Did Mike Johnson storm out of the House of Representatives chamber after Rachel Maddow exposed his wife's secret LLC? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the Speaker of the House stormed out of the chamber the MSNBC host aired
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rachel Maddow Did NOT Shatter Stephen Miller In A Live Interview ‘Takedown’ — Never Happened
Did MSNBC host Rachel Maddow "takedown" White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on air in a live interview? No, that's not true: Miller has never appeared on Maddow's show. The social media post and article saying it happened off
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stephen Colbert and Rachel Maddow Did NOT ‘Team Up’ For a New Show
Did Stephen Colbert and Rachel Maddow announce a new show together, after CBS cancelled "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" in July 2025? No, that's not true: Maddow's blog called the story "false news". The rumor was published on a rela
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Post and Photos Tell Story of Abandoned ‘Baby Elijah’ and ‘Rachel’
Did a viral post tell a true story about "Baby Elijah", abandoned outside a hospital at three months old, then adopted by a woman named Rachel? No, that's not true: The story, and images that came with it, did not describe real people or
Full Fact→ No evidence Rachel Reeves is introducing a ‘window tax’
The Treasury has said claims on social media that the Chancellor is set to introduce a window tax on privately owned homes are “misinformation”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Supreme Court Did NOT Refuse To Hear ‘Sexual Orientation Discrimination Lawsuit’ From Rachel Levine, As Of May 6, 2025
Did the U.S. Supreme Court refuse to hear a case about "sexual orientation discrimination" involving Rachel Levine, the Biden Administration's assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)? No, t
Full Fact→ Rachel Reeves wrong to claim Britain has not built a runway since the 1940s
A second runway at Manchester Airport was completed in 2001.
Full Fact→ No, a BBC article didn’t claim that Angela Rayner is replacing Rachel Reeves as chancellor
The BBC says no such article was produced by the corporation.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t take over MSNBC or replace Rachel Maddow with Joe Rogan
“Joe Rogan to replace Rachel Maddow as MSNBC’s prime-time host after Elon Musk takeover.”
Full Fact→ Video of MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow becoming emotional on air unrelated to Elon Musk
A video clip which appears to show the American MSNBC TV host reacting to an item about Elon Musk is actually from 2018 and totally unrelated to the billionaire.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ALTERED Video Shows Rachel Maddow Appearing To Cry On Air In 2024 Over An Elon Musk Meme About Sale Of MSNBC
Did an authentic video show Rachel Maddow crying on air in November 2024 over an Elon Musk meme concerning ownership of MSNBC? No, that's not true: The clip was taken from a June 20, 2018 MSNBC broadcast. Maddow had become emotional while
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Rachel Maddow didn’t break down in tears at Elon Musk’s memes about buying MSNBC
“Rachel Maddow MELTS DOWN over Elon Musk posting memes about buying MSNBC.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rachel Maddow Did NOT Break Down Crying and Run Off Set Over 2024 US Presidential Election Results
Did MSNBC host Rachel Maddow break down crying and run off the set due to the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election? No, that's not true: This post came from a self-described satirical Facebook account. The website attached to th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Adm. Rachel Levine Of HHS Performing Pagan Ritual — It’s Someone Else
Does a video show Adm. Rachel L. Levine, the assistant secretary of health and human services, performing what is described as a pagan ritual? No, that's not true: A reverse image search revealed that the woman in the video is someone els
Full Fact→ Fake BBC article falsely claims Rachel Reeves has pledged to share ‘income from taxes’
An article about the Chancellor promoting an online investment scheme which has been mocked-up to appear as if it was published by BBC News is circulating on Facebook.
Full Fact→ Supermassive black hole: how big is the fiscal challenge facing Rachel Reeves?
A number of figures supposedly showing the size of the ‘black hole’ in the government’s spending plans have been circulating ahead of the Autumn Budget. We take a look at what they actually mean.
Full Fact→ No evidence Rachel Reeves said pensions ‘can no longer be an entitlement for all’
Posts circulating on social media claim the UK’s new chancellor has announced “new pension rules”, but we could find no evidence this was true or that she said the quote being attributed to her.
Full Fact→ Conservatives share clip of Rachel Reeves interview with lag to make it look like she struggled to answer question
The Conservatives have shared a clip showing Ms Reeves appearing to pause for several seconds after she was asked about public finances under Labour with the caption: “Cat got your tongue, Rachel?”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MSNBC Host Rachel Maddow Did NOT Tweet Discouraging People From Disclosing Vaccine Injuries
Did MSNBC host Rachel Maddow post on X discouraging people from disclosing vaccine injuries "on social media," as a post on Instagram suggested? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for MSNBC confirmed to Lead Stories that "the post is fak
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rachel Levine Did NOT Refer To Mothers As ‘Egg Producers’ While Visiting A Gender Clinic in Alaska
Did U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine, a physician, describe mothers as "egg producers" during her August 6, 2023, visit to an LGBTQ+ clinic in Alaska? No, that's not true: None of the sources describing this suppo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rachel Levine Did NOT Say Gender-Affirmation Surgery Should Be Available To Kids
Did Dr. Rachel Levine, assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services, say that gender-affirmation surgery should be available to kids in an interview? No, that's not true: While Levine did support gender-af
Snopes→ ‘West Side Story’ Star Rachel Zegler Not Invited to Oscars
The star of the movie musical will not be among those attending the ceremony.
Snopes→ Rachel Maddow Taking Hiatus from MSNBC Show Until April
Maddow made the announcement on her show.
Snopes→ Dr. Rachel Levine Bathing Suit Photo is Fake
Photoshopped images spread a lot of hate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Time Magazine Did NOT Name Rachel Levine ‘Woman Of The Year’
Did Time magazine name Rachel Levine "Woman of the Year"? No, that's not true: This magazine cover is not real, it was published by "The United Spot," a Facebook page that is clearly labeled as a satire site. The fake magazine cover does
Snopes→ Did Rachel Maddow Say ‘America Will Thrive Under Socialism’?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Rachel Levine Was NOT Featured On The Cover Of Vanity Fair
Did Vanity Fair feature Dr. Rachel Levine on the March 2021 cover of the magazine, and did Dr. Levine send a 'thank you' tweet to Vanity Fair expressing dreams of one day being President of the United States? No, that's not true: This pho
Snopes→ Is This Rachel Levine’s Family Photo?
Rachel Levine is the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate.
Snopes→ Marilyn Manson Denies Evan Rachel Wood’s Abuse Allegations
Rocker Marilyn Manson was dropped by his record label after actor Evan Rachel Wood accused her ex-fiancé of sexual and other physical abuse.
Snopes→ RUMOR ALERT: Did Transphobic Post Feature Real Photos of Dr. Rachel Levine?
It wasn't the first time the nominee for U.S. assistant health secretary was targeted online.
Snopes→ Rachel Maddow Returns to Air, Describes Partner’s Virus Bout
Rachel Maddow made an emotional return to her MSNBC show, saying her partner’s bout with COVID-19 was so serious they thought it might kill her.
Snopes→ MSNBC’S Rachel Maddow Quarantines After Coronavirus Exposure
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow said she was quarantining after being in contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus.
Snopes→ Is This Rachel Chandler and President Bill Clinton on Jeffrey Epstein’s Plane?
The answer to "Who is Rachel Chandler?" is simpler than some think.
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Beware Of Fake Fan Pages Spreading False Stories About Your Favorite Celebrities — How To Spot ‘Viet Spam’
This is what fact checkers call a "prebunk." A prebunk is like a debunk (another word for fact check), only it's an advance notice of an anticipated false claim. This article is intended to inoculate you from future outbreaks of a specif
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pete Hegseth NOT Sued For $50 Or $60 Million By Dozens Of Celebrities After On-Air Clash — Copy Pasted Clickbait
Was Pete Hegseth sued for $50 or $60 million along with a television network after an "on-air clash" with Robert Irwin or someone else? No, that's not true: A network of spam pages on Facebook put out dozens and dozens of variations of th
FactCheck.org→ Repeated Falsehoods at Autism Press Conference
An hourlong press conference about autism was filled with false and misleading claims about the condition and vaccines from President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., many of which we have written about befor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Maddow, Colbert And Kimmel Did NOT Launch ‘The Independent Desk’ Newsroom Together — Story Contains False Details
Did Rachel Maddow, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel just team up and launch a newsroom named "The Independent Desk"? No, that's not true: The story appeared on a recently launched website that does not list owners or publishers and it jus
FactCheck.org→ Viral Claims About Charlie Kirk’s Words
Since the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, social media users have shared posts showing, quoting or paraphrasing remarks the posts attribute to the conservative activist. Many readers have asked us to provide the facts on whether Kirk, the
FactCheck.org→ Viral Claims About Charlie Kirk’s Words
Since the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, social media users have shared posts showing, quoting or paraphrasing remarks the posts attribute to the conservative activist. Many readers have asked us to provide the facts on whether Kirk, the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Viral Security Camera Video Shows Bunnies Hopping On a Trampoline
Did a widely-shared video show authentic footage of real bunnies hopping on a back-yard trampoline at night? No, that's not true: The clip in question was the product of AI. One of the bunnies disappears over the course of the video, whil