A recording supposedly of the Mayor of London has been shared widely on social media, but was likely made using AI.
Full Fact→ Do we know which nation is happiest with the NHS?
Claims on NHS satisfaction from both the Conservatives and Labour weren’t quite as simple as they seemed.
Full Fact→ Image claiming to show US troops ‘going to Philippines’ actually shows British troops
An image claiming to show US troops being deployed in the Philippines is actually an old image of British soldiers.
Full Fact→ Telegraph headline misrepresents estimate of foreign aid spent within UK
A think tank estimated half of UK government bilateral aid spending last year was spent within the UK, not half of total UK aid spending.
Full Fact→ Incorrect claim about how much MPs can claim for breakfast recirculates online
MPs can claim up to £25 for food, but only if they spend a night away from their constituency or London on parliamentary business.
PolitiFact→ What to know about the latest bird flu outbreaks
Recent avian influenza outbreaks in the U.S. have raised concerns online about the disease’s spread to humans. Public health authorities say the virus poses a low risk to people and there are no signs of human-to-human transmission.
Full Fact→ Baltimore bridge collapse not depicted in 2023 Netflix film
A claim circulating on Facebook that the ruins of the Francis Scott Key Bridge were featured in the disaster film Leave the World Behind is false.
Truth or Fiction?→ Fact Checking: Palestinian Rainwater Collection Restrictions
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Full Fact→ The UK asylum backlog: explained
A guide to the backlog of asylum decisions, the difference between the “flow” and “legacy” backlogs, and how the backlog has been impacted by recent government policy.
Full Fact→ Company owned by Sunak’s in-laws hasn’t been given a multi-billion pound NHS contract
The largest NHS IT contract ever awarded was £330 million and was not awarded to Infosys.
Full Fact→ The European Court of Human Rights is not an ‘EU court’
The ECHR is part of the Council of Europe, which includes all 27 EU members, but also a number of other countries.
The Dispatch→ U.S.-Japan Summit Addresses Chinese Threat in the Indo-Pacific
Biden continues to build coalitions of the willing in Asia.
The Dispatch→ No True Conviction on Abortion
Has Western media fallen?
The Dispatch→ Israelis Prepare for a New Front as Operations in Gaza Abate
Iran and its proxies may be eyeing another attack, according to U.S. and Israeli officials.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Toxic Touch
Even his relatively moderate positions are ultimately grotesque.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT Impossible For Women To Snore — They Are Equally Likely, Sleep Expert Says
Is it impossible for women to snore? No, that's not true: Besides no evidence to support that claim, a sleep medicine expert told Lead Stories, "Women are equally likely to snore compared to men." Statistics from the National Sleep Founda
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Snoop Dogg Did NOT Endorse Smoking Prevention Gummies Purportedly Created By Barbara O’Neill
Did Snoop Dogg endorse gummies that cause people to stop smoking and were the gummies created by alternative health practitioner Barbara O'Neill? No, that's not true: There is no evidence he has ever made such an endorsement. The video ma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Find Victoria Nuland Guilty ‘By Default,’ Or Sentence Her To Hang
Did the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps find recently retired U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland "guilty by default" and sentence her to hang? No, that's not true: This claim appeared on a website that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: In-N-Out Burger Is NOT ‘Leaving California Over Wage Hikes And Woke Policies’ — Claim Is From Satire Site
Is In-N-Out Burger leaving California "over wage hikes and woke policies"? No, that's not true: This article originated from a website that labels itself satire. The site has a disclaimer that describes it as part of a network of "parody,
Internet Archive→ President Biden & Japanese Prime Minister Hold News Conference : CSPAN2 : April 11, 2024 7:28pm-8:02pm EDT
President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held a joint news conference from the White House's Rose Garden. They discussed their partnerships in areas such as defense, trade, and space exploration....This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN
The Dispatch→ The Moving Goal Posts of the Net Neutrality Debate
The history of network neutrality shows regulating internet traffic has never been a fixed policy.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Jobs Numbers During the Trump and Biden Presidencies
The U.S. economy did lose jobs under Trump, but the pandemic was largely to blame.
The Dispatch→ Holy War
Why some nationalists are treating foreign policy as a Christian litmus test.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dairy Consumption Does NOT Lead To Calcium Deficiency Due To Acidity
Does dairy consumption lead to calcium deficiency due to acidity, as a video on Facebook claims? No, that's not true: The International Osteoporosis Foundation writes that milk and other dairy foods are not acid-forming and do not leach c
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Videos misrepresent ProduceMaxx antimicrobial wash, which is considered safe for organic produce
ProduceMaxx sprayed on organic produce at grocery stores contains pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and antibiotics.
FactCheck.org→ Familiar Claims in a Familiar Presidential Race
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. We’ve fact-checked a lot of claims from the presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees — after all, they’re the same two men who faced off in 2020.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Snoop Dogg isn’t talking up gummies to help quit smoking. This audio has been manipulated.
Video shows Snoop Dogg recommending “gummies for quitting smoking.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, CNN coverage of results doesn’t prove 2020 election was stolen
Photos of Pennsylvania vote tallies on CNN prove the 2020 election was stolen.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Declare ‘Pedophilia’ Is Sexual Orientation, Must Be Added To LGBTQ+
Did the World Economic Forum declare that "pedophilia 'sexual orientation' must be added to LGBTQ+," as an article published by The People's Voice reported? No, that's not true: A representative of the international non-governmental organ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Faked Photo Does NOT Show Total Eclipse With Swirling Corona — AI Generated
Is an image showing a dramatically swirling and sparkling corona over a wooded hillside a real photo of the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse? No, that's not true: The AI detection tool from Hive Moderation rated this image as having a 9
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social Security Administration data doesn’t show number of people registering to vote without IDs
A Social Security Administration database shows “how many people each of the 43 states are registering to vote who DO NOT HAVE IDs.”
The Dispatch→ Trump’s First Criminal Trial by Jury
Jury selection in the case brought by Alvin Bragg in Manhattan begins Monday.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Faked Photo Appears To Show Taylor Swift Holding ‘Trump Won / Democrats Cheated’ Banner — It Was Edited
Is a photo of singer Taylor Swift holding a banner that reads "TRUMP WON DEMOCRATS CHEATED" authentic? No, that's not true: The photo is edited to show Swift holding a banner. The original image is a video posted by the entertainment publ
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A Tennessee bill doesn’t ban vaccines from being pumped into the food supply
Tennessee has become the first state in the U.S. to ban Bill Gates’ mRNA from being pumped into the food supply.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show 2024 Solar Eclipse — It’s From 2017 Eclipse
Does a viral image on social media show the 2024 solar eclipse? No, that's not true: The photo appeared online almost seven years before the April 9, 2024, solar event. It was taken by an astrophotographer who captured the previous eclips
Full Fact→ The NHS England waiting list was effectively stable in February
Although the number of cases awaiting non-emergency treatment in England technically fell by about 36,000, about 36,000 cases were also excluded from the data. If measured consistently, it would have
PolitiFact→ A fact-checker’s guide to Trump’s first criminal trial: business records, hush money and a gag order
Prosecutors face challenges in prosecuting Trump in the falsifying records Manhattan case. The gag order bans Trump from attacking witnesses, but he can still criticize DA Alvin Bragg and Judge Merchan
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Posts distort former Virginia governor’s comments on third trimester abortions
Social media users are misrepresenting years old comments Northam made about abortion in Virginia on WTOP, a news radio station serving the Washington Metropolitan area.
AllSides→ Trump’s False Claim About Roe
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/04/trumps-false-claim-about-roe/ In a video statement outlining his posi
The Dispatch→ House Divided Over Surveillance Authority
Republican lawmakers (at least temporarily) tank an effort to reauthorize a key national security tool.