Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President Joe Biden said victims of the California fires are eligible for a $770 payment for necessities like food and fuel. Social media posts misleadingly suggested
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PolitiFact→ Social media is overridden with scams about a payment from the government. This one is legitimate.
Unlike online scams that ask you to click a link to receive a government payment, giveback or stimulus check, the IRS announced a legitimate automated payment of up to $1,400 to eligible people — no action required.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Unauthorized Drones Over White House On January 13, 2025
Did unauthorized drones fly over the White House on January 13, 2025? No, that's not true: The Civil Air Patrol, which was running drone exercises in the Washington area from January 13 to 15, 2025, told Lead Stories, "There were no unaut
The Dispatch→ Boris Johnson on U.K. Grooming Gangs and ‘Performative Buffoonery’
Plus: Why Johnson is optimistic for a second Trump term.
Full Fact→ Video showing drones spraying liquid is not recent
The clip has been online since at least 2022 and was likely filmed in China.
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: Biden Administration Did NOT Order LA Airspace ‘Closed To Firefighting Aircraft For Over A Day’ — Temporary Flight Restrictions Are Normal With Air Force One
Did the Biden administration order Los Angeles airspace to be closed "to firefighting aircraft for over a day during his visit" in January 2025? No, that's not true: There was a temporary flight restriction during Biden's visit to the cit
The Dispatch→ Claims That Ousted Syrian Dictator Was Poisoned Are Unverified
The claim originated from an anonymous Russian Telegram account.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI DID Unlock Phone Of Alleged Trump Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, In July 2024
Have investigators been unable to unlock the phone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, as of January 6, 2025? No, that's not true: The FBI announced in July 2024 that they had successfully
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claims were wrong: The FBI was able to unlock Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone
“They still haven’t cracked” Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone.
The Dispatch→ The Dulcet Tones of Infighting
Don’t worry, guys. Elon’s got this.
The Dispatch→ Opus Dei’s One Big Conspiracy That Wasn’t
Gareth Gore’s book about the international Catholic group is more interested in domestic political in-fighting.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Document Drone Crash In New York City On Christmas Eve 2024 — Video Is An AI Fake
Did a large drone crash in New York City on Christmas Eve 2024 as claimed by a video posted on X? No, that's not true: There are several clues in the video that point to it being AI-generated and the account that posted it published sever
The Dispatch→ Syria, Taiwan, and the New Jersey Drones
Plus: Why Ulysses S. Grant is the greatest military leader.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show New Jersey Drone ‘Spraying’ — It’s Jetliner Contrail
Does a video captured by a New Jersey resident show a drone spraying something in the sky? No, that's not true: The video showed a commercial Boeing 777 jetliner gradually descending as it nears the end of a transatlantic flight from Lond
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Weapon Fired At NJ Drone — FAKE Gunfire Added To Original Clip
Does an authentic video show a weapon being fired at a drone in New Jersey in mid-December 2024? No, that's not true: The earliest version of the video shared on social media doesn't include gunfire or video effects. Robert Earl White, wh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: House Democrats NOT Only Ones To Vote Against Spending Bill
Did only House Democrats vote against a spending bill on December 19, 2024, that would have kept the government open until March 2025? No, that's not true: While 197 Democrats voted no, so did 38 Republicans. The bill required a two-third
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Car-Sized Drone Or Flying Object In Las Vegas
Does a video shared to Instagram authentically show a car-sized drone or flying object flying over the Las Vegas Strip? No, that's not true: The original video was posted to TikTok with a caption stating, "This video was created digitally
Full Fact→ Video of ‘car-sized drone in Las Vegas’ is digitally created
The original poster says the video is “created digitally” in the caption.
Full Fact→ Clip showing ‘unidentified drone’ in New Jersey is digitally created
A digitally created clip first shared on TikTok has been circulating on other social media platforms as if it’s genuine footage.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows AI-Generated ‘UFO UAP Drone’ In Maryland In December 2024
Is a video that shows UFOs or drones in Maryland in December 2024 authentic? No, that's not true: The creator of the video admitted he "made a fake UFO video with AI." The original video is listed on the creator's account on TikTok under
FactCheck.org→ What We Know About the Drones
Q: Who is flying the drones that are appearing over the East Coast? A: On Dec. 17, four federal agencies said they followed up more than 5,000 reported drone sightings and determined that they were lawful private and law enforcement drones and othe
Full Fact→ Argos is not selling iPhones for £2
The retailer has confirmed the offer being circulated is not genuine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Drones Over US In 2024
Does a video on Threads show drones over the United States in 2024? No, that's not true: The video predates the 2024 wave of drone sighting reports. The clip has been online since at least 2022 and was described as showing drones spraying
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, this isn’t footage of a drone crash, and the ‘Star Wars’ stormtroopers are a clue
Video shows footage of a “drone crash.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Nancy Parker Does NOT Show Altoona McDonald’s Employee Who Reported Sighting Of Luigi Mangione In Pennsylvania
Does a viral photo show the Altoona McDonald's employee who made the 911 call to report a sighting of Luigi Mangione in Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: The photo shows a comedian from New York. A profile on Facebook that contained the
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – New Jersey drones not connected to search for missing radioactive material
New Jersey drones are searching for missing radioactive material.
The Dispatch→ How to Respond to the Next Drone Panic
Reports about drones in New Jersey might have been exaggerated, but the threat from unmanned aircraft is real.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A ‘Drone Down’ In New Jersey — Small Plane Crashed In Connecticut
Does a video show a "drone down" in New Jersey? No, that's not true: This footage shows the wreckage of a small plane that crashed on Interstate 684 in Greenwich, Connecticut, on December 12, 2024. There were two people on board the plane
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fatal airplane crash on Connecticut-New York border falsely identified as drone crash in New Jersey
Video shows a drone crashed in New Jersey.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fact-check: No, reported drones don’t have directed-energy weapons causing ‘pestilence’
Drones reported in the U.S., including around the U.S. Capitol, have directed-energy weapons that have a “space-based laser generating system that can create pestilence.”
PolitiFact→ Doug Mastriano – Photo shared by Pennsylvania state senator shows a ‘Star Wars’ fighter craft, not a downed drone
Photo shows a downed drone
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Drones Reported Over New Jersey, New York Are NOT Tracking Nuclear Material, Nuclear Agency Says
Are the drones reportedly seen over New Jersey and New York being used to track nuclear material in the country? No, that's not true: The National Nuclear Security Administration's emergency team told Lead Stories it doesn't use drones to
The Dispatch→ Viral Video Does Not Depict Drones Over New Jersey
A video posted to X falsely identified satellite flares for drones.
Full Fact→ New York Times headline calling glorification of Luigi Mangione ‘anti-Israeli’ is fake
Social media posts are sharing an apparent screenshot of an opinion piece published by the newspaper, but this is not genuine.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A video doesn’t show Yellowstone supervolcano erupting. It’s an old clip taken in Indonesia
Video shows “Yellowstone’s super volcano is now really, really exploding.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Luigi Mangione Is NOT Skateboarding Man In Video
Does a video show Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, skateboarding? No, that's not true: The video shows Guy Azulay, a musician and skateboarder, who posted the clip on his personal Instagram a
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this video doesn’t show President Joe Biden denying US drone sightings
A video shows President Joe Biden saying, “There are no drones over the United States.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media claims about New Jersey drones are out of this world
“The Pentagon has confirmed that the mysterious drones appearing across the globe are NOT of earthly origin.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pentagon Did NOT Say Drones ‘Not Of Earthly Origin’ In December 11, 2024 Briefing
Did the Pentagon say in early December 2024 that drones reportedly flying over a New Jersey military installation were "not of earthly origin," as was implied by a post on Instagram? No, that's not true: A Pentagon spokesperson told Lead