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News Facts Network→ Louisiana Lawmakers Push ‘Chemtrail’ Ban Despite Scientific Consensus
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s Legislature has passed a bill inspired by the debunked “chemtrail”... The post Louisiana Lawmakers Push ‘Chemtrail’ Ban Despite Scientific Consensus appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Republicans Push Trump’s Economic Vision Despite Deficit Fears
Donald Trump‘s “big, beautiful bill” faces growing resistance from within the GOP, as concerns mount... The post Republicans Push Trump’s Economic Vision Despite Deficit Fears appeared first on News Facts Network.
PolitiFact→ Scott Bessent – Gasoline prices haven’t “collapsed” under Donald Trump, despite what Scott Bessent said
“Gasoline prices have collapsed under President Trump."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kentucky Weather Service DID Send Out Tornado Warning Despite Trump Funding Cuts
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: As of May 9, 2025, Shiloh Hendrix’s Fundraising Campaign Was NOT Frozen, Despite Criticism
Was Shiloh Hendrix's campaign to raise $1,000,000 frozen, as of midday May 9, 2025? No, that's not true: The crowd-funding platform told Lead Stories that the money is still available to the campaign owner. While working on this article,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Audio Shows Spirit 861 Pilot Landing Donor Heart Despite President on Runway
Did a video shared widely in April 2025 contain an authentic audio recording of a Spirit Airlines Flight 861 pilot landing at an airport despite orders from an air traffic controller to cede the runway to the U.S. president? No, that's no
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Ukraine President Zelenskyy didn’t buy a controlling stake in mining company, despite online claims
Video shows South African news outlet reporting Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “purchased a controlling stake” in a mine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Meme Said George Floyd’s Family Listed $1,900 In Assets On Welfare Application Despite $50 Million Payout
Did the story that George Floyd's family listed "$1,900 in assets on a welfare application" despite receiving $50 million four years ago originate on an actual news site? No, that's not true:A meme making that claim originated on a Facebo
The Dispatch→ PEPFAR Funding Problems Persist Despite Rubio’s Waivers
Organizations administering the anti-HIV/AIDS program are still struggling to access money to operate.
Health Feedback→ New study contained methodological limitations and failed to show that COVID-19 vaccines increase disease burden, despite claims by Patrick Flynn
REVIEW In a Facebook post from February 2025, chiropractor Patrick Flynn claimed that people vaccinated against COVID-19 were “sicker” than those who were unvaccinated. He cited a December 2024 study by Harald Walach and Rainer Klement as eviden
Climate Feedback→ Cattle have numerous impacts on Earth’s climate and natural environments, despite misconceptions
Key Takeaways: There were 1.5 billion cattle on Earth in 2022 – that’s more cattle than there are people in any single country right now; Cattle production emits greenhouse gases both through enteric fermentation (i.e., gas produced from digestion
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump Jr. – Los Angeles wildfires were worsened by climate change, despite claim to the contrary
California wildfires have “nothing to do with climate change.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Is Trump giving Staten Island to New Jersey? He didn’t say that, despite what social media posts say
Says President-elect Donald Trump posted on X that he will “be giving Staten Island to New Jersey.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – You can’t buy a $7,000 solar-powered Tesla. Despite social media claims, Elon Musk didn’t make one
“Elon Musk: 'I Am Releasing Tesla's $7,000 NEW Car That Runs On PURE Solar Power!’”
The Dispatch→ Despite Trump Wins, GOP Sees Handful of Senate Races Slip Away
Plus: How the Democrats’ miscalculation on abortion cost them.
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.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Armed Militias Are ‘Hunting FEMA Employees,’ Despite Rumors Following Hurricane Helene
Are armed militias hunting Federal Emergency Management Agency employees in North Carolina? No, that's not true: Although federal and local authorities acknowledged rumors about armed militias in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, no
The Dispatch→ Georgia and Moldova Weigh Western Future Despite Russian Influence
Moscow and Kremlin-aligned groups make their presence known in former Soviet republics.
The Dispatch→ Ukrainian Forces Remain Hopeful Despite Uncertainty Around the U.S. Election
‘We also know that foreign policy isn’t decided only by the president,’ one solider says.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump CAN Vote In Florida Despite Felony Conviction
Is Donald Trump banned from voting in Florida because of his felony conviction? No, that's not true: Florida allows felons to vote if their conviction took place in another state that has no such ban. Trump was convicted in New York state
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Relief delivered: Hurricane Helene aid reached victims after Harris photo, despite online claims
“Kamala Harris staged hurricane relief photo op with C-17, no supplies sent to victims.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Presidential debate wasn’t edited to cut references to $6,400 relief checks, despite online claims
The Sept. 10 presidential debate was edited to cut comments from Vice President Kamala Harris about “$6,400 relief checks.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Hurricane Helene was not artificially created, despite what Alexa says
Alexa’s answers to questions about Hurricane Helene prove the storm was “artificially created” or the result of “cloud seeding”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – The good word: Texas megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes isn’t missing, despite online claims
“TD Jakes MYSTERIOUSLY VANISHES: The search for the renowned bishop begins!”
PolitiFact→ JD Vance – Communicable disease rates in Springfield, Ohio, have not ‘skyrocketed,’ despite JD Vance’s claim
“Communicable diseases like HIV and TB (tuberculosis) have skyrocketed” after Haitian migrants came to Springfield, Ohio.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – CMT isn’t boycotting Taylor Swift, despite old online claims
“Country Music Television (CMT) has announced a permanent boycott of Taylor Swift.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – CDC hasn’t warned about deadly ramen noodles, despite social media claims
CDC warns a third of adults may die from dangerous bacteria in ramen noodles.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Gordon Ramsay didn’t kick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz out of Hell’s Kitchen, despite online claims
“Gordon Ramsay calls Tim Walz a ‘woke creep,’ throws him out of Hell’s Kitchen.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Photo of reality show stars doesn’t feature Vice President Kamala Harris, despite online claims
Photo shows Vice President Kamala Harris “in the 90s.”
PolitiFact→ Jeffrey Barke – FDA can still approve COVID-19 vaccines on emergency use basis, despite end of health emergency
Food and Drug Administration approval for updated COVID-19 vaccines requires a public health emergency declaration.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro is at the Democratic convention, despite claims he was skipping
“PA Gov Josh Shapiro isn’t attending the DNC at all.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Kamala Haris did not vote to ‘cut Medicare,’ despite Donald Trump’s claim
“Vice President, Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to cut, as you know, Medicare by $273 billion. She cast a vote to cut Medicare.”
PolitiFact→ J.D. Vance – TIm Walz didn't carry weapons in combat despite 2018 statement
Says Tim Walz said he carried weapons in war, but “he has not spent a day in a combat zone.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Police didn’t find human remains and cannibalism evidence at Oprah Winfrey’s house, despite claims
“Police found human remains and evidence of cannibalism” at Oprah Winfrey’s home.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Moses wasn’t a professional WWE wrestler, despite what social media posts suggest
“Scientists at Exeter University have reconstructed this 3D model of how Moses might have looked.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Former President Jimmy Carter is still alive despite viral, fake death announcement
Former President Jimmy Carter “passed away Tuesday, July 23, at 01:34 am at his home in Plains, Georgia at the age of 99.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Swimmer Lia Thomas didn’t lose “every title,” despite online claims
“Officially; Lia Thomas has lost every title.”
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Border Patrol does not pay for migrants’ flights, despite Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim
Border Patrol agents take migrants "to the Yuma airport, put them on a plane to any destination they want. ... And they pay their ticket. And then they get reimbursement from FEMA."
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Swimmer Lia Thomas didn’t announce her retirement, despite online claims
“Lia Thomas announces retirement from competitive swimming.”