Did all of the people pictured in this meme kill police officers this year? No, this is an old meme from 2016. That caption is undated and the phrasing is unclear. The 16 people pictured were eventually found guilty of killing one or more
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jared Kushner Did NOT Delete Tweets After Story Broke Exposing Trump’s Lack of Tax Payments
Did Jared Kushner, son-in-law and senior advisor to the President, delete all his tweets after an explosive New York Times story was published on Trump's purported extremely low or nonexistant tax payments? No, that's not true: Kushner di
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama’s Daughters NOT Caught on Camera Burning US Flag at DC Protest
Were the daughters of former President Obama caught on camera burning US flags during a protest in Washington DC? No, that's not true. The story was originally published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Say Military Mail-In Ballots Were Found In A Pennsylvania Ditch
Did the FBI release a statement saying that "multiple" military mail-in ballots were found thrown away in a ditch in Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: First, the FBI never said anything about Pennsylvania ballots. The U.S. attorney for t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Senator Knope NOT Caught With 8000 Mail-In Ballots
Did Democratic Senator Leslie Knope get caught with 8,000 pre-marked ballots while at Joe Biden's headquarters in Pawnee, Indiana? No, that's not true: This was published by a satire website that publishes fictional claims intended to tro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Voted For Taxing 50% Of Social Security For Higher Incomes In 1983; He Was NOT The ‘Deciding Vote’ To Raise It To 85% In 1993
Did Joe Biden vote in favor of taxing 50% of Social Security in 1983 and was his the deciding vote to tax 85% in 1993? No, that's not true: The 1983 vote was to tax 50% of Social Security payments only for people who had a certain level o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands Of 2020 Mail-In Ballots Were NOT Discovered Dumped In A Sonoma County, California, Landfill
Were thousands of mail-in ballots for the 2020 election found dumped at a Sonoma County, California, landfill in September 2020? No, that's not true: Sonoma County voting officials issued an alert Friday to shoot down the claim, noting th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden DID Say 200 Million People Would Die From COVID by End of His Speech, Then Corrected Himself
Did Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden say at a campaign event in Philadelphia on Sept. 20, 2020 that 200 million people would be dead from the Covid-19 virus by the end of his speech? Yes, that's true: Biden misspoke, and correcte
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post Homophobic And Racist Tweet About His Call With Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
Did President Trump post a homophobic and racist tweet about his phone call with Colby Covington, an MMA fighter and fervent Trump supporter? No, that's not true: It is a fabricated tweet created by a satire site. The claim appeared in an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman Was NOT Arrested For Not Wearing A Mask – She Was Arrested For Criminal Trespassing
Was a woman arrested at a middle school football game for not wearing a mask? No, that's not true. A video went viral showing a woman not wearing a mask at a football game in Logan, Ohio, and a police officer tasing her, putting her in ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Louisville Police Did NOT Have A Warrant For Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend
Did Louisville police have a warrant for Breonna Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth "Kenny" Walker, the night she was fatally shot by police? No, that's not true: The police were not executing an arrest warrant on Walker that night. Rather, poli
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Louisville Bail Project Did NOT Rent Truck That Distributed Supplies to Louisville Protest and Bail Project Gets NO Funds from George Soros
Did the Louisville Bail Project rent a truck to deliver "riot supplies" to a Black Lives Matter march with support from billionaire George Soros? No, neither of those claims is true. The U-Haul truck shown in online videos delivering supp
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Truth’ Videos About Breonna Taylor Are NOT All True
Is a video made by Charlie Kirk promising the "truth about Breonna Taylor" and another from Candace Owens claiming "everything they told us about the Breonna Taylor case was a lie" all true? No, that's not the case: Both videos contain fa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Say If He Loses, His People Will Keep Burning, Looting And Killing
Did Joe Biden say that if he loses the presidential election, his people would keep burning, looting, and killing? No, that's not true: A post claimed the Democratic presidential nominee made that statement on August 31, 2020, which is th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Governor Did NOT Sign A ‘Run Em Over’ Law
Did Florida's governor sign into law a 'Run Em Over" law that protects drivers who run over protesters if the drivers are fleeing for safety from a mob? No, that's not true: Gov. Ron DeSantis did propose such legislation on September 21,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s Wife Is NOT Mitch McConnell’s Granddaughter — or Niece
Is Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's wife the granddaughter of Sen. Mitch McConnell? No, that's not true. A rumor went viral that Mackenze Evans was the granddaughter of the Republican Senate majority leader. Cameron's spokeswoma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Truth About Breonna Taylor’ Meme Has Claims That Are False, Misleading Or In Dispute
Does a meme promising the "truth about Breonna Taylor" include only proven facts? No, that's not true: The meme contains several claims that are false, misleading or in dispute. For example, she was not terminated from her job as an EMT i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: An Application For A Mail-In Ballot Is NOT The Same Thing As A Ballot
Does a photo show a mail-in-ballot that a voter did not request? No, not in this photo. It is clear that this is an application for a mail-in-ballot, and not the ballot itself. If this person wanted an actual ballot to vote by mail, they
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Justine ‘Diamond’ Family Did NOT Receive A $55 Million Settlement In Minneapolis Police Shooting — The Justine Damond Family Got $20 Million
Did the family of Justine "Diamond" receive a $55 million settlement after she was fatally shot by a police officer while unarmed? No, that's not true: the family of Justine Damond actually reached a $20 million settlement agreement with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Protesters Are NOT Destroying Roads To Cause Accidents In America — The Photo Is From South Africa
Are protesters destroying roads to cause accidents in America? No, that's not true: A meme warning that Black protesters are destroying U.S. roads uses a photo from South Africa of protesters, angry about the lack of water, electricity, a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Tweet That It’s ‘Not Fair For A President To Leave Office Because Of BAD Votes’
Did President Trump post a tweet that said it was "not fair for a president to leave office because of BAD votes" and that "the Supreme Court should decide the presidency"? No, that's not true: It is a fake tweet that was shared as real o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s Father NOT ‘Caught’ With 90 Pounds Of Cocaine Aboard Cargo Ship
Did U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao's father get "caught" operating a coal-carrying cargo ship that was captured by the Colombian coast guard with 90 pounds of cocaine aboard? No, that is not true. While a cargo ship was stopped
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fisher-Price Did NOT Release ‘My First Peaceful Protest’ Playset
Did Fisher-Price release 'My First Peaceful Protest' playset with a house that children can set ablaze? No, that's not true: This is a satirical claim published by a well-known satire website. This satire piece stems from the recent prote
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Is NOT ‘The Most Highly Survivable Virus’
Is COVID-19 the most highly survivable virus? No, that's not true: Chickenpox and Epstein-Barr (mononucleosis) are widespread and rarely lethal. Effective vaccines make those and lethal viruses like rabies and smallpox almost 100% surviva
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Has NOT Signed Nine Executive Orders To Combat Child Trafficking — He’s Signed Two And Both Received News Coverage
Has President Trump signed nine executive orders to combat child trafficking, with those orders not getting public coverage? No, that's not true: Trump has signed two executive orders that specifically mention human trafficking. Both were
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Was NOT ‘Nominated And Confirmed’ To The Supreme Court 43 Days Before A Presidential Election
Was Ruth Bader Ginsburg "nominated and confirmed 43 days before an election"? No, that's not true: Ginsburg was nominated and confirmed in 42 days (not 43) in 1993 -- which was not an election year. The previous year, 1992, was an electio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Coroner’ Did NOT Say George Floyd Died From A Drug Overdose, Instead of Injuries From Police Restraint
Did a "coroner" say George Floyd died from a drug overdose and not because a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes? No, that is not true. While the autopsy report said Floyd had drugs in his system and oth
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Use A Teleprompter To Answer Questions During An Interview With Telemundo
Did Joe Biden use a teleprompter to answer questions during an interview with Telemundo? No, that's not true: The Spanish-language TV network said the accusation was "absolutely false." It published a video showing what happened: Biden wa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Number 33 Appearing In Many COVID-19 News Reports Does NOT Have Any Special Significance
Does the appearance of the number 33 in a collection of news reports about COVID-19 cases represent anything that needs explaining? No. COVID-19 cases have been counted and reported around the world for hundreds of days. There is nothing
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Are NO ‘Pedophilia Code Words’ In A Conversation About Joe Biden That Took Place Between Kamala Harris And Barack Obama
Are "pedophilia code words" contained within a conversation about Joe Biden that took place between Kamala Harris and Barack Obama? No, that's not true: The alleged coded language is based on a fake FBI document. Lead Stories tracked down
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lakers Players Did NOT Wear Special Lace Collars To Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Did LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers' leading scorers this season, wear lace collars to honor the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after her death? No, that's not true: This is a satirical claim publ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images On Folded US Currency Did NOT Foretell The 9/11 Attacks — Most Bills Used In Video Were Printed After 2001
Are there images hidden in redesigns of US currency that depict a progressive scene of the attack on the World Trade Center and the collapse of the twin towers on September 11, 2001? No, that's not true: A video purporting to demonstrate
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Has NOT Been Accused In Court Of Assaulting 26 Females, Including Seven Children
Does President Trump have 26 active lawsuits against him alleging sexual assault, including seven that accuse Trump of sexually abusing children? No, that's not true. While some reports have indeed put the number of allegations against Tr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Soros Does NOT Own Two Sigma Investments
Does George Soros own Two Sigma Investments? No, that's not true: The company's federal filings with the Security and Exchange Commission state that Soros has never been part of any ownership of the investment firm. The claim appeared in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Really High Gas Prices Was NOT The ‘Last Time Biden Was In Office’ — It’s From 2008 When George W. Bush Was President
Does a photo show high gas prices that were from "the last time Biden was in office"? No, that's not true. A photo has gone viral showing regular, plus and premium gas prices all above $5.00 with the claim that it was taken the "last time
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Botch The Pledge Of Allegiance
Did Joe Biden completely botch the Pledge of Allegiance during a campaign speech? No, that's not true and the comments were taken out of context. GOP rapid response director Steve Guest claimed that Biden "completely botches" the pledge d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Say He Was Taking Time Off From Campaign For The Film ‘Cuties’
Did Joe Biden post on Twitter that he was taking time off from his campaign to watch the controversial French film "Cuties" on Netflix? No, that's not true: The tweet is fake and did not come from Biden's verified account. The claim appea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Is NOT Shown In A Photo Biting A Young Girl’s Cheek — It’s Mexico’s President
Is Joe Biden seen biting a young girl's cheek in a photo? No, that's not true: The man in the photo used in a meme claiming Biden is a "senile old pervert" is actually Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the president of Mexico. The image is a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Pizza Gate’ Is NOT Real
Is "Pizza Gate" real? No, that's not true: So-called proof for Pizzagate is unsubstantiated and speculative. It relies on tricks of the trade common to people pushing unproven allegations. Authorities have described Pizzagate as a "fictit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Tweet ‘Obama Should Wait Until He Leaves Office To Pick Another Justice! If He Doesn’t, He Should Be Fired!’
Did Donald Trump tweet "Obama should wait until he leaves office to pick another Justice! If he doesn't, he should be fired!" in April 2016 about an election year Supreme Court vacancy? No, that's not true. This is a fake tweet that Trump