Did basketball star Michael Jordan endorse Donald Trump for president? No, that's not true: Jordan's management told Lead Stories that there was "absolutely no truth" to this claim. At the time of writing, Jordan had endorsed neither Trum
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris’ ‘Saturday Night Live’ appearance and ‘equal time’ for Donald Trump: What to know
Vice President Kamala Harris’ Nov. 2 “Saturday Night Live” appearance triggered questions about broadcast networks’ “equal time” rule for candidates. NBC responded by giving former President Donald Trump airtime. We took a closer look.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Fail ‘To Provide Service Members With Backup Absentee Ballots’
Did the Pentagon fail to provide enough absentee ballots for service members overseas? No, that's not true: If a member of the military requests an absentee ballot from their state but it does not arrive in time, they can print a ballot f
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Trump didn’t explain viral microphone stand moment with corn dog reference
Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social and addressed claims about his use of a microphone, saying “I was pretending to eat a corn dog.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Posts Claim That Foreign Nationals Are Voting In The US Election Because No Voter ID Is Required
Do photos of ballots marked with a vote for Donald Trump prove that citizens of other countries are voting in the 2024 U.S. election because American law does not require them to show a voter ID? No, that's not true: Several copycat posts
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s ‘Like It or Not’ Comment and Harris’ Response
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Vice President Kamala Harris wrongly claimed that former President Donald Trump was talking about “reproductive freedom” when he said that he will “protect”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Does NOT Prove Transgender Person Received 2 Ballots In McHenry County, Illinois
Does a post on social media prove that a "male relative who recently started identifying as a 'woman' received two ballots for the election" in McHenry County, Illinois, in 2024? No, that's not true: The post's images of envelopes had lab
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Statement Claimed New York State ‘Executed’ Peanut The Squirrel
Did Donald Trump issue a statement on Peanut the Squirrel saying the animal was "executed" by the State of New York? No, that's not true: The Trump campaign said a viral image that is supposedly a Trump statement is fake. Lead Stories fou
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of Kamala Harris altered to slow her speech and make her sound drunk
Video shows Kamala Harris has a “drinking problem.”
Full Fact→ Fake headlines, altered audio and a face-swapped candidate in a cowboy hat: fact checking online misinformation about the US election
We’ve looked at dozens of claims on social media about the 2024 US presidential election - here are some of the key themes.
The Dispatch→ Kamala Harris Hits College Campuses in Election’s Waning Days
Plus: Donald Trump’s Wisconsin supporters cast doubt on tight polls.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump has repeated immigration falsehoods throughout the 2024 campaign. Here are the facts
At every 2024 campaign rally, former President Donald Trump repeats a host of false and misleading immigration claims. Here are the facts behind 11 of his most repeated immigration falsehoods.
Full Fact→ HAARP facility unrelated to floods in Spain
The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) in Alaska cannot control the weather and has nothing to do with recent flooding.
Full Fact→ Budget 2024: Was Labour’s manifesto clear with voters during the last general election?
The 2024 Autumn Budget has been and gone but the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and Labour has faced criticism about how clear they were with voters in their manifesto about tax rises.
The Dispatch→ That Vexatious Issue
Whatever happens on Election Day, the abortion fight will continue.
The Dispatch→ Trump, Harris Try to Turn Out Polarized Men and Women
In the campaign’s final days, gender is front and center.
Health Feedback→ Low amounts of fluoride added to community water not associated with neurotoxicity, contrary to online claims
REVIEW Fluoride is a mineral that occurs naturally in soil, water, and in small amounts, in many foods. In the 1940s, researchers in the U.S. discovered that low amounts of fluoride strengthen tooth enamel, preventing cavities. This finding set the
The Dispatch→ As Goes Pennsylvania
On Kamala Harris’ Josh Shapiro mistake.
The Dispatch→ Is Malice Toward None Enough?
What Abraham Lincoln can teach us in acrimonious times.
The Dispatch→ Comfort or the Cross?
A swing-state megachurch prepares for Election Day.
PolitiFact→ AdWatch: Dan Bishop claims Jeff Jackson ‘embraced’ a sex offender. Here’s the context.
In the race for North Carolina Attorney General, Republican Dan Bishop accused Democrat Jeff Jackson of embracing a sex offender. Here are 5 questions, answered.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Atlantic Did NOT Publish Article Titled ‘How A Squirrel Became A Rallying Cry Of The Far Right’
Did The Atlantic publish an article with the title "How A Squirrel Became A Rallying Cry Of The Far Right"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no such story on the magazine's website. The X account that posted a fake screenshot of th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Does NOT Show Actual Insider Saying Arizona Plans To Rig Election For Harris — Russian Bad Actors
Does a video show an informant, who allegedly was once an aide to Arizona's secretary of state, telling about state plans to rig the election in favor of Kamala Harris? No, that's not true: This video is fabricated disinformation from a R
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, FBI didn’t seize a video of Hillary Clinton killing a child at a Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs party
The FBI seized a video of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton killing a child at a Sean “Diddy” Combs party.
PolitiFact→ Don’t fall for these false claims as you await the 2024 election results
It’s common to hear false claims on Election Day, election night and as votes are counted. Here are some things to know so you don’t fall for the falsehoods.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – New posts stir up old unproven claims about Dominion Voting Systems, election rigging, Eric Coomer
Dominion Voting Systems employee Eric Coomer told an Antifa meeting he “made sure” Donald Trump wouldn’t win.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Joe Rogan hasn’t said as of Nov. 3 who he’s voting for, hasn’t announced he’s not voting for Trump
“Joe Rogan says he will not be voting for Trump after having him on the podcast.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – The FBI apprehended groups for ballot fraud? A video making that claim is fake, FBI says
Video shows the FBI reported that “three linked groups have been apprehended for rigging early voting by mail in ballot.”
The Dispatch→ After This Election, How Do We Live With One Another?
Plus: A review of the new film ‘Conclave.’
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Closing Argument
Beyoncé, whales, voting and immigration: For Mr. Trump, no topic is too insignificant or too important when it comes to making misleading or inaccurate statements.
The Dispatch→ ‘Conclave’ Devolves Into a Vatican Telenovela
The new movie starring Ralph Fiennes is full of shock and light on Catholicism.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Joe Rogan Said Between October 25 and November 2, 2024, That ‘He Will Not Be Voting For Trump After Having Him On The Podcast’
Did Joe Rogan say "he will not be voting for Trump after having him on the podcast"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories reviewed Rogan's podcasts and public statements in the days after Donald Trump's appearance. Neither subsequent episode
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE FBI Video Announced Arrests Of Mail-In Ballot Fraud Groups — More From Russia
Did the FBI publish a video reporting that it had apprehended three linked groups that had committed election fraud with mail-in ballots on behalf of the Democrats? No, that's not true: The FBI has published a statement on X that these vi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump’s Name Misprinted On Hamilton County, Ohio, Ballots — But Vote Would Count Regardless
Was Donald Trump's name misspelled or misprinted on ballots in Hamilton County, Ohio, and could this result in votes for him not being properly counted? No, that's not true: An image on social media seems to show an irregularity in the "m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Liz Cheney Did NOT Tweet On November 1, 2024 That Trump ‘Is Now Literally Threatening To Have Me Killed’
Did former Republican lawmaker Liz Cheney post on X that Donald Trump "is now literally threatening" to kill her? No, that's not true: That post came from a self-described parody account. It attributed a fake screenshot of another, nonexi
PolitiFact→ Patriot Voice – In another sign of Russian influence, posts falsely try to tie Kamala Harris to Sean Diddy Combs
Vice President Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff received $500,000 for tipping off Sean “Diddy” Combs about police raids.
PolitiFact→ Baseless claims of ‘cheating’: Pennsylvania is a magnet for election misinformation
Ahead of Election Day, Trump claimed there is big “cheating” in Pennsylvania. Some investigations are underway related to suspect voter registration applications – not ballots.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff to Get You Ready for Election Day
What to look out for, when things will get interesting, and more.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump’s Pants on Fire claim that he ‘never mentioned’ ending the Affordable Care Act
“I never mentioned” wanting to end the Affordable Care Act.
PolitiFact→ Libs of TikTok – X posts miscast Colorado official's role in lawsuit to get Trump off the ballot, voter machine issue
“The lady who leaked passwords for voting systems in Colorado is the same person who tried to remove Trump from the ballot.”