"The Trump administration handed out taxpayer dollars to a foreign company. Hundreds of homes and farms were bulldozed, and over $500 million in taxpayer dollars were wasted preparing for Foxconn."
Full Fact→ Social media image showing ‘Muslims paying tribute to Keir Starmer’ is not real
Hundreds of people have shared the image, which has clear visual clues it is not genuine.
Full Fact→ Facebook post repeats unreliable Labour claim about family finances
The post claims a “typical household” is £5,883 worse off since 2019, but there are a number of problems with this figure, which comes from the Labour party.
Full Fact→ How many prison places are available?
With the government announcing plans to ease overcrowding in prisons, we look at the latest figures.
PolitiFact→ Ahead of RNC, a look back at our fact-checks of Trump’s Wisconsin claims
When former President Donald Trump takes the stage in Milwaukee during the Republican National Convention, he’ll be retu
PolitiFact→ PBS News and PolitiFact announce partnership through 2024 election cycle
PBS News and PolitiFact announced a partnership that will run through the 2024 election cycle, beginning with the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
AllSides→ Fact checking Biden’s post-NATO news conference
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/11/fact-check-biden-press-conference/ After the three-d
Full Fact→ Australia has not declared George Soros a ‘global terrorist’
A false social media post about the financier is circulating online again.
The Dispatch→ NATO Summit Concludes with Clunky Biden Press Conference
The president’s fitness for office hung over the 75th anniversary of the military alliance.
The Dispatch→ ‘Ordinary Americans’ Can Be Wrong, Too
Niall Ferguson can’t outsource the facts to the polls.
The Dispatch→ How J.D. Vance Became the Veepstakes Favorite
The senator from Ohio first wooed the MAGA elite, who helped him woo Donald Trump.
The Dispatch→ The Feds Clamp Down on TikTok’s Handling of Kids’ Data
The Federal Trade Commission indicates a Department of Justice case is coming against the social media company.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Biden’s News Conference at the NATO Summit
The president omitted context or exaggerated in making claims about polling, migration at the border and attacks on his opponent.
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2024 Vice President Harris Campaigns in Greensboro, NC : CSPAN2 : July 11, 2024 9:48pm-10:12pm EDT
"Someone who suggests we terminate our Constitution should never again have the chance to stand behind a microphone, and never again have the chance to stand behind the seal of the president of the United States of America," Vice President Kamala Harri
The Dispatch→ Video: Christianity and the New Right
Watch the video of our live-streamed discussion.
Internet Archive→ President Biden Holds News Conference at NATO Summit : CSPAN : July 11, 2024 7:27pm-8:30pm EDT
[LIVE] President Biden holds a news conference on the final day of a NATO summit in Washington, DC, amid the alliance's 75th anniversary. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Captions Al
The Dispatch→ The Return of the Smoke-Filled Room
Sort of.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos In Video Are NOT From ‘Homeless High-Rise’ Apartments In LA — From Luxury Penthouse And Condo
Do the photos in a video on social media accurately show "homeless high-rise" apartments in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: The images are in fact from two different luxury listings in Los Angeles. Several photos are taken from the real
PolitiFact→ Michael McCaul – Were immigration agents told not to detain ‘aggravated felons’? Here’s why that’s Mostly False
“(Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro) Mayorkas said, ‘Hey you don’t have to detain aggravated felons,’ those are rapists, child predators, you know, murderers.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Did LGBTQ+ leaders sign a WEF pro-pedophile treaty? No, that’s Pants on Fire!
LGBTQ+ leaders sign World Economic Forum treaty to “Accept Pedophiles as 'Legally Protected Minority’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Video Montage Shows Any Authentic Footage Of Hurricane Beryl Hitting Texas On July 7, 2024
Does a video montage of clips contain authentic footage of Hurricane Beryl striking Texas on July 7, 2024? No, that's not true: Lead Stories connected nine of the clips to storms in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Florida and Canada, but not
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Official’ Navy photographs of a UFO don’t hold water
Official Navy photographs show an unidentified flying object in the Arctic Ocean in 1971.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of ‘Green Coloured Meteor’ In Budapest In July 2024 Is NOT Authentic
Does a video on social media capture a meteor over Budapest, Hungary, in July 2024? No, that's not true: The original video was taken during mass protests in the Hungarian capital on February 16, 2024 and other videos from the event do no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Say ‘It’s God’s Job To Forgive Terrorists, My Job Is To Send Them To Him.’
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly say, "It's God's job to forgive terrorists, my job is to send them to him"? No, that's not true: The attribution, which dates to 2015, was refuted shortly after it was made. Lead Stories could
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Mariah Carey Holding Up Cellphone Displaying Message ‘Palestine Does Not Exist’
Does an authentic photo show singer Mariah Carey holding a cellphone with a message that reads, "Palestine does not exist"? No, that's not true: The photo was digitally altered to change the original image on the phone, which displayed a
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, McDonald’s french fries don’t all come from potatoes grown on Bill Gates’ farms
“Every single McDonald’s french fry comes exclusively from potatoes grown on Bill Gates-owned farmland.”
The Dispatch→ Mapping Out Trump Trial Timelines, Post-Immunity
Plus: How Joe Biden’s health could have implications for the Electoral College.
The Dispatch→ What the SCOTUS Term Means for Tech
Parsing through the court’s decisions on administrative law, social media censorship, and state-level social media bills.
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Kamala Harris is right: Black women in the US have the highest maternal mortality rate
Black women in the U.S. are “three to four times more likely to die in connection with childbirth than other women."
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Christianity and the New Right
Join us tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET for a special livestreamed conversation.
Full Fact→ Bill Gates is not making ‘maggot milk’
Bill Gates isn’t promoting “maggot milk” as a solution to child malnutrition, but at least one other company has launched such a product.
Full Fact→ No evidence for Facebook quote attributed to politician Thérèse Coffey
An image falsely claiming Dr Coffey said it wasn’t her job to “worry about people starving to death” has been circulating since 2020.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Deadline has not passed in Wisconsin to replace Biden on the ballot
“Deadlines have passed in … Wisconsin” to replace President Joe Biden on the ballot.
Full Fact→ Photo supposedly showing US-flagged ship targeted in Gulf of Aden is of Iranian vessel in 2021
An image being shared on social media does not show a recent incident.
AllSides→ Tucker Carlson Post Makes Unsupported Claim About Trump Jurors
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/07/tucker-carlson-post-makes-unsupported-claim-about-trump-jurors/ On Ma
The Dispatch→ Yet Another Democratic Vibe Shift
Previously flagging efforts to pressure Biden into stepping aside picked up steam on Wednesday.
The Dispatch→ We Aren’t All Soviets Now … Or Are We? | Jonah Goldberg vs. Niall Ferguson
They’re not like us.
The Dispatch→ Is National Conservatism All That National?
Momentary social media buzz is deceiving.
The Dispatch→ ‘Why Do They Attack Children?’
Okhmatdyt hospital will need months to rebuild from a devastating Russian attack.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: That’s NOT A Mystery Planet In FAA Weather Time Lapse Images — It’s Smear On Larsen Bay, Alaska, Camera Lens
Did a Federal Aviation Administration weather camera capture images of a mysterious planet in the southern sky over Larsen Bay, Alaska? No, that's not true: Images taken at the same time at other FAA weather camera stations on Kodiak Isla