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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts About ‘Serial Killer’ Robert Thibodeau Are FALSE
Were social media posts genuinely warning the public in late 2024 about Robert Thibodeau, who was being called a "serial killer on the run" in communities over 2,500 miles apart? No, that's not true: Tipton County, Tennessee, Sheriff Shan
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Did Elon Musk release a flying car? No, but that false claim took off on Facebook
Elon Musk is “finally releasing his first flying car today.”
FactCheck.org→ Viral Claim Falsely Suggests Trump Ended Violence in Gaza
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Attacks by Israeli forces and Hamas continue to kill or displace people in the Gaza Strip. But social media posts misleadingly claim Donald Trump’s victory in th
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – It's False that these celebrities have moved to other countries after the 2024 election
Celebrities including Bruce Springsteen, Robert De Niro, Robert Downey Jr., John Legend and Tom Hanks have announced they are leaving the U.S. following the 2024 election.
Full Fact→ Facebook post about a toddler found wandering in Skegness is false
This Facebook post is likely a hoax and very similar to others we’ve seen before.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Question Barron Trump’s Citizenship Status
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President-elect Donald Trump has called for an interpretation of the 14th Amendment that would deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. to parents in the cou
The Dispatch→ False Claims Follow Biden’s Authorization of Long-Range Missiles for Ukraine
Biden has acted within the scope of his executive authority.
Full Fact→ Old clip of cargo ship fire falsely linked to Houthi attacks
The video showing a ship ablaze has been shared to suggest it was attacked by the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Elon Musk is rich, but not rich enough to give everyone on Earth $1 billion. That claim is False.
“Elon Musk has $180 Billion and there are 8B people on earth. If he gave us each $1B he’d still have $172B left.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Social media posts spread false claims about Benjamin Netanyahu’s health
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hospitalized with “serious health issue.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Posts About ‘Missing’ Police Officer Jonathan Diller Are FALSE
Are social media posts authentically trying to find a police officer named Jonathan Diller, described as missing from towns more than 1,000 miles apart? No, that's not true: The Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Police Department replied to one
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Claim CBS News Reported ‘Cheating’ in Election
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Some social media posts falsely claimed that CBS News reported there was “cheating” in the 2024 presidential election that benefitted President-elect Donal
FactCheck.org→ Both Sides Distort Incomplete Vote Counts to Falsely Suggest Election Fraud
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Ballots were still being counted in the days following the 2024 election, but a claim that there was a suspicious gap of 15 million to 20 million votes as compared wit
The Dispatch→ Claims Suggesting Donald Trump Will Win More Than 500 Electoral Votes Are False
Some states have passed laws to award their electoral votes to the popular vote winner, but they are not in effect.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump has repeated immigration falsehoods throughout the 2024 campaign. Here are the facts
At every 2024 campaign rally, former President Donald Trump repeats a host of false and misleading immigration claims. Here are the facts behind 11 of his most repeated immigration falsehoods.
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→ Patriot Voice – In another sign of Russian influence, posts falsely try to tie Kamala Harris to Sean Diddy Combs
Vice President Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff received $500,000 for tipping off Sean “Diddy” Combs about police raids.
PolitiFact→ In Nov. 1 Milwaukee rally, Trump offers falsehoods on economy, climate change
In his last scheduled visit to the battleground state of Wisconsin, former President Donald Trump offered many false and misleading statements. Here’s a fact-check of some of the things he said Nov. 1 at the Fiserv Forum.
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.”
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→ 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.
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.”
The Dispatch→ GOP Canvasser Falsely Accuses Pennsylvania Nuns of Voter Fraud
The Benedictine Sisters of Erie’s monastery is home to 55 sisters and not complicit in voting fraud schemes.
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→ 2 weeks, 450+ posts: How Elon Musk uses his X profile to push FEMA, immigration, voting falsehoods
Elon Musk posts and reposts misinformation narratives from conservative accounts, amplifying false claims to millions. We analyzed more than 450 of his posts and found numerous falsehoods about federal hurricane relief, immigration and voting.
FactCheck.org→ False Comparison of Kid Rock’s and Taylor Swift’s Hurricane Support
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take As disaster relief efforts continue in the areas affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, a Facebook post makes the false claim that Kid Rock has made “14 trips
PolitiFact→ Progress 2028 – Progress 2028 isn't tied to Kamala Harris. Ads saying she wants mandatory buyback program are False
A pro-Kamala Harris website shows she supports a mandatory gun buyback program.
New York Times→ Trump’s Claims That Blame Migrants: False or Misleading
The Trump campaign has consistently pointed to unauthorized immigration as the cause of a series of problems it says plagues the country. That is rarely actually the case.
Full Fact→ Alexa users given false information attributed to Full Fact’s fact checks
Earlier this week the interactive voice assistant provided incorrect answers to questions about MPs’ expenses, diplomatic relations with Israel, the Northern Lights and more.
FactCheck.org→ Meme Rehashes Old, False Claim That J6 Committee Destroyed Evidence
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take The House committee that investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, issued a more than 800-page report presenting and analyzing the evidence about wh
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump claimed Harris’ ‘60 Minutes’ interview violated campaign finance law. That’s False
Vice President Kamala Harris’ “60 Minutes” interview may be “a major Campaign Finance Violation.”
PolitiFact→ Terence Everitt – Democrats falsely claim Ashlee Adams 'campaigned for Mark Robinson and his radical agenda'
Republican state Senate candidate Ashlee Adams “campaigned for Mark Robinson and his radical agenda.”
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claims of ‘No Help’ or Helicopters Sent for Helene Victims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In his continued attack on the federal response to Hurricane Helene, former President Donald Trump falsely said that no helicopters and no help were sent to the affected areas for d
The Dispatch→ More False Claims Circulate Comparing Hurricane Disaster Aid to Migrant Benefits
Social media users are wrong about both FEMA benefits and handouts to illegal immigrants.
PolitiFact→ Eric Hovde – Wisconsin GOP challenger's ad falsely claims Dem US Senator 'gave stimulus checks to illegals'
Says Democratic opponent Tammy Baldwin "gave stimulus checks to illegals."
The Dispatch→ Claims About FEMA and Equity Considerations Are False
Federal law requires disaster assistance provided by the federal government to be impartial and nondiscriminatory.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-check: Trump said he has been to Gaza. That’s False.
Of Gaza, “I’ve been there.”
The Dispatch→ Viral Claims About $750 FEMA Payments to Helene Victims Are False
The payments are not loans and represent just one of many financial aid programs available to disaster victims.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claim of Stolen Disaster Relief Funds
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said that no funds intended for disaster relief have been used to pay for programs that respond to illegal immigration. But former President