Does President-elect Donald Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship mean four of his children wouldn't be considered United States citizens? No, that's not true: Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump and Barron Trump's father is a
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet ‘The World Would Not Be Able To Function’ Without CEOs After UnitedHealthCare CEO’s Murder
Did Elon Musk tweet that the "world would not be able to function" without CEOs after the murder of Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare Group? No, that's not true: The tweet is fake. Searches of Musk's X account and ar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NATO Admiral Did NOT Say Alliance Would Launch Pre-Emptive Strikes On Russia In Event Of War
Did Adm. Rob Bauer, who heads NATO's Military Committee, say the group would launch pre-emptive strikes on Russia in the event of war? No, that's not true: In his remarks at a conference in Brussels, Bauer never mentioned the possibility
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden's Full Flop on pardoning Hunter Biden after saying for months he wouldn't
On pardoning his son, Hunter Biden
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Hillary Clinton Said, As Of December 2, 2024, She Would Leave US If Rumored "Epstein Client List" Was Released
Did Hillary Clinton say that she would leave the U.S. if a rumored Jeffrey Epstein client list was released? No, that's not true: As of December 2, 2024, there is no record of Hillary Clinton having made such an announcement on her social
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Robert Downey Jr. Did NOT Say He Would Leave US, Marvel As Of December 2, 2024
Did actor Robert Downey Jr. announce that he would leave the Marvel movie franchise and the U.S., stating, "Goodbye, I don't fit in here," as of December 2, 2024? No, that's not true: A Threads post that reported Downey's supposed announc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say He Would Release Epstein and Diddy ‘Lists’ On January 20, 2024
Did Elon Musk say he would release a "bombshell" client list tied to rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs and financier Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: This originated from SpaceX Fanclub, a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer: "We post SAT
Full Fact→ Did Kemi Badenoch say she wouldn’t reverse Labour’s National Insurance increase?
At PMQs Keir Starmer suggested the Conservative leader had indicated she would not reverse the increase, but that doesn’t seem to be quite what she said.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marjorie Taylor Greene Did NOT Say ‘Democrats Would Have A Supermajority’ If Others In Congress Resigned For Things Matt Gaetz Is Alleged To Have Done
Did Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly say that if members of Congress resigned over the same allegations leveled against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, "Democrats would have a supermajority"? No, that's not true: A satirical social media acco
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Travis Kelce Did NOT Announce He Would Leave X, Call The Platform A ‘Hate Machine’
Did NFL player Travis Kelce publicly say he would leave X, calling the platform a "hate machine" and "toxic waste dump"? No, that's not true: As of November 24, 2024, Kelce's account was still on the platform. An advanced search on X did
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Billie Eilish Did NOT Turn Down Oscar Nomination And Say She Would Leave US After 2024 Presidential Election
Did Billie Eilish turn down an Oscar nomination and announce she plans to leave the U.S. after Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election? No, that's not true: The rumor originated in an obscure blog that didn't cite a singl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ETHICS Act Would NOT Prevent Trump From Becoming President In 2025
Did the U.S. Senate "accidentally" pass the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks Act, known as the ETHICS Act, which will prevent Donald Trump from becoming president of the United States in 2025? No, that's not true: The a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Elon Musk Said He Would Suspend Accounts That Called Him ‘Fat,’ ‘The First Lady’
Did Elon Musk state that X accounts that called him "fat" or "The First Lady" would be "suspended without warning"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Musk ever made such a post. There are still posts calling him those phrases
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Proposed bill banning stock trading wouldn’t bar Trump from White House
“The U.S Senate accidentally passed a bill banning Trump from becoming President, and Biden is planning to sign it.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Barron Trump Would NOT Have Been Denied US Citizenship Under Trump’s Immigration Proposal
Would President-elect Donald Trump's immigration plan have denied his son Barron citizenship in the United States? No, that's not true: Barron Trump's father is a U.S. citizen. While his mother Melania Trump was not yet a naturalized citi
The Dispatch→ No, Marco Rubio Did Not Say Trump Would ‘Lean Heavily Into’ Project 2025
A viral video clip of Rubio dates back to 2015.
Full Fact→ No, Sadiq Khan did not say he would leave UK if Donald Trump won
A claim being widely shared on Facebook that the Mayor of London had said he and his family would emigrate from the UK following the US election if Mr Trump won the presidency is untrue.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Meghan Markle Said She Would Leave US In Response To Trump’s Election
Did Meghan Markle say she would leave the U.S. in response to Donald Trump's election, as a post on Facebook implies? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find proof that the wife of Prince Harry said that. Commentators have only s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Beyoncé Did NOT Say She Wouldn’t Perform In Red States — Story Originated From Site With Satire Label
Did Beyoncé declare she would no longer perform in "red states," meaning states that went for President-elect Donald Trump? No, that's not true: This comes from a website that publishes fake stories about famous people. The site describe
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Zillow’s CEO didn’t say Trump’s deportation plan would lower housing prices
"BREAKING: Zillow CEO just said on CNBC Trump's deportation plan will help with housing affordability.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYC Did NOT Announce It Would Stop Providing All Food Aid To Migrants
Did New York City announce it would stop providing all food assistance to migrants? No, that's not true: The city announced that it would stop giving prepaid debit cards to migrants to buy their own food. Instead it will return to deliver
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Kamala Harris wouldn’t have won Wisconsin with Jill Stein’s votes
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein cost Democratic nominee Kamala Harris an election win in Wisconsin.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Would NOT Have Won Wisconsin Even If All Jill Stein’s Votes Had Gone For Harris
Could Kamala Harris have won Wisconsin if the votes cast for one of the independent candidates -- Jill Stein -- had gone to the Democrat? No, that's not true: That implication on social media was based on incomplete early totals. As more
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Jamie Raskin didn’t say he wouldn’t certify the election if Donald Trump wins
Says U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin said, “Let folks cast their votes for Trump if that’s their choice. But mark my words, we won’t be certifying the election. He might win, but we’ll ensure he doesn’t step foot in the Oval Office.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Jamie Raskin didn’t say he wouldn’t certify the election if Donald Trump wins
Says U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin said, “Let folks cast their votes for Trump if that’s their choice. But mark my words, we won’t be certifying the election. He might win, but we’ll ensure he doesn’t step foot in the Oval Office.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump’s Name Misprinted On Hamilton County, Ohio, Ballots — But Vote Would Count Regardless
Was Donald Trump's name misspelled or misprinted on ballots in Hamilton County, Ohio, and could this result in votes for him not being properly counted? No, that's not true: An image on social media seems to show an irregularity in the "m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tim Walz Did NOT Say A Harris Administration Would Make Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez House Speaker
Did Tim Walz tell Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that his administration would make her Speaker of the House if Democrats win the election? No, that's not true: Walz suggested Democratic lawmakers should make her chair of a House committee, not
PolitiFact→ In ad, Harris says Trump would gut Medicare and preexisting condition coverage. Here are the facts
Would a second Donald Trump term result in Medicare and Social Security cuts? What about coverage for preexisting conditions? We fact-checked what could be the final ad from Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Kamala Harris didn’t say she wouldn't accept the 2024 election results
Kamala Harris "proclaimed she would not accept the outcome of the election and has a team of lawyers ready to overturn them"
PolitiFact→ Would MO abortion Amendment 3 legalize surgery for trans kids? It's highly unlikely, experts say
Critics argue that language in a Missouri ballot measure to protect abortion access could be used to challenge an existing state ban on gender-affirming care. Legal experts say it’s highly unlikely the courts would read the law that broadly.
PolitiFact→ Would the federal government prosecute Elon Musk for his $1 million lottery? Don’t hold your breath
Elon Musk is holding a $1 million daily lottery for battleground state residents who sign his petition supporting free speech and the Second Amendment. Some say the giveaway could be illegal, but the chances of a prosecution are slim.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Northern lights aren’t chemicals sprayed in the sky. Experts say nothing else would have that effect
The northern lights are proof of the sky “glowing with chemicals” sprayed in the sky.
PolitiFact→ Prop 1 would not undermine parental consent for minors’ gender-affirming care, experts say
NY amendment would not change parental consent laws for minors’ care, experts say
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump says Kamala Harris’ plan would hike taxes on “the typical American family.” It doesn’t.
Vice President Kamala Harris' plan “will raise taxes for the typical American family by an estimated $3,000."
PolitiFact→ Coalition to Protect Kids NY – Constitutional amendment would affirm protections for trans athletes
"The ERA could also mandate that schools allow biological males to compete in girls' sports."
The Dispatch→ What Would Trumpism Without Trump Look Like?
How a loss in November could reshape the Republican Party.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Would Project 2025 ‘cut’ FEMA? Proposals would reduce support, hinder disaster response, experts say
Project 2025 would “cut” the Federal Emergency Management Agency and “kill federal-backed flood insurance.”
The Dispatch→ No, Project 2025 Would Not Eliminate the National Hurricane Center
Misinformation about the Heritage Foundation’s Mandate is circulating in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. John Fetterman Did NOT Say He Would Vote For Trump
Did Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman say he'd be voting for Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Fetterman was answering an interviewer's question about why Pennsylvanians who vote for him -- a Democrat -- might also vote for Trump. He used
The Dispatch→ New Details Emerge About the Would-Be Trump Assassin
But plenty of questions about the suspect’s means and motive remain.