At least one federal agency told staff it’s pausing Black History Month observance because of President Donald Trump’s order banning diversity, equity and inclusion activities. Will the White House also halt nearly 50 years of observance?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, these aren’t photos of a baby found dumped by a roadside in 2025; it’s a scam
Images show a “beautiful baby boy, estimated to be between 7 months to a year old … found dumped by the roadside” in January 2025.
PolitiFact→ Elizabeth Warren – What’s the evidence RFK Jr. profited off vaccine lawsuits? Checking Warren’s claim
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Firefighters On Top Of Plane In River Is NOT Real — AI Generated
Does an authentic photo show firefighters standing on a plane floating in a river while surrounded by boats and cars after a January 2025 plane crash in Washington? No, that's not true: A specialized detection tool showed the image was ge
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Helicopter In Reagan National Airport Crash Was NOT ‘Flying Dark’ By Not Using ADS-B Transponder
Was the military helicopter involved in the plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025, "flying dark," as it was supposed to be broadcasting with an ADS-B transponder signal? No, that's not true: While th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Helicopter That Collided With Flight AA5342 In DC Area Was NOT Operated By Local Police — It Was Military Helicopter
Was the helicopter involved in the midair collision near Washington, D.C., on January 29, 2025, a police helicopter? No, that's not true: Local police refuted the claim shortly after the crash. According to the U.S. Department of Defense,
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Trump’s Impending Exit from the World Health Organization
As part of a rash of executive orders completed on his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump began the nation’s exit from the World Health Organization, the U.N agency dedicated to improving the health of all people.
Full Fact→ Lidl is not selling Smeg kettles for £3
The offer does not appear on Lidl’s website, where the retailer told Full Fact all genuine offers will appear.
Internet Archive→ U.S. Senate U.S. Senate : CSPAN2 : January 30, 2025 11:59am-3:59pm EST
[LIVE] The Senate continues work on more of President Trump's Cabinet nominees including Doug Burgum to be Interior Secretary and Chris Wright to be Energy Secretary. Sponsor: U.S. Senate.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN2.This item has files of th
Full Fact→ President Trump has not issued executive order cutting funding to cities that ‘encourage LGBTQ activism’
None of the executive orders signed by President Donald Trump include cutting funding to US cities for this reason, as has been claimed on social media.
Full Fact→ No evidence Donald Trump’s mother said he’d be a ‘disaster’ in politics
The quote has been circulating on social media since at least 2019 and has been debunked several times.
Internet Archive→ President Trump Remarks on Helicopter-Jet Collision : CSPAN2 : January 30, 2025 11:21am-11:57am EST
[LIVE] President Trump speaks to reporters at the White House about the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet near Washington, DC. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN2.This item has files of the followin
Full Fact→ Image of young Donald Trump on sofa with Jeffrey Epstein is fake
A picture which appears to show the US President with the convicted sex offender has been circulating on social media, but there are many clues that it is not real.
Full Fact→ Rachel Reeves wrong to claim Britain has not built a runway since the 1940s
A second runway at Manchester Airport was completed in 2001.
Full Fact→ Facebook warnings about ‘serial killer’ on the run are fake
The image being shared is of an American serial killer, who died in prison in 2023.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ICE Did NOT Announce It Was Pausing Hotline Because of Bogus Elon Musk Reports — Satire Post
Did ICE announce it was pausing a hotline to report undocumented immigrants because 90 percent of the calls were people reporting Elon Musk? No, that's not true: That claim originated on a satirical X account named "The Halfway Post." The
The Dispatch→ Trump Pushes a Federal Workforce Shakeup
‘Part of this is a Trump administration that’s throwing a bunch of stuff on the wall and seeing what sticks.’
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking Senate confirmation hearings for Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert Kennedy Jr.
PolitiFact is live fact-checking the U.S. Senate's confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's picks for FBI director, Kash Patel, and director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard.
Health Feedback→ Vaccines don’t cause mercury toxicity; the mercury compound present in some vaccines is different from the one in seafood
REVIEW In late January, a Threads post with over 3,000 interactions claimed that doctors’ advice regarding mercury exposure in infants is inconsistent. Specifically, the post argued that while doctors recommend that pregnant women not eat fish “
Lead Stories→ American Eagle Flight 5342 Crash in Washington DC — What We Know So Far
American Airlines reported a Bombardier CRJ700 plane flying under their regional airline brand American Eagle was involved in an accident over the Potomac river while approaching Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time
The Dispatch→ God Save America
Saving Jonah’s soul.
The Dispatch→ The Great and Powerful President
E pluribus unitary.
The Dispatch→ Why DeepSeek Is Rattling Markets, Explained
A Chinese company is upending the AI industry while creating privacy and national-security concerns.
The Dispatch→ The House Freedom Caucus, 10 Years Later
What has the once-rebellious GOP group done with its newfound establishment power?
PolitiFact→ Karoline Leavitt – No, the U.S. did not spend $50 million to fund condoms in Gaza
“DOGE and OMB also found that there was about to be $50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza.”
FactCheck.org→ Kennedy Repeats False and Misleading Claims in Confirmation Hearing
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In his first Senate confirmation hearing to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated claims we have written about before on vaccin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Musk Decided To Withdraw Support For World Boxing Organization Unless Imane Khelif’s Medal, $25 Million Bonus Are Revoked
Did Elon Musk decide to withdraw support for the World Boxing Organization unless Imane Khelif's medal and $25 million bonus are revoked? No, that's not true: The article cited in the comments of a social media post making this claim did
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No proof JD Vance provided ‘furnished apartments’ for North Carolina Hurricane Helene victims
“JD Vance is in North Carolina, and he’s found furnished apartments to put the people in that have been living in tents.”
PolitiFact→ ‘I never said it:’ RFK Jr. downplays past statements during Senate confirmation hearing
“I never said it” was a refrain during Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first Senate confirmation hearing. The HHS secretary nominee downplayed and denied his past statements. Here are six examples.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof US Allocated $50 Million Solely For Condoms In Gaza
Did the U.S. government spend or plan to spend $50 million exclusively on condoms in Gaza? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that the U.S. government intended to spend that much money just on condoms for the small territory. U.S. a
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, AOC and Jamie Raskin didn’t file articles of impeachment against Trump over his Jan. 6 pardons
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamie Raskin “have filed articles of impeachment against President Trump for pardoning the J6 prisoners.”
The Dispatch→ The Forest and the Trees
Judging like presidents alike.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-check: Trump misleads about North Carolina storm victims and FEMA housing
"The Biden administration kicked 2,000 displaced North Carolinians out of their temporary housing into freezing 20-degree weather," earlier in January.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claims California Gov. Gavin Newsom thwarted Elon Musk’s help amid fires are unfounded
“Gavin Newsom directed the removal of Elon Musk from the command post and ordered Cal Fire firefighters to return donated starlinks.”
The Dispatch→ I’m a Sucker for America
Patriotism is a good thing. Whatever the right is doing these days isn’t.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Treasury Secretary Did NOT Post On X He Wants To Eliminate Income Taxes
Did newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent post on X that he was "committed to eliminating income taxes, replacing them with a fair consumption tax, and adopting a gold-backed currency"? No, that's not true: X has since suspende
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Old Video Does NOT Show EBT Card Not Working In January 2025 Due To Federal Funding Freeze
Is a video of a man failing to buy a sandwich with an EBT card at a Subway restaurant from January 2025 and related to the federal funding freeze announced by the Trump administration that month? No, that's not true: The footage was onlin
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Order Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Not Affect Second Lady Usha Vance
The order, which already faces legal challenges, would apply only to children born after February 19, 2025.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this isn’t an authentic X post from Eric Trump about the ‘American Golden Age’
Says Eric Trump post on X, “Any and all who dare to defy the American Golden Age, heed this warning: You WILL lose. Tow the line, or we WILL run you down!”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Immigration Officers Carrying Out Enforcement On Miami Beach In January 2025 — It Was Air-And-Sea Show
Does a video show immigrationt officers carrying out enforcement on Miami Beach in January 2025? No, that's not true: This footage is of Hyundai's 2024 air-and-sea show on Miami Beach. While the official website for the 2025 show promotes