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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Skit Video Does NOT Show Real Passenger Who Wouldn’t Get Off The Plane During Tantrum Over First Class Seat
Does a viral video on social media authentically document a passenger who threw a tantrum over not getting a seat in first class, wouldn't get off and had to be dragged from the plane? No, that's not true: The "passenger" is an actor who
Internet Archive→ President Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting on First 100 Days : CSPAN : April 30, 2025 12:10pm-1:41pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump's holds Cabinet meeting to mark the first 100 days of his second term. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Item Tile, JS
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s False Claims in His First 100 Days in Office
The president’s dizzying efforts to reconfigure the global economy, reshape the federal government and restrict immigration have been undergirded by a nonstop distortion of facts.
Internet Archive→ President Trump the First 100 Days: The Interview in the Oval Office : KGO : April 29, 2025 8:00pm-9:00pm PDT
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PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking President Donald Trump's first 100 days of his second term
Donald Trump's first 100 days: Live fact-checks
PolitiFact→ President Trump said he ‘brought back free speech.’ His first 100 days tell a different story.
How free speech fared in 100 days under President Trump
PolitiFact→ 100 PolitiFact fact-checks from President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office
100 fact-checks from Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office
PolitiFact→ How spin and falsehoods propelled Trump's immigration crackdown in his first 100 days
Spin, falsehoods propelled Trump's immigration crackdown
PolitiFact→ 9 charts show how consumers, businesses have soured on the economy in Trump’s first 100 days
Consumers, businesses pessimistic about economy under Trump
The Dispatch→ Will Pete Hegseth Be Trump’s First Cabinet Casualty?
A Pentagon in disarray may eventually spell the end for ‘the influencer secretary.’
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact readers’ feedback in the first 100 days of Trump presidency
Reader response in Trump’s first 100 days
Internet Archive→ Fmr. President Biden First Remarks Since Leaving Office on Social Security : CSPAN : April 15, 2025 10:19pm-10:57pm EDT
Former President Joe Biden delivered his first public remarks since leaving office, giving a keynote speech at a conference hosted by Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) in Chicago....This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN
Full Fact→ Fake BBC report claims Ukraine’s first lady tried to escape abroad
This is an example of ‘imposter content’—fake content that appears to be from credible organisations.
Full Fact→ Fake BBC report claims Ukraine’s first lady tried to escape abroad
This is an example of ‘imposter content’—fake content that appears to be from credible organisations.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Produce, Broadcast A Report About Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska Attempting To ‘Escape’
Did the BBC report that Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska tried to escape to Europe and was put under the guard of the national Security Service when the attempt failed? No, that's not true: In a statement to Lead Stories, a BBC spokesp
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Image of weeping first lady Melania Trump is AI-generated
Photo shows first lady Melania Trump crying.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, former first daughter Malia Obama didn’t get $2.2 million from USAID
“Malia Obama received $2.2 million in funds from USAID.”
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s First Interview as HHS Secretary
In Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first interview as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, he made multiple incorrect or misleading statements, including about seed oils, an abortion drug and the notion that the U.S. has the “sickest
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s First Post-Election News Conference
The president-elect made inaccurate claims about a small-business survey, the federal budget, autism rates and pesticide use, among other claims.
Full Fact→ County council elections have not been ‘cancelled’ for the first time since World War Two
Contrary to claims made on social media, some county council elections were also delayed in May 2021 so the local authorities could be reorganised.
PolitiFact→ As President Donald Trump readies new tariffs, we examine the impact of his first-term tariffs
As President Donald Trump readies new tariffs, we looked back at the effect of his first-term tariffs. Numerous studies say they hampered the economy and added to consumers’ costs.
Internet Archive→ White House Press Secretary Holds First Briefing : CSPAN : January 29, 2025 5:06am-5:53am EST
"America will no longer tolerate illegal immigration" and President Trump "expects every nation on this planet will cooperate with the repatriation of their citizens," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters in the first White House
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the First Week of the Second Trump Administration
The outgoing and incoming presidents both exploited the power of the pen.
PolitiFact→ What Trump's first week immigration orders mean in the short and long term
President Donald Trump signed a flurry of immigration orders. Some actions have taken effect; others face legal challenges or will require additional resources. Here’s a look at what the orders say and mean.
The Dispatch→ First Batch of Senate Confirmation Hearings Kick Off
Several of Trump’s high-level picks look on track to join the incoming administration.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alzheimer’s Disease Did NOT First Appear In 1979 — And Margarine Not To Blame
Is it true that there was no Alzheimer's disease until 1979 -- after the vegetable oils used in margarine were incorporated widely in modern diets? No, that's not true: In 1906 the "unusual disease of the cerebral cortex" was discovered b
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the First Week of 2025
A terror attack kills 14 in New Orleans.
PolitiFact→ Bird flu: What to know about latest outbreaks after U.S. reports first severely infected person
Following recent avian influenza outbreaks, the U.S. reported its first person with a severe infection, and California's governor declared a state of emergency. Public health officials say risk to the general public remains low.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Say Elon Musk Is ‘First Person In History, To Be Radicalized By His Own Algorithm’
Did Taylor Swift say Elon Musk is "the first person in history, to be radicalized by his own algorithm"? No, that's not true: A psychology professor at the University of Cambridge claimed credit for the quote after it went viral in mid-No
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Elon Musk Said He Would Suspend Accounts That Called Him ‘Fat,’ ‘The First Lady’
Did Elon Musk state that X accounts that called him "fat" or "The First Lady" would be "suspended without warning"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Musk ever made such a post. There are still posts calling him those phrases
Full Fact→ Is the government on track to conduct a Strategic Defence Review within its first year?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to carry out a Strategic Defence Review.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Ban Stephen King From X For Calling Musk ‘The First Lady’ — King Still On X, Says He Never Made ‘First Lady’ Reference
Did Elon Musk permanently ban author Stephen King from X after King called Musk "the First Lady"? No, that's not true: King posted on his own X account that neither the "first lady" reference nor the ban happened. King added "Yet here I a
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video shows first-time voter dropping off ballot in Lincoln, Nebraska, not 'ballot mule'
A “ballot mule” was caught on camera Nov. 2 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Donald Trump campaigned at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, but the chain’s E. coli outbreak came first
An E. coli outbreak followed former President Donald Trump’s campaign stop at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s.
The Dispatch→ Harris’ Best Bet For a Closing Pitch: Positive First, Then Negative
But a debate continues over her messaging strategy as the campaign closes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Kamala Harris’ $25K First-Time Buyer Plan Excludes Those Whose Relatives Have Owned Homes
Does the "fine print" on Kamala Harris' plan of $25,000 for first-time homeowners say a person is not eligible if they have a relative who has ever owned a home? No, that's not true: There is no proof that the plan has restrictions on peo
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact: Donald Trump returns to Butler, Pennsylvania, site of first assassination attempt
Former President Donald Trump’s speech in Butler, Pennsylvania, included claims about the Biden-Harris administration’s response to Hurricane Helene, illegal immigration and the economy. We fact-checked him.
PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – Ruben Gallego’s first act in Congress was not to propose banning the term ‘illegal alien’
Rep. Ruben Gallego’s “first act in Congress was to propose legislation to BAN the use of the term ‘illegal alien.’”
The Dispatch→ Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates for the First Time Since Pandemic
The half-point cut comes after reports show a weakening labor market.