Did "U.S. Special Forces" arrest Secretary of Veteran Affairs Denis McDonough? No, that's not true: A duty officer from the Pentagon told Lead Stories this claim was completely false. A spokesperson from the Department of Veterans Affairs
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Snopes→ Ex-White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Hired by MSNBC
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki has officially landed at MSNBC.
Snopes→ Did Florida’s Secretary of Education Say Uranus is ‘Suggestive’?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
PolitiFact→ Gary Black – Georgia GOP candidate (and state ag secretary) gets it wrong on agriculture’s footprint in state
Agriculture “is still the No. 1 sector of the economy” in Georgia.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Was the Secretary of Agriculture Arrested?
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)A viral article from Real Raw News claims that the military arrested U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack on April 26, “after connecting him to the calculated destruction
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, the military hasn’t arrested Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
“Military Arrests Biden’s Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.”
PolitiFact→ Michigan Republican secretary of state pick leveled baseless claims of election misconduct
Republican Kristina Karamo launched her campaign for Michigan secretary of state with a promise to end election corruption. A close examination of her claims reveal no evidence of fraud or wrongdoing in 2020 election but rather a misunderstanding of
Snopes→ Biden Taps 1st Black Woman, LGBT White House Press Secretary
Karine Jean-Pierre was named to fill the job, marking the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve in the role.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Arrest Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on April 26, 2022
Did U.S. military "White Hats" arrest Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on April 26, 2022? No, that's not true: The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of the Secretary of Defense told Lead Stories that Vilsack was not arrest
Snopes→ No, Biden’s Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Wasn’t Arrested
An alternate universe exists on the pages of Real Raw News.
Snopes→ Madeleine Albright, 1st Female US Secretary of State, Dies
Former president Bill Clinton chose Albright as America’s top diplomat in 1996, and she served in that capacity for the last four years of the Clinton administration.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, Georgia’s secretary of state didn’t say he’s going to investigate himself over voter fraud
Says Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “to investigate himself over voter fraud.”
Full Fact→ Laws can be made without a parliamentary vote, contrary to the health secretary’s claim
On 11 December the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) tweeted that Covid-19 passes would be required at some events in England from 15 December. However at the time of writing, this controversial measure is not yet law and has not yet been pa
Snopes→ White House Press Secretary Psaki Says She Has COVID-19
Psaki, 42, said she was last in contact with President Joe Biden in the White House, where they were more than 6 feet apart and wearing masks.
Snopes→ Former Nazi Camp Secretary in German Trial, 96, on the Run
A former secretary for the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp was being sought on an arrest warrant after skipping the planned start of her trial in Germany on more than 11,000 counts of accessory to murder.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Defense Secretary Did NOT Send Text To All Active Military Telling Them To Get COVID Vaccine Or Be Court-Martialed
Did the Secretary of Defense send a text to all active military personnel telling them to get the COVID-19 vaccine by 10 a.m. or they would be court-martialed, and did 12 F-22 pilots walk off the job because of the text? No, that's not tr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marine Gen. Berger Did NOT Rebuke Defense Secretary, Did NOT Say ‘No Mandatory Vaccinations for My Marines’
Did the commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David H. Berger, reject Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin's announcement that COVID-19 vaccinations will soon be a requirement for all service members, saying, "There will be no mandatory va
Truth or Fiction?→ Biden Admin HHS Secretary’s ‘Absolutely the Government’s Business’ Vaccine Remarks
On July 8 2021, a number of partisan outlets asserted that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said it was “‘absolutely the government’s business’ what medical decisions you make for yourself and your famil
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Blames GOP for Defunding Police’
On July 1 2021, the right-wing blog DailyWire.com published a story with the headline, “Psaki Blames GOP For Defunding Police, But She Can’t Name 1 Republican Who Called For Defunding Police,” which claimed that White House Press Secreta
Logically→ The former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock lied when he said that vaccines are “our route back to normal.”
COVID-19 vaccines have been shown to be highly effective, despite setbacks over the easing of lockdown restrictions.
Snopes→ Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Dies at 88
The two-time defense secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat and visionary of a modern U.S. military was unraveled by the long and costly Iraq war, died Tuesday.
Snopes→ Family: Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Dies at 88
The two-time defense secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat and visionary of a modern U.S. military was soiled by the long and costly Iraq war, died Tuesday.
AllSides→ Kayleigh McEnany claimed she ‘never lied’ as White House press secretary. Here are 5 times she did.
https://www.businessinsider.com/5-times-former-white-house-press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany-lied-2021-6
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Biden Groping White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
Did Joe Biden grope Jen Psaki's breasts? No, that's not true: this is a photoshopped revision of an image that had already been photoshopped. The original photo, from a 2013 holiday party, does not show Biden groping a woman's breasts. Th
Snopes→ Did US Energy Secretary Say Gas Crisis ‘Would Not’ Affect Electric Car Drivers?
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm has been previously criticised for her ties to an electric car company.
AllSides→ Did the Washington Post Correct a Report About Trump’s Call With the Georgia Secretary of State?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/did-the-washington-post-correct-a After the Washington Post issued
The Dispatch→ Did the Washington Post Correct a Report About Trump’s Call With the Georgia Secretary of State?
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Snopes→ Did Biden Forget Defense Secretary Austin’s Name?
Biden said: "I want to thank Sec ... the former general ... I keep calling him 'General.' My ... the guy who runs that outfit over there."
Snopes→ Is Biden’s Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack a Vegan?
Some postulated on social media that being vegan somehow made him a bad leader for the job.
Snopes→ Reagan’s Longtime Secretary of State George P. Shultz Dies
Schultz died at his home on the campus of Stanford University, where he was a distinguished fellow at the Hoover Institution, a think tank, and professor emeritus at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.
Snopes→ Did Trump Defense Secretary ‘Disarm’ DC National Guard Before Insurrection?
The claim stemmed from a viral memo apparently authored by former acting Defense Security Christopher Miller.
Snopes→ No, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Isn’t Considering ‘Defunding, Maybe Disbanding’ US Army
A meme shared on Facebook was mocked up to look like a screenshot of a news article.
Snopes→ Biden Picks Transgender Woman As Assistant Health Secretary
Dr. Rachel Levine is poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT File Two Lawsuits Against Georgia Secretary of State for ‘Leaking’ Tape Of ‘Confidential Litigation Call’ About Overturning Election
Did President Donald Trump file state and federal lawsuits against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for allegedly "leaking" the tape of a "confidential litigation call" regarding the president's request to overturn election r
Snopes→ Transportation Secretary Chao Resigns After Riot
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is resigning, becoming the highest ranking member of President Donald Trump’s administration to resign in protest
AllSides→ Fact checking Trump’s call with Georgia’s secretary of state
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/04/politics/georgia-call-trump-raffensperger-fact-check/index.html Washingt
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia Secretary Of State Brad Raffensperger Does NOT Have A Brother Ron Who Is CTO Of China’s Huawei Corp
Does Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger have a brother named Ron who is the chief technology officer for the China-based Huawei Corporation? No, that's not true: While Huawei does have a Ron Raffensperger working as the CTO of
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Trump’s call to the Georgia secretary of state
Our fact check reveals just how deep the president has swum in the QAnon and conspiracy theory fever swamps.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Literally Beg Georgia Secretary Of State To ‘Invent’ 11,000 Votes
Did Donald Trump literally beg the Georgia secretary of state to "invent" 11,000 votes? No, that's not true: The president did not utter "invent" during an hour-long phone call with Brad Raffensperger. To be clear, Trump repeatedly pressu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Literally Beg Georgia Secretary Of State To ‘Invent’ 11,000 Votes
Did Donald Trump literally beg the Georgia secretary of state to "invent" 11,000 votes? No, that's not true: The president did not utter "invent" during an hour-long phone call with Brad Raffensperger. To be clear, Trump repeatedly pressu