Did South Korea issue a warning about mRNA vaccines, saying "6 billion people now have VAIDS" as a viral article claimed? No, that's not true: VAIDS is not a real condition and the story making originated on a notoriously unreliable websi
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Women’s History Month Was NOT Just Created By A Trump Executive Order — It Was Started By Congress In 1987
Did Donald Trump just designate the month of March as "Women's History Month" by signing an executive order? No, that's not true: The formal observation of Women's History Month was started by Congress in 1987, an expansion of the previou
PolitiFact→ January Littlejohn story about ‘secret’ gender transition needs context
During his March 4 address before Congress, President Donald Trump described January Littlejohn, a Florida mom who claims her child was “secretly” transitioned behind her back by school administrators. But this story needs more context.
The Dispatch→ The Shaky History of Mass Deportations
‘Operation Wetback’ and ‘Mexican Repatriation’ worked—until they didn’t.
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: GSA Has NOT Been Paying Chelsea Clinton $46,000 a Month Since 2003 — Story Originated On Satire Website
Did the General Services Administration send Chelsea Clinton $43,000 per month since 2003? No, that's not true: That story originated on a website named "The Dunning-Kruger Times" which has a clear disclaimer it publishes satire. It is ru
PolitiFact→ Pete Buttigieg – Did Republicans propose increasing bank fees, as Buttigieg said? There’s more to the story
“I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story About Nancy Pelosi’s Vineyard Receiving Millions In USAID Or Federal Grants Originated On A Satire Website
Were there actual news reports about Nancy Pelosi's vineyard receiving $14 million from USAID for "experimental farming"? No, that's not true: The story originated in a meme from a satirical Facebook page. The owner of the page is known f
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story Of German Pilot Terminated For Refusing To Spray Chemtrails Originated On Satire Site
Was German Lufthansa pilot "Christoph W." terminated by his employer for refusing to spray chemtrails, and did he then sue them in Nuremberg? No, that's not true: The story originated on the YouTube channel of "Der Postillon," a well-know
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Non-Existent Sources In Viral Story About ‘Listening Devices’ In Oval Office And Resolute Desk Removal
Does a viral story claiming "listening devices" were discovered in the Oval Office and that the Resolute Desk had been removed for "scanning" cite real sources? No, that's not true: Besides an "anonymous senior official," the story mentio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Bill Gates ‘Caught Pumping Bird Flu Jabs Into Food Supply’ In Story With That Headline — Not Even A Mention
Does a story claiming Bill Gates was "Caught Pumping Deadly Bird Flu Jabs Into America's Food Supply" in its headline actually describe Bill Gates doing that? No, that's not true: There is no mention of any food supply in the U.S. being i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clickbait Story About Chris Stapleton Filing Official Objection To Beyoncé Grammy Win Is Baseless
Is a viral article claiming country singer Chris Stapleton filed an official objection to Beyoncé winning a Grammy based on actual news events? No, that's not true: There is no record of Stapleton saying "Eveп she admits this is пot a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story NFL ‘Admitted’ To Canceling Elon Musk Super Bowl Ads Originated On Satirical Facebook Page
Did the NFL admit to canceling Elon's DOGE Super Bowl ads as several viral social media posts say? No, that's not true: This claim originated on a satirical Facebook page with a clear disclaimer. The page owner is known for tricking conse
The Dispatch→ Comfort in History
Trump isn’t the first president to sneer at the Constitution.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Reporter Katherine Long Who Broke DOGE Employee Resignation Story Did NOT Work For USAID When Article Was Published
Did Katherine Long, the reporter who broke a news story about the resignation of a DOGE employee work for USAID when the story was published in February 2025? No, that's not true: The reporter in question was previously employed by an org
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Article Describes Elon Musk Helping Child — Clickbait Story With Fictional Origin
Did an article accurately report that Elon Musk bought a gift for a child whose mother, a Starbucks cashier, was "struggling to buy a gift for her daughter"? No, that's not true: An article linked in the post that made this claim included
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Initial reports that people survived Potomac plane crash aren’t proof the ‘story isn’t adding up’
Early reports of four survivors show “this DC plane crash story isn’t adding up.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story About Arrest Of USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong Originated On Site With Satire Disclaimer
Did a story about JAG arresting Phyllis Fong, the USDA inspector general who defied her dismissal by President Donald Trump, originate on a news website? No, that's not true: The story first appeared on Real Raw News, a site with a legal
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Call USAID ‘One Of The Biggest Globalist Terror Organizations In History’
Did Elon Musk say that the U.S. Agency for International Development is "one of the biggest globalist terror organizations in history"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that he publicly said that. However, Musk did call the organ
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Story about 1,500 IRS resignations under Trump started as satire
“1,500 IRS agents have submitted letters of resignation after Trump announced he would put 90,000 superfluous IRS personnel on border patrol.”
The Dispatch→ Great Men of History. Small Men of Congress.
Also: Can we stop worrying about gerrymandering?
PolitiFact→ US presidents have observed Black History Month for nearly 50 years. Has that changed under Trump?
At least one federal agency told staff it’s pausing Black History Month observance because of President Donald Trump’s order banning diversity, equity and inclusion activities. Will the White House also halt nearly 50 years of observance?
PolitiFact→ Images comparing Democrats to Musk’s inauguration hand gesture don’t tell whole story
In defending Elon Musk’s gesture during President Donald Trump’s inauguration, some social media posts drew comparisons to images of Democrats and celebrities holding their hands at similar angles. The photos don’t tell the whole story.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Story about purported cop killer Ryan Edward is bait in a scam
“Serial killer Ryan Edward … is on the run after killing 3 female police officers.”
Full Fact→ Viral list of Labour front bench’s work history omits some ‘non-political’ roles
Posts circulating on social media about the previous employment of politicians who are now in the Cabinet aren’t wholly accurate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Employees Did NOT Poop In Lamborghini And Quit After CEO Cancelled Bonuses — Satire Story
Did some employees poop in the Lamborghini of a CEO who cancelled the worker's Christmas bonuses -- and then did everyone at the company resign in unison? No, that's not true: This fictional yarn is from a creator who calls his content, "
PolitiFact→ A history of PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, from 2009 to 2024
From “death panels” to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s conspiracy theories, PolitiFact recaps its Lies of the Year since the distinction began in 2009.
The Dispatch→ History Will Not Have Mercy on Joe Biden
The defining qualities of Joe Biden the political man were arrogance and dishonesty.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – CNN did not report this story about Elon Musk and the Statue of Liberty. This is fake.
A CNN headline says, “Elon Musk Considers Melting Down Statue of Liberty to Make Series of Limited Edition Cyber Trucks"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Say Elon Musk Is ‘First Person In History, To Be Radicalized By His Own Algorithm’
Did Taylor Swift say Elon Musk is "the first person in history, to be radicalized by his own algorithm"? No, that's not true: A psychology professor at the University of Cambridge claimed credit for the quote after it went viral in mid-No
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Adam Schiff Did NOT Pay $7.6 Million For ‘Incident’ Involving ‘Boy’s Family’ — Story Originated From Self-Described Satire Website
Did Rep. Adam Schiff pay a "boy's family" $7.6 million in damages for "an incident"? No, that's not true: A 2022 article in a self-described satire website with the disclaimer, "Everything on this website is fiction" originated this. Ther
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that the Steelers joined Chiefs in Pride night boycott mirrors satire site’s story
"Following Chiefs, Steelers also announce boycott of Pride nights.”
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jeffrey Epstein DID Have Upper East Side Brownstone In 1993 — Post Does NOT Disprove Stacey Williams Story About Trump Groping Her
Did Jeffrey Epstein only move into billionaire Les Wexner's Upper East Side brownstone in 1996, thus proving that Stacey Williams' story about Donald Trump groping her after they had left Epstein's "brownstone on the Upper East Side" in 1
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Story about Elon Musk buying CNN originated on a satire site
“Elon Musk reportedly eyeing CNN acquisition: ‘I’ll fix the media, one network at a time.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Atlantic Did NOT Run Story Titled ‘To Save Democracy Harris May Need To Steal An Election’ — Screenshot Is Fake
Did The Atlantic publish an article under the title "To Save Democracy Harris May Need To Steal An Election"? No, that's not true: The magazine denied publishing that headline or any such story under it. The manipulated screenshot shared
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Lose Five Major Sponsors After Endorsing Kamala Harris — Site Says Story Not Real
Did Taylor Swift lose five major sponsors after endorsing Kamala Harris for president? No, that's not true: This story initially appeared on a website that says it "specializes in satire, parody, and humor," and that "nothing on this webs
The Dispatch→ Israel’s History of Covert Operations
The detonation of Hezbollah pagers is perhaps the boldest yet in a long tradition of clandestine activity.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fake news story about Chiefs coach criticizing Taylor Swift taken out of context on social media
“Chiefs' Coach Andy Reid criticizes Taylor Swift: ‘You’re not a good role model.’”