“They’re still counting the (2024 election) vote in some areas.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Did Elon Musk acquire Boeing? No, that’s a baseless claim
“Elon Musk has just acquired Boeing.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Actual UFOs Over Alaska Escorted By Military Aircraft — It’s Animation
Did someone in Alaska capture video in early January 2025 showing military jets flying in formation alongside saucer-shaped UFOs? No, that's not true: The UFO video was originally posted on YouTube in October 2023 and the account it came
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Video Does NOT Show UFO At International Space Station
Did a NASA livestream authentically capture a "UFO" or "mysterious craft" before the stream was "abruptly cut," suggesting an intentional disruption to the video? No, that's not true: NASA told Lead Stories that the footage showed the Dra
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t an authentic video of Nancy Pelosi falling in the Capitol
Video shows U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., falling.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Press Conference at Mar-a-Lago
The president-elect made inaccurate claims about his predecessor’s energy policies and repeated familiar falsehoods on a number of topics.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the Cowboys’ head coach isn’t taking over as head coach for the 49ers
Mike McCarthy “to take over as Head Coach for the San Francisco 49ers."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI DID Unlock Phone Of Alleged Trump Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, In July 2024
Have investigators been unable to unlock the phone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, as of January 6, 2025? No, that's not true: The FBI announced in July 2024 that they had successfully
FactCheck.org→ Our Partnership with Meta Is Ending
Meta is ending its partnership with U.S. fact-checking organizations, such as ours, but we’d like to reassure our readers: FactCheck.org isn’t going anywhere. Our journalists will continue to provide nonpartisan coverage of false and misleading po
Lead Stories→ Meta Ends Third-Party Fact-Checking Partnership in the U.S.
Lead Stories was surprised and disappointed to first learn through media reports and a press release about the end of the Meta Third-Party Fact-Checking Partnership of which Lead Stories has been a part since 2019. On January 7, 2025, Joe
PolitiFact→ Meta ending third-party fact-checking partnership with US partners, including PolitiFact
Meta will end its eight-year partnership with independent American journalists, including PolitiFact, to identify false information and hoaxes on its platforms.
Full Fact→ Full Fact responds to Meta ending support for US fact checkers
Fact checkers refute allegations of bias in Meta’s ‘disappointing backwards step’ to end fact checking partnerships
The Dispatch→ Mozambique Reels from Post-Election Chaos
An opposition leader’s imminent return could intensify the widespread unrest.
The Dispatch→ Are PysOps Free Speech?
Will American justices squander the singularity?
The Dispatch→ The ATF Is a Tax Collector
Part 2 in a series.
The Dispatch→ The H-1B Visa, Explained
As the tech industry boomed, demand for visas intended for highly skilled workers has far outstripped their availability.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Mysterious Fog’ Around The World Is Anything Other Than Normal Weather
Was a "mysterious fog" spotted in various areas of the world in late December 2024 something that cannot be explained? No, that's not true: There have been several regions that experienced heavy fog in late December, but there is no evide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Mark Cuban Moved Company From Texas To California
Did billionaire Mark Cuban move a company from Texas to California as of January 6, 2025? No, that's not true: A post that reported as much included a photo of a building with the logo "Cost Plus Drug Company," likely a reference to a Tex
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO New Cost-Of-Living Stimulus Offering $1,000 To Every US Citizen As Of January 6, 2025
Did the U.S. government announce a new cost-of-living stimulus, offering a $1,000 "emergency relief card" to every citizen as of January 6, 2025? No, that's not true: This post included a link to a non-government website that asked for pe
The Dispatch→ Written by the Victors
How will Americans remember January 6?
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No evidence N.C. law enforcement stole generators donated for Helene victims
Mitchell County, North Carolina, sheriff’s deputies “stole” generators intended for Hurricane Helene victims.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claims were wrong: The FBI was able to unlock Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone
“They still haven’t cracked” Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Posts about unidentified child supposedly “found” in several cities aren’t authentic
Photo shows a child “found” in several cities.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, 22 states didn’t fail to certify the 2024 presidential election
“22 states will not be certifying the (2024) election.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There's no evidence of a 'second attack' in New Orleans following New Year’s Day attack
“BREAKING: A second attack in New Orleans has been uncovered, police are searching.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All 50 States, DC, DID Submit Electoral College Certificates For 2024 Election
Did 22 states fail to upload their Electoral College certifications, which were needed to certify election results on January 6, 2025? No, that's not true: The National Archives confirmed that all 50 states and the District of Columbia su
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Family Income Growth and Inflation
An internet user incorrectly stated the rise in median family income since 1971.
The Dispatch→ No, China Has Not Declared a State of Emergency Over Respiratory Viruses
Increasing cases are in line with seasonal trends.
Full Fact→ Daily Express misstates small boat arrivals data
Small boat arrivals have increased under Labour compared with the same period the previous year, but a figure quoted on the newspaper’s front page isn’t quite right.
Full Fact→ Video of church being attacked in West Bank not from Christmas 2024
A clip of people throwing stones at a church near Bethlehem has been shared with misleading captions claiming it is a recent incident.
Full Fact→ Business rates relief rules for private schools haven’t changed yet
The government intends to remove charitable business rates relief for English private schools from April.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Poll shows Trump won 18-to-24-year-olds in Wisconsin voting, but there’s a caveat
“Trump won 18-to-24-year-olds in Wisconsin."
Health Feedback→ Ingredients in bird flu vaccine Audenz are safe in the amounts present; no evidence that they’re toxic or cause cancer
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The Dispatch→ The Donald Is at the Door
We invited him in … again.
The Dispatch→ Mike Johnson Keeps the Speaker’s Gavel
The brief but chaotic vote could portend more House Republican infighting.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Retribution
Trump’s a golfer, not a fascist.
The Dispatch→ Wokeness Was Never a Religion
If anything, it’s a reaction against an American creed.
The Dispatch→ The Lessons of January 6
What have we learned four years later, on the cusp of a second Trump administration?
The Dispatch→ What the ATF Does—and What It Doesn’t Do
Part 1 of a series.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the First Week of 2025
A terror attack kills 14 in New Orleans.