The 2024 financial picture and a spurious censure resolution in the House.
The Dispatch→ Faulty Translation of a Speech Leads to Criticisms of Rep. Ilhan Omar
A viral video that prompted calls for her resignation featured incorrect subtitles.
PolitiFact→ Tony Evers – Is Gov. Evers right that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate hit an all-time low last year?
“In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time lowest number of unemployed workers ever in modern history.”
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Can Joe Biden 'shut down the border' on his own?
President Joe Biden and Republicans disagree on how much power he has to stop illegal immigration. The law gives Biden broad powers, but also restricts him.
The Dispatch→ Checking in on the U.S. Housing Market
Despite improving economic numbers generally, high mortgage rates and high prices are leading to supply problems.
The Dispatch→ The Taylor Swift Grift
Is Biden rigging the Super Bowl?
The Dispatch→ Let Parents, Not Politicians, Keep Kids Safe Online
Regulating social media behavior for kids runs into privacy trade-offs most Americans won’t tolerate.
The Dispatch→ Is a Congressional Deal on Immigration and Ukraine Funding Dead?
A bill to stem the tide of illegal immigration may pass the Senate, but its chances in the House look increasingly slim.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Convict WHO Official Chikwe Ihekweazu In January 2024
Did the U.S. Judge Advocate General's Corps convict World Health Organization official Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu of committing multiple crimes on January 25, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appears in an article on a website that regular
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Contain Marburg Virus — It’s Not On Ingredients List, Post Gives No Proof
Do COVID-19 vaccines contain the Marburg virus, a severe and often fatal illness in humans? No, that's not true: Each vaccine has its unique formulation, but none include the Marburg virus. The disease is rare, usually found in Africa aft
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: E. Jean Carroll Was NOT Only Person To File Lawsuit Under NY’s Adult Survivor Act
Was writer E. Jean Carroll the only person to file a lawsuit under New York's Adult Survivors Act? No, that's not true: There were thousands of lawsuits filed under the law, which allowed adult sexual assault survivors to sue in civil cou
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Nazis Were NOT Involved With Abortion Pill RU-486 — It Was Developed By French Firm Decades After WWII
Were the Nazis involved with the abortion pill RU-486 as claimed by an anti-abortion activist? No, that's not true: The French company that created the pill did so in the 1980s, but the activist made the connection by claiming the compan
The Dispatch→ The Consolation of the Grift
How to exculpate a party gone mad.
FactCheck.org→ Examining Lankford’s Claim About ‘Special Interest Aliens’
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. With apprehensions at the southern border still near historical highs, some congressional Republicans have raised concerns about the number of border crossers who have been counted
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the COVID-19 vaccine does not contain a Marburg virus that can be activated by 5G technology
The Marburg virus has been implanted into people who were vaccinated and has nanotechnology that can be activated through 5G technology.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Do Stanley cups pose a lead danger? Here’s what to know about the trendy tumblers
Stanley cups tested positive for lead “inside of the cup where the drink is.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Rep. Ilhan Omar says translation of her comments is inaccurate, court-registered interpreter agrees
Rep. Ilhan Omar said her "top priority is to put Somalia first and expand its territory.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, viral footage doesn’t show explosives disguised as food cans in Gaza
Photo shows explosives disguised as food cans.
FactCheck.org→ Trump, Haley Trade False and Misleading Attacks
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Former President Donald Trump and Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, have misfired in launching attacks on each other recently: Trump said Haley “
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Health Care Providers Using Lidocaine To Secretly Vaccinate People Without Consent
Is there evidence health care providers are using lidocaine to secretly inject people with vaccines without the person's knowledge, as is suggested in a social media post by an anti-vaccine activist? No, that's not true: The suggestion is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Unveil ‘Global Police Force’ To Arrest Those Who Post Non-Mainstream Content Online
Did the World Health Organization unveil a "global police force," purportedly to arrest citizens who post independent media online? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find any evidence of a representative from the Organization ma
The Dispatch→ Fani Willis’ Scandal Threatens to Upend the Georgia Case Against Trump
If a judge finds the Fulton County prosecutor acted improperly, the case could be dismissed or delayed by months or years.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – We fact-checked a years-old ‘Epstein list’ with 166 names. Here’s what we found
“Epstein List” shows 166 people connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
PolitiFact→ Explaining Ron DeSantis’ effort to call a convention of states and amend the US Constitution
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would push state lawmakers to pass four resolutions that would compel Congress to call a "convention of states" aimed at passing state-accepted resolutions as Constitutional amendments. Experts say this would be neithe
Full Fact→ Posts on social media misidentify US troops killed in air strikes
The posts share photos showing soldiers who were killed in Jordan in 2016 not January 2024 as claimed.
Full Fact→ Photo of Russian jet has been online for nearly eight years
The photo of the Tu-160 was posted on Instagram in 2016.
Washington Post→ Does Biden need a new law to ‘shut down the border’?
President Biden says he needs a new law to deal with the border surge, but many Republicans say he already has the tools he needs. We review the legal landscape.
Health Feedback→ Epidemiological data refutes the claim that polio is renamed to hide the disease and the polio vaccine doesn’t work
REVIEW An Instagram reel posted in January 2024 claimed that polio hasn’t actually been eradicated in India and that the disease was only being renamed as acute flaccid myelitis and Guillain Barré syndrome to hide its existence. It cited how case
PolitiFact→ What PolitiFact learned in 1,000 fact-checks of Donald Trump
PolitiFact has fact-checked Donald Trump 1,000 times, more than any other politician. About 76% of his statements landed on our Truth-O-Meter’s false side. What makes Trump’s disregard for the truth so distinctive?
Logically→ ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್ ಮತ್ತು ಉತ್ತರ ಪ್ರದೇಶದನ ಹಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋಗಳನ್ನು ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ಮೀರಾ ರೋಡ್ ಸಂಘರ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಲಿಂಕ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ
PolitiFact→ These are PolitiFact's top 10 most-read fact-checks of Donald Trump
As PolitiFact publishes our 1,000th fact-check for Donald Trump, we looked back at the 10 that drew the most reader clicks.
Logically→ సంబంధం లేని వీడియోని వై ఎస్ ఆర్ సి పి నాయకుడు తన అత్త మీద హత్యాప్రయత్నం చేస్తున్నట్టుగా షేర్ చేశారు
Logically→ Drone footage of Delhi’s Akshardham temple passed off as Ram temple in Ayodhya
The Dispatch→ Another National Security Crackdown in Hong Kong
Beijing solidifies its grip on the special administrative region.
Health Feedback→ Incorrect claim that COVID-19 vaccines caused a 143,233% surge in cancer results from flawed calculations that misuse adverse event reporting data
REVIEW An Instagram post published in January 2024 claimed that “official data” from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed a “143,233% surge in fatal cancers among Vaxxed Americans”. The figure most likely originat
Logically→ এইটো অসমত ৰাহুল গান্ধীৰ ভাৰত জোডো ন্যায় যাত্ৰাৰ ভিডিঅ’ নহয়
Logically→ मलेशिया में रेलवे ट्रैक बिछाने का वीडियो भारत का बताकर फैलाया गया
The Dispatch→ Thus Spoke Berkowitz
Deliberate obfuscation in academics.
The Dispatch→ Reading the Founders’ Minds
Judges judging judging.
The Dispatch→ How the Military Plans Joint Operations, Explained
Long-established procedures guide virtually every military operation carried out today.