Was Walt Disney a founder of NASA? No, that's not true: Disney founded an animation, television and movie studio as well as a theme park empire. He produced a television series about space travel in 1955 with a NASA rocket designer. This
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PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Are 75% of guns used in school shootings found unsecured in homes? Experts say more data is needed
“As many as 75% of school shootings resulted from a gun that was not secured.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That A ‘White Hat’ Officer’s Wife Was Found Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances In North Carolina
Was the wife of a "White Hat officer" found dead under suspicious circumstances in North Carolina? No, that's not true: This claim appeared on a website that publishes fabricated content. There is also no credible evidence to substantiate
AllSides→ Trump’s Unfounded ‘Colossal’ Tax Hike Warning
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/04/trumps-unfounded-colossal-tax-hike-warning/ On the day of the tax fil
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Unfounded ‘Colossal’ Tax Hike Warning
On the day of the tax filing deadline, former President Donald Trump went on Truth Social to misleadingly warn that if President Joe Biden is reelected, “you will soon be facing colossal tax HIKES.” But in his latest budget proposal, Biden
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WEF Founder Klaus Schwab Has NOT Been Hospitalized; Rep Says On April 15, 2024, Schwab’s ‘Health Is Excellent’
Was World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab hospitalized as of mid-April 2024? No, that's not true: An organization representative told Lead Stories on April 15, 2024, that the organization has been "targeted by conspiracy narratives,"
FactCheck.org→ Posts Raise Unfounded Concerns About Aluminum in Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Small amounts of aluminum have been used for many decades to strengthen the immune response to vaccines. Exposure to high levels of aluminum has been associated with brain and bone problems, but there is no evidence that the level o
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Five years later, Texas never found voter registrations of 95,000 noncitizens
Texas found that 95,000 noncitizens were registered to vote.
Full Fact→ The Gates Foundation did not paralyse 300,000 children in India
There is no evidence to support this at all.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Ominous, Unfounded Claims About April 8 Eclipse Preparations
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Local governments are preparing residents for an influx of visitors during the April 8 solar eclipse that will be most visible along a narrow path through the U.S., with
PolitiFact→ Cannibalism in Haiti? Fact-checking the unfounded claims
As gang violence and political unrest grips Haiti, conservative commentators shared unfounded claims of widespread cannibalism, using years-old videos from other countries.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No proof a study found lab-grown meat funded by Bill Gates causes 'turbo cancer'
“Study reveals Bill Gates’ Fake Meat causes ‘turbo cancers’ in humans.”
PolitiFact→ A poll found 1 in 5 believe in covert Taylor Swift effort to help Biden win. What does that mean?
Eighteen percent of survey respondents said in February they believe a covert government effort exists for Taylor Swift to help Joe Biden win reelection. What does this finding really mean?
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Unfounded Claim About Swift and Kelce’s Post-Election Plans
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Neither Taylor Swift nor Travis Kelce has endorsed a candidate in the 2024 presidential race as of Feb. 16. But social media posts are making the unfounded claim that the pa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Show WEF Founder Klaus Schwab Wearing Tights, Garter, Swimsuit — It’s Different Person
Do viral photos show World Economic Forum founder Klaus Swab walking in public in tights, garter and what appears to be a woman's swimsuit? No, that's not true: Images in a social media post appear to show a Florida resident. Klaus Schwab
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – We fact-checked a years-old ‘Epstein list’ with 166 names. Here’s what we found
“Epstein List” shows 166 people connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The Dispatch→ Reading the Founders’ Minds
Judges judging judging.
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Misuse Rat Study to Make Unfounded Claims About COVID-19 Vaccines and Autism
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy benefits both mother and baby. Side effects are generally mild, and studies don’t show negative effects on the baby. A criticized study that gave COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant rats doesn’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 50,000+ Write-In Votes For Biden Were NOT ‘Found’ In New Hampshire
Were 50,000+ write-in votes for President Joe Biden "found" in New Hampshire to give him the win in the presidential primary? No, that's not true: The New Hampshire secretary of state's office told Lead Stories that the write-in votes wer
Logically→ Video of Davos 2024 ‘speaker’ insulting WEF founder Klaus Schwab is edited
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Zombie Deer Virus’ Did NOT Spread After Mark Zuckerberg’s Foundation Vaccinated Deer
Did the "zombie deer virus," officially known as chronic wasting disease, spread after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's foundation vaccinated deer across the country? No, that's not true: The foundation, better known as the Chan Zuckerberg
PolitiFact→ Breitbart – Very high COVID-19 viral levels found in wastewater, not in U.S. ‘water supply’
“Nationwide data reveals surging levels of newest COVID strain in water supply.”
Logically→ Edited news report used to claim human feces found near statue of Hindu deity in Canada
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wernher von Braun Was NOT The Founder Of NASA
Did German-born rocket engineer Wernher von Braun found the National Aeronautics and Space Administration? No, that's not true: The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 29, 1958, led
The Dispatch→ Where He Found Us
‘He meets us on our own terms because we cannot meet Him on His.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stephen King, Kevin Spacey Did NOT Announce They Will Leave US If ‘Epstein Client List’ Is Released — No Such Public Comments Found
Did actor Kevin Spacey or writer Stephen King say that they would leave the United States if the "Epstein Client List" is made public? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence that King or Spacey made such comments. The claim c
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Elon Musk and others spread meme reviving unfounded ‘pizzagate’ conspiracy theory
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
FactCheck.org→ Post Makes Unfounded Claim About Doctors Without Borders Worker
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Doctors Without Borders has been working in the West Bank since fighting intensified between the Israelis and Palestinians after Oct. 7. But a video post on social media
Truth or Fiction?→ Unfolding the Mystery: Founder of Radar Technology
Often lying behind shadows of technological advancements, the story of radar technology is a fascinating tale of human innovation. Although it may not be as sensational as the discovery of fire or as groundbreaking as the invention of the wheel, the
Full Fact→ A YouGov poll found 41% think London protest rules are ‘too relaxed’
Conservative MP Danny Kruger claimed on the Today programme the poll found by “two to one” the public believe police are “too soft” on pro-Palestinian protesters.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Matthew Perry Vowed To Expose Hollywood Pedophile Ring Before He Was Found Dead
Did actor Matthew Perry vow to expose "child predators" before his death? No, that's not true: The social media post purportedly by Perry that makes the claim is fake -- there is no proof of its existence on his Instagram account and it d
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin suffered a heart attack is unfounded
Russian President Vladimir Putin suffered a heart attack Oct. 22, 2023.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claims that Matthew Perry died because of COVID-19 vaccine are unfounded, lack evidence
Matthew Perry died because of a COVID-19 vaccine.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Unfounded claims about crisis actors amid Israel-Hamas war spread online
Video shows CNN interviewing “actors.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Gates Foundation ‘Insider’ Admits Depopulation Drugs Are Pumped Into Fast Food Meals
Did a Gates Foundation "insider" say that depopulation drugs had been injected into U.S. fast food to sterilize most of the world? No, that's not true: The People's Voice, the website that made this claim, provided no proof that someone a
Full Fact→ The Gates Foundation was not kicked out of India over HPV vaccine project
There is no evidence thousands of girls were injured by an HPV vaccine project or that this led to the Gates Foundation being kicked out of India.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Mass Graves Of Thousands Of Children Killed By Fauci In Illegal Experiments’ NOT Found In NYC — Or Anywhere Else
Were the "mass graves of thousands of children killed ... in illegal experiments" by Dr. Anthony Fauci found in New York City? No, that's not true: The police department for the county where the mass graves supposedly rest says there are
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t freak out: This claim about Oprah Winfrey and missing children in Maui, Hawaii, is unfounded
“Oprah FREAKS OUT after 15 kids are finally found on Maui.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Cocaine was discovered at the White House, but claims connecting the drug to Biden are unfounded
President Joe Biden and his son snorted cocaine in the White House.
Full Fact→ World Economic Forum founder has not urged world leaders to give him control of their countries
Scrutiny of the speech made by Klaus Schwab shows he said no such thing.