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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Prime Ministers Have NOT Attended US Presidential Inaugurations 4 Times In Past 100 Years
Have British prime ministers attended U.S. presidential inaugurations on four occasions in the past 100 years? No, that's not true: A presidential historian told Lead Stories that no prime ministers from the U.K. attended a U.S. inaugurat
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, actor Tom Hanks didn’t die in a ‘fatal’ New Year car accident
Actor Tom Hanks died in a “fatal car accident.”
The Dispatch→ Groundhog Year
Ahh, it's like we're eight years younger again.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 15-Year-Old ‘Natallia Goodman’ Is NOT Missing From Several Locations — It’s A Real Estate Scam
Are several social media posts truly expressing concern over an actual missing teen named "Natallia Goodman"? No, that's not true: "Natallia Goodman" was supposedly missing in multiple locations, indicating that this is a made-up story. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Taxi Driver NOT Sentenced To 7 Years Because Of ‘Social Media Posts’ — From Other Offenses
Was a man in England sentenced to 7½ years in jail just because of his social media posts? No, that's not true: He was sentenced based on charges involving violence, according to the police organization handling his arrest. The man, a ta
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There's no evidence of a 'second attack' in New Orleans following New Year’s Day attack
“BREAKING: A second attack in New Orleans has been uncovered, police are searching.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Poll shows Trump won 18-to-24-year-olds in Wisconsin voting, but there’s a caveat
“Trump won 18-to-24-year-olds in Wisconsin."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of Fort Worth, Texas, car pileup is from 2021, not New Year’s Day 2025
Video shows “Fort Worth, Texas pileup, January (1st), 2025.”
The Dispatch→ New Orleans Reels After New Year’s Attack
A man rammed a car into a crowd, killing 14 people and leaving dozens wounded.
The Dispatch→ The Year of Tough Answers
Two scalded dogs.
The Dispatch→ Happy New Year From The Dispatch!
Our staff shares favorites in movies, television, music, and books from 2024.
PolitiFact→ A month-by-month look at the misinformation that caught our attention in a busy news year
A contentious presidential election, two devastating hurricanes, the Baltimore bridge collapse: It was a busy news year, and where news goes, misinformation follows. Here’s a look at claims that caught our attention each month in 2024.
PolitiFact→ ‘They’re eating the pets:’ Trump, Vance earn PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year for claims about Haitians
A lie marked a town and its residents in the name of campaign rage. It was absurd. It was consequential. PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year goes to Donald Trump and JD Vance for false claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pet dog
PolitiFact→ ‘A defining moment’: Here is PolitiFact readers’ choice for 2024 Lie of the Year
“So irresponsible.” “A tough choice.” “The ultimate lie.” Here’s what PolitiFact’s readers chose for their 2024 Lie of the Year winner.
PolitiFact→ A history of PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, from 2009 to 2024
From “death panels” to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s conspiracy theories, PolitiFact recaps its Lies of the Year since the distinction began in 2009.
Full Fact→ Full Fact AI supports African fact checkers in year of elections
Half the world’s population lives in a country that held an election in 2024. Over 70 countries went to the polls, making it a busy year for fact checkers.
PolitiFact→ Readers’ Choice: Vote for the 2024 Lie of the Year!
It’s time for PolitiFact’s readers to make their case for the annual Lie of the Year. Choose one of our finalists or add your own.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Conor McGregor Was NOT Sued For Sexual Assault After Announcing For President Of Ireland — Suit Was Filed Years Earlier
Was mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor sued for sexual assault in a personal injury civil case after declaring his interest in running for president of Ireland? No, that's not true: A post alleging a connection between the civil la
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cleveland Clinic Did NOT Say mRNA COVID Vaccine Will Cause ‘Mass Deaths’ Within 5 Years
Did the Cleveland Clinic say widespread use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine will cause a wave of "mass deaths" within the next five years? No, that's not true: The medical center issued no such warning. A spokesperson for the Cleveland Clinic to
Full Fact→ Is the government on track to conduct a Strategic Defence Review within its first year?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to carry out a Strategic Defence Review.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Law Does NOT Impose 15-Year Sentence For ‘Simply Viewing’ Propaganda
Does a new U.K. law require a 15-year prison sentence just for looking at propaganda? No, that's not true: Terrorism law experts told Lead Stories that the law is aimed at people who repeatedly look at or download terrorist content online
PolitiFact→ Bernie Sanders – Are inflation-adjusted wages lower now than 50 years ago? That data is cherry-picked
Inflation-adjusted weekly wages “are lower today than they were 50 years ago.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, missing ‘Santiago Flight 513’ didn’t land after 35 years with skeletons on board
Santiago Flight 513 “landed after 35 years with 92 skeletons on board!”
The Dispatch→ Thirty Years Later, ‘Pulp Fiction’ Still Searches for the Good
There’s more to Quentin Tarantino’s classic than senseless violence.
PolitiFact→ A Maryland city has let noncitizens vote in local elections for 30 years. How has it worked so far?
During the 2024 election, Republican politicians have centered false claims about noncitizen voting in federal elections. But one Maryland city has allowed noncitizens to vote only in city elections for 30 years. Here’s how it has worked so far.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Grandmother In Kamala Harris Autobiography Photo Is NOT Fake — Woman With Similar Name Died Years Before Harris Was Born
Did presidential candidate Kamala Harris lie about having a Black grandmother, because the woman she identifies in her autobiography as her grandmother died four years before Harris was born? No, that's not true: Two women -- one of whom
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walz Did NOT Say ‘We Can’t Have Four More Years Of This’ About Biden-Harris Administration — Was Talking About Trump
Did Tim Walz say "We can't have four more years of this" about the Biden-Harris administration? No, that's not true: The full video of his remarks at a campaign rally shows that he was speaking about Donald Trump receiving another four-ye
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Repeat Posts About ‘Approximately 2 Years Old’ Boy Taken To Police Station Are NOT Authentic — Bait & Switch For Real Estate Ads
Are social media posts posting authentic information that police officers in various states have "no idea" where an "approximately 2 years old" boy who was found and taken to a police station lives? No, that's not true: Lead Stories has d
Full Fact→ A year of fact checking the Middle East conflict
Full Fact looks back on its fact checking a year on from the start of the current conflict in the Middle East.
The Dispatch→ Marking One Year Since the October 7 Attacks
Plus: Checking in on the presidential election with less than one month to go before election day.
The Dispatch→ A Year Since Oct 7: The Future of the War (Part 2)
The balance of power in the Middle East, one year after October 7.
The Dispatch→ A Year Since Oct 7: Israel After the Massacre (Part 1)
How will Israelis remember the worst pogrom since the Holocaust?
The Dispatch→ One Year of Military Lessons
What Israel, its rivals, and the world have learned from the latest Middle East war.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Last Five Years
From COVID, to turmoil in the Middle East, to two elections and more.
PolitiFact→ One year after Oct. 7, 2023, attack: The evolution of misinformation about Israel and Gaza
After Hamas attacked Israel Oct. 7, 2023, and triggered war, misinformation persisted. We’ve seen altered images distorting reality and claims that “crisis actors” were faking casualties. Here’s a look at a year of misinformation.
The Dispatch→ Six-Plus Years of Incoherent, Ineffective China Policy
Tariffs on blankets and tiki torches? Really?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bumping A Post Will NOT Help Identify 2-Year-Old Boy Purportedly Found Unattended — It’s Scam
Was a little boy, approximately 2 or 3 years old, found unattended in several locations, and is he now being cared for at a police station? No, that's not true: The posts circulating on social media are not based on a real, ongoing incide
Full Fact→ Claim about three-year-old girl found wandering recirculates
The Facebook post is almost identical to another we debunked earlier in September.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Posts About Missing 3-Year-Old Alliyah Evans Kidnapped From Target In Various Cities Are Bait & Switch
Are social media posts about a 3-year-old girl named Alliyah Evans who supposedly was kidnapped from a Target store in various locations real? No, that's not true: The posts that say that she is missing in several different places -- like