Is the world's first permanent electrified road open in Sweden as of April 2024? No, that's not true: Several short sections of prototype electrified roadway in Sweden have been used to test various charging methods for electric cars and
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FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Unfounded ‘Colossal’ Tax Hike Warning
On the day of the tax filing deadline, former President Donald Trump went on Truth Social to misleadingly warn that if President Joe Biden is reelected, “you will soon be facing colossal tax HIKES.” But in his latest budget proposal, Biden
PolitiFact→ Viral image – An ‘E.T.’ sequel isn’t coming to theaters, despite movie poster image
An “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” sequel is coming out in 2025.
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: 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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tom Hanks, Taylor Swift Did NOT Boycott Oscars Over ‘Woke’ Policies
Did celebrity actor Tom Hanks and singer Taylor Swift boycott the Oscars over its supposedly "woke" policies, and assert that "We stand for true talent"? No, that's not true: This is a clickbait story with no proof to support its claim. A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Brag He Ogled ‘Miss Teen’ Contestants As They Dressed Backstage — He Said Miss USA and Miss Universe
Did former President Donald Trump once brag about going backstage at the "Miss Teen USA show" when "everyone's getting dressed and ready," as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: There is no record of Trump having made such a
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s V.P. Announcement
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. In announcing his choice for vice president, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, made statements that were false or misle
Truth or Fiction?→ Titans-Chiefs Sneed Trade Analysis
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Truth or Fiction?→ Titans Sneed Trade Impact
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It Is NOT Illegal For Athletes To Promote Milk As Healthy
Is it against the law for athletes to endorse milk as a nutritious beverage? No, that's not true: There's nothing inherently illegal about athletes promoting milk as healthy, despite claims by Bobby Price in a YouTube video. Staff from th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Washington State Did NOT Get Rid Of Its Lawyer Licensure Requirements — Bar Exam Just Became One Of Many Ways To Earn License
Will Washington state remove its bar exam without offering any other requirements for law licensure? No, that's not true: Although aspiring attorneys will not be required to take the bar exam, alternative methods are now being offered. Pl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Twa Tribe Were First Inhabitants Of Ireland
Were the Twa tribe the first people to live in modern-day Ireland? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence supporting this claim. An archeologist and professor of African history interviewed by Lead Stories was not aware of an
FactCheck.org→ Explaining the New CDC Guidance on What To Do if You Have COVID-19
Q: Is one day isolation sufficient to stop forward transmission of COVID-19? A: People with COVID-19 could potentially transmit it to others well beyond a day after developing symptoms or testing positive. New guidance from the CDC advises pe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Did NOT Raise Taxes On Most People Earning Under $75,000
Did the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act raise taxes on most people earning under $75,000? No, that's not true: The 2017 law aimed to lower taxes for individuals through measures such as reducing income tax rates and raising the standard deduction.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s State of the Union
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Summary In his final State of the Union address prior to the November general election, President Joe Biden focused on Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, the economy, reproductive righ
Truth or Fiction?→ Swallowing Plastic: A Reality Check
Imagine finding out that every bite of food and sip of water you take might be hiding tiny invaders not meant for our bodies. That’s what researchers have discovered about plastic, and it’s become a global wake-up call. This revelation ha
Health Feedback→ Various childhood vaccines have been tested in saline placebo-controlled randomized trials, contrary to claims by those opposed to vaccination
REVIEW The claim that no childhood vaccine has ever been tested against a placebo in a double-blind, randomized trial commonly crops up in anti-vaccine content. One example of this claim can be seen in this Instagram post. Prominent figures in the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israel Was NOT Still Banned From International Ice Hockey Federation Competitions As Of February 21, 2024
Did the International Ice Hockey Federation ban Israel from international competitions, and was the ban still in effect as of February 21, 2024? Not quite: Although the governing body did ban the Israeli National Team from competing in it
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parents’ Refusal To Use Chosen Pronouns Was NOT Reason Child Was Removed From Indiana Home — Care For Eating Disorder, Mental Health Were Needed
Did the Indiana Department of Child Services remove a child from their home because the parents refused to call them by their preferred pronouns, as a social media post suggests? No, that's not true: The complex situation outlined in Indi
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Unfounded Claim About Swift and Kelce’s Post-Election Plans
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Neither Taylor Swift nor Travis Kelce has endorsed a candidate in the 2024 presidential race as of Feb. 16. But social media posts are making the unfounded claim that the pa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Convict WHO Official Chikwe Ihekweazu In January 2024
Did the U.S. Judge Advocate General's Corps convict World Health Organization official Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu of committing multiple crimes on January 25, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appears in an article on a website that regular
FactCheck.org→ Trump, Haley Trade False and Misleading Attacks
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Former President Donald Trump and Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, have misfired in launching attacks on each other recently: Trump said Haley “
Logically→ సంబంధం లేని వీడియోని వై ఎస్ ఆర్ సి పి నాయకుడు తన అత్త మీద హత్యాప్రయత్నం చేస్తున్నట్టుగా షేర్ చేశారు
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, January 2024 Update
Summary Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Here’s how the United States has fared since President Joe Biden took office three years ago: The economy added more than 14 million jobs. The number is now nearly 4.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s New Hampshire Victory Speech
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Following his projected win in New Hampshire’s GOP primary on Jan. 23, former President Donald Trump gave a speech that included distorted claims about the state’s primary
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lincoln Penny Is NOT Copper Because He Freed Slaves, Other Coins Do NOT Show Presidents Turning Their Backs On Him In Protest
Was American racism engraved in its coins, with Abraham Lincoln's penny being copper because he freed the slaves and the other coins showing presidents facing the opposite direction as Lincoln, as a protest against him? No, that's not tru
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Iowa Town Hall
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Summary While his GOP primary rivals were debating on CNN on Jan. 10, former President Donald Trump took questions from Iowans in a town hall that aired on Fox News. We found sev
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Did NOT Kill 17 Million People — Coronavirus Was Killer
Did COVID-19 vaccines kill 17 million people around the world during the pandemic? No, that's not true: Infectious disease experts told Lead Stories that the surge in deaths correlates with surges in coronavirus infections, not vaccinatio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: International Space Station Is NOT In Swimming Pool — It Orbits Earth In Space
Is the International Space Station (ISS) in a swimming pool? No, that's not true: The ISS is in space, orbiting Earth, contrary to images on social media referring to the ISS as "International Swimming Station". The images show NASA's Ne
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy JAG Did NOT Arrest Stephen Colbert On November 25, 2023
Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps place talk show host Stephen Colbert under arrest for committing treason and defrauding the country as of November 25, 2023? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Calling A 1-800 Number Does NOT Help Get ‘Stimulus Deposit’ — US Government Did NOT Distribute Such Payments In November 2023
Could a call to a hotline number expedite receiving a "stimulus deposit" in November 2023? No, that's not true: The federal government was not distributing such payments as of this writing. The toll-free number shared on social media was
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Protesters At Netanyahu’s Jerusalem Home ‘Demanding His Resignation’ — Rally In Tel Aviv Was For Israeli Hostages
Does a video posted on X show Israeli protesters surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem to demand his resignation? No, that's not true: The video shows a rally taking place in Tel Aviv to call for t
Health Feedback→ Instagram reel rehashes old misinformation inaccurately linking autism with vaccines, glyphosate, and MTHFR mutations
REVIEW In November 2023, obstetrician and gynecologist Nathan Riley, who has more than 23,000 followers on Instagram, posted an Instagram reel suggesting that vaccines, glyphosate, and mutations in the MTHFR gene contribute to the development of aut
The Dispatch→ Pondering the Prosecution of a President
What happens if the Georgia trial is ongoing in January 2025?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy JAG Did NOT Hang ‘250 In October’ 2023
Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) hang "250 Deep State felons in October" 2023? No, that's not true: The website where this claim was made has a disclaimer that states it publishes satirical content. Fictional stories
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Salzburg, Austria, Airport Does NOT Have A Counter For Stranded Travelers Who Intended To Fly To Australia
Does the Salzburg, Austria, airport have a counter for people who flew to Austria instead of Australia? No, that's not true: A meme originated from a satirical ad campaign positioned at the baggage claim in the Salzburg airport. The ad, f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Trump’s Plane Guarded By Jets Is NOT Real — It’s From A Video Game
Is a video of jets surrounding Donald Trump's jet real? No, that's not true: The video that appeared in a viral X post is from a video game. A YouTube video with the same footage has "#flightsim" and the acronym to a flight simulation vid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Hamas Terrorist With Kidnapped Jewish Baby Girl In Gaza’ — Toddler Is Arab, Video Is From Before Hamas Attack In October 2023
Does a social media video show a "Hamas terrorist with kidnapped Jewish baby girl in Gaza," following the Hamas attack on Israel in early October 2023? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found the original video and it predates the October
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misleading Claims About Electric Vehicles and the Auto Industry
In a speech at a Michigan auto parts plant, former President Donald Trump distorted the facts about electric vehicles and the U.S. auto industry. Trump said President Joe Biden “has dictated that nearly 70% of all cars” made in the U.