The anti-Trump group aired an ad that Trump is ripping off his supporters to fund his lifestyle and businesses. But it does not provide evidence to back up the claim.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Queen Elizabeth’s Corgis Will NOT Be Killed Now That She Has Died
Did Queen Elizabeth II make it known that she does not wish any of her dogs to go on living in the event of her death? No, that's not true: Suggestions that the queen wanted all surviving dogs euthanized at the time of her death are satir
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove ‘Everything’ In Antarctica Is ‘Turning Red’
Do the photos in a recent TikTok video prove that "everything" in Antarctica is "turning red"? No, that's not true: The three compiled images seen in the TikTok video show three different locations in Antarctica. In one, taken on Galindez
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Does NOT Prove Ivermectin Prevents Up To 92% Of COVID-19 Deaths Or Reduces Infection, Hospitalization
Does the regular use of ivermectin to prevent COVID-19 result in up to a 92 percent reduction in the disease's mortality rate and also reduce infection and hospitalization? No, that's not true: The claims about ivermectin were part of wha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Debt Jubilee ‘Officially Declared’ For Death Of Queen Elizabeth II
Was a debt jubilee, the cancellation of a broad range of debts from the public record, "officially declared" after Queen Elizabeth II's death? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, no such announcement has been made. The man who po
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Video doesn’t show a child escaping Buckingham Palace. It’s an old TV promo
A “13 or 15 year old boy escapes Buckingham Palace” in video.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Baseless conspiracy theory ties Prince’s death to Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday
“Prince was sacrificed for (Queen Elizabeth II’s) 90th birthday.”
Snopes→ Art Spiegelman To Receive Honorary National Book Award
The unexpected pleasure of being cited by the National Book Foundation comes months after the jarring saga of his Pulitzer Prize-winning “Maus” being withdrawn by a Tennessee school board.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, a BBC radio station didn’t resume normal programming after queen’s death
A BBC radio station resumed playing dance music after announcing Queen Elizabeth II had died.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Queen Elizabeth’s passing is not part of a conspiracy
“We all know the Queen’s been dead for a while now,” and her death is part of a dark conspiracy involving pedophilia or child trafficking.
Snopes→ Judge Tosses Trump’s Russia Probe Suit Against Clinton, FBI
The judge rejected the former president's claims that they and others acted in concert to concoct the Russia investigation that shadowed much of his administration.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this isn’t a video of Queen Elizabeth II ‘feeding Africans’
Video shows Queen Elizabeth II “feeding Africans like chickens.”
FactCheck.org→ Crist Ads Misrepresent DeSantis Statements on Abortion and Background Checks on Guns
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to eliminate state permit requirements for carrying concealed firearms, and he supports banning abortion, with limited exceptions, after 15 weeks of pregnancy. But political ads from former Florida Gov. Charl
FactCheck.org→ Florida GOP Attacks Crist with Misleading Claims About the IRS and Police
President Joe Biden and Democrat Charlie Crist have said that they don’t support calls from some activists to defund the police. And a law that both men supported provides funding for the IRS to potentially hire tens of thousands of new employees
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Queen Elizabeth died in the United Kingdom, not in Detroit
“Queen Elizabeth shot dead in Detroit.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook post falsely claims feds are subsidizing solar panel installation
The federal government is providing free solar panel installation and $8,500 incentive checks to eligible homeowners.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gold And Silver Are NOT The Only ‘Lawful’ US Money; Federal Reserve Notes ARE Taxable
Are Federal Reserve notes -- commonly known as paper money -- just "obligations" and therefore exempt from taxes? And does the U.S. Constitution say gold and silver are the only form of "lawful money" to be used in paying debts? No, neith
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this video doesn’t prove space is fake
Video proves “space is fake.”
Health Feedback→ No clinical evidence supports using cannabis to treat cancer or other conditions, although specific chemicals found in cannabis can be medically useful
REVIEW Cannabis has been proposed as an alternative therapy for various diseases, notably as a treatment for cancer. Such claims often go viral on social media, like this meme posted on the Facebook page Drug Possession Laws on 4 September 2022. The
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Queen Elizabeth Had Two Severely Disabled First Cousins Who Were Publicly Pronounced Dead In 1940 and 1961 Respectively …’
Queen Elizabeth II’s death on September 8 2022 led to significant discussions both off and on social media about her reign, including a viral tweet about her “two severely disabled first cousins,” and the purportedly callous way that
Snopes→ Did TV News Chyron Say Prince Charles ‘Automatically Becomes Queen’?
A Kenyan TV station apologized for an embarrassing flub that occurred during a news report on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Snopes→ Did a Royal Guard Film a TikTok Selfie with Queen Elizabeth II?
Readers asked about a TikTok video that appeared to show a member of the Queen's Guard recording a selfie with Queen Elizabeth II.
Snopes→ From Eisenhower to Biden, Queen Met Every US President but 1
Horseback riding with Ronald Reagan. Yachting with Bill Clinton. Sipping tea with Joe Biden.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this isn’t a video of a NASA astronaut pretending to be in space
Astronaut Karen Nyberg filmed what “was supposedly a video from space” in front of a green screen.
Snopes→ ‘The Crown’ Pauses Production Because of Queen’s Death
“The Crown,” Netflix's acclaimed series about Queen Elizabeth II and her family, has paused production due to the monarch's death.
Snopes→ Stone Age Skeleton Missing Foot May Show Oldest Amputation
Scientists say the amputation was performed when the person was a child — and that the “patient” went on to live for years as an amputee.
Snopes→ Hairy Situation at US Open: 2 Removed for Haircut in Stands
There was quite a hairy situation at the U.S. Open.
Truth or Fiction?→ Irish Dancers at Buckingham Palace (to the Tune Of ‘Another One Bites the Dust’)
Queen Elizabeth II’s death on September 8 2022 led to significant social media discussions about history, colonization, monarchy, and the future; in the middle of that milieu, a clip of Irish dancers performing to Queen’s “Another One
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Claim About Sentencing Disparities
(Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images.)A viral tweet claimed that Washington, D.C., courts gave a January 6 rioter 10 years in prison for assaulting a police officer while two rioters who threw a Molotov cocktail in a police car at a 2020 Black Lives Ma
Snopes→ Shaken and Stirred: Ukraine War Hits James Bond’s Glassmaker
Daily updates from energy traders drop into their email inboxes, showing the asphyxiating upward climb of prices for the natural gas and electricity that power their energy-devouring business.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Turpentine Oil Is NOT A Remedy To Cleanse Parasites
Is turpentine a proven, safe remedy for parasite cleanses? No, that's not true: It's a paint thinner that, if consumed orally, may be lethal even in small amounts, especially in children. The claim first appeared in a TikTok video on Apri
PolitiFact→ Floridians with felony records face illegal voting charges. The state allowed them to register
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced charges against 20 Floridians whom he accused of voting despite disqualifying felonies. But the state is responsible for vetting voter registrations.
Snopes→ Judge Approves $2.46 Billion Boy Scouts Reorganization Plan
The BSA sought bankruptcy protection more than two years ago to stave off a flood of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by Scout leaders and volunteers.
Logically→ Children in flood-hit Pakistan are forced to eat grass.
The viral video has been on the internet since at least February 2022 and is unrelated to Pakistan's recent floods.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meghan Markle Did NOT Wear Shirt With The Phrase ‘The Queen Is Dead’
Did Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, wear a The Smiths T-shirt with the phrase "The Queen Is Dead" on it to mock the September 8, 2022 death of Queen Elizabeth II? No, that's not true: This is an altered photo. An example of the orig
PolitiFact→ Republican Governors Association – No, Biden didn’t say nearly half of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy
Says President Joe Biden “recently said that 48.8% of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy.”
Logically→ Joe Biden’s granddaughter says he is dead and was replaced with his twin brother.
The video being cited to push this claim was intended to be satirical and has been taken out of context.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Set to Revisit LGBT Rights With Wedding Website Case
Another case about free speech and gay marriage has made its way to the high court: 303 Creative v. Elenis.
Snopes→ Bannon Pleads Not Guilty in ‘We Build the Wall’ Scheme
Former President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty to duping donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S. southern border.
Snopes→ Scholar: Canada Became Less British During Queen Elizabeth’s Reign
Nearly half of Canadians were of British ancestry when she assumed the throne in 1952, but that decreased to one-third in 2016 and continues to decline.