REVIEW In April 2025, U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he would tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to cease recommending water fluoridation. This followed another announcement by the U.S. Environmental Prot
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The Dispatch→ Tread and Trade Wars
Trump’s tariffs are a bad solution to a manufactured problem that will have real consequences.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fabricated image of Pope Francis greeting a purported Church of Satan priest spreads online
Photo shows “Pope Francis, shaking the hand of the priest of the Church of Satan.”
The Dispatch→ Social Media Users Spread False Claim That Elon Musk Bought MSNBC
Comcast, MSNBC’s parent company, currently plans to integrate the news network into a new spinoff company.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Viral Truth Social post from President Donald Trump about annexing Greenland, Alaska is fabricated
President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that, “After I’ve annexed Greenland and making it the 52nd State, I will annexe Alaska.”
The Dispatch→ Judge Dread
Will Trump’s impeachment demand backfire?
FactCheck.org→ Posts Spread False Claim About DOGE Halting Supposed Obamacare ‘Royalties’
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have been tasked by President Donald Trump with slashing federal spending. But social media posts falsely claim t
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Stock photos in news reports don’t mean Texas measles outbreak isn’t real
“The Texas measles outbreak is pure propaganda” because media outlets used stock images.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: We Already Have The Epstein Flight Logs — Since 2015
Did the U.S. Justice Department just release the 1998-2004 flight logs for Jeffrey Epstein's Boeing 727? No, that's not true: We've had then since early 2015 and have embedded copies of the flight logs in several Lead Stories fact checks.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Elon Musk didn’t post that he would suspend Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s X account
Elon Musk posted on X he is planning to suspend Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s X account.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Is this the pilot from the Delta Air Lines crash? No, it’s an AI-generated image of a porn star
A photo shows Jonathan Simpson, the pilot of “Delta’s crash in Toronto, Canada.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Elon Musk hasn’t ordered all federal workers to be drug tested
“Elon Musk just ordered all federal workers to be tested for drugs and those that fail have 30 days to retest clean or be fired.”
The Dispatch→ Bird Flu Outbreak Continues to Spread
‘What’s concerning is the spillover events to humans.’
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claims the NFL ‘canceled’ Elon Musk’s DOGE ads originated from satire account
“The NFL admits to canceling Elon's DOGE Super Bowl ads.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claim that Trump said he ‘didn’t have time’ to meet plane collision victims families false
President Donald Trump said he “‘didn’t have time’ to meet the families of the men, women and children who tragically died in the plane crash.”
The Dispatch→ Read My Lips: Tariffs Are Taxes
Trump’s recent moves will put upward pressure on housing prices.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – AI-generated video of celebrities in anti-Kanye shirts spreads online
Video shows celebrities wearing T-shirts with graphics of a middle finger and the word “Kanye.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Donald Trump did not post that Chiefs lost Super Bowl because of ‘DEI nonsense’
President Donald Trump posted that “the Chiefs’ Super Bowl performance was a disaster” and “too focused on DEI nonsense.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Unfounded claims that plane crashes were human sacrifices for the Super Bowl spread online
Recent plane crashes in the United States were “human sacrifice rituals” for the Super Bowl.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t say Italians, Japanese should stay in their respective countries
“Elon Musk says Italians should stay in Italy and the Japanese in Japan.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, U.S. skater Jon Maravilla wasn’t kept from boarding plane that collided with Army helicopter
“U.S. figure skater Jon Maravilla was reportedly prevented from boarding a doomed flight to Washington, D.C.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Melania Trump didn’t sue ‘The View’ for $900 million
“Melania wins $900 million ‘defamation lawsuit’ against The View & Sunny Hostin.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Karoline Leavitt didn’t invoke Jesus Christ in response to a tariffs question
Says White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “Jesus didn’t have electricity and he did just fine.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – The Black Hawk helicopter in the American Airlines crash was piloted, not autonomous
The Black Hawk helicopter involved in the American Airlines crash “was being controlled remotely.”
Full Fact→ No, Melania Trump did not read programme upside down at Jimmy Carter’s funeral
An edited photo circulated online after Mr Carter’s funeral on 9 January 2025.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, this Capitol rioter wasn’t killed after Trump pardoned her; she was never charged (or pardoned)
A Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump was “killed when she used her 2A rights with a shotgun while being served for eviction.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claim about Trump ‘furious’ with Musk for ‘convincing him to push out’ FAA chief started as satire
“Donald Trump is reportedly furious with Elon Musk for convincing him to push out the head of the FAA because Musk was mad SpaceX got fined last September by the FAA for license violations.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – ICE tip line not paused because of reports about Musk, claim started as satire
“ICE just announced it is pausing the hotline where people can call to report undocumented immigrants because 90% of the calls are from people reporting Elon Musk.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, the bishop who urged President Donald Trump to have ‘mercy’ hasn’t been pushed out
“The Episcopal Archdiocese of Washington has removed” Bishop Mariann Budde “from the National Cathedral.”
Full Fact→ What is hMPV and how widespread is it in the UK?
We’ve seen lots of claims about human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in recent weeks. This explainer looks at what we know about it.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, AOC and Jamie Raskin didn’t file articles of impeachment against Trump over his Jan. 6 pardons
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamie Raskin “have filed articles of impeachment against President Trump for pardoning the J6 prisoners.”
PolitiFact→ As President Donald Trump readies new tariffs, we examine the impact of his first-term tariffs
As President Donald Trump readies new tariffs, we looked back at the effect of his first-term tariffs. Numerous studies say they hampered the economy and added to consumers’ costs.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, the Fraternal Order of Police didn’t rescind its endorsement of President Donald Trump
“The Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police union in the country, just released a statement rescinding their endorsement of President Trump.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, this proposed constitutional amendment wouldn’t give former President Barack Obama a third term
A proposed constitutional amendment “would allow anyone to run for a 3rd term. Including — Barack Obama.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Trump’s birthright executive order doesn’t strip Kamala Harris’ US citizenship
"Trump's birthright citizenship EO includes a Kamala Harris clause, specifically designed to deny the legitimacy of her US citizenship."
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Trump’s anti-birthright citizenship effort doesn’t apply only to children of those ‘here illegally’
“The removal of birthright citizenship only applies to the children of those that are here ILLEGALLY.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Donald Trump didn’t dispatch federal disaster assistance to Ron DeSantis in snowy Florida
President Donald Trump declared “a state of emergency in Florida because of snow.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Longtime ‘CBS Evening News’ anchor Norah O’Donnell has new role, she wasn’t fired
“CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell was fired.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Rebutting rumors, Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman said he’s not changing caucuses
John Fetterman is leaving the Democratic Party.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – President Trump’s birthright citizenship order won’t revoke Usha Vance’s U.S. citizenship
Second lady Usha Vance “will have her citizenship revoked if (President Donald) Trump signs his executive order banning birthright citizenship.”