“In Nevada, the GOP is succeeding in throwing out the votes of thousands of young people.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No evidence actor Sydney Sweeney said she voted for Donald Trump
Actor Sydney Sweeney “says she voted for Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Elon Musk didn’t post on X criticizing the US for helping end apartheid in South Africa
Says Elon Musk posted on X, “Allow me to remind everyone of the United States overstepping its bounds by helping to end apartheid in my home country.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – World Health Organization did not produce suicide count after Trump’s victory
“2,038 suicides have been reported (Nov. 6) following Donald Trump’s election win.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Nancy Pelosi didn’t promise to impeach Donald Trump before he takes office
“Nancy Pelosi stated today that if the Democrats get the House the first thing they’re going to do is impeach Donald Trump before he gets elected.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, it’s not suspicious that Democrats won Senate races in states Donald Trump won
“Something stinks” that Donald Trump won in several battleground states while Democrats won Senate or governor races in those states.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this video doesn’t show former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ‘drunk’
Video shows “drunk Nancy Pelosi.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Shaky social media video doesn’t show 8.0 magnitude Oregon earthquake
Video shows 8.0 magnitude earthquake in Oregon.
The Dispatch→ No, Harris Did Not Underperform Biden’s 2020 Results in Every U.S. County
A viral video clip from CNN was truncated.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t say he’s ‘officially buying McDonald’s’
“Elon Musk: ‘I am officially buying McDonald’s.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Megyn Kelly and Candace Owens didn’t sign a deal with CBS to compete with ‘The View’
“Megyn Kelly and Candace Owens sign $700 million deal with CBS for morning show to compete with ‘The View.’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, missing ‘Santiago Flight 513’ didn’t land after 35 years with skeletons on board
Santiago Flight 513 “landed after 35 years with 92 skeletons on board!”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this video doesn’t show floods in Valencia, Spain. It’s from other disasters in Europe
Video shows floods in Valencia, Spain
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No Star Wars: Claims about Elon Musk and a “UFO fighter jet” are Pants on Fire!
“Elon Musk unveils UFO fighter jet that defies physics.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims that Elon Musk is launching a low-cost house lack evidence
Elon Musk is releasing a low-cost house.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photos of Keanu Reeves holding shirts with political messages are altered
Photos show Keanu Reeves hawking T-shirts with political messages.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mexican President DID Acknowledge Trump’s Victory In US Election
Did the president of Mexico say she won't recognize Donald Trump as president as of November 7, 2024? No, that's not true: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum did acknowledge Trump's victory on her official X account on November 6, 2024.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Kamala Harris wouldn’t have won Wisconsin with Jill Stein’s votes
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein cost Democratic nominee Kamala Harris an election win in Wisconsin.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No evidence President-elect Donald Trump visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island
President-elect Donald Trump “has been to Epstein’s island”
The Dispatch→ Despite Trump Wins, GOP Sees Handful of Senate Races Slip Away
Plus: How the Democrats’ miscalculation on abortion cost them.
PolitiFact→ Russian influence operations intensified ahead of Election Day. Officials expect it to continue
n the weeks leading up to Election Day, videos with ridiculous, false narratives circulated on X. The intelligence community attributed them to Russian influence actors. After Trump’s victory, experts say the network behind the false narratives remai
Health Feedback→ Baseless claims linking root canals with cancer and other serious illnesses rely on outdated and long-disproven theories
REVIEW On 1 November 2024, a Facebook reel with more than two and half million views claimed that root canal treatment, a dental procedure used to clear out tooth infections, leads to “diseases of the joints, brain, nervous system, and yes, ev
Full Fact→ Donald Trump did not call Republicans ‘the dumbest group of voters’
Posts circulating on social media falsely claim Mr Trump said the quote to People magazine in 1998.
Full Fact→ No evidence Houthis have surrendered after Donald Trump’s election victory
There is no evidence the Iran-backed rebel group in Yemen has said it’s stopping its operations in the Red Sea.
PolitiFact→ Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim
Decades of research finds drinking fluoridated water is safe. But Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants the incoming Trump administration to recommend removing fluoride from water. Here’s what science says.
The Dispatch→ A Republican Trifecta?
The GOP seems set to control the Senate and House, though by how much is still unclear.
Health Feedback→ Nicotine is addictive, drives tobacco dependence; nicotine patches cannot be replaced by eggplants
REVIEW Tobacco remains a leading cause of preventable death worldwide, responsible for over eight million deaths annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Despite a decline in usage—from roughly 1.36 billion users in 2000 to 1.25
The Dispatch→ Why Kamala Harris Lost
Realignment now.
The Dispatch→ How to Save Free Speech on Campus
To start, schools should seek out scholars over activists.
The Dispatch→ Why the Abortion Issue Didn’t Save Democrats
A misreading of the 2022 midterm elections led some to believe abortion would propel Democrats to victory in 2024.
The Dispatch→ The Agony of the Semi-Switcheroo
Democrats’ insistence on minority priorities made them a minority party.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Presenting Final Vote Counts Just Days After Election Are Premature — Turnout Statistics Aren’t Known Until All Votes Are Counted
Were there 15 million, 18 million or even 20 million fewer votes in 2024 versus the election numbers from 2020, disproving reports of record turnout or implying cheating in vote totals? No, that's not true: As of November 7, 2024, final v
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Don’t fall for IT: Claim that Stephen King was banned from X is satire
“Elon Musk bans Stephen King permanently from platform X after he trolled the tech mogul.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence 2,000+ Suicides Were Reported in US — Or Globally — On November 6, 2024
Were over 2,000 suicides officially reported in the U.S. the day after the 2024 U.S. presidential election? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no reports confirming that number. The figure widely shared online is more consistent with
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, 20 million Democratic votes didn’t 'disappear,' and there's no evidence 2024 election was stolen
20 million Democratic votes “disappeared” in 2024.
PolitiFact→ Biden blew a kiss after his White House remarks. His detractors said it meant something deeper
Some supporters of President-Elect Donald Trump took to social media to note, or mock, President Joe Biden for blowing a kiss at his White House remarks following Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss in the presidential election. Here’s what happened.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Image showing ‘Cabin Alone,’ a new ‘Home Alone’ sequel, is fan art, not a Disney+ project
Image shows Disney+ poster for new “Home Alone” sequel titled “Cabin Alone.”
The Dispatch→ No, Trump Did Not Announce He ‘Lied’ About Project 2025
The president-elect has said he does not support the conservative policy agenda and has not publicly changed his position since his Tuesday victory.
The Dispatch→ Burning the ‘Bridge’
Is Joe Biden to blame for Harris’ defeat?
PolitiFact→ Congress could try barring Trump from office under 14th Amendment, but it likely won’t
A Threads post said President-elect Donald Trump is “still possibly barred” from taking office because of Section 3 of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment. Enforcement would require an act of Congress, which almost certainly won’t happen.