While former President Donald Trump spent much of his week in court, President Joe Biden visited the swing state of Pennsylvania for three days and gave speeches in Scranton, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. We flagged some false and misleading claims, in
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PolitiFact→ Stephen King – Does 1864 Arizona law banning abortions also set the age of consent at 10, as Stephen King claims?
“The 1864 Arizona law forbidding abortions, upheld by the State Supreme Court, also sets the age of consent for females at 10 years.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Joe Rogan Talking About Extraterrestrial Life On Planet K2-18 B Is NOT Authentic
Did Joe Rogan claim scientists have found extraterrestrial life on a planet known as "K2-18 b," as a video on Facebook suggested? No, that's not true: As narration that sounds like Rogan describes the supposed discovery, images cover his
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Fact-checking Biden’s statement on prescription costs for Medicare including cancer drugs
Starting in 2025 "no matter what your total bills are for prescription drugs,” Medicare Part D users will never pay “more than $2,000 a year, because some of these cancer drugs are 10(,000 to) 15,000 bucks a year.”
The Dispatch→ Tucker Carlson, King of the Isolationists
"Israel is allowed to fight, but they are only allowed to fight to a tie."
Health Feedback→ Video of person smoking in a pile of body bags isn’t a staging of COVID-19 victims but part of a Russian music video
REVIEW In April 2024, a Facebook reel claimed to show people “preparing body bags for the evening news clip during the pandemic”. The brief footage showed a pile of black body bags loaded on a truck. Within the pile was a live person lying down
Full Fact→ Video shows Islamic prayer call in Lancaster House, not Buckingham Palace
The footage has been shared widely on social media in recent weeks, but was filmed in March 2023.
The Dispatch→ Taking the W
Israel shouldn’t retaliate against Iran—yet.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video doesn’t show Israelis panicking after Iran’s attack. They’re music fans in Argentina.
Footage shows “Israelis panicking after Iranian attacks reach Israel.”
Full Fact→ Clip of Israelis ‘panicking’ during Iran’s airstrike is actually Louis Tomlinson fans in Argentina
The footage has been shared widely on social media but it predates Iran’s recent missile attack on Israel and shows scenes in Buenos Aires.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference with Mike Johnson
Seeking to present a unified Republican front, former President Donald Trump and embattled Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson met April 12 at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. Trump made several false or misleading statements. Here are some of them.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Fact-checking the false claim that O.J. Simpson posted an online confession before his death
An X post that said, “I did it” was “the last thing O.J. Simpson tweeted before he passed.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Fact Checking: Palestinian Rainwater Collection Restrictions
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Snoop Dogg Did NOT Endorse Smoking Prevention Gummies Purportedly Created By Barbara O’Neill
Did Snoop Dogg endorse gummies that cause people to stop smoking and were the gummies created by alternative health practitioner Barbara O'Neill? No, that's not true: There is no evidence he has ever made such an endorsement. The video ma
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Snoop Dogg isn’t talking up gummies to help quit smoking. This audio has been manipulated.
Video shows Snoop Dogg recommending “gummies for quitting smoking.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Anti-Oil Protesters Who Glued Themselves To Tanker Of Cooking Oil — It Carried Chemical Substance
Did environmental activists protesting against the use of oil and gas in the U.K. glue themselves to a container transporting cooking oil? No, that's not true: The labels on the tank excluded the possibility that it contained vegetable oi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Volodymyr Zelenskyy Bought Highgrove House From Britain’s King Charles III
Did Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy buy the Highgrove mansion from the United Kingdom's King Charles III? No, that's not true: A representative of Grant Harrold, a former royal butler who was cited as the main source in an online
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, Alina Habba didn’t accuse New York judge of taking a $10 million bribe to ‘convict’ Donald Trump
Alina Habba said New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron took a “$10 million bribe from Joe Biden’s shell companies to convict Donald Trump.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Solar Eclipse IS The Moon Blocking Out The Sun
Does a solar eclipse not involve the moon blocking out the sun? No, that's not true: Experts at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) -- an agency that has landed spacecraft on the moon -- describe a solar eclipse as th
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Clips of Joe Rogan talking about sea monsters, El Dorado and the Bermuda Triangle are AI-generated
Video shows Joe Rogan talking about “mythical sea beasts,” gold in the Grand Canyon, and aliens in the Bermuda triangle.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the Navy, Coast Guard working together isn’t a sign of war
It’s a sign of war that the U.S. Navy is assisting the U.S. Coast Guard in cleaning up Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge site.
Health Feedback→ It’s safe to use aluminum foil when cooking food; no evidence to date showing it causes Alzheimer’s or cancer
REVIEW Aluminum is a metal abundant in our daily environment. It’s the most predominant metal in the earth’s crust and is present in air, water, and the human body. We’re exposed to trace amounts of aluminum in our diet from things like tea, s
Health Feedback→ Claim that the HPV vaccine increases risk of cervical cancer misleads by cherry-picking data from FDA document
REVIEW The World Health Organization reports that cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide. In 2022, there were approximately 660,000 new cases of cervical cancer and around 350,000 deaths from cervical cancer. The main ca
Full Fact→ Canadian government has not admitted blocking the sun
A Canadian government science strategy mentions research into technology to reflect the sun’s rays, but there is no evidence this is currently being used.
Lead Stories→ Happy International Fact-Checking Day From Lead Stories!
Each year on April 2nd, fact checkers around the globe celebrate International Fact-Checking Day to stress the importance of fact checking. Fact checkers add to the conversation by making accurate information available to everyone and by
PolitiFact→ Scott Walker – Former Wisconsin governor's statement on layoffs is correct, but it’s lacking context
“We just had 100% increase in layoffs.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Dr. Oz wasn’t attacked on TV for talking about a new blood pressure treatment
There was an “attempt on the life” of Dr. Oz after he shared a blood pressure treatment.
AllSides→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s V.P. Announcement
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/03/factchecking-rfk-jr-s-v-p-announcement/ In announcing his choice for
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s V.P. Announcement
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. In announcing his choice for vice president, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, made statements that were false or misle
PolitiFact→ António Guterres – Fact-checking U.N. Secretary-General’s remarks about catastrophic hunger in Gaza
Gaza has “the highest number of people facing catastrophic hunger ever recorded by the Integrated Food Security Classification system — anywhere, anytime.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-checking Trump’s false claim about his real estate case and land grabs in ‘communist countries’
The New York civil fraud judgment against Trump and a plan to seize Trump-owned property “is simply a 'taking.' Much like what is done in communist countries."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A ‘Corpse’ In A Bodybag Smoking A Cigarette After Moscow Attack — It’s A 2020 Scene From A Music Video
Does a video circulating on social media show a Russian propagandist's outtake -- a live actor having a cigarette break while pretending to be a corpse after the deadly March 22, 2024, music venue attack in Moscow? No, that's not true: Th
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old news about CNN anchor exit repackaged as ‘breaking’ news
“BREAKING: Top CNN host is out as ratings collapse.”
The Dispatch→ Is the Trump Campaign Bilking the RNC Into Paying His Legal Fees?
Plus: A look at the GoFundMe set up to cover Trump’s legal costs.
Health Feedback→ Fluoride level in U.S. drinking water is safe; people of all ages, including infants, can consume fluoridated water
REVIEW Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that helps prevent tooth decay. It does so by strengthening tooth enamel and making teeth more resistant to acid attacks from plaque bacteria and sugars in the mouth, which can lead to dental caries (
The Dispatch→ Stop Making a Martyr of Donald Trump
He benefits enormously from media overreaction to his irresponsible rhetoric.
Truth or Fiction?→ Which Portable ECG Machine Is The Best Looking?
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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.
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.
Health Feedback→ Steve Kirsch promotes flawed study making false claim about COVID-19 vaccines and cancer risk
REVIEW Since the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in late 2020, false claims have spread that these vaccines cause cancer. However, fact-checks by Science Feedback and other fact-checking groups showed that these claims weren’t backed up by any scient