Is a viral Facebook post from Norwegian fuel company Haltbakk Bunkers announcing they will no longer deliver fuel to American military ships real? Here's what we know: Several screenshots of the post calling Friday's Trump - Zelenskyy mee
The Dispatch→ A New Paradigm of Faith in Politics
The future of American democracy is closely tied to the role of religion.
The Dispatch→ Religious Persecution is Part of Russia’s Battle Plan
A delegation of Ukrainian pastors plead for continued U.S. support.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week the Oval Office Took Center Stage
President Trump and Voldymyr Zelensky verbally sparred in front of the media.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Ilhan Omar Has NOT Been Collecting Her Dead Grandmother’s Social Security Check For 10 years
Has Representative Ilhan Omar been collecting her dead grandmother's $2,308 Social Security check for 10 years? No, that's not true: The claim originated as a meme on a satirical Facebook page. The owner of the page is known for tricking
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Transcript Of Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting Mentions ‘Real Estate Deal’ And ‘Burning Cities’
Does a viral image correctly show a transcript of the White House meeting between President Trump, Vice-President Vance and President Zelenskyy that took place on February 28, 2025? No, that's not true: The fake transcript mentions severa
The Dispatch→ The Delicious Lamentations of Priests
The barbarians are inside the house.
The Dispatch→ The Dream That Was America
This year’s Oscar nominees want to burn it all down.
The Dispatch→ Toward Good Art, and Art Itself
Will Timothée Chalamet go down in history as a great actor, or a meme?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Did DOGE discover a Louisiana man with 34 social security numbers? No, that’s unfounded
“DOGE discovers Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses, and social security numbers. He was collecting $1,168,646 in (Social Security) per year.”
The Dispatch→ Dishonor and Incompetence in the Oval Office
A 50-minute debacle of Trumpist foreign policy.
The Dispatch→ The Show Must Go On
On the Epstein files rug-pull.
PolitiFact→ Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy's tense Oval Office meeting about Ukraine and Russia, fact-checked
During a heated Oval Office meeting, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance made several misleading claims about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine. We fact-checked their statements.
The Dispatch→ Bonus: The Oval Office Ambush
Feeling shame for the actions of our country.
The Dispatch→ No, Hillary Clinton Did Not Say ‘We Can Use Someone Like Donald Trump as President’
The quote attributed to Clinton is entirely fabricated.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Spread False Claim About DOGE Halting Supposed Obamacare ‘Royalties’
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have been tasked by President Donald Trump with slashing federal spending. But social media posts falsely claim t
The Dispatch→ Did DOGE Officials Raid San Francisco’s City Hall and Demand Data From Local Officials?
The men were internet pranksters impersonating official DOGE employees.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Who can get the measles and is the vaccine safe?
With ongoing measles outbreaks in the U.S., health experts are stressing the importance of vaccination. PolitiFact answered some common questions about the outbreaks and the related vaccine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Did NOT Post Message About Benching Zelenskyy With One Hand — Unaffiliated X Account Did
Did Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. post on X he could bench Ukrainian President Zelenskyy with one hand? No, that's not true: The message originated on an unaffiliated X account that says it posts "commentary
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Stock photos in news reports don’t mean Texas measles outbreak isn’t real
“The Texas measles outbreak is pure propaganda” because media outlets used stock images.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE-Suing Lawyer Norm Eisen’s Daughter Tamar Is NOT The Tamar Eisen Who Once Worked For A USAID-Funded Organization
Does attorney Norm Eisen -- who sued Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for alleged illegal dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) -- have a daughter who once worked for a non-profit f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: House Judiciary GOP DID Link To A ‘Rickroll’ In Tweet Promising ‘Epstein Files’ — Later Deleted
Did the GOP House Judiciary Committee link to a "Rickroll" video in a tweet promising the "Epstein files?" Yes, that's true: The GOP committee posted a tweet on February 27, 2025, that said, "Breaking: Epstein Files Released," with a link
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Congress Did NOT ‘Decide’ To Deport Rep. Ilhan Omar ‘To Somalia’ As Of February 28, 2025 — Only Federal Courts Could
Did Congress vote to deport Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), a naturalized citizen, as of February 28, 2025? No, that's not true: An immigration expert told Lead Stories that a naturalized citizen cannot be deported. U.S. Citizenship and Immigrati
Internet Archive→ President Trump Meets With Ukrainian President Zelensky in Oval Office : CSPAN : February 28, 2025 1:49pm-2:41pm EST
A heated argument broke out between President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Vice President JD Vance in the White House Oval Office. The confrontation occurred before a deal was supposed to be made between Ukraine and the Uni
FactCheck.org→ Will SAVE Act Prevent Married Women from Registering to Vote?
Q: Is it true that under the SAVE Act married women will not be able to register to vote if their married name doesn’t match their birth certificate? A: The proposed SAVE Act instructs states to establish a process for people whose legal name
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Did Maine Gov. Janet Mills tell Trump no federal taxes will be paid? No, that’s a fake quote.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills said, “If (President) Donald Trump stops federal funding to Maine, we the people of Maine will take out federal taxes from all paychecks and no taxes will be paid to the federal government.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New York Post Did NOT Report USAID Paid TIME Magazine $4 Million To Name Zelenskyy ‘Person Of The Year’
Did the New York Post report that USAID paid TIME Magazine $4 million to make Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy the 2022 Person of the Year, as a post and video on X.com claimed? No, that's not true: As of this writing, the newspape
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Revoking a So-Called ‘Propaganda Bill’
A viral post both misinterprets a federal law and falsely states it could be repealed via executive order.
Health Feedback→ Side effects from vaccination aren’t more dangerous than measles outbreaks
REVIEW Myths and misinformation about measles and the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine are persistent online, as documented in multiple reviews by Science Feedback. For decades, this misinformation has taken its toll on public health and contribu
Health Feedback→ Vaccine skeptics misconstrue studies to falsely claim that measles vaccine causes measles outbreaks
REVIEW In February 2025, social media posts appeared alleging that the current Texas measles outbreak, which began in January 2025, was caused by people who received the measles vaccine. One example is this article from The People’s Voice, publish
Full Fact→ Alcohol trial in football stands only for some women’s games
Alcohol trial in football stands only for some women’s games
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, a vaccine campaign did not cause the Gaines County, Texas, measles case spike
A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, was caused by “a public health initiative” to “distribute free measles vaccines.”
Full Fact→ Posts warning a killer is on the loose are false
The posts feature an image of a man who is allegedly on the run in connection with the incident, but this is not true.
Health Feedback→ “VAIDS” is not a real medical condition; causes of post-vaccination syndrome require more research
REVIEW A Facebook reel shared on 22 February 2025 claimed that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause “vaccine-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome” (VAIDS). The reel cited a study from Yale researchers that allegedly found these vaccines alter human biolog
Full Fact→ ‘Net Zero’ policy costs do not account for 25% of an electricity bill
A post shared on Facebook wrongly claims that 25% of an electricity bill is due to costs associated with Net Zero, and that these costs account for 40% of the recently announced energy price cap.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Did I Say That?’ Yes, Trump DID Call Zelenskyy ‘A Dictator’
Did U.S. President Donald Trump call his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy "a dictator"? Yes, that's true: Trump used the word "dictator" to describe Zelenskyy in a February 19, 2025, post on Truth Social. Despite that fact, Trump
Full Fact→ Image claiming Malia Obama received $2.2 million from USAID was shared as satire
The image is being shared by some as if it’s genuine, but there’s no evidence for the claim it makes.
PolitiFact→ Joel Kitchens – Do 90% of Wisconsin school districts ban cellphones during class time?
“90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time.
Full Fact→ Facebook post’s £3 ‘mystery box’ offer is not a genuine deal from Lego
The post directs users to claim a box by filling out a survey, but this links to a webpage that isn’t part of Lego’s official website.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Image Shows Dead Pope Francis Laid Out In Front Of Congregation — Death NOT Announced
Is an image of what looks like the corpse of a dead Pope Francis seemingly laid out on two pillows, showing various blurry priests in the background, genuine? No, that's not true: The photo was generated using AI, according to an online d