“FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants… That money is meant for American disaster relief.”
The Dispatch→ Speak Loudly and Carry a Big Salami
Donald Trump is a family man. Just not the usual kind.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘The Simpsons’ didn’t predict that Donald Trump would die on Feb. 14
An episode of “The Simpsons” showed a President Donald Trump-like character in a coffin and predicted Feb. 14 would be the “day everything changes.”
PolitiFact→ Mario Nawfal – Former USAID head Samantha Power’s wealth didn’t ‘skyrocket’; her wealth largely stayed the same
Former USAID Administrator Samantha Power’s net worth “skyrocketed” from $6.7 million to $30 million in three years.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro wasn’t charged in Trump assassination attempt
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is “being charged with the attempted assassination of Trump.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Jasmine Crockett Does NOT Have Net Worth Of $9 Million
Does Jasmine Crockett, a U.S. congresswoman from Texas, have a net worth of $9 million and own properties worth $5 million? No, that's not true: Her latest financial disclosure report shows that her net worth is somewhere between -$46,997
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claim that Trump said he ‘didn’t have time’ to meet plane collision victims families false
President Donald Trump said he “‘didn’t have time’ to meet the families of the men, women and children who tragically died in the plane crash.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Old photo mischaracterized as showing Tulsi Gabbard’s swearing-in as national intelligence director
Photo shows National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard and President Donald Trump at her swearing-in.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Public Record That Trump Banned Use Of Word ‘Felon’ In White House As Of February 14, 2025
Is there a public record of a memo showing President Donald Trump prohibited the use of the word "felon" "inside the White House or on White House grounds" as of February 14, 2025? No, that's not true: The White House couldn't confirm the
The Dispatch→ Social Media Posts Falsely Attribute Comments to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum
There is no evidence Sheinbaum called for a boycott of U.S. goods.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Document Does NOT Show USAID ‘Actively Helping To Destabilize Nations’
Does a military document prove the U.S. Agency for International Development is "actively helping to destabilize nations"? No, that's not true: The 2021 document presented by Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna at a hearing on February 13, 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 9th Circuit Court "Ruling" About 84 Unconstitutional Pardons By Joe Biden Originated On Satirical Facebook Page
Did the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rule that 84 of President Joe Biden's last-minute pardons were unconstitutional and did the opinion of "Judge Joe Barron" appear on a court website? No, that's not true: The ruling originated on a
Full Fact→ County council elections have not been ‘cancelled’ for the first time since World War Two
Contrary to claims made on social media, some county council elections were also delayed in May 2021 so the local authorities could be reorganised.
Full Fact→ UK donated 15 VWs, not Porsches, to Albania as part of prisoner transfer deal
Thousands have shared social media posts claiming the UK donated 15 electric Porsches to Albanian prisons “as part of a drive to net zero”.
Health Feedback→ Flu vaccine reduces risk of flu-related illness and hospitalization, even though it hasn’t eradicated flu
REVIEW A Threads post from early February 2025 stated that “We’ve had the flu vaccine for 78 years. We still have the flu”, implying that the flu vaccine doesn’t work. Earlier iterations of this statement were documented by AFP and USA Today
Full Fact→ Viral video of celebrities wearing t-shirts protesting against Kanye West is AI deepfake
The clip uses the likenesses of Jewish celebrities such as Scarlett Johansson, David Schwimmer, and the rapper Drake, but isn’t genuine.
Full Fact→ Covid-19 does exist and germs can cause disease
A post circulating on Instagram features a woman making incorrect claims about Covid-19 and germs
Full Fact→ Warning about ‘Strawberry Quick’ drug is a ‘hoax’
West Midlands Police have said a warning circulating online about a drug supposedly being given to children is not based on a genuine message from them.
The Dispatch→ India Hops on the Trump Train
Concerns over China—and similar personal styles—are bringing Trump and Modi together.
The Dispatch→ Bring Back Shaming
Should the DOGE kids be held accountable?
The Dispatch→ Lawless or Unwise?
Taking pride in the Saturday Night Massacre.
The Dispatch→ Vance Makes the Case for U.S. AI Acceleration
The vice president’s Paris speech signals opportunity for American innovators.
The Dispatch→ Read My Lips: Tariffs Are Taxes
Trump’s recent moves will put upward pressure on housing prices.
The Dispatch→ DOGE Could Doom Republicans in Virginia’s Upcoming Gubernatorial Race
‘There’s no bigger bread-and-butter issue than a job.’
The Dispatch→ The Republicans’ Underwhelming Budget
A plan to cut $1.1 trillion over 10 years would likely add $3.3 trillion in deficits.
Lead Stories→ Be Our Valentine! Donate If You ❤️ Facts!
Show how much you truly love facts by supporting our fact checking work. Lead Stories was heavily affected by Meta's decision to end Third Party Fact Checking in the U.S. Unfortunately that meant letting go of a number of our writers and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There ARE Enough Cows Worldwide To Supply McDonald’s Beef Burgers
Are there too few cows in the world to supply McDonald's beef burgers? No, that's not true: There are far more than enough head of cattle worldwide to supply McDonald's estimated 2.5 billion burgers served per year. If all the patties wer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Barron Trump Singing On America’s Got Talent Is AI Generated
Is a video of President Trump's son Barron Trump singing a song on the show "America's Got Talent" authentic? No, that's not true: The YouTube channel that originally published it said the song and video were created with the help of AI t
Internet Archive→ The Ingraham Angle : FOXNEWSW : February 13, 2025 4:00pm-5:00pm PST
Laura Ingraham aims to cut through the Washington chatter to speak directly with unexpected voices and the actual people who are impacted by the news of the day..This item belongs to: movies/TV-FOXNEWSW.This item has files of the following types: Capti
The Dispatch→ What a Generational Political Shift Looks Like
Donald Trump’s second term has ushered in a new kind of uncertainty, but also technological opportunity.
The Dispatch→ A Culture of Fear
Why Trump’s second presidency feels different.
FactCheck.org→ Musk Misleads on FEMA’s Migrant-Related Payments to New York City
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. This week, New York City officials said the city had received two payments from the federal government as reimbursement for expenses the city incurred while providing services to mi
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Is the State Department about to pay Tesla $400 million for Cybertrucks? No
Was Elon Musk, the face of President Donald Trump’s effort to slash federal spending, really in line to receive a $400 million purchase order of armored Tesla vehicles from the State Department? No, the department says.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump State Department Did NOT Begin Procurement Process For $400 Million Armored Tesla Vehicles
Did the Trump State Department come up with the idea to order $400 million worth of armored Tesla vehicles? No, that's not true: The original proposal to buy armored electric vehicles for the State Department came during the Biden adminis
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – U.S. education system doesn’t rank worst in the world, and cost isn’t highest
The United States is “last in education out of 40 states … but we're number one in cost per pupil."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Elon Musk didn’t pay $40 million for five DOGE Super Bowl commercials
Elon Musk spent $40 million to buy five Super Bowl Commercial ads to promote DOGE.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Government Did NOT Pay Reuters For ‘Large Scale Social Deception’
Did the U.S. government pay Reuters to engage in "large scale social deception"? No, that's not true: The U.S. Department of Defense paid Thomson Reuters Special Services to provide "software and information services to U.S. government ag
PolitiFact→ Trump, Musk claim government 'fraud' without showing proof. How common is federal fraud, abuse?
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk said they have uncovered “fraud” in the federal government. But the White House largely cites projects it disagrees with ideologically.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hollywood’s Ron Howard Did NOT Write Viral Essay About Why ‘I’m A Liberal’ — 2018 Post Written By Lori Gallagher Witt
Did the actor and film director Ron Howard write an essay on why "I'm a liberal," enumerating 16 key beliefs? No, that's not true: The original 2018 essay, written in the form of an open letter, was published by author Lori Gallagher Witt
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The claim that Coca-Cola turned over ‘its own workers to ICE’ is unfounded
Coca-Cola “sells out its own workers to ICE.”