Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take When Vice President Kamala Harris was the attorney general of California in 2014, she announced a program to help young people transitioning out of the criminal justic
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PolitiFact→ Social Media – Viral clip of ABC News reporter does not prove he blamed Trump assassination attempt on ‘government’
ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Now you see him?: Altered video of Joe Biden’s July 24 address spreads on social media
Video shows President Joe Biden’s July 24 address is “either CGI or a mask.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Social media rumors claim without evidence that Taylor Swift, Beyoncé singing in support of Harris
Says Taylor Swift “announced a fund raising concert with Beyoncé in support of Harris” on July 23.
Health Feedback→ No current evidence to support social media fad of “blood type diet”
REVIEW Posts shared on Instagram in June and July 2024 claimed that eating certain types of foods based on blood type can help to optimize health and nutrition (examples here, here, and here). The posts collectively received thousands of interaction
The Dispatch→ Social Media Users Share False Claim That Jimmy Carter Died
An X user shared a fake letter purporting to be from the office of the former president.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof That Trump’s Truth Social Stock Had Unusually Busy Short Selling Before Assassination Attempt
Did short selling for Trump Media "more than double" between July 1 and July 12, 2024, making the stock "plummet one day before the assassination attempt" against the company's co-founder, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump? No,
Health Feedback→ No, a study didn’t establish that tampons are toxic and cause health problems, contrary to social media posts
REVIEW In July 2024, news reports of a study reporting the presence of heavy metals in tampons triggered a wave of fear and concern on social media. TikTok videos, which received tens of thousands of views, cited the study as evidence that tampons a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern Over Missing Teen — They Are Real Estate Scams
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, these photos don’t show Trump golfing after assassination attempt
Photos show former President Donald Trump golfing after being shot.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, this photo is not of Trump rally shooting suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks
A photo from viral social media posts shows Trump rally shooting suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Claims that the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was staged are baseless
Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Mark Violets’ of antifa didn’t shoot Donald Trump. Social media users wrongly blamed a blogger.
“Butler Police confirm the shooter’s name is Mark Violets. He is a known Antifa extremist.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Project 2025 Does NOT Call For Abortion And Contraceptive Bans, Social Security And Medicare Cuts Or OSHA And Overtime Wage Elimination
Does the conservative "Project 2025" initiative to reshape the U.S. government call for a ban on abortion and contraceptives, increased retirement age, cuts in Social Security and Medicare benefits, plus elimination of overtime pay and of
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Did BBC News publish a graphic saying Joe Biden was ‘inaudible’? No, that’s altered
BBC News published a graphic quoting President Joe Biden saying, “Let me say this as clearly and simply as I can: [inaudible].”
PolitiFact→ D.L. Hughley – No, Project 2025 doesn’t mention eliminating Social Security and disability benefits
“Anyone on Social Security or Disability should know, Project 2025 totally eliminates all benefits.”
Full Fact→ Social media image showing ‘Muslims paying tribute to Keir Starmer’ is not real
Hundreds of people have shared the image, which has clear visual clues it is not genuine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media Posts About ‘Missing Teen’ Charlotte Sena Are NOT Authentic, Are Part Of Scam
Is there an active search in July 2024 for a missing teen named Charlotte Sena? No, that's not true: The false social media posts using the girl's name and photos are part of a ruse to entice people to share a post that spreads a scam. Ch
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Unfounded social media posts claim actor Michael J. Fox doesn’t have Parkinson’s disease. He does
Michael J. Fox “doesn’t have Parkinson’s disease.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Singer R. Kelly is still incarcerated, but social media posts wrongly claim he’s been freed
“R. Kelly has been released from United States of America Federal Prison, Chicago.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This viral social media photo does not show a missing child in Pike County, Missouri
Photo shows a missing child in Pike County, Missouri.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘3 Year Old Baby Girl’ Named ‘Bobbi Renae’ Was NOT Found In Various Locations — It’s Social Media Scam To Generate Engagement
Was the same "3 year old baby girl," whose name is listed as "Bobbi Renae," found in various locations? No, that's not true: Although social media posts making the claim use an image of a child who was found after being missing, the post
The Dispatch→ The Court Got It Right on Free Speech and Social Media
Despite some conservative opposition, NetChoice was in keeping with the First Amendment.
The Dispatch→ Social Media Post Shares Misleading Claims About Jobs Numbers and Recessions
Suggesting that 15.6 million jobs have been created during Biden’s presidency leaves out important context.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Post About ‘Treasured Item’ Is Social Media Tactic Used In Real Estate Scam
Is there an identical "treasured item" being found in multiple locations at the same time? No, that's not true: The social media posts that describe this alleged loss are bait-and-switch posts. These posts use made-up stories to garner en
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Numbers in viral social media post reflect statewide STD tests, not Houston cases
"There were 42,000 people diagnosed with (an) STD in Houston” in one week.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Remdesivir didn’t kill COVID-19, Ebola patients, as social media post claims
"Hospitals murdered patients” with remdesivir, a drug banned from Ebola trials because of “53% kill rate.”
The Dispatch→ Social Media Users Make False Claim About Juneteenth
A recent post claims that Congress has not acted on voting rights and it established Juneteenth unanimously.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fabricated “Vader” poster fools social media users
Image shows Disney+ poster for new “Vader” show.
The Dispatch→ Social Media Post Exaggerates Sen. Chuck Schumer’s Net Worth
Financial disclosure reports aren’t precise, but indicate that the senator’s net worth is well below $81 million.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Old video of fencing at the Supreme Court reshared as new on social media
Video shows “fences have been installed around the Supreme Court” in 2024.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Social media post takes Pfizer CEO’s COVID-19 ‘rehearsal’ comment out of context
"Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla admitted yesterday that Covid was used as a test.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Edited, satirical video of Karine Jean-Pierre on ‘The View’ taken out of context on social media
Video shows a man interrupting White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on “The View.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden cherry-picks Donald Trump statement on cutting Social Security
Donald Trump’s plan is “cutting Social Security for you.”
The Dispatch→ Surgeon General Pushes for Warning Labels on Social Media
The proposal—which may spur other action on regulating the internet giants—is complicated in practice.
The Dispatch→ Mandatory Registration for the Draft Isn’t New, Contrary to Social Media Posts
The House passed legislation that would automate the process of selective service registration for young men.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Apple has not announced plans to charge FaceTime users, despite social media claim
"Apple is … about to start charging us to use the FaceTime feature.”
Health Feedback→ Ninth Circuit Court appeal regarding mRNA vaccines misinterpreted by Infowars and social media posts
REVIEW In June 2024, posts circulated on Instagram claiming COVID-19 mRNA vaccines weren’t actually vaccines under “traditional medical definitions”. The posts reference an article published 8 June 2024 on InfoWars, which claimed that the “9
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Air show footage from Miami in May repackaged as a military flex against Russia on social media
Video shows “U.S. Navy deploys in Miami due to Russian warships 6/12.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Video at G7 shows Biden talking to skydivers, not wandering off
Video shows Biden wandered off from world leaders at G7 skydiving event.