Did basketball star Michael Jordan endorse Donald Trump for president? No, that's not true: Jordan's management told Lead Stories that there was "absolutely no truth" to this claim. At the time of writing, Jordan had endorsed neither Trum
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Posts Claim That Foreign Nationals Are Voting In The US Election Because No Voter ID Is Required
Do photos of ballots marked with a vote for Donald Trump prove that citizens of other countries are voting in the 2024 U.S. election because American law does not require them to show a voter ID? No, that's not true: Several copycat posts
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Statement Claimed New York State ‘Executed’ Peanut The Squirrel
Did Donald Trump issue a statement on Peanut the Squirrel saying the animal was "executed" by the State of New York? No, that's not true: The Trump campaign said a viral image that is supposedly a Trump statement is fake. Lead Stories fou
Health Feedback→ Low amounts of fluoride added to community water not associated with neurotoxicity, contrary to online claims
REVIEW Fluoride is a mineral that occurs naturally in soil, water, and in small amounts, in many foods. In the 1940s, researchers in the U.S. discovered that low amounts of fluoride strengthen tooth enamel, preventing cavities. This finding set the
PolitiFact→ AdWatch: Dan Bishop claims Jeff Jackson ‘embraced’ a sex offender. Here’s the context.
In the race for North Carolina Attorney General, Republican Dan Bishop accused Democrat Jeff Jackson of embracing a sex offender. Here are 5 questions, answered.
PolitiFact→ Don’t fall for these false claims as you await the 2024 election results
It’s common to hear false claims on Election Day, election night and as votes are counted. Here are some things to know so you don’t fall for the falsehoods.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – New posts stir up old unproven claims about Dominion Voting Systems, election rigging, Eric Coomer
Dominion Voting Systems employee Eric Coomer told an Antifa meeting he “made sure” Donald Trump wouldn’t win.
PolitiFact→ X posts – The FBI apprehended groups for ballot fraud? A video making that claim is fake, FBI says
Video shows the FBI reported that “three linked groups have been apprehended for rigging early voting by mail in ballot.”
PolitiFact→ Baseless claims of ‘cheating’: Pennsylvania is a magnet for election misinformation
Ahead of Election Day, Trump claimed there is big “cheating” in Pennsylvania. Some investigations are underway related to suspect voter registration applications – not ballots.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump’s Pants on Fire claim that he ‘never mentioned’ ending the Affordable Care Act
“I never mentioned” wanting to end the Affordable Care Act.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Video shows Haitians who claim they’re voting for Harris in multiple Georgia counties. That’s fake
A video shows Haitians showing duplicate IDs, claiming they are voting for Vice President Kamala Harris in multiple Georgia counties.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump’s False claim that Harris ‘redefined’ crimes like rape as ‘nonviolent’
“As California attorney general, (Kamala Harris) redefined child sex trafficking, assault with a deadly weapon, and rape of an unconscious person as a totally nonviolent crime.”
The Dispatch→ How the Trump Team is Preparing to Claim Fraud
The former president and his acolytes are laying the groundwork for claims of election malfeasance.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Registration On File For ‘Haitians’ Who Claim They Voted In Georgia For Kamala Harris — State Official Calls It ‘Classic Disinformation’
Does a video show "illegal Haitians" saying they're voting for Kamala Harris in Georgia in Fulton and Gwinnett counties with driver's licenses they got after becoming citizens with just six months in the United States? No, that's not true
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Unfounded Claim About Beyoncé’s Endorsement of Harris
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Singer-songwriter Beyoncé endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president at a campaign rally in Houston on Oct. 25. Social media posts have made the unfounded cl
PolitiFact→ Tammy Baldwin – Baldwin falls short with claim on Hovde’s stance on prescription drug prices
Says opponent Eric Hovde “opposes efforts to negotiate with the big pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of prescription drugs.”
Full Fact→ Photo of ancient human brain shared with claims it shows a ‘drinker’s brain’
A photo of a 2,600-year-old human brain has been shared in an online image supposedly comparing the brains of a drinker and a non-drinker.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump's claim that 2,600 'votes' were 'caught' in Lancaster, Pa., distorts registration probe
In Lancaster, Pa., “We caught them with 2,600 votes. We caught them cold, 2,600 votes. ... And every vote was written by the same person."
Health Feedback→ Claim that there are “no deaths from cannabis use anywhere” is misleading
REVIEW A social media post by the Facebook page Eco Groovy, which has more than 14,000 followers, claimed that “There are no deaths from cannabis use anywhere”. This claim took the form of a meme and was attributed to the late Lester Grinspoon,
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claim about AOC being worth $29 million is still Pants on Fire!
"AOC is worth 29 Million dollars! How did that happen, on $174,000 per year?
FactCheck.org→ Trump, Vance Opted Out of Oregon’s Voter Guide, Contrary to Online Claims of ‘Voter Fraud’
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, declined to submit candidate statements for Oregon’s voter information pamphlet, according to
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No named suspects in White House cocaine case, despite social media post’s claim
"The cocaine found in the White House was Kamala’s.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Claims about 180,000 Amish registered voters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, are farfetched
There are “180,000 registered new Amish voters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims Elon Musk is developing a surrogate robot are unfounded
“Elon Musk launches new pregnancy robot.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Claims that the Harris campaign paid Lizzo $2.3 million to appear at an event are unsubstantiated
“BREAKING: Lizzo charged the Harris-Walz campaign $2.3 million for a single appearance at a Detroit rally.”
Full Fact→ Fake BBC article falsely claims Rachel Reeves has pledged to share ‘income from taxes’
An article about the Chancellor promoting an online investment scheme which has been mocked-up to appear as if it was published by BBC News is circulating on Facebook.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s claims about the 2020 election during Joe Rogan interview
In a three-hour interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, former President Donald Trump repeated falsehoods about the outcome of the 2020 election. Here are the facts.
PolitiFact→ Lisa Grafstein – NC Democrat falsely claims her Republican opponent campaigned for 'largest ever' school funding cut
Scott Lassiter “repeatedly campaigned to promote” North Carolina's “largest-ever” school funding cut, sending public school money to “unaccountable private schools” and ending science education.
FactCheck.org→ Dominion Voting Systems Will Operate in Florida, Contrary to Online Claims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Dominion Voting Systems, which was the target of baseless conspiracy theories after the 2020 election, will be used by 27 states in the 2024 election. But some social
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Claiming To Show Destruction Of Trump Mail-In Ballots In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, IS FAKE, Officials Confirm
Does a video show someone in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, destroying real mail-in ballots from voters who voted for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The Bucks County Board of Elections, the Bucks County Di
PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – Kari Lake falsely claims Ruben Gallego wants to defund the police
"Ruben Gallego wanted to defund the police. He actually co-sponsored legislation to defund the police.”
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Unsupported Claim that RFK Jr. Called for National Guard on Election Day
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take National Guard troops have been activated during past elections to assist with cybersecurity, processing votes and potential protests. But social media posts have made
Full Fact→ Video claimed to show Hurricane Milton predates storm
A clip being shared on social media of lightning dramatically striking the ground has been online since before Hurricane Milton made landfall.
The Dispatch→ Claims That Tim Walz Abused Former Students Are Entirely Unsubstantiated
The string of claims are linked to a known Russian propaganda campaign.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – An Illinois township’s ballot scanner was down. Ballots were still processed, contrary to claims.
“Schaumburg, Illinois not recording votes, just putting votes ‘in a box.’”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Unfounded claim about McMaster, FEMA and North Carolina is ‘absolutely false,’ a spokesperson said
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster was arrested “for aiding FEMA in deep state’s ‘eminent domain’ takeover of North Carolina.”
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Ad Watch: Does Donald Trump want to terminate the Affordable Care Act, as Harris campaign ad claims?
Former President Donald Trump wants to take away the Affordable Care Act.
PolitiFact→ Tammy Baldwin – Tammy Baldwin claim that Eric Hovde supports tax plan that benefits the rich is correct
Says opponent Eric Hovde “supports a $4 trillion tax plan that would disproportionately advantage the well-off and profitable corporations”
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→ Facebook posts – Elon Musk still hasn’t given Caitlin Clark $10 million, but persistent online claims say otherwise
“Breaking news: Elon Musk endorses Caitlin Clark, will soon donate $10 million: ‘You are the pride of America, I support you.’”