Israel has not approved the agreement heralded by Biden and Trump, saying Hamas is seeking last-minute changes.
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The Dispatch→ Yes, TikTok Could Shutter Its U.S. Operations on January 19
The site’s Chinese parent company has said it will do so unless the Supreme Court strikes down a law requiring divestment.
The Dispatch→ No, the Panama Canal Did Not Double Its Transit Fees for U.S. Warships
Claims circulating on social media are false.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claim Denmark offered to buy U.S. and give free health care originated as satire
After Donald Trump offered to buy Greenland, “Denmark clapped back saying they’d buy the USA, give us free healthcare, and actually make America great again.”
Lead Stories→ Meta Ends Third-Party Fact-Checking Partnership in the U.S.
Lead Stories was surprised and disappointed to first learn through media reports and a press release about the end of the Meta Third-Party Fact-Checking Partnership of which Lead Stories has been a part since 2019. On January 7, 2025, Joe
The Dispatch→ Claims About Kickbacks to U.S. Politicians From Ukraine Are False
Ukrainian officials have released no such information, and there is no evidence of such payments.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – X post promising a U.S. ban on GMOs was from a now-suspended RFK Jr. parody account
RFK Jr. posted on X that, “Effective January 20th, all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) will be BANNED in the United States.”
PolitiFact→ Bird flu: What to know about latest outbreaks after U.S. reports first severely infected person
Following recent avian influenza outbreaks, the U.S. reported its first person with a severe infection, and California's governor declared a state of emergency. Public health officials say risk to the general public remains low.
PolitiFact→ Sara Jacobs – Fact-check: Past government shutdowns cost the U.S. economy billions
Government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 “cost our economy billions of dollars each.”
FactCheck.org→ Posts Wrongly Conflate U.S.-China Prisoner Swap with Biden’s Recent Pardons
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President Joe Biden granted pardons and commutations to more than 1,500 individuals on Dec. 12. Social media posts wrongly claim those pardoned included a Chinese nati
The Dispatch→ Nippon Purchase of U.S. Steel Could Hinge on Trump
The president-elect opposes the deal, but advocates believe personal engagement could change his mind.
PolitiFact→ Aid to Africa doesn’t detract from disaster relief for U.S. hurricane victims
Many conservatives complained when President Joe Biden pledged $1 billion to help displaced Africans, saying the money should go to Americans displaced by hurricanes. But funding for foreign aid and disaster relief aren't connected.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Elon Musk has been a U.S. citizen since 2002
“Elon Musk is not a citizen of the United States.”
The Dispatch→ Claims That Elon Musk Is Not a U.S. Citizen Lack Evidence
Musk became a citizen in 2002.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Law Banning TikTok in U.S. After January 19, 2025 DOES Have Option For Deadline Extension — Lawsuits Ongoing, New Admin Incoming
Is there no way to avoid that January 19, 2025, is TikTok's last day of operation in the United States, as implied in a "BREAKING" post on Threads? No, that's not true: On the day the post appeared, there was no breaking news about enforc
The Dispatch→ No, Harris Did Not Underperform Biden’s 2020 Results in Every U.S. County
A viral video clip from CNN was truncated.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, a new Department of Defense directive doesn’t authorize lethal force on U.S. civilians
"The Defense Department, with the stroke of a pen, has quietly codified its right to deploy lethal force against its own citizens.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, immigrants who entered the U.S. under Biden’s administration did not get 9 million jobs
The Biden-Harris administration “brought over” 10 million migrants who got 9 million jobs.
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Kamala Harris correct that immigration at the U.S. southern border has been cut by half or more
"As of today, we have cut the flow of immigration by over half."
The Dispatch→ Ukrainian Forces Remain Hopeful Despite Uncertainty Around the U.S. Election
‘We also know that foreign policy isn’t decided only by the president,’ one solider says.
The Dispatch→ How the U.S. Should Respond to the Death of Yahya Sinwar
It’s time to put pressure on Qatar, a U.S. ally that has provided refuge to Hamas leaders.
The Dispatch→ How Iran’s Ghost Fleet Sidesteps U.S. Sanctions
‘The money is only coming from China.’
The Dispatch→ Israelis Eye a Tight U.S. Election With Anxiety
At a moment of heightened regional tension, Kamala Harris is an unknown quantity.
PolitiFact→ WinSenate – Democratic ad overstates Dave McCormick’s abortion position in Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race
“Dave McCormick is fully against abortion.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Recent hurricanes devastated U.S. communities, but this isn’t an authentic photo of a rescued child
An image shows a child affected by recent hurricanes in the United States.
PolitiFact→ Marjorie Taylor Greene – U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene cited patents as proof of weather control. That's Pants on Fire!
Patents dating back to the 1800s show that people can control the weather.
PolitiFact→ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee – Did Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate brag about “being in the 1%”? His campaign doesn’t deny it
Says Wisconsin GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde "brags about being in the 1%."
The Dispatch→ Unpacking Iran’s Efforts to Meddle in the U.S. Election
‘The Iranians have gotten more brazen of late.’
PolitiFact→ Eric Hovde – Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate circulates false Hurricane Helene claims debunked by FEMA
"FEMA is out of money and doesn't have money to transfer to those people affected by the hurricane ... they used the money to assist illegal immigrants."
The Dispatch→ How the U.S. Tracks Immigrants Convicted of Crimes, Explained
What Immigration and Customs Enforcement data on the custody status of noncitizens really tells us.
The Dispatch→ Southeast U.S. Digs Out From Under Helene’s Devastation
Some are already turning the tragedy into an opportunity for political point-scoring.
PolitiFact→ Elissa Slotkin – U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin ad skews opponent Mike Rogers’ current position on abortion
U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “believes he should make that decision” about whether to end pregnancies.
The Dispatch→ Zelensky Lands in Contentious U.S. Election Fight
The Ukrainian president’s U.S. trip yields mixed results for Kyiv.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the U.S. government is not arming immigrants in the country illegally
The government is arming “illegal immigrants.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, U.S. marshals don’t escort Oprah Winfrey around
“Oprah is a sex trafficker. She’s been caught and now has to be escorted around” by U.S. marshals
PolitiFact→ Jon Tester – In Montana U.S. Senate race, Jon Tester exaggerates Tim Sheehy’s Medicare position
“Tim Sheehy told us his health care plan: ‘We need to return health care to pure privatization.’ That would eliminate Medicare.”
PolitiFact→ Bernie Moreno – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno pushes unfounded migrant pet-eating narrative
“Illegal” Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are “reportedly killing and eating pets.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Five Children Passed Away’ In U.S. From Instant Ramen Noodles During Recall
Was a 2024 recall of instant ramen noodles linked to deaths of five children in the U.S., as a post on TikTok suggested? No, that's not true: At the time of this publication, one voluntary recall was listed on the Food and Drug Administra
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Parody account pans U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene; she didn’t post this about Obama on X
Says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “Who else thinks the downfall of America started with Barack Obama?”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Dog Being Spit-Roasted By ‘Bosnian Neighbors’ in U.S.
Does a viral video capture "Bosnian neighbors" roasting a dog in their backyard in the U.S.? No, that's not true: A Cornell University professor of veterinary medicine told Lead Stories that what is seen in the years-old footage does not