Did German Chancellor Friedrich Merz use $550 million of state funds to build a private "doomsday" plane? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence or proof that Merz commissioned a fortified warplane. The website that published
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The Dispatch→ Trump’s Hidden UAE Money Trail
Plus: The EPA deregulates greenhouse gases, more details emerge from the Fulton County election offices raid, and squirrel dress conference drama.
PolitiFact→ Could $1,000 seed money in a Trump account multiply to $243,000? That’s without inflation and taxes
Could $1,000 in a Trump account multiply to $243,000?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Zelenskyy Invested $500 Million, $1.5 Billion ‘Of His Own Money’ In Ski Resort In Western Ukraine — Project’s Developer Denies His Involvement
Did President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy invest $500 million or $1.5 billion "of his own money" in "a ski resort in Western Ukraine"? No, that's not true: Social media posts misattribute publicly known investment amounts about such a
PolitiFact→ X posts – Coca-Cola doesn't sponsor the Super Bowl and isn't pulling money over Bad Bunny's half-time show
“Coca-Cola CEO drops bombshell ultimatum to NFL — pull Bad Bunny from Super Bowl halftime or lose our $100 (million) sponsorship!”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Story About ‘MAGA Televangelist’ Disappearing With Congregants’ Money After Telling Them Rapture Would Happen Today Is NOT Real
Did a "MAGA televangelist" disappear with all the money of his congregants after he told them the rapture would happen today? No, that's not true: That story originated as a viral post from a satirical account on X. The bio of the account
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Pink Quote Defending Jimmy Kimmel "Freedom of Speech Cannot Be Bought With Money" Did NOT Appear On Her Socials
Did singer Pink publish a defense of Jimmy Kimmel on social media that read "Freedom of speech cannot be bought with money; it is the voice of the people."? No, that's not true: No such post appeared on any of the social media channels of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Tyler Robinson From St. George, Utah Who Donated Money To The Trump Campaign Was NOT The Charlie Kirk Shooter Suspect
Did Tyler Robinson, the man arrested for shooting Charlie Kirk in Utah, donate money to the Trump campaign in 2020? No, that's not true: Lead Stories spoke with the Tyler Robinson who owned the property that was listed as the address on t
PolitiFact→ Do pediatricians recommend vaccines to make a profit? There’s not much money there.
Is my pediatrician recommending vaccines to make money?
The Dispatch→ How Much of Your Life (and Money) Have Dumb Rules Wasted?
A lot.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Obamas Did NOT Sell Their Martha’s Vineyard Estate to Jeffrey Epstein’s Money Management Client Les Wexner
Did Barack and Michelle Obama sell their Martha's Vineyard estate to Les Wexner, a money management client of Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true. The home that Wexner purchased on Martha's Vineyard in July 2025 had been rented for Obama
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gavin Newsom And His Wife Did NOT Create Cal Volunteers To Steal Money Raised For Fire Victims
Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife create Cal Volunteers to steal money raised by FireAid? No, that's not true: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, not Newsom, created California Volunteers, also known as Cal Volunteers, in 2006. FireA
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Caitlin Clark Was NOT Photographed At A 2025 WNBA All-Star Event In An ‘I Deserve NBA Money’ T-Shirt
Was Caitlin Clark photographed at a 2025 WNBA All-Star event wearing a T-shirt that read "I Deserve NBA Money"? No, that's not true: The image is fake, posted to a self-described parody account. Authentic photos and video from a three-on-
News Facts Network→ Noem Took Cut of Dark Money Donations, Failed to Disclose Income While Governor
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, while serving as South Dakota governor in 2023, received $80,000... The post Noem Took Cut of Dark Money Donations, Failed to Disclose Income While Governor appeared first on News Facts Network.
PolitiFact→ Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center isn't funded by FEMA hurricane money
FEMA funding and ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to know
PolitiFact→ Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center isn't funded by FEMA hurricane money
FEMA funding and ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to know
PolitiFact→ Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center isn't funded by FEMA hurricane money
FEMA funding and ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to know
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Was NOT Caught ‘Laundering Money In The Cayman Islands’ In March 2025 — 2014 Reports About USAID Program In Cuba Did NOT Allege It Enriched Former President
Was former U.S. president Barack Obama caught "laundering money through the Cayman Islands" for private gain in March 2025, as a social media post claims? No, that's not true: The viral post misrepresented the words of a guest on the Joe
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk claims ‘massive' Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste?
Elon Musk said the key to saving Social Security is tackling fraud. But Musk cites high-end government estimates, and fraud is not the key driver behind the program’s dire financial outlook.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Report ‘Elon Musk Is Wasting Everyone’s Time and Money’ — Screenshot is Fake
Did BBC News report that "Elon Musk is wasting everyone's time and money, and serves no real purpose"? No, that's not true: A search of the BBC News website on February 27, 2025, yielded no such report or headline. The broadcaster also di
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That the Biden Administration ‘Stole FEMA Money’ to House Migrants
The money was appropriated by Congress separately from disaster relief funds.
PolitiFact→ How does the US spend taxpayer money? What to know as DOGE, Elon Musk look for cuts
Billionaire Elon Musk said the DOGE team is working to find $1 trillion in federal spending cuts. The math will make that very hard. These charts show where the government’s hands are tied, and what’s left.
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – FEMA did not give disaster relief money to New York for luxury hotels for immigrants
“FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants… That money is meant for American disaster relief.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Warren didn't say citizens don’t have the right to know what the government spends money on
Says U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said, “There is nothing in the Constitution that says ordinary citizens have a right to see what we spend our tax dollars on.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Trump Post Claiming Chiefs ‘Focused on DEI Nonsense’ and Eagles Got ‘USAID Money Flowing’ — No Such Post
Did President Donald Trump react to the Super Bowl in a post on Truth Social saying that the Chiefs were "too focused on DEI nonsense" and the Eagles got "USAID money flowing in like water"? No, that's not true: Images of such a post circ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show USAID Money Found At Zelenskyy’s House — Shows 2007 Mexico Drug Bust
Does a photo of stacks of banknotes sitting in a room or basement show USAID money found in the house of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy? No, that's not true: The photo has been online since 2007 and shows money discovered in a dr
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Zelenskyy's statement about Ukraine aid didn't reveal money laundering operation
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “just threw the whole Ukraine money laundering operation under the bus … by stating he’s received less than half of the over $177 billion in aid sent by the United States.”
PolitiFact→ Roy Cooper – Roy Cooper says Hurricane Helene relief bill ‘took money’ from hurricane victims. Not exactly.
North Carolina Republicans “took money out of western North Carolina” with Hurricane Helene relief bill.
The Dispatch→ Money Talks
Impoundment and the discretionary presidency.
PolitiFact→ X posts – FEMA didn’t spend all its money on immigrants. It has billions to respond to California fires.
“FEMA spent billions on illegal immigrants and now has no money for California!”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Security Is NOT ‘Gone’ Due To Lack of Money For Those Eligible To Begin Collecting June 1, 2025 — Funding Available As Of Late 2024
Is Social Security out of money for payouts to be made starting June 1, 2025? No, that's not true: This was implied by a post on Threads that did not cite any official document, did not link to expert analysis or provided no financial rec
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Ireland won’t pay you to move to an island; it offers grant money to fix up vacant homes
"Ireland will pay you $90,000 to move to a beautiful island home.”
The Dispatch→ House Elections Preview: Can the Democrats’ Money Lead Overcome the GOP’s Structural Advantage?
Republicans are well-situated to keep the lower chamber, but the Democrats have hope.
Full Fact→ Weight loss drug trial isn’t being funded with public money
The five-year tirzepatide trial is being funded in full by a pharmaceutical company called Lilly, not the taxpayer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Foreign Nationals CAN Volunteer For US Political Campaigns But CANNOT Donate To, Spend Money On Or Make Decisions For Campaign
Is it illegal for foreign nationals to volunteer for political campaigns in the United States? No, that's not true: The Federal Election Commission says foreign nationals can take part in campaign activities as unpaid volunteers. However,
PolitiFact→ Eric Hovde – No, Wisconsin Sen. Baldwin did not give federal money to a ‘transgender-affirming clinic’ for youth
Says opponent Sen. Tammy Baldwin “gave our taxpayer money to a transgender-affirming clinic … that does it without even telling parents."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Viral photo shows schools receiving federal money for academic programs, not ‘school shooting list’
Photos that show lists of school names are “school shooting lists.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Boxing Organization Did NOT Declare Imane Khelif A Man, Force Her To Return Medals And Prize Money
Did the World Boxing Organization say Algerian female boxer Imane Khelif was actually a man, banning her from boxing for life and forcing her to return all her medals and prize money? No, that's not true: An attorney for the organization
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – Senate Republicans’ ad claiming Elissa Slotkin gave ‘tax money to illegal immigrants’ is misleading
Elissa Slotkin “gave your hard-earned tax money to illegal immigrants.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, these government agencies didn’t donate taxpayer money to Kamala Harris’ campaign
Four government agencies donated nearly $900,000 of taxpayer money to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.