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PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Can Joe Biden 'shut down the border' on his own?
President Joe Biden and Republicans disagree on how much power he has to stop illegal immigration. The law gives Biden broad powers, but also restricts him.
PolitiFact→ These are PolitiFact's top 10 most-read fact-checks of Donald Trump
As PolitiFact publishes our 1,000th fact-check for Donald Trump, we looked back at the 10 that drew the most reader clicks.
Full Fact→ The UK’s population is projected to reach 73.7 million by 2036, not 2026
An article in the Daily Telegraph mistakenly claims that new projections estimate the UK’s population will increase by nearly 10% by mid-2026.
Full Fact→ Image of babies in incubator in Gaza is from 2017
The photo has been shared alongside a caption implying it was taken during the current conflict.
Logically→ Digitally altered image circulated as 1977 Time magazine cover predicting impending ice age
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Claim 97 ‘Media’ Arrests In November And December 2023
Did the U.S. Judge Advocate General's Corps arrest 97 media personnel in November and December 2023? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. Also, the website where this claim was made decl
Logically→ COVID-19-vaccin har inte orsakat 17 miljoner dödsfall
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, Benjamin Netanyahu wasn't prescient about the World Trade Center buildings coming down
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew the World Trade Center buildings would be brought down six years before 9/11.
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley touts 17-point polling edge over Joe Biden. Here's what more recent polls say.
Nikki Haley argues that she will be much better positioned to defeat President Joe Biden than former President Donald Trump would be. She’s touted her 17-point lead in a Wall Street Journal poll. But that poll is 6 weeks old, and nine more recent pol
Full Fact→ Overall cost of pandemic support was around £370 billion
We’ve looked into claims by Dame Andrea Leadsom MP about the number of Sure Start centres open in the UK, and the amount the government spent on support for businesses and workers during the pandemic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meningitis Is NOT Confirmed Common Side Effect Of 7 Vaccines Administered In US
Is meningitis proven to occur frequently after the administration of seven U.S. vaccines? No, that's not true: According to the Institute of Vaccine Safety at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, most vaccines from the list on an Instag
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Tell Widow Of Soldier ‘He Knew What He Signed Up For’ in January 2024 — Supposed Similar Quote Goes Back To 2017 When Trump Was President
Did the president of the United States "just" tell a widow of a soldier in January 2024 that "he knew what he signed up for"? No, that's not true: This quote has been traced back to 2017, when Donald Trump was the president of the United
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – COVID-19 vaccines saved lives, did not cause 17 million deaths
Suggests there have been 17 million deaths from the COVID-19 vaccines.
PolitiFact→ Dave Murphy – Would NBA star's family qualify for financial aid benefits based on affirmative action?
"Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo signed a three-year contract for $186 million. He and his family, being African American, could receive benefits under affirmative action.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden links Donald Trump's jobs record to Herbert Hoover's, without any mention of COVID-19
President Joe Biden compared Donald Trump with Herbert Hoover, who was president during the Great Depression’s onset in 1929. Was Biden right about job losses on their watch?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this cucumber juice recipe won’t restore vision in 7 days
A juice of carrots, cucumbers and garlic will "restore perfect vision in seven days.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump's claim that millions of immigrants are signing up to vote illegally is Pants on Fire!
“That’s why they are allowing these people to come in — people that don’t speak our language — they are signing them up to vote.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy JAG Did NOT Arrest Journalist Mehdi Hasan on January 7, 2024
Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) place journalist Mehdi Hasan under arrest on January 7, 2024, for committing treason? No, that's not true: Hasan has been active on his verified social media accounts since the date o
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines did not kill 17 million people
FactCheck.org→ Post Misrepresents NFL Response to Oct. 7 Attack on Israel
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take NFL teams paid tribute to the victims in Israel of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack by holding moments of silence before games during the following week. But a recent social medi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Did NOT Kill 17 Million People — Coronavirus Was Killer
Did COVID-19 vaccines kill 17 million people around the world during the pandemic? No, that's not true: Infectious disease experts told Lead Stories that the surge in deaths correlates with surges in coronavirus infections, not vaccinatio
Full Fact→ Sun doesn’t set at 7pm by mid-February in the UK
Sunset won’t happen after 7pm in the UK until the end of March.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Court Documents Do NOT Show Rep. Adam Schiff Visited Epstein Island Over 70 Times
Do court documents unsealed in early January 2024 show that California Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff visited the island of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than 70 times? No, that's not true: There is no credible informati
PolitiFact→ SFA Fund – Super PAC supporting Nikki Haley says Ron DeSantis praised China, but he didn't
Gov. Ron DeSantis “called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fulton County Did NOT Count 20,713 Votes That Did Not Exist In 2020 Election
Did Fulton County, Georgia, count 20,713 votes that did not exist in the 2020 election and that there are "no records" for, such as poll tapes? No, that's not true: An election-watchdog expert said that claiming votes are missing because
PolitiFact→ Robin Vos – Did Wisconsin's governor reject Iowa modeled redistricting plan he had earlier endorsed?
Gov. Tony Evers and Democrats "rejected our (Iowa model redistricting) proposal to enact the very plan they originally endorsed."
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Missing 2020 poll tallies in Georgia don’t prove 20,713 votes never existed. Other records are available
Although the 2024 election is well underway, social media posts questioning the results of the 2020 race are still circulating.
PolitiFact→ Julian Bradley – Has Wisconsin's governor vetoed multiple middle-class tax cuts this year?
"Wisconsin Republicans have passed multiple billion dollar middle-class tax cuts this year, but each time we have, Governor Tony Evers has vetoed the relief."
Logically→ Products with 729 barcode prefix aren’t necessarily made in Israeli
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia Gov. Kemp Lawyers Did NOT Notify Sec. of State Raffensperger ‘17,852 Invalid 2020 Votes’ Counted In Fulton County
Did Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's legal staff notify Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in late 2023 that 17,852 invalid 2020 votes were counted in Georgia's Fulton County? No, that's not true: The State Election Board told Lead Stories th
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Wisconsin senator's claim that Dems used alternative slates of electors 'repeatedly' is false'
Democrats have also used alternate slates of electors "repeatedly in all kinds of different states."
Logically→ Image from 2017 anti-corruption raid in Nigeria falsely shared as smuggled goods in aid trucks heading to Gaza
Full Fact→ Headline about Israelis selling shares ahead of 7 October attack is fake
Contrary to a screenshot circulating on social media, an Israeli newspaper did not publish a headline claiming Israelis made millions shorting shares ahead of the 7 October attacks.
PolitiFact→ Out-of-state residents can ‘participate’ in the Iowa caucuses, but they can't vote in them
Casey DeSantis called on out-of-state residents to “participate” in Iowa caucuses; she later said she did not mean they can vote. It’s not unusual for residents from other states to represent candidates at the Iowa caucus or on the ground in the
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, a woman mourning her deceased infant son is not holding a 'doll’
Video shows woman embracing and kissing “a doll,” evidence of “Hamas street theater propaganda exposed.”
PolitiFact→ Katrina Shankland – Has a Wisconsin Democratic candidate for Congress passed over 170 bills into law?
“I have been a state legislator for 11 years, passing over 170 bills into law and delivering for Wisconsin families.”
PolitiFact→ GOP candidates' criticisms of ACA premiums leave out key pieces of health care puzzle
It’s been nearly 14 years since former President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Why are some Republican presidential candidates again calling for its end?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Man Entering Store Empty Of Shoppers On Black Friday Was NOT In Biden’s Economy — This Was UK In 2017
Was a Black Friday video of a lone man entering a store empty of shoppers taken in the U.S. in 2023, reflecting the U.S. economy under President Joe Biden? No, that's not true: This video was shot in the United Kingdom in November 2017. A
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, esta imagen no muestra terremoto en Filipinas, es del 2017
Imagen muestra "potente terremoto … en medio de una tormenta solar" en Filipinas.