PolitiFact is live fact-checking tonight's CNN interview with Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, starting at 9 p.m. ET. Here's where to follow our fact-checks.
Full Fact→ MPs cannot claim £50 in expenses for breakfast
MPs can claim up to £25 for food, but only if they spend a night away from their constituency or London on parliamentary business.
Full Fact→ The UAE has not frozen a contract for fighter jets from France over the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
A fake Al Jazeera video making this claim is being shared widely on social media.
The Dispatch→ Jack Smith Takes Another Bite at the Trump Election Interference Apple
The revised indictment against Trump still faces the question of timing.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump’s False claim: Harris wants to ‘forcibly compel” doctors to give children ‘castration drugs’
Kamala Harris “wants to forcibly compel doctors and nurses against their will to give chemical castration drugs to young children.”
Full Fact→ Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz did not write Guardian opinion article about ‘dancing on stage naked’
A screenshot circulating of an article which appears to have been authored by Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s running mate, Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz, has been altered.
PolitiFact→ J.D. Vance – Economists say J.D. Vance is wrong about benefits of tariffs outweighing negatives
“Anything that you lose on the tariff from the perspective of the consumer, you gain in higher wages, so you're ultimately much better off.”
Full Fact→ California did vote for Kamala Harris as Democratic presidential nominee
Thousands of people have shared a video supposedly showing US Vice President Kamala Harris’ home state California passing on assigning delegates to her at the DNC, but this isn’t the full story.
Full Fact→ No evidence WHO has ordered preparation for mpox ‘mega lockdowns’
A screenshot of a headline circulating online falsely claims that World Health Organisation chiefs have ordered preparation for lockdowns over an mpox strain.
The Dispatch→ Kenyan Police Force Struggles to Restore Order in Haiti
‘We’re still very much hostage to these thugs.’
The Dispatch→ Unity Is Dead, Long Live the Union
A realistic definition of unity in the 21st century.
The Dispatch→ Brainworms, Bears, and Ballot Boxes
Warren peace.
The Dispatch→ All That Fluff
A fight among losers.
The Dispatch→ Masculinity in an Age of Individualism
To help men find meaning, help them recommit themselves to civil society.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jamaican ‘Certificate Of Birth’ Naming Kamala Harris Is NOT Authentic — Harris Was Born In California
Does a "certificate of birth" supposedly from Jamaica prove that Kamala Harris was not born in the United States, therefore making her ineligible to be president? No, that's not true: She was born in Oakland, California, in Alameda County
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence UK, France Issued ‘Secret International Arrest Warrant’ For Elon Musk As Of August 28, 2024
Did the United Kingdom and France issue a "Secret International Arrest Warrant" for Elon Musk? No, that's not true: No news organizations reported anything about the supposedly existing "secret" arrest warrant for Musk approved within jur
PolitiFact→ Dave McCormick – Did Pa. Sen. Bob Casey vote to sell American oil to China? That misconstrues the facts
Bob Casey “voted to sell American oil to China.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Communist Party ‘Membership Card’ Is NOT Authentic — Made With Online Prank Generator
Was Kamala Harris a card-carrying, dues-paying member of the Communist Party of Russia in 1984? No, that's not true: The "membership card" in a social media post is fake. A Russian prank-generating website offers this Communist Party card
PolitiFact→ Mike Rogers – Elissa Slotkin’s vote for Inflation Reduction Act was not a vote for a Medicare ‘cut’
Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s vote for the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act was a vote to “cut Medicare benefits for seniors.”
The Dispatch→ A Stable Coalition
Can a movement that includes Nikki Haley and Tulsi Gabbard endure?
The Dispatch→ Cross-Country Cross Musings
Even the most ardent secularist should not deny how Christianity rewired the Western mind.
PolitiFact→ Tracking Trump's abortion position: Harris says he'll ban it, but he now says it's up to states.
Since April, Donald Trump has said he wants states to decide abortion policies. Democrats don’t believe him.
FactCheck.org→ Trump TV Ad Falsely Claims Harris Has ‘Unleashed’ IRS on Tipped Workers
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The Internal Revenue Service did not implement a new voluntary program that certain employers could have used to report tips earned by their workers. But the proposal is partly the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Party Has NOT Used ‘Strength Through Joy’ — A Nazi-Related Phrase — As Its 2024 Slogan
Has the Democratic Party made the phrase "Strength Through Joy," which is associated with the Nazi Party, its slogan in 2024, as a video on Instagram said? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the Democratic Party has used the p
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, North Carolina’s ballot order doesn’t show ‘attempt at voter manipulation’
The order of candidate names on North Carolina’s ballot shows a “clear attempt at voter manipulation.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Social Media Posts NOT Concerned Over Urn Marked ‘Zachary Levi Bowers’ In Various Places — It’s Real Estate Scam
Did authentic social media posts offer genuine concern over the discovery of an urn marked "Zachary Levi Bowers" in various places? No, that's not true: This is a common bait-and-switch scam in which social media users post heart-tugging
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison Did NOT Say Conservatives ‘Should Take Their Money To Home Depot’
Did Lowe's CEO Marvin Ellison tell conservatives who "do not like our values" that they "should take their money to Home Depot"? No, that's not true: The company said the quote is false. Ellison's words from an interview with CNBC were di
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Football’s coming back for the 2024 regular season, and so is misinformation about Colin Kaepernick
“Colin Kaepernick 'screams' as Coach Kyle Shanahan denies his return request: 'The kneeling symbol has no chance of coming back.’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This isn’t a real endorsement quote attributed to Beyoncé and Taylor Swift
Beyoncé and Taylor Swift announced a “big endorsement concert” and said, “No more silence, before it’s too late, our voice must be heard now!”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Air ball: WNBA players weren’t disqualified under a new national anthem rule
“Breaking: WNBA referees disqualify players under league’s new ‘no anthem kneeling’ rule.”
PolitiFact→ Bob Casey – Sen. Bob Casey said ‘prices are up’ because of ‘scheming’ corporations, but many economists disagree
“Prices are up because these corporations are scheming to drive them up.”
The Dispatch→ Did the United States Just Send a Major Military Equipment Shipment to Poland?
No, a viral Facebook reel making that claim is from December 2022.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Tim Walz did not insult Ann Coulter after she called his son ‘weird’
Gov. Tim Walz insulted Ann Coulter’s romantic history after she called his son “weird.”
The Dispatch→ Why Democrats Are Rejoicing About Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Trump Turn
Plus: Josh Shapiro made the most of his time at the Democratic National Convention.
The Dispatch→ When the Regulatory Cure Is Worse Than the Market Disease
Simply identifying a real market failure doesn’t automatically mean government can fix it.
Full Fact→ Fake USA Today video falsely claims Church of Satan praised Paris Olympics opening ceremony
A video appearing to be from USA Today has thousands of shares, but the clip is not a real report and it makes a number of false claims.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video doesn’t show mosquitoes released from helicopter in Massachusetts amid virus scare
Video shows helicopter “dropping millions” of mosquitoes in Massachusetts towns hit by eastern equine encephalitis virus.
Full Fact→ NHS diversity officers don’t all make £96,000
The starting salary for an NHS diversity officer in England seems to be around £25,000.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-check: Trump falsely said Harris voted to hire 87,000 IRS agents to go after tipped income
“Kamala cast the tie breaking vote to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to go after your tip income.”
Full Fact→ Claims Labour pledged to freeze energy bills appears to refer to old policy
Labour pledged to keep energy bills frozen in response to rising prices in 2022. It did not make any such promise in its recent election manifesto.