After the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, social media claims offering political views of the assassination and the reaction to it quickly spread. One message falsely claimed that “not a single Republican condemned” t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Release This High-Resolution Video of Person Sought In Charlie Kirk Shooting — Original Poster Admits It’s An AI ‘Enhancement’ Of Fuzzy Images FBI Released
Was the FBI the source for crisp, clear video a social media post distributed, saying it showed a person sought by the FBI in its investigation of the killing of political activist Charlie Kirk? No, that's not true: The real images releas
PolitiFact→ Reduction of jobs by 911,000 puts spotlight on BLS and Biden’s legacy
‘Benchmark revision’ puts spotlight on Biden’s legacy, BLS
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hyundai Did NOT Announce It Is Cancelling Its $4 Billion Plant In Georgia After ICE Raid
Did Hyundai make an announcement that it was canceling its $4 billion EV battery plant in Georgia after the raid where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained 475 workers on September 4, 2025? No, that's not true: There is no im
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NFL Stars Did NOT Make $300,000 Donations To Charlie Kirk’s Family — More AI Lies
Did Jalen Hurts, Travis Kelce, Nick Bosa, Josh Allen, Aaron Rodgers, Malik Nabers, Jordan Love, and other NFL stars each donate $300,000 to Charlie Kirk's family? No, that's not true: Facebook posts claiming that these American football p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Rooftop Sniper Is NOT Related To Charlie Kirk Shooting — Appeared In A 2019 Onion Article
Does a photo circulating on social media show the rooftop sniper who shot Charlie Kirk? No, that's not true: The photo in question, showing an overcast sky and a sniper wearing a ski mask and parka, is not associated with the shooting tha
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s surgeon general, about the whooping cough vaccine
The whooping cough vaccine works, doctors say
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Man Near Stage Was NOT Cheering Because Charlie Kirk Was Shot — He Was Chanting "USA"
Does a video filmed at Utah Valley University in the aftermath of the shooting of Charlie Kirk show a young man cheering his death? No, that's not true: While it's not possible to say what a person in a video was thinking, the audio of th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Described As X User "@NajraGalvz" Does NOT Belong To That Account
Does a viral selfie of a light-haired person in a dark skirt, taken with a pink cellphone, portray the owner of the @NajraGalvz account on X, which posted one day before the event that "something big" would happen during the Utah Valley U
Full Fact→ New government minister makes incorrect claim about number of deportations
Full Fact→ New government minister makes incorrect claim about number of deportations
Full Fact→ Boots is not selling Sol de Janeiro gift sets for £3
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook.
Full Fact→ Boots is not selling Sol de Janeiro gift sets for £3
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook.
AllSides→ COVID Vaccines Are Harder to Get, Despite Claims from HHS, RFK Jr.
COVID Vaccines Are Harder to Get, Despite Claims from HHS, RFK Jr. jbhicks Thu, 09/11/2025 - 06:15 Heated exchanges between some senators and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Sept. 4 hearing amplified con
AllSides→ COVID Vaccines Are Harder to Get, Despite Claims from HHS, RFK Jr.
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/covid-vaccines-are-harder-to-get-despite-claims-from-hhs-rfk-jr/ Heat
The Dispatch→ Charlie Kirk Murdered
Plus: The lost footage of 9/11.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satire Story Said Felix Roemer Shot Charlie Kirk — Not Real
Did the media report Charlie Kirk was shot dead by an iGaming influencer named Felix Roemer? No, that's not true: That story originated on a website that published nothing but made up stories about a man named "Felix Roemer". The Instagra
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Charlie Kirk’s Real Shooter Escaping — Old Footage, Different Shooting, Different Place
Does a viral video really show "Charlie Kirk's real shooter escaping" as some posts on social media claim? No, that's not true: The video was filmed over a month before Charlie Kirk was shot, hundreds of miles away from Utah Valley Univer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Subtitle Shows Cartman Saying ‘What Will You Do? Shoot Me?’ As Charlie Kirk Inspired Debater — Not In South Park Episode
Did South Park character Cartman really say "What will you do? Shoot me?" in a recent episode where he played a character inspired by Charlie Kirk? No, that's not true: A screenshot with a falsified subtitle began circulating online short
The Dispatch→ Congress Won’t Contradict Trump
A boat strike may violate the laws of armed conflict, but does that even matter?
The Dispatch→ Honor Among Nations | Interview: Graeme Wood
‘My heart bleeds for the Islamic post-liberals of Saudi Arabia.’
The Dispatch→ For GOP Candidates, the Path to Victory Starts With Trump
How primary campaigns vie to earn the president’s endorsement.
The Dispatch→ Bedlam in Charlotte
Decarlos Brown happened. And he’ll happen again, and again—and again.
The Dispatch→ The Assassin’s Veto
What the tragic murder of Charlie Kirk tells us about the dangers facing the American republic.
The Dispatch→ Why American Libel Law Is a Disaster
Emmanuel Macron and his wife will almost certainly lose their case against Candace Owens.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Provo Police Finding Murder Weapon And Arresting Possible Charlie Kirk Shooter — It’s An Air Rifle
Does a video show Provo police finding the possible murder weapon and arresting a man as a suspect in the shooting of Charlie Kirk? No, that's not true: The rifle taken by police as they handcuffed a man on a Provo, Utah, street was an ai
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rock Formations In Video Are NOT Giant Tree Stumps — Despite Book Of Enoch Myths
Do images described as tree stumps provide proof that there were once giant ancient trees which were felled by angels? No, that's not true: The photos show natural geological features around the world which came to be through several geol
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Charlie Kirk Did NOT Say "If somebody ever shoots me through the neck … I lowkey think that rocks"
Did conservative activist Charlie Kirk, shot and killed September 10, 2025, ever say "If somebody ever shoots me through the neck during a speech in Utah in 2025, I lowkey think that rocks". No, that's not true: There's no public record o
PolitiFact→ Charlie Kirk is dead after being shot at a Utah college event. What we know
Charlie Kirk dead: What we know about Utah shooting
PolitiFact→ What to know about B-1 visas that some detainees from the Hyundai plant used to enter the US
What are B1-visas some had at Hyundai plant in Georgia?
The Dispatch→ The Department of Sanitation
Russia, Poland, and the new multipolar order.
The Dispatch→ The Bully Backs Down, Again
Russia gets bolder in the face of Trump’s inaction on Ukraine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Chris Hayes Leaves Or Pauses Hosting His MSNBC Show ‘All In’
Did Chris Hayes publicly announce he is stepping down or pausing hosting his show "All In" due to his wife's health? No, that's not true: No credible news organizations reported that. Viral posts on social media tied the purported decisio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Samden Hindenberg Did NOT Shoot Charlie Kirk — Troll Posts Blaming Sam Hyde
Was the person who shot Charlie Kirk identified as "Samden Hindenburg", a pagan fundamentalist refugee from Ukraine? No, that's not true: A viral post recycled the meme in circulation since 2015 that casts the comedian Sam Hyde as an atta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Petition To Impeach Chief Justice John Roberts Signed By 600 Federal Judges — Satire Site
Did 600 federal judges sign a petition to impeach U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts? No, that's not true: That story originated on a satirical Facebook page that clearly labels its content as fake. The owner of the page is kno
FactCheck.org→ COVID Vaccines Are Harder to Get, Despite Claims from HHS, RFK Jr.
Heated exchanges between some senators and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Sept. 4 hearing amplified confusion about the availability of COVID-19 vaccinations for the fall, with Kennedy misleadingly claiming that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral ‘Michael Mallinson’ Photo Does NOT Match Image of Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect — No Identity Released Yet
Did authorities confirm Charlie Kirk was shot by "Michael Mallinson", a registered Democrat from Utah? No, that's not true: Authorities have not yet released the identity of the shooter. Pictures being shared online do not match pictures
The Dispatch→ America’s Latest Farmer Crisis Is Government-Grown
Federal policy is driving production costs up and prices down.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Phillies Karen’ Has NOT Been Banned From Stadiums, Elton John And Stevie Nicks Concerts, Or Pam Bondi Events — Beware AI Lies
Has "Phillies Karen" been banned from various stadiums, concerts, and public events? No, that's not true: Stories making the false claims that the woman who became infamous as "Phillies Karen" after she took a ball from a boy at a Philade
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Black Man Being Arrested Does NOT Show Suspect In Charlie Kirk Shooting
Does a video of a Black man being arrested show a suspect being arrested in the shooting of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025? No, that's not true: The video shared on X as the purported arrest video of a Kirk shooting suspect is from th