Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. At their weekly news conference, several Republican House leaders wrongly claimed the special counsel report into Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents found the presid
The Dispatch→ Truth in Labeling
‘Right’ and ‘left’ might always be changing, but that just means we need more labels, not fewer.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Google didn’t confirm that the 1969 US moon landing was fake
"Google proves that no one ever went to the moon.”
PolitiFact→ Did a Florida school district send permission slips to teach kids Black history? Here are the facts
A Miami school sent parents permission slips for a read-aloud event involving a book "by an African American." The school district said it was complying with a state law that requires consent for extracurriculars, not specifically Black history.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this photo doesn’t show Klaus Schwab nude at the beach
A photograph shows Klaus Schwab nude at the beach.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media claim wrong about number of immigrants and reemergence of livestock disease
Because “17 million immigrants” were “let in” the U.S, “ foot and mouth disease is back. We got rid of that fifty years ago.”
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misidentify Suspect in Kansas City Parade Shootings
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Kansas City authorities charged two juvenile suspects with crimes connected to the Feb. 14 shootings at the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory celebration, in which one p
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump have dropped out of the 2024 presidential race
Joe Biden or Donald Trump dropped out of the 2024 presidential race as of Feb 15.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Angelina Jolie Did NOT Say That ‘The World Should Unite Against Israel’
Did American actress Angelina Jolie in 2024 call on the world to "unite against Israel"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence corroborating the claim. This phrase has been falsely attributed to Jolie since at least 2006, ac
FactCheck.org→ Review Article By Misinformation Spreaders Misleads About mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have a good safety record and have saved millions of lives. But viral posts claim the contrary, citing a recent peer-reviewed article authored by known COVID-19 misinformation spreaders and published in a
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Weather conditions, not Joe Biden, linked to helicopter crash that killed Nigerian banker
Joe Biden’s tweet is proof that a helicopter crash that killed six Nigerian billionaires was planned by Biden.
PolitiFact→ Chris Larson – If the state expanded Medicaid could Wisconsin hire thousands of more teachers?
Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Unfounded Claim About Swift and Kelce’s Post-Election Plans
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Neither Taylor Swift nor Travis Kelce has endorsed a candidate in the 2024 presidential race as of Feb. 16. But social media posts are making the unfounded claim that the pa
The Dispatch→ The Attention Turns to Donald Trump’s Georgia Prosecutor
Plus: Was Robert Hur out of line in his report on Joe Biden’s classified documents?
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, no mataron a estas vacas para reemplazarlas por carne sintética
Video muestra vacas muriendo “en extrañas circunstancias” para reemplazarlas por “carne sintética”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: France 24 Did NOT Report Macron Cancelled Visit To Ukraine Over Fears Of Assassination Attempt
Did France 24 report that French President Emmanuel Macron cancelled a visit to Ukraine over fears of an assassination attempt? No, that's not true: France 24 debunked the claim. The video purporting to show the network report the news is
PolitiFact→ What do articles of impeachment say Alejandro Mayorkas did or didn’t do?
Republicans voted Feb. 13 to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The impeachment articles say he broke immigration law. But Congress has never appropriated adequate funding for any Homeland secretary to follow the law.
PolitiFact→ J.D. Vance – Ukraine aid bill doesn’t contain ‘a hidden impeachment clause against President Trump’
“The Ukraine supplemental includes a hidden impeachment clause against President Trump.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: Three juveniles were detained and one was later released in connection with the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory celebration.
Full Fact→ Clip of missiles hitting ships is from video game Arma 3 (not the Red Sea)
Gameplay footage of Arma 3 has often been linked to misinformation about recent ongoing conflicts.
PolitiFact→ Sorting out what Marco Rubio said about Senate immigration bill’s ‘asylum corps’
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said the Senate’s immigration bill created an “asylum corps” of thousands of “bureaucrats” making asylum easier to get. The bill expanded asylum officers’ powers, but they already existed.
Full Fact→ How does the Wellingborough by-election result compare to other by-election swings?
It’s the second largest by-election swing to Labour in the post-war period, though several other by-elections in that time have seen larger swings to other parties.
PolitiFact→ Have there been more US mass shootings than days in 2024? Common statistic needs context
After a mass shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, left one dead and 22 injured, Joe Biden said there had been more mass shootings in 2024 than days in the year. We put his statement in context.
PolitiFact→ What's going on at the US-Mexico border, and what are asylum and parole?
What's going on at the US-Mexico border, and what are asylum and parole?
Health Feedback→ Childhood vaccines are an important protection against preventable diseases, not “poison” as claimed by Candace Owens
REVIEW Social media posts have repeatedly spread misleading claims about the safety of the contents of vaccines. These posts typically misrepresent the nature of individual vaccine components and disregard the safety and benefits of vaccination. In
The Dispatch→ Impeaching Mayorkas: Take Two
House Republicans made a historic statement about the border crisis. Now what?
Full Fact→ Has the Scottish government said it plans to ‘maintain funding’ for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees?
Although the Scottish First Minister has denied funding to a UN agency for Palestinian refugees has been “paused”, the Scottish government says it currently has no plans to give more aid.
The Dispatch→ MAGA vs. NATO
Free Jonah.
The Dispatch→ Most of the Money in the ‘Foreign Aid’ Bill Would Stay in the U.S.
More than three-fourths will be invested domestically.
The Dispatch→ Fetterman’s Act Is Nothing New
Despite support for Israel and tough talk on the border, he’s the same progressive he’s always denied being.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US JAG Did NOT Hang WHO Official Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu — Story Is Made Up
Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps execute World Health Organization official Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is "false." The claim appeared in an article
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Special Counsel Robert Hur Did NOT Say Biden Was Mentally Unfit To Stand Trial
Did special counsel Robert Hur say President Joe Biden was mentally unfit to stand trial? No, that's not true: There is no credible information or source suggesting that the special counsel made such a statement about the president. Inste
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Said They Would Leave US If Trump Wins In 2024
Did Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce say they would leave the United States if Donald Trump wins in 2024? No, that's not true: There is no proof that either of them ever said that. No news outlets have reported that the singer or the footbal
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Sahil Omar’ Is NOT A Suspected Super Bowl Parade Shooter
Was one of the Kansas City Chiefs parade shooters identified as 44-year-old Sahil Omar, an "illegal immigrant"? No, that's not true: As of this writing, law enforcement had not released the identities of three people detained in connectio
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Has Black entrepreneurship hit a record during Joe Biden’s presidency?
Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Deceptive audio edits exaggerate sounds of Biden hecklers in Pennsylvania
Protestors yelled “F--- Joe Biden” as the president arrived in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The Dispatch→ Debate Over Ukraine Aid Prompts Misleading Claim Against Sen. Cornyn
The editor of a right-wing website mischaracterized a statement he made about Russian disinformation and the border crisis.
PolitiFact→ Chris Murphy – The US homicide rate has declined, but Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy overstates effect of gun law
The Bipartisan Safer in Communities Act led to “a 12% reduction in urban homicides in this country.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Drop in Vaccination Rates in Japan Did NOT Cause Drastic Drop In Infant Mortality Rates
Did a drop in vaccine uptake in Japan cause a drastic drop in infant mortality, as a post on Instagram suggested? No, that's not true: While there was a policy change in 1994 that removed government requirements for childhood vaccines, Ja
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Posts share erroneous information about suspect identification in Kansas City mass shooting
Following the shooting that left a mother of two dead and 22 injured at the end of the parade celebrating the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win, social media users began sharing information that falsely pinned the violence on a 44-year-old migrant living in the