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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.
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: 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: 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→ 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
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.
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.
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 – 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.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Any ‘WEF Document’ Said ‘6 Billion Humans Will Die In 2025’ — Cited Report Not WEF, Not Reliable, Does Not Have That Number
Did a World Economic Forum report confirm that upwards of 6 billion people of Earth's 8 billion occupants will die in 2025, as online outlet The People's Voice said? No, that's not true: the only "report" cited by The People's Voice to su
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Samsung Did NOT Withdraw From $1 Billion Olympics Sponsorship — Claim From Satire Site
Did Samsung withdraw from a $1 billion Olympics sponsorship after the opening ceremony for the Paris Summer Games in July 2024? No, that's not true: The website that said so is a self-described satire site that says it brings the "freshes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Project 2025 Does NOT Propose Cuts Of Billions Of Dollars From Veterans Benefits, Disability Compensation
Does the conservative Project 2025 initiative to reshape the U.S. government propose cutting billions of dollars from veterans' benefits and disability compensation? No, that's not true: The four policies listed in a post on Facebook do n
AllSides→ Did Donald Trump lower taxes on billionaires and raise them on everyone else?
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/06/trump-tax-cut-income-wisconsin-rich-fact-brief/?utm_source=allsides&utm_id=112
Full Fact→ America wasn’t ‘sold to five billionaires’ in 1927
The article was first shared by satirical news site The Onion in 2005.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – This ‘non-woke’ studio doesn’t exist, and X owner Elon Musk didn’t invest $1 billion in it
“Elon Musk invests $1 billion in Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg’s new un-woke production studio.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Invest $1 Billion In Mel Gibson And Mark Wahlberg’s Non-Existent ‘Un-Woke Production Studio’
Did Tesla CEO Elon Musk invest $1 billion into actors Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg's "new un-woke production studio"? No, that's not true: We could not find any evidence to corroborate this claim. Lead Stories debunked a similar claim abo
Full Fact→ Defence secretary repeats claim about £75 billion increase in defence spending
The figure is misleading, as it assumes spending would otherwise have been frozen in cash terms, and fallen as a percentage of GDP, over the next six years.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 23andMe Did NOT Sell All DNA Assets To Chinese Government In 10 Billion Dollar Deal
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
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
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
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
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→ 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.
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.
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.
The Dispatch→ The ‘Billionaire Tax Rate’ Is Not 8.2 Percent
A viral claim relies on a misleading definition of income.
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.
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→ 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.”