Does an old photo show Vice President Kamala Harris practicing prostitution? No, that's not true: The professional photographer who took this shot in New York City told Lead Stories that the young Black woman in the picture was not Harris
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AllSides→ Unfounded Rumor Says Biden Had Undisclosed Medical Emergency in Vegas Mid-July 2024
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-medical-emergency-las-vegas/ In the months leading up to the No
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – FBI says assistant director Janeen DiGuiseppi wasn’t at fatal Butler rally
Images show FBI assistant director Janeen DiGuiseppi seated behind former President Donald Trump during his assassination attempt.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Fake Fox News chyron says Kamala Harris could be the oldest female president
Fox News aired a chyron that said, “Kamala could be the oldest elected female president.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fact-check: Post says there are 9 states where Biden’s name can’t be removed. That’s False
There are nine states “where Biden’s name can’t be removed and no one can be added. That’s over 130 electoral votes in the toilet.”
PolitiFact→ Trump VP pick J.D. Vance says media twisted remarks on abortion, domestic violence. We looked closer
In his first interview after being selected as Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, J.D. Vance addressed his past comments about abortion, domestic violence and Trump. We looked at the facts and context behind his statements.
The Dispatch→ No Labels Chief Strategist Says It’s Too Late for an Independent Presidential Alternative
Plus: Trump set to alter GOP’s platform on abortion and a look at how Turning Point Action vets candidates.
PolitiFact→ Pennsylvania Values PAC – Liberal group’s ad says Trump is ‘against mail in voting.’ That omits his recent comments
Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claims that linguist Noam Chomsky is dead are not true, family says
Says linguist Noam Chomsky died, as of June 18, 2024.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Presidential debate host CNN says it’s false that Joe Biden’s campaign demanded no standing
“The Biden campaign has demanded that Joe Biden not have to stand during the presidential debate.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – US-Mexico border crossings are down, as Joe Biden says, but single cause is hard to pinpoint
“Due to the arrangements that I've reached with (Mexico) President Obrador, the number of migrants coming … to our shared border unlawfully in recent months has dropped dramatically.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Does Trump want to repeal the ACA, as Biden says? Tracking his changing stance over the years
Donald Trump wants to terminate the Affordable Care Act.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – ‘Simpsons’-style image of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is an ‘AI fake,’ showrunner says
“The Simpsons” predicted Sean Combs’ legal problems.
The Dispatch→ State Department Report Says ‘Reasonable to Assess’ Israel Violated International Law
The document doesn’t point to a specific incident in Gaza, but weapons shipments to Israel sit in limbo.
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a worm ate part of his brain. Experts said that’s unlikely
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said a worm ate a part of his brain. Experts say it’s not likely.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satire Article Says Kid Rock Refuses To Do ‘Collaborative Tour’ With Taylor Swift
Did rock musician Kid Rock refuse to do a collaborative tour with pop star Taylor Swift? No, that's not true: This claim initially appeared in an article on a satirical website known for publishing fabricated content. There is otherwise n
PolitiFact→ Trump says the FEC saw no merit in Stormy Daniels-related case. Here’s why that’s misleading.
Former President Donald Trump misleadingly said the Federal Elections Commission said complaints against him lacked merit. The case died after commissioners split on their vote; none of the FEC commissioners said it lacked merit.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump says business records case about hush money is a “Biden trial.” It’s a Manhattan trial
“This trial that I have now, that’s a Biden trial.”
PolitiFact→ Marco Rubio – Marco Rubio says Joe Biden is being ‘very misleading’ about inflation. Arguably, Rubio is, too.
“It's very misleading when (President Biden) says (inflation) used to be at 9%. This is compounding. It’s not like it went down from 9% to 3%. This is building month after month. The better way to think about it is that it’s 18%, 19% over the las
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Trump says New York judge won’t let him attend son’s graduation, no ruling has been made
As he left court following the trial’s first day, Trump said of Merchan, “it looks like the judge will not let me go to the graduation of my son.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WEF Founder Klaus Schwab Has NOT Been Hospitalized; Rep Says On April 15, 2024, Schwab’s ‘Health Is Excellent’
Was World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab hospitalized as of mid-April 2024? No, that's not true: An organization representative told Lead Stories on April 15, 2024, that the organization has been "targeted by conspiracy narratives,"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT Impossible For Women To Snore — They Are Equally Likely, Sleep Expert Says
Is it impossible for women to snore? No, that's not true: Besides no evidence to support that claim, a sleep medicine expert told Lead Stories, "Women are equally likely to snore compared to men." Statistics from the National Sleep Founda
PolitiFact→ Cavalier Johnson – Milwaukee Mayor Johnson says the city “never defunded the police.” Is he right?
In Milwaukee, we “never defunded the police.”
PolitiFact→ Brian Kilmeade – Who owns TikTok’s parent company? Despite what Brian Kilmeade says, it's not the Chinese government
The Chinese government “owns” TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump says 82% says Americans think 2020 election was “rigged.” Polls, polling executives disagree
“Eighty-two percent of the country understands that (the 2020 election) was a rigged election.”
PolitiFact→ Why do so many Americans think the economy is bad when the data says otherwise?
Surveys show Americans are disgusted with the state of the economy, even though most economic metrics are favorable by historical standards. Why? We looked at a few explanations.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Potential Adverse Reactions Are NOT Listed On Hepatitis B Vaccine Package Insert Because FDA Says They Are Causally Related
Are potential adverse reactions listed on a Hepatitis B vaccine package insert because the Food and Drug Administration says those adverse reactions and the vaccine are causally related? No, that's not true: The FDA requires manufacturers
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – For the most part, the US pays double for prescriptions compared with other countries, as Biden says
If you went “anywhere in the world,” you could get a prescription filled for 40% to 60% less than it costs in the U.S.
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – Elon Musk says there’s ‘scientific consensus’ on birth control depression, suicide risk. He’s wrong
There is “clear scientific consensus” that “hormonal birth control makes you fat, doubles risk of depression and triples risk of suicide.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – President Biden said he didn’t have highly classified documents. The special counsel says otherwise.
On classified documents in his possession, “none of it was high classified.”
PolitiFact→ Biden classified documents: What special counsel report says about ‘willful retention’
After the release of a special counsel’s report, President Joe Biden said it was “wrong” for the special counsel to say he willfully retained documents. But it’s complicated: The special counsel found evidence Biden did do that, but also found
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump says he ‘cooperated far more’ than Biden in classified documents cases. Pants on Fire!
“I cooperated far more” than Joe Biden in the classified documents investigations.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Rep. Ilhan Omar says translation of her comments is inaccurate, court-registered interpreter agrees
Rep. Ilhan Omar said her "top priority is to put Somalia first and expand its territory.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Illegal Immigrant’ In Video Is NOT Azerbaijani Politician Movsum Samadov — Samadov Says It’s Not Him, He Can’t Leave Azerbaijan
Does a video seen on X show Azerbaijani politician Movsum Samadov on the border of the United States? No, that's not true: There is no evidence this man is Samadov or that this took place on the border of the U.S. Samadov denied that he w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of President Biden In Military Fatigues Is NOT Real — AI Detection Tool Says It’s 100 Percent Fake
Does a picture accurately show President Joe Biden sitting in a meeting with military leaders while wearing military fatigues? No, that's not true: The image is fake and is an AI-generated image, according to an online detection tool. No
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Does Florida have the fewest state employees per capita, as Ron DeSantis says? Depends on the data
“Florida state government (has the) lowest number of state employees per capita in the country.”
PolitiFact→ Thom Tillis – Tillis falsely says police made ‘no arrests’ of protesters who blocked Durham Freeway
Police made ‘no arrests’ of protesters who blocked Durham Freeway
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump ad says Nikki Haley’s plan would cut Social Security for 82% of Americans. That’s False
“Haley’s plan cuts Social Security benefits for 82% of Americans.”
AllSides→ What Gaza’s death toll says about the war
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67764664 On average, nearly 300 people have been killed each
PolitiFact→ SFA Fund – Super PAC supporting Nikki Haley says Ron DeSantis praised China, but he didn't
Gov. Ron DeSantis “called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.’”