“When I worked on the Affordable Care Act, I wrote the amendment that allows all young people to stay on their parents’ health insurance until they turn 26. Overnight, millions of young Americans got healthcare.”
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PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson – Was Lyme disease spread as a bioweapon? No, that theory is Pants on Fire!
Lyme disease became endemic because of U.S. government bioweapons labs.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – A South Carolina hiker saw a ‘huge snake’ in 2021, but it wasn’t the one pictured in this post
Image shows a “huge snake found by a hiker near South Carolina creek.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Russian Submarine Carrying Underwater Missile In LA — It’s US Rescue Vehicle
Did a photo on Facebook show a "Russian SSBN phoon-class submarine" carrying an underwater missile in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: A reverse image search revealed that the vessel shown in the photo is the deep submergence rescue vehi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kathy Griffin Was NOT ‘Thrown Off The Red Carpet’ At Met Gala In 2024
Was actress Kathy Griffin "thrown off the red carpet" at the Met Gala in 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appeared on an America's Last Line of Defense Facebook account, listed under a "satire/parody" category. Lead Stories has previ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Burning Cars Does NOT Show Assassination Attempt On Saudi Crown Prince In May 2024
Does a video of burning cars show the aftermath of an assassination attempt on the life of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in May 2024? No, that's not true: This video, which is not from May, shows a car accident in Riyadh, the cap
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Mislabels As ‘Current’ A 4-Year-Old Der Spiegel Caricature Of ‘Fire Devil’ Trump Wielding Lit Match
Does a social media post from April 2024 show a "current" cover of German news magazine Der Spiegel, featuring Donald Trump with a lit match and a headline that calls him a "Fire Devil"? No, that's not true: The Der Spiegel edition shown
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims Comparing Capital Gains Tax Rates Under Carter and Biden
President Carter did not impose the highest-ever rates.
PolitiFact→ Greg Steube – Did the health care of immigrants illegally in the country cost Florida taxpayers $566 million?
Immigrants in the country illegally cost “Florida taxpayers $566 million for 54,000 hospital visits.”
PolitiFact→ American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers – A fuel trade group is running false ads saying the EPA banned new gasoline cars
"EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars."
Full Fact→ Video of luxury cars in inflatable dinghies in Dubai floods is CGI
Footage circulating online appears to show a number of cars floating down a flooded highway.
AllSides→ Biden, 81, is blasted by CNN for repeating lie that he used to drive an 18-wheeler…after spending one night as passenger in cargo truck in 1973
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13348007/Biden-81-blasted-CNN-repeating-lie-drive-18-wheeler.html
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Carrot, Baking Soda Recipe Does NOT Repair Eyesight In 1 Week
Does a drink recipe mixing carrots, vinegar and baking soda, along with orange and lime juice, restore eyesight within a week? No, that's not true: The claim is not supported by scientific evidence. While carrots contain vitamin A, import
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ben Carson Did NOT Endorse Cure For Tinnitus, Hearing Loss — Audio Is AI-Generated
Did Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and former Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary, endorse a cure for tinnitus and hearing loss? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Carson called the video a "scam and completely fa
Health Feedback→ Current evidence shows COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase risk of sudden cardiac death
REVIEW In April 2024, a copy of a New Jersey doctor’s office policy regarding sports physicals for student athletes circulated on social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. The policy stated that “Covid vaccinations affect your risk” of
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook post promises health subsidy in cash, but Affordable Care Act credits don’t work that way
The government owes you $8,832 and a $2,000 spending card.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Fact-checking Biden’s statement on prescription costs for Medicare including cancer drugs
Starting in 2025 "no matter what your total bills are for prescription drugs,” Medicare Part D users will never pay “more than $2,000 a year, because some of these cancer drugs are 10(,000 to) 15,000 bucks a year.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That A ‘White Hat’ Officer’s Wife Was Found Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances In North Carolina
Was the wife of a "White Hat officer" found dead under suspicious circumstances in North Carolina? No, that's not true: This claim appeared on a website that publishes fabricated content. There is also no credible evidence to substantiate
The Dispatch→ Tucker Carlson, King of the Isolationists
"Israel is allowed to fight, but they are only allowed to fight to a tie."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Mine Extracting ‘Lithium For Electric Cars’
Does a photo show mining operations extracting "lithium for electric cars," as a meme on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: According to the Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining, the image is of the Rio Tinto Kennecott mine in Magna,
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Videos showing a horse-drawn carriage are from the opening of a Swiss rail tunnel, not CERN
Videos show “how they celebrated the CERN opening.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Laptop Use By Preteen, Teen Girls Does NOT Cause Miscarriages Later In Life
If preteen and teenage girls use laptop computers on their laps, will it increase their risk of miscarriages later in life? No, that's not true: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Lead Stories, "The claims in the video ar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT Release A Photo Of Zelenskyy Captured and Arrested
Did online talk show host Tucker Carlson release a photo of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "captured" and being sent to a high-security prison in Russia? No, that's not true: The image posted on social media is a screenshot from
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Anti-Oil Protesters Who Glued Themselves To Tanker Of Cooking Oil — It Carried Chemical Substance
Did environmental activists protesting against the use of oil and gas in the U.K. glue themselves to a container transporting cooking oil? No, that's not true: The labels on the tank excluded the possibility that it contained vegetable oi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Is NOT Keeping Old Cars In Lot In Preparation For Electromagnetic Pulse ‘Blast’ — Video Shows Props On Film Set
Is NASA keeping vintage cars in a parking lot to prepare for an electromagnetic pulse "blast"? No, that's not true: The vehicles shown in a questioning video on social media were part of a movie titled "Fly Me To The Moon" which was film
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – RFK Jr. said that Jan. 6 ‘protestors carried no weapons.’ Evidence shows that's Pants on Fire!
On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden is right about $35 insulin cap, but exaggerates prior costs for Medicare enrollees
Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries "was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35 a month."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tom Hanks, Taylor Swift Did NOT Boycott Oscars Over ‘Woke’ Policies
Did celebrity actor Tom Hanks and singer Taylor Swift boycott the Oscars over its supposedly "woke" policies, and assert that "We stand for true talent"? No, that's not true: This is a clickbait story with no proof to support its claim. A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Baby Carrots DO Have Nutritional Value, ARE Generally Safe For Kidneys
Do baby carrots lack nutritional value and harm the kidneys, as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: Baby carrots are just regular carrots that have been "cut and peeled," a dietician told Lead Stories. While it is true that b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chicago Mayor Did NOT Tell Migrants They Can Rob Americans If They Run Out of Debit Card Funds — Satire Source
Did the Chicago mayor tell migrants they can "just rob Americans" if they run out of debit card funds? No, that's not true: The mayor never said this. The fabricated quotes came from a satire article posted by The Daily Wasp, a website th
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Choque de carguero contra puente de Baltimore bajo investigación, no hay evidencia de ciberataque
"Barco que impactó contra el puente Francis Scott Key en Baltimore fue atacado cibernéticamente".
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden said he commuted by train and car as a senator, including over the Baltimore Key Bridge
President Joe Biden recently said he commuted by both train and car as a senator, including over the Baltimore Key Bridge. Social media posts about his statement omitted context.
Full Fact→ Cartoon of France’s First Lady is not from Charlie Hebdo
A fake cover of the satirical magazine has been circulating online.
PolitiFact→ Andrew Tate – Officials still investigating why cargo ship lost power before Baltimore bridge crash
The ship that struck a Baltimore bridge “was cyber-attacked.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Dr. Ben Carson didn’t discover a cure for headaches and other ailments, despite online claims
“Dr. Ben Carson discovered 3 completely natural ingredients that resulted in headaches disappearing, blood cholesterol levels lowering, and elevated blood pressure disappearing.”
PolitiFact→ Carl Weisbrod – Does New York City have the longest commute times?
“The average commute time for people who drive to work in (New York City) is 43 minutes, the longest in the nation.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Children 5 And Older CANNOT Consent To Vaccination Under Obamacare Even If They Can Recite Alphabet
Can children 5 years and older consent to vaccination under Obamacare if they can recite the alphabet? No, that's not true: Minors cannot consent to vaccination solely based on their ability to say their ABCs, regardless of the health car
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Nickelodeon’ Does NOT Have Latin Etymology Meaning ‘I Don’t Care About God’
Does the TV channel's name "Nickelodeon" translate from Latin as "I don't care about God"? No, that's not true: The channel's name derives from the American name for a five-cent coin and the Greek word "odeon" used to refer to spaces dedi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Most Immigrants, Their Families CANNOT Get ‘Direct USA Immigration Through The EB3 Greencard Visa’ Program
Can immigrants and their families obtain "Direct USA Immigration through the EB3 Greencard visa" program? No, that's not true: The EB-3 Green Card visa program is tailored for skilled workers, professionals and other individuals who posse
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Did NOT Find Electric Cars Pollute ‘1,850 Times More’ Than Gas-Powered Vehicles
Did a study find that electric cars pollute 1,850 times more than fuel-based vehicles, as some online publications reported when posted about the study? No, that's not true: The "study" in question was an analysis published by an independ