The story originates from an Irish satirical website, but many online are sharing it apparently believing it to be genuine.
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The Dispatch→ MAGA’s ‘Personal Libertarianism’
What does electing Trump 2.0 portend?
The Dispatch→ Big Tech Gets Personal—With Donald Trump
Traditional lobbying may be out, while cozying up to the big man is in.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Keanu Reeves Did NOT Refuse To Present Award To Whoopi Goldberg — Did NOT Say ‘She’s Not A Good Person’
Did actor Keanu Reeves refuse to present actress Whoopi Goldberg with the Lifetime Achievement award, saying, "She's not a good person"? No, that's not true: This information came from a self-described satirical website that includes the
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Person who called 911, not the tiplines, about the CEO shooting suspect can still get the reward
Tipster in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing is ineligible for reward money "because she called 911 instead of the tip line."
PolitiFact→ Bird flu: What to know about latest outbreaks after U.S. reports first severely infected person
Following recent avian influenza outbreaks, the U.S. reported its first person with a severe infection, and California's governor declared a state of emergency. Public health officials say risk to the general public remains low.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Manifesto’ Supposedly By Luigi Mangione Posted On Substack — Taken Down For ‘Impersonation’
Was a post on Substack the real letter of explanation by Luigi Mangione, the man who has been arrested in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson? No, that's not true: A Substack spokesperson told Lead Stories the post was remov
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Say Elon Musk Is ‘First Person In History, To Be Radicalized By His Own Algorithm’
Did Taylor Swift say Elon Musk is "the first person in history, to be radicalized by his own algorithm"? No, that's not true: A psychology professor at the University of Cambridge claimed credit for the quote after it went viral in mid-No
The Dispatch→ A Loyalist’s Loyalist in Charge of Personnel
Trump devotee Sergio Gor will head one of the most important roles in the new administration.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte Did NOT Say That ‘If Trump Surrenders Ukraine To Putin, He Will Personally Expel’ US From Alliance
Did NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte publicly say that "if Trump surrenders Ukraine to Putin, he will personally expel the United States from the alliance"? No, that's not true: A NATO spokesperson described the claim as "bogus." The rum
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Person CANNOT Vote In Washington State Using Fake Name
Can people in the state of Washington vote using a fake name by using a website set up for visually impaired voters to print out a ballot and sending it in? No, that's not true: Registered voters with impaired vision in King County, Washi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Does NOT Prove Transgender Person Received 2 Ballots In McHenry County, Illinois
Does a post on social media prove that a "male relative who recently started identifying as a 'woman' received two ballots for the election" in McHenry County, Illinois, in 2024? No, that's not true: The post's images of envelopes had lab
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Progress 2028, the pro-Trump super PAC impersonating Democrats
Online ads from a group called Progress 2028 appear to promote Vice President Kamala Harris’ policies. In reality, the group is a pro-Trump super PAC that distorts Harris’ agenda.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Doctors speaking at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally did not ignore a person in medical distress
At Vice President Kamala Harris’ Houston campaign rally, when an attendee had a medical emergency, none of the “abortion doctors” onstage helped.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Unauthorized Person Receiving Mail-In Ballots In Somerset, Massachusetts
Does a video show an unauthorized person being given mail-in ballots in Somerset, Massachusetts? No, that's not true: The clip shows the assistant town clerk transferring the ballots to the registrar. The Office of the Secretary of the Co
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Unfounded claim about McMaster, FEMA and North Carolina is ‘absolutely false,’ a spokesperson said
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster was arrested “for aiding FEMA in deep state’s ‘eminent domain’ takeover of North Carolina.”
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
PolitiFact→ X posts – North Carolina’s post-Helene changes for absentee, in-person voting are not signs of ‘cheating’
North Carolina’s new voting rules in response to Hurricane Helene amount to “cheating” or “stealing.”
Full Fact→ No, Kamala Harris spokesperson did not reveal she lied on gun ownership in interview
The Democratic presidential candidate had previously revealed she owned a firearm during an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Kamala Harris spokesperson didn’t say the Democratic presidential nominee doesn’t own a gun
“A staffer reveals that Kamala Harris doesn’t actually own a gun.”
PolitiFact→ Elissa Slotkin – Claim that IVF and birth control could go away under personhood laws needs context
Mike Rogers supported “laws that could eliminate IVF and birth control.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – No proof Kamala Harris injured a person in 2011 car crash. Flawed story comes from unreputable site
On June 7, 2011, Kamala Harris was involved in a San Francisco hit-and-run crash that injured a woman named Alicia Brown.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts About ‘Paul Ferrara, The Son Of A Local Police Officer’ Are NOT Authentic Missing Person Alerts
Are social media posts about 16-year-old "Paul Ferrara" genuine calls for help in a missing person case? No, that's not true: These posts were flipped to "rent-to-own" scam posts shortly after publication. The supposedly missing teenager
PolitiFact→ X posts – C-SPAN didn’t air ‘single person clapping’ caption during JD Vance’s speech
C-SPAN captions for a JD Vance speech said, “Single person clapping.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Purports To Show Tim Walz Dancing With Cowboy Hat And Dollar Bills In His Pants — It’s Another Person
Does a video show Tim Walz, Kamala Harris' pick as her vice presidential running mate, dancing in a cowboy hat and with dollar bills stuck in his pants? No, that's not true: The video has been altered to add Walz's face onto the person da
The Dispatch→ Democratic Convention Seeks to Shape a ‘Race About Personalities’
Plus: Trump and Vance fan out across swing states to put policy differences with Harris into sharper relief.
The Dispatch→ Yes, You Are a Bad Person
Is this an R.E.M. song?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden, Harris Did NOT Personally Oversee Plea Deal With Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Other 9/11 Defendants
Did President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris personally oversee the plea deal with accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants? No, that's not true: Both the U.S. National Security Adviser and the U
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia Voter Registration Cancellation Portal Does NOT Allow Cancellation Based Only On Minimal Personal Data
Does the Georgia Voter Registration Cancellation Portal automatically cancel voter registration based solely on entry of a voter's first initial, last name, county and date of birth? No, that's not true: These data points are only the fir
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts About 3-Year-Old Boy Found Walking Alone Are NOT Authentic — It’s Scam Aimed At Collecting Personal Information
Do posts about a "little boy approximately 3 years old" found and "saved" by "Deputy Ryan Braidley" authentically describe a real-life situation? No, that's not true: Near-identical versions appeared on social media, claiming the rescue h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Spokesperson Did NOT Justify Ukrainian Strikes On Belgorod, Russia Saying It Holds ‘Virtually No Civilians’ — Video Is AI Fake
Does a 50-second video show authentic remarks by U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller discussing "military targets" in the Russian city of Belgorod, with "virtually no civilians left" in that city? No, that's not true: The vi
Health Feedback→ Video of person smoking in a pile of body bags isn’t a staging of COVID-19 victims but part of a Russian music video
REVIEW In April 2024, a Facebook reel claimed to show people “preparing body bags for the evening news clip during the pandemic”. The brief footage showed a pile of black body bags loaded on a truck. Within the pile was a live person lying down
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NJ Trump Supporter Was NOT Attacked Due To His Political Beliefs — It Was Personal Dispute
Was a Trump supporter in New Jersey attacked in early April 2024 because of his political beliefs? No, that's not true: Middletown Township, New Jersey, police told Lead Stories "there is no political tie-in" in the sledgehammer attack on
PolitiFact→ Derrick Van Orden – No, you cannot vote in-person absentee the day before Election Day in Wisconsin
You can vote in-person absentee at your clerk’s office on Monday before Election Day.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hallie Biden Did NOT Write On X That Trump Won The 2020 Election — Post Is From Suspended Account That Impersonated Her
Did Hallie Biden, the widow of the president's son Beau Biden, post on X in 2024 that Trump won the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The post originally appeared on an account impersonating her. That account was already suspended in 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKED Photo Shows Israeli Military Personnel Holding ISIS Flag
Is a photograph that appears to show Israeli military personnel posing with the Israeli and ISIS flags authentic? No, that's not true: The image has been doctored. The original photograph does not include the black-and-white flag associat
PolitiFact→ Jonathan Martin – ICE gives some migrants smartphones to track them, not for personal use
“This is the era where people are given smartphones when they cross the border and enter our country.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Myth Debunked: Reporting Missing Persons
Many people think there’s a rule that says you have to wait 24 hours before reporting someone missing, but that’s not true. This article aims to clear up this misunderstanding and explain why it’s important to act immediately if you
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Showing ‘The View’ Guest Accusing Karine Jean-Pierre Of ‘Bullshit’ On Air Is NOT Real — Clip Is Edited To Add A Person
Did a guest on "The View" accuse White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre of espousing "bullshit" on an episode of "The View"? No, that's not true: Damon Imani, a social media personality, edited himself into clips of the real Decem
Full Fact→ Think tank did not estimate that the average person is ‘over £10,000 a year’ worse off since 2010
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner MP and Janet Daby MP both misquoted a figure from the Centre for Cities think tank in Parliament.