President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to pull back U.S. troops from northern Syria drew quick criticism from some of his closest allies in Congress.
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Washington Post→ A tale of two Trump announcement speeches
President Trump announced he was running for office almost exactly four years ago. His 2020 announcement exemplified how dramatically his economic rhetoric has evolved.
Snopes→ Did Trump Campaign Offer Actors $50 to Cheer Him at Prez Announcement?
The Trump campaign denied knowing a contractor hired a casting agency for the candidate's 2015 campaign-announcement rally.
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Trump’s announcement of a national emergency
The president's rambling news conference was replete with false and misleading claims
Snopes→ Did Melania Hit Donald Trump with a ‘Shocking Announcement He Never Saw Coming’?
Nobody else saw this coming, either. In fact, nobody has seen it yet at all.
Internet Archive→ President Trump Iran Nuclear Deal Announcement : CSPAN2 : May 8, 2018 2:12pm-2:30pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump announces his decision on whether to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN2.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbia Fingerprint TV, Colum
Snopes→ Prosecutors in Minnesota Plan an Announcement on the Two-Year Investigation Into Prince’s Death
Prosecutors in the Minnesota county where Prince died said that they're ready to make an announcement in their two-year investigation into the musician's death from an accidental fentanyl overdose.
FactCheck.org→ No Obama Announcement on U.N. Post
Q: Did former President Barack Obama announce he’s seeking the U.N. secretary general position? A: No. There was no announcement. Obama’s office has said a story claiming otherwise is false. FULL ANSWER Former President Barack Obama has not a
Internet Archive→ President Trump Jobs Announcement : CSPAN3 : November 2, 2017 1:18pm-1:41pm EDT
At the White House, President Trump announced that the semiconductor manufacturer called Broadcom Limited would relocate its headquarters from Singapore to the United States - a move he said would bring $20 billion in revenue to the country....This ite
Washington Post→ Video: Trump’s flip-flops on remarks in his 2015 campaign announcement speech
Two years ago, Donald Trump rode down the escalator at the Trump Tower and launched a presidential campaign that changed history. (Here’s our fact check of his announcement speech, in which we described Trump as “a fact
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tyson Foods Is NOT Adding Insects To Meat Products
Do Tyson Foods brand meat products contain insects and are the bugs listed on the labels, as implied by a post on Facebook? No, that's not true: In a phone interview with Lead Stories, a spokesperson for Tyson Foods responded to the socia
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Reducing COVID-19 Risk for Elderly, Immunocompromised
While the risks associated with COVID-19 generally have decreased over time due to prior exposure to the vaccines and the virus, some people remain at elevated risk, such as the elderly and immunocompromised. The updated COVID-19 vaccin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disney Did NOT Buy Jeffrey Epstein’s Island — Joke Website Originated Claim
Did the Walt Disney Company buy Jeffrey Epstein's island? No, that's not true: The social media post showed the website that made the claim, which is a site that clearly states they are "the world's best satire and parody site." They expl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT ‘Declare That Russia Will Support Iran If The United States Attacks Iran’s Soil In Support Of Israel’ — He Had NOT Publicly Commented On That Topic As Of April 15, 2024
Did Russia's President Vladimir Putin publicly announce after Iran's aerial strike on Israel that Moscow will back Iran if the U.S. attacks "Iran's soil" in U.S. support of Israel? No, that's not true: As of this writing, Putin has not ma
FactCheck.org→ O.J. Simpson Died from Cancer, Not COVID-19 Vaccine
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. SciCheck Digest O.J. Simpson, a football star who was acquitted in the murder of his ex-wife and her friend, died of cancer on April 10 at age 76. Misinformation spread online with
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, OJ Simpson did not admit on X to the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend
Following his family’s announcement, social media users falsely claimed that Simpson had made a deathbed confession on X that he killed Brown and Goldman — crimes he was acquitted of in 1995.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg Did NOT Co-Create ‘Non-Woke Film Production Studio’ — Satire Website Source
Did Hollywood director Mel Gibson and actor Mark Wahlberg "join hands to create a non-woke film production studio," as a post on Instagram claims? No, that's not true: The meme image and caption that make this claim were taken word for wo
FactCheck.org→ Familiar Claims in a Familiar Presidential Race
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. We’ve fact-checked a lot of claims from the presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees — after all, they’re the same two men who faced off in 2020.
FactCheck.org→ Shanahan Misleads on Women’s Fertility Trends
SciDigest Women are having fewer children today than in the past globally, but experts say that’s by choice and it doesn’t mean “we are facing a crisis in reproductive health,” as Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, sai
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, these images aren’t evidence of a CGI Princess Kate
Photos are evidence a computer-generated Princess Kate appeared in her recent cancer treatment announcement.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ABC Did NOT Confirm That ‘The View’ Is Canceled In March 2024
Did the commercial broadcasting network ABC confirm the cancellation of its television talk show "The View" in March 2024 because it was the "worst show in history," as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: ABC confirmed to Lea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Call For Tyson Foods Boycott As Of March 23, 2024
Did Elon Musk encourage a boycott of Tyson Foods as of March 23, 2024? No, that's not true: There is no such statement on Musk's X account. The claim originated from a satirical website, and Musk doesn't appear to be involved in calls for
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Discuss Black Jesus In Major Speech — Both Sound And Contents Of The Address Were AI-Generated
Did Vladimir Putin proclaim that Russia will embrace "the guidance of Black Jesus"? No, that's not true: A video claiming to be an authentic fragment of a Sky News live broadcast of an address by Putin was digitally doctored. The original
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misinterpret Biden on mRNA Cancer Vaccines
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccines are not “being used to cure cancer,” as social media posts falsely claim, misinterpreting President Joe Biden’s reference to mRNA cancer vaccines during his State of the Union address. Biden was refer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Anheuser Busch Will NOT Discontinue, Rebrand Bud Light, Did NOT Say ‘We Can’t Save It’
Did Anheuser Busch announce the company would discontinue and rebrand Bud Light, saying, "We Can't Save It"? No, that's not true: The website that published the article is a satire site, with a disclaimer noting that they are part of a ne
Truth or Fiction?→ BlackRock Crypto Investment
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Union Jack At Half Mast In The UK In 2024
Does a viral image show the national flag of the United Kingdom, also known as the Union Jack, "flying at half-mast at some Government Buildings" in the UK in March 2024? No, that's not true: The photo was taken in 2022. It captured the l
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Comments About ‘Cutting’ Entitlements in Context
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. President Joe Biden said he has caught former President Donald Trump admitting that he wants to cut Social Security and Medicare. The Trump campaign said, in context, Trump was talk
Health Feedback→ CDC analysis of RSV vaccines data showed vaccines are safe, not associated with excess deaths, contrary to claim by Children’s Health Defense
REVIEW In 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved several treatments to protect young children and older adults from infections with the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). In May of that year, the agency approved two RSV vaccines
FactCheck.org→ The Humanitarian Parole Program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Q: Did the Biden administration secretly fly over 300,000 migrants to the U.S.? A: As of January, the Department of Homeland Security had admitted about 357,000 Cubans, Haiti
Full Fact→ Memorials honouring Gurkha and Sikh soldiers already exist in the UK
An announcement in the Budget about funding for a memorial for Muslim soldiers has led to misleading claims circulating on social media.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s State of the Union
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Summary In his final State of the Union address prior to the November general election, President Joe Biden focused on Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, the economy, reproductive righ
Health Feedback→ Vaccines, treatments reduced public health threat posed by COVID-19, explaining different approach in 2024 compared to 2020
REVIEW The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidelines for protection against respiratory diseases on 1 March 2024. Respiratory diseases include the flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and, for the first tim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Has NOT ‘Secretly Flown 320,000 Illegal Immigrants From Latin American Airports’ to US Cities
Has President Joe Biden "secretly flown 320,000 illegal immigrants from Latin American airports to 43 U.S. cities"? No, that's not true: The Biden administration called the claim "categorically false," noting it had publicly announced the
FactCheck.org→ Role of Illinois Circuit Court Judge Misrepresented in Post About Trump’s Removal from Ballot
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take The Supreme Court ruled that states may not remove former President Donald Trump from primary ballots based on the Constitution’s insurrection clause. A few days b
FactCheck.org→ Study Largely Confirms Known, Rare COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects
SciCheck Digest An international study of around 99 million people confirmed known serious side effects of COVID-19 vaccination. It also identified a possible relationship between the first dose of the Moderna vaccine and a small risk of a neurolog
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disney World Is NOT Adding Urinals To All Women’s Restrooms — Claim Originated On A Satire and Parody Website
Did Disney announce that urinals would be added to all women's restrooms in their theme parks to provide "a safer and more inclusive atmosphere for everyone"? No, that's not true: This claim appeared in an article in Mouse Trap News, a we
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Google Is NOT Sunsetting Gmail On August 1, 2024
Did Google send out a notification that it would end Gmail service on August 1, 2024? No, that's not true: The company denied that, and no credible sources reported that the announcement in question has ever been made. Early posts about t
FactCheck.org→ IRS Has Not Introduced Immigrant Housing Tax Incentive, Contrary to Posts
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take The IRS has not introduced a tax incentive for U.S. families to house immigrants in exchange for labor. A bogus claim that was originally posted as satire is circulating
Health Feedback→ Instagram reel promotes the baseless claim that viruses don’t exist, ignoring more than a century of science about infectious diseases
REVIEW An Instagram reel posted in February 2024 claimed that several viral diseases aren’t actually caused by viruses and that viruses don’t exist. Specifically, it claimed that herpes is caused by lack of collagen, flu is caused by salt imbala