bunny "a man in a dress" and criticize the NFL's selection of the Puerto Rican rapper for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show? No, that's not true: There's no public record of such a remark by Kid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Celebrities Are NOT Clapping Back At Bad Bunny After He Told Americans To Learn Spanish Before The Super Bowl — Clickbaiters Made Up The Controversy
Did a variety of celebrities, from Fifty Cent to the White House press secretary, respond with public comments after Bad Bunny joked on Saturday Night Live that Americans had four months to learn Spanish before his Super Bowl halftime app
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pam Bondi Did NOT File Petition Asking NFL To Remove Bad Bunny From 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Lineup
Did U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi file a petition requesting to remove Bad Bunny from the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show? No, that's not true: Lead Stories searched publicly available documents from the Department of Justice and found no
Full Fact→ Kemi Badenoch’s claims about Labour’s unemployment record aren’t quite right—here’s why
The Conservative leader has repeated two claims about Labour’s record on unemployment, neither of which is quite right.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Coca-Cola CEO Did NOT Issue Super Bowl Sponsorship Ultimatum Over Bad Bunny — Quote Attributed To Other People Too
Did Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey or various other people issue an ultimatum to the NFL about ending sponsorship of the Super Bowl if singer Bad Bunny was allowed to perform at the halftime show? No, that's not true: A Coca-Cola spokesperso
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sean McDermott Did NOT Threaten To Pull Buffalo Bills From Super Bowl Over Bad Bunny Halftime Show
Did Buffalo Bills Coach Sean McDermott tell the press that he will pull his team from the 2026 Super Bowl because of the National Football League's choice to make Bad Bunny the 2026 halftime performer? No, that's not true: The Facebook pa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Audio Of Trump-like Voice Saying Bad Bunny Is From ‘the Mexican City of Puerto Rico’ Is NOT Real — Voice Recording Made By An Impressionist
Does a video authentically capture Donald Trump saying planned Super Bowl 2026 half-time performer Bad Bunny is from "the Mexican City of Puerto Rico" ? No, that's not true: The audio was lifted from a Trump impressionist's YouTube video
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dallas, Kansas City, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Green Bay, Philadelphia, Denver, Or Any Team Did NOT Petition The NFL To Replace Bad Bunny In Super Bowl Halftime Show — Or Bob Seger
Did the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Chargers, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos, or any team, petition the NFL to replace Bad Bunny as the performer for the 2026 Super Bowl halfti
The Dispatch→ A Bad Week for the First Amendment
The Trump administration cracks down on free speech.
The Dispatch→ The Difficulty in Defining ‘Bad’ Foods
To reduce Americans’ consumption of ultra-processed foods, we must first decide what that means.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on the Bad Deal With Intel
Plus, chaos at the CDC.
The Dispatch→ Bad Example
Will Republicans repudiate Trump’s corruption after he’s gone?
The Dispatch→ Two Cheers for Behaving Badly
The life and death of Ozzy Osbourne.
The Dispatch→ The Bad-Faith Problem | Interview: Jamie Weinstein
How to interview a bad-faith actor.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Persona ‘Brad T. Faciti’ (BadFaithAct) Posted About Forgiving Trump ‘Even If He Rapes Women and Children’
Did a widely-shared X post about forgiving President Donald Trump "even if he rapes women and children" come from a real person named "Brad T. Faciti"? No, that's not true: The X account (@BadFaithAct) appears to be a trolling campaign th
The Dispatch→ State-Run Supermarkets: A (Bad) Statist Solution in Search of a Problem
Breaking down Zohran Mamdani’s plan for government grocery stores.
Full Fact→ Video of an Air India crew boarding a plane was filmed days before the Ahmedabad crash
The clip was posted on Instagram on 9 June, three days before the disaster.
Full Fact→ Old footage of Air India plane taking off from Heathrow shared as Ahmedabad crash
Social media posts have shared this clip with the claim it shows the plane that crashed taking off. In fact this footage shows a different plane, and has been online for more than a year.
Full Fact→ How many hospitals are in Kemi Badenoch’s constituency? It depends on who you ask
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Toughest Badasses’ Craigslist Ad Was NOT Traced to Hakeem Jeffries
Was a controversial June 2025 Craigslist ad seeking the "toughest badasses" in Los Angeles traced to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page that describes its content as satirical. The ad appear