Does the Kamala Harris/Tim Walz campaign support a 25 percent tax on unrealized capital gains? Yes, but that's missing context: The tax would apply only to Americans with more than $100 million in wealth. The Harris/Walz campaign endorsed
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fox Business did not air a graphic about ‘Tim Walz’s communist agenda.’ The image is altered
Image shows Fox Business graphic titled “Tim Walz’s Communist Agenda.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parody Account Faked Recording Of Trump Call To Fox, Describing Soldiers As ‘Dumb,’ Service ‘Stupid’
Was Donald Trump caught on tape during a Fox News commercial break, saying that someone who is called into war is a "dumbfuck redneck" and that volunteering for military service is "stupid"? No, that's not true: This recording is fake --
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Florida state parks proposal for golf courses, hotels was further along than DeSantis let on
The proposal to put golf courses, hotels in Florida state parks “was something that was leaked. … a lot of that stuff was half-baked and was not ready for prime time.”
PolitiFact→ Rick Scott – Sen. Rick Scott said 3 states removed thousands of noncitizens on voter rolls. Here’s what we know
“This month alone, more than 16,000 non-citizens have been removed from the voter rolls in 3 states.”
The Dispatch→ Mourning in America
On Trump’s Arlington photo op.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Police Did NOT Arrest 11-Year-Old For ‘Mean Tweets’ In August 2024; Suspects Were Taken Into Custody For Arson And ‘Violent Disorder’
Did police in the United Kingdom arrest an 11-year-old child in August 2024 for posting "mean tweets"? No, that's not true: Authorities in Cleveland, England, told Lead Stories, "We haven't arrested an 11-year-old for sending mean tweets.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts With Same Lost Dog In Multiple Cities Are NOT Authentic — Bait & Switch For Real Estate Ads
Are social media posts about a fruitless three-day search to find the owners of a lost dog authentic? No, that's not true: These are bait-and-switch posts that flip to real estate ads. Identical images of a "really depressed" dog in a cag
The Dispatch→ Why the Self-Driving Car Craze Slowed Down
We were promised autonomous vehicles by 2016. We’re just now getting those rides.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Altered video appears to show CNN segment about veteran car insurance
Video shows a CNN segment about “veterans cancelling their auto insurance.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, these buildings didn’t crumble because of an earthquake in Taiwan
Video shows buildings crumbling because of an “earthquake in Taiwan.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No evidence of a World Economic Forum document that ‘confirms 6 billion humans will die in 2025’
World Economic Forum “document confirms 6 billion humans will die in 2025.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Viral video that appears to show Jordan Peterson disparaging Chinese food is altered
Video shows Jordan Peterson making disparaging remarks about Chinese food
Internet Archive→ Your World With Neil Cavuto : FOXNEWSW : August 29, 2024 1:00pm-2:00pm PDT
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows ‘Al Jazeera’ Report That UAE Froze France Fighter Jet Deal Over Arrest Of Telegram CEO
Did Al Jazeera publish a video that reported the United Arab Emirates froze the purchase of 80 Rafale F4 fighter jets from France over the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, as posts on X claimed? No, that's not true: Al Jazeera told Lea
PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – Arizona Senate candidate Ruben Gallego has not advocated for Social Security cuts
Ruben Gallego wants to “cut your Social Security.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Fake X post shared to falsely claim Charlie Kirk revealed LGBTQ+ hypocrisy
Charlie Kirk X post about iPhone storage reveals his top app is Grindr.
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Twist Harris Campaign’s ‘Joyful’ Message
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Vice President Kamala Harris has referred to participants in the Democratic presidential campaign as “joyful warriors,” and “joy” has been a th
The Dispatch→ No, Taylor Swift and Beyonce Are Not Planning an Endorsement Concert for Kamala Harris
Social media posts are spreading unfounded rumors about the pop stars.
The Dispatch→ Viral Posts Share Misleading Claims About Health Agencies
Claims regarding funding and operations of the FDA, WHO, and CDC are misleading or inaccurate.
Health Feedback→ Facebook reel propagates vaccine and statin misinformation from health book author Raymond Francis
REVIEW A Facebook reel uploaded in July 2024 claimed that “No vaccine has ever been proven to be safe” and implied vaccines cause autism, ADHD and cancer. It also claimed “statins provide no benefit” and “poison you to death”. This YouTu
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking Kamala Harris and Tim Walz's CNN interview
PolitiFact is live fact-checking tonight's CNN interview with Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, starting at 9 p.m. ET. Here's where to follow our fact-checks.
Full Fact→ MPs cannot claim £50 in expenses for breakfast
MPs can claim up to £25 for food, but only if they spend a night away from their constituency or London on parliamentary business.
Full Fact→ The UAE has not frozen a contract for fighter jets from France over the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
A fake Al Jazeera video making this claim is being shared widely on social media.
The Dispatch→ Jack Smith Takes Another Bite at the Trump Election Interference Apple
The revised indictment against Trump still faces the question of timing.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump’s False claim: Harris wants to ‘forcibly compel” doctors to give children ‘castration drugs’
Kamala Harris “wants to forcibly compel doctors and nurses against their will to give chemical castration drugs to young children.”
Full Fact→ Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz did not write Guardian opinion article about ‘dancing on stage naked’
A screenshot circulating of an article which appears to have been authored by Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s running mate, Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz, has been altered.
PolitiFact→ J.D. Vance – Economists say J.D. Vance is wrong about benefits of tariffs outweighing negatives
“Anything that you lose on the tariff from the perspective of the consumer, you gain in higher wages, so you're ultimately much better off.”
Full Fact→ California did vote for Kamala Harris as Democratic presidential nominee
Thousands of people have shared a video supposedly showing US Vice President Kamala Harris’ home state California passing on assigning delegates to her at the DNC, but this isn’t the full story.
Full Fact→ No evidence WHO has ordered preparation for mpox ‘mega lockdowns’
A screenshot of a headline circulating online falsely claims that World Health Organisation chiefs have ordered preparation for lockdowns over an mpox strain.
The Dispatch→ Kenyan Police Force Struggles to Restore Order in Haiti
‘We’re still very much hostage to these thugs.’
The Dispatch→ Unity Is Dead, Long Live the Union
A realistic definition of unity in the 21st century.
The Dispatch→ Brainworms, Bears, and Ballot Boxes
Warren peace.
The Dispatch→ All That Fluff
A fight among losers.
The Dispatch→ Masculinity in an Age of Individualism
To help men find meaning, help them recommit themselves to civil society.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jamaican ‘Certificate Of Birth’ Naming Kamala Harris Is NOT Authentic — Harris Was Born In California
Does a "certificate of birth" supposedly from Jamaica prove that Kamala Harris was not born in the United States, therefore making her ineligible to be president? No, that's not true: She was born in Oakland, California, in Alameda County
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence UK, France Issued ‘Secret International Arrest Warrant’ For Elon Musk As Of August 28, 2024
Did the United Kingdom and France issue a "Secret International Arrest Warrant" for Elon Musk? No, that's not true: No news organizations reported anything about the supposedly existing "secret" arrest warrant for Musk approved within jur
PolitiFact→ Dave McCormick – Did Pa. Sen. Bob Casey vote to sell American oil to China? That misconstrues the facts
Bob Casey “voted to sell American oil to China.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Communist Party ‘Membership Card’ Is NOT Authentic — Made With Online Prank Generator
Was Kamala Harris a card-carrying, dues-paying member of the Communist Party of Russia in 1984? No, that's not true: The "membership card" in a social media post is fake. A Russian prank-generating website offers this Communist Party card
PolitiFact→ Mike Rogers – Elissa Slotkin’s vote for Inflation Reduction Act was not a vote for a Medicare ‘cut’
Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s vote for the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act was a vote to “cut Medicare benefits for seniors.”