Political leanings: Conservative/Republican 2022 Spending: $291 Million The Senate Leadership Fund is a Republican super PAC that was established in 2015 by allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The group says its purpose is �
PolitiFact→ Byron Donalds – It’s True: Kamala Harris was an original backer of the Green New Deal
Kamala Harris "co-sponsored, fully sponsored" the Green New Deal.
Health Feedback→ No research shows that COVID-19 vaccines promote cancer in people; study cited as evidence tested the spike protein from the virus in laboratory cells
REVIEW On 1 July 2024, the group America’s Frontline Doctors posted a Facebook reel claiming “SPIKE PROTEINS FROM COVID SHOTS COULD PROMOTE CANCER GROWTH”. The reel was viewed more than 400,000 times. America’s Frontline Doctors became widel
Health Feedback→ Preclinical studies cannot provide sufficient evidence that ivermectin helps treat cancer in people
REVIEW A Facebook reel published at the end of June 2024 claimed that ivermectin “augments” the effect of cancer treatments and encouraged cancer patients to seek out ivermectin (the full video is archived and can be viewed here). The reel, whic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Call NATO Secretary-General An ‘Intellectual Wigger’ At July 2024 Summit
Did President Joe Biden call NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg an "intellectual wigger" at the NATO summit in Washington in July 2024? No, that's not true: Listening to recordings confirms the official transcript of the president's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Left Did NOT Propose 90% Tax Rate On All Income Of 400,000 Euros Or More — Only On Part Over That Amount
Did the French left-wing coalition announce that it would introduce a "90% TAX on anyone earning €400,000," leaving those taxpayers with "just €40,000"? No, that's not true: According to Eric Coquerel of the left-wing New Popular Fron
FactCheck.org→ FactCheck.org Wins Fourth Sigma Delta Chi Award
FactCheck.org has won the 2023 Sigma Delta Chi award for fact-checking from the Society of Professional Journalists. This is our third win in the fact-checking category and our fourth award from SPJ overall. This year’s awards were announced
The Dispatch→ Psst: It’s Not 2014 Anymore
The U.S. labor market has too few workers, not too few jobs.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – A front-row seat for Dolphins quarterback at Trump’s Miami rally? No, the seat was for Barron.
"Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa” had a “front-row seat” reserved at Donald Trump’s Miami rally.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Get behind me, misinformation about Oreos: Elon Musk didn’t say they’re satanic
Video shows Elon Musk saying Oreos are “satanic.”
The Dispatch→ Republicans’ New Party Platform Draws Mixed Reviews
Plus: Ohio’s incumbent senator maintains his polling edge against a Trump-backed challenger.
FactCheck.org→ Unite the Country
Political leanings: Pro-Joe Biden 2022 Spending: $5.8 million Unite the Country is a single-candidate super PAC that supports President Joe Biden. It was started in 2019 by former Biden aides to help promote his 2020 presidential candidacy.
FactCheck.org→ Tucker Carlson Post Makes Unsupported Claim About Trump Jurors
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take The judge in the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump denied a defense request to ask jurors about their party registration, so their political affilia
The Dispatch→ Misleading Post Claims the IDF Killed Israelis Intentionally on October 7
The post exaggerates claims made in a Haaretz article and falsely asserts that Israel is responsible for most civilian casualties.
PolitiFact→ Tim Sheehy – GOP’s Tim Sheehy revives discredited abortion claims in pivotal Senate race
“Elective abortions up to and including the moment of birth. Healthy, 9-month-year-old baby killed at the moment of birth. That’s what Jon Tester and the Democrats have voted for.”
Full Fact→ House building in England: explained
We’ve looked at the number of homes being built in England, and why house building isn’t keeping up with demand.
The Dispatch→ What To Do With the Remnants of the ISIS Caliphate?
Camps where former fighters are held provide potential recruiting grounds for resurgent militants.
Full Fact→ French stores cannot legally refuse cash
A Facebook post with 14,000 shares says a French supermarket went cashless but it is mostly illegal to do this in France.
The Dispatch→ An Island of Misfit Tories
British populists swing and miss.
The Dispatch→ Loper Bright and the End of Administrative Exceptionalism
The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling marks a return to constitutional basics.
The Dispatch→ What Are Senators For?
At NatCon4, three men of the Senate lament their lack of agency.
The Dispatch→ Trump Is Loyal Only to His Own Ambition
He doesn’t serve the Republican Party. The party serves him.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Digitally Manipulated Video Does NOT Authentically Portray Dancing Macron And Zelenskyy
Does a viral video show authentic footage of Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and France's Emmanuel Macron dancing before becoming president? No, that's not true: Heavily edited, it contained a substantial amount of deepfake shots. Other peo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media Posts About ‘Missing Teen’ Charlotte Sena Are NOT Authentic, Are Part Of Scam
Is there an active search in July 2024 for a missing teen named Charlotte Sena? No, that's not true: The false social media posts using the girl's name and photos are part of a ruse to entice people to share a post that spreads a scam. Ch
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Le Pen Crying After Losing 2024 French Elections — Crying With Laughter in 2017
Does an image of French politician Marine Le Pen show her crying after her party lost the second round of July 2024 French elections? No, that's not true: The image is a still from a 2017 video from French radio network Europe 1 that capt
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Photo of RFK Jr. With Animal Carcass in Vanity Fair
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take A photo of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely shows him holding the carcass of a goat, lamb or other ruminant animal in Patagonia. Social
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Authentic Footage Shows A Tornado Hitting Florida On July 7, 2024 — No Extreme Weather That Day
Does a video show authentic footage of a tornado hitting a Florida beach, or Miami, on July 7, 2024? No, that's not true: National Weather Service records did not document any such extreme weather in the entire state of Florida on July 7,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence BBC News Made Meme Of ‘Inaudible’ Joe Biden Quote
Did BBC News make a meme from an "inaudible" quote by Joe Biden? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to support the claim that BBC News created such a meme. It appears to be a mashup that riffs on White House transcripts, which inse
The Dispatch→ Drowning in Cynicism
The Democrats’ civic disaster.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Space rocks, but the meteor in this video in Hungary is fake
Video shows “huge green coloured meteor” on July 7, 2024, in Budapest, Hungary.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, a July 3 CNN report did not say Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race
CNN reported July 3 that “Joe has decided to drop out of the 2024 Presidential race and will be replaced by Hunter Biden.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Paris Crowd’s Algerian Flags Does NOT Show A Celebration Of Leftist Wins In 2024 French Election
Does a video show people waving Algerian flags after the second round of the 2024 French legislative election? No, that's not true: The video is from sometime in 2019. At that time, people gathered in a Parisian square to support a pro-de
Health Feedback→ Sodium chloride and corn gluten meal aren’t hazardous to humans, even though they are used as mouse poison
REVIEW In late June 2024, dentist and wellness YouTuber Michelle Jorgensen claimed in a Facebook reel that “a lot of processed food that [people] are eating has the same exact ingredients as mice poison”. She implied that salt and corn-containin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hurricane Beryl In Jamaica On July 3, 2024 — It’s At Least 3 Other Places
Does a video compilation show Hurricane Beryl in Jamaica on July 3, 2024? No, that's not true: The compilation consists of older, unrelated video clips from intense weather events in other places. None of the footage was shot in Jamaica.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – New York Times’ Threads account briefly closed, but the newspaper didn’t do it
“The New York Times has closed its main Threads account.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Swimmer Lia Thomas didn’t lose “every title,” despite online claims
“Officially; Lia Thomas has lost every title.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Footage of towering tornado does not show Hurricane Beryl making landfall in Mexico
Video shows tornado caused by Hurricane Beryl in July 2024.
The Dispatch→ No Evidence Suggests Jerry Jones Is Selling the Dallas Cowboys to the Saudis
Online post alleges the owner would sell ‘America’s Team.’
The Dispatch→ High Steaks: Biden’s War on Elites Sends Sarah on a Journey
Was Steve’s renewed hope last week misplaced?
Full Fact→ Image of Sir Keir Starmer in pink hijab is not genuine
A picture showing Prime Minister Keir Starmer wearing a pink dress and hijab is not real.