Did the Chicago mayor tell migrants they can "just rob Americans" if they run out of debit card funds? No, that's not true: The mayor never said this. The fabricated quotes came from a satire article posted by The Daily Wasp, a website th
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Brag He Ogled ‘Miss Teen’ Contestants As They Dressed Backstage — He Said Miss USA and Miss Universe
Did former President Donald Trump once brag about going backstage at the "Miss Teen USA show" when "everyone's getting dressed and ready," as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: There is no record of Trump having made such a
The Dispatch→ YIMBYs Are Winning Local Housing Battles, but Can They Win the National Housing War?
Building more housing—even luxury housing—lowers prices for everyone.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Children 5 And Older CANNOT Consent To Vaccination Under Obamacare Even If They Can Recite Alphabet
Can children 5 years and older consent to vaccination under Obamacare if they can recite the alphabet? No, that's not true: Minors cannot consent to vaccination solely based on their ability to say their ABCs, regardless of the health car
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Did NOT Cause ‘Explosion In Autoimmune Diseases’ — They Strengthen Body’s Natural Defenses
Did vaccines cause an "explosion in autoimmune diseases"? No, that's not true: Only in rare cases has vaccination been associated with autoimmune diseases. Vaccines are rigorously tested for safety before being approved for use, and exten
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Some claim vindication after CDC change on COVID-19 guidance. Here’s why they’re wrong.
“The CDC officially agrees with ‘conspiracy theorists’ from 2020” who wanted to treat COVID-19 like the flu.
PolitiFact→ Tony Evers – Yes, Wisconsin correctional officer training classes are largest they’ve ever been
“We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Potential Adverse Reactions Are NOT Listed On Hepatitis B Vaccine Package Insert Because FDA Says They Are Causally Related
Are potential adverse reactions listed on a Hepatitis B vaccine package insert because the Food and Drug Administration says those adverse reactions and the vaccine are causally related? No, that's not true: The FDA requires manufacturers
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 9/11 Commission Did NOT Refuse To Interview World Trade Center Custodian William Rodriguez — They Interviewed Him In 2004
Did the 9/11 Commission refuse to interview William Rodriguez, a custodian in the World Trade Center 7 Building? No, that's not true: Rodriguez was interviewed by the 9/11 Commission Report staff in 2004. The report did not mention Rodrig
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Argentine President Javier Milei Is Related To Netanyahu Or That They Have Same Surname
Are Javier Milei, president of Argentina, and Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, related, and is this assertion based on a shared familial last name? No, that does not seem to be true: There is no evidence that the two politica
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Said They Would Leave US If Trump Wins In 2024
Did Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce say they would leave the United States if Donald Trump wins in 2024? No, that's not true: There is no proof that either of them ever said that. No news outlets have reported that the singer or the footbal
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Who Pays Tariffs and Whether They Preserve Jobs
Trump adviser Stephen Miller made several false or misleading claims.
The Dispatch→ The Vibes, They Are A-Shiftin’
Aren’t they?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sun Image Does NOT Show ‘Black Holes’ — They Are Coronal Holes, With Minor Impact To Radio Signals Predicted
Does an image of the sun posted on X show two black holes pointed directly at Earth? No, that's not true: The dark areas in the image are coronal holes made visible with a Solar Ultraviolet Imager on the GOES-16 satellite, and they are no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Ellen DeGeneres And Tom Hanks Said They Will ‘Leave The US If Trump Becomes President in 2024’
Did comedian Ellen DeGeneres and actor Tom Hanks pledge to move abroad if Donald Trump is elected president in 2024? No, that's not true: No credible news outlets have reported that. The claim was promoted, among others, by an online stor
PolitiFact→ Trump ‘exonerated’ by Epstein docs? Here’s what they do (and don’t) say about the former president
The Jeffrey Epstein documents had barely begun to be released when Donald Trump’s supporters rushed to social media to say he’d been “exonerated.” Trump has not been accused of wrongdoing in the Epstein case. Here’s what the documents say abo
The Dispatch→ If Republicans Want a Better Budget Deal, They Need to Win More Elections
It’s crazy to punish Speaker Mike Johnson when the party has a tiny majority in the House.
AllSides→ Here’s What They’re Teaching In The Naval Academy’s Gender And Sexuality Class
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/25/navy-gender-sexuality-class/ An English course at the U.S. Naval Aca
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stephen King, Kevin Spacey Did NOT Announce They Will Leave US If ‘Epstein Client List’ Is Released — No Such Public Comments Found
Did actor Kevin Spacey or writer Stephen King say that they would leave the United States if the "Epstein Client List" is made public? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence that King or Spacey made such comments. The claim c
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, migrants aren’t being given US passports when they enter the country
Migrants who enter the U.S. illegally get U.S. passports immediately after leaving a border processing center.
PolitiFact→ Out-of-state residents can ‘participate’ in the Iowa caucuses, but they can't vote in them
Casey DeSantis called on out-of-state residents to “participate” in Iowa caucuses; she later said she did not mean they can vote. It’s not unusual for residents from other states to represent candidates at the Iowa caucus or on the ground in the
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Ukraine’s Zelenskyy did not purchase two luxury yachts in October. They’re still up for sale
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
The Dispatch→ Civil Liberties Don’t Impede the Common Good—They’re an Essential Part of It
A look back at Robert P. George’s ‘Making Men Moral’ on its 30th anniversary.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Homeless people in San Francisco didn’t go missing, they were moved into shelters and other areas
Suggests homeless people mysteriously went missing in San Francisco.
The Dispatch→ Why Democrats Lose When They Play Identity Politics
They’ve been led astray by their own ‘shadow party.’
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, The Associated Press and CNN didn’t ‘admit’ they knew about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack beforehand
CNN and The Associated Press “admitted” to knowing about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in advance but didn’t tell anyone.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Singer Kelly Clarkson keeps appearing in videos promoting diet drugs, but they’re fake
Videos show singer Kelly Clarkson promoting diet products.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Actually Show Lionel Messi Holding Up Palestinian, Israeli Flags — They’re Manipulated
Do two separate images show professional soccer player Lionel Messi holding up a Palestinian flag and an Israeli flag, seemingly in support of both? No, that's not true: Both the images are altered to show Messi with the respective flags.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of US Soldiers Praying Is NOT Before They’re Deployed To Israel — US Is Not Sending Soldiers To Israel
Does a photo show American soldiers praying in 2023 "before being deployed to defend Israel"? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, U.S. soldiers were not deployed to Israel. This photo was posted on social media in 2017, six years
PolitiFact→ Chris Rose – Have gasoline prices risen by 63% during Joe Biden’s presidency? They’ve risen, but by less
Gasoline prices are "up 63%" under President Joe Biden.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, an Austrian airport doesn’t have a desk for travelers who thought they were going to Australia
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Videos do not show a ‘crisis actor’ pretending to be a victim in Gaza. They show two different men
CLAIM: Videos taken one day apart show a Palestinian “crisis actor” pretending to be seriously injured in a hospital bed one day and completely fine the next.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘High-Profile’ Israeli Generals Captured By Hamas Fighters — They Are Politicians From Azerbaijan
Does a video show several "high-profile Israel i generals" captured by Hamas fighters? No, that's not true: The men in the video are politicians who were arrested in Azerbaijan, as the country's state news agency reported. Video of their
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Masks In Photo Do NOT Prove 2023 Nobel Winners Distrust Trust Vaccine They Enabled — Image Predates Award
Does a photo of Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman -- the 2023 Nobel Prize laureates in physiology -- that shows them wearing face masks demonstrate that they do not trust "their own 'innovation'" in the field of mRNA vaccine development?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Did NOT Find Women Store DNA From Every Man They’ve Ever Made Love With — Findings Are Misrepresented
Did a study by the University of Seattle and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center discover that women harvest and store in their brain DNA from every man they've ever made love with? No, that's not true: The headline on an article g
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Videos don’t show real people vanishing. They were made by a Christian group to depict the Rapture
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Documents Do NOT Prove The United States Is ‘Currently Under Military Occupancy’ — They Discuss Other Things
Is the United States "currently under a military occupancy" as of September 24, 2023, as proven by "bipartisan legislation"? No, that's not true: The claim cites unrelated materials that do not confirm the statement in question. The rumor
The Dispatch→ Did Venezuela Free Prisoners So They Could Infiltrate the United States?
A viral video uses legitimate footage to make a false claim.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Reuters Did NOT Publish 2024 Election Polling Numbers — They Were Created On Interactive Website
Did Reuters publish 2024 presidential election polling numbers that heavily favored former president and current candidate Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Reuters has debunked the fake numbers and a map associated with the numbers. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYPD Officers Did NOT Arrest Two Young People For Sleeping Near Times Square — They Were Charged With Theft
Did "undercover NYPD" officers "arrest two young people for sleeping on the concrete blocks a short distance from Times Square"? No, that's not true: the persons in question were not trying to sleep in a noisy, well-lit area on top of con