Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In recent interviews, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has minimized the risk COVID-19 poses to kids and exaggerated the risk of the vaccine, incorrectly cl
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FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr. Misleads on Autism Prevalence, Causes
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In announcing new autism prevalence data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. distorted scie
New York Times→ Musk Again Misleads on Social Security Fraud
The world’s richest man misstated a statistic from the Social Security Administration to once again overstate fraud in the program.
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.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Transgender Issues
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On the first day of his administration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to no longer consider a person’s gende
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr. Misleads About Measles Vaccine in Hannity Interview
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several unsupported or misleading claims about the measle
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Jobs
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Following the release of the latest jobs report on March 7, President Donald Trump suggested that his administration — which has been in office since Jan. 20 — is respon
Health Feedback→ Amid measles outbreak in Texas, RFK Jr. misleads on measles vaccine safety in Fox News interview
REVIEW On 11 March 2025, Fox News aired an interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. During the interview, Kennedy discussed the current measles outbreak in Texas with host Sean
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr. Misleads on Vitamin A, Unsupported Therapies for Measles
In the midst of a growing measles outbreak in Texas that has killed one child, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has misleadingly focused on vitamin A, including from cod liver oil, and two non-standard medications as treatment
FactCheck.org→ Musk Misleads on FEMA’s Migrant-Related Payments to New York City
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. This week, New York City officials said the city had received two payments from the federal government as reimbursement for expenses the city incurred while providing services to mi
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-check: Trump misleads about North Carolina storm victims and FEMA housing
"The Biden administration kicked 2,000 displaced North Carolinians out of their temporary housing into freezing 20-degree weather," earlier in January.
PolitiFact→ WinSenate – Democratic ad misleads on Kari Lake’s support for Social Security and Medicare
“Kari Lake is threatening Social Security and Medicare.”
FactCheck.org→ Anti-Harris Ad Misleads on Enforcement of ‘Jessica’s Law’ in California
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. A misleading TV ad from a pro-Donald Trump super PAC claims that, as the attorney general of California, Vice President Kamala Harris “ignored” a state law and “al
PolitiFact→ Bob Casey – Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey misleads in ad claiming rival will cut Medicare and Social Security
To pay for extending the Trump tax cuts, Dave McCormick has “made clear he’ll slash your Medicare and Social Security, and cut Medicaid for nursing home care.”
Health Feedback→ Peter McCullough misleads again about the benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccines in viral interview
REVIEW In October 2024, a Facebook reel with more than half a million views showed cardiologist Peter McCullough claiming that “people are dying with these [COVID-19 vaccines]”. The reel shared a teaser of an interview between McCullough and Jos
PolitiFact→ Ruben Gallego – Ruben Gallego misleads on Kari Lake opposing the child tax credit portion of 2021 spending package
Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake “was against” the child tax credit expansion “when the bill was on the floor.”
Health Feedback→ Viral claim by Dr. Sebi misleads on the effects of cortisol in the body, recommends unproven moringa supplement to lower cortisol levels
REVIEW A Facebook reel posted in early October 2024 claimed that a drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera) supplement lowers cortisol levels, relieving symptoms such as bad breath, body odor, hair loss, lack of energy, brain fog, and difficulty sleeping.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Viral video misleads with truncated clip of Tim Walz “can't afford four more years” remarks
Tim Walz said "we can't afford four more years" of Kamala Harris.
FactCheck.org→ Ad Misleads on Harris’ Fracking Position, Uses Debatable Figure for Fracking-Reliant Jobs in PA
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Vice President Kamala Harris has said that she will not attempt to ban fracking if elected president, a reversal of a position that she took during her 2020 presidential campaign. B
PolitiFact→ JD Vance – Vance misleads: Trump tried to take the Affordable Care Act down, not build upon it
Donald Trump could have destroyed the Affordable Care Act, but “he chose to build upon (it)."
PolitiFact→ Jon Tester – In Montana Senate race, Democrat Sen. Jon Tester misleads on Republican Tim Sheehy’s abortion stance
Tim Sheehy “would let politicians like him ban abortion, with no exceptions for rape or to save a woman’s life, and criminalize women.”
PolitiFact→ One Nation – Conservative group misleads on Jacky Rosen’s Inflation Reduction Act vote and taxes
“Sen. Jacky Rosen voted to increase taxes on families making less than $75,000 a year.”
PolitiFact→ Bernie Moreno – Bernie Moreno misleads on Sherrod Brown votes for federal aid for migrants with non-legal status
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to “give illegals taxpayer funded stimulus checks, health care, even Social Security."
PolitiFact→ X posts – Viral video misleads with edited video of Kamala Harris ‘swipe of pen’ speech
Video shows “Kamala Harris describing how she can ruin lives with the 'swipe of a pen.’"
PolitiFact→ Tim Walz – Fact-check: Tim Walz misleads about Trump and overtime pay
Former President Donald Trump “cut overtime benefits for millions of workers.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump misleads about a 2014 California crime law, Kamala Harris’ role
California law lets you “rob a store as long as it’s not more than $950” and “not get charged.” Kamala Harris “did that.”
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on the Cost of Electric Vehicle Chargers
In recent speeches, former President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the Biden administration has spent $9 billion to build only eight electric vehicle charging stations — or even, just eight chargers. That’s not accurate. Tr
PolitiFact→ X posts – Viral photo misleads on crowd size at Vance’s Michigan campaign rally
Photo from an Aug. 14 campaign event in Michigan shows “JD Vance couldn’t fill a small room.”
PolitiFact→ Debbie Mucarsel-Powell – In Spanish ad, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell misleads on Rick Scott’s position on abortion exceptions
Sen. Rick Scott does not support abortion exceptions.
PolitiFact→ Debbie Mucarsel-Powell – In Spanish ad, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell misleads on Rick Scott’s position on abortion exceptions
Sen. Rick Scott does not support abortion exceptions.
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Trump misleads on jury selection, request to Judge Merchan for time off
Former President Donald Trump made several misleading comments as his criminal trial began in New York, including that he had been denied a request to attend his son’s graduation, and that his lawyers could reject as many jurors as they wished.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump exaggerates Venezuelan crime drop and misleads on root causes
"Crime is down in Venezuela by 67% because they're taking their gangs and their criminals and depositing them very nicely into the United States.”
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
FactCheck.org→ Shanahan Misleads on Women’s Fertility Trends
SciDigest Women are having fewer children today than in the past globally, but experts say that’s by choice and it doesn’t mean “we are facing a crisis in reproductive health,” as Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, sai
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Baltimore bridge collapse: Post misleads about Dali’s ‘black box’ recording
The Dali ship’s “black box” stopped recording “right before (the) crash” into the Baltimore bridge then started recording “right after.”
PolitiFact→ Ronna McDaniel – Ex-RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel misleads on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ about Montana election law
Montana Democrats are "suing to say, ‘You should be allowed to be registered to vote in two states.'”
The Dispatch→ Sen. Katie Britt Misleads With Anecdote About a Sex-Trafficking Victim
The account is real, but the Alabama Republican left out that the trafficking happened in Mexico during the early 2000s.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Ad Misleads on Haley Opposition to Trump Border Policies
A new campaign ad from former President Donald Trump makes two misleading claims about Nikki Haley’s opposition to border policies championed by Trump. The ad claims Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, “joined Bide
FactCheck.org→ Review Article By Misinformation Spreaders Misleads About mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have a good safety record and have saved millions of lives. But viral posts claim the contrary, citing a recent peer-reviewed article authored by known COVID-19 misinformation spreaders and published in a
FactCheck.org→ Haley’s Ad Misleads About Trump’s Proposed Tariffs
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. As former President Donald Trump campaigns on the exaggerated claim to being the largest tax cutter in U.S. history, the latest ad from Nikki Haley’s campaign misleadingly cla