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The Dispatch→ False Claims Follow Biden’s Authorization of Long-Range Missiles for Ukraine
Biden has acted within the scope of his executive authority.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this Fox News footage isn’t about Trump’s cognitive health following garbage truck appearance
Video shows Fox News contributors speculating about former President Donald Trump’s cognitive health.
Full Fact→ Living standards are still forecast to rise following the Budget—but it’s a smaller rise than was expected before
Shadow chancellor Jeremy Hunt claimed Labour’s Budget was going to mean “lower living standards”.
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Serena Williams Did NOT Die Following ‘Tragic Car Crash’ On September 23, 2024
Did tennis star Serena Williams die following a tragic car crash in Texas in September 2024, as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: As of September 25, 2024, there was no evidence to suggest that Williams had died. The legend
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Ready for it? Taylor Swift didn’t lose millions of followers after endorsing Kamala Harris
Taylor Swift “lost 17 million followers by endorsing Kamala.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Lose 17 Million Instagram Followers After Kamala Harris Endorsement — From Satirical Account
Did Taylor Swift lose 17 million followers after posting an endorsement for Kamala Harris on her Instagram account? No, that's not true: Numbers show that Swift actually gained followers shortly after her endorsement. The account that pos
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Whoopi Goldberg Vowed To Follow Brittney Griner If Griner Left US
Did Whoopi Goldberg vow to go with basketball star Brittney Griner if she leaves the United States? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence that Goldberg or Griner ever publicly said in 2024 that they would leave the country.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Maxine Waters didn’t tell people to unfollow her opponent because he is a “Hispanic Republican”
Maxine Waters told her followers on X not to follow Omar Navarro because he is a “Hispanic Republican.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Snub Ashley Biden By Not Standing Up — Harris Remained Seated Following Custom For Standing Ovation
Did Kamala Harris snub Ashley Biden by "refusing to stand" during a round of applause after remarks delivered by President Joe Biden's daughter on the first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention? No, that's not true: It's a typ
The Dispatch→ Are QAnon Followers Responsible for Their Beliefs?
The pull of conspiracy theories is pernicious, but individuals can still choose to embrace or reject them.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jack Black Did NOT Receive Lifetime Ban From Academy Of Country Music Following Bandmate’s Comments About Trump
Did the Academy of Country Music place a lifetime ban on entertainer Jack Black after his bandmate made comments about the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The false report was posted on a
PolitiFact→ Claudia Tenney – Biden order on voter registration tells federal agencies to follow laws, not break them
Biden Executive Order 14019 “requires our taxpayer-funded federal agencies to violate the Hatch Act and engage in illegal vote harvesting.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Big Party’ Excerpt From ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Is NOT Real — Follow-Up Post Confirms Fakery
Did Donald Trump's pick for vice president, Sen. JD Vance, write about a drunken party with embarrassingly graphic details on page 21 of his book "Hillbilly Elegy"? No, that's not true: The person who made the post on social media later c
FactCheck.org→ Posts Use Altered Image of Secret Service Agents Following Trump Shooting
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take The actions of the Secret Service at the Pennsylvania rally where former President Donald Trump was wounded in an assassination attempt are under review. But social me
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Muslims’ Yelling ‘Death’ To France, Jewish People, Police, Following 2024 French Election
Does a video show a group of protesters with Palestinian flags shouting offensive sentiments about France, Jewish people and the police after the 2024 French legislative election? No, that's not true: The video predates the election. Addi
PolitiFact→ Following guilty verdict, fact-checking Donald Trump on Biden’s role, being a ‘political prisoner’
After the guilty verdict in NY, former President Donald Trump said the case was “done by the Biden administration.” Here’s why that’s wrong.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Not all sunflowers follow the sun, and it’s not evidence that big, important star has been replaced
“Sunflowers are turning away from the sun because that’s not the sun.”
AllSides→ Baseless Conspiracy Theories Follow Key Bridge Collapse
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/03/baseless-conspiracy-theories-follow-key-bridge-collapse/ The Francis
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Conspiracy Theories Follow Key Bridge Collapse
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take The Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore collapsed after being hit by a cargo ship in the early morning on March 26. Although all evidence points to an accident, cons
Lead Stories→ Get Fact Checks on Your Phone: Follow Lead Stories on WhatsApp
If you love our fact checks you can now also get them delivered straight to your phone via our brand new WhatsApp channel. If you follow us you won't just be getting a link and a headline each time we publish one but also a short video su
The Dispatch→ Store Closures Don’t Follow Electoral Maps
Retail giants have closed down locations in both red states and blue states.
Full Fact→ Image of union flag at half-mast over Buckingham Palace was taken following the death of the Queen
Claims that the union flag is flying at half-mast over Buckingham Palace have been spreading on social media amid unsubstantiated speculation regarding the health of senior Royals.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Marshals Deputy Did NOT Follow Biden As He Exited 2024 State Of The Union Address — Man Is US Secret Service Agent
Did officers with the U.S. Marshals service closely shadow President Joe Biden at the State of the Union address on March 7, 2024, and would the presence of the U.S. Marshals demonstrate that Biden is not the real president or that the ma
Full Fact→ Sunak wrong to claim October’s waiting list improvement followed a pause in strikes
There was a fall in the NHS England waiting list in October—but it followed three days of strikes by junior doctors, consultants and specialty doctors earlier in the month.
PolitiFact→ How to watch the fourth Republican debate, follow live fact-checks
The participant group for the fourth Republican is down to four. Follow PolitiFact’s live fact-checking for the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, event here and across social media.
PolitiFact→ How to watch the third Republican debate, follow live fact-checks
Much has changed since Republican presidential candidates last took the debate stage. Here’s what to know before watching tonight’s third #GOPdebate.
Logically→ Video of baby being rescued in India shared as footage following Moroccan quake
The Dispatch→ Follow the Loser
Enormous sack of "I told you so"s.
The Dispatch→ Mitch McConnell’s Future as Leader Uncertain Following Second Freeze-Up
Plus: A prominent New Hampshire donor says he’s warming to Ron DeSantis.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, a top FEMA official was not arrested for treason following the Maui fires. The claim is satire
CLAIM: Erik Hooks, the deputy director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has been arrested in connection with the agency’s response to the Maui wildfires.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Online posts spread misinformation about FEMA aid following Maui wildfires
Social media users are discouraging residents from accepting disaster aid in Maui, falsely claiming the Federal Emergency Management Agency could seize their property if they do.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Secret CDC Report’ Shows Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children ‘Died Suddenly’ Following Rollout Of COVID-19 Vaccines
Does a "secret CDC report" show hundreds of thousands of children "died suddenly" in the United States following the COVID-19 vaccine rollout? No, that's not true: The author or authors of the article making the claims did not find any su
Logically→ This video does not show soldiers in Niger training following the recent coup
PolitiFact→ What was the fake elector plot by Trump allies following the 2020 election?
Prosecutors have investigated the 2020 fake elector plot orchestrated by Trump allies in an effort to overturn the election. 16 fake electors have already been charged in Michigan.
Logically→ Old video misattributed to recent events in Odesa following attack on Transfiguration Cathedral
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Bulldozer Destroying French Street Following 2023 Protests — Video Was Recorded In Palestinian Territory
Does a video show a bulldozer destroying a street in France amid the 2023 protests following the police shooting death of a teenager of North African descent? No, that's not true: Despite a text overlay that implies the video was taken du
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Bedminster speech following documents indictment
Former President Donald Trump misrepresented laws governing the handling of sensitive and classified papers and offered misleading comparisons to Democratic politicians with record woes of their own. We fact-checked several of his claims.
Logically→ No evidence Jamie Foxx was left partially paralyzed and blind from a blood clot in his brain following COVID-19 vaccination