Did the genetic testing company 23andMe sell all DNA assets to the Chinese government in a $10 billion deal? No, that's not true: The spoof article that originally made the claim includes a warning at the bottom, telling readers that the
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Full Fact→ Bill Gates is not planning to attack food supplies to create a market for bird flu vaccine
Mr Gates did not tweet “There really is no choice—bird flu jab, or die painfully”.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Would Sen. Katie Britt’s bill ‘create a national registry of pregnant women’? No.
Sen. Katie Britt introduced a bill “to create a national registry of pregnant women.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Billionaire and philanthropist George Soros is still not a Nazi, despite online claims
“George Soros is a roaring, cold-blooded Nazi sociopath.”
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Unfreezing of $16 Billion in Iranian Funds
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take A recent deal involving a prisoner swap and the extension of a Trump-era waiver have freed $16 billion in previously frozen Iranian funds. Social media posts distort t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California’s Fresno River Viaduct Did NOT Cost $11 Billion, Did NOT Take 9 Years
Did the Fresno River Viaduct in California cost $11 billion over nine years of construction? No, that's not true: A claim on social media misleads about the cost and duration of the project. The viaduct was completed in roughly three year
PolitiFact→ Were more bills signed into law, vetoed this year than normal in Wisconsin? Here’s our analysis.
Politicians may campaign on how many bills got signed into law this year. But was it more than average?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Record Keanu Reeves Rejected $1.7 Billion ‘Woke’ Movie Offer And Said ‘Woke Mind Virus Should Be Destroyed’
Did Keanu Reeves reject a $1.7 billion "woke" movie offer after saying "woke mind virus should be destroyed," as a social media post claimed? No, that's not true: The claim was first published on a self-described satire website, and an an
The Dispatch→ How a Bipartisan Group Overcame the Odds to Pass the TikTok Divestment Bill
The yearslong process bested several hurdles, including a Donald Trump about-face on the issue.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Posts share fake New York Post story saying a bill would make it illegal to question 9/11
Social media users are sharing the false image to erroneously allege that the U.S. government is considering limits on what people can say about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NY Post Did NOT Report Congress Will Vote On Bill Criminalizing Skepticism About 9/11
Is there a New York Post headline and article that claims Congress will vote on a bill that would make it a crime to question the events surrounding the September 11, 2001, attacks? No, that's not true: Such a headline and article never a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Government Did NOT Buy $5 Billion In Bitcoin — It Was Seizure Of Stolen Funds
Did the U.S. government invest in $71 million worth of bitcoin, which has now grown in value to almost $5 billion? No, that's not true: A video clip has been presented deceptively to make a seizure of stolen funds sound like an investment
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Publicly State That Bill Gates Should Go To Prison As Of April 2024 — Claim Is From Site That Publishes ‘Fake News’ And Satire
Did Elon Musk publicly call for the arrest of Bill Gates as of April 2024? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a website that publishes made-up news stories related to Musk. An online search by Lead Stores found nothing to subs
Full Fact→ Is the government increasing defence spending by £75 billion?
The figure which has been widely quoted assumes spending would otherwise have been frozen in cash terms for the next six years.
The Dispatch→ Hillbilly Ubermensch
"When you celebrate Hamas, when you say Hamas is fighting for you... You are pro-terrorism."
The Dispatch→ House Passes Trio of Foreign Aid Bills
What do the bipartisan pieces of legislation actually do?
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About the Federal Debt and Billionaires’ Taxes
Seizing the wealth of all U.S. billionaires would decrease the debt by only 16 percent.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About the Federal Debt and Billionaires’ Taxes
Seizing the wealth of all U.S. billionaires would decrease the debt by only 16 percent.
The Dispatch→ House Releases Foreign Aid Bills
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s gambit to fund Israel and Ukraine could put his speakership on the line.
PolitiFact→ Mark Pocan – Yes, in 2023 Congress passed the fewest number of bills since the Great Depression
“We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Give $16 Billion Of US Money To Iran In 2023; They’re Frozen Iranian Assets
Did President Joe Biden give $16 billion of American money away to Iran in 2023? No, that's not true: First, it's important to say that the amount in question is $6 billion, not $16 billion. Secondly, the money wasn't U.S. taxpayer dollar
Full Fact→ Company owned by Sunak’s in-laws hasn’t been given a multi-billion pound NHS contract
The largest NHS IT contract ever awarded was £330 million and was not awarded to Infosys.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A Tennessee bill doesn’t ban vaccines from being pumped into the food supply
Tennessee has become the first state in the U.S. to ban Bill Gates’ mRNA from being pumped into the food supply.
The Dispatch→ Hillbillies in the Mist
"Treat rural people as people and acknowledge their complexity."
Full Fact→ HS2 has not cost £100 billion to date
While the estimated cost of the project has increased substantially since 2009, as of last year £27 billion has been spent, and total estimates are now significantly less than £100 billion.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A Tennessee bill doesn’t prove ‘chemtrails’ are real
Tennessee bill that would ban the release of chemicals into the atmosphere is evidence chemtrails are real.
The Dispatch→ The ‘Billionaire Tax Rate’ Is Not 8.2 Percent
A viral claim relies on a misleading definition of income.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Is NOT Selling Holy Oil To Raise Funds For His Legal Bills
Is Donald Trump selling holy oil to raise money to cover his legal costs as a defendant in dozens of lawsuits? No, that's not true: The comment about holy oil was a sarcastic remark by TV commentator Al Sharpton about Trump's legal and fi
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That U.S. Billionaires Get a Free Ride on Taxes
IRS data shows high earners pay more in income taxes than their share of earnings.
Full Fact→ Image of Putin billboard amongst flames and smoke is a digital artwork
It has been shared on social media with the suggestion it shows genuine scenes in Russia following its presidential election.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Showing Putin ‘Stability’ Billboard Surrounded By Flames Is AI Generated
Is this an authentic March, 2024 photo, showing flames billowing behind a President Vladimir Putin re-election billboard that reads "stability" in Russian? No, that's not true: The image was computer-generated, according to tools created
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Bill Gates Advocating Destroying Agricultural Land — Portions Of Gates’ Remarks Have Been Cut
Does a video prove Bill Gates suggested destroying agricultural land? No, that's not true: A convoluted post on social media cut out portions of Gates' response to a question, changing the context of what he said. The edited clip of Gates
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden said Medicare drug price negotiations cut the deficit by $160 billion. That's years away.
“We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to Big Pharma.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Missouri bill would make it a felony for teachers to “support” trans students’ “social transition”
A new Missouri bill “would put teachers on the sex offense registry if they ‘contribute to social transition’” of transgender students, including by using gender-affirming pronouns.
PolitiFact→ Katie Porter – Fact-checking Rep. Katie Porter’s claims that billionaires ‘rigged’ California’s Senate primary
Billionaires “rigged” the California Senate primary election through “dishonest means.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Bill AB-1840 Would NOT Give Interest-Free Home Loans To Undocumented, DOES To Eligible US Citizens
Does California give away interest-free home loans exclusively to "people who came into this country illegally," bypassing U.S. citizens? No, that's not true: California's AB-1840 bill never proposed such a measure. U.S. citizens who meet
The Dispatch→ Should the RNC Pay Trump’s Legal Bills?
Plus: An RNC purge?
Health Feedback→ Tennessee House Bill HB1894 isn’t evidence that vaccines are present in food at grocery stores; edible vaccines remain hypothetical for now
REVIEW On 21 February 2024, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill (HB1894) on food labeling sponsored by lawmaker Scott Cepicky. The bill “prohibits the manufacture, sale, or delivery, holding, or offering for sale of any food that
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No proof a study found lab-grown meat funded by Bill Gates causes 'turbo cancer'
“Study reveals Bill Gates’ Fake Meat causes ‘turbo cancers’ in humans.”
Full Fact→ French and British energy bills are no longer rising by 4% and 54%
The French government capped energy bill increases at 4% in 2022, but prices have risen by more since then. British energy bills rose by 54% at one point in 2022, but by less since.