Now that the elections are over, we’ve compared six of the dodgy or unreliable bar charts highlighted in our investigation with the actual results. Things often worked out rather differently.
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Full Fact→ Misleading claim about ‘council tax exemption’ for Muslims recirculates on Facebook
FactCheck.org→ The Persistent Misleading Claim That Vaccines Aren’t Properly Tested for Safety
It’s a common, misleading refrain in anti-vaccine circles: Childhood vaccines may be unsafe because few if any have been tested in placebo-controlled trials before being approved. But that claim misunderstands the vaccine safety testing process and
FactCheck.org→ The Persistent Misleading Claim That Vaccines Aren’t Properly Tested for Safety
It’s a common, misleading refrain in anti-vaccine circles: Childhood vaccines may be unsafe because few if any have been tested in placebo-controlled trials before being approved. But that claim misunderstands the vaccine safety testing process and
Full Fact→ Revealed: how local election bar charts are misleading voters and using unreliable data
We’ve found over a dozen leaflets making claims about how people are likely to vote which are misleading, unsourced or not backed with reliable evidence.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Republicans’ Misleading Claims About Mail-In Ballots and Fraudulent Voting
President Trump, his administration and G.O.P. lawmakers have claimed widespread issues with mailed ballots and fraudulent voting, but the evidence doesn’t support them.
PolitiFact→ Bruce Blakeman – Nassau tops ‘safest county’ rankings, but Blakeman’s claim is misleading.
As Nassau County Executive, I hired 600 new law enforcement officers and made Nassau the safest county in America.
Full Fact→ The government finally corrects its misleading sunbeds claim
Following our fact check, it has stopped saying sunbeds are “as dangerous as smoking”.
FactCheck.org→ EPA’s Misleading Claim of $1.3 Trillion in Deregulatory ‘Savings’
Trump administration officials have claimed that they are saving Americans over $1.3 trillion by ending regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. But the figure does not incorporate any benefits of the emissions standards. By one of
Full Fact→ Government publishes misleading information about the dangers of sunbeds
Its claim that “sunbeds are as dangerous as smoking” is based on the World Health Organisation classing both as cancer-causing hazards, but experts say smoking is much more likely to harm you.
Full Fact→ Green Party by-election bar chart claim is misleading
An image shared by the party and its leader Zack Polanski claims figures from a projection show “only the Greens can stop Reform” in Gorton and Denton, even though the model suggests Labour will win.
Full Fact→ Misleading claim about Keir Starmer’s role in giving ‘illegal migrants’ access to benefits recirculates online
A misleading claim that Sir Keir Starmer “won the case that gave illegal migrants access to UK benefits” has been shared widely online.
FactCheck.org→ Trump, FDA Make Misleading International Vaccine Schedule Comparisons
Echoing a longstanding anti-vaccine trope, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the American vaccine schedule “long required” babies to get “far more” vaccines than are given in “any other” country, and he di
Full Fact→ Edited Trump quote shared with misleading claims about teen beauty pageants
An edited quote that falsely suggests Donald Trump spoke about seeing teenage girls backstage at Miss Teen USA beauty pageant is being shared online again.
AllSides→ Vance’s Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal Immigration
Vance's Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal Immigration jbhicks Tue, 12/09/2025 - 06:35 Read more about Vance's Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal Immigration Vice President JD Vance has exaggerated the i
FactCheck.org→ Vance’s Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal Immigration
Vice President JD Vance has exaggerated the increase in home prices during President Joe Biden’s time in office and has misleadingly pointed to illegal immigration as a primary cause of a rise in prices. In a Fox News interview on Nov. 13, Vance
AllSides→ Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information
Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information jbhicks Mon, 12/08/2025 - 06:12 Read more about Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information
FactCheck.org→ Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information
Upending decades-old guidance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee voted to no longer issue a blanket recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth. Throughout the meeting, many panel
Full Fact→ Minister makes misleading comparison on prison capacity
Housing secretary Steve Reed MP’s claim about prison building under the Conservatives and Labour isn’t a like-for-like comparison, as it mixes up net and gross figures.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Serves a Misleading Thanksgiving Meal Statistic
Walmart’s 2025 Thanksgiving meal consisting of pre-selected products costs about one-quarter less than last year’s meal, but it also includes fewer grocery items and different food brands. Yet President Donald Trump has been misleadingly t
Full Fact→ Ministers repeat misleading and unevidenced claims on immigration
PolitiFact→ Dan Koh – Did three Trump Cabinet members commit ‘mortgage fraud’? That’s misleading
As the Trump administration pursues mortgage fraud charges against Letitia James, “there are three Cabinet members who committed mortgage fraud that he’s just letting fly.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Are holes in California mail-in ballot envelopes so some votes can be discarded? That’s misleading
“If you vote no on Prop 50 to stop the redistricting, it shows through the envelope,” making it easy for Democrats to cheat.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s False and Misleading Claims About Crime in D.C.
The president cited a number of false and misleading claims about homicides and youth crime in the nation’s capital.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – At UN, Donald Trump repeats that he ended 7 wars. That’s still misleading.
“I have ended seven unendable wars.”
FactCheck.org→ Adding Context to Trump’s Misleading Claims About Crime in Chicago
The Labor Day holiday became a violent weekend in the city of Chicago, as more than 50 people were shot and nine were killed from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2. Despite those grim statistics, President Donald Trump was wrong when he said on Truth Social on Sept.
PolitiFact→ Trump and Putin’s history of misleading on Ukraine, US elections: 7 examples before Alaska summit
Trump, Putin head to Alaska with histories of falsehoods
Full Fact→ Google Lens’s AI overviews shared misleading information about images
The visual search tool failed to identify certain images as inauthentic and shared incorrect information about what some images show.
AllSides→ Are Prices Up or Down? Parsing Misleading Claims by Trump and Democrats
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/07/are-prices-up-or-down-parsing-misleading-claims-by-trump-and-democrats/
FactCheck.org→ Are Prices Up or Down? Parsing Misleading Claims by Trump and Democrats
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. About six months into the second term of President Donald Trump, Republicans and Democrats are making conflicting and often misleading assessments of the Trump administration’
AllSides→ Trump’s Misleading Justification for Higher Tariffs on Imports of EU Goods
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/07/trumps-misleading-justification-for-higher-tariffs-on-imports-of-eu-goods/
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misleading Justification for Higher Tariffs on Imports of EU Goods
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The United States and the European Union have reached a preliminary trade deal to avoid a 30% U.S. tariff on imported goods from the EU that President Donald Trump threatened would
AllSides→ Gabbard’s Misleading ‘Coup’ Claim
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/07/gabbards-misleading-coup-claim/ Director of National Intelligence Tul
FactCheck.org→ Gabbard’s Misleading ‘Coup’ Claim
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard claims to have uncovered “overwhelming evidence” that former President Barack Obama and others in his administration mani
FactCheck.org→ Border Czar Makes Misleading Claim About Immigrants With Criminal Records
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The Trump administration’s border czar, Tom Homan, has been repeating the misleading claim that there are “over 600,000 illegal aliens with criminal records walking the
Full Fact→ Images of girl looking through hole in a wall shared with misleading captions on Facebook
We previously fact checked claims about the video these images come from last November.
News Facts Network→ Trump Calls for Fed Chair Powell to Resign After Accusations of Misleading Congress
Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to resign, accusing him... The post Trump Calls for Fed Chair Powell to Resign After Accusations of Misleading Congress appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ RFK Jr.’s HHS Accused of Misleading Congress With Flawed COVID Vaccine Document
A memo distributed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to defend Secretary... The post RFK Jr.’s HHS Accused of Misleading Congress With Flawed COVID Vaccine Document appeared first on News Facts Network.
PolitiFact→ In Context: How a 2018 vaccine committee meeting video was misleadingly edited
Vaccine committee meeting video edited to remove discussion
FactCheck.org→ Walz and Johnson Make Misleading Claims About Bill’s Impact on SNAP
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Republican and Democratic leaders have either downplayed or overstated the estimated impact of the House reconciliation bill on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, former