REVIEW In a Facebook post from February 2025, chiropractor Patrick Flynn claimed that people vaccinated against COVID-19 were “sicker” than those who were unvaccinated. He cited a December 2024 study by Harald Walach and Rainer Klement as eviden
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, former first daughter Malia Obama didn’t get $2.2 million from USAID
“Malia Obama received $2.2 million in funds from USAID.”
The Dispatch→ Trump Is Only Getting Worse
Are we in a constitutional crisis?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Pope Francis wasn’t dead as of Feb. 23
Pope Francis died as of Feb. 23, 2025.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Apple Acknowledges ‘Issue’ Shown In TikTok Video of iPhone Replacing ‘Racist’ With ‘Trump’ — Bug Is With ‘R’ Words
Does a TikTok video showing an iPhone replacing the word "racist" with "Trump" prove that Siri is anti-Trump? No, that's not true: Apple said it's fixing a speech recognition bug that sometimes briefly replaces words starting with "R", no
The Dispatch→ The Conservative Movement Is MAGA Now
Cats must fail.
Full Fact→ Is the UK’s defence spending set to increase by £13 billion a year?
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, Zelenskyy did not ban Truth Social in Ukraine
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “blocked Truth Social in Ukraine.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rumors About Four-Star General Shredding Documents And Fleeing Country Originated In Anonymous TikTok Video — No Proof Offered
Did a rumor about Kash Patel ordering a SWAT raid on three Pentagon officials, and the existence of surveillance footage capturing a four-star general shredding documents, originate with reliable news sources? No, that's not true: The sto
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Claim that Chicago Cubs owner gave to Wis. Supreme Court hopeful Schimel is Mostly True
The Chicago Cubs owner is bankrolling Brad Schimel.
Full Fact→ Facebook warnings about roaming ‘serial killer’ are fake
Posts shared to local buy and sell groups falsely claim a man has been shooting people dead. The man pictured in the posts was arrested in Mexico last year.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Calls Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek ‘Tampon Tina’
Did President Donald Trump refer to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek as "Tampon Tina" in a post on Truth Social? No, that's not true: Images of such a post circulating on social media appear to have been falsified, as indicated by the type of font
Lead Stories→ Will the Philadelphia Eagles Visit the White House in 2025? What We Know So Far
Do the Super Bowl champion Philadephia Eagles intend to take part in a customary White House visit in 2025? The Trump administration indicated to Lead Stories that no invite had been sent to the team so far, but as of this writing, the fr
Full Fact→ Reform MP did not call for sign language teaching ban
A post supposedly shared by Rupert Lowe MP calling on the deputy Prime Minister to ‘remove teaching any sign language in the UK’ was created by a satirical account.
Full Fact→ Hoax lost dog picture recirculates online
The images have been shared into numerous local Facebook groups with false claims they show a recently rescued dog.
Full Fact→ Ukraine peace talks explained: what’s happening and what could be on the table?
Three years on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, discussions are underway about possible negotiations to end the war. Our explainer looks at some of the key claims and talking points.
Full Fact→ Viral list claiming dozens of taxes didn’t exist a century ago is wrong
The Facebook post makes a number of misleading claims about taxes in the UK, and has been shared over 132,000 times.
Full Fact→ Viral post with false claims about Muslims in UK circulates again
These posts have been circulating since at least 2017, but contain claims that are either unevidenced or false.
Full Fact→ Viral video of woman claiming 14-month-old baby is transgender is satire
A video which is being shared widely online by people thinking it is genuine is an example of ‘rage bait’; a post designed to make people angry to drive engagement.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE Did NOT Announce Discovering Louisiana Man With 34 Names, Addresses, Social Security Numbers Collecting $1,168,646 Per Year
Did DOGE announce they discovered a Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses and Social Security numbers who was collecting $1,168,646 in Social Security per year? No, that's not true: No such announcement appeared on DOGE's offic
The Dispatch→ Conservatives Clinch the German Election
Propelled by immigration issues, the far-right Alternative for Germany party also had a strong showing.
The Dispatch→ Want to Contain Iran? Don’t Abandon Ukraine.
A Russian defeat would stymie its efforts to support Iran.
The Dispatch→ Overshadowed or Oversharing?
A month into his term, Vice President J.D. Vance may be both on social media.
The Dispatch→ The FCC Targets Broadcasters
Trump’s new FCC chair pursues investigations against media the president has assailed.
The Dispatch→ Can Congress Extend Trump’s Tax Cuts Without Ballooning the Deficit?
Senate Republicans eye measuring the cuts’ impact in a novel way in order to make them permanent.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story About Nancy Pelosi’s Vineyard Receiving Millions In USAID Or Federal Grants Originated On A Satire Website
Were there actual news reports about Nancy Pelosi's vineyard receiving $14 million from USAID for "experimental farming"? No, that's not true: The story originated in a meme from a satirical Facebook page. The owner of the page is known f
Internet Archive→ Laura Coates Live : CNNW : February 24, 2025 8:00pm-9:00pm PST
Laura Coates goes inside the story with a relentless pursuit of the facts..This item belongs to: movies/TV-CNNW.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Item Tile, JSON, MPEG1, Metadata, SubRip, TV Clips JSO
The Dispatch→ Kidding on the Square
The risks of government by trolls.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Elon Musk didn’t post that he would suspend Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s X account
Elon Musk posted on X he is planning to suspend Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s X account.
The Dispatch→ No Evidence Supports Claims That USAID Paid Celebrities to Visit Ukraine
Elon Musk shared a video making fabricated claims.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That a Utah Bill Would Ban Pride Flags but Allow Nazi and Confederate Flags
‘Political’ flags would be banned from public display but allowed temporarily as part of an approved curriculum.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Did Philadelphia Eagles decline Trump White House visit? As of Feb. 24, no invite was made
"The Philadelphia Eagles have declined their invitation to the White House,” as of Feb. 24.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, DOGE didn’t drop cash from a helicopter; video uses two older, unrelated clips
Elon Musk “contracted a helicopter and the first DOGE payments are being” dispersed in California.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Secretary Of Defense Says US Is NOT Shutting Naval Base In Alexandroupoli, Greece, Trump Says Report Of Closure ‘Not A Correct Story’
Is the United States shutting down a Naval base in Alexandroupoli, Greece, as reported in February 2025? No, that's not true: A defense official told Lead Stories there is no "US base in Alexandroupolis." Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Elon Musk Left Son When Exiting MAGA Victory Rally Stage — Video Cut Short
Did Elon Musk leave his son behind while exiting the stage at a January 2025 rally? No, that's not true: A video clip circulating on social media to support this assertion was edited and shortened to suggest Musk left his son behind. Uncu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say On X That ‘Billionaires Are Tired Of Subsidizing Everyone Else’s Schools, Parks, Health Care, Even Food And Entertainment’
Did tech billionaire and Donald Trump's ally Elon Musk go on X to say that "this country's billionaires are tired of subsidizing everyone else's schools, parks, health care, even food and entertainment"? No, that's not true: Neither his l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Karoline Leavitt Did NOT Kick Whoopi Goldberg Off The View ‘After Heated Clash On Live TV’ As Of February 24, 2025
Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt kick "The View" host Whoopi Goldberg off the show after "heated clash on Live TV"? No, that's not true: The story narrated in a viral video was likely written by AI, according to online det
PolitiFact→ Are there more plane accidents happening this year? That’s not what federal data shows
Since the start of 2025, fatal plane crashes have captured headlines, leaving people to speculate that they are becoming more frequent. But the numbers show no uptick in aviation accidents.
Internet Archive→ Pres. Trump & French Pres. Macron Meet in Oval Office : CSPAN : February 24, 2025 1:16pm-1:45pm EST
President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron speak to reporters in the Oval Office ahead of a bilateral meeting to discuss the Ukraine-Russia war. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HUD Headquarters TV Monitors DID Show Trump Licking Elon Musk’s Feet In AI Video
Did TV monitors inside the HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) headquarters show a loop of an AI-generated video of President Trump licking the feet of Elon Musk for several minutes on February 24, 2025? Yes, that's true: HU