“A Coca-Cola truck filled with kids was found by police in Cicero, Illinois.”
The Dispatch→ There Is No Kingdom of Heaven on the Liberal Earth
And that’s a good thing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Nancy Parker Does NOT Show Altoona McDonald’s Employee Who Reported Sighting Of Luigi Mangione In Pennsylvania
Does a viral photo show the Altoona McDonald's employee who made the 911 call to report a sighting of Luigi Mangione in Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: The photo shows a comedian from New York. A profile on Facebook that contained the
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that men’s team refused to compete against Lia Thomas originated as satire
“Men’s swimming team refuses to compete against Lia Thomas, calling her a 'cheat'”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Has FAKE Audio Of ABC News Saying ‘A Million Ukrainian Soldiers Have Died’ — Voice Is Likely AI
Did an authentic ABC newscast state that "in 2.5 years of war, about a million Ukrainian soldiers have died"? No, that's not true: TrueMedia's AI detector found "substantial evidence" that the voice heard in the social media post was crea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Did NOT Threaten To Deport 2 Million Americans
Did Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum threaten to deport 2 million American immigrants if President-elect Donald Trump sends migrants back to Mexico? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find any news reports or press releases fr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Employees Did NOT Poop In Lamborghini And Quit After CEO Cancelled Bonuses — Satire Story
Did some employees poop in the Lamborghini of a CEO who cancelled the worker's Christmas bonuses -- and then did everyone at the company resign in unison? No, that's not true: This fictional yarn is from a creator who calls his content, "
The Dispatch→ The Last Refuge of the Politician
Nippon Steel and the bogus use of ‘national security’ to win votes and reward friends.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – New Jersey drones not connected to search for missing radioactive material
New Jersey drones are searching for missing radioactive material.
The Dispatch→ Claims About Biden’s Number of Pardons and Commutations Are Misleading
Viral posts use inconsistent data to suggest he has issued more pardons than any other president.
Full Fact→ Misleading Google search results on UK asylum seeker crime rate used 2017 data from Germany
Screenshots of Google results for searches on this topic have been shared on social media in recent months.
PolitiFact→ ‘Stop trying to play both sides': Readers share their 2024 election fact-checking feedback
As 2024 heads toward a close, PolitiFact readers have weighed in on a contentious election season with thoughtful questions and feedback for our newsroom. Here’s what they told us.
Health Feedback→ Unvaccinated people died of COVID-19 at a higher rate than vaccinated people; vaccines prevented hundreds of thousands of deaths
REVIEW A series of Facebook posts from December 2024 questioned how “Billions of Unvaxxed people with NO Boosters are still alive”. This kind of loaded question is a typical example of the “just asking questions” tactic, which involves frami
The Dispatch→ Congress Unveils Government Funding Bill
Lawmakers now have less than three days to prevent a shutdown.
The Dispatch→ The Case for Competition
The right to run your mouth.
The Dispatch→ How to Respond to the Next Drone Panic
Reports about drones in New Jersey might have been exaggerated, but the threat from unmanned aircraft is real.
The Dispatch→ The Economy Doesn’t Care Who Is President
We’ve been trending upward economically for 30 years, regardless of who occupies the White House.
The Dispatch→ Europe’s Syrian Dilemma
The EU does not want a repeat of the 2015 refugee crisis.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Authorities Have NOT Released Gender Identity Of Suspected Wisconsin School Shooter As Of December 17, 2024
Have authorities released the gender identity of the suspected shooter at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, as of December 17, 2024? No, that's not true: Police have used the pronouns "she" and "her" multiple times whe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Coca-Cola Truck Found ‘Full Of Children’ being trafficked — It Was Police Holiday Toy Drive
Does a video show a Coca-Cola truck found "full of children" being trafficked? No, that's not true: "It's fake news," a spokesperson for the Davenport, Iowa, Police Department told Lead Stories. The video shows the Davenport Police Depart
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A ‘Drone Down’ In New Jersey — Small Plane Crashed In Connecticut
Does a video show a "drone down" in New Jersey? No, that's not true: This footage shows the wreckage of a small plane that crashed on Interstate 684 in Greenwich, Connecticut, on December 12, 2024. There were two people on board the plane
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Samuel Hyde Was NOT Identified As The Shooter In The Abundant Life Christian School Shooting In Wisconsin
Did police identify Samuel Hyde as the shooter at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin? No, that's not true: At a press conference on December 16, 2024, the Madison police chief identified the shooter as 15-year-old Na
The Dispatch→ The Squeeze
Threats are the political currency of Trump’s second term.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fatal airplane crash on Connecticut-New York border falsely identified as drone crash in New Jersey
Video shows a drone crashed in New Jersey.
The Dispatch→ No, COVID Vaccines Don’t ‘Sterilize’ Those Who Are Immunized
Social media users are taking old comments from an immunologist out of context.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, officials didn’t say Madison, Wisconsin, school shooter identified as transgender
“The school shooter in Madison Wisconsin Christian School shooting has been identified as a female identifying as a male.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Robert Thibodeau’ is not a serial killer on the run in your city. This is a national scam.
"The city of… is being warned to be alert & vigilant as there is a serial killer on the run,” Robert Thibodeau.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fact-check: No, reported drones don’t have directed-energy weapons causing ‘pestilence’
Drones reported in the U.S., including around the U.S. Capitol, have directed-energy weapons that have a “space-based laser generating system that can create pestilence.”
PolitiFact→ Doug Mastriano – Photo shared by Pennsylvania state senator shows a ‘Star Wars’ fighter craft, not a downed drone
Photo shows a downed drone
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Photo falsely tied to Wisconsin school shooting suspect Natalie Rupnow
Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Bono And Bob Geldof Waving Israeli Flags
Did an authentic image show Bono and Bob Geldof waving Israeli flags? No, that's not true: AI detection tools found that the image was generated using AI technology. The image first appeared on a self-described "fake news" and "satire" ac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Drones Reported Over New Jersey, New York Are NOT Tracking Nuclear Material, Nuclear Agency Says
Are the drones reportedly seen over New Jersey and New York being used to track nuclear material in the country? No, that's not true: The National Nuclear Security Administration's emergency team told Lead Stories it doesn't use drones to
The Dispatch→ No, Emmanuel Macron Is Not Pushing to Deploy EU Forces to Ukraine
Sending combat troops would require a U.N. resolution and unanimous approval from member nations.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show LeBron James Kissing Unidentified Man In Paris
Does a photo show basketball star LeBron James kissing an unidentified man in Paris? No, that's not true: A reverse image search showed that the men in the photo are a couple who go by the screen name "TeeAndDrew." An online news search f
The Dispatch→ Viral Video Does Not Depict Drones Over New Jersey
A video posted to X falsely identified satellite flares for drones.
Full Fact→ Image from 2016 falsely linked to recent South Korea martial law attempt
A photo shared online supposedly depicting protests against the recent declaration of martial law is actually from eight years ago.
Full Fact→ Video of ‘actor in Gaza limping on the wrong foot’ is from comedy skit filmed in Iraq
The video is unrelated to the conflict in the Middle East.
Full Fact→ Gregg Wallace did not post promising to ‘uncover the truth’ about cow food additive Bovaer
An image apparently showing a post on X from the TV presenter has been edited.
Full Fact→ New York Times headline calling glorification of Luigi Mangione ‘anti-Israeli’ is fake
Social media posts are sharing an apparent screenshot of an opinion piece published by the newspaper, but this is not genuine.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A video doesn’t show Yellowstone supervolcano erupting. It’s an old clip taken in Indonesia
Video shows “Yellowstone’s super volcano is now really, really exploding.”