The Benedictine Sisters of Erie’s monastery is home to 55 sisters and not complicit in voting fraud schemes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Are NOT 53 Pennsylvania Voters Registered At Vacant Address — Nuns Live There
Are 53 voters registered at an Erie, Pennsylvania, address where no one lives? No, that's not true: The address corresponds to a monastery. The Benedictine Sisters of Erie have said publicly that they live there. The claim appeared in an
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Story about Elon Musk buying CNN originated on a satire site
“Elon Musk reportedly eyeing CNN acquisition: ‘I’ll fix the media, one network at a time.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tim Walz Did NOT Break Law By Helping Son Vote — Minnesota Officials Say Restricting Candidates From Assisting Voters Is ‘Unenforceable’
Did Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz break the law by helping his son vote? No, that's not true: It is not against state law for a candidate in an election to help a voter who has requested voting assistance at the polls. A representative from the
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t call for an ABC News boycott
“Elon Musk urges a boycott of ABC Network: ‘Let’s take them down!’”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Unfounded claim about McMaster, FEMA and North Carolina is ‘absolutely false,’ a spokesperson said
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster was arrested “for aiding FEMA in deep state’s ‘eminent domain’ takeover of North Carolina.”
PolitiFact→ United Auto Workers – Michigan Republican Mike Rogers is not calling for cuts to Medicare and Social Security
Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “wants to cut Medicare and Social Security.”
Full Fact→ The Atlantic did not publish headline calling Trump ‘Literally Hitler’
The Atlantic has confirmed such an article has never been published by them.
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Ad Watch: Does Donald Trump want to terminate the Affordable Care Act, as Harris campaign ad claims?
Former President Donald Trump wants to take away the Affordable Care Act.
Full Fact→ Clip of Kamala Harris appearing to call President Biden ‘unstable’ has been edited
A social media clip has been edited to seem as if Ms Harris said Mr Biden is “unstable”, when her remarks were actually about Donald Trump.
Full Fact→ Supermassive black hole: how big is the fiscal challenge facing Rachel Reeves?
A number of figures supposedly showing the size of the ‘black hole’ in the government’s spending plans have been circulating ahead of the Autumn Budget. We take a look at what they actually mean.
The Dispatch→ Vance Projects Confidence in Battleground States of Nevada and Arizona
Early-vote returns show an advantage for Republicans in both states.
PolitiFact→ Tammy Baldwin – Tammy Baldwin claim that Eric Hovde supports tax plan that benefits the rich is correct
Says opponent Eric Hovde “supports a $4 trillion tax plan that would disproportionately advantage the well-off and profitable corporations”
Full Fact→ Budget 2024: Is Labour right to claim there’s a £22 billion ‘black hole’ in the public finances?
It’s been a key government claim since the election - but what does it actually mean? Ahead of the 2024 Autumn Budget, we take a closer look.
Health Feedback→ Thermograms and breast self-exams aren’t adequate substitutes for mammograms
REVIEW Mammograms are a useful screening tool for early detection of breast cancer given that they help identify potential issues before they become palpable or symptomatic. They use X-ray imaging to examine breast tissue for signs of abnormalities,
The Dispatch→ Threats of More Political Violence Loom Over Election Day
Law enforcement warns of the risk of election-related unrest driven by conspiracy theories.
The Dispatch→ Hedging Hezbollah
Jonah’s Situation Room.
The Dispatch→ Is Elon Musk’s Million Dollar Raffle Legal?
Plus: More on the history of the Electoral College.
The Dispatch→ Policy Experts Tackle the Immigration Conundrum
A Dispatch symposium.
The Dispatch→ ‘I’m Just Seeing Appalachians Do What Appalachians Do’
As Hurricane Helene recovery continues, a region trusts the traits it has always relied on.
The Dispatch→ Sinwar’s Death May Not Hasten War’s End
U.S. officials hope Israel’s military successes can yield political change in Gaza.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ CNN town hall in Pennsylvania
Vice President Kamala Harris faced tough questions about her policy approach from Pennsylvania voters at a CNN town hall, while also offering her the opportunity to share several introspective moments. See our fact-checks.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Possible Voting Machine Glitch On One Ballot in Tarrant County, Texas, Did NOT Indicate Widespread Vote-Switching — Election Official Says Questioned Ballot Was Not Counted, Voter Was Issued A New Ballot
Did a possible voting machine glitch in Tarrant County, Texas, on one ballot indicate widespread vote-switching? No, that's not true: Tarrant County elections administrator Clint Ludwig said he believes the one person making the claim abo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Video Shows Kamala Harris Campaign Canvassers Stealing Mail In Erie, Pennsylvania, ‘Before Replacing It With Their Own’
Does an online video prove door-to-door canvassers for the Kamala Harris campaign stole mail in Erie, Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: There's nothing in the clip to establish the address, nor that the canvassers deprived the homeowner
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT Proof Of Cheating If Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania Do Not Have Final Results Election Night
Have key battleground states Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania officially announced that they will not have election results available on election night, pointing to election cheating already in the works? No, that's not true: The rules
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Food For Everyone’ Headline Does NOT Show Trump Leaving Pennsylvania McDonald’s Without Paying After 2024 Campaign Stop
Did a "food for everyone" headline show Donald Trump had left a McDonald's location without paying the bill in 2024, as a post on X suggested? No, that's not true: The headline appeared in a 2023 article published by The Guardian after he
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canceled Mail Ballot Applications In Pennsylvania Do NOT Prove Voter Fraud — It Proves Election Officials Verify Requests Before Sending Out Actual Ballots
Does the cancellation of 132,336 "absentee ballot" application duplicates and "418 absentee ballot applications" from dead people prove that "the steal in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is already well underway"? No, that's not true: Th
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, The Atlantic did not publish an article with the headline ‘Trump is Literally Hitler’
A photo shows The Atlantic published a story headlined “Trump is Literally Hitler.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Elon Musk still hasn’t given Caitlin Clark $10 million, but persistent online claims say otherwise
“Breaking news: Elon Musk endorses Caitlin Clark, will soon donate $10 million: ‘You are the pride of America, I support you.’”
PolitiFact→ 2 weeks, 450+ posts: How Elon Musk uses his X profile to push FEMA, immigration, voting falsehoods
Elon Musk posts and reposts misinformation narratives from conservative accounts, amplifying false claims to millions. We analyzed more than 450 of his posts and found numerous falsehoods about federal hurricane relief, immigration and voting.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Inflation ‘Since Biden And Kamala Took Over’ Did NOT Cause New York Barber’s High Electric Bill — Utility Confirms Billing Error
Did inflation "since Biden and Kamala took over" cause a New York City barbershop owner to experience unusually high electric bills, as a post on social media says? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Con Edison, the utility company t
The Dispatch→ Pot-Committed
The uses of John Kelly.
The Dispatch→ Down From Libertarianism
It’s a shorter road from libertarianism to tyranny than you think.
FactCheck.org→ Crime Stats Still Show a Decline Since 2020
Quick Take Crime statistics compiled by the FBI and other sources show an increase in violent crime, notably murders, in 2020 and a decline since. A revision to the FBI data this year doesn’t change that overall trend, despite claims made on
PolitiFact→ Live fact-checking Kamala Harris' town hall on CNN
PolitiFact will fact-check Vice President Kamala Harris on CNN as she speaks with voters in a town hall outside of Philadelphia.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Kin-spiracy theory debunked: Kamala Harris is not related to ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett
Jussie Smollett is Kamala Harris’ nephew.
PolitiFact→ Marjorie Taylor Greene – Marjorie Taylor Greene says Dominion voting machines flipped votes in Georgia. That’s Pants on Fire!
"Reports from Whitfield County, GA that Dominion machines are flipping votes. This is exactly the kind of fraud we saw in 2020."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wasn’t hospitalized after a prison attack
“BREAKING: Diddy hospitalized after being jumped in prison.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this video doesn’t show a liberal who vowed to eat dog food until Kamala Harris is president
“Liberal woman films herself eating dog food” because she said, “I’m eating dog food until Kamala is president.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Atlantic Did NOT Publish Article Titled ‘TRUMP IS LITERALLY HITLER’
Did The Atlantic magazine publish an article titled, "TRUMP IS LITERALLY HITLER"? No, that's not true: The Atlantic put out a statement saying they did not publish this article. One of the accounts on social media that said the magazine h