Minority Leader Robert Reives “sent out a statement … encouraging us to resign and/or (face) a primary challenge.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Order Governments To Start ‘Rationing Water Into Homes’
Did the World Economic Forum "order" governments "to begin rationing water into homes," proclaiming that access to it is not a human right anymore? No, that's not true: As a non-governmental body, The World Economic Forum (WEF) doesn't ha
PolitiFact→ Successful program finds voters who moved or died. Why are states leaving it before 2024 elections?
Republican-led states are leaving a national program designed to help states strike outdated voter registrations. The states’ exit from ERIC could make it harder for them to find people on the rolls who moved or died before the 2024 elections.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kobe Bryant Was NOT Suing Company Behind ‘Black Mamba Hyperrush’ Over Supposed Opioid Contamination
Was basketball superstar Kobe Bryant suing the company behind Black Mamba Hyperrush over their energy supplements' supposed opioid contamination? No, that's not true: Bryant was suing a company in a trademark dispute for using the name Bl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Uncle And Dog Are Missing — It’s A Scam Post
Does this post authentically report someone's elderly uncle named Martin Jones went missing while out with their dog Baxter? No, that's not true: This is a "bait and switch" Facebook post. Social media posts that make this type of claim a
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Dr. Anthony Fauci wasn’t arrested, despite recurring social media claims
“Fauci arrested.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t tell mom the babysitter’s a cannibal (because it’s not true)
“Babysitter on crystal meth eats 3-month-old toddler.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Imagen alterada alimenta alegaciones falsas de que el presidente Joe Biden tiene un ‘doble’
Imagen muestra “el doble” del presidente Joe Biden firmando documentos con su mano izquierda.
PolitiFact→ No, Florida can’t ‘kidnap’ trans kids under proposed law, but it does affect custody disputes
Two provisions of a larger Florida bill banning gender-affirming care left parents concerned about the state “kidnapping” trans kids. The proposed changes mostly target interstate child custody disputes, though we found conflicting legal interpreta
Full Fact→ Picture of ‘anti-Macron protest’ is actually from 2018 World Cup
Claims the picture shows a protest against the “WEF globalist” French President are wrong.
Full Fact→ Image of plane underwater doesn’t show missing MH370
The plane in the picture is a Lockheed Martin aircraft that was purposely sunk off the coast of Jordan.
FactCheck.org→ Khanna Voted For — and Against — Raising Debt Limit During Trump Era
In the early hours of Feb. 9, 2018, Rep. Ro Khanna voted against a budget bill that also raised the federal debt limit. Khanna opposed the bill because it did not include a provision to protect so-called Dreamers — immigrants who were brought to
AllSides→ Biden Claims US Always Pays Its Debts, Gets Fact-Checked By Community Notes
https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/04/biden-claim-us-debt-fact-checked/ President Biden was fact-checked b
AllSides→ Donald Trump distorts Florida elections bill in attacking Ron DeSantis
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/03/donald-trump/in-attack-on-desantis-trump-distorts-florida-elect/
AllSides→ Did Ron DeSantis Get Married at Disney World?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-ron-desantis-get-married-disney-world-1797238 Florida Governor
Logically→ John McAfee died in a Spanish prison; he is not still alive and in hiding
AllSides→ Republicans Push Back on Democratic Claims of Veterans’ Health Care Cuts in GOP Debt Limit Bill
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/05/republicans-push-back-on-democratic-claims-of-veterans-health-care-cuts-in-gop-debt-limit-bill/
Logically→ No, McDonald’s french fries do not contain potatoes sprayed with a toxic pesticide called ‘monitor’
Logically→ The U.S. military has not confirmed 5G causes COVID-19
The Dispatch→ The End of Title 42
A Border Patrol vehicle exits a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol Station for processing migrants after they cross the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on December 19, 2022. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T.
Logically→ No, Kamala Harris has not been replaced by an actor
Logically→ Elon Musk’s 2016 statement on Tesla autopilot safety is not a deepfake
Logically→ A dnvk;nsdf:link claiming to provide free gold from Kalyan Jewellers is fake.
Washington Post→ White House touts illusory ‘VA cuts’ as GOP ducks budget specifics
The Fact Checker digs into the confusing spin and counterpin over alleged VA cuts under the House GOP plan
The Dispatch→ The Remnant Live: Inside Fox News
Grumpy old men. Continue reading The Remnant Live: Inside Fox News »
The Dispatch→ Disney Sues DeSantis
Taking down the happiest place on earth.Continue reading Disney Sues DeSantis »
The Dispatch→ Covering Afghanistan in Exile
Amu TV anchor Nazia Hashimyar. (Contributed Photo)Afghan journalists launch a news organization to cover their home country from afar.Continue reading Covering Afghanistan in Exile »
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump’s Plan to Pare Back the ‘Deep State,’ Explained
Former OMB Director Russell Vought, Steven Mnuchin, and Scott Atlas listen to former President Donald Trump at an August 2020 press briefing. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images)The former president’s once and future plan to cle
The Dispatch→ How Sanctions Can Help Bring Home American Hostages
President Joe Biden gestures as an image of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich appears onscreen during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C., April 29, 2023. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) The Levinson Act all
Logically→ The photo shows an unrelated underwater plane in Jordan, not missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim About Life Expectancy of Beekeepers Is NOT Backed Up By Research
Do beekeepers have the longest life expectancy among all other professions and is this the result of disease-reversing healing frequencies emitted by the bees? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence to support this claim -- n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts With Pictures Of Lost ‘Sweet Girl’ Are Bait-And-Switch Scam
Do social media posts about people "desperately trying to find the parents" of a lost "sweet girl" show a real-life call for help? No, that's not true: Entries with identical wording appeared in many places in the United States; as they g
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Garlic NOT Used To Kill People — Knives Or Bullets Coated With Garlic Juice NOT Deadlier
Are knives or bullets coated with garlic juice deadlier than they would be without it? No, that's not true: While garlic does have anti-clotting properties, they're not strong enough to cause people to bleed out from a wound that wouldn't
The Dispatch→ How About Zero Tolerance for Crime?
(Photo via Getty Images)It’s not hopeless or naïve. It’s the government’s job.Continue reading How About Zero Tolerance for Crime? »
FactCheck.org→ Republicans Push Back on Democratic Claims of Veterans’ Health Care Cuts in GOP Debt Limit Bill
House Republicans narrowly passed a bill late last month that would temporarily suspend or raise the federal debt limit while significantly reducing caps on discretionary spending for the next 10 years. The legislation does not identify which discreti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Did NOT Prove Wearing Masks Causes Stillbirths, Testicular Dysfunction And Cognitive Decline ‘Due To Build-Up Of Carbon Dioxide’
Did a study prove that wearing face masks raises the risk of stillbirths, testicular dysfunction and cognitive decline "due to build-up of carbon dioxide" (CO2)? No, that's not true: A "study" shared widely to social media was actually a
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Crack in a rock wall is old news, not evidence that Yellowstone volcano is erupting
"NASA just announced a 100-foot-wide fissure-crack just opened up Yellowstone volcano in 24 hours.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, no puedes ver conversaciones de WhatsApp de otra persona al marcar un código y su número
En WhatsApp puedes leer todas las conversaciones de tu pareja, “solo tienes que marcar *785# el número de su celular* # y listo”.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: BlackRock Does Not Own Shares In Dominion Voting Systems
BlackRock offices in New York City. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images) False claims are circulating online that BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, owns significant shares in Fox News parent company Fox Corporation a
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Putin didn’t ‘shut down’ all Russian oil to the U.S. It’s already banned
“Putin JUST SHUTDOWN All Oil To The US, Collapsing The US Economy!”