Did Judge Juan Merchan tell former President Donald Trump he could not attend his son Barron's high school graduation on May 17, 2024? No, that's not true: The Manhattan judge in Trump's hush-money criminal trial hasn't ruled on the reque
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PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Trump misleads on jury selection, request to Judge Merchan for time off
Former President Donald Trump made several misleading comments as his criminal trial began in New York, including that he had been denied a request to attend his son’s graduation, and that his lawyers could reject as many jurors as they wished.
Health Feedback→ Video of person smoking in a pile of body bags isn’t a staging of COVID-19 victims but part of a Russian music video
REVIEW In April 2024, a Facebook reel claimed to show people “preparing body bags for the evening news clip during the pandemic”. The brief footage showed a pile of black body bags loaded on a truck. Within the pile was a live person lying down
Full Fact→ Telegraph headline misrepresents estimate of foreign aid spent within UK
A think tank estimated half of UK government bilateral aid spending last year was spent within the UK, not half of total UK aid spending.
Full Fact→ Baltimore bridge collapse not depicted in 2023 Netflix film
A claim circulating on Facebook that the ruins of the Francis Scott Key Bridge were featured in the disaster film Leave the World Behind is false.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Videos misrepresent ProduceMaxx antimicrobial wash, which is considered safe for organic produce
ProduceMaxx sprayed on organic produce at grocery stores contains pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and antibiotics.
The Dispatch→ Now Is Not the Time to Hinder Our Intelligence-Gathering Capabilities
Letting Section 702 lapse would dangerously weaken the intelligence community’s ability to identify foreign threats.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence AOC Said ‘I Get My Food From The Grocery Store’ In Response To Supply Disruptions From Collapsed Baltimore Bridge — It’s Satire
Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) say supply disruptions caused by the Baltimore bridge collapse don't concern her because she "get[s] her food from the grocery store?" No, that's not true: This quote comes from a satirical website
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The National Guard is not exclusively activated ‘after a disaster.’ Sometimes troops help prepare
“The National Guard in the HISTORY of its life, gets called in AFTER a disaster, not BEFORE something happens.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Esta llamada al 911 tras caída del puente en Baltimore fue creada con inteligencia artificial
"Llamada de emergencia, situación del accidente del barco" en el puente Francis Scott Key en Baltimore.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – New ‘energy weapon’ conspiracy theory targets collapsed Baltimore bridge
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was “targeted with energy weapons.”
The Dispatch→ Third Time’s the Charm
Trump 2028?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WTC Developer Larry Silverstein Did NOT Get ‘$1 Trillion’ Insurance Payout From Baltimore Bridge
Did World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein get a "$1 trillion" insurance payout resulting from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore? No, that's not true: The claim cited an amount of money no individual in the world
PolitiFact→ How paid X accounts blamed Israel, Ukraine for the Baltimore bridge collapse
Soon after the Baltimore bridge collapse, paid subscribers on X blamed Ukraine and Israel for the disaster. A review of X and other platforms shows these false claims came largely from pro-Russia, “MAGA” and QAnon accounts.
PolitiFact→ Donna Brazile – Is the current Congress the least productive of our lifetime? So far, yes
The current Congress is “the least productive in our lifetime.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Los Simpson’ no predijeron la caída del puente Francis Scott Key de Baltimore
"Los Simpson predicen la caída del puente en Maryland".
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Baltimore bridge collapse: Post misleads about Dali’s ‘black box’ recording
The Dali ship’s “black box” stopped recording “right before (the) crash” into the Baltimore bridge then started recording “right after.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Baltimore bridge collapse: Federal, state officials say ship’s collision wasn’t intentional
Video of the ship colliding with the Baltimore bridge proves the bridge collapse wasn’t “an accident.”
PolitiFact→ Baltimore bridge collapse: Why the federal government is paying upfront to fix it
The federal government is fronting the cost for the immediate repair of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. That doesn’t mean it won’t seek reimbursement from the companies responsible.
PolitiFact→ Libs of TikTok – Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott did not ‘threaten’ white people
“Nothing to see here… just the Mayor of Baltimore threatening White people.”
The Dispatch→ Now’s Not the Time to Double Down on Protectionism
Trade restrictions aren’t the biggest driver of inflation, but their effects aren’t trivial, either.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Simpsons Did NOT Predict Baltimore Bridge Collapse — Image Was Created By AI
Did "The Simpsons" TV show predict that a ship would crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge over Baltimore Harbor? No, that's not true: The image purportedly foretelling the crash was created using artificial intelligence, based on the r
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Baltimore bridge is not the same bridge as seen in Obama-produced Netflix film
“The Francis Scott Key bridge is the same bridge that was shown in the Netflix movie ‘Leave the World Behind.’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – El buque que chocó contra el puente de Baltimore no era un ‘barco chino’
"Barco chino destruye imponente barco en Baltimore".
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Baltimore bridge accident, fire near Ohio bridge aren’t connected
A March 26 bridge fire in Ohio is related to the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this isn’t a photo of a black figure on Baltimore’s Key Bridge before it collapsed
Photo shows “a black figure on the bridge before it collapsed.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Showing Black Figure On Bridge Does NOT Show Baltimore Bridge Shortly Before Collapse — It’s Old Picture, Different Bridge
Does a photo showing a black figure on a bridge depict a situation on the Francis Scott Key Bridge over Baltimore Harbor shortly before it collapsed on March 26, 2024? No, that's not true: The image is an old picture of a different bridge
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ship that struck Baltimore bridge was not a ‘Chinese vessel’
The ship that struck the Baltimore bridge was controlled by a Chinese company.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Choque de carguero contra puente de Baltimore bajo investigación, no hay evidencia de ciberataque
"Barco que impactó contra el puente Francis Scott Key en Baltimore fue atacado cibernéticamente".
AllSides→ Baltimore bridge collapse: A cyberattack, a movie and other false claims about the ship accident
https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/mar/27/baltimore-bridge-collapse-a-cyberattack-a-netflix/ As in
Full Fact→ No evidence captain of Baltimore crash ship is Ukrainian
The ship’s management said at the time of the incident the entire crew was composed of Indian nationals.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Buttigieg Remarks About Racism And Underpass Were NOT Made After Collapse Of Key Bridge In Baltimore
Did Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg make remarks about how racism went into design choices after the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed in Baltimore on March 26, 2024? No, that's not true: The video clip in a social media post dat
PolitiFact→ Baltimore bridge collapse: A cyberattack, a movie and other false claims about the ship accident
As investigators searched for the cause of a cargo ship’s collision with a Baltimore bridge, social media users filled the void with baseless conspiracy theories. Here’s a few we’ve debunked.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the movie "Leave the World Behind" didn’t predict the Baltimore bridge collapse
The movie “Leave the World Behind” predicted the Baltimore bridge crash.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Captain Of Ship That Hit Francis Scott Key Bridge In Baltimore Was NOT Ukrainian
Was the captain of the Dali cargo vessel that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 24, 2024, Ukrainian? No, that's not true: A representative of the company operating the ship confirmed to Lead Stories that all 22 crew m
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, the captain of the container ship that hit the bridge in Baltimore wasn’t Ukrainian
“The captain of the container ship Dali…is a Ukrainian.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Pete Buttigieg didn't blame Baltimore bridge collapse on racism. This clip is from 2021
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg blamed the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse on “racism.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Online posts erroneously tie Senate minority leader’s late sister-in-law to ship that hit Baltimore bridge
Social media users are falsely claiming that Chao, who died in Texas after driving into a pond on Feb. 10 while intoxicated, is connected to the collapse of the Key Bridge, suggesting that her death appears suspicious in light of the incident in Baltim
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden said he commuted by train and car as a senator, including over the Baltimore Key Bridge
President Joe Biden recently said he commuted by both train and car as a senator, including over the Baltimore Key Bridge. Social media posts about his statement omitted context.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Footage of Crimea bridge explosion misrepresented as Baltimore bridge collapse
Footage shows explosion on Baltimore bridge.