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PolitiFact→ Sydney Batch – Democrat wrongly says NC ‘always had nonpartisan judicial races’ until Republicans took over
North Carolina “always had nonpartisan judicial races, and when the Republicans took over several years ago they changed it.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Facebook Warning Says ‘Justin Scott’ and ‘Carla Howell’ Are Fugitive Suspects In Death Of Baby ‘Emily Darnell’ — Part Of Scam
Does a Facebook post alert users to an authentic "Homicide Bureau" fugitive case identifying 'Justin Scott' and 'Carla Howell' as suspects in the death of a 10-month-old named 'Emily Darnell'? No, that's not true: Facebook posts calling o
PolitiFact→ Pete Hegseth – Hegseth says leaked Signal group text didn’t have ‘war plans’. But screenshots show attack details
"Nobody was texting war plans" in the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.
PolitiFact→ Nick LaLota – LaLota says he was voting to protect Medicaid, other programs. The budget resolution doesn’t do that
“On Feb. 25, I voted yes on a budget resolution that protects Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid while cutting some spending elsewhere."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Says Venezuelan Soccer Player Jerce Reyes Barrios Was Deported To El Salvador Over Real Madrid Tattoo– What We Know
Was a man named Jerce Reyes Barrios, described as a soccer player from Venezuela on social media, deported from the U.S. to El Salvador? The story was reported by ABC News, citing the man's attorney. Filings in U.S. District Court for Was
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no.
President Donald Trump’s effort to deport Venezuelan gang members without due process rests on his argument that Tren de Aragua has “invaded” the U.S. Experts in immigration and constitutional law are skeptical.
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says measles infection may have benefits, but there’s no conclusive evidence
“A lot of studies” show that getting measles "boosts your immune system later in life against cancers, atopic diseases, cardiac disease."
PolitiFact→ Karoline Leavitt – Karoline Leavitt says tariffs are ‘a tax cut.’ Economists say they aren’t
“Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Headline Says France Is Demanding $150 Trillion In Interest For Funding U.S. Independence — Macron Did Not Say This
Did French President Macron demand "$150 trillion in interest" for funding US independence, also known as the American Revolution, claiming France's support was a loan? No, that's not true: A viral screenshot with that headline showing an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satire Story Says Nonprofit Group Wants To Buy Each Black Man In America An AR-15 Rifle To Scare Republicans
Is there an actual Portland, Oregon, nonprofit group named "Unpull the Trigger" that plans to buy each Black man in America an AR-15 rifle to scare Republicans into supporting gun control? No, that's not true: The story appeared on an X a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Secretary Of Defense Says US Is NOT Shutting Naval Base In Alexandroupoli, Greece, Trump Says Report Of Closure ‘Not A Correct Story’
Is the United States shutting down a Naval base in Alexandroupoli, Greece, as reported in February 2025? No, that's not true: A defense official told Lead Stories there is no "US base in Alexandroupolis." Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
Full Fact→ Criminalisation isn’t the way to tackle honesty in politics says Welsh Standards Committee
Building trust in politics starts with honesty, that is why Full Fact has been speaking to the Welsh Senedd about how to hold politicians to account.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Graph Does NOT Show Chelsea Clinton ‘Taking Home $84 Million’ — Label Says Clinton Foundation ‘Gross Receipts’
Does a graph show Chelsea Clinton "taking home $84 million" as some social media posts claim? No, that's not true: The graph originated on a website named datarepublican.com. The amount was labeled as the "Gross receipts" of the "Bill Hil
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim says Biden, others took millions in kickbacks from Ukraine. That’s Pants on Fire!
Ukrainian officials released list of “kickbacks” given to 18 U.S. politicians.
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Wis. Sen. Johnson says US is one of 'very few' nations with birthright citizenship
“We’re one of the very few nations that allowed birthright citizenship,
PolitiFact→ Roy Cooper – Roy Cooper says Hurricane Helene relief bill ‘took money’ from hurricane victims. Not exactly.
North Carolina Republicans “took money out of western North Carolina” with Hurricane Helene relief bill.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Denies US Troops Entered California To Turn On Water — Says Federal Government Restarted Federal Water Pumps
Did U.S. troops enter California under "emergency powers" from President Donald Trump to turn on water from the Pacific Northwest, in January 2025? No, that's not true according to state authorities: The U.S. military did not enter the st
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Drones Reported Over New Jersey, New York Are NOT Tracking Nuclear Material, Nuclear Agency Says
Are the drones reportedly seen over New Jersey and New York being used to track nuclear material in the country? No, that's not true: The National Nuclear Security Administration's emergency team told Lead Stories it doesn't use drones to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Article Excerpt Says Baseball Player Juan Soto Joined Mets Due To Pro-Trump Views Of Yankees Teammates
Does a genuine news article accurately report that baseball player Juan Soto joined the New York Mets partly due to the pro-Trump views of his former Yankees teammates? No, that's not true: Soto's agent, Scott Boras, told Lead Stories suc
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President-elect Trump says Wisconsin’s electric and energy costs are 'just about at the highest'
“With your Democrat governor, you have some of the highest electricity prices and highest energy costs. It’s just about at the top in Wisconsin.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Nissan’s planned job cuts not related to potential Trump tariffs, company says
Nissan just announced 9,000 layoffs in Tennessee “to avoid severe losses due to expected tariffs.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Ban Stephen King From X For Calling Musk ‘The First Lady’ — King Still On X, Says He Never Made ‘First Lady’ Reference
Did Elon Musk permanently ban author Stephen King from X after King called Musk "the First Lady"? No, that's not true: King posted on his own X account that neither the "first lady" reference nor the ban happened. King added "Yet here I a
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, Wisconsin Trump voter wasn’t assaulted; video is a Russian fake, expert says
“CCTV captures the moment a Trump voter in (Wisconsin) is assaulted by two Kamala Harris thugs at a voting station.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Says FBI, Department Of Education Warned Schools To Close Due To Increased Risk Of Shootings — Russian Propaganda
Did the FBI and U.S. Department of Education release a video recommending that U.S. schools close until November 11, 2024, because of a significant increase in the risk of school shootings and riots during the presidential election? No, t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video DOES Show Kentucky Ballot Machine Marking Harris When Voter Pressed Trump — But State Says Voter Was Able To Cast Ballot For Trump, Machine Removed For Examination
Does a video on social media show a Kentucky voting machine marking Kamala Harris for president when the voter tried to press Donald Trump, leaving them unable to vote for Trump? Yes, but that is missing context: The Kentucky Board of Ele
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Air Graphic Showing Kamala Harris Winning Texas With 51.8% Against Trump With 45.7% — CNN Says Image Is ‘Fabricated’
Did CNN air a screenshot of election numbers that showed Kamala Harris winning Texas with 51.8 percent and 1,113,499 votes against Trump with 45.7 percent and 982,091 votes? No, that's not true: CNN said the image was "completely fabricat
PolitiFact→ X posts – The FBI apprehended groups for ballot fraud? A video making that claim is fake, FBI says
Video shows the FBI reported that “three linked groups have been apprehended for rigging early voting by mail in ballot.”
PolitiFact→ Tim Moore – Misleading: State House Speaker says White House didn't call him after Helene hit North Carolina
“I’ve not gotten a single call from the White House.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Multiple Entries For Same ‘Voter ID’ In Michigan’s Voter File Do NOT Indicate Fraud; State Says Formatting Errors Are To Blame
Do multiple entries of the same "Voter ID" casting ballots from different addresses on the same date in Michigan's Qualified Voter File indicate potential fraud? No, that's not true: Michigan's Department of State told Lead Stories that t
PolitiFact→ In ad, Harris says Trump would gut Medicare and preexisting condition coverage. Here are the facts
Would a second Donald Trump term result in Medicare and Social Security cuts? What about coverage for preexisting conditions? We fact-checked what could be the final ad from Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Possible Voting Machine Glitch On One Ballot in Tarrant County, Texas, Did NOT Indicate Widespread Vote-Switching — Election Official Says Questioned Ballot Was Not Counted, Voter Was Issued A New Ballot
Did a possible voting machine glitch in Tarrant County, Texas, on one ballot indicate widespread vote-switching? No, that's not true: Tarrant County elections administrator Clint Ludwig said he believes the one person making the claim abo
PolitiFact→ Marjorie Taylor Greene – Marjorie Taylor Greene says Dominion voting machines flipped votes in Georgia. That’s Pants on Fire!
"Reports from Whitfield County, GA that Dominion machines are flipping votes. This is exactly the kind of fraud we saw in 2020."
PolitiFact→ Michigan Republican Party – Michigan GOP wrongly says Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., signed secret deal with Chinese company
Elissa Slotkin “signed a secret agreement with a CCP-linked Chinese battery company.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump says Kamala Harris’ plan would hike taxes on “the typical American family.” It doesn’t.
Vice President Kamala Harris' plan “will raise taxes for the typical American family by an estimated $3,000."
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis dismisses climate change link to stronger hurricanes. Here’s what the science says
Historical data is lacking, but recent studies with more robust data have found that hurricanes are intensifying faster with more rainfall than in the past. Human-driven climate change might factor in some of these findings, but more data is needed.
The Dispatch→ Trump Says He Wants Global Tariffs, but Could He Actually Do It?
It’s another unfortunate case of executive power run amok.
PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – Kari Lake says Arizona was safer in 1994, but crime statistics say otherwise
“Arizona was safe” when she moved to the state in 1994, but has become “unsafe.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘NC State Police’ Did NOT Say They ‘Will Start Arresting Any Federal Employees Trying To Stop Or Hinder Rescue Operations’ — State Official Says ‘Made-Up’
Did "NC State police" issue a statement saying that they will start arresting any federal employees trying to "stop or hinder rescue operations"? No, that's not true: A public information officer for the North Carolina State Highway Patro
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Hurricane Helene was not artificially created, despite what Alexa says
Alexa’s answers to questions about Hurricane Helene prove the storm was “artificially created” or the result of “cloud seeding”