Republican leaders have likened former President Donald Trump's indictment to something out of a "banana republic" or a "third-world country." PolitiFact examined how countries across the globe have brought criminal offenses against their leaders.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A popular video promised tears from Pelosi and an exoneration for Trump. It delivered neither.
“Pelosi cries like a kid after Trump’s lawyer proves her client ‘innocence.’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Detention photos of Brittney Griner in Russia aren’t new and they weren’t ‘leaked’
“Brittney Griner’s shocking detention photos leaked online.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ohio Republican Jim Jordan didn’t send President Joe Biden to jail
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, “sends Biden straight to jail.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is that a masked man? No, that’s really Donald Trump.
Former President Donald Trump is actually another man wearing a Trump mask.
FactCheck.org→ Vote for Us to Win a Webby
Nominees for the 27th Annual Webby Awards were announced today, and FactCheck.org is one of the contenders in the category for Websites and Mobile Sites: News & Politics. To help us win the Webby People’s Voice Award, which is voted on by
The Dispatch→ Can the GOP Force Biden’s Hand on the Debt Ceiling?
President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy on March 17, 2023. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)House Republican leaders may pass their own bill to raise the federal borrowing limit. Continue reading Can the GOP Force Biden’s Hand
Poynter→ What’s the key to regulating misinformation? Let’s start with a common language.
This op-ed was published in commemoration of International Fact-Checking Day, held April 2 each year to recognize the work of fact-checkers worldwide. One big challenge looms over attempts to regulate misinformation, […] The post What’s the ke
Logically→ Old image of former Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra falsely linked to his recent visit as Foreign Secretary
AllSides→ Misinformation Watch: Is the Government Coming for Your Gas Stove?
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Poynter→ Global fact-checkers have diverse backgrounds, but their pursuit of facts is universal
This op-ed was published in commemoration of International Fact-Checking Day, held April 2 each year to recognize the work of fact-checkers worldwide. The pursuit of facts is the highest goal in […] The post Global fact-checkers have diverse bac
AllSides→ 74 people have been killed or injured by guns at American schools this year
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166651590/nashville-school-shootings-gun-violence-children-cause-death-2023
AllSides→ School Shootings This Year: How Many and Where
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/school-shootings-this-year-how-many-and-where/2023/01 School shooting
AllSides→ Democrats distort the record on guns after Nashville shooting
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/fact-check-democrats-distort-the-record-on-guns-nashville
Poynter→ As the fact-checking world battles Russian falsehoods, Chinese misinformation often gets a pass
This op-ed was published in commemoration of International Fact-Checking Day, held April 2 each year to recognize the work of fact-checkers worldwide. The Russo-Ukrainian War that erupted in February 2022 prompted […] The post As the fact-checki
Poynter→ Poynter and Meta partner to provide Fact-Checking Fundamentals for Asia-Pacific journalists
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Apr. 4, 2023) — The International Fact-Checking Network at the nonprofit Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalistic excellence, has partnered with Meta to create a free […] The post Poynter and Meta partner to prov
Full Fact→ Tetanus jabs are not being used to sterilise people
Claims in a Facebook video that the tetanus vaccine was being used to sterilise people seem to be a rehashing of an old theory that has previously been disproven.
Full Fact→ Magnetic antibiotic capsules don’t contain graphene oxide
A social media post apparently shows part of an amoxicillin capsule being magnetic, and says this means it “most likely” has graphene oxide in it to poison us. This is not true.
Logically→ No, a saffron flag was not hoisted on a mosque during Ram Navami celebrations in Ganganagar
The Dispatch→ The Logistics of a TikTok Ban
An advertisement for TikTok is displayed at Union Station in Washington, DC, on April 3, 2023. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)Plus: Why Russia detained a Wall Street Journal reporter.Continue reading The Logistics of a TikTok Ban »
Logically→ Morphed image shared to falsely claim Burj Khalifa was lit up with Ram’s image on Ram Navami
The Dispatch→ Tennessee Law Drags On
Not every wrong has a legal remedy.Continue reading Tennessee Law Drags On »
The Dispatch→ Checking in on the NHS
Ambulances queue outside the accident and emergency department of the Bath Royal United Hospital, on October 17, 2022, in Bath, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)Take a look across the pond and discover that the U.S. isn’t the only developed
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WH Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Did NOT Say US ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Brazil And China Switching To ‘National Currencies’ To Do Business With Each Other
Did White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre say that the United States is "deeply concerned" about China and Brazil switching to national currencies when conducting business with each other? No, that's not true: A search of section
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Postal Inspection Service Has Warned Of Counterfeit Forever Stamps Sold Online
Is it possible to purchase real Forever Stamps at deep discounts through online resellers? No, that's not true: The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), the federal law enforcement agency of the United States Postal Service, h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media Image NOT Photo Of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange — It’s AI-Generated Deepfake
Does an image on social media show WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pale and disheveled as he awaits extradition from Britain to the United States on espionage charges? No, that's not true: The picture was created using an AI-based image
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Video of Morgan Freeman criticizing Joe Biden is not real
Morgan Freeman called out Joe Biden for talking about “ice cream” before commenting on the Nashville, Tennessee, school shooting.
The Dispatch→ Mugshot Politics
Demonstrators gather outside of Manhattan Criminal Court on March 21, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)A new era.Continue reading Mugshot Politics »
PolitiFact→ La violencia armada es la principal causa de muerte entre las personas de 1 a 19 años
En Español: Una activista dijo que la violencia armada es la causa de muerte número 1 de niños y adolescentes, superando a los accidentes de tráfico. El dato es correcto si nos fijamos en las edades de 1 a 19 años.
The Dispatch→ 2015 Flashbacks
On the road.Continue reading 2015 Flashbacks »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Ukraine Elite Drone’ Footage Does NOT Show Bakhmut Combat On April 1, 2023
Does a video, published on social media, show "44 Russian Tanks" hit in a "Bakhmut trench" by a single "Ukraine elite Drone" on April 1, 2023? No, that's not true: The same account posted multiple items in which the narrator mispronounced
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Este video no muestra zombis en un tren en China, es de una campaña publicitaria en Indonesia
“Hay un nuevo virus regado en China donde los humanos se convierten en zombis”.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden said you can’t own a machine gun. You can in most states, but there are restrictions
In the U.S., “you’re not allowed to own a machine gun.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: No Evidence Sen. John Fetterman Has a Body Double
John Fetterman in Washington shortly after winning his U.S. Senate election, November, 2022. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Two photos of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, each dated years apart from the other, have been taken out of context by s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FedNow Service Will NOT Replace Traditional U.S. Currency — It’s Just A Payment System
Is the Federal Reserve's FedNow service now the primary form of currency in the United States? No, that's not true: FedNow is just an instant payment system and will not change the currency infrastructure in the United States. Rather, the
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump indictment: A roundup of PolitiFact’s fact-checks, stories and explainers
Former President Donald Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury. Here’s a roundup of PolitiFact’s recent fact-checks, stories and explainers addressing details about the case and related misinformation.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn't worth $29 million. Her financial disclosure shows a much lower figure
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., “is now worth $29 million dollars.”
Full Fact→ No evidence Stanley Kubrick faked the moon landing
A video claiming to show the late director “confessing” to the fraud has been shared widely online.
FactCheck.org→ Taking Folic Acid, Not Other Folates, Is Recommended to Reduce Risk of Birth Defects
SciCheck Digest A folic acid supplement is recommended during pregnancy and prior to conception because it reduces the risk of neural tube defects in babies. Social media posts have claimed that people should avoid folic acid in favor of&
Full Fact→ ‘Recent photo’ of Julian Assange was generated by AI
The fake image of him apparently taken in prison has been shared by users who apparently believe it’s genuine.