Did Mike Tyson announce he wants to box against "Olympic Dude," a derogatory reference to female boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria's team? No, that's not true: Tyson's representative told Lead Stories: "This is absolutely false." Lead Stories
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2024 VP Harris Campaigns with Running Mate in Philadelphia : CSPAN : August 6, 2024 8:05pm-9:03pm EDT
In Philadelphia, 2024 Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris made her first joint campaign appearance with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), her vice presidential running mate. Vice President Harris touted the governor's accompli
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jack Black Did NOT Receive Lifetime Ban From Academy Of Country Music Following Bandmate’s Comments About Trump
Did the Academy of Country Music place a lifetime ban on entertainer Jack Black after his bandmate made comments about the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The false report was posted on a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Project 2025 Does NOT Claim ‘Only Valid Family’ Is Working Father, Stay-At-Home Mother, Their Children
Does Project 2025 say, "The only valid family is a working father married to a stay-at-home mother and their children"? No, that's not true: Nowhere in Project 2025's book "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise" does it say tha
PolitiFact→ In Context: What Gov. Tim Walz said about the border wall and investing in a 'ladder factory'
After Vice President Kamala Harris announced Minnesota’s Democratic governor would be her presidential ticket running ma
PolitiFact→ X posts – Tim Walz didn’t pick Minnesota’s new flag, and its designer said it wasn’t inspired by Somalia’s
Tim Walz “changed the Minnesota flag so it could resemble the Somalian flag.”
The Dispatch→ Bad ‘Vibes’
What choosing Tim Walz tells us about Kamala Harris.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Leaked Footage’ Of Trump Shooter And BlackRock CEO Holding Gun — FAKE AI-Generated Still Images
Is there leaked footage showing BlackRock CEO Larry Fink carrying a gun as he walks with Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman who tried to assassinate Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The still photo that's a thumbnail preview to a YouTube
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims Elon Musk endorsed Caitlin Clark originated on satire site
“Elon Musk backs Caitlin Clark, offers $10 million endorsement.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Kamala Harris didn’t praise the Olympics’ opening ceremony in an X post
Kamala Harris’ X post said the Olympics’ opening ceremony “made France look great! America, this is what we need to strive towards!”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photo of Israeli swimmers predates the Paris Games
Photo shows Israeli swimmers protesting Olympic rules by spelling out “bring them home.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Olympic Gold Medalist Simone Biles Is Retiring Or ‘Expecting A Baby’ As 2024 Paris Games Wrap Up
Did Olympian Simone Biles reveal that she's pregnant and announce she will retire when she finishes competing at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, as a Facebook post said? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, Lead Stories did not find
Full Fact→ UK riots fact checked
Our new explainer tracks the latest developments, fact checks claims circulating online and answers key questions about the government’s response.
PolitiFact→ Who is Tim Walz? What to know about Kamala Harris’ new running mate
Vice President Kamala Harris has tapped Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. Who is he?
Full Fact→ Full Fact’s response to the riots
When online misinformation spills into the real world.
PolitiFact→ Laura Loomer – Birth certificate doesn’t list Kamala Harris’ race, but that’s not proof she isn’t Black
“Nowhere on her birth certificate does it say that she is BLACK OR AFRICAN. … Kamala Harris is NOT black and never has been.”
The Dispatch→ Kamala Harris Picks Tim Walz
The Minnesota governor is set to join the Democratic nominee in Philadelphia tonight.
Internet Archive→ CNN Newsroom With Wolf Blitzer : CNNW : August 6, 2024 8:00am-9:00am PDT
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Full Fact→ Footage of prisoner swap is not recent
A misleading clip circulating online wrongly claims to show a prisoner swap between the US and Russia on 1 August.
Internet Archive→ America’s Newsroom : FOXNEWSW : August 6, 2024 7:00am-8:00am PDT
Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino cover current events happening around the nation and the world; guests pertinent to the news topics are interviewed and viewer emails are also answered by the anchors and guests..This item belongs to: movies/TV-FOXNEWSW.This
AllSides→ Trump TV Ad Repeats False ‘Border Czar,’ Illegal Immigration Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/08/trump-tv-ad-repeats-false-border-czar-illegal-immigration-claims/ For
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Have incomes outpaced inflation since Joe Biden took office?
"Since Vice President Harris and I took office … incomes have risen faster than prices."
The Dispatch→ Trump Campaign Struggles to Adapt to Kamala Harris
Breaking down the worst few weeks of the former president’s 2024 bid.
The Dispatch→ Should Academic Freedom Be a Constitutional Right?
Creating a constitutional structure around academic freedom.
The Dispatch→ What Trump Opponents Don’t Get About Project 2025
The former president has never cared about policy. The Heritage Foundation’s blueprint won’t change that.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Joe Rogan Is Suing MSNBC For $30 Million For A Deceptive Video Edit That Made Him Look Pro-Kamala Harris
Is Joe Rogan suing MSNBC for $30 million over a deceptive video edit that made him look like he was pro-Kamala Harris? No, that's not true: There is no publicly available evidence as of this writing that Rogan has filed a lawsuit or taken
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Female Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Used To Be Man
Is Algerian boxer Imane Khelif a man who transitioned to be a woman? No, that's not true: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach publicly said that Khelif's case is the case of somebody "being born, raised, competed and hav
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Call For ‘Military To Roundup mRNA Vaccine Refusers During Bird Flu Pandemic’ In August 2024
Did the World Health Organization (WHO) call for military forces to "round up mRNA vaccine refusers during the bird flu pandemic," as an August 2024 article claimed? No, that's not true: In an emailed statement to Lead Stories, WHO said t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: INAUTHENTIC Image Shows Trump Supporters Wearing Diapers At The Republican National Convention In July 2024
Does an authentic photograph show supporters at the Republican National Convention wearing diapers for Donald Trump in July 2024? No, that's not true: A reverse image search revealed that the image originated on satire website The Shovel.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Don’t get it twisted: This tornado video doesn’t show an Atlanta storm
Video shows a “strong tornado in Atlanta.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Hitler Used In Meme To Compare Trump With Hitler In Raised-Fist Composite
Does a meme comparing raised-fist images of Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler use a real photo of Hitler to make its point? No, that's not true: While the photo of Trump is authentic, an AI-detection tool shows the image of Hitler has been di
FactCheck.org→ Trump TV Ad Repeats False ‘Border Czar,’ Illegal Immigration Claims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has launched a new general election ad that falsely labels Vice President Kamala Harris the “border czar” and falsely sugg
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Simone Biles didn’t announce her retirement or a pregnancy, as recent social media posts claim
Says Simone Biles “announces retirement” and “reveals she is ‘expecting a baby.’”
The Dispatch→ Will Israel Become a Rogue State?
‘We never wanted a regional war.’
The Dispatch→ The Obvious Choice
No need to overthink Josh Shapiro.
The Dispatch→ Trump Claims He Exchanged ‘Nothing’ in Hostage Deals as President
His administration released prisoners detained in the United States to free Americans several times.
Health Feedback→ Calcium is an essential component of bones and helps prevent osteoporosis, contrary to claim by Barbara O’Neill
REVIEW In July 2024, a snippet of a presentation by naturopath Barbara O’Neill circulated on Facebook where she advocated against using calcium supplements to treat osteoporosis. O’Neill justified her statement by claiming that bones “are not
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Olympic shooting star’s origin story about messy divorce began as satire
Olympic air pistol shooting medalist took up the sport during his divorce and told his ex-wife from the podium, “I want my dog back.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce That He Would ‘Stop All Donations’ To Olympics — Fake Quote Is From AI-Produced Article
Did Tesla CEO Elon Musk announce on social media that he would "stop all donations" towards the Olympic Games because it's "a woke event now"? No, that's not true: There are no posts on Musk's social media making or confirming such an ann
PolitiFact→ Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened
Social media users criticized tech companies Google and Meta for perceived bias in their search results and artificial intelligence chatbot answers. Here’s what happened when we replicated the results and how the companies responded.