Does a photo from Ivanka Trump's graduation, with Donald Trump not shown, prove that Trump did not attend his daughter's commencement ceremony? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found Ivanka Trump's Facebook photo album documenting her 20
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Kelly Clarkson isn’t promoting weight loss gummies or other diet products. Such claims are scams
Kelly Clarkson is promoting weight loss gummies or other diet products.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hush-Money Trial Judge Did NOT Say To Trump, ‘You Didn’t Attend The Graduations Of Your Other Four Children’
Did the hush-money trial judge say that Donald Trump missed the graduations of his older children, in response to the former president's request that he be allowed to attend youngest son Barron's graduation? No, that's not true: As previo
The Dispatch→ On the Mother of All Questions
Freedom’s answer to zero-sum thinking.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Video Does NOT Show Actual Lesbian Mother Describing How She Sued Sperm Donor For 40% Of Paycheck
Is a video on social media that shows a lesbian mother describing how she sued her sperm donor for 40 percent of his paycheck authentic? No, that's not true: The creator of this video clearly labels her account a "satire account" in her T
Full Fact→ ‘Iran attack’ video compilation mostly shows unrelated events from other countries
The video includes clips that it suggests show an explosion in Tel Aviv, fires caused by the attack and people panicking.
The Dispatch→ Biden Takes Another Swing at Student Debt Cancellation
The president tries to make good on a campaign promise.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sesame Oil Is NOT More Effective Cancer Treatment Than Dose Of Radiation Or Chemotherapy
Is sesame oil a more effective cancer treatment than a dose of radiation or chemotherapy? No, that's not true: Sesame oil is not a recognized or proven treatment for cancer. In contrast, radiation and chemotherapy are widely accepted medi
The Dispatch→ Julian Assange Gets A(nother) Day in Court
Plus: Steve, Sarah, Jonah, and David French weigh in on Ronna McDaniel’s ouster from NBC News and the purpose of political pundits.
AllSides→ Baltimore bridge collapse: A cyberattack, a movie and other false claims about the ship accident
https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/mar/27/baltimore-bridge-collapse-a-cyberattack-a-netflix/ As in
PolitiFact→ Baltimore bridge collapse: A cyberattack, a movie and other false claims about the ship accident
As investigators searched for the cause of a cargo ship’s collision with a Baltimore bridge, social media users filled the void with baseless conspiracy theories. Here’s a few we’ve debunked.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Dr. Ben Carson didn’t discover a cure for headaches and other ailments, despite online claims
“Dr. Ben Carson discovered 3 completely natural ingredients that resulted in headaches disappearing, blood cholesterol levels lowering, and elevated blood pressure disappearing.”
Health Feedback→ Castor oil is only medically recognized as a laxative; other alleged medical benefits, including treating cancer, lack scientific support
REVIEW In March 2024, a Facebook video claimed that applying castor oil packs on the skin eliminates tumors, bone spurs, and uterine fibroids. The video was posted on the Facebook account of naturopath Barbara O’Neill, which has over 250,000 follo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Proof Of Joe Biden And Hillary Clinton Plagiarizing Each Other
Does a video that shows President Joe Biden and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton saying similar phrases prove that the two politicians plagiarized each other? No, that's not true: They were both quoting the same gospel song.
Full Fact→ CCTV footage of mother and baby separated on a metro platform is staged
The video has been shared with warnings for mothers to be “more careful” on public transport.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media post makes baseless claims about Albert Einstein, others
“Albert Einstein was a transgender.”
Health Feedback→ Are AirPods and other wireless communication devices harmful, as claimed on social media? A look at the evidence
REVIEW An Instagram post shared on 25 February 2024 by physician Paul Saladino claimed that Apple AirPods emit dangerous levels of radiation, which can have a harmful impact on the body. It specifically highlighted dangers to reproductive health by
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chemotherapy Drugs Are NOT ‘100% Mustard Gas’
Do chemotherapy drugs consist of "100% mustard gas," as a post on Instagram claimed? No, that's not true: The National Cancer Institute told Lead Stories that its records do not indicate any forms of chemotherapy drugs are known to contai
PolitiFact→ Why do so many Americans think the economy is bad when the data says otherwise?
Surveys show Americans are disgusted with the state of the economy, even though most economic metrics are favorable by historical standards. Why? We looked at a few explanations.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – For the most part, the US pays double for prescriptions compared with other countries, as Biden says
If you went “anywhere in the world,” you could get a prescription filled for 40% to 60% less than it costs in the U.S.
The Dispatch→ Congress Tries to Avoid A(nother) Shutdown
The latest continuing resolution funding deadline is fast approaching.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Audio Is Faked In Post Purporting To Show Navalny’s Mother Accusing His Wife
Did Alexi Navalny's mother Lyudmila publicly accuse the politician's widow Yulia Navalnaya of capitalizing on her son's death? No, that's not true: The purported "address" is an AI-generated fake. Its origin can be traced to a network of
The Dispatch→ Another Primary, Another Trump Victory
Donald Trump wins the South Carolina primary, adding 47 more delegates to his count.
Full Fact→ How does the Wellingborough by-election result compare to other by-election swings?
It’s the second largest by-election swing to Labour in the post-war period, though several other by-elections in that time have seen larger swings to other parties.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – President Biden said he didn’t have highly classified documents. The special counsel says otherwise.
On classified documents in his possession, “none of it was high classified.”
PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson – Journalists haven’t ‘bothered’ to interview Putin? No, Tucker Carlson’s claim is Pants on Fire!
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, “not a single Western journalist has bothered to interview Putin.”
The Dispatch→ Another National Security Crackdown in Hong Kong
Beijing solidifies its grip on the special administrative region.
Full Fact→ Are other countries copying the UK’s Rwanda plan?
Some countries are looking at processing asylum claims in a third country but none have adopted the UK’s model which would stop asylum seekers being able to return to the UK to claim asylum.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lincoln Penny Is NOT Copper Because He Freed Slaves, Other Coins Do NOT Show Presidents Turning Their Backs On Him In Protest
Was American racism engraved in its coins, with Abraham Lincoln's penny being copper because he freed the slaves and the other coins showing presidents facing the opposite direction as Lincoln, as a protest against him? No, that's not tru
The Dispatch→ Another Year, Another Congressional Funding Deal
A tentative compromise to keep the government running comes down to the wire.
Logically→ Carbon dioxide is a major cause of global warming; ice core surveys do not prove otherwise
Logically→ No evidence that soursop leaves are better at ‘curing’ cancer than chemotherapy
The Dispatch→ Another Trump Term Is a Grave Threat to NATO
And he wouldn’t even have to be a ‘dictator on Day 1’ to pull it off.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Missing 2020 poll tallies in Georgia don’t prove 20,713 votes never existed. Other records are available
Although the 2024 election is well underway, social media posts questioning the results of the 2020 race are still circulating.
The Dispatch→ Another Dobbs Leak!
Infrastructure Week continues.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does Not Show New York City Protest Of Zara Clothing Ad Campaign — It’s Another Company’s Ad, Not Protest
Is a video on social media that shows clothing thrown from above, falling into heaps on a Times Square sidewalk, part of a protest against the clothing store Zara because of an ad that was "disrespectful of the Gaza conflict"? No, that's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Oz Does NOT Promote Gummy Cure To ‘Clean Blood Vessels’ — Or For Any Other Purpose
Did Dr. Mehmet Oz promote a gummy cure to "clean out your blood vessels"? No, that's not true: For years the celebrity Dr. Oz has been the subject of false promotional advertising using his name and likeness to sell products, and he has b
AllSides→ GOP debate fact check: What Haley, Ramaswamy, other Republican candidates got wrong
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/12/06/republican-debate-fact-check/71767741007/
PolitiFact→ Jodi Emerson – Is erasing others’ chalk messages forbidden on University of Wisconsin campuses?
"On most campuses, you cannot destroy a chalked message unless you were the one that wrote it. You can't dump water on it, you can't even walk over it."
PolitiFact→ Hannity said he’d leave his beliefs out of the DeSantis-Newsom debate. His charts hinted otherwise.
Sean Hannity said he’d be impartial moderating the debate between Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom. Here’s how he set the tone and shaped the conversation.