Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) walks outside the U.S. Capitol on April 20, 2023. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)House Republicans will have to overcome thin margins to pass a debt-ceiling bill. Continue reading Kevin McCarthy’s B
Full Fact→ Advice to ‘NEVER’ give babies water is missing context
A video on social media, and written up in the Mail Online, warns against giving young babies water. But some babies may need some in hot weather.
Logically→ No, millions of cockroaches did not appear in Mecca during Ramadan
Full Fact→ Using the herb comfrey on teeth could be dangerous for health
Social media videos claim that comfrey, a herb used in traditional medicine, can be used to improve teeth and gums. There is no good evidence for this, and using the herb this way risks liver damage.
Logically→ No, Glasgow City Council did not pass a plan to reduce the M8 motorway’s speed limit to 30mph
Logically→ 2021 image falsely shared as Egyptian soldiers fleeing Sudan amid the civil war
Logically→ No, Kerala government or milk federation has not banned Karnataka’s dairy brand Nandini in the state
Logically→ WHO’s pandemic treaty will not overpower any country’s domestic policies
The Dispatch→ Tucker Carlson Out at Fox News
Tucker Carlson speaks during the 2022 Fox Nation Patriot Awards. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images)Plus: Mortgage fee changes burn better borrowers.Continue reading Tucker Carlson Out at Fox News »
Logically→ Inauthentic images falsely claim Google creates Doodles for all religious holidays but Easter
Logically→ A misleading video about U.K. emergency alert system claims it will create a sense of ‘permanent emergency’
PolitiFact→ President Joe Biden will run for re-election in 2024. How accurate are his recent claims?
President Joe Biden is running for re-election in 2024. We have fact-checked him more than 260 times, including his statements about jobs, abortion and former President Donald Trump.
Logically→ No, the US government has not proven the lab leak hypothesis for COVID-19 origins
Full Fact→ The Government needs to take health misinformation seriously
New report on how the Online Safety Bill should reduce the harm caused by online health misinformation
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Little 8-Year-Old Girl Had 67 Different DNA Samples Inside Of Her’
Does a video interview with former Arizona congressional candidate Jeff Zink prove a "little 8-year-old girl had 67 different DNA samples inside of her"? No, that's not true: The sheriff's office in Cochise County, Arizona, where the migr
Washington Post→ Can Florida’s gay teachers show photos? The White House claimed not.
The Florida law restricting LGBTQ discussion doesn’t explicitly prevent teachers from displaying photos of same-sex relationships, but some say it has had a chilling effect.
The Dispatch→ The Tech Term Arrives
Time to pop Tums for some spicy content. Continue reading The Tech Term Arrives »
The Dispatch→ Falling Hemlines and Rising Inflation
A 2009 Royal Mail stamp shows British fashion designer Mary Quant wearing her Banana Split dress. (Photo by Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images.)Examining the accuracy of the ‘hemline index.’Continue reading Falling Hemlines and Rising Inflation »
The Dispatch→ Breaking Down on the ‘Last Mile’
(Stock photo from Getty Images.)Vulnerable mothers deserve better than aid programs that fail to deliver.Continue reading Breaking Down on the ‘Last Mile’ »
The Dispatch→ Winter Is Coming
Cooling towers of the Neurath coal-fired power plants on February 08, 2023, in Neurath, Germany. Germany restarted coal plants after Russia invaded Ukraine but is phasing out its nuclear power plants. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)And neither Eu
The Dispatch→ How the FTC Is Undermining U.S. Interests in Europe
FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (Photograph by Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images)Helping to enforce the EU’s Digital Markets Act w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘lol CRYBABIES’ Billboard Is NOT A Real Bud Light Promotion — Edited Video Hoax
Did Bud Light introduce a new "lol CRYBABIES" billboard campaign as a response to recent backlash over the brand's association with transgender social media personality Dylan Mulvaney? No, that's not true: This is not a real ad campaign f
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No evidence people are taking part in sexual assault 'trend'
People are participating in “National Rape Day’” on April 24.
The Dispatch→ Tuckered Out
Tucker Carlson in 2019. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Be careful what you wish for.Continue reading Tuckered Out »
PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News. These are some of his most consequential falsehoods.
Our fact-checking of Tucker Carlson will likely continue, but his affiliation with Fox News will not. Here’s a look back at some of his biggest and most consequential falsehoods.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia Was NOT ‘Reconnected Back To SWIFT’ On April 22, 2023
Did sanctioned Russian banks regain their access to the international system of cross-border money transfers in April 2023? No, that's not true: No such decision was made by the European Union or the United States, as of this writing. The
PolitiFact→ Why the FDA is recommending the newer, bivalent COVID-19 vaccines
The FDA announced that it was revoking the original, monovalent COVID-19 vaccines to replace them with newer, bivalent doses. The change is unrelated to safety. The bivalent vaccines protect against multiple variants and require a single dose.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff isn’t being impeached
"Adam Schiff will be impeached.”
PolitiFact→ Is new Missouri rule a ‘ban’ on transgender adults? It imposes major health care access barriers
A new emergency rule in Missouri will significantly restrict trans health care for state residents of all ages. Restrictions include mandatory therapy, a one and a half to three-year waiting period, a resolution of all mental health symptoms and an aut
Logically→ Delhi education minister Atishi did not ‘expose’ the poor maintenance of primary schools run by AAP government
Poynter→ The Denver airport: A conspiracy hotbed
Since it was built in 1995, the Denver airport has become a hotbed for conspiracy theories — scary stories about underground bunkers, murals that have coded messages about the apocalypse, […] The post The Denver airport: A conspiracy hotbed a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Budweiser Brands Were NOT Uninvited To Munich’s Oktoberfest — They Have Never Been Sold There
Will Budweiser brands be banned from Oktoberfest for the first time in 75 years? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Budweiser has ever been sold at the official Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, as only Munich-based breweries ca
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Image Purporting to Show Hillary Clinton at Guantanamo Bay is Fake
Former U.S. Secretary of Hillary Clinton speaks to mark the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, at Queen's University on April 19, 2023, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Niall Carson/Getty Images)An image is circulating o
Full Fact→ No evidence the Rockefeller family wrote a ‘secret covenant’ to control the public
A Facebook video with more than 175,000 views claims the Rockefellers are at the heart of an evil plot.
Full Fact→ Photos don’t show Asda staff member throwing water over a man
Asda says the staff member was watering the plants.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Bill Gates is not poisoning your produce with Apeel
Bill Gates is coating your organic produce with a “dangerous chemical.”
The Dispatch→ The Heritage Foundation Heralds Its Populist Evolution
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks alongside Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts during the foundation's 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on April 21, 2023, in National Harbor, Marylan
AllSides→ Posts Mislead on Rules for Guns at NRA Convention, Utah GOP Event
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/04/posts-mislead-on-rules-for-guns-at-nra-convention-utah-gop-event/ The
PolitiFact→ Public opinion on abortion: What’s changed since Roe v. Wade was overturned?
How has American opinion on abortion changed since Roe v. Wade was overturned? PolitiFact’s review of recent polls show abortion-rights support remains higher than anti-abortion sentiment, though views are fairly stable. Here’s the data.
Logically→ The Pentagon was not hit by a missile on 9/11