Did an image shared on social media capture the recent arrest of a "45-year-old British mother in the UK" later sentenced to nine months in prison for a Facebook post? No, that's not true: The image first appeared online in 2017. It docum
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Teacher Shouting At Students For Bullying A Student For Wearing MAGA Hat — It’s A Skit
Did a video shared in April of 2025 authentically show a teacher yelling at students in her classroom for bullying a student who wore a MAGA hat? No, that's not true: the video was one of several featuring the same actors in a variety of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Staged Video Shows Black Female Lawyer Arguing With Cop Over Throwing Out Trash At Her Office
Does a bodycam video authentically show a black female lawyer arguing with an "arrogant cop" after she was trying to throw out trash at her office? No, that's not true: The video in which a woman who says her name is "Linda Jones" gets i
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Rep. Jasmine Crockett is not cashing her grandmother’s Social Security checks. That came from satire
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett says “she ‘simply forgot' to inform Social Security that her grandmother died in 2012 … She’s been collecting $2,600 a month for 13 years.”
PolitiFact→ Brooke Rollins – Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins misleads on trade deficit by cherry picking data, relying on projection
“We had an agriculture export deficit that increased from zero when President Trump left to $49 billion” under former President Joe Biden.
PolitiFact→ Are other countries ‘cheating’ the U.S. on trade?
Before President Donald Trump issued a 90-day pause on his April 2 tariffs plan, he described them as a way to combat U.S. trade partners’ “cheating.” But his tariff rate formula was based on trade deficits, not documented “cheating.”
PolitiFact→ Ruben Gallego – Sen. Ruben Gallego is mostly right: American men trail women in higher education at historic levels
Men “have the lowest college attainment rate ever.”
The Dispatch→ Gavin Newsom’s Pivot to Nowhere
The California governor’s curious messaging strategy ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run.
Full Fact→ There’s good information out there too… if you know how to find it!
The truth isn’t always buried deeply. As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, senior journalist Leo Benedictus shares some tips for finding fascinating and surprising information.
The Dispatch→ Motherhood Can’t Be Maximized
Why we shouldn’t apply a growth mindset to childrearing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Copied Satire Story Said Rep. Jasmine Crockett Also Kept Cashing Dead Grandmother’s Social Security Check
Did Representative Jasmine Crockett "conveniently overlook" social security checks going to her dead grandmother for 13 years and did this come out during a DOGE audit? No, that's not true: A meme making that claim originated on a Faceboo
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This video does not prove ‘weather modification’ caused northern Michigan ice storm
Video of gray skies in northern Michigan is proof of weather modification.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, AOC is not cashing grandmother’s Social Security checks, this is satire
Says U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s family “must have just overlooked” “cashing her dead grandmother’s Social Security checks for a decade and a half.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satire Story About AOC’s Family Cashing Social Security Check Of Dead Grandmother Originated On Site Trolling Conservatives
Did the family of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez overlook 14.5 years of cashing the social security check of their dead grandmother? No, that's not true: The "news" about the social security check originated on a website with a c
Full Fact→ Toby Carvery is not giving away free meal-for-two voucher
A post supposedly sharing a voucher for a meal and drinks for two people at the restaurant chain is circulating on Facebook, but it’s not genuine.
Full Fact→ Another MP corrects waiting list claim… but others still haven’t
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – There’s no evidence that Speaker Mike Johnson is messaging on Grindr
Screenshots show Speaker Mike Johnson messaging on Grindr.
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer did post on social media about Mothering Sunday
Some have claimed the PM posted about Eid on Sunday while failing to mention Mother’s Day. But while that was true on X, he did mention Mother’s Day on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK PM Keir Starmer Did NOT Ignore Mother’s Day, Post About Ramadan — He Posted About Both
Did United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer post on social media about the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on March 30, 2025, but fail to post about Mother's Day on the same day? No, that's not true: Starmer posted about Mother's Day on
Full Fact→ #FactsMatter. Here’s why
In a world of fast-moving misinformation, independent fact checking is more important than ever.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Videos don’t show Seattle tornadoes; no twisters touched down there March 26 or 27
Videos show tornadoes hitting Seattle on March 26 and 27.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-checking Donald Trump on whether automobile plants are ‘being built at levels we’ve never seen’
“We have automobile plants being built at levels we've never seen … and they're going up fast.”
Full Fact→ No evidence Duchess of Sussex has had another child
An image of Meghan holding a baby is being shared online with claims she’s had a third child, but there’s no evidence this is true and the image was almost certainly created with AI.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Beep, beep: Teslas and other American cars are still sold in Canada
“Canada makes bold decision to shut down Tesla and the US auto industry.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s no $20,000 hidden grant program for roof repairs; video of Musk is AI-generated
“Elon Musk exposes hidden $20K roof grant. Congress approved it."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Patrick Mahomes Did NOT Reject Fictional ‘$10 Million Offer’ From Elon Musk Either — Fake Story
Did football player Patrick Mahomes reject a "$10 Million Offer" from Elon Musk? No, that's not true: Musk did not make the public statement the story said he did. An AI detector concluded that the text of the story, including bogus quote
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Air Report About ‘Tesla Ionic Care’ Terahertz Technology — Supposed Fox Clip Is Counterfeit
Did Fox News broadcast a segment about a "revolutionary device that's healing the world" named "Tesla Ionic Care" and "backed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump"? No, that's not true: The TV channel denied that. Three AI
PolitiFact→ Nick LaLota – LaLota says he was voting to protect Medicaid, other programs. The budget resolution doesn’t do that
“On Feb. 25, I voted yes on a budget resolution that protects Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid while cutting some spending elsewhere."
Full Fact→ Angela Rayner did not gift portrait of herself to Vietnamese politician
Misleading claims that the Labour MP presented Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister with a painting of herself have been shared online.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Teacher Kicking Out Student for MAGA Hat — It’s a Sketch
Did a video shared in March 2025 authentically show a teacher ordering a student to leave her classroom because he was wearing a MAGA hat? No, that's not true: the video in question was no more than a sketch. The TikTok account that poste
The Dispatch→ What Have We Learned from the Southern Baptist Convention Abuse Scandal?
Warren Cole Smith joins Michael Reneau to discuss the recent closure of the Justice Department ...
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on Funding Cuts in Higher Education
Columbia agrees to a list of demands in hopes of having $400 million in grants and contracts restored.
Full Fact→ No, Argos is not selling pressure washers for less than £2
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook.
The Dispatch→ The Opportunity Cost of Trolling Our Northern Neighbor
A poorer Canada means a poorer United States.
PolitiFact→ Live: Trump wants to close the Education Department. Here's what to know.
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order that takes steps toward dismantling the Education Department. PolitiFact is reporting on his plans ahead of the 4 p.m. White House event.
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says measles infection may have benefits, but there’s no conclusive evidence
“A lot of studies” show that getting measles "boosts your immune system later in life against cancers, atopic diseases, cardiac disease."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Tyler Chapman’ And ‘Shaila Bradshaw’ Facebook Warning About Homicide Of Baby ‘Marquel Smith’ In Kansas And Other Places — Part Of Scam
Is a "Homicide Bureau" searching for "Tyler Chapman" and "Shaila Bradshaw" over "the death of eight-month-old Marquel Smith"? No, that's not true: Facebook posts calling on readers to be on the lookout for them in various locations used m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Send ‘Three US Aircraft Carriers’ To Iran On March 17, 2025 — There Was Only One Carrier In That Region
Did the United States send three aircraft carriers to Iran on March 17, 2025? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the U.S. Navy told Lead Stories that, as of March 18, 2025, there was just one U.S. military ship of this class deployed
The Dispatch→ What the Feds’ Fight With Columbia University Means for Other Schools
The battle between the school and the Trump administration over antisemitism could play out at dozens of other institutions.
The Dispatch→ How the Other Half Suffers
Affluent ignorance has allowed tuberculosis to flourish, argues a new book.