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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Pay For A Super Bowl Ad That Claimed USAID Spent $2 Million On German Llama Racing — No Such Ad Aired
Did Elon Musk pay for an ad that aired during the Super Bowl that claimed the U.S. Agency for International Development spent $2 million on German llama racing and other nonsensical spending? No, that's not true: No ads aired during the S
Full Fact→ MPs cannot claim £50 for breakfast
The claim has been recirculating recently, but it’s incorrect and we’ve debunked it many times before.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Trump’s Decision to Release Water From California Dams
Los Angeles does not source its water from the region where the dams are located.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That the CIA Supports the Lab-Leak Hypothesis for COVID
The agency announced last month that it deems a research-associated origin more likely.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FEMA To Fire Employees Over ‘Egregious’ NYC Hotel Payments, But $59 Million Claim Lacks Confirmation
Did the Federal Emergency Management Agency fraudulently send $59 million to luxury hotels in New York City to "house illegal migrants"? It's complicated: A New York City Hall spokesperson told Lead Stories that New York "never paid luxur
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Trump Post Claiming Chiefs ‘Focused on DEI Nonsense’ and Eagles Got ‘USAID Money Flowing’ — No Such Post
Did President Donald Trump react to the Super Bowl in a post on Truth Social saying that the Chiefs were "too focused on DEI nonsense" and the Eagles got "USAID money flowing in like water"? No, that's not true: Images of such a post circ
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Claims About USAID Funding
Trump administration officials have misled about how the aid agency is spending its funding, in an effort to cite widespread “waste.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump claimed ‘60 Minutes’ replaced Harris’ interview answers. That’s not what the transcript shows.
CBS News and “60 Minutes” “replaced” former Vice President Kamala Harris’ interview answers “with completely different, and far better, answers, taken from another part of the interview.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Unfounded claims that plane crashes were human sacrifices for the Super Bowl spread online
Recent plane crashes in the United States were “human sacrifice rituals” for the Super Bowl.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story About Arrest Of USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong Originated On Site With Satire Disclaimer
Did a story about JAG arresting Phyllis Fong, the USDA inspector general who defied her dismissal by President Donald Trump, originate on a news website? No, that's not true: The story first appeared on Real Raw News, a site with a legal
PolitiFact→ Claims about Politico, ‘DEI musical’ and USAID spending distort the facts
Republicans say USAID programs are emblematic of federal waste, highlighting Politico Pro subscriptions and DEI-focused theatre productions. But some of these claims misrepresent the facts about funding sources or what was funded.
PolitiFact→ Randy Fine – Fact-checking Florida Sen. Randy Fine’s claim that immigrant tuition waivers costs state $40 million
Florida’s in-state college tuition waiver for immigrants in the country illegally costs the state $41 million.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Other Health Claims During HHS Confirmation Hearings
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In our earlier coverage of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, we focused on his familiar claims abou
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Trump’s Border Security Agreement With Canada
Canada first announced a host of new measures back in December.
Health Feedback→ Japanese study misrepresented in posts claiming “heart failure surges among Covid-vaccinated”
REVIEW In February 2025, viral social media posts appeared, claiming that “Japan sounds alarm as heart failure surges among Covid-vaccinated”. These posts shared what appeared to be a screenshot of an article’s headline. One example was posted
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims on China, Mexico, Condoms in Gaza and More
The president was wrong about birthright citizenship around the world, the Paris climate agreement and federal funding for condoms in Gaza, among other claims.
PolitiFact→ Five misleading claims from Trump’s executive order on trans youth health care
President Donald Trump’s executive order on trans youth is full of misleading claims about gender-affirming care. Here’s the facts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Claiming 170% Higher Autism Risk In Vaccinated Kids Is NOT Credible
Is a study that claims vaccinated children have a 170 percent higher risk of autism reliable? No, that's not true: An infectious disease expert told Lead Stories the study is "just junk," saying the journal it was published in and the stu
The Dispatch→ Claims That Politico Received USAID Funds Are False
The media company has sold subscriptions to various government agencies.
PolitiFact→ Brian Mast – Does as little as 10% of USAID go to help people in need? What that claim gets wrong
From the U.S. Agency for International Development funding, “10 to 30 cents on the dollar is what actually goes to aid.”
Health Feedback→ Aluminum-based adjuvants in vaccines are safe, contrary to claims based on mouse study
REVIEW Aluminum salt is a component, also known as an adjuvant, of some vaccines that boosts the immune response to the vaccine’s active ingredient. This helps to give longer-lasting protection against disease. It has been used for nearly a centu
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About the Declassified JFK Files
Trump signed an executive order to release the records, but they are not yet publicly available.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim says Biden, others took millions in kickbacks from Ukraine. That’s Pants on Fire!
Ukrainian officials released list of “kickbacks” given to 18 U.S. politicians.
PolitiFact→ Ashley Moody – Fact-check: Florida Sen. Ashley Moody claims trafficking hotline isn’t reporting tips to authorities
The National Human Trafficking Hotline “in the last four years decided that they would no longer report tips to law enforcement, that they would take a more victim-centered approach.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parody Account Claimed Pentagon Spent $600 Million On Sushi, Air Force $1,280 Per Paper Coffee Cup, IRS $230K on Cinnamon Coffee
Did Elon Musk post he found out at DOGE that the Pentagon spent $600 million per year on sushi, the Air Force $1,280 per paper coffee cup and the IRS $230k per month on "Starbucks Cinammon Roast K Cups"? No, that's not true: Those claims
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT ‘Breaking News’ — Video Claiming ‘Woman Found Truck Full Of Childrens’ Bodies’ Is Mix Of Old Video Clips
Does a video accurately report "breaking news" about a woman who found a truck full of children's bodies in Mexico? No, that's not true: No recent news story matches the narrative's details as of this publication. The video clips in the m
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claim about Trump ‘furious’ with Musk for ‘convincing him to push out’ FAA chief started as satire
“Donald Trump is reportedly furious with Elon Musk for convincing him to push out the head of the FAA because Musk was mad SpaceX got fined last September by the FAA for license violations.”
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About NASA’s Two ‘Stranded’ Astronauts
The astronauts’ return trip to Earth was announced under the Biden administration.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – ICE tip line not paused because of reports about Musk, claim started as satire
“ICE just announced it is pausing the hotline where people can call to report undocumented immigrants because 90% of the calls are from people reporting Elon Musk.”
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr. Cites Flawed Paper Claiming Link Between Vaccines and Autism in HHS Confirmation Hearing
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In his second day of confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, refused to say that vaccines
Full Fact→ Facebook posts share inaccurate claim about IMF growth projections
It’s not correct that the IMF has said the UK will be the fastest growing European economy.
Health Feedback→ Flawed analysis of Florida Medicaid data used to promote false claim that vaccines cause autism
REVIEW In January 2025, a claim that vaccines cause autism circulated online, using a study of children enrolled in Medicaid as supporting evidence for the claim. The claim was propagated through a Substack article by entrepreneur Steve Kirsch, whic
Full Fact→ Heathrow is not holding an ‘annual unclaimed baggage sale’
The airport has said it is not associated with a Facebook post making this claim.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Administration Makes Unsupported Claim About $50 Million for Condoms to Gaza
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President Donald Trump said his administration blocked $50 million for condoms to be sent to Gaza through its pause on foreign aid. But it has provided no evidence tha
PolitiFact→ Elizabeth Warren – What’s the evidence RFK Jr. profited off vaccine lawsuits? Checking Warren’s claim
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.”
Full Fact→ Rachel Reeves wrong to claim Britain has not built a runway since the 1940s
A second runway at Manchester Airport was completed in 2001.
FactCheck.org→ Kennedy Repeats False and Misleading Claims in Confirmation Hearing
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In his first Senate confirmation hearing to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated claims we have written about before on vaccin
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claims California Gov. Gavin Newsom thwarted Elon Musk’s help amid fires are unfounded
“Gavin Newsom directed the removal of Elon Musk from the command post and ordered Cal Fire firefighters to return donated starlinks.”
Full Fact→ Claim transgender Irish person has ‘married themself’ is satire
The story originates from an Irish satirical website, but many online are sharing it apparently believing it to be genuine.