Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. With the stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 granted clemency — either a pardon or commuted sentence — to all of the more than 1,500 people charged in con
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Donald Trump didn’t dispatch federal disaster assistance to Ron DeSantis in snowy Florida
President Donald Trump declared “a state of emergency in Florida because of snow.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show US Military Vehicles Patrolling Border
Does a clip authentically show U.S. military vehicles patrolling the U.S. border? No, that's not true: The video was generated by AI. An account self-described as an "AI Creater" originally posted the video. The clip also contained discre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Proposed Change To 22nd Amendment Would NOT Let Obama Be Elected President Again
Would a proposed constitutional amendment by a Republican congressman meant to help President Donald Trump serve a third term also allow Barack Obama to be elected president again? No, that's not true: The proposal specifies that only pre
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Longtime ‘CBS Evening News’ anchor Norah O’Donnell has new role, she wasn’t fired
“CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell was fired.
The Dispatch→ No, Donald Trump Did Not Say That He ‘Rigged’ the 2024 Election
A viral video misinterprets Trump’s own false claim that the 2020 was stolen.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump’s False claim that Jan. 6 committee deleted ‘all’ evidence
The U.S. House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that they collected over two years.”
Health Feedback→ Moderna booster vaccine trials didn’t cause “mass heart attacks” in children, contrary to online claims
REVIEW The development and wider rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines involved dozens of trials to check the safety and effectiveness across different vaccines, doses, timeframes, populations, and virus variants. An important aspect of these trials is t
Full Fact→ Facebook posts about lost man showing up on doorsteps are a hoax
The posts have been shared in local community groups, including those for Derby, Bristol and Brighton.
Full Fact→ Photo does not show reconstruction of Mariupol in Ukraine
The photo has been shared with claims it shows “Russia has rebuilt the city” after it was largely demolished in battle in 2022, but the picture actually shows a city in Russia.
Full Fact→ Old video of fire along Los Angeles highway shared as recent
The video has been shared with captions that imply it shows the recent wildfires in LA, but it actually dates back to 2017.
PolitiFact→ Did Trump kill ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965’? Here’s why that claim caused confusion
President Donald Trump revoked executive order 11246, signed by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, that required federal contractors to provide equal opportunity in hiring. Some social media users mistakenly claimed Trump revoked a law.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis didn’t confess to colluding with the Jan. 6 committee
“Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.”
Full Fact→ Photo does not show woman at US Capitol riot
The photo actually shows the woman at a peaceful protest in Kansas on 6 January 2021, where there were no arrests. She did not participate in the riots at the US Capitol.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Takes Shape
The president’s efforts to transform immigration policy are off to a running start.
Full Fact→ Minister wrong to claim IMF forecast UK’s economy will be the fastest growing in Europe
New figures published by the International Monetary Fund don’t support claims made by a health minister and the Independent about growth projections.
The Dispatch→ Is This What Retribution Looks Like?
Conservatives aren’t winning. Liberals are losing.
The Dispatch→ Contrived Chaos
Donald Trump’s declared ‘emergencies’ are nothing of the sort.
The Dispatch→ Reckless Pardons Vex a Feckless Congress
Few on Capitol Hill have credibility on the issue.
The Dispatch→ How the Heritage Foundation Sold Its Birthright
The storied think tank traded Reaganite conservatism for rabid populism in the Trump era.
The Dispatch→ Polk, Trump, and Manifest Destiny
The 11th president transformed America in a single term. Trump lacks the discipline to do the same.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Tim Walz Performing Nazi Salute
Does a viral post prove that the Minnesota governor and former running mate of Kamala Harris performed a Nazi salute in public? No, that's not true: The post took a single frame from a video out of context. As the recording proves, it was
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Law Does NOT Allow For Anthony Fauci To Be Extradited To Russia
Does U.S. law allow for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be extradited to Russia? No, that's not true: A notoriously unreliable website that published a story about Putin supposedly demanding such an extradition did not offer any named sources or spe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Record Musk Posted MAGA Would ‘Succeed In All The Ways Nazi Germany Failed’ On Jan. 20, 2025
Did Elon Musk post on X that the MAGA movement would "succeed in all the ways Nazi Germany failed"? No, that's not true: A screenshot of a supposed post from Musk on X containing that quote is fake. Searches of Musk's X account and archiv
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say ‘I Don’t Care’ About Economy — Response To Hannity Saying He Was Running Out Of Time For Show
Does a video show President Donald Trump saying "I don't care" about the economy in an interview with Fox News? No, that's not true: Trump's response of "I don't care" to Sean Hannity was not about the economy, he was saying it didn't mat
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Was Pardoned by Biden
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take In his final hours as president, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons for House committee members who investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and the polic
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Trump didn’t thank Ye for a drawing of them
Image shows President Donald Trump responding to a picture rapper Ye drew of them.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Rebutting rumors, Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman said he’s not changing caucuses
John Fetterman is leaving the Democratic Party.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Trump’s prescription drug executive order rollback didn’t quash all Biden-backed cost savings
Donald Trump "just reversed all the cost caps Biden negotiated for anyone on Medicare or Medicaid."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘DOGE Clock’ Did NOT Say $8 Billion-Plus Saved By January 22, 2025, By Cutting Government Spending
Did a running "DOGE Clock" on a website that monitors the national debt say efforts to reduce government waste, fraud and abuse had already saved over $8 billion by January 22, 2025? No, that's not true: The privately run website includes
The Dispatch→ AI on the Cheap vs. Stargate’s Big Splash
AI technologies and the companies behind them are taking divergent paths in 2025.
The Dispatch→ Vladimir the Weak
Is Trump getting tough with Russia?
PolitiFact→ X posts – Posts falsely claim Elon Musk said MAGA will ‘succeed’ where Nazi Germany ‘failed’
Elon Musk posted on X that the MAGA movement will “succeed in all the ways Nazi Germany failed to.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Joe Biden didn’t pardon the Capitol police officer who fatally shot Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt
Former President Joe Biden “pardoned Michael Byrd.”
PolitiFact→ Does getting pardoned equal a confession of guilt, as Dinesh D'Souza claimed?
Conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza argued that accepting a presidential pardon means admitting guilt. But legal experts say it’s not that simple.
PolitiFact→ Lisa Murkowski – US’ highest mountain called Denali for thousands of years, and Mount McKinley for nearly a century
"Our nation’s tallest mountain … has been called Denali for thousands of years."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ALTERED Image Shows Taylor Swift Giving Right-Handed Salute — Image From 2014 Performance Is Flipped
Does an authentic image show Taylor Swift giving a right-handed salute similar to the gesture used by Nazis? No, that's not true: The image has been horizontally flipped to make it look like Swift had performed a right-handed salute, a de
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t an authentic video of RFK Jr. promoting a diabetes treatment
Video shows Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promoting an alternative diabetes treatment.
The Dispatch→ Does the L.A. Fire Department Have a Fleet of Electric Fire Trucks?
No, the LAFD has one electric fire truck that is equipped with a backup fuel tank.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, US immigration officials are not paying $750 for turning in immigrants in the U.S. illegally
“ICE has released the tip hotline to turn in illegal immigrants. They paying $750 for each illegal immigrant.”