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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence John Cena Lost ‘Four Sponsors Worth Millions After Humiliating Himself At The Oscars’
Did professional wrestler and actor John Cena lose four sponsors "worth millions" after "humiliating himself" at the Oscars? No, that's not true: This claim is from an article on a satirical website known for publishing fabricated content
PolitiFact→ Benny Johnson – Joe Biden visited Walter Reed in February for a physical. He was not ‘rushed’ to the hospital
President Joe Biden was “rushed to hospital unexpectedly.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Attorney Johnnie Cochran died from a brain tumor, not because of reparations fight
Johnnie Cochran “mysteriously passed away” and his death is linked to his work on slavery reparations.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Kirby Did NOT Say Zero Civilians Had Died In Gaza — He Said ‘The Right Number Of Civilian Casualties Is Zero’
Did Assistant to the Secretary of Defense John Kirby say that the "true number of civilians deaths in Gaza is zero"? No, that's not true: That is a misquote that drastically changes the meaning of what Kirby said. No such quote is found i
Logically→ Photo of Corporal John Horn in Germany shared as ‘British general killed in Gaza war’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Hang NIH Official Alfred Johnson — Story Is Made Up
Did U.S. Marines hang National Institute of Health Deputy Director Alfred Johnson after pranking him "Whitmer-style"? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that the claim is false. The claim is in an article on a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Arrest Ex-White House Chief of Staff John Kelly — Story Is Made Up
Did U.S. Marines arrest former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that the claim is false. The claim appears in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated
Health Feedback→ Johns Hopkins report on the 2025 SPARS pandemic isn’t evidence that an upcoming pandemic is being planned
REVIEW Claims that the COVID-19 pandemic was planned or that future pandemics have been planned beforehand by health authorities, universities, and prominent personalities like Bill Gates have continually surfaced on social media over the last few y
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Peter Doocy, John Berman Did NOT Report That 100 Earthquakes "Just Hit" Yellowstone In December 2023
Did journalists Peter Doocy or John Berman report that 100 earthquakes "just hit" Yellowstone National Park and that such earthquakes may lead to an "eruption"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that either journalist reported suc
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with John McCormack
Our newest hire answers readers’ questions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Travolta Did NOT Promote Hair Growth Product ‘RenewHair-X’ — Video Of Him Has Been Dubbed Over
Did actor John Travolta promote a hair growth product called RenewHair-X in a video on social media? No, that's not true: An audio track of a voice sounding like Travolta's is dubbed over a clip of the actor from a late-night talk show ap
The Dispatch→ Mike Johnson’s Christmas Vacation
Plus: A look at how a viable third-party candidate could throw the 2024 election into chaos.
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Wisconsin senator's claim that Dems used alternative slates of electors 'repeatedly' is false'
Democrats have also used alternate slates of electors "repeatedly in all kinds of different states."
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with John McCormack
It’s our newest hire’s turn to answer your questions.
Full Fact→ Was Boris Johnson right to dispute Covid Inquiry evidence on excess deaths?
Pandemic deaths in the UK were indeed among the worst in western Europe as the Inquiry had heard—but also about in the middle, by the standards of Europe as a whole, as Mr Johnson said.
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Johnson’s line on how to register to be a poll worker is Mostly True
"In order to be a poll worker on the conservative side, you have to register through the Republican Party of Wisconsin."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – John D. Rockefeller did not write a ‘secret covenant’ about world domination
John D. Rockefeller wrote a secret covenant about controlling the world’s population.
Logically→ Photo of Dwayne Johnson wearing a ‘Keep America Trumpless’ shirt has been edited
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: House Speaker Mike Johnson Did NOT Say ‘Homosexual Relationships’ Were ‘More Satisfying Than Hetero Relationships’
Did House Speaker Mike Johnson say that "homosexual relationships" were "more satisfying than hetero relationships"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Johnson ever publicly made that statement. The fake quote may have been in
PolitiFact→ X posts – Post alleging ‘business relationship’ between Stormy Daniels and Mike Johnson is satire.
Fox News reported that Stormy Daniels admitted having a ‘business relationship’ with Speaker Mike Johnson.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US House Speaker Mike Johnson Did NOT Say ‘Every Woman Has A Duty To Birth At Least One Able-Bodied Worker’
Did House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson say that "Every woman has a duty to birth at least one able-bodied worker"? No, that's not true: Johnson's director of media affairs told Lead Stories that he "never said anything of the k
The Dispatch→ House Approves Mike Johnson’s Stopgap Funding Bill
Congress is poised to avert Friday’s government shutdown deadline.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Mike Johnson’s Capitol Hill
Join us for our weekly livestream conversation.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Instagram post inaccurately quotes House Speaker Mike Johnson on workers and abortion
Quotes House Speaker Mike Johnson as saying, “Every woman has a duty to birth at least one able-bodied worker.”
The Dispatch→ House GOP Gives Mike Johnson (Some) Leeway in Averting a Shutdown
Plus: Are censures in the House too frequent?
AllSides→ Did Speaker Mike Johnson Say He Did ‘Extensive Studies of Homosexual Relationships’ in College?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/johnson-studies-homosexual-relationships/ Claim: U.S. House Speaker M
PolitiFact→ Mike Johnson – Despite Mike Johnson’s claim, some spending cuts can increase deficits
“Only in Washington can you cut funding, add a pay-for to a new spending measure, and they say it's terrible for the deficit.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson is the 56th speaker of the House
U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson is the 45th speaker of the House.
Full Fact→ ‘Get Covid and live longer’? Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp at Covid Inquiry fact checked
Most people dying of Covid in 2020 were over 80—but they also generally had years of life left.
AllSides→ Did Mike Johnson work for a hate group? SPLC and Christian law firm have sparred over label
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/oct/27/did-mike-johnson-work-for-a-hate-group-splc-and-ch/ Sinc
The Dispatch→ Three Ways of Looking at Mike Johnson
Are Republicans trying to force normal conservatives away from the party?
PolitiFact→ Did Mike Johnson work for a hate group? SPLC and Christian law firm have sparred over label
After the rise of Rep. Mike Johnson, a low-profile congressman, to House speaker, claims began to circulate about his past work for the Alliance Defending Freedom, which has been labeled a “hate group.” We examined Johnson’s involvement and the e
The Dispatch→ Will New Speaker Mike Johnson Actually Decentralize Power in the House?
All recent speakers say they want to, but it never really happens. Why?
The Dispatch→ Understanding Mike Johnson’s Social Conservatism
What we can learn from his work for the Christian legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom.
PolitiFact→ Mike Johnson sought to overturn 2020 election. As House speaker, he'll oversee 2024 certification
The new House speaker, U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., sought to overturn the 2020 election by supporting a SCOTUS lawsuit seeking to toss out some results. He voted against certifying the election for Biden and spread falsehoods about the election.
PolitiFact→ Mike Johnson – Have prices increased by over 17% in two years, as new Speaker Mike Johnson said?
“Prices have increased over 17% in the last two years.”
PolitiFact→ Mike Johnson – Fact-checking new House Speaker Mike Johnson on the federal debt
“In the time it’s going to take me to deliver this speech, we’ll go up another $20 million in debt.”
The Dispatch→ Republicans Elect Mike Johnson Speaker
It brings the impasse to an end, but the House GOP still has a lot of hurdles to overcome this year.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Kerry Did NOT Say ‘We Must Sacrifice Billions Of Humans To Save Planet Earth’
Did U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry say, "We must sacrifice billions of humans to save planet Earth"? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department told Lead Stories that this claim is false. The article making t