Did protesters deface the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia or burn the U.S. flag on the Capitol grounds? No, that's not true: There is no reporting or National Park Service statement that protesters put graffiti on Philadelphia's Liberty Bell
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CBC Did NOT Report MAID Suggested For ‘Angry Young Men With No Prospects’ — Article Was Fake
Did the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation publish an article that suggested offering Medical Assistance in Dying, also known as MAID, to "angry young men with no prospects" to combat "growing ideological extremism"? No, that's not true: C
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Harris’ 2014 Remarks About Young People
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take When Vice President Kamala Harris was the attorney general of California in 2014, she announced a program to help young people transitioning out of the criminal justic
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris is again facing attacks on her racial identity. Here’s more about her background.
Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is facing a flurry of attacks on her racial identity. Here’s more about her background.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Undamaged Ear In Immediate Weeks After Trump Shooting
Does a photo taken less than two weeks after Donald Trump's right ear was grazed in an assassination attempt show it undamaged? No, that's not true: The photo on social media predates the shooting by more than seven years. There's no evid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Announce Fundraising Concert With Beyonce To Support Kamala Harris As Of July 26, 2024
Did Taylor Swift announce they were scheduling a fundraising concert with Beyonce to support Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate? No, that's not true: Neither the singers, nor Harris has announced a fundraisin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Starbucks Founder Schultz Did NOT Say Boycotts Had Sent Company Into ‘Critical’ Decline In July 2024
Did Starbucks founder and former CEO Howard Schultz say the "company has reached a critical point of decline amid global boycott," and did the BBC report his criticism, as a post on Instagram claimed? No, that's not true: A spokesperson f
The Dispatch→ An Uncertain Election, but Republicans Have More Upside
With 100 days to go, Joe Biden’s departure scrambles the electoral outlook.
AllSides→ AP yanks fact-check on raunchy but false claims that JD Vance had an amorous encounter with a sofa
https://www.salon.com/2024/07/25/ap-yanks-fact-on-raunchy-but-false-claims-that-jd-vance-had-an-amorous-encounter-with-a-sofa/
The Dispatch→ Paris Olympics Set to Begin Under Tight Security
‘This is … the biggest logistical and security challenge we’ve ever had to organize.’
AllSides→ Are undocumented immigrants housed at the most expensive hotels in New York City?
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/07/migrants-undocumented-new-york-city-hotels-republican-fact/?utm_source=allsides&utm_id=112
The Dispatch→ Will Kamala Harris’ Progressive Record Haunt Her on the Campaign Trail?
As a California senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, Harris staked out positions significantly to the left of Joe Biden.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Announce He Won’t Debate Kamala Harris As Of July 23, 2024
Did former President Donald Trump state that he won't debate Vice President Kamala Harris in a presidential candidate debate? No, that's not true: Trump said the opposite, that he wants to debate Harris. Harris is the presumptive 2024 Dem
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hydrothermal Explosion At Yellowstone Biscuit Basin In July 2024 Was NOT ‘Unusual’
Was a hydrothermal explosion on July 23, 2024, at Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin considered "unusual" by experts, as a post on X claimed? No, that's not true: Officials with the U.S. Geological Service said the "small hydrother
AllSides→ Biden exit, Harris entry spur flurry of false claims: Fact check roundup
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/07/24/harris-biden-fact-check/74524987007/ President
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Playing Golf With Undamaged Ear 10 Days After Shooting
Does a video show former President Donald Trump playing golf with an undamaged ear 10 days after an assassination attempt on July 13, 2024? No, that's not true: The photo in a social media post was taken from a video recorded the week bef
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Seriously Call 18- To 24-Year-Olds ‘Stupid’ — It Was Sympathy About Young Adults’ Decision-Making Maturity
Does a clip of Vice President Kamala Harris saying that young adults "are stupid" accurately reflect what she said in a 2014 speech about crime prevention? No, that's not true: The full transcript shows that when she said 18- to 24-year-o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Judge Did NOT Rule That Someone Defamed, ‘Lied’ About Andrew, Tristan Tate As Of July 22, 2024 — Judge Just Denied Motion To Dismiss Defamation Counts
Did a Florida judge find that an individual "lied" about actions made by social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate? No, that's not true: The judge who made the decision did not rule yet on the question if the person actually defame
AllSides→ Unfounded Rumor Says Biden Had Undisclosed Medical Emergency in Vegas Mid-July 2024
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-medical-emergency-las-vegas/ In the months leading up to the No
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Building From Which Gunman Shot At Trump Is NOT Owned By BlackRock
Did the would-be assassin who fired at former President Donald Trump use the roof of a building owned by investment firm BlackRock? No, that's not true: According to Pennsylvania property records, that building is owned by a different com
PolitiFact→ Biden is back at the White House. Viral claims that he was dying are unfounded
Social media posts claimed President Joe Biden is missing, terminally ill, dying or already dead, after he exited the 2024 presidential race. But Biden is alive and healthy, per the White House. He is expected to address the nation July 24.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Former President Jimmy Carter is still alive despite viral, fake death announcement
Former President Jimmy Carter “passed away Tuesday, July 23, at 01:34 am at his home in Plains, Georgia at the age of 99.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Said ‘Ukraine Is A Country In Europe’ In Explaining Geopolitics In Layman’s Terms As Asked To By Podcaster
Did Kamala Harris' simplistic explanations of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on a podcast demonstrate she has a limited understanding of geopolitics? No, that's not true: This claim leaves out key context. Her answer was in response to the
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Is replacing Joe Biden on the ticket ‘unlawful’? Election law experts say it’s not
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson recently said he thought it would be “unlawful” for Democrats to replace President Joe Biden on the ticket. Legal experts say there’s little in case law to support that argument.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Heinz Company Did NOT Announce ‘Tomato Ketchup Clear’ As Of July 22, 2024
Did the Kraft Heinz Company announce clear ketchup using lab-grown tomatoes, as a post on Instagram claimed? No, that's not true: A representative for The Kraft Heinz Company confirmed to Lead Stories that "these claims are false." The ba
PolitiFact→ How unprecedented is it for President Joe Biden to drop out this late? Very
Now that Joe Biden has announced that he’s dropping out of the presidential race, you may be wondering: Has this happened before? The short answer: No, not really.
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Kamala Harris is running for president. How accurate is she on abortion, economy, Trump?
We’ve fact-checked Harris 46 times since 2012. Here’s how we’ve rated Harris’ comments on topics including abortion, the economy and her attacks on former President Donald Trump and J.D. Vance.
The Dispatch→ How Hope For Unity Can Erode After Tragedy
Community cohesion after Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue shooting in 2018 gave way to hatred after October 7.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof That Trump’s Truth Social Stock Had Unusually Busy Short Selling Before Assassination Attempt
Did short selling for Trump Media "more than double" between July 1 and July 12, 2024, making the stock "plummet one day before the assassination attempt" against the company's co-founder, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump? No,
The Dispatch→ FBI Disputes Unsupported Claim From YouTuber About Trump Assassination Attempt
No evidence supports claims that an FBI official was present at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania last weekend.
Full Fact→ Nigel Farage’s comments on ‘the black community’ taken out of context
A video of the Reform UK leader saying he would do “absolutely nothing” for the black community stops mid-sentence, before he actually said he “couldn’t give a damn whether you’re black or white”.
Health Feedback→ Unprotected sun overexposure, not sunscreen or sunglasses, causes sunburn and skin cancer
REVIEW In mid-July 2024, a Facebook reel with almost half a million views claimed there is “a direct correlation” between the introduction of sunscreen use and skin cancer. It added that wearing sunglasses reduces natural protection against sunb
The Dispatch→ Republicans Bask in Long-Elusive Party Unity
GOP delegates say they haven’t seen this much unanimity in their party in decades—if ever.
PolitiFact→ In Context: Trump recounts assassination attempt. Here’s what he said at the RNC
At the Republican National Convention Thursday night, Trump started his acceptance speech by recounting Saturday’s shooting at his Pennsylvania rally. Read his comments here.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Authentic Instagram Account Of Trump Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks With Epstein Bio
Is a bio page mentioning "Epstein" from the real Instagram account of Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks? No, that's not true: A Meta spokesperson told Lead Stories the account was a copycat/fake account. The company told another fact-ch
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aldi Customers Will NOT Get Vouchers Worth Hundreds Of Dollars After Filling Out Survey — It’s Scam
Can filling out a quick survey get consumers vouchers worth hundreds of dollars at Aldi grocery stores? No, that's not true: ALDI USA has debunked similar variations of this as a scam since at least 2020. Lead Stories has also previously
The Dispatch→ Did Wokeness Get Its Trial Run On Tumblr?
The online platform from a bygone era pioneered politicizing everything.
AllSides→ When Donald Trump was shot, the internet unleashed wild conspiracy theories
https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/jul/15/when-donald-trump-was-shot-the-internet-unleashed/ The 2
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Unsupported Claims About Trump’s Wound and Secret Service Response
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Extensive media coverage of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally shows his injury and the immediate response o
The Dispatch→ The GOP’s New Sunny Disposition
Even hard-nosed political consultants seem to be buying into electoral optimism.