President Joe Biden’s decision to withhold certain heavy weapons from Israel amid White House concerns about civilian casualties has prompted critics to call such U.S. actions unprecedented. Are they?
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PolitiFact→ Viral image – Altered video claims to show CNN report about purported Robert Downey Jr. app
Video shows CNN report about actor Robert Downey Jr.’s app “to earn money.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Politician NOT Convicted, Fined For Simply Using Patriotic Phrase During 2021 Speech — Penalty Has Broader Context
Was German politician Björn Höcke fined in May 2024 for simply using a patriotic phrase in a speech three years earlier? No, that's not true: His conviction and fine were related to a phrase deemed to violate German laws regarding Nazi
PolitiFact→ X posts – Trump evidence summary that omitted some phone call records is standard, not tampering, experts say
“Alvin Bragg’s office deleted 3 pages of phone call records of Michael Cohen with Stormy Daniels’ lawyer,” which is evidence tampering.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Robert Fico ‘Formally And Publicly Rejected’ WHO Global Pandemic Accord Days Before Assassination Attempt
Did Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico "formally and publicly" reject the World Health Organization Global Pandemic Accord "only days" before an assassination attempt on May 15, 2024, as a post on X claimed? No, that's not true: The pan
FactCheck.org→ Unsupported Claim About Biden Paying Rent for ‘Illegal Immigrants’
Michigan officials have said that only people who the federal government has determined are in the U.S. legally are eligible for a state program that temporarily pays rent for refugees and other qualifying immigrants. But a super PAC supporting
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden wrong that he inherited 9% inflation
Inflation “was 9% when I came to office.”
Full Fact→ Conservatives are not ‘the only party’ committed to increasing defence spending
Rishi Sunak claimed during Prime Minister’s Questions today that his was the only party committed to increasing defence spending.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Of ‘Barbara O’Neill’s Cousin’ On Trial Is AI-Generated; There Was No Such Trial
Does a viral image really show "Barbara O'Neill's cousin" in the courtroom being "sentenced to LIFE IN PRISON"? No, that's not true: It is AI-generated. The claim came from an account with a history of posting inauthentic images under the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stones Showing Humans, Dinosaurs Living Together Do NOT Prove They Coexisted — Farmer Confessed In 1975 He Created Them
Are stones depicting dinosaurs and humans coexisting real? No, that's not true: These stones were found to be hoaxes. A Smithsonian article reported that a 20th-century farmer and his wife were the creators of these stones, not an ancient
Climate Feedback→ How CO2 warms Earth through the greenhouse effect and why CO2 is not ‘saturated’ in Earth’s atmosphere
There is no doubt about it – climate science can be complex. But sometimes this complexity is mistaken for uncertainty. A recurring example is our scientific understanding of carbon dioxide’s (CO2) effects as a greenhouse gas[2]. However, the evide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Belgian TV Channel Did NOT Post Message Criticizing Israel That Interrupted Eurovision Broadcast– It Was Trade Unions’ Protest
Did Belgian public broadcaster VRT make an editorial decision to intentionally interrupt Eurovision song contest coverage to express its protest against Israel's actions in Gaza? No, that's not true: The message that appeared on the TV sc
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Geomagnetic storm, not a HAARP experiment, created dazzling, worldwide northern lights display
Aurora borealis sightings a “fabricated light show” created by a HAARP experiment.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Jay-Z didn’t bribe country radio stations to play Beyoncé’s songs. This claim started as satire.
“Jay-Z paid more than $20 million to country radio stations to play Beyoncé songs so she’d top the Billboard country charts.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Replacement of Milwaukee election official unrelated to 2020 election
With the 2024 election just six months away, social media users continue to promote erroneous claims of election-related fraud in 2020, most recently with a spotlight on Wisconsin.
The Dispatch→ State Department Report Says ‘Reasonable to Assess’ Israel Violated International Law
The document doesn’t point to a specific incident in Gaza, but weapons shipments to Israel sit in limbo.
The Dispatch→ Higher Ed’s Fragmented Morality
Colleges and universities are reaping what a morally confused culture sows.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Hold up: This isn't Beyoncé at the 2024 Met Gala. These images are AI-generated
Images show Beyoncé at the 2024 Met Gala.
The Dispatch→ ‘Haley Republicans’ Frustrated with Biden’s Israel Stand
Plus: The jury’s still out on how Donald Trump’s trial will affect the election.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Tell Time Magazine ‘He’d Force Every Pregnant Woman To Submit To Constant Government Monitoring’ If Re-Elected
Did Donald Trump announce in a Time magazine interview that "he'd force every pregnant woman to submit to constant government monitoring" to ensure they don't have an abortion? No, that's not true: The former president outlined many other
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Manipulated Image Of Pro-Palestine ‘You Don’t Get To Choose’ Sign Replaces ‘How We Resist’ With ‘Who We Rape’
Is a photo showing a woman holding a pro-Palestine sign that reads "You don't get to choose who we rape" authentic? No, that's not true: the photo was digitally altered to change the original sign which read "You don't get to choose how
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYPD Did NOT Say The People Arrested At Columbia Were Not Students — PD Data Confirmed Majority Were Students
Did the New York Police Department announce that the people arrested at Columbia University protests on April 30, 2024, were not students? No, that's not true: The law enforcement agency never said that. According to NYPD statistics, stud
PolitiFact→ Trump says the FEC saw no merit in Stormy Daniels-related case. Here’s why that’s misleading.
Former President Donald Trump misleadingly said the Federal Elections Commission said complaints against him lacked merit. The case died after commissioners split on their vote; none of the FEC commissioners said it lacked merit.
Full Fact→ Lion attack video is fake and was created for an experiment
The footage appearing to show a lion chasing hunters has been staged and edited together as part of an experiment in making viral videos.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Politician NOT Convicted, Fined For Merely Posting Statistics About Sexual Assaults By Afghan Immigrants
Was German politician Marie-Thérèse Kaiser convicted and fined in May 2024 solely for sharing statistics regarding sexual assaults committed by Afghan immigrants? No, that's not true: Kaiser was found guilty of "incitement to hatred" un
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Misspelled ‘free Palastine’ spray-painted at Canadian school, not Columbia University
Photo shows “Palestine misspelled on the stairs” of Columbia University.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – AI-generated images of Katy Perry at 2024 Met Gala fool social media users, Perry’s mother
Images show Katy Perry at the 2024 Met Gala.
Health Feedback→ Vaccines don’t contain cells or tissues of aborted fetuses
REVIEW The claim that some vaccines contain animal cells or tissues from aborted human fetuses is a recurring theme of vaccine misinformation. Science Feedback explained on several occasions that this is misleading. Vaccine manufacturing processes s
The Dispatch→ Israel Orders Evacuation of Eastern Rafah, Begins Targeted Strikes
The weekend may have been a turning point in Israel’s war against Hamas.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Record Keanu Reeves Rejected $1.7 Billion ‘Woke’ Movie Offer And Said ‘Woke Mind Virus Should Be Destroyed’
Did Keanu Reeves reject a $1.7 billion "woke" movie offer after saying "woke mind virus should be destroyed," as a social media post claimed? No, that's not true: The claim was first published on a self-described satire website, and an an
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The ‘happy hacker’ lives. Hamza Bendelladj wasn’t executed
Hacker Hamza Bendelladj was executed.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Trump wants an Iron Dome, but he didn’t say to defend the United States from Canada
“Donald Trump wants to build an ‘iron dome’ at the border of our country to ‘defend us’ from Canada.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – HIV doesn’t spread through pools but some online users wrongly claim people are getting infected
Four people “tested positive” after a Texas pool was “infected with AIDS.”
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 mRNA vaccines were tested in clinical trials, aren’t experimental
REVIEW A Facebook reel posted on 26 April 2024 by the Pastor Chris Facebook page, which has more than two million followers, claimed that COVID-19 vaccines are “ineffective and harmful”. In the reel, faith leader and preacher Chris Oyakhilome ca
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Photo Of Israel, Nazi, Confederate Flags Together Is Edited 2017 Charlottesville Rally Image
Did a photographer capture a scene showing a group of people gathered to march who were carrying Nazi, Confederate and Israeli flags? No, that's not true: This photo has been edited to add the flag of Israel. The original photo was taken
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Mike Lindell At The Waukesha Wisconsin Trump Rally Is NOT Real — Digitally Edited
Is a photo showing a haggard Mike Lindell posing for a photo with a Trump rally-goer in Waukesha authentic? No, that's not true: This photo has been digitally edited. The original photo shows a smiling Lindell posing with liberal Wisconsi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Photo Of Rep. Matt Gaetz In Tigger, Spider-Man Costume Is Edited Old Image
Does an image featuring the likeness of Rep. Matt Gaetz in a revealing Tigger and Spider-Man costume actually show Gaetz? No, that's not true: The image was edited to add Gaetz's face to another person's body. The original image has been
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Computer Hacker Hamza Bendelladj Was NOT Executed — As Of May 2024 He Still Serves His Prison Term
Was Hamza Bendelladj, an Algerian hacker who gained notoriety in the 2010s, executed? No, that's not true: As of this writing, he was still serving his sentence in a federal prison in the United States. The crimes he was convicted of did
The Dispatch→ These Are the Kids They Wanted
Elite universities select precisely for the types of students causing mayhem right now.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – The devil’s in the details: Viral Donald Trump Time cover is edited
Time magazine "gave President Trump devil horns" on the cover.