“FEMA spent billions on illegal immigrants and now has no money for California!”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Looters Carrying Items From Homes Amid LA Fires
Does a video show looters caught in the act of carrying a big-screen TV and other items from a home in the path of the fire burning Los Angeles County? No, that's not true: The men are not looters but the resident's family, helping save s
Health Feedback→ Pfizer didn’t release a list of COVID-19 vaccine side effects in 2025, contrary to allegations on social media
REVIEW Facebook posts circulating in early 2025 claimed that Pfizer had “just released” a list of side effects associated with its COVID-19 vaccine. These posts shared a list of approximately 40 to 50 medical conditions purportedly linke
Full Fact→ Was David Lammy right to claim 45,000 Russian troops died in November?
The figure given by the foreign secretary actually appears to refer to an estimate shared by the Ministry of Defence for the number who were either killed or wounded.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Trump’s Expansionist Designs
The president-elect’s comments on Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal have the world debating how seriously to take him.
Full Fact→ Recirculating figures don’t show current average energy prices across Europe
The figures being shared reflect the wholesale cost of electricity for suppliers in a single hour in December 2022.
The Dispatch→ Groundhog Year
Ahh, it's like we're eight years younger again.
The Dispatch→ Big Tech Gets Personal—With Donald Trump
Traditional lobbying may be out, while cozying up to the big man is in.
The Dispatch→ Tax Revolt, Again
As California has shown, starving the government of revenue doesn't work.
The Dispatch→ Senate Democrats Change Course on an Immigration Bill
Chuck Schumer wouldn’t allow a vote on the Laken Riley Act last year. His party just helped advance it.
The Dispatch→ But for Some Flubbed Paperwork …
Part 5 in a series.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Keanu Reeves Did NOT Refuse To Present Award To Whoopi Goldberg — Did NOT Say ‘She’s Not A Good Person’
Did actor Keanu Reeves refuse to present actress Whoopi Goldberg with the Lifetime Achievement award, saying, "She's not a good person"? No, that's not true: This information came from a self-described satirical website that includes the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of ‘Leadership Team At The Los Angeles Fire Department’ Only Shows 3 Of 14 People In Leadership
Does a photo accurately represent the full leadership team at the Los Angeles Fire Department amid the Los Angeles County January 2025 fires? No, that's missing context: The photo posted on social media shows the current fire chief, a dep
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Administration Did NOT Order LA Airspace ‘Closed To Firefighting Aircraft For Over A Day’ — Temporary Flight Restrictions Are Normal With Air Force One
Did the Biden administration order Los Angeles airspace to be closed "to firefighting aircraft for over a day during his visit" in January 2025? No, that's not true: There was a temporary flight restriction during Biden's visit to the cit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alzheimer’s Disease Did NOT First Appear In 1979 — And Margarine Not To Blame
Is it true that there was no Alzheimer's disease until 1979 -- after the vegetable oils used in margarine were incorporated widely in modern diets? No, that's not true: In 1906 the "unusual disease of the cerebral cortex" was discovered b
The Dispatch→ CHIPS Politics and AI Breakthroughs
How the domestic semiconductor push and emergence of effective AI tools set the stage for a new frontier.
PolitiFact→ What do we know about a smuggling network affiliated with the Islamic State group?
Politicians have tied a New Orleans terror attack to immigration, although the suspect was U.S.-born. Sen. Jim Banks discussed it in connection with a human smuggling network affiliated with the Islamic State group.
The Dispatch→ Paying the Danegeld
Greenland and “the Donroe doctrine.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, California wildfires weren’t deliberately set to build ‘smart cities’ for UN’s 2030 Agenda
Post suggests California wildfires “are a deliberate criminal land grab in preparation for Agenda 2030 and smart cities.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada NOT Owned By The ‘United States Corporation’
Do filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission prove the United States "owns" Canada? No, that's not true: The filings are standard procedure when a foreign country wants to sell securities in the United States. The Form 18-K is s
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Did Beyoncé claim Michael Jackson is alive and living in Diddy’s mansion? No, that claim is baseless
“Beyoncé alleges Diddy has been secretly hiding Michael Jackson, who faked his death.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Los Angeles wildfires: Threads post falsely claims police are searching for suspect tied to MAGA
The Los Angeles Police Department is “looking for three ‘persons of interest’ all tied to a MAGA website who were spotted at the source of all three major LA fires.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Historic ‘Hollywood’ Sign Was NOT On Fire During LA County Fires As Of January 9, 2025
Was the "Hollywood" sign a casualty of the fires burning in Los Angeles County as of January 9, 2025? No, that's not true: When this fact check was written, the sign was "safe and secure," according to the organization that preserves the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Claiming UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Dismissed Jimmy Savile Complaints As ‘Frivolous’ IS AI-Generated
Does an authentic video show U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer describing complaints of predatory sexual behavior against Jimmy Savile as "frivolous"? No, that's not true: According to multiple AI video and audio detection tools, the video
PolitiFact→ Bernie Sanders – Are H-1B visa holders hired as dog trainers, massage therapists? Here’s what Bernie Sanders misses
H-1B guest workers are “being employed as dog trainers, massage therapists, cooks, and English teachers.”
PolitiFact→ Meta breaks up with fact-checkers. Here’s how it affects PolitiFact.
PolitiFact and other fact-checkers work independently on the project Meta designed to investigate false claims and hoaxes on its platforms, while continuing to fact-check claims by politicians and pundits and on other platforms.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Launch Public Campaign To Cancel ‘The View’ As of January 9, 2025
Did Elon Musk start a public campaign in early January 2025 to cancel "The View"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no confirmation that Musk posted what was attributed to him. No media organizations indexed by Google News reported
The Dispatch→ Collision, Collusion, Conclusion
Giving the people what they want (whether they know it or not).
The Dispatch→ Images of the Hollywood Sign Engulfed in Flames Are Fake
The sign is not under threat from the ongoing Palisades and Eaton fires.
Full Fact→ 5G has not been shown to be harmful
Claims about the dangers of 5G technology are not supported by available scientific evidence.
Full Fact→ How our fact checking work with Meta makes a real-world difference
Full Fact has been a proud contributor to the Third Party Fact Checking initiative. Since January 2019 we’ve checked 2,596 cases of misleading, faked, or potentially harmful posts on Meta platforms.
Full Fact→ Guardian article suggesting white people should be treated last by the NHS is fake
A screenshot implying a columnist has argued white people should be at the back of the queue for NHS treatment has been shared online, but it’s not real.
Full Fact→ Video of ‘UFO’ in Germany is CGI
The video has been circulating since at least 2021 and has previously been debunked.
The Dispatch→ What’s Next for Canada After Trudeau’s Resignation?
Coming elections appear poised to deliver a Conservative victory.
The Dispatch→ The Anti-Episode
Does junior high drama ever end?
The Dispatch→ The Egg Shortage, Explained
Grocery shoppers are facing empty store shelves and another spike in prices.
The Dispatch→ The View From the Back Office
Part 4 in a series.
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking and Our Business
A message from Steve Hayes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Polio Does NOT Only Spread Through Direct Contact Between ‘Fecal Matter’ And Mouth
Does the polio-causing poliovirus infect people exclusively through direct contact between "fecal matter" and "facial orifices"? No, that's not true: While multiple health agencies say that the fecal-oral route is common, that includes a
The Dispatch→ Assessing Trump’s Latest Claims About the January 6 Capitol Attack
The president-elect made a series of misleading and false claims during his Tuesday press conference.