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PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: What polling, focus groups tell us about 2024 voters
Republican political strategist Sarah Longwell and ABC News Political Director Rick Klein said ahead of 2024, the economy is top of mind for voters, enthusiasm for President Joe Biden is low and loyalty to former President Donald Trump remains strong.
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: What experts say about the Trump trials and the 2024 election
PolitiFact sponsored United Facts of America, our free fact-checking festival. We heard from @aronberg and Jon Sale, a white collar criminal defense attorney, about the Trump trials and their potential effect in the 2024 election.
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news
Websites posing as local news outlets may just be copy-and-paste sites pushing Russian propaganda. An expert describes how to detect linkages among these dubious pages.
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America discusses: the profit motive driving anti-vaccine misinformation
Epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist Dr. Céline Gounder told PolitiFact that the real-world consequences of vaccine misinformation couldn’t be clearer: People will get sick. But learning the anti-vaxx playbook helps fight falsehoods.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence United Arab Emirates Sent 8 Planes Carrying Military Aid, Equipment To Israel ‘Over The Past Few Days’
Did the United Arab Emirates (UAE) send eight planes to Israel, carrying military aid and equipment in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel? No, that's not true: There's no proof to support that assertion. Addition
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America to feature top-flight voices on elections, AI, vaccines
The stumping and stomping of the 2024 presidential election are here. Amid the rallies, debates and rhetoric, voters are
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: How many people on the terrorist watchlist are coming into the United States?
Encounters with people on the terrorist watchlist at the southern border have gone up over the past two years. But immigration experts say flawed data make these numbers a bad gauge of the threat of a terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video isn’t proof that United Nations is ‘setting up’ in U.S.
A video proves that the United Nations is “setting up shop in U.S. states.”
The Dispatch→ Hand Gaza to the United Nations
An international administration of the territory is the least-bad solution.
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
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No evidence Klaus Schwab said United Nations’ 2030 Agenda is failing
“Klaus Schwab admits agenda 2030 is failing as millions rise up against new world order.”
The Dispatch→ Did Venezuela Free Prisoners So They Could Infiltrate the United States?
A viral video uses legitimate footage to make a false claim.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Richest 1% Evade $163 Billion in Taxes Every Year, the United States Literally Has a Yacht Tax Deduction’
On August 28 2023, an unlinked post by former United States Secretary of Labor Robert Reich was shared to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter; it alleged that the “richest 1%” of Americans “evade $163 billion” in taxes each year
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Claims about the United Nations shunning Christians for not embracing pedophilia lack evidence
The United Nations has warned Christians that if we do not fully accept the legalization of pedophilia that we will be excluded from participating in society.
The Dispatch→ The United States’ Credit Rating Takes a Hit
Lawmakers react as Fitch Ratings downgrades U.S. from AAA to AA+.
The Dispatch→ Why India Matters to the United States
Some are wary of stronger ties with New Delhi, but the two nations share common interests.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Revoke $250 Million In United Negro College Fund Money Meant For HBCUs — He Has Tried To Increase HBCU Funding
Did President Joe Biden take away $250 million in funding for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) that is dedicated to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)? No, that's not true: The Biden administration has provided fundi
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump is correct that Florida has highest home insurance rate in the United States
Florida has “the highest” homeowners insurance in the nation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: United Nations Did NOT Declare Pedophilia Is A ‘Human Right’
Did the United Nations declare that pedophilia is a "human right"? No, that's not true: The person making the claim referenced a UN report that never says that pedophilia is a "human right" or that it should be legal or allowed. The repor
Logically→ No, the United Nations is not calling for more censorship in combatting misinformation.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – It’s Pride Month, but the United Nations didn’t replace its country flags with LGBTQ flags, contrary
“The United Nations replaces all 193 country flags with LGBT flags.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: United Nations Did NOT Replace Nation Flags With Rainbow Flags — Photo Shows Rockefeller Center Pride Month Celebration
Did the United Nations Headquarters in New York City replace the iconic display of flags from the 193 member nations with rainbow flags for Pride Month? No, that's not true: The mislabeled photo included in a tweet does not depict the Uni
Truth or Fiction?→ Is the United States ‘Giving Away Free Lighthouses’?
In late May 2023, social media posts about the United States “giving away free lighthouses” appeared on sites like Reddit and Twitter: US to give away free lighthouses as GPS makes them unnecessary by u/diacewrb in nott
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Supreme Court Did NOT Overturn 2020 General Election, Donald Trump NOT ‘Awarded The Presidency Of The United States’
Did the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the 2020 general election and award the presidency to Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The Supreme Court does not have the authority to overturn a general election or unilaterally award the presidency
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Woke Free Tampons’ and ‘Period Poverty’ in the United States
On April 5 2023, a Reddit user shared a link about “woke free tampons” and “period poverty” to the subreddit r/politics: Teens, experts say free period products in schools isn’t ‘woke’ — it’s
The Dispatch→ United States Looks to Counter China in Africa
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech at the Kotoka International Airport on March 26, 2023. (Photo by Ernest Ankomah/Getty Images)Plus: It’s Opening Day! ⚾Continue reading United States Looks to Counter China in Africa »
Logically→ COVID-19 originated at Fort Detrick, a United States army base.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Prince Harry wasn’t deported from the United States and King Charles isn’t exiling him to Botswana
“Harry could be exiled to Botswana after he was deported from the United States due to an expired visa.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook, Google Supplied User Data to Help Police Locate ‘Abortion Seekers’ in the United States?
On March 5 2023, popular posts on Reddit’s r/technology and r/politics featured an article claiming that Google and Facebook (Meta) supplied user data to police prosecuting “abortion seekers”: Facebook and Google are handin
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Video misleads on the ‘single word’ President Joe Biden used to describe the United States
Joe Biden described America as “the foothills of the Himalayas with Xi Jinping.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Promise Zelenskyy A ‘Stake In The United States’
During his February 20, 2023, trip to Ukraine, did President Joe Biden promise Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "stake in the United States" as a reward for "staying the course"? No, that's not true: This claim was published by a
Logically→ The United States Air Force has shot down a UFO over Lake Huron.
December 2022 footage of a rocket launch in South Korea is being falsely shared as a video of a UFO sighting in the U.S.
The Dispatch→ The United States’ Terrestrial Weekend
The National Security Council’s John Kirby speaks at a White House press briefing following the U.S. downing of a number of unidentified aerial phenomena. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Why has the military suddenly begun shootin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hellmann’s Mayonnaise NOT Being Discontinued In The United States, Canada And Most Other Countries
Is Hellmann's mayonnaise being discontinued in the United States, Canada and other countries around the globe? No, that's not true: Hellmann's will not be available for sale in South Africa, but there is no change in any other country, a
Logically→ United Kingdom is set to ban COVID-19 boosters for people under 50.
U.K. is not banning COVID boosters for those under 50. Boosters will continue to be available for those at a higher risk in this group.
Logically→ Cristiano Ronaldo could join Newcastle United on loan if the club qualifies for the Champions League.
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has denied the possibility of Cristiano Ronaldo joining the club, saying there is no truth in such a claim.
Logically→ Albanians carried a rafting boat in London on Remembrance Day to mock the United Kingdom.
A video of a symbolic protest held in Tirana, Albania, has been misattributed to the protests held in London by Albanians.
Logically→ United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been arrested.
Nancy Pelosi has not been arrested. Video clips of Pelosi with her security detail are being shared with unsubstantiated claims.
Logically→ Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suspended Ukraine’s aid due to the United Kingdom’s financial crisis.
Sunak's quote about cutting public spending was about the current financial crisis in the U.K., not about the country's aid to Ukraine.