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.
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Airspace Restrictions After Hurricane Helene
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take The Federal Aviation Administration regularly restricts the airspace over areas affected by natural disasters to allow rescue and relief efforts to take place. But thi
FactCheck.org→ Republican Farmers Featured in Harris Ad Are Not Actors, Not Democrats
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take An ad from Vice President Kamala Harris features a Pennsylvania farming couple who say they are “lifelong Republicans” but are voting for Harris. Social me
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Kamala Harris off base on tax rate comparison of billionaires, teachers
"Teachers and nurses and firefighters are paying a higher tax rate than billionaires and the biggest corporations."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Twin Tornadoes’ Hitting Miami During Hurricane Milton — They’re Waterspouts In August 2024, Unrelated To Hurricane Milton
Does a video show "twin tornadoes" hitting Miami at the same time Hurricane Milton did? No, that's not true: This video footage was taken in August 2024, not October 2024 when Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida. Also, the columns s
The Dispatch→ What Buc-ee’s Can Teach Us About the Port Strike
Job-ism is bad, actually.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Traffic Jam On Florida Bridge During Hurricane Milton
Does a video circulating on social media in October 2024 show a Florida bridge jammed with cars during Hurricane Milton? No, that's not true: The clip shows vehicles backed up on a bridge in Mumbai, India -- not Florida. It appeared on so
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Elk Escaping Wyoming Wildfire In 2024
Does a video show fenced-in elk escaping a wildfire in Wyoming in 2024? No, that's not true: The video on X shows three elk fleeing a wildfire in Montana in 2021. The person who made the video located it in Big Horn County, Montana, in a
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s been no glitch. This claim about Taylor Swift is counterfeit
“Taylor Swift blames Instagram for losing millions of followers after Harris endorsement: ‘It must be a glitch!”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – FEMA’s website doesn’t say it must help white people last
“FEMA is supposed to help out white people last for the purpose of ‘equity.’ … It’s literally on the FEMA website.”
Full Fact→ ‘Hurricane Milton’ video compilation shows older videos of other hurricanes
One video also includes a CGI clip.
Full Fact→ Footage shows ‘twin tornadoes’ in Nebraska in 2014, not recent scenes in Florida
Thousands have shared the miscaptioned clip on social media and the Mirror has also published a screenshot of the footage in an article, claiming it shows recent events in Florida.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Misleading Claims About FEMA’s Future Under Trump
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Social media posts misleadingly claim that “Trump’s Project 2025 will end” the Federal Emergency Management Agency and provide “ZERO federal he
Full Fact→ Video claimed to show traffic fleeing Hurricane Milton actually from India
A clip being shared online falsely claims to show desperate families stuck trying to escape the storm in Florida.
The Dispatch→ At Pennsylvania Rally, Team Trump Pushes Early Voting
After casting doubts about mail-in ballots in 2020, the former president’s campaign has changed its tune.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, cloud seeding wasn’t used to create Hurricane Milton
“They create hurricanes via cloud seeding” and “direct them where they want the Hurricane to go!”
PolitiFact→ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee – Did Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate brag about “being in the 1%”? His campaign doesn’t deny it
Says Wisconsin GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde "brags about being in the 1%."
Full Fact→ Footage of ‘fighting in southern Lebanon’ is from Syria in 2016
The video originally appeared in an Al Jazeera article in 2016 and is unrelated to the recent conflict in Lebanon.
Full Fact→ NHS England corrects waiting list data error
The health service acted quickly after Full Fact brought its attention to a mistake in the calculation of the number of people on the waiting list.
Full Fact→ No, hurricane force winds aren’t forecast across the UK—it’s a BBC weather app glitch
The BBC weather app is suffering from a “technical glitch” and is wrongly predicting hurricane strength winds.
The Dispatch→ Unpacking Iran’s Efforts to Meddle in the U.S. Election
‘The Iranians have gotten more brazen of late.’
The Dispatch→ Israel’s Legal Responsibilities in War (Live at Duke University)
Do lawyers play a key role in military decision making?
The Dispatch→ Media Cringe
Media Mogul Supper Club
The Dispatch→ The Muslim Thinker Who Inspired Reagan
How Ibn Khaldun influenced the 40th president and a generation of conservative tax policy wonks.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Haitian Man In Springfield, Ohio, Cutting Up Animal Or Pet With Machete; He Was Cutting Ham, Police Say
Does a video show a Haitian man in Springfield, Ohio, cutting up an animal or a pet with a machete in public? No, that's not true: Police said the person who shot the video told them the man was cutting up "a big ass ham." The Springfield
The Dispatch→ Facts Don’t Care About Trump’s Feelings
Let’s cut the BS: If you still believe in ‘Stop the Steal,’ be ready to explain why.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Public Records Do NOT Mention ‘Mobile Device’ That Supposedly ‘Visited’ House Of Suspect In ISIS Election Day Plot, Office Of US Senator
Do public documents about an alleged plot to carry out a terror attack on behalf of ISIS on U.S. Election Day reveal that a mobile device "visited" the home of one of the suspects and "also visited Senator Lankford's office on 3 occasions
PolitiFact→ 'Call Her Daddy,' 'The Howard Stern Show,' '60 Minutes': How accurate was Kamala Harris' media tour?
Fact-checking Vice President Kamala Harris' media blitz, from 'Call Her Daddy' to '60 Minutes' and more.
The Dispatch→ Hostage to Fortune
Why won’t Kamala Harris break with Joe Biden?
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Americans in Lebanon and Israel had to pay for their own emergency flights out of each country
The U.S. government is offering Americans loans to pay for flights out of Lebanon while they have been flying Israeli citizens out of Israel on chartered flights for a year “on our dime.”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking the Michigan Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin
Michigan Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers squared off Oct. 8 in their first debate in their race for a soon-to-open Michigan U.S. Senate seat. We fact-checked their claims.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Storm Video Compilation Does NOT Show Hurricane Milton — Clips Were Posted Before Storm’s Arrival
Does a compilation of storm video clips on social media show Hurricane Milton? No, that's not true: A collection of video clips using the hashtag #HurricanMilton shows storm footage from around the world that dates back months and even ye
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a real Republican representative prematurely responding to the VP debate
A Republican representative posted a response to the vice presidential debate before it happened.
The Dispatch→ Claims About FEMA and Equity Considerations Are False
Federal law requires disaster assistance provided by the federal government to be impartial and nondiscriminatory.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Hurricane Milton wasn’t planned to turn Tampa into a ‘15-minute city’
Hurricane Milton is part of Tampa’s plan to become a “15-minute city.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘NC State Police’ Did NOT Say They ‘Will Start Arresting Any Federal Employees Trying To Stop Or Hinder Rescue Operations’ — State Official Says ‘Made-Up’
Did "NC State police" issue a statement saying that they will start arresting any federal employees trying to "stop or hinder rescue operations"? No, that's not true: A public information officer for the North Carolina State Highway Patro
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, FEMA didn’t close roads and bridges to create traffic jams during Hurricane Milton evacuations
“FEMA is closing roads and bridges and causing gridlock traffic during evacuations from Hurricane Milton.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Taylor Swift didn’t confess to ‘immoral things with Diddy’
Taylor Swift “admits to having done immoral things with Diddy in the past to gain fame.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Taylor Swift manager didn’t say ticket sales are ‘dead’ because of Kamala Harris endorsement
“Taylor Swift’s manager confirms: ‘Ticket sales are dead after Harris endorsement backlash.”
PolitiFact→ How Donald Trump and Kamala Harris want to change your taxes
On tax policy, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are offering voters diverging options. Generally, Harris’ plan would benefit a broader share of the income spectrum than Trump’s would.