Does a viral video that claims to document a $350,000 lawsuit against a crane operator who accidentally smashed his boss's vehicle show real footage from the courtroom? No, that's not true: The creator of the video called it an example of
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gavin Newsom Did NOT Have A $100 Million Lawsuit Against ANYBODY Completely Collapse After Whistleblower Testimony — AI Spam From Vietnam
Did a $100 million lawsuit filed by Gavin Newsom against Nick Shirley, Willie Nelson and a dozen other celebrities collapse after whistleblower testimony? No, that's not true: The story that California's governor filed a defamation lawsui
The Dispatch→ The Lawsuit That Could Upend Campaign Finance Law
A conservative group is arguing that limits on issue-advocacy organizations are unconstitutional.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Phillies Karen’ Did NOT File A Multi-Million-Dollar Lawsuit Against MLB — Story Originated On Satire Site
Did the woman known as "Phillies Karen" file a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against Major League Baseball? No, that's not true: The page that originally posted the claim is a self described satire account. The woman who became infamous as
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Erika Kirk, Turning Point USA Did NOT File $400 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against George Soros, As Of October 16, 2025
Did Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, or Turning Point USA file a $400 million lawsuit against investor and philanthropist George Soros over an alleged defamation campaign "to silence conservative voices and manipulate public perception"? No,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Erika Kirk Did NOT File A $40 Million Lawsuit Against ABC — Satire Origin
Did Charlie Kirk's wife Erika Kirk file a $40 million lawsuit against ABC, as is claimed in a social media post? No, that's not true: The story originated on a satirical Facebook page that clearly labels its content as fake. The owner of
PolitiFact→ FTC has long said products must back up health claims. A MAHA lawsuit would upend that.
MAHA lawsuit could upend FTC health claims regulation
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Strait Is NOT Suing ‘The View’ And Whoopi Goldberg In A $50 Million Lawsuit
Is George Strait suing television show "The View" and co-host Whoopi Goldberg for $50 million? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the country music icon has filed a lawsuit against the daytime talk show. Strait has never been
PolitiFact→ Beyond the Macrons’ lawsuit against Candace Owens: Why do people accuse powerful women of being men?
People keep saying prominent women are secretly men. Why?
News Facts Network→ Maryland Joins 23 States in Lawsuit Over Trump Administration’s $6.8B Education Funding Freeze
Maryland and 23 other states, along with Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit Monday against the... The post Maryland Joins 23 States in Lawsuit Over Trump Administration’s $6.8B Education Funding Freeze appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Latinos Report Being Wrongfully Detained by ICE, Sparking Outrage and Lawsuits
A rising number of U.S. citizens, many of them Latino, say they were wrongfully detained... The post Latinos Report Being Wrongfully Detained by ICE, Sparking Outrage and Lawsuits appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ RFK Jr.’s vaccine policy sparks a lawsuit from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Several leading medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health... The post RFK Jr.’s vaccine policy sparks a lawsuit from the American Academy of Pediatrics appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Lawsuit Accuses Trump Administration of Racially Targeting Immigrants in Southern California
A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses the Trump administration of racially targeting brown-skinned individuals during... The post Lawsuit Accuses Trump Administration of Racially Targeting Immigrants in Southern California appeared first on News
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Face $350 Million Lawsuit From 500 January 6 Defendants, in June 2025
Did a federal judge in June 2025 give the green light to a $350 million class-action lawsuit against Rep. Nancy Pelosi by 500 January 6th defendants? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer. A
News Facts Network→ Lawsuit Alleges ICE Violated Rights of Family Detained with Child Battling Leukemia
A Honduran family, including a 6-year-old boy with leukemia, is being held at the South... The post Lawsuit Alleges ICE Violated Rights of Family Detained with Child Battling Leukemia appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Texas Faces Lawsuits Over Classroom Ten Commandments Law
Gov. Greg Abbott’s new law requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in all Texas public...
News Facts Network→ Lawsuit Seeks to Block Tennessee Law Criminalizing Aid to Undocumented Immigrants
A federal lawsuit filed Friday aims to block a Tennessee law that would make it...
News Facts Network→ Lawsuit Against Las Vegas and ICE Could Reshape Trump’s Deportation Plan
A lawsuit filed against the City of Las Vegas and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
News Facts Network→ Supreme Court Blocks Mexico’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against U.S. Gunmakers
The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously dismissed a $10 billion lawsuit filed by the Mexican... The post Supreme Court Blocks Mexico’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against U.S. Gunmakers appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Texas Ends In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students Following Trump Administration Lawsuit
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that the state will end its decades-old policy granting... The post Texas Ends In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students Following Trump Administration Lawsuit appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ New Jersey Pushes Back on School Segregation Lawsuit Appeal as Local Students Remain in Limbo
TRENTON, NJ — A years-long legal battle over racial and socioeconomic segregation in New Jersey... The post New Jersey Pushes Back on School Segregation Lawsuit Appeal as Local Students Remain in Limbo appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satire Story Said ‘Betheda’ Military Court Dismissed Admiral Levine Discrimination Lawsuit As Frivolous — Fictional Story
Did a "Military Court in Betheda, Maryland" dismiss a discrimination case brought by Admiral Rachel Levine, as a viral meme claimed? No, that's not true: The meme, which also referred to Levine as "Biden's DEI Admiral", originated on a Fa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Whoopi Goldberg Did NOT Collapse In Court Or Lose Fictional $800 Million Lawsuit From Karoline Leavitt — AI Video
Did several viral videos accurately report Whoopi Goldberg collapsed in court after losing an $800 million lawsuit to Karoline Leavitt? No, that's not true: The fictional lawsuit did not happen and the video used AI generated imagery of G
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Whoopi Goldberg Did NOT Collapse In Court Or Lose Fictional $800 Million Lawsuit From Karoline Leavitt — AI Video
Did several viral videos accurately report Whoopi Goldberg collapsed in court after losing an $800 million lawsuit to Karoline Leavitt? No, that's not true: The fictional lawsuit did not happen and the video used AI generated imagery of G
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Supreme Court Did NOT Refuse To Hear ‘Sexual Orientation Discrimination Lawsuit’ From Rachel Levine, As Of May 6, 2025
Did the U.S. Supreme Court refuse to hear a case about "sexual orientation discrimination" involving Rachel Levine, the Biden Administration's assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)? No, t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Falsely Claims Whoopi Goldberg Fled The Country After An $800M Lawsuit From Karoline Leavitt — Made Up Story
Did Whoopi Goldberg flee the country after an $800 million lawsuit from Karoline Leavitt had a "speed up"? No, that's not true: A viral video making that claim was largely AI generated. No actual news outlet has reported on such a lawsuit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Carrie Underwood Won $1 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Involving ‘The View’ — Originated On Clickbait Channels
Did Carrie Underwood win a billion-dollar defamation lawsuit against "The View" or did she even sue them? No, that's not true: The story alleging there was a lawsuit involving comments on "The View" about Underwood's performance at Presid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video FALSELY Claims Joy Behar Was Arrested At The Airport Over $50M Lawsuit Involving Karoline Leavitt
Was TV host Joy Behar arrested at the airport trying to flee the country after a $50M lawsuit involving comments about White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt? No, that's not true: The story narrated in a viral video was written by A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Melania Trump Did NOT Win A $900M Defamation Lawsuit Against ‘The View’
Did Melania Trump win a $900 million defamation lawsuit against the TV show "The View"? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for "The View" told Lead Stories the story was false. No news websites indexed by Google News reported anything ab
PolitiFact→ Elizabeth Warren – What’s the evidence RFK Jr. profited off vaccine lawsuits? Checking Warren’s claim
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Law Banning TikTok in U.S. After January 19, 2025 DOES Have Option For Deadline Extension — Lawsuits Ongoing, New Admin Incoming
Is there no way to avoid that January 19, 2025, is TikTok's last day of operation in the United States, as implied in a "BREAKING" post on Threads? No, that's not true: On the day the post appeared, there was no breaking news about enforc
PolitiFact→ Libs of TikTok – X posts miscast Colorado official's role in lawsuit to get Trump off the ballot, voter machine issue
“The lady who leaked passwords for voting systems in Colorado is the same person who tried to remove Trump from the ballot.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Was NOT Named In Rape Complaint Lawsuit Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Was Taylor Swift the female celebrity witness or the accuser named in a lawsuit that said Sean "Diddy" Combs had raped a 13-year-old girl? No, that's not true: Taylor Swift is not named in the lawsuit, filed on October 20, 2024. A male an
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Mostly True: Trump reversed the ACA's LGBTQ+ healthcare protections. But lawsuits muddied impact
Donald Trump “took away protections against discrimination for LGBTQ patients under the Affordable Care Act.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, jury didn’t order Disney to pay Gina Carano $115 million in lawsuit
A jury “ordered Disney and Lucasfilm to pay” actor Gina Carano $115 million.
AllSides→ Posts Misrepresent Ruling on COVID-19 School Mandate Lawsuit
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FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Ruling on COVID-19 School Mandate Lawsuit
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. SciCheck Digest A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District for its now-rescinded COVID-19 vaccine requirement. The court said t
PolitiFact→ The fallout from spreading election falsehoods: lawsuits, settlements and bankruptcy filings
It’s been nearly four years since the 2020 presidential election, and the consequences of amplifying false claims about election workers and voting equipment continue to unspool. Here are nine we’ve already seen.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kentucky Man Did NOT Sue and Win Lawsuit Against Himself For Hitting Own Head With Boomerang — Old Hoax Story
Did a Kentucky man who threw a boomerang that hit himself in the head sue himself for $300,000 and win the lawsuit? No, that's not true: The story was first published in 1996 in a tabloid known for publishing made-up stories. There is no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Riley Gaines Did NOT Win $10 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Whoopi Goldberg
Did former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines win a $10 million defamation lawsuit against actress Whoopi Goldberg? No, that's not true: As of the time this article was published, Gaines had not filed any lawsuit against Goldberg