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PolitiFact→ Michael Rulli – Biden law gave states $7.5 billion for EV charging; 37 stations and 226 ports built, more to come
“Pete Buttigieg will leave his post as Transportation Secretary having spent $7.5 billion to build 8 EV charging stations.”
The Dispatch→ U.K. Parliament Presses Ahead With Assisted Suicide Bill
‘If a patient wants to die, then to many people, it seems as if medicine has an obligation to help them get dead.’
Full Fact→ No, Elon Musk isn’t investing $1 billion into an ‘un-woke’ film studio
The claim originates from a satirical news website and isn’t true.
Full Fact→ Labour’s ‘£22 billion black hole’ figure is not directly comparable to the deficit in 2010
A number of social media posts seem to compare the forecast overspend in in-year departmental spending which Labour claims to have inherited with the deficit the party left when last in government.
Full Fact→ UK has not agreed to fund ‘Bill Gates’ geoengineering experiments’
A headline being shared on social media misleadingly claims that the UK government is to finance geoengineering experiments by the Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
The Dispatch→ Elon Musk, the EPA, and a Decision Worth Billions
Tesla stands to gain if the federal agency extends California’s electric vehicle rules.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Has NOT Spent $7.5 Billion To Build Only 8 EV Charging Stations
Has the Department of Transportation under Secretary Pete Buttigieg spent $7.5 billion on only eight EV charging stations? No, that's not true: Much of the money set aside for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program has yet t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Billie Eilish Did NOT Turn Down Oscar Nomination And Say She Would Leave US After 2024 Presidential Election
Did Billie Eilish turn down an Oscar nomination and announce she plans to leave the U.S. after Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election? No, that's not true: The rumor originated in an obscure blog that didn't cite a singl
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Billie Eilish is not leaving the country after Donald Trump’s election win
"Billie Eilish turns down Oscar nomination and leaves US after MASSIVE RED WAVE"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Could NOT Give Everyone On Earth $1 Billion And Still Have $172 Billion Left Over
Is Elon Musk so rich that he could give every person on Earth $1 billion and still have $172 billion left over? No, that's not true: A post that says this on social media puts Musk's wealth at $180 billion, which means he'd be broke after
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Ackman Did NOT Write On Bluesky That He Suggests Buying That Platform To Shut It Down
Did billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman post on Bluesky that he suggests acquiring that platform to shut it down to "prevent further fracturing of the town square"? No, that's not true: The viral image showed a fake post from a sus
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Proposed bill banning stock trading wouldn’t bar Trump from White House
“The U.S Senate accidentally passed a bill banning Trump from becoming President, and Biden is planning to sign it.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pentagon NOT Spending $86 Billion Annually On DEI Initiatives
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
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Elon Musk is rich, but not rich enough to give everyone on Earth $1 billion. That claim is False.
“Elon Musk has $180 Billion and there are 8B people on earth. If he gave us each $1B he’d still have $172B left.”
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.
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.
The Dispatch→ No, Republicans Did Not Introduce a Bill to Cut Social Security Payments
In fact, the House just voted on a bill that would increase benefits to some individuals.
Full Fact→ Elon Musk has not agreed to buy CNN for $3 billion
CNN said “there is no truth in rumours of a sale or change in ownership of CNN whatsoever”.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Shark bait: Viral claim that Mark Cuban lost $1 billion after endorsing Harris originated as satire.
“Mark Cuban’s net worth takes a $1 billion hit after controversial endorsement” of Kamala Harris
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Liz Cheney Did NOT Post About $750 In Hurricane Relief Bill — It’s Fake Tweet
Did Liz Cheney tweet questioning why people won't get more than $750 for hurricane damage, saying it's because Donald Trump won't let House Speaker Mike Johnson pass a hurricane relief bill? No, that's not true: The X account that origina
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Was NOT Indicted In Netherlands — Judge Only Ruled On Jurisdiction In Civil Case
Was Bill Gates criminally indicted in the Netherlands in October 2024 for his role in the COVID-19 pandemic? No, that's not true: A Dutch judge only ruled that the case can be heard in the Netherlands because one plaintiff lives in the re
Full Fact→ Budget 2024: Is Labour right to claim there’s a £22 billion ‘black hole’ in the public finances?
It’s been a key government claim since the election - but what does it actually mean? Ahead of the 2024 Autumn Budget, we take a closer look.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Inflation ‘Since Biden And Kamala Took Over’ Did NOT Cause New York Barber’s High Electric Bill — Utility Confirms Billing Error
Did inflation "since Biden and Kamala took over" cause a New York City barbershop owner to experience unusually high electric bills, as a post on social media says? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Con Edison, the utility company t
PolitiFact→ Kelly Ayotte – Fact-checking New Hampshire’s governor race: Did Joyce Craig oppose a bill banning sanctuary cities?
“There was a bill to basically create a ban to make sure we never become a sanctuary state, that no locality passes those regulations, and (former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig) opposed that bill.”
The Dispatch→ Bill Clinton Hasn’t Lost His Zeal for Boosting Democrats on the Trail
Plus: Wisconsin women exemplify why there’s a gender gap in the presidential race.
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Kamala Harris off base on tax rate comparison of billionaires, teachers
"Teachers and nurses and firefighters are paying a higher tax rate than billionaires and the biggest corporations."
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Biden administration didn't steal $1 billion from FEMA for migrants. Trump's claim is Pants on Fire!
The Biden administration stole $1 billion “from FEMA to use it for illegal migrants. … And FEMA is now busted. They don’t have any money.”
Full Fact→ £1.7 billion isn’t really the right figure for the total cost of NHS strikes
It doesn’t include the junior doctors’ strikes in the summer of 2024, and the overall cost would include a range of other factors.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Murray Did NOT Endorse Trump In 2024 — Quote Is From 2016
Did actor Bill Murray endorse Donald Trump for president in October 2024, calling him "such a different character"? No, that's not true: The quote attributed to Murray is from an interview he gave in 2016 when he was discussing the novelt
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet Promo Code To Crypto Project Or Put It On NYC Billboard
Did Elon Musk post a promo code to his crypto project on X, and was that post then used to make a Times Square billboard promotion in New York City? No, that's not true: This is a fabricated image promoting a crypto currency scam. There i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Did NOT Refuse To Ask Biden For Federal Emergency Help After Hurricane Helene
Did Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee refuse to ask President Joe Biden and the federal government for help after Hurricane Helene? No, that's not true: The governor requested an emergency declaration on September 27, 2024. It was approved the next
Full Fact→ Bill Gates-funded company did not cause malaria ‘outbreak’ in the US
Mosquitoes released by a company which has received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Florida cannot transmit malaria.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Invent Wirelessly-Controlled ‘Birth Control Microchip’
Did Bill Gates invent an implantable, wireless "birth control microchip"? No, that's not true: Although the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded grants to companies working on an implantable contraception device, there is no evid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gov. Gavin Newsom Did NOT Sign Bill Banning Memes And Parody In California
Did Gov. Gavin Newsom sign a bill banning memes and parody in California? No, that's not true: The bill specifically exempts "Materially deceptive content that constitutes satire or parody." The Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deceptio
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Speak no evil: Claims Elon Musk said he was going to expose Bill Gates are satire
“Elon Musk is going to expose Bill Gates soon, says ‘he’s evil.’”
The Dispatch→ California’s High-Stakes AI Bill Lacks Legal Awareness
The state is aiming to impose AI regulations that should be made on the federal level.
Health Feedback→ Alex Jones was fined 1.5 billion dollars for defaming families of Sandy Hook shooting victims; no evidence he was fined for warning about “Covid crimes”
REVIEW An Instagram post from August 2024 claimed that Alex Jones was fined 150 billion dollars for warning about crimes related to COVID-19. However, this claim is baseless, as we’ll show below. The post was published by political commentator Bra
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A new California bill won’t eliminate voter ID at polling places
California S.B. 1174 eliminates the requirement for voter ID at polling places.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No evidence of a World Economic Forum document that ‘confirms 6 billion humans will die in 2025’
World Economic Forum “document confirms 6 billion humans will die in 2025.”