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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Post Said Parliament of Greenland Banned Trump And His Descendants For 100 Years — Not Real News
Did Greenland's parliament introduce legislation to ban Donald Trump and all his descendants for 100 generations? No, that's not true: The story originated on a social media account that describes itself as "Dadaist graffiti news", comedy
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump said ending fraud could balance the federal budget. But the math doesn’t add up
"If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget."
PolitiFact→ Investigation of Fed chief Jerome Powell: What Trump has said about him since April 2025
Criminal probe latest in Trump clash with Fed chief Powell
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Post Said Trump Smelled Like Rotten Beef, Farted Audibly During White House Meeting With Oil Executives — Not Real News
Did an actual news outlet report that an oil executive said Donald Trump "smelled like rotten roast beef" and audibly farted multiple times during a White House meeting with oil industry leaders? No, that's not true: The viral message mak
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Post Said ‘Radical Libertarian NRA Members’ Wielding AR-15 Rifles Were Facing Off With ICE Vehicles In Oregon — Not Real News
Did a group of "radical libertarian NRA members" face off with ICE agents and their vehicles in Oregon, daring them to move an inch toward them? No, that's not true: A viral message making that claim in the wake of the Minneapolis shootin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Stories Say Streisand, Farage, Speaker Johnson And Others Said ‘Our country would be safer without Somali immigrants’ — Vietnam-Launched Hoaxes Say Celebrities Targeted Rep. Ilhan Omar
Did Barbra Streisand, British politician Nigel Farage and Kevin Costner each say "Our country would be safer without Somali immigrants -- starting with Ilhan Omar!"? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories featuring those and other
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – The White House said Maduro was ‘flooding’ the US with fentanyl. Experts, official reports say no.
Maduro was “flooding America with deadly fentanyl.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Federal Judge Did NOT Instruct Treasury Department To Claw Back $15 Million From A USAID Scam By Adam Schiff — Fake Story From Satire Site
Did a federal Judge say the Treasury Department can take back $15 million of USAID money granted to companies owned by Sen. Adam Schiff? No, that's not true: This post originated from a website that produces satire content designed to foo
Full Fact→ No evidence Donald Trump said he wanted to buy England
There’s no evidence to support posts being shared on Facebook claiming the US President said he would buy England and make it a US state.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: JOKE Post Said Roblox Was Shutting Down On January 1st — NO Actual Announcement
Did the company behind the Roblox video game announce it is "shutting down on January 1st"? No, that's not true: A viral screenshot of such a message appeared on an account labeled "parody" on X. It did not come from the official company
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Site Said IT Professional ‘Edward Crabtree’ Disarmed Bondi Beach Shooter — NOT Actual News Site
Did an actual news site report a 43-year-old IT professional named "Edward Crabtree" disarmed a terrorist during a terrorist attack on Bondi beach in Australia on December 14, 2025? No, that's not true: That name and description came from
PolitiFact→ 3 things to know about COVID-19 and children after FDA officials said COVID-19 vaccines are deadly
3 things to know about COVID-19, vaccines and kids
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parody Post Said Laura Loomer Pregnant With Ian Miles Cheong’s Baby — NO Actual News Reports
Did reports about conservative influencer Laura Loomer being pregnant with the child of Malaysian influencer Ian Miles Cheong originate on actual news websites? No, that's not true: The rumor appeared on an X account clearly marked as "Pa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Six Members Of Congress Did NOT Say Military Service Members Should Refuse Legal Orders — They Said ILLEGAL Orders
Did two U.S. senators and four representatives urge American soldiers and intelligence officers to disobey legal orders from their commanders and is their advice seditious and traitorous behavior? No, that's not true: Democratic Senators
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – RFK Jr. said ‘we’re not cutting science’ or research. That’s Pants on Fire!
“We’re not cutting science. We’re not cutting research.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump said Democrats’ call to military amounts to sedition. Experts say that’s doubtful
Trump said Democratic video is seditious. Experts doubt that
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Have health insurance companies’ stock prices increased 1,000%, as Trump said? That’s exaggerated
Stock prices for health insurance companies are “up over 1,000% over a short period of time.”
The Dispatch→ The Fallout From USAID’s Shutdown
The Trump administration ended programs from malaria prevention to agricultural resilience projects worldwide.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO Exit Poll Showing 92% Of California Voters Thought Prop 50 Was To Impeach Trump — Poster Said It Was Satire
Did an exit poll show that 92% of California voters thought Proposition 50 was a ballot measure to impeach President Trump? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a post on a satiric X account on which the original poster of the 9
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – Listing candidates twice on NYC ballot is part of ‘fusion voting.’ It’s not a ‘scam,’ as Musk said
“The New York City ballot form is a scam” because “mayoral candidates appear twice.”
PolitiFact→ JB Pritzker – Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Trump ‘shut down the SNAP machines.’ There are no SNAP machines
The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.”
PolitiFact→ Kristi Noem – Kristi Noem said immigration agents haven’t arrested or detained US citizens. That’s Pants on Fire!
“No American citizens have been arrested or detained” during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns.
PolitiFact→ Stephen Miller – Do ICE officers have ‘federal immunity’ as White House official Stephen Miller said?
“To all ICE officers, you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President Donald Trump said his new ballroom ‘won’t interfere with the current building.’ Full Flop!
A new White House ballroom “won't interfere with the current building.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump said half of US presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act. Is he right?
“Fifty percent of the presidents, almost, have used (the Insurrection Act). And that's unquestioned power.”
Full Fact→ The PM hasn’t said state pension will be reduced in April 2026
There’s no evidence that pensioners will only receive 80% of their pension from next April, as has been claimed online.
Full Fact→ No evidence Donald Trump said he might buy ‘all of England’
Quotes circulating on social media claiming Donald Trump said he might buy England and make it a US state are false.
PolitiFact→ Ted Cruz – Ted Cruz said MSNBC footage was from 2017, not a ‘No Kings’ rally in Boston. That’s False
Democrats are “dishonestly sending around a video from 2017” claiming it was an Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ rally in Boston.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President Donald Trump said he’s the first US president to solve a war. Pants on Fire!
“We’ve never had a president that solved one war, not one war.”
Full Fact→ No evidence Italy’s PM said Keir Starmer ‘harmed’ Gaza peace deal
The Italian embassy in London told us social media posts claiming Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised Keir Starmer as “cringe” over the Gaza peace deal are false.
PolitiFact→ Josh Hawley – Sen. Josh Hawley said the FBI ‘tapped my phone.’ That’s not what happened.
“The FBI tapped my phone” and those of other senators.
PolitiFact→ Rick Scott – No, Democrats didn't shut down the government to fund ‘free abortions,’ as Rick Scott said
Democrats shut down the government because they want “health care for illegal aliens and funding for free abortions.”
Full Fact→ Police have said there’s ‘no evidence’ images show migrants stealing a swan to eat
Social media posts imply the pictures show migrants stealing a swan —but police say it appears the person pictured was trying to take a picture with a swan.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Did NOT Charge That Three Men ‘Opened Fire On A Children’s Baseball Field’ In Katy, Texas — Sheriff Said Errant Target Shooting Was ‘Deadly Conduct’
Did a group of men attack a children's baseball field in Katy, Texas - shooting a coach who was leading a prayer? No, that's not true: A coach was hit by a stray bullet and taken by helicopter to the hospital - but the shooting does not a
PolitiFact→ Sean Hannity – Sean Hannity said he couldn’t find a conservative hoping for Jimmy Kimmel’s firing. Donald Trump did
There was not “a single, prominent conservative voice in the country that even remotely wanted or hoped or was pushing to get Jimmy Kimmel taken off the air.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ted Cruz Did NOT Cover Over Graffiti That Said "Release The Epstein Files" — The Photo Was Edited, The Graffiti Cruz Painted Over Said "F— Charlie Kirk"
Did U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz paint over graffiti which said, "Release the Epstein Files"? No, that's not true: The image has been edited. The original image was shared on social media by Cruz and showed him painting over graffiti that said "F--
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satire Story Said Felix Roemer Shot Charlie Kirk — Not Real
Did the media report Charlie Kirk was shot dead by an iGaming influencer named Felix Roemer? No, that's not true: That story originated on a website that published nothing but made up stories about a man named "Felix Roemer". The Instagra
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alyssa Milano Did NOT Say She Had ‘No Idea’ How To Use $1.2M USAID Grant — Satire Site Story
Did Alyssa Milano say she had "no idea" that she was supposed to report what she used her $1.2 million USAID grant for? No, that's not true: That story originated on a satirical Facebook page that clearly labels its content as fake. The o
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said ‘everybody can get’ the COVID-19 vaccine. Is that true?
“Everybody can get” the COVID-19 vaccine.