Does a post on social media that claims the HAARP ionospheric heater is all over the world show an authentic photo of one? No, that's not true: It's a photo of a long-abandoned Soviet-era radar in Ukraine. Before the 2022 Russian full-sca
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Cloud seeding not connected to California storms
Cloud seeding program connected to recent California storms.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lunar Roving Vehicle DID Fit Inside Lunar Module During Apollo 15 Mission
Is it true that the Lunar Roving Vehicle could not have fit inside the Lunar Module on the Apollo 15 mission, meaning moon missions after that were faked, as a post on Instagram suggested? No, that's not true: The Apollo 15 mission was a
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The Rock was booed for upcoming wrestling villain role, not for supporting Joe Biden
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was booed in Las Vegas because he’s a Joe Biden supporter.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Use Bogus Document to Falsely Claim Zelenskyy Plans Move to Florida
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has traveled throughout the world seeking support for Ukraine’s effort to resist Russia’s invasion, but he has always
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Argentine President Javier Milei Is Related To Netanyahu Or That They Have Same Surname
Are Javier Milei, president of Argentina, and Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, related, and is this assertion based on a shared familial last name? No, that does not seem to be true: There is no evidence that the two politica
AllSides→ Republicans Distort Facts on Special Counsel Decision Not to Charge Biden
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/02/republicans-distort-facts-on-special-counsel-decision-not-to-charge-biden/
AllSides→ Fact Check: Was Joe Biden Ruled Mentally Unfit to Stand Trial?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-joe-biden-ruled-mentally-unfit-stand-trial-1870259 Special coun
AllSides→ If Joe Biden is unfit to stand trial, he’s unfit to be president. It’s that simple
https://nypost.com/2024/02/13/opinion/if-joe-biden-is-unfit-to-stand-trial-hes-unfit-to-be-president-its-that-simple/
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Migrants in New York City will not receive up to $10,000 in prepaid debit cards
Migrants in New York City are receiving prepaid debit cards with up to $10,000 and no restrictions.
PolitiFact→ Heartland Signal – Claim that GOP candidate Eric Hovde 'owns three homes in Central America' is Mostly False
Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde claims he "understands the tragedy of children being trafficked through Central America because he owns three homes there."
The Dispatch→ Dune 2 and The Golden Path: Jonah and David Feeling the Hype
The modern Lawrence of Arabia?
Full Fact→ Post exaggerates benefits available to asylum seekers
The Home Office does not generally provide mobile phones. While some hotels housing asylum seekers have been four-star, many are not and many asylum seekers aren’t housed in hotels at all.
Full Fact→ Primark is not shutting down
Claims have been made online that Primark is closing all of its UK stores on 1 March, but the company has confirmed this is not true.
Internet Archive→ Federal & State Lawmakers Speak at CPAC : CSPAN : February 22, 2024 10:13am-1:18pm EST
[LIVE] Federal and state lawmakers speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) being held in the Washington, DC area. Sponsor: Conservative Political Action Conference.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the fo
PolitiFact→ What is Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s stance on abortion?
An attack ad says Eric Hovde is “totally opposed” to abortion. We dug into his stances.
Full Fact→ No evidence Pope Francis told people to ‘eat whatever you want’ during Lent
A passage about Lent is spreading widely on social media and has been attributed to the Pope.
The Dispatch→ Farmers Protest Across Europe
Narrowing profit margins and stifling regulations are pushing Europe’s farmers to the brink.
Full Fact→ Video does not show pro-Palestinian protesters hijacking Amsterdam airport announcement system
A Dutch government spokesperson confirmed the public address system was not taken over during the demonstration.
The Dispatch→ Taylor Swift and the Magna Carta
On this day the law came alive.
The Dispatch→ There’s Something About Marriage
Marriage matters.
The Dispatch→ The 2024 Battle for the Senate Takes Shape
Democrats’ path to keeping their Senate majority has become more challenging in recent days.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYC Spokesman Did NOT Say Trucker Boycott Caused Empty Shelves In February 2024 Throughout City
Did a New York City spokesman say that a trucker boycott has caused shelves to go empty throughout stores in New York City in February 2024? No, that's not true: This story originated from a website that clearly labels itself satire. The
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-check: Trump calls his fraud case ‘a form of Navalny.’ That distorts the cases.
Donald Trump’s fine in the New York fraud case “is a form of Navalny, it is a form of communism or fascism.”
FactCheck.org→ Trump Repeats Many Claims in Fox News Town Hall
In a Feb. 20 town hall in South Carolina that aired on Fox News, days before the state’s Republican primary, former President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading claims we’ve fact-checked before. Trump and Ingraham at th
The Dispatch→ The Acceptance Stage
Nikki Haley confronts her post-Republican future.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Minors Arrested In Connection With Kansas City Parade Shooting Are NOT Charged With Shooting People
Were the minors arrested in connection with the Kansas City parade shooting charged with shooting people? No, that's not true: As of February 21, 2024, neither of the two juveniles had been charged with shooting anyone. According to the c
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – La NASA no dejó de investigar el mar para investigar el espacio: esta investiga ambas cosas
En NASA estaban “investigando el mar y dejaron de investigarlo y se fueron para el espacio”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Officials Could NOT Have Kept Kyle Rittenhouse’s Name Secret
Could law enforcement and prosecutors have chosen not to release Kyle Rittenhouse's name? No, that's not true: Wisconsin, where he was charged at age 17 and later acquitted after the trial over the killing of two, is one of the states tha
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump presume que él ‘hizo pagar’ a los aliados de la OTAN, pero eso es engañoso
En Español: Un video en Facebook muestra a Donald Trump presumiendo que hizo pagar a aliados de la OTAN. Eso es engañoso. Expertos nos dijeron que más bien fue la agresión rusa lo que motivó a Europa a incrementar sus gastos de defensa.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Ad Misleads on Haley Opposition to Trump Border Policies
A new campaign ad from former President Donald Trump makes two misleading claims about Nikki Haley’s opposition to border policies championed by Trump. The ad claims Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, “joined Bide
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Did Volodymyr Zelenskyy use U.S. aid to buy yachts? No, that’s False.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used U.S. aid funds to buy two yachts for $75 million.
FactCheck.org→ IRS Has Not Introduced Immigrant Housing Tax Incentive, Contrary to Posts
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take The IRS has not introduced a tax incentive for U.S. families to house immigrants in exchange for labor. A bogus claim that was originally posted as satire is circulating
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Kid Rock and Jason Aldean did not cancel New York performances after verdict against Trump
Following a verdict in New York requiring former President Donald Trump to pay $355 million in penalties for lying about his wealth, social media users erroneously claimed that Kid Rock and Aldean, both public Trump supporters, had scrapped their Empir
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MSNBC Host Rachel Maddow Did NOT Tweet Discouraging People From Disclosing Vaccine Injuries
Did MSNBC host Rachel Maddow post on X discouraging people from disclosing vaccine injuries "on social media," as a post on Instagram suggested? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for MSNBC confirmed to Lead Stories that "the post is fak
The Dispatch→ The ‘Greatness’ Gimmick
Rankings and honors are just popularity contests.
PolitiFact→ Linda Rosenthal – Does wage theft take $1 billion a year from workers in New York state?
“Each year, more than $1 billion is stolen from” workers in New York state through wage theft.
PolitiFact→ George Borrello – Fact-checking state Sen. George Borrello on New York City cards for migrants
“NYC will give $1,000 taxpayer-funded credit cards to migrants.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Red Cross Blood Donation Question Does NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccine Is Harmful
Does a Red Cross blood donation question prove that COVID-19 vaccines are harmful? No, that's not true: The Food and Drug Administration requires the question of all blood collectors in the United States. The federal agency allows people
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photo of Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Keith Ellison is altered; neither supports defunding police
Photo shows Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison posing at “Defund the Police” event.