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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rogan Podcast Guest Dr. Suzanne Humphries Misstates The Facts About Polio
Did Joe Rogan podcast guest Dr. Suzanne Humphries accurately describe problems with the polio vaccine and with organized medicine's responses to polio? No, that's not true: A Brown University Medical School professor said Humphries made s
Full Fact→ Health secretary again overstates size of NHS waiting list
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Richard Gere Announced Leaving The United States For Spain Well Before Trump’s Election
Did actor Richard Gere leave the United States after Donald Trump became president and did he vow "never to return"? No, that's not true: The actor announced the move as far back as April 2024 when Joe Biden was still President and the na
Full Fact→ US states cannot actually enforce a ban on atheists holding public office
A post circulating on Facebook shares a map highlighting US states it says ban atheists from holding public office, but this needs more context.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Alerts About ‘XAVIER, ALVARO’ On The Run After Stabbings In The United States Use Mugshot Of A UK Jail Inmate
Do posts alerting different communities in the U.S. that "Xavier, Alvaro" is on the run after "stabbing both my neighbors to death" describe a real manhunt and real crimes? No, that's not true: The posts mislead, using a mugshot of a man
PolitiFact→ X posts – End Wokeness post overstates government jobs’ role in Biden-era job creation
During President Joe Biden’s four years in office, “31% of U.S. job growth” came from public-sector jobs.
Full Fact→ Housing minister misstates IMF and OECD growth projections
Matthew Pennycook is the latest government minister to suggest the UK is projected to be the fastest growing European economy.
PolitiFact→ Common Cause – Yes, Wisconsin makes it harder to vote than most other U.S. states
Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation.
PolitiFact→ Is the United States turning into an oligarchy? What scholars say about Joe Biden’s warning
In his presidential farewell address, Joe Biden warned that the new Trump administration could turn the U.S. into an “oligarchy.” But what does that mean? Here’s what government ethics experts say about his warning, and how likely it is to happen.
The Dispatch→ A Claim About 2024 Senate Elections in Swing States Is False
Democratic Senate nominees did not win in all of the swing states.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Oprah Winfrey didn’t say she’s leaving the United States before inauguration day
“Oprah Winfrey announces she will leave America before January 20.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada NOT Owned By The ‘United States Corporation’
Do filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission prove the United States "owns" Canada? No, that's not true: The filings are standard procedure when a foreign country wants to sell securities in the United States. The Form 18-K is s
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Mark Cuban didn’t move his operations to California because he ‘can’t operate in red states’
“Mark Cuban shifts company from Texas to California: ‘Can’t operate in red states.’”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, 22 states didn’t fail to certify the 2024 presidential election
“22 states will not be certifying the (2024) election.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All 50 States, DC, DID Submit Electoral College Certificates For 2024 Election
Did 22 states fail to upload their Electoral College certifications, which were needed to certify election results on January 6, 2025? No, that's not true: The National Archives confirmed that all 50 states and the District of Columbia su
Full Fact→ Daily Express misstates small boat arrivals data
Small boat arrivals have increased under Labour compared with the same period the previous year, but a figure quoted on the newspaper’s front page isn’t quite right.
Health Feedback→ Facebook meme correctly states that vaccines led to eradication of polio and smallpox, not “natural herd immunity”
REVIEW In early December 2024, social media posts sharing a meme claiming that “Polio and smallpox never reached natural herd immunity” and that these diseases were “eradicated by vaccines” went viral on Facebook. Among posts which recei
PolitiFact→ Michael Rulli – Biden law gave states $7.5 billion for EV charging; 37 stations and 226 ports built, more to come
“Pete Buttigieg will leave his post as Transportation Secretary having spent $7.5 billion to build 8 EV charging stations.”
PolitiFact→ Which states have laws about transgender people’s bathroom use, and how are the laws enforced?
More than a dozen states have laws banning trangender people from using some bathrooms that align with their gender identities. We found little detail about the laws’ enforcement. LGBTQ+ advocates say the laws increase harassment.
FactCheck.org→ Post Misleadingly Questions Unfinished Ballot Counting in Some States
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Some states were still counting ballots weeks after Election Day in accordance with their regulations, state officials and an election law expert said. But an Instagra
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, gasoline prices haven’t dropped an average of $4 in red states
“Gas prices drop an average of $4 across red states.”
Full Fact→ NATO Secretary General hasn’t threatened to expel the United States from alliance
Mark Rutte did not say America would be expelled from Nato if Donald Trump “surrenders Ukraine to Putin”.
Full Fact→ Kamala Harris did not only win states without voter ID requirements
Thousands of people have shared posts wrongly claiming that in the US election Kamala Harris won every state that does not require voter ID and none that do.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Beyoncé didn’t cut red states from an upcoming tour after President-elect Donald Trump’s win
“Beyoncé excludes red states from tour, ‘This isn’t my America.’”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Harris didn’t win only states without voter ID laws while Trump only won in states with them
“Every state that does not require voter ID, Kamala won.”
The Dispatch→ No, Swing States Did Not Use Starlink to Rig Ballots for Trump
Most tabulation systems do not rely on internet connectivity.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Beyoncé Did NOT Say She Wouldn’t Perform In Red States — Story Originated From Site With Satire Label
Did Beyoncé declare she would no longer perform in "red states," meaning states that went for President-elect Donald Trump? No, that's not true: This comes from a website that publishes fake stories about famous people. The site describe
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Seeing Red? No, Taylor Swift didn’t cancel Eras Tour shows in red states
“Taylor Swift Cancels Red State Shows After Massive Red Wave, ‘I Won’t Be Performing Here Anymore.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Cancel Concerts In States That Went For Trump In 2024
Did Taylor Swift cancel "red state shows" after President-elect Donald Trump won the 2024 general election? No, that's not true: This first appeared on social media in a post on Facebook with "satire" in the caption. Plus, the Facebook ac
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Kamala Harris Winning States Without Voter ID Laws
Social media users suggest falsely that she won every state in which voters do not need identification.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, it’s not suspicious that Democrats won Senate races in states Donald Trump won
“Something stinks” that Donald Trump won in several battleground states while Democrats won Senate or governor races in those states.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Post Video Warning That Democrats Had Rigged Voting In Prisons In Swing States
Did the FBI post a video warning that Democrats had rigged voting by prisoners in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona ahead of the 2024 presidential election? No, that's not true: The FBI put out a bulletin calling this a "false narrative."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Pentagon didn’t fail to send absentee ballots to service members; states send ballots
"The Pentagon reportedly failed to send absentee ballots to active military service members before the election.”
The Dispatch→ Your Election Day Guide to the Swing States
Get the facts, from voting deadlines to absentee rules to recount triggers.
The Dispatch→ The United States Cannot Descend Into Authoritarianism
An endorsement of Kamala Harris from a Russian dissident.
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Kamala Harris wrong that Donald Trump plans to ‘force states to monitor women's pregnancies’
Former President Donald Trump would “force states to monitor women's pregnancies.”
PolitiFact→ Noncitizen voting is already rare in local elections, but 8 states want to ban it
Eight state ballot measures aim to ban all forms of noncitizen voting, including in local elections, which is already rare. Proponents say the measures are necessary to close the door on noncitizen voting, but election experts warn of unintended conseq
The Dispatch→ Vance Projects Confidence in Battleground States of Nevada and Arizona
Early-vote returns show an advantage for Republicans in both states.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Does NOT Prove That Total Undocumented Populations In 7 States Increased Between 241% and 734% In 2021-24
Does a viral post on social media prove that the total size of undocumented populations in seven states has increased by triple-digit percentages between 2021 and 2024? No, that's not true: The chart shared online didn't reflect the corre