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PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Social media posts spread false claims about Benjamin Netanyahu’s health
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hospitalized with “serious health issue.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos On Social Media Through Mid-November 2024 Do NOT Show Liam Payne’s Funeral
Do various videos posted online show the funeral of former One Direction singer Liam Payne? No, that's not true: Payne's funeral hadn't happened when these videos were published in early and mid-November 2024. The footage presented as bei
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking social media posts claiming instant policy victories for Donald Trump
Some social media posters touted a variety of things that suddenly changed with Donald Trump’s election. We checked what’s accurate and what’s exaggerated about those claims.
The Dispatch→ No, Republicans Did Not Introduce a Bill to Cut Social Security Payments
In fact, the House just voted on a bill that would increase benefits to some individuals.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Hundreds Of British Questioned By Police Over Social Media Posts In Single Weekend
Did hundreds of British citizens, including journalists, actually report being questioned by police about their posts on X over one weekend? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that so many people were questioned by police in England
PolitiFact→ Viral image – When comparing Health and Human Services secretaries, social media posts fudge the facts
Image shows U.S. Health and Human Services secretaries in the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration as of Nov. 11, 2024.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post On Truth Social He Had ‘Started His Day By Listening To "Not Like Us" By Kendrick Lamar’
Did President-elect Donald Trump post on Truth Social that he had "started his day by listening to 'Not Like Us' by Kendrick Lamar"? No, that's not true: Such a post could not be found on Trump's Truth Social profile. The image of the fak
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Shaky social media video doesn’t show 8.0 magnitude Oregon earthquake
Video shows 8.0 magnitude earthquake in Oregon.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, this isn’t an image of Joe Biden hanging from a helicopter on Donald Trump Jr.’s Truth Social
Says Donald Trump Jr. “has a banner photo of Joe Biden being hung from a helicopter.”
PolitiFact→ WinSenate – Democratic ad misleads on Kari Lake’s support for Social Security and Medicare
“Kari Lake is threatening Social Security and Medicare.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, this video doesn’t show Kentucky voting machines blocking votes for Trump
Video shows “voting machines in Kentucky are not allowing voters to select” Donald Trump for president.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Harris responded to question about cognitive tests, though social media posts suggest otherwise
Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t respond to questions about a cognitive test in a CBS News interview that aired Oct. 28, 2024.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No named suspects in White House cocaine case, despite social media post’s claim
"The cocaine found in the White House was Kamala’s.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, rapper Nicki Minaj has not publicly endorsed Donald Trump for president
"Nicki Minaj just endorsed Donald Trump for President.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Photo of Kamala Harris in a McDonald’s uniform is fake
An old photo shows Kamala Harris in a McDonald’s uniform.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, a new Department of Defense directive doesn’t authorize lethal force on U.S. civilians
"The Defense Department, with the stroke of a pen, has quietly codified its right to deploy lethal force against its own citizens.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – An Illinois township’s ballot scanner was down. Ballots were still processed, contrary to claims.
“Schaumburg, Illinois not recording votes, just putting votes ‘in a box.’”
PolitiFact→ United Auto Workers – Michigan Republican Mike Rogers is not calling for cuts to Medicare and Social Security
Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “wants to cut Medicare and Social Security.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Social media posts mislead about Michigan voter rolls and election fraud
Michigan has “more registered voters than eligible citizens. This creates a huge risk of election fraud.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump ad distorts Kamala Harris’ stance on Social Security taxes
Vice President Kamala Harris “wants struggling seniors to pay more Social Security taxes while she gives Medicare and Social Security to illegals.”
PolitiFact→ Bob Casey – Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey misleads in ad claiming rival will cut Medicare and Social Security
To pay for extending the Trump tax cuts, Dave McCormick has “made clear he’ll slash your Medicare and Social Security, and cut Medicaid for nursing home care.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Did Trump say ‘I don’t poop myself’ on Truth Social? No, that came from a satire post
Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social and addressed claims of his “incontinence,” saying, “I don’t poop myself.”
PolitiFact→ Tammy Baldwin – Baldwin claim that Hovde “just proposed cutting Social Security by 28%” is misleading
Says opponent Eric Hovde “just proposed cutting Social Security by 28%.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post ‘I Don’t Poop Myself’ To Truth Social
Did Donald Trump post "I don't poop myself" to his social media platform, Truth Social, as posts on social media suggested? No, that's not true: An account on X that describes itself as posting satire and parody content first shared an im
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, a FEMA helicopter didn’t deliberately blow away hurricane relief supplies in North Carolina
“FEMA helicopters caught disrupting North Carolina supplies by using a ‘rotor wash’.”
FactCheck.org→ Pence Hasn’t Endorsed Harris, Contrary to Edited Video on Social Media
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Former Vice President Mike Pence has said he will not endorse former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election, but Pence has also said he “could never”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Did Mike Pence endorse Kamala Harris and Tim Walz? No, this video was edited
Video shows former Vice President Mike Pence endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
The Dispatch→ Social Policy Experts: Trump and Harris Will Offer a Mix Bag
A Dispatch symposium.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media Posts Do NOT Provide Authentic Emails About A Purported Sexual Assault Allegation Against Tim Walz
Do X posts by the account @DocNetyoutube provide screenshots of authentic emails to prove a former student has alleged Tim Walz sexually abused him at a 1995 Indigo Girls concert? No, that's not true: There's strong evidence the screensho
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Airspace Restrictions After Hurricane Helene
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take The Federal Aviation Administration regularly restricts the airspace over areas affected by natural disasters to allow rescue and relief efforts to take place. But thi
PolitiFact→ Social Media – FEMA, the FAA aren’t ‘blocking’ flights delivering Starlink devices, supplies after Hurricane Helene
FEMA, FAA are “blocking” delivery of Starlink devices and supplies to North Carolina’s hurricane-hit areas.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Hurricane Helene wasn’t ‘orchestrated’ to seize land for lithium mining in North Carolina
Hurricane Helene was planned to seize land in North Carolina for lithium mining.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That Immigrants Receive More Benefits Than Social Security Recipients
The figures cited by social media users are incorrect.
Health Feedback→ Only certified medical devices should be used to measure blood pressure, not unvalidated apps promoted on social media
REVIEW High blood pressure is a major cause of premature death and affects over one billion people worldwide. Blood pressure is typically measured using a cuff around the upper arm. The cuff is inflated to stop blood flow and slowly deflated to dete
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Would Project 2025 ‘cut’ FEMA? Proposals would reduce support, hinder disaster response, experts say
Project 2025 would “cut” the Federal Emergency Management Agency and “kill federal-backed flood insurance.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No link between Ukraine and Helene aid, and Joe Biden didn’t rule out future hurricane aid
“Biden Announces: ‘2.4 billion more to Ukraine’ but ‘no more aid for Hurricane Helene.’”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – “Next question, please” was not Kamala Harris’ response when asked about the economy
Vice President Kamala Harris responded, “Next question please,” when asked about the economy during an Aug. 29 CNN interview.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Old unfounded claims that Melania Trump was an escort resurface on social media
Melania Trump “was an escort.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Serena Williams death hoax spreads on social media
“Serena Williams reportedly passes away following tragic car crash in Texas.”