Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In our earlier coverage of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, we focused on his familiar claims abou
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: E! News Did NOT Report Ben Stiller, Angelina Jolie, Sean Penn And Other Celebrities Were Paid By USAID To Visit Ukraine
Did E! News report USAID paid celebrities like Ben Stiller, Angelina Jolie, Sean Penn, Orlando Bloom or Jean-Claude Van Damme millions of dollars to visit President Zelenskyy in Ukraine? No, that's not true: E! News told Lead Stories the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say ‘Defunding USAID Will Bring About Another Mystery Illness Across The World. MILLIONS WILL DIE’
Did Bill Gates say that "defunding USAID will bring about another mystery illness across the world. Millions will die" during a TV appearance in February 2025? No, that's not true: Gates did not say that in the clip posted on X with that
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim says Biden, others took millions in kickbacks from Ukraine. That’s Pants on Fire!
Ukrainian officials released list of “kickbacks” given to 18 U.S. politicians.
Full Fact→ No evidence Donald Trump’s mother said he’d be a ‘disaster’ in politics
The quote has been circulating on social media since at least 2019 and has been debunked several times.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Two January 6 Participants Were NOT Killed Within 24 Hours Of Each Other As Of January 29, 2025 — One Died In 2024
Did two people who participated in the January 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol die within 24 hours of one another in early 2025, after being pardoned for their actions by President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Although police killed on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk’s Name IS Listed On Patents Along With Other Inventors
Does Elon Musk not "do" patents as claimed in a Facebook post by NeuroVigil chairman and CEO Philip Low? No, that's not true in at least several documented cases: a search of the U.S. patent office website showed 14 patent documents with
PolitiFact→ Common Cause – Yes, Wisconsin makes it harder to vote than most other U.S. states
Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Still Photos Do NOT Show Other Politicians Gesturing Just As Musk Did — Videos Differ
Does a collection of still images demonstrate that other politicians have made the same gesture as Elon Musk did at the closing of his speech at President Donald Trump's inauguration rally in 2025? No, that's not true: These photos do sho
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Two clips in a Facebook video don’t show Los Angeles wildfires; they were taken in other countries
Video clips show “wildfires in Los Angeles, California.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Biden isn’t providing Los Angeles wildfire victims only $770. Other federal aid is available.
The Biden administration is offering only “$770 for people who lost everything” in the Los Angeles wildfires.
The Dispatch→ Can I Call You Brother? Sister?
How language shapes relationships in Christianity.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Taxi Driver NOT Sentenced To 7 Years Because Of ‘Social Media Posts’ — From Other Offenses
Was a man in England sentenced to 7½ years in jail just because of his social media posts? No, that's not true: He was sentenced based on charges involving violence, according to the police organization handling his arrest. The man, a ta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Mysterious Fog’ Around The World Is Anything Other Than Normal Weather
Was a "mysterious fog" spotted in various areas of the world in late December 2024 something that cannot be explained? No, that's not true: There have been several regions that experienced heavy fog in late December, but there is no evide
The Dispatch→ There Is No ‘Deep State.’ The Swamp, on the Other Hand …
The swamp is real. Just don’t expect Donald Trump to drain it.
The Dispatch→ They Left for Their Own Country by Another Path
On the Magi—and us—this Christmas.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk’s Mother Did NOT Say ‘The Poor Should Have Kids So My Son’s Factories Have Workers’ In December 2024
Did social media posts accurately cite the words of Elon Musk's mother, Maye, on having children? No, that's not true: The viral quote was a review a critic made of Maye Musk's remarks about having children, not a direct quote. Maye Musk
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Reports Indicate George Stephanopoulos Is ‘Expected To Be Fired’ After Trump Settlement With ABC News — In Variety Or Any Other Trusted Outlet
Does reporting by the entertainment weekly "Variety" suggest that ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos is "expected to be fired" from the network after its settlement with President-elect Donald Trump? No, that's not true: ABC News told
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Joe Biden’s 1973 Swearing-In Does NOT Show Young Hunter Biden With Injuries — It’s His Brother
Does a photo show a young Hunter Biden, injured from a car wreck, as his father Joe Biden was sworn in as U.S. senator from Delaware in 1973? No, that's not true: Although Hunter Biden was present at the swearing-in ceremony, the child in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Ballot Cheating During Orange County, California, Bomb Threat Livestream Interruption Or Any Other Time In November 2024
Was there ballot cheating during a bomb threat search when the vote-counting livestream went offline in Orange County, California, in November 2024? No, that's not true: The Orange County registrar of voters told Lead Stories that "the ba
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wendy’s, Olive Garden, Other Restaurant Companies Did NOT Donate To Trump In 2024 Election
Did Wendy's, Olive Garden and 13 other restaurant companies named in a social media post donate to Donald Trump in the 2024 election? No, that's not true: None of the political action committees for the restaurants listed in the social me
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – It's False that these celebrities have moved to other countries after the 2024 election
Celebrities including Bruce Springsteen, Robert De Niro, Robert Downey Jr., John Legend and Tom Hanks have announced they are leaving the U.S. following the 2024 election.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marjorie Taylor Greene Did NOT Say ‘Democrats Would Have A Supermajority’ If Others In Congress Resigned For Things Matt Gaetz Is Alleged To Have Done
Did Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly say that if members of Congress resigned over the same allegations leveled against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, "Democrats would have a supermajority"? No, that's not true: A satirical social media acco
Full Fact→ Sadiq Khan did not say farmers protesting inheritance tax changes was ‘another example of racism’
The claim has been widely shared on Facebook, but it is not true.
Health Feedback→ Flawed analysis by Peter McCullough and others used to promote baseless claim that brain blood clots “112,000% more likely” after COVID-19 vaccine than flu vaccine
REVIEW In September 2024, a video posted on Facebook by the McCullough Foundation claimed that “brain clots […] are 112,000% more likely to occur after receiving a C-19 product than after receiving an influenza inoculation”. At the time
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: James Clapper Is NOT On Tape Saying Mike Pence Wanted To Use 25th Amendment To Oust Trump — Another Man’s Voice
Was former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper recorded in a 2021 videotaped deposition saying that Vice President Mike Pence and several others conspired in an attempt to remove President Donald Trump from office? No, that's
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this video doesn’t show floods in Valencia, Spain. It’s from other disasters in Europe
Video shows floods in Valencia, Spain
Health Feedback→ Baseless claims linking root canals with cancer and other serious illnesses rely on outdated and long-disproven theories
REVIEW On 1 November 2024, a Facebook reel with more than two and half million views claimed that root canal treatment, a dental procedure used to clear out tooth infections, leads to “diseases of the joints, brain, nervous system, and yes, ev
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Dot’ Under Kamala Harris’ Name On Kentucky Ballot Does NOT Invalidate Any Other Choice For President
Does a "dot" in the Kamala Harris box on a Kentucky ballot invalidate any other 2024 choice for U.S. president? No, that's not true: The Kentucky State Board of Elections' general counsel told Lead Stories that both the elections board an
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, a stray dot on a ballot won’t invalidate a vote for another candidate
If a ballot has a small dot in the box for Vice President Kamala Harris, “any other box filled in, will be void.”
The Dispatch→ After This Election, How Do We Live With One Another?
Plus: A review of the new film ‘Conclave.’
PolitiFact→ Patriot Voice – In another sign of Russian influence, posts falsely try to tie Kamala Harris to Sean Diddy Combs
Vice President Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff received $500,000 for tipping off Sean “Diddy” Combs about police raids.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Kamala Harris’ mother Shyamala Gopalan did not work for MK-Ultra
Vice President Kamala Harris’ mother “worked the MK Ultra program” and was “involved in secret mind-control experiments.”
FactCheck.org→ Another Deceptive Trump Ad Attacks Harris Using Partial Quotes from News Outlets
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Less than a month after we wrote about a misleading ad that used out-of-context quotes to attack Vice President Kamala Harris on taxes, former President Donald Trump’s campaig
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Harris responded to question about cognitive tests, though social media posts suggest otherwise
Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t respond to questions about a cognitive test in a CBS News interview that aired Oct. 28, 2024.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Elon Musk still hasn’t given Caitlin Clark $10 million, but persistent online claims say otherwise
“Breaking news: Elon Musk endorses Caitlin Clark, will soon donate $10 million: ‘You are the pride of America, I support you.’”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Another altered image purporting to show Kamala Harris and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs spreads online
Photo shows Vice President Kamala Harris and Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Liam Payne Falling From Balcony In Argentina — It’s Of Another Person In A Different Country
Does a video show former One Direction singer Liam Payne falling to his death in Argentina? No, that's not true: The video is of another person escaping a fire. It was taken in Mexico in 2023, before Payne's death. The claim appeared in a
Full Fact→ Another edited image of Kamala Harris with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs circulates online
A new altered image of the Democratic presidential candidate with the rapper has been shared on social media.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Grandmother In Kamala Harris Autobiography Photo Is NOT Fake — Woman With Similar Name Died Years Before Harris Was Born
Did presidential candidate Kamala Harris lie about having a Black grandmother, because the woman she identifies in her autobiography as her grandmother died four years before Harris was born? No, that's not true: Two women -- one of whom