This year, 17 states sought to narrowly define the term “sex” or “gender” across state law. What is motivating this policy, what do we know about the history of “sex” and “gender” and how might it affect transgender Americans?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Did NOT Hold ‘Honk If You Want A Bloodbath’ Sign — It’s An Edited Video
Did U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hold a sign reading "Honk if you want a bloodbath" alongside Trump supporters gathered on a roadside? No, that's not true: The video purporting to document that has been edited to add a sign that was n
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That Donald Trump Wants to Cut Social Security and Medicare
Robert Reich took the former president’s comments out of context.
Full Fact→ No evidence Pope Francis told people to ‘eat whatever you want’ during Lent
A passage about Lent is spreading widely on social media and has been attributed to the Pope.
Full Fact→ The SNP is not the only political party that wants to rejoin the EU
Other parties such as Alliance, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party also support rejoining the trade bloc.
PolitiFact→ We want to be more transparent with you about our fact-checking. Here’s how
As PolitiFact enters another election year, we wanted to explain how we’re maintaining transparency about our fact-checking in 2024.
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – Nikki Haley said Donald Trump wanted to raise the gas tax as president. His support was flimsy.
Donald Trump “proposed when he was president” that “he wanted to raise the gas tax up to 25 cents."
The Dispatch→ If Republicans Want a Better Budget Deal, They Need to Win More Elections
It’s crazy to punish Speaker Mike Johnson when the party has a tiny majority in the House.
PolitiFact→ Did Democrats want expansion of slavery, while Republicans opposed it?
Did Democrats want expansion of slavery, while Republicans opposed it? Walker’s claim is mostly true
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump said the Biden administration wants to ‘make our army tanks all electric.’ That’s False
“They want to make our Army tanks all electric.”
Logically→ Cropped video shared to falsely claim Congress wants Hindu puja items to be taxed
The Dispatch→ Samuel Adams: The Most Wanted Man in America
The moral backbone of the American revolution.
PolitiFact→ DeSantis Watch – Does Gov. Ron DeSantis want to cut Social Security and Medicare? Here’s what his record shows
Ron DeSantis “wants to cut Social Security and Medicare.”
Washington Post→ Pro-Haley group falsely says DeSantis wanted to ‘fast track’ China deals
A Haley super PAC makes a charge that turns to dust upon inspection.
The Dispatch→ You Say You Want a Revolution
The universal nature of settler-colonialism.
PolitiFact→ Never Back Down PAC – No, Nikki Haley didn't say she wants the U.S. to take in Gaza refugees, as DeSantis PAC claims
“Nikki Haley argues in support of bringing Gaza refugees to America.”
PolitiFact→ Andy Biggs – No evidence Democrats want to accept '1 million' Gaza refugees
The Democrats are pushing “to take in a million Palestinian refugees”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT An Authentic ‘Leaked Memo’ That Says CENTCOM Thinks ‘American Troops Do Not Want To Die For Israel’
Are written assertions that "American Troops do not want to die for Israel," and that the U.S. military in the region "does not have enough assets to support Israel" taken from an authentic leaked U.S. military officer's internal memo? No
The Dispatch→ Who Wants to Buy a Monorail?
The soft utopianism of easy choices.
The Dispatch→ ‘I Just Want a Serious National Security Debate’
Rep. Mike Gallagher talks to The Dispatch about tonight’s debate, China policy, and more.
The Dispatch→ Claims That Ukraine Wants to Extradite Refugees Are Russian Disinformation
An emerging narrative exemplifies the complexities of Russian propaganda.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Crowd Chanting ‘We Want Trump’ At DeSantis In Florida — It Was Digitally Altered
Did "enthusiastic crowds" chant "We want Trump" at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis while he spoke in Jacksonville, Florida? No, that's not true: The audio in one of the three videos in this post has been edited. While DeSantis was heckled at an
PolitiFact→ Debbie Mucarsel-Powell – Does Rick Scott want to ‘end’ Social Security? FL Dem Mucarsel-Powell’s claim exaggerates old plan
Sen. Rick Scott “wants to … end Social Security and Medicare coverage.”
The Dispatch→ The Election Nobody Wants
Despite low favorability ratings, a Trump-Biden rematch in 2024 is looking more and more likely.
AllSides→ Does Joe Biden Want a Two Beers a Week Limit? Explained
https://www.newsweek.com/does-joe-biden-want-two-beers-week-limit-explained-1823358 "Does President Bid
The Dispatch→ House Republicans Want Joe Biden’s Emails
The House Oversight Committee wants clarity about Biden’s use of pseudonyms.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Hawaii’s governor did not tell reporters he wants to make Lahaina a ‘smart city’
CLAIM: A video shows Hawaii Gov. Josh Green saying he wants the state to acquire land destroyed in the Maui wildfire so that it can turn the town of Lahaina into a “smart city.”
PolitiFact→ To limit fentanyl supply, Tim Scott wants Title 42-like restrictions. Experts say they won’t help
To stem the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., wants to reinstate Title 42 or pass a law with similar restrictions. But expelling people from the southern border won’t reduce fentanyl seizures or overdose deaths, experts say.
Logically→ No, Obama didn’t say he wants ordinary people to ‘surrender to powerful sovereign’
Logically→ Old road accident images shared as Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu’s death
Washington Post→ The 10 fact checks you’ve most wanted to read so far in 2023
Fact checks about Hunter Biden dominated the list
The Dispatch→ Do Republicans Want to Win?
Thoughts on ‘the culture of losing.’ Continue reading Do Republicans Want to Win? »
PolitiFact→ Some GOP hopefuls want to honor Confederate Braxton Bragg with US base. Here's what to know
Two Republican presidential candidates, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence, recently said they would return the name Fort Bragg to the large Army base in North Carolina. Historians see many reasons why they shouldn’t.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘We’re Not After Children, We Just Want to Live Our Lives’ Doctored Pride Image
On June 9 2023, a Twitter user shared a screenshot of a tweet featuring a purported photograph of a man wearing a “trans kids are sexy” shirt at an unspecified Pride event: That screenshot was shared as a response to a user objecting to ch
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Ron DeSantis' claim that Trump wanted to grant ‘amnesty’ to 2 million people needs context
Donald Trump "wanted to amnesty 2 million illegal aliens in 2018 when he was president."
AllSides→ Lindsey Graham Placed on Wanted List as Russia Threatens ‘Killing Senators’
https://www.newsweek.com/lindsey-graham-russia-wanted-list-ukraine-war-killing-senators-1803112 Russia
AllSides→ Did John Fetterman Say He Wants to Overturn Second Amendment?
https://www.newsweek.com/kari-lake-accuses-john-fetterman-overturn-second-amendment-1802485 Former Ariz
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kid Rock Did NOT Say He Wants To Send A Message To Target — Story Is From A Satirical Site
Did singer-songwriter Kid Rock tell The Dunning-Kruger Times that he wants to send a message to Target Corporation, like he did with Bud Light? No, that's not true: The Dunning-Kruger Times is a satirical website. There is no evidence tha
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Teachers Union Head Says She Wanted Schools to Reopen During Pandemic
Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, on May 3, 2023 in Tamarac, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) During testimony before a House of Representatives panel on April 26, the president of the American Federation of
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis’ baseless theory that the government wants to control people’s purchases
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has warned about the Federal Reserve creating a digital currency that could keep people from purchasing things the government frowns upon. Banking experts agree that he’s overstating the likelihood that such a system could e