Political leanings: Conservative/Libertarian 2022 total spending: $79.8 million for the hybrid PAC alone Americans for Prosperity, a “social welfare” organization, along with Americans for Prosperity Action and Americans for Prosperity Fo
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FactCheck.org→ American Values 2024
Political leanings: Pro-Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2022 total spending: N/A American Values 2024, formerly the People’s Pharma Movement, is a hybrid political action committee supporting independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidenti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Order Biden To Arrest Americans Who Share ‘Non-Mainstream Content Online’
Did the World Health Organization order President Joe Biden to arrest Americans who share "non-mainstream content online"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence the organization ever said this. A spokesperson for the WHO den
PolitiFact→ Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin Public Service Commission has approved rate hikes, but not $1.9 billion
“Wisconsin utilities have charged ratepayers more than $1.9 billion of increases since 2019.”
AllSides→ Nikki Haley Claims 1 in 6 American Families Can’t Afford Their Utility Bill
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/12/27/fact-check-haley-american-families-utility-bill/ In a recent inter
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Palestinian Baby Injured During 2023 Gaza Conflict — It’s American Infant With Serious Medical Conditions Born Before War
Does a video of a baby with medical tubes and sensors attached to their body show the consequences from conflict in Gaza for Palestinian children in 2023? No, that's not true: The footage in a post making that implication predates the 202
Logically→ No, American flag was not replaced by a Palestinian one at Golden Gate Bridge protest
AllSides→ Fact Checking Claims that Lloyd Austin ‘Threatened’ to Send American Troops to Fight Russia
https://thedispatch.com/article/fact-checking-claims-that-lloyd-austin-threatened-to-send-american-troops-to-fight-russia/
Logically→ Old image from South Korea shared as ‘American aid to Israel’
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims that Lloyd Austin ‘Threatened’ to Send American Troops to Fight Russia
Tucker Carlson mischaracterized Austin’s comments during a classified briefing.
The Dispatch→ When America Is Weak
The terrorist's veto.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Promote $5,600 Government ‘Health Spending Card’ For All Americans In Need
Did former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama appear in a video promotion for a federal program giving out monthly $5,600 health spending cards to spend on bills, gas, groceries or "anything else you can think of"? No, that's not true: A vide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bruce Springsteen Did NOT Wear ‘Keep America Trumpless’ Shirt — Photo Has Been Altered
Did singer Bruce Springsteen wear a shirt that reads, "KEEP AMERICA TRUMPLESS"? No, that's not true: The text on the shirt was added after the photo was taken. Lead Stories found two credible sources, Vice and Getty Images, that show phot
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Sorry, no ‘free money’: Biden did not approve a $5,200 subsidy for Americans older than 25
Audio shows breaking news that “Biden approves $5,200 for Americans older than 25.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: American Emergency Fund Website Does NOT Give ‘Americans In Need’ $5,000 ‘In Cash’ For Free — It’s Website Collecting Personal Data
Can "Americans in need" get $5,000 in cash for free through the American Emergency Fund "just in a few minutes"? No, that's not true: The website named in this offer gathers sensitive personal data from applicants for a supposed personal
Logically→ Photo of Dwayne Johnson wearing a ‘Keep America Trumpless’ shirt has been edited
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No proof Trump warned of imminent catastrophe affecting ‘300 million Americans’
Audio shows former President Donald Trump warned “300 million Americans” will die from a catastrophe “in a matter of weeks.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump’s Real Voice Used In Video Endorsing Film Claiming 300 Million Americans Will Die In A Matter Of Weeks
Was Donald Trump's real voice used in a video endorsing a documentary warning that 300 million Americans will die in an attack on the power grid in a matter of weeks? No, that's not true: There is no proof that Trump ever made the stateme
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The U.S. government isn’t giving Americans $2,000 monthly checks
“Any American who needs $2,000 a month can get it now” thanks to a new government program.
The Dispatch→ Samuel Adams: The Most Wanted Man in America
The moral backbone of the American revolution.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Code Section Does NOT Make American Workers Exempt From Taxes — It’s About Federal Reserve Banks
Does a section of the U.S. Code, cited in a video on social media, exempt American workers from paying taxes? No, that's not true: No section of the U.S. Code universally exempts American workers from paying taxes. The section of the U.S.
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: What polling, focus groups tell us about 2024 voters
Republican political strategist Sarah Longwell and ABC News Political Director Rick Klein said ahead of 2024, the economy is top of mind for voters, enthusiasm for President Joe Biden is low and loyalty to former President Donald Trump remains strong.
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: What experts say about the Trump trials and the 2024 election
PolitiFact sponsored United Facts of America, our free fact-checking festival. We heard from @aronberg and Jon Sale, a white collar criminal defense attorney, about the Trump trials and their potential effect in the 2024 election.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Did Americans lose the farm? Fact-checking Joe Biden on farmland loss
"Over the past four decades, we’ve lost over 400,000 farms in America (and) over 140 million acres of farmland. And that’s an area roughly equal to the size of Minnesota, North and South Dakota combined.”
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news
Websites posing as local news outlets may just be copy-and-paste sites pushing Russian propaganda. An expert describes how to detect linkages among these dubious pages.
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America discusses: the profit motive driving anti-vaccine misinformation
Epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist Dr. Céline Gounder told PolitiFact that the real-world consequences of vaccine misinformation couldn’t be clearer: People will get sick. But learning the anti-vaxx playbook helps fight falsehoods.
The Dispatch→ Israel’s Job Right Now Is to Fight, Not to Be Admired by American Journalists
Plus: Atheism needs better defenders.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Survey’ Does NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccine Killed 3.5X More Americans Than COVID Virus
Did a "survey" find that COVID-19 vaccines "killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus"? No, that's not true: A medical professional who treats patients of long COVID told Lead Stories that the so-called survey "lacked scientific rigor"
PolitiFact→ Vivek Ramaswamy – Vivek Ramaswamy says 50% of Gen Z Americans support Hamas. We say that’s Mostly False
“Gen Z is divided 50-50 on whether they support Hamas or Israel.”
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America to feature top-flight voices on elections, AI, vaccines
The stumping and stomping of the 2024 presidential election are here. Amid the rallies, debates and rhetoric, voters are
Health Feedback→ Claim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 3.5 times more Americans than COVID-19 is based on a highly flawed online survey; inconsistent with excess mortality data
REVIEW On 27 October 2023, entrepreneur Tony Delgado, who has more than a million followers on Instagram, posted a screenshot of an article with the headline “New Study Reveals Covid mRNA Jabs Killed ‘3.5X More Americans Than Virus Itself’”.
The Dispatch→ Member Discussion for “American Prometheus” — January 2023
We want to hear from you while you’re reading this month’s book.
The Dispatch→ The Four Myths of the American Dream
David Leonhardt’s ‘Ours Was the Shining Future’ downplays the promises and possibilities of life in America.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Endorse Fake $6,400 ‘Health Subsidy’ For ‘Every American’
Did President Joe Biden endorse a plan by the federal government to distribute a "health subsidy" worth up to $6,400, with every American qualifying for the payment after watching a video shared on Facebook? No, that's not true: The claim
The Dispatch→ What Explains America’s Marriage Downturn?
Cultural, legal, and economic changes have made it less central to daily life—and that’s a problem.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video on 'American Debt Relief' program misleads
Video shows a family learning their debt was resolved by the “American Debt Relief program” for American citizens and legal residents who “have over $20,000” in credit card debt.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Neither ‘The Rock’ Nor Joe Rogan Endorsed $5,600 ‘Health Spending’ Cards From Feds For Every American
Did Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Joe Rogan endorse a plan by the federal government to distribute health spending cards worth up to $5,600, with every American qualifying for one? No, that's not true: The claim that the government is fre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wall Street Journal Did NOT Report That An ‘American MK-84’ Bomb Was Dropped On Gaza Hospital
Did a Wall Street Journal article state that it was "an American MK-84" bomb that hit the Gaza hospital on October 17, 2023? No, that's not true: The newspaper did not publish that. The only supporting "evidence" in the social media post
PolitiFact→ Americans for Prosperity – Fact-checking how much the Inflation Reduction Act affects taxes
“The Inflation Reduction Act led to higher taxes.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – The Wall Street Journal didn’t report that an American missile caused deadly Gaza hospital blast
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Oct. 17 Gaza hospital explosion was caused by an American missile.