Did the federal government pay Barack and Michelle Obama $30 million over the course of the Biden administration, from 2021 to 2025? No, that's not true: That claim originated in an April 2025 post by a Facebook account that labels its co
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The Dispatch→ Understanding the Trump Show
He doesn’t need your vote—he wants your attention.
PolitiFact→ Misinformation about fentanyl exposure threatens to undermine overdose response
Misinformation about fentanyl exposure in TV dramas, state laws threatens to undermine overdose response
The Dispatch→ Is It True That American-Born Workers ‘Gained Zero Net Jobs’ Under Biden?
No. Native-born employment increased by about 7.5 million jobs.
The Dispatch→ Kharkiv: Under Fire but Out of the Spotlight
USAID cuts hinder Ukrainian efforts to facilitate media coverage and counter propaganda.
The Dispatch→ Supreme Court Ruling Shows Guns Not a Priority Under Trump 2.0
The high court upheld a Biden-era ban on ‘ghost guns.’
Full Fact→ Interest rates were not at 11% under the last Conservative government
Recent claims from Sir Keir Starmer and another government minister appear to have confused interest rates with inflation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Was NOT Caught ‘Laundering Money In The Cayman Islands’ In March 2025 — 2014 Reports About USAID Program In Cuba Did NOT Allege It Enriched Former President
Was former U.S. president Barack Obama caught "laundering money through the Cayman Islands" for private gain in March 2025, as a social media post claims? No, that's not true: The viral post misrepresented the words of a guest on the Joe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove March 2025 Discovery Of ‘600-Meter Deep’ Structures Under Giza Pyramids
Does a video confirm a March 2025 discovery of vertical structures that are just shy of 2,000 feet in depth and roughly 1.24 miles underneath Giza Pyramids? No, that's not true: The clip cited a paper that was three years old. It did not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ABC Did NOT Tweet Harvard Tuition Will Be Free "For Students From Jewish Families" Earning Under $200,000 Per Year
Did ABC News tweet that Harvard tuition for the 2025-2026 school year will be free for "students from Jewish families" with annual incomes of $200,000 or less, as a social media post claims? No, that's not true: The genuine ABC News tweet
FactCheck.org→ Full-Time Employment Increased Under Biden, Contrary to Rick Scott’s Claim
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. As we reported in January, President Donald Trump inherited a resilient economy experiencing continued growth in jobs, including an increase in full-time workers. But Republican Sen
PolitiFact→ JD Vance – Did the cost of buying a home double under Joe Biden, as JD Vance said?
“Under the previous administration … the cost of a median-price home in America more than doubled, and that was just in four years.”
Full Fact→ Wes Streeting overstated the number of people on the NHS waiting list under the Conservatives
There were actually 6.4 million people on the NHS England waiting list last July, not 7.6 million as the health secretary claimed last month. That was the number of cases.
PolitiFact→ Rick Scott – Sen. Rick Scott wrong that full-time jobs dropped under former President Joe Biden
“The number of full-time jobs (was) dropping almost the entire Biden administration.”
The Dispatch→ What’s Going on with Undersea Cables?
Western officials view the critical infrastructure as a potential vulnerability.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ Order Does NOT Enforce ‘New Borders’ Under Decision by the ‘World Court’
Does President Donald Trump's executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America help enforce newly drawn borders decided in December 2023 by a "World Court" that gives water over land shelves to the respective
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Carrie Underwood Won $1 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Involving ‘The View’ — Originated On Clickbait Channels
Did Carrie Underwood win a billion-dollar defamation lawsuit against "The View" or did she even sue them? No, that's not true: The story alleging there was a lawsuit involving comments on "The View" about Underwood's performance at Presid
PolitiFact→ X posts – Social media post inflates federal workforce growth under Joe Biden
The federal workforce grew from 2.1 to 3 million under President Joe Biden, “a 46% increase since Biden took office.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Reuters, Politico Did NOT Receive US Government Payments Only Under Biden Administration
Did Reuters and Politico receive government funding during the Biden administration but not the Trump administration? No, that's not true: Thomson Reuters, a separate company from Reuters News, and Politico both received federal payments
The Dispatch→ The Republicans’ Underwhelming Budget
A plan to cut $1.1 trillion over 10 years would likely add $3.3 trillion in deficits.
Full Fact→ Just under 50% of London’s social housing occupied by those born outside the UK
Posts circulating on social media claim 76% of London’s social housing is used to house ‘foreign nationals’, but this isn’t representative of the entire city.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tel Aviv University Did NOT Get $581 Million From US Taxpayers; Official Data Shows Under $6 Million
Did Tel Aviv University get $581 million from American taxpayers? No, that's not true: The school received less than $6 million in U.S. government funds, an official website shows. A nonprofit data expert told Lead Stories that most of th
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Zelenskyy's statement about Ukraine aid didn't reveal money laundering operation
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “just threw the whole Ukraine money laundering operation under the bus … by stating he’s received less than half of the over $177 billion in aid sent by the United States.”
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump Keeps Up His Fundraising Under a Reorganized PAC
Money raised will most certainly go toward 2026 contests—and perhaps beyond.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Story about 1,500 IRS resignations under Trump started as satire
“1,500 IRS agents have submitted letters of resignation after Trump announced he would put 90,000 superfluous IRS personnel on border patrol.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump faults DEI hiring in plane crash and falsely describes FAA policies under Obama, Biden
“I changed the Obama policy (on hiring air traffic controllers) ... And then Biden came in and he changed it.”
PolitiFact→ US presidents have observed Black History Month for nearly 50 years. Has that changed under Trump?
At least one federal agency told staff it’s pausing Black History Month observance because of President Donald Trump’s order banning diversity, equity and inclusion activities. Will the White House also halt nearly 50 years of observance?
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, we’re not all female under Trump’s executive order
“Under Trump's executive order, every single person in America is now legally classified as female”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hurricane Helene Survivor Did NOT Get Apartment Under Trump — It Was Biden
Did a North Carolina hurricane survivor seen admiring her new apartment in a widely shared video move in after President Donald Trump's return to the White House? No, that's not true: The woman moved in on January 9, 2025, two weeks befor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Tanks In Texas Heading To Border Under Trump’s Executive Order
Does a video show a long line of military trucks in Texas hauling tanks to the U.S. southern border in response to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump declaring a national emergency in 2025? No, that's not true: The video
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Job Growth Under Joe Biden
These claims fail to mention the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on job creation.
Full Fact→ Have 16,400 ‘failed asylum seekers’ been sent home under Labour?
There have been 16,400 immigration returns since Labour was elected, but the figures we have don’t show how many involved asylum seekers.
PolitiFact→ Tony Evers – Does Wisconsin have record-high budget balances under Tony Evers?
“After 30 years of Wisconsin's checking account running a deficit, we've ended every fiscal year I've been governor with a positive balance. Today, we have a $4.5 billion positive balance, and a record-high balance in our state savings account."
The Dispatch→ Claims About Deficits Under Trump Are Missing Context
Debt accumulation usually derives from policies implemented before a president takes office.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Did NOT Discover Tunnels Under UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s Home
Was a hidden tunnel with cryptic codes on its walls found in the basement of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's home after his death? No, that's not true: This is a conspiracy theory with no factual basis -- the images used to illustra
The Dispatch→ Living Under Ad-Hocracy
On government spending, everybody knows what needs to be done. Nobody will do it.
The Dispatch→ What Antitrust Enforcement Will Look Like Under Trump
More mergers are expected, but heightened scrutiny of Big Tech will likely continue.
The Dispatch→ Did Pete Hegseth ‘Visit the 9/11 Memorial in His Underwear’?
A viral claim is false. Hegseth visited Ground Zero after a charity swimming event to honor veterans.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Question Citizenship of Trump’s Children Under His Birthright Plan
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President-elect Donald Trump has renewed his call to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. whose parents are not in the country legally. Online post
Full Fact→ How has the number of immigration returns changed under Labour?
Sir Keir Starmer claimed there’d been 9,400 returns and that is a 30% increase compared to last year, but there doesn’t appear to be published data to back the second part of this claim up.