Did Oregon officials omit Donald Trump from a voters' pamphlet about candidates in the 2024 election for political reasons? No, that's not true: Trump's campaign chose not to submit information for the pamphlet, according to a statement f
The Dispatch→ The 47 Percent
Has Trump’s ceiling in the popular vote risen?
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Teleprompter at Univision town hall was for moderator, not Kamala Harris
“Univision accidentally shows that Kamala Harris is reading from a teleprompter live on air.”
The Dispatch→ Who’s the Bad Guy?
Hollywood could take some hints and give us some additional, true-to-life villains.
PolitiFact→ Senate Leadership Fund – Senate Republicans stretch Sherrod Brown’s comments on gender-affirming care
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown “supported allowing puberty blockers and sex-change surgeries for minor children.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Clip from LGBTQ+ FEMA webinar goes viral without context
2023 FEMA webinar shows the agency is prioritizing its relief efforts around LGBTQ+ people
PolitiFact→ X posts – North Carolina’s post-Helene changes for absentee, in-person voting are not signs of ‘cheating’
North Carolina’s new voting rules in response to Hurricane Helene amount to “cheating” or “stealing.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, migrants don’t receive $3,500 debit cards
The government gave $3,500 debit cards to immigrants while giving only $750 to Hurricane Helene victims.
PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – Kari Lake says Arizona was safer in 1994, but crime statistics say otherwise
“Arizona was safe” when she moved to the state in 1994, but has become “unsafe.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: National Hurricane Center Map Does NOT Show New Storm Approaching Florida After Hurricane Milton
Does a National Hurricane Center tracking map show a new storm heading for Florida immediately after Hurricane Milton hit in early October 2024? No, that's not true: The Center's "Atlantic Tropical Cyclones and Disturbances" map shows no
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Recent hurricanes devastated U.S. communities, but this isn’t an authentic photo of a rescued child
An image shows a child affected by recent hurricanes in the United States.
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Is Kamala Harris right about reducing 'the flow of fentanyl by half'?
“We have cut the flow of fentanyl by half.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Hurricane Nadine didn’t exist as of Oct. 10, but a fictional article about one did
“Hurricane Nadine was a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane that struck Central America and the Bahamas in October 2024.”
Full Fact→ Video of house flooding is from New Jersey in 2021, not recent scenes in Florida
Footage taken in New Jersey following Hurricane Ida in 2021 is being shared online with the suggestion it shows the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz extended a finger at a recent college football game, but not the middle one
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gave a college football crowd “the bird.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Tim Walz wasn’t banned from college football games after attending one recently; that's fake news
Says Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was “banned from future games for flipping off the fans.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – As Hurricane Milton moved away from Florida, misinformation about a Hurricane Nadine made landfall
Image shows the projected trajectory for a Hurricane Nadine is “the same path as Helene.”
Full Fact→ UKHSA posts graphs based on non-existent data
Graphs showing “data for 2023-24” posted by the UKHSA on X aren’t actually based on real data.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Flooding footage shows Mumbai, India, not Florida during Hurricane Milton
Video shows “people attempting to flee Florida & Hurricane Milton.”
The Dispatch→ This Pennsylvania County Could Show Where the Election Is Headed
Plus: Where could third-party candidates cost Trump and Harris the most?
PolitiFact→ Robert Reich – 100 Republicans voted against FEMA funding during hurricane season, but an attack omits context
“Two weeks ago 100 GOP lawmakers voted against additional FEMA funding.”
PolitiFact→ Eric Hovde – Wisconsin GOP challenger's ad falsely claims Dem US Senator 'gave stimulus checks to illegals'
Says Democratic opponent Tammy Baldwin "gave stimulus checks to illegals."
Full Fact→ Old footage of deer running from wildfire is recirculating online
The clip has been shared on social media with false claims it shows recent scenes from a wildfire in the US state of Wyoming.
Full Fact→ Video shows coral farm not HAARP research facility around Florida
Misleading posts have been circulating on social media linking Hurricane Milton with claims that the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program is in the nearby ocean.
Health Feedback→ Onions don’t cure RSV; limited evidence to suggest that tryptophan improves sleep quality
REVIEW Folk remedies often suggest that onions can help alleviate symptoms of respiratory illnesses. These alleged healing properties of onions surface frequently in social media posts, with users recommending various methods for using onions to boo
Health Feedback→ Claim that flu is “natural healing process” overlooks flu-related hospitalizations and deaths
REVIEW A Facebook post from early September 2024 claimed that “a flu is your body healing itself” while “a flu shot is big pharma removing that natural healing process and profiting from it”. The post, which received more than 10,000 user en
The Dispatch→ Florida Begins Recovery After Hurricane Milton
The storm cut a path across the state with heavy winds, rain, and tornadoes.
The Dispatch→ The Politics of Disaster
How CBS News shielded the left from journalism.
The Dispatch→ Labor Economics, Upside-Down
Manufacturers exist to create goods, not jobs.
The Dispatch→ FEMA’s Role in Natural Disaster Response, Explained
The agency coordinates the federal response to disasters, but local governments are in charge.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Tornadoes In Florida During Milton Landfall In October 2024
Does a video show two active tornadoes on the ground simultaneously in Florida during Hurricane Milton's landfall in October 2024? No, that's not true: The video on X shows two active tornadoes on the ground simultaneously in Nebraska in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Secretary Of State Did NOT Open Voting To Noncitizens In 2024 Election
Did Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson say that noncitizens would be allowed to vote in the 2024 elections? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that Nelson opened voting to non-U.S. citizens. In an October 2024 election advisory, t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Compilation Does NOT Show Pre-Landfall Milton’s Tornado In Florida In October 2024 — It’s CGI And Old Clips
Does a viral video show "two large tornado producing supercells" in southern Florida on October 9, 2024, just before Hurricane Milton's landfall? No, that's not true: The video is a compilation of digitally created visuals and footage tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Official Saying ‘We Should Focus Our Efforts On LGBTQIA People’ During FEMA Disaster Preparedness Meeting — Clip Is Misrepresented
Does a video clip show a speaker saying, "We should focus our efforts on LGBTQIA people" during a disaster preparedness meeting by the Federal Emergency Management Agency? No, that's not true: This was a 2023 panel event, not a "disaster
The Dispatch→ The Deciders
Will anti-Trump conservatives swing the election?
PolitiFact→ Marjorie Taylor Greene – U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene cited patents as proof of weather control. That's Pants on Fire!
Patents dating back to the 1800s show that people can control the weather.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show HAARP Devices ‘Positioned Perfectly’ Around Florida — Coral Restoration Project
Does a video shared on Facebook genuinely show underwater HAARP devices surrounding Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton making landfall? No, that's not true: The video shows a coral restoration project in the Florida Keys, two marine scient
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking the Arizona Senate debate between Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake
In a combative debate, the two candidates vying for Arizona’s open U.S. Senate seat, Republican Kari Lake and Democrat Ruben Gallego, sparred over immigration and abortion. We fact-checked several of their claims.
PolitiFact→ Senate Leadership Fund – Republican super PAC twists Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown’s votes on transgender athletes
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to “allow transgender biological men to compete in girls’ sports.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Voter Turnout Was NOT Above 100% In 2020 In Some Precincts In Henrico County, VA
Was voter turnout above 100 percent in 2020 in some precincts of Henrico County, Virginia? No, that's not true: Data in a social media post inaccurately added county-level absentee ballots to precinct counts using a mathematical estimate.