Did Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce say they would leave the United States if Donald Trump wins in 2024? No, that's not true: There is no proof that either of them ever said that. No news outlets have reported that the singer or the footbal
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama Is NOT A Candidate For President In 2024
Is Michelle Obama running for president in 2024? No, that's not true: The former first lady has said in multiple interviews over the years that she will not run for president. Michelle Obama is not a candidate for president in 2024, accor
FactCheck.org→ Electric Vehicles Contribute Fewer Emissions Than Gasoline-Powered Cars Over Their Lifetimes
Q: Are electric cars really better for the environment than gasoline-powered cars over their lifetimes? A: Yes. Electric vehicles typically release fewer greenhouse gas emissions than internal combustion engine vehicles during their life cycl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Seek Surveillance Powers To Monitor Every Person For ‘Disease Control’ — Proposed Plan NOT Legally Binding Document
Did the World Health Organization seek "surveillance powers to monitor every man, woman, and child for 'disease control'" as a post on Instagram implied? No, that's not true: The post in question referred to a set of WHO recommendations t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russian Official Did NOT Suggest Russia Is Supplying Weapons To Texas
Did the Russian representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, publicly say "It is important to understand that by supplying weapons to Texas, Russia does not become a party to the conflict"? No, that's not true: A transcript of t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump Lawyer Alina Habba Said Judge Kaplan Took $5 Million Bribe To Convict Trump
Did Donald Trump's lawyer Alina Habba say that U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan took a $5 million bribe to convict Trump? No, that's not true: There is no proof that Habba ever accused Kaplan of taking a bribe to convict the former presid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Unveil ‘Global Police Force’ To Arrest Those Who Post Non-Mainstream Content Online
Did the World Health Organization unveil a "global police force," purportedly to arrest citizens who post independent media online? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find any evidence of a representative from the Organization ma
Health Feedback→ Epidemiological data refutes the claim that polio is renamed to hide the disease and the polio vaccine doesn’t work
REVIEW An Instagram reel posted in January 2024 claimed that polio hasn’t actually been eradicated in India and that the disease was only being renamed as acute flaccid myelitis and Guillain Barré syndrome to hide its existence. It cited how case
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Acute Flaccid Myelitis, Guillain-Barré Syndrome Are NOT Different Names For Polio
Instead of being largely eradicated worldwide, has polio just been renamed acute flaccid myelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome to hide its existence? No, that's not true: Polio is a viral infection caused by the poliovirus. Acute flaccid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘COVID’ Spelled Backwards As ‘DIVOC’ Is NOT Hebrew For ‘Possession By An Evil Spirit’
Is "divoc," which is "covid" spelled backwards, a Hebrew word that means "possession by an evil spirit"? No, that's not true: "Divoc" is not Hebrew, two experts told Lead Stories. There is a word in Hebrew that connotes an evil spirit tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Is NOT Giving Away Free $1,000 VISA Gift Cards — Audio Is Fake
Is Taylor Swift giving away free $1,000 Visa gift cards? No, that's not true: A video on social media that shows footage of Swift has an artificially generated version of her voice making the claim about the give-away. In the original vid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Taylor Swift Going To Kansas City, Missouri, Football Game — It’s Donald Trump’s Motorcade In Iowa
Does a video showing a large motorcade with flashing lights traveling on a snow-covered highway document the arrival of Taylor Swift at Arrowhead Stadium to watch the Kansas City Chiefs play the Miami Dolphins in Missouri? No, that's not
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Haley-DeSantis GOP Debate
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Summary There were several disputes between Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the fifth
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Arrest ‘Second’ Colorado Supreme Court Justice
Did the U.S. military arrest a "second" Colorado Supreme Court justice who voted in favor of removing former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the state for the 2024 presidential election? No, that's not true: A spokesman for the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Tapping, Squeezing Thumbnail Area Provides ‘Brain Reboot’
Can tapping and squeezing the thumbnail and the area surrounding the thumbnail cause a "brain reboot"? No, that's not true: There is no credible information stating that this technique, attributed to reflexology, causes any significant ch
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Endorse A ‘$6,400 Bonus’ Scheme Before Christmas
Did Donald Trump endorse a "$6,400 bonus" scheme before Christmas 2023? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find any evidence that the former president ever made any of the comments in a video making the claim, and it appears to b
Health Feedback→ Addressing false claims that Vitamin K shots have toxic levels of aluminum, Hepatitis B vaccines contain toxic ingredients, and more
REVIEW A post shared on Instagram in December 2023 listed several health-related claims revolving around the idea that pediatricians and obstetricians aren’t to be trusted as they disseminate false information. We analyze several of these claims i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sylvester Stallone Did NOT Say He Won’t Work With Tom Hanks Because ‘He Weirds Me Out’ — It’s From Satire Site
Did Sylvester Stallone say he won't work with Tom Hanks because "he weirds me out"? No, that's not true: This claim comes from a satirical website that has a history of fabricating content surrounding popular topics. The site carries a di
Health Feedback→ Headlines overlook risk of COVID-19 by claiming Estonia study shows natural immunity is superior to vaccination
REVIEW Like with most pathogens that enter the body, infection with SARS-CoV-2 confers some protection against future encounters with the virus. This infection-induced immunity—often called “natural immunity”—has been repeatedly invoked as a
The Dispatch→ Students Call for Genocide, Presidents Smirk
One Kansas City Chiefs fan will have a coming check with a lot of zeros.
FactCheck.org→ Respiratory Illnesses in Children in China Not So ‘Mysterious’
Five Republican senators have penned a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to ban travel to the U.S. from China because of a surge in “mystery” respiratory illnesses among children. But the letter selectively cites outdated information from t
FactCheck.org→ Biden Spins the Facts in Campaign Speech
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. At a campaign reception in Denver, President Joe Biden distorted some of the facts and the position of his predecessor: Biden claimed that the U.S. has the “lowest inflation rat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NFL Referees Do NOT Now Have The Authority To Disqualify Players For Anthem Kneeling — Story Is From A Satire Site
Do NFL referees now have the authority to disqualify players for kneeling in protest during the national anthem? No, that's not true: This claim comes from a satirical website that has a history of fabricating content surrounding popular
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump’s Real Voice Used In Video Endorsing Film Claiming 300 Million Americans Will Die In A Matter Of Weeks
Was Donald Trump's real voice used in a video endorsing a documentary warning that 300 million Americans will die in an attack on the power grid in a matter of weeks? No, that's not true: There is no proof that Trump ever made the stateme
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The US Is NOT ‘Planning To Ban Meat By 2023 To Combat Climate Change’
Did the United States introduce a plan in November 2023 to ban meat consumption nationwide? No, that's not true: The claim implying that New York City's Mayor Eric Adams was somehow involved in a purported federal incentive is not support
The Dispatch→ When Journalists Go Along with Hamas
Israel is patient zero.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Disneyland ‘Likely To Be Closed Indefinitely’ — No Evidence for Child Kidnapping Story Either
Is Disneyland in California likely to be closed indefinitely as of November 2023 over an alleged child kidnapping? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Disneyland is closing and no evidence for the alleged child kidnapping was p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US National Debt Was NOT Paid Off In 2017 — Last Time Was 1835
Does a viral video show proof that the U.S. national debt was paid off in 2017? No, that's not true: The U.S. Treasury website shows the current U.S. national debt, which is about $33.7 trillion, a number accepted by U.S. financial market
Health Feedback→ Elon Musk’s claim that ventilators killed COVID-19 patients confuses correlation with causation
REVIEW In early November 2023, a reader reached out to Health Feedback, asking us to review the credibility of a claim made by Elon Musk, the owner of the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), on the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience. Musk’s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Scene Of Injured Palestinian Man In Hospital Is Fake
Does a video show a Gaza man giving "an Oscar-worthy performance for the camera" with fake injuries? No, that's not true: According to translated audio, the footage shows a group of people saying that the man's wounds are not as serious a
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claim That U.S. Military Moving to Electric Tanks
Former President Donald Trump has a new talking point in his rally speeches, claiming that the Biden administration is moving the military to all-electric-powered tanks. For Trump, the attack line is a trifecta: He’s making President Joe Biden seem
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Rogan Did NOT Talk About Purported Child Abduction Into Disneyland Secret Tunnels
Did podcaster Joe Rogan discuss a child being abducted through secret tunnels at Disneyland on his show? No, that's not true: The audio making the claim about a child being taken away from his family via a secret underground tunnel at Dis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wolf Blitzer And Dr. Oz Did NOT Endorse New Drug That Supposedly Cures Diabetes
Did Wolf Blitzer and Dr. Oz endorse a new drug that can cure diabetes? No, that's not true: The video showing the CNN host and the physician uses digitally added sound that does not match their mouth movements and there is no record of th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Bill Gates ‘Facing Life Behind Bars On Child Rape Charges’ Over A Purported ‘Epstein Client List’ Mention
Is Bill Gates facing life behind bars on child rape charges due to his alleged inclusion on convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's supposed client list? No, that's not true: The article making the claim offers no proof that any charges hav
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Say There’s A $2,880 Medicare Flex Card For Seniors
Did President Joe Biden say there's now a $2,880 Medicare flexible spending card for all American seniors over the age of 64? No, that's not true: Biden did not make an announcement about a Medicare flexible spending card on any official
FactCheck.org→ Video in Spanish Misleads About Mammograms
SciCheck Digest Experts agree mammograms are the best tool to screen for breast cancer and that the benefits of the exam outweigh the risks. But a video in Spanish recommended that women over 40 skip mammograms, claiming the test is “unsafe” an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Matthew Perry Vowed To Expose Hollywood Pedophile Ring Before He Was Found Dead
Did actor Matthew Perry vow to expose "child predators" before his death? No, that's not true: The social media post purportedly by Perry that makes the claim is fake -- there is no proof of its existence on his Instagram account and it d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rubbing Castor Oil On Eyelids Does NOT Remove Eye Floaters In Days
Is castor oil a safe and effective method to cure eye floaters in just a few days? No, that's not true: There is no FDA-approved castor oil treatment for eye floaters, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology. They recommend tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Write A 2011 Article Calling For ‘Depopulation Through Forced Vaccination’
Did Bill Gates write a 2011 article calling for "depopulation through forced vaccination"? No, that's not true: The article was written by someone else whose byline can be clearly seen on the publication website. The quote attributed to G
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Gates Foundation ‘Insider’ Admits Depopulation Drugs Are Pumped Into Fast Food Meals
Did a Gates Foundation "insider" say that depopulation drugs had been injected into U.S. fast food to sterilize most of the world? No, that's not true: The People's Voice, the website that made this claim, provided no proof that someone a