Does a video show Adm. Rachel L. Levine, the assistant secretary of health and human services, performing what is described as a pagan ritual? No, that's not true: A reverse image search revealed that the woman in the video is someone els
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PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Bragg’s apple cider vinegar does not use ‘Apeel,’ an edible coating to lengthen produce’s shelf life
Bragg’s apple cider vinegar uses Bill Gates’ ‘Apeel’ apples, which harm the body.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This video doesn’t show recent floods in France or Spain
Video shows floods in Spain and France.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Website Offering Concealed Carry Gun Permit ‘100% Online’ Does NOT Issue Actual State Permit
Can a person get a concealed carry gun permit 100 percent online by just answering six simple questions? No, that's not true: To get the promoted New Hampshire Non-resident Pistol/Revolver License, the customer must still fill out the app
PolitiFact→ What does a small majority mean for House Republicans? 3 things to know
As the final House races’ results fall into place, it appears Republicans will win a slim House majority. Could Democrats take it back from untimely deaths, illnesses or resignations?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Putin Asserting Right To Use Nukes After Biden Authorized Ukraine Use Of US ‘Mass Missile’
Did Vladimir Putin say in a televised address on November 17, 2024, that Russia could use nuclear weapons if Ukraine launches "a mass missile" to strike targets inside Russia? No, that's not true: A viral post on X reused footage from alm
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Actor Cillian Murphy Waving Palestinian Flag On Street
Does a video show actor Cillian Murphy waving a Palestinian flag on the street? No, that's not true: The person waving the flag in the video is Derek Brennan, who runs tours of locations of Murphy's Netflix show "Peaky Blinders" in Birmin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Account Activity Does NOT Reflect That Viral List Of Businesses, Celebrities ‘Stopped Posting On Twitter’
Have Visa, Etsy, Adobe, Android, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Mastercard, McDonald's, CVS Pharmacy, Home Depot and Walmart all stopped posting on Twitter, now called X? No, that's not true: There is no indication that the accounts named in th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People In Netherlands Celebrating Attacks On Israeli Soccer Fans In Amsterdam
Does video of people chanting and clapping show Netherlands residents celebrating the attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam in early November 2024? No, that's not true: The video predates the violence by several months. It is of a d
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, an early morning influx of Milwaukee votes doesn't prove the Wisconsin Senate race was stolen
A “ballot dump” around 4 a.m. in Milwaukee shows the Wisconsin Senate election was stolen from the Republican candidate.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Teardrops on live TV? No, this photo doesn’t show Taylor Swift reacting to Trump’s election win
Photo shows Taylor Swift after she “broke down in tears on live television the moment the race was called for President Trump.”
The Dispatch→ No, Project 2025 Does Not Eliminate Public Schools
A claim about the policy blueprint from the Heritage Foundation is false.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Law Does NOT Impose 15-Year Sentence For ‘Simply Viewing’ Propaganda
Does a new U.K. law require a 15-year prison sentence just for looking at propaganda? No, that's not true: Terrorism law experts told Lead Stories that the law is aimed at people who repeatedly look at or download terrorist content online
Full Fact→ Video does not show ‘HAARP ship’ floating near Spain before floods
The footage shared online is of a floating power plant—not a HAARP facility.
The Dispatch→ What Trump’s Win Doesn’t Mean
The public continues to reject what both parties offer. That’s hardly cause for triumphalism.
Health Feedback→ Sunscreen doesn’t cause melanoma; most melanoma cases are due to excess UV radiation from the sun
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PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this video doesn’t show former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ‘drunk’
Video shows “drunk Nancy Pelosi.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Shaky social media video doesn’t show 8.0 magnitude Oregon earthquake
Video shows 8.0 magnitude earthquake in Oregon.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this video doesn’t show floods in Valencia, Spain. It’s from other disasters in Europe
Video shows floods in Valencia, Spain
PolitiFact→ Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim
Decades of research finds drinking fluoridated water is safe. But Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants the incoming Trump administration to recommend removing fluoride from water. Here’s what science says.
Full Fact→ Clip shared by thousands does not show a Palestinian girl trapped under rubble
The video, which has more than 53,000 shares on X, actually shows a child looking through a hole in a wall.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of Harris calling a voter while the camera app is open does not prove she faked a call
A video of Vice President Kamala Harris talking to a voter on the phone is fake because the camera app was on while she was on the call.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Video does not show Philadelphia voting officials allowing noncitizens to vote
A video showing conversations about noncitizen voting outside a Philadelphia city commissioners' office is proof of “Pennsylvania election fraud.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fold Or Crease In Candidate Name Area Does NOT Void Wisconsin Paper Ballots
Does a fold line or a crease in the candidate name area void paper ballots so "the machines cannot count it" in Wisconsin? No, that's not true: The Grant County clerk, where the complaint about a wrinkled ballot was reported, told Lead St
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Harris Staged Phone Call With Camera App Open On Phone
Does a video showing Kamala Harris holding a phone with the camera app open prove that she faked a phone call, as a post on X said? No, that's not true: According to Apple user documents, having the camera app open while on an active call
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show ‘Trump Ballots’ About To Be Destroyed By North Carolina Poll Worker In 2024 — It’s Delivery Of 2020 Ballots
Does an authentic photo show Trump ballots for 2024 about to be destroyed by a poll worker in North Carolina? No, that's not true: The photo used for this post dates back to 2020 in Wallingford, Connecticut, and is not related to ballot d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Harris Slurring Words, Speaking Slowly At Campaign Rally — Original Clip Was Altered
Does an authentic video show Kamala Harris slurring her words during a campaign speech as if she were drunk? No, that's not true: The clip was altered and slowed down, giving the impression that the Democratic presidential nominee was spe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video DOES Show Kentucky Ballot Machine Marking Harris When Voter Pressed Trump — But State Says Voter Was Able To Cast Ballot For Trump, Machine Removed For Examination
Does a video on social media show a Kentucky voting machine marking Kamala Harris for president when the voter tried to press Donald Trump, leaving them unable to vote for Trump? Yes, but that is missing context: The Kentucky Board of Ele
Full Fact→ Celsius energy drink does not contain dangerous levels of cyanide
A clip of an influencer incorrectly describing the risks from energy drinks has resurfaced online. The original video appears to have been deleted.
Full Fact→ The NHS doesn’t ‘gobble up’ 40% of total public expenditure
About 18% of total public expenditure goes to health, though health accounts for almost 40% of day-to-day departmental budgeted spending.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Dot’ Under Kamala Harris’ Name On Kentucky Ballot Does NOT Invalidate Any Other Choice For President
Does a "dot" in the Kamala Harris box on a Kentucky ballot invalidate any other 2024 choice for U.S. president? No, that's not true: The Kentucky State Board of Elections' general counsel told Lead Stories that both the elections board an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Ballot Mule’ At Lincoln, Nebraska, Branch Library
Does a video of a person with a skateboard show a "ballot mule caught on camera at a branch library in Lincoln, Nebraska? No, that's not true: Local election officials who reviewed surveillance footage of the location confirmed that the p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Crowd At Trump Campaign Rally In Salem, Virginia, In November 2024 — It’s Crowd For Chappell Roan Performance
Does a video on social media show a Trump rally crowd in Salem, Virginia, in November 2024? No, that's not true: The original video is taken from pop-music singer-songwriter Chappell Roan's performance on October 6, 2024, at the Austin Ci
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Does NOT Prove Transgender Person Received 2 Ballots In McHenry County, Illinois
Does a post on social media prove that a "male relative who recently started identifying as a 'woman' received two ballots for the election" in McHenry County, Illinois, in 2024? No, that's not true: The post's images of envelopes had lab
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Does NOT Show Actual Insider Saying Arizona Plans To Rig Election For Harris — Russian Bad Actors
Does a video show an informant, who allegedly was once an aide to Arizona's secretary of state, telling about state plans to rig the election in favor of Kamala Harris? No, that's not true: This video is fabricated disinformation from a R
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video doesn’t show a ‘Democratic operative’ making credible 2020 Georgia election fraud allegations
Video shows a ‘Democratic operative’ making credible allegations of fraud during the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, this video doesn’t show Kentucky voting machines blocking votes for Trump
Video shows “voting machines in Kentucky are not allowing voters to select” Donald Trump for president.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Crowd At Trump Madison Square Garden Rally — It’s Crowd In Ireland At 2011 Event With Then-President Obama
Does a photo on social media show people crowding the street outside Madison Square Garden in New York in 2024 for a Trump rally? No, that's not true: Images from the street scene first appeared in 2011, showing people in Dublin lined up
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Formatting error in Michigan doesn’t mean voters cast ballots from multiple addresses
Data shows some voters cast multiple votes, meaning "at least 164,568 illegal votes have been cast” in Michigan.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Suspicious ‘Guy’ Who Dropped Off ‘A Ton Of Ballots’ In Pennsylvania After Polls Closed — He’s A Postal Worker Delivering Ballots
Does a photograph on social media show a suspicious "guy" who dropped off "a ton of ballots" after polling closed in Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: Pennsylvania's Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure told Lead Stories the man s