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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Golden Globe ‘Ethics Board’ Did NOT ‘Cancel Whoopi Goldberg’s Lifetime Achievement Award’ — Story Is From A Satire Site
Did the Golden Globes "ethics board" cancel prominent actress Whoopi Goldberg's Lifetime Achievement Award? No, that's not true: This story originated from a self-described satirical website aimed at trolling conservatives. No corporate s
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media post misleads with Los Angeles County list of ‘zero-bail’ policy exceptions
A list shows violent crimes in Los Angeles that “people will be set free on as of today.”
Full Fact→ Reports of deadly rattlesnake found in UK and Ireland are false
Hoax Facebook posts claim the same snake has been found in multiple locations in the UK and Ireland.
Full Fact→ Hoax posts about missing ‘William Daniels’ shared widely on Facebook
Identical posts have been shared across the UK.
PolitiFact→ Kelda Helen Roys – It’s true: Infertility treatment is often excluded from insurance coverage
Infertility is treated differently than other issues and "often excluded from insurance coverage"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Billboard Is NOT Promoting An Entirely Underground Apartment Complex — It’s Ad For TV Show
Is this an advertisement for an entirely underground apartment building in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: This billboard is a promo for an Apple TV show. The URL seen on the billboard leads to a website that tells readers the TV show h
The Dispatch→ An Unlikely Rout
Republicans are winning the politics of the debt ceiling fight handily. Continue reading An Unlikely Rout »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Target Did NOT Label ‘Tuck-Friendly’ Swimsuit As Kids’ Item
Did Target sell "tuck-friendly" Pride swimsuits as children's items? No, that's not true: Those swimsuits were labeled for adults and were not available in children's sizes. The claim appeared in a post on Instagram on May 17, 2023. Its c
Full Fact→ Pfizer hasn’t been fined $2.3 billion for fraud relating to Covid vaccines
An out-of-context video has been liked more than 28,000 times on Instagram.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact and Florida NBC and Telemundo stations announce bilingual fact-checking partnership
PolitiFact partners with NBC and Telemundo stations in Florida to bring fact-checking in English and Spanish ahead of 2024 election
Logically→ Edited photo falsely claims people from lowered castes banned from entering Rajasthan temple
Logically→ This Ukrainian Defense Ministry tweet about Zelenskyy has been digitally manipulated
The Dispatch→ The Mysterious Battle of Belgorod, Explained
Groups of armed Russian exiles are bringing the fight to their home country. Continue reading The Mysterious Battle of Belgorod, Explained »
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk
Ron DeSantis launched his presidential campaign with a live discussion on Twitter, promising to fight “woke ideology.” We fact-checked his claims about open borders, classroom lessons, and whether “the whole book ban thing is a hoax.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Jade Helm’ Military Training Is NOT Taking Place In Summer of 2023
Is a vast military exercise called Jade Helm taking place in the United States in the summer of 2023? No, that's not true: A video about Jade Helm reused a 2015 news report. The story appeared in a video published on TikTok on May 17, 202
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media users shared incorrect prediction about election lawsuit resolution
An Arizona judge was “forced to overturn” an election and ruled “274,000 ballots must be thrown out.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video de Biden hablando sobre un peligro a la nación es de 2022, no actual
"Estados Unidos en peligro advierte el presidente y llama a todos a defender el alma de Estados Unidos".
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Couple Was NOT Arrested For Selling ‘Golden Tickets To Heaven’
Was a Florida couple arrested for allegedly selling "golden tickets to heaven?" No, that's not true: There are no credible reports of such an event and the website the claim was published on is known for publishing fake news stories. The
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis se postula para la presidencia del 2024. ¿Qué tan ciertos han sido sus discursos?
El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis entra en la carrera presidencial con un récord en el Truth-O-Meter desde el 2013. Aquí puedes leer cómo hemos verificado sus declaraciones en temas LGBTQ+ y sobre Donald Trump.
Logically→ Image of a poster on a New York subway train showing Jordan Neely’s death has been digitally manipulated
Full Fact→ Chelsea Clinton did not say children should be force-jabbed
Posts on social media are attributing a false quote to Chelsea Clinton. She did not say that children in the USA should be forcibly vaccinated.
Logically→ Viral footage shows smoke from a fire in Crimea, not a crashed helicopter in Belgorod
The Dispatch→ Beware the Bachelor
Plus: The DeSantis candidacy that never was. Continue reading Beware the Bachelor »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Miranda Lambert Is NOT Selling A Weight Loss ‘Mineral’
Is American singer-songwriter Miranda Lambert selling weight loss materials, specifically a special mineral used for weight loss? No, that's not true: This is false advertising and follows a formula of using public figures to sell product
PolitiFact→ Evolution of misinformation: How false story about migrants displacing homeless veterans caught fire
A story about asylum-seeking migrants displacing homeless veterans from a New York hotel drew widespread outrage on social media. Then the story fell apart.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet That ‘The World Is Flat’ in 2022
Did Elon Musk write that "the world is flat" on Twitter in April 2022? No, that's not true: The viral image of the supposed entry appears to have been digitally altered. Archived versions of Musk's account do not contain such a tweet. The
PolitiFact→ Matt Walsh – No, Target is not selling ‘tuck-friendly’ swimwear for kids
“Tuck-friendly” bathing suits at Target “are available in kids’ sizes.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: TV Ad Falsely Accuses DeSantis of Levying a New Tax
The Florida governor signed a law changing how an existing tax is collected. Continue reading Fact Check: TV Ad Falsely Accuses DeSantis of Levying a New Tax »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video does not show Obama calling his wife ‘Michael’
A video shows former President Barack Obama referring to his wife, Michelle as “Michael.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, el interior de tu auto no emana excesivas cantidades de benceno al prender el aire acondicionado
"La gente que se sube al coche manteniendo las ventanas cerradas inevitablemente aspirará en rápida sucesión excesivas cantidades” de benceno.
The Dispatch→ Debt Ceiling Deal Remains Elusive
Lawmakers may have only nine days to head off a default. Continue reading Debt Ceiling Deal Remains Elusive »
Full Fact→ Pictures of Elon Musk’s ‘robot wives’ are AI-generated
There is no evidence for claims that the billionaire plans to release “robot wives” for sale in September.
Logically→ Image of a Bangladesh park falsely shared as a revamped road from Srinagar
Logically→ Media outlets share Zomato’s meme on ₹2000 notes as official data on cash-on-delivery payments
Logically→ Media shares Zomato’s meme on ₹2000 notes as official data on cash-on-delivery payments
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Homeless Veterans Were NOT ‘Booted’ From New York State Hotel To Make Room For Immigrants
Were homeless veterans forced to move out from a hotel in Upstate New York so it could accommodate a "bus load of migrants" transported from New York City? No, that's not true: The supposed victims of the circumstances were not veterans -
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Arrest Of Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris On May 10, 2023
Were three high-profile Democrats, including President Joe Biden, arrested on or before May 10, 2023? No, that's not true: The claim came from a 2021 video that theorized about that happening in the future, but two years later, as of this
Logically→ Old video of U.S. army withdrawing from Afghanistan falsely shared as NATO forces in Ukraine
Full Fact→ Tim Schofield has not been stabbed in prison
It’s been falsely claimed on social media that the brother of TV presenter Phillip Schofield has been stabbed in prison.