Did Carrie Underwood win a billion-dollar defamation lawsuit against "The View" or did she even sue them? No, that's not true: The story alleging there was a lawsuit involving comments on "The View" about Underwood's performance at Presid
Full Fact→ No, video does not show real TV report on Disney growing child stars in lab
The clip is of a fake news report which was first posted by the satirical outlet The Onion in 2008.
The Dispatch→ Are We the Baddies Now?
Zelensky, 'A dictator without elections'?
The Dispatch→ Against the Executive Sledgehammer
USAID may have needed reforms. But not these.
The Dispatch→ Paranoia and Personal Grudges Explain Trump’s Turn on Ukraine
The president’s beef with Volodomyr Zelenksy goes back to the ‘perfect phone call’ of 2019.
The Dispatch→ The Perfect Is Not the Only Enemy of the Good
And DOGE is not merely imperfect. It's actively bad.
Internet Archive→ Pres. Trump Speaks at Republican Governors Dinner : CSPAN : February 20, 2025 7:32pm-8:14pm EST
[LIVE] President Trump delivers remarks at the Republican Governors Association Meeting dinner in Washington, DC. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption
PolitiFact→ Nancy Mace – Rep. Nancy Mace is wrong. Not all people are born with either XX or XY chromosomes.
“You either have XX or XY chromosomes. Those are the options.”
The Dispatch→ No, Chelsea Clinton Did Not Receive $84 Million From USAID
The figure represents annual gross receipts from the Clinton Foundation, a nonprofit.
The Dispatch→ Twitter Is Real Life
The reply guys are in charge now.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False and Misleading Ukraine Claims
After U.S. and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia to discuss an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump made several false and misleading statements about the conflict and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump fals
The Dispatch→ Barron Trump Not Source of Tweet Credited to Him
The sensational statement was tweeted by a fan account with no affiliation with the president’s youngest son.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Executive Order Targets COVID-19 Vaccines No Longer Required for Most U.S. Students
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. President Donald Trump this month issued an executive order prohibiting discretionary federal funds from going to schools and colleges or universities that require students to get a
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Is this the pilot from the Delta Air Lines crash? No, it’s an AI-generated image of a porn star
A photo shows Jonathan Simpson, the pilot of “Delta’s crash in Toronto, Canada.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Elon Musk hasn’t ordered all federal workers to be drug tested
“Elon Musk just ordered all federal workers to be tested for drugs and those that fail have 30 days to retest clean or be fired.”
PolitiFact→ The White House exaggerated how sharply illegal immigration has dropped. Here’s what you should know
Illegal immigration at the U.S. southern border has decreased in the first weeks of President Donald Trump’s administration. But the White House misleadingly used data to inflate the drop. Here’s what you should know.
The Dispatch→ Did South Africa Ban American Businesses and Halt Mineral Exports to the U.S.?
No, the South African government has enacted no such policy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Flight 4819 Pilots Were NOT Both Women
Was Delta Flight 4819, which crashed upon landing in Toronto, piloted by a female-only crew? No, that's not true: Delta referred to the flight captain as "he" in a statement on the company website, and the first officer as "she." In an au
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s attacks on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President Donald Trump has made disparaging comments in recent days about Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said Trump has been living in a Russian “disinformation space.” We fact-checked what Trump had to say.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Did NOT Hold A Press Conference On Barack Obama’s Birth Certificate In February 2025 — Clip Shows 2016 Arpaio Stunt
Did Sheriff Joe Arpaio hold a press conference on Barack Obama's birth certificate in February 2025? No, that's not true: The posted footage of the press conference held by the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona is from 2016, not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Administration Did NOT Ban Julianne Moore’s Book From DoD Schools, But Review Is Ongoing
Did the Trump administration ban Julianne Moore's book "Freckleface Strawberry" from Department of Defense schools? No, that's not true: A Department of Defense spokesperson said, "We are conducting a review -- no materials have been perm
Internet Archive→ U.S. Senate U.S. Senate : CSPAN2 : February 20, 2025 2:00pm-6:01pm EST
[LIVE] The Senate will vote on President Trump's nomination of Kash Patel to be FBI Director and continue to work on the Senate Republicans' Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution. Sponsor: U.S. Senate.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN2.This item has f
PolitiFact→ Trump’s transgender athlete order includes an immigration fraud penalty. Why?
Linking trans identity to “fraud” isn’t new, but its emergence in President Donald Trump’s executive order on trans athletes could represent a new chapter in the legal battle for transgender rights.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Say Ukraine Started War
Did U.S. President Donald Trump say that Ukraine started the war with Russia? Yes, that's true: On February 18, 2025, speaking from his Mar-a-Lago residence, he said that Ukraine should have never started the war. That followed talks betw
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: USAID Did NOT Pay Nintendo $9 Million To Study Infantilism — Fake 4Chan Post
Did USAID pay Nintendo of America over $9 million "to promote the inclusion of adults in children's media, to study infantilism and the Peter Pan Syndrome"? No, that's not true: The image circulating on social media is fake. A search of t
Full Fact→ Image of Mark Carney on beach with Ghislaine Maxwell is fake
The photo has been shared online with posts claiming it shows the former governor of the Bank of England on Jeffery Epstein’s Island, but there are signs it was created using artificial intelligence.
Full Fact→ How common is it for democracies to postpone elections during wartime?
Full Fact→ No, Boots is not giving away a free ‘baby box’ giftset
Facebook posts say users can claim a free giftset by completing a survey, but this is not an official Boots offer.
Health Feedback→ No evidence that measles prevents cancer or heart disease, can lead to long-term health problems instead
REVIEW In February 2025, an Instagram post claimed that getting measles provides “long term health benefits”. It was published by the account @the.holistic.mother, which has roughly 400,000 followers. The user behind the account, Kendra Needham,
Full Fact→ President Trump has not changed US divorce law to ban 50% property share
This claim is being shared in posts on social media, but no such change has been implemented by the President.
The Dispatch→ List of Project 2025 Policies Concerning Women Is False
There are no recommendations to limit access to credit or transfer assets to ‘male guardians.’
Health Feedback→ Sodium azide in some at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits only linked to toxicity due to accidental ingestion and other non-intended uses
REVIEW A Facebook reel posted in early 2025 claimed that at-home COVID-19 testing kits contain harmful substances. Specifically, the reel’s caption claimed that U.S. Poison Control Centers had alerted people about a “poisonous substance&
Full Fact→ The higher rate income tax threshold isn’t being reduced to £37,701
Posts shared on social media have wrongly claimed that new tax thresholds will mean you have to pay income tax at a rate of 40% on earnings above £37,000.
Full Fact→ The government has not spent £8 billion on ‘woke projects’
The figure of £8 billion represents the total annual budget for UK Research and Innovation. Funding for projects that the TaxPayers’ Alliance has described as “woke” totals £10.4 million.
Full Fact→ Criminalisation isn’t the way to tackle honesty in politics says Welsh Standards Committee
Building trust in politics starts with honesty, that is why Full Fact has been speaking to the Welsh Senedd about how to hold politicians to account.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Cars Frozen In Ice On A Residential Street Shows Aftermath of Detroit Water Pipe Burst — Footage Geolocated
Does a video authentically show cars frozen in one or two feet of ice on a residential street? Yes, the video is real: It was related to a water pipeline burst that happened on February 17, 2025, in a Detroit neighborhood. Lead Stories ge
The Dispatch→ Space Exploration Reaches an Inflection Point
‘You have a moon race 2.0, effectively.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Bill Gates ‘Caught Pumping Bird Flu Jabs Into Food Supply’ In Story With That Headline — Not Even A Mention
Does a story claiming Bill Gates was "Caught Pumping Deadly Bird Flu Jabs Into America's Food Supply" in its headline actually describe Bill Gates doing that? No, that's not true: There is no mention of any food supply in the U.S. being i
The Dispatch→ Ms. Crash Test Dummy
I’m sorry, women.
The Dispatch→ Friends With DOJ Benefits
#TeamSassoon.