A passage about Lent is spreading widely on social media and has been attributed to the Pope.
The Dispatch→ Farmers Protest Across Europe
Narrowing profit margins and stifling regulations are pushing Europe’s farmers to the brink.
Full Fact→ Video does not show pro-Palestinian protesters hijacking Amsterdam airport announcement system
A Dutch government spokesperson confirmed the public address system was not taken over during the demonstration.
The Dispatch→ Taylor Swift and the Magna Carta
On this day the law came alive.
The Dispatch→ There’s Something About Marriage
Marriage matters.
The Dispatch→ The 2024 Battle for the Senate Takes Shape
Democrats’ path to keeping their Senate majority has become more challenging in recent days.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYC Spokesman Did NOT Say Trucker Boycott Caused Empty Shelves In February 2024 Throughout City
Did a New York City spokesman say that a trucker boycott has caused shelves to go empty throughout stores in New York City in February 2024? No, that's not true: This story originated from a website that clearly labels itself satire. The
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-check: Trump calls his fraud case ‘a form of Navalny.’ That distorts the cases.
Donald Trump’s fine in the New York fraud case “is a form of Navalny, it is a form of communism or fascism.”
FactCheck.org→ Trump Repeats Many Claims in Fox News Town Hall
In a Feb. 20 town hall in South Carolina that aired on Fox News, days before the state’s Republican primary, former President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading claims we’ve fact-checked before. Trump and Ingraham at th
The Dispatch→ The Acceptance Stage
Nikki Haley confronts her post-Republican future.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Minors Arrested In Connection With Kansas City Parade Shooting Are NOT Charged With Shooting People
Were the minors arrested in connection with the Kansas City parade shooting charged with shooting people? No, that's not true: As of February 21, 2024, neither of the two juveniles had been charged with shooting anyone. According to the c
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – La NASA no dejó de investigar el mar para investigar el espacio: esta investiga ambas cosas
En NASA estaban “investigando el mar y dejaron de investigarlo y se fueron para el espacio”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Officials Could NOT Have Kept Kyle Rittenhouse’s Name Secret
Could law enforcement and prosecutors have chosen not to release Kyle Rittenhouse's name? No, that's not true: Wisconsin, where he was charged at age 17 and later acquitted after the trial over the killing of two, is one of the states tha
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump presume que él ‘hizo pagar’ a los aliados de la OTAN, pero eso es engañoso
En Español: Un video en Facebook muestra a Donald Trump presumiendo que hizo pagar a aliados de la OTAN. Eso es engañoso. Expertos nos dijeron que más bien fue la agresión rusa lo que motivó a Europa a incrementar sus gastos de defensa.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Ad Misleads on Haley Opposition to Trump Border Policies
A new campaign ad from former President Donald Trump makes two misleading claims about Nikki Haley’s opposition to border policies championed by Trump. The ad claims Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, “joined Bide
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Did Volodymyr Zelenskyy use U.S. aid to buy yachts? No, that’s False.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used U.S. aid funds to buy two yachts for $75 million.
FactCheck.org→ IRS Has Not Introduced Immigrant Housing Tax Incentive, Contrary to Posts
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take The IRS has not introduced a tax incentive for U.S. families to house immigrants in exchange for labor. A bogus claim that was originally posted as satire is circulating
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Kid Rock and Jason Aldean did not cancel New York performances after verdict against Trump
Following a verdict in New York requiring former President Donald Trump to pay $355 million in penalties for lying about his wealth, social media users erroneously claimed that Kid Rock and Aldean, both public Trump supporters, had scrapped their Empir
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MSNBC Host Rachel Maddow Did NOT Tweet Discouraging People From Disclosing Vaccine Injuries
Did MSNBC host Rachel Maddow post on X discouraging people from disclosing vaccine injuries "on social media," as a post on Instagram suggested? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for MSNBC confirmed to Lead Stories that "the post is fak
The Dispatch→ The ‘Greatness’ Gimmick
Rankings and honors are just popularity contests.
PolitiFact→ Linda Rosenthal – Does wage theft take $1 billion a year from workers in New York state?
“Each year, more than $1 billion is stolen from” workers in New York state through wage theft.
PolitiFact→ George Borrello – Fact-checking state Sen. George Borrello on New York City cards for migrants
“NYC will give $1,000 taxpayer-funded credit cards to migrants.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Red Cross Blood Donation Question Does NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccine Is Harmful
Does a Red Cross blood donation question prove that COVID-19 vaccines are harmful? No, that's not true: The Food and Drug Administration requires the question of all blood collectors in the United States. The federal agency allows people
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photo of Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Keith Ellison is altered; neither supports defunding police
Photo shows Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison posing at “Defund the Police” event.
FactCheck.org→ Post Uses Altered Photo to Impugn Klobuchar’s Comments on Slain First Responders
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar posted condolences and support for two police officers and a firefighter killed Feb. 18 while responding to a domestic incident. A post on s
The Dispatch→ Unfrozen Caveman Tucker
Simple folk wisdom can be persuasive, even when pushed by an obvious phony.
PolitiFact→ Charles Schumer – Did TSA find a record number of guns at airports last year?
“TSA found with metal detectors nearly 7,000 firearms at airports last year — an all-time high.”
Full Fact→ Image which claims to prove Princess Diana is alive has been digitally altered
The original photograph was taken in 1997, a few months before her death in a car crash. It has been edited to make her look older.
The Dispatch→ Win or Lose in South Carolina, Haley Seems Poised to Keep On Trucking
Plus: A look at the RNC’s Trumpian turnover.
Full Fact→ Council tax law does not provide exemptions for homes with prayer rooms
An old myth that Muslims can be exempted from paying council tax if they have a prayer room in their home has been re-circulating online.
PolitiFact→ ‘So, who’s right?’ PolitiFact reader feedback on immigration, fact-checking Trump
PolitiFact readers wrote in with their comments about our coverage of immigration, our fact-checking of former President Donald Trump and a debunk of the cemetery mail truck hoax.
Full Fact→ The NHS Covid-19 app didn’t cost £37 billion
An old myth that the NHS Covid app cost £37 billion has resurfaced. In fact, that’s the budget for the first two years of the entire Test and Trace programme.
PolitiFact→ Bryan Steil – Is Wisconsin lawmaker correct that households are spending $11,400 more per year because of Biden?
“Bidenomics is costing the typical American household over $11,400 more a year to buy the basics.”
The Dispatch→ An Old Doctored Video of Trump’s ‘Wig’ Flying Off Recirculates
The authentic video from 2019 shows that his hair stayed in place.
AllSides→ Donald and Ivanka Trump Really Photographed Together on a Bed?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-and-ivanka-photo/ Critics of former U.S.
The Dispatch→ Showdown in South Carolina
Donald Trump and Nikki Haley get personal ahead of Saturday’s primary contest.
Full Fact→ Video does not show a British-registered ship sinking after Houthi attack
Footage claiming to show a ship sinking after being targeted by “Yemeni armed forces” actually shows the scuttling of a ship off the coast of Brazil in 2020.
The Dispatch→ Tapping Out
The green room world.
The Dispatch→ Navalny’s Death Sheds Light on the Moral Rot of the American Right
Casting Trump as an ‘American Navalny’ is a grotesque exercise in Soviet-style propaganda.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar Did NOT Pose With ‘Defund The Police’ Protestors — Photo Is Edited
Did Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and state Attorney General Keith Ellison pose in a warmhearted way with a roomful of protesters holding "Defund the Police" signs? No, that's not true: A photo purporting to show such a scene has been a