Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Staged Video Of 3 Girls Beating Up Men In Tunnel Is NOT Real — Shows Stunt School Students
Does a social media video of three young women fighting off multiple men in a tunnel passageway depict an actual event involving Israeli girls -- or, depending on different versions using the same video, French paramilitary women or Turki
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Soldier Holding A ‘China Flag’ Is NOT Unusual During Foreign Leader’s Visit
Was an American soldier holding a "China flag" when President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in California unusual or a breach of protocol as implied by a tweet from Graham Allen? No, that's not true: A State Department s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IRS Is NOT Issuing ‘Fourth Round’ Of Stimulus Checks In 10 States On November 30, 2023
Will 10 states be issuing a fourth round of IRS stimulus checks on November 30, 2023? No, that's not true: There is no 2023 federal tax benefit stimulus program from the IRS nor are all the states listed in a social media post issuing the
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Footage of Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 6, 2021, doesn’t prove Capitol attack was staged
Videos of Nancy Pelosi from Jan. 6, 2021, show the Capitol attack was staged.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, Israel has not changed its barcode
“Israel has changed their barcode from 729 to 871 … as the public was boycotting Israeli products.”
The Dispatch→ Seeking A More Family-Friendly House of Representatives
Retiring lawmakers want to spend more time with their kids. Why do they have to choose?
PolitiFact→ How viable is Donald Trump’s 2024 immigration plan?
Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign includes plans to build mass detention camps, suspend the refugee program and invoke a centuries-old law to deport people without due process. How viable is his plan from a legal standpoint?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Did Pete Buttigieg say Joe Biden is unfit to serve? No, this video is miscaptioned
Video shows that “Troy Nehls FORCES Pete Buttigieg to admit that Biden is unfit to serve.”
PolitiFact→ Karine Jean-Pierre – Fact-checking Karine Jean-Pierre on this year’s Thanksgiving costs
“Because wages are rising, this Thanksgiving dinner is the fourth-cheapest ever as a percentage of average earnings.”
PolitiFact→ Megyn Kelly – This video from George Floyd’s death isn’t new, as Megyn Kelly said in a Facebook post
“New police bodycam footage” of George Floyd’s arrest “changes the narrative”
The Dispatch→ The Apprentice
Is Ron DeSantis viable … in 2028?
PolitiFact→ Israel-Hamas war: What we know about ‘beheaded babies’
In the weeks since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, reports of beheaded babies have spread widely in the news and on social media. PolitiFact examined what we know about the reports and how officials have addressed them.
PolitiFact→ Editor's note: PolitiFact's coverage of beheaded babies
PolitiFact's editor-in-chief explains why we have written a new story about what's known about "beheaded babies" in Israel.
FactCheck.org→ The Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner with a Side of Partisan Spin
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. As Americans gather for the Thanksgiving holiday, both the White House and the Republican National Committee have served up some political spin: They claimed this year’s dinner
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: January 6, 2021, Image Does NOT Show Federal Agent Holding Badge
Does an image taken from footage on January 6, 2021, reveal a federal agent holding a badge as part of a staged federal insurrection or "Fedsurrection"? No, that's not true: The image shows Kevin Lyons, a Chicago man sentenced to 51 month
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Barnett Bows’ Is NOT Giving Away Free Bows To Compensate For ‘Discrimination’
Is sporting company Barnett Outdoors giving away free bows after having "discriminated 35+ years old men"? No, that's not true: The account that shared a post making this claim is in no way affiliated with the sporting goods company-- the
PolitiFact→ Clay Higgins – Why a Republican's claim about ‘ghost buses’ of FBI informants on Jan. 6 is dubious
A "ghost bus … filled with FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters deployed onto our Capitol on January 6th.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Trump Endorsed A Nearly $300 Water Filter In November 2023
Did former President Donald Trump advertise a water filter on Facebook? No, that's not true: Outside of the post making such a claim, Lead Stories did not find any evidence confirming that. A video with a Trump-sounding narration likely u
PolitiFact→ Alex Mooney – Did Jim Justice break his pledge not to hike taxes?
Jim Justice “broke his pledge, raised the gas tax.”
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Fact-checking a TikTok claim that the government caused inflation to wage war on civilians
The federal government and the Federal Reserve were “raising inflation,” something that “had nothing to do with … getting our economy back in line” but rather to fund a “war against a bunch of civilians.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video shows Israeli flag planted over boys’ school, not al-Shifa hospital
Video shows Israeli soldiers “raising their flag” over al-Shifa hospital in Gaza.
FactCheck.org→ Cruz Distorts Facts on Biden Support for Israel
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. In a Fox News interview about the Israel-Hamas war, Sen. Ted Cruz said “literally from within minutes of when this horrific attack began on Oct. 7, the Biden White House has bee
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Newly released Jan. 6 footage does not show a federal agent flashing his badge while undercover
CLAIM: Security camera footage from Jan. 6, 2021, shows a federal agent disguised as a supporter of then-President Donald Trump during the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
PolitiFact→ How you can support PolitiFact’s independent fact-checking this giving season
This giving season, a generous funder will match all new monthly donations to PolitiFact through next year, or double a one-time gift. Here’s how you can support our accountability-driven fact-checking.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: No Show Tonight
Our regular livestreamed conversation will return next week.
Full Fact→ Videos show volcano erupting in Iceland in 2021
The footage is being shared with the implication it shows current events.
Full Fact→ 38% of Universal Credit claimants are in work
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves claimed that “around half” of Universal Credit claimants are in employment.
Full Fact→ Footage of ‘Palestinians faking injuries’ comes from film shoot in Lebanon
A behind-the-scenes video about a stylised film is being shared with claims it is evidence of Palestinians staging children’s injuries.
Logically→ 2005 image of U.S. general in Iraq falsely linked to Israel-Gaza conflict
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence of Link Between U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Increase and COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest A recent federal report shows a 3% increase in the U.S. infant mortality rate between 2021 and 2022, which is the first statistically significant rise in 20 years. The cause of the uptick is unknown, but there’s no evidence th
Logically→ Video där “Stöd Israel”-billboard ersätter “Stöd Ukraina”-billboard i New York är förfalskad
Full Fact→ Video of building being blown up is not Gaza parliament
A video of a building in the Gaza Strip being blown up has been claimed to show a Palestinian parliament building, but it does not.
Logically→ “Hamas tunnel footage” traced back to Swedish bunker
Logically→ विश्व कप फाइनल में दर्शकों द्वारा हनुमान चालीसा का पाठ करने का वीडियो एडिटेड है
Logically→ ಎಐ ರಚಿತ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿ ಅದು ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ‘ಹೊಸ’ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದವೆಂದು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
AllSides→ What’s in the Ethics Report on George Santos?
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/11/whats-in-the-ethics-report-on-george-santos/ The investigative subcom
Logically→ Unrelated video falsely shared as Hamas housing weapons at al-Shifa Hospital
Logically→ కొడంగల్ లో కేటీఆర్ ప్రచార ర్యాలీలో కాంగ్రెస్ అనుకూల నినాదాలు చేయలేదు
Logically→ Israelske parlamentsmedlemmer begræd Hamas’ angreb, ikke Israels militære tab