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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tim Walz Did NOT Mislead People About His Dog — Brown & White Dog In A Post Is NOT His, Black Lab Scout IS
Did Tim Walz mislead people about his dog being a black Labrador when a photo shows him with a completely different dog? No, that's not true: The image of Walz with a dog that is not a black Lab is one he posted on his own social media ac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence University Of Texas Students Who Knelt During National Anthem Were ‘Removed From Scholarships’ — Photo Is Of Kennesaw State University Protests
Were University of Texas students who knelt during the national anthem "removed from scholarships" as a social media post with a link to an article in the comments said? No, that's not true: The photo appearing with the story depicts chee
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Man Was NOT Sentenced For ‘Waving An English Flag’
Was a U.K. man sentenced to over two years behind bars for "waving an English flag"? No, that's not true: The man pleaded guilty to religiously aggravated harassment, having an article with intent to destroy or damage property and obstruc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Telegram Did NOT Announce In August 2024 That Apple Might Delete App Without Notice
Did the messaging service Telegram announce that Apple might be deleting the Telegram app from devices in August 2024? No, that's not true: No such announcement has ever been made by Telegram. A false social media hoax from 2021 resurface
FactCheck.org→ Trump Calls a Routine Revision of Job Numbers a ‘Lie’
Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises its monthly employment figures, which come from a survey of employers, based on more comprehensive data it obtains later from state filings. But former President Donald Trump called this year’s r
The Dispatch→ Harmonic Convergence
Why Trump and Harris are coalescing around policy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post Online Conspiracy Theory That Kamala Harris Is A Man — Post NOT Found On Trump’s Social Media Accounts
Did former President Donald Trump post on Truth Social that Vice President Kamala Harris is a man who was born in Benghazi, Libya? No, that's not true: Lead Stories searched Trump's Truth Social and X accounts and did not find any evidenc
PolitiFact→ J.D. Vance – J.D. Vance misrepresents Minnesota law on kids seeking gender-affirming care
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a law that would “take children away from their parents if the parents don’t want to consent to sex changes.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Donald Trump didn’t post that Kamala Harris used to be a man
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Kamala Harris used to be a man named Kamal Aroush.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact reader feedback: ‘Not giving all the context is misleading’
We’re entering the final lap of the 2024 election, with almost two months until Election Day. We rounded up our readers’ thoughts on our fact-checking.
The Dispatch→ Sorting Out Claims About Taxes on Unrealized Capital Gains
A proposal from Kamala Harris would apply only to taxpayers worth $100 million or more.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Has Biden, Harris Supporters Holding ‘Give Up Your Guns’ And ‘Abolish The 2A’ Signs
Does an authentic photo show supporters of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris holding signs that read "Give up your guns" and "Abolish the 2A," as a post on X says? No, that's not true: This photo was digitally altered to change the message on t
PolitiFact→ Jeffrey Barke – FDA can still approve COVID-19 vaccines on emergency use basis, despite end of health emergency
Food and Drug Administration approval for updated COVID-19 vaccines requires a public health emergency declaration.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Is Trump Spiraling?
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Internet Archive→ Campaign 2024 Sen. JD Vance Campaigns in Big Rapids, MI : CSPAN : August 27, 2024 1:16pm-1:42pm EDT
[LIVE] 2024 Republican vice presidential nominee and Senator JD Vance (OH) speaks to supporters at a campaign event in Big Rapids, Michigan. Sponsor: Trump Presidential Campaign.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following
Climate Feedback→ Climate change and its impacts on the water cycle; how can it increase both droughts and heavy downpours?
If your tap ran dry and stores closed down, where would you get your freshwater? Water is essential to human life – so important, in fact, that civilizations throughout history have developed around this vital resource. In modern times, many people a
Full Fact→ Kremlin photo does not show ‘severe electricity shortage’ in Moscow due to sanctions
A photo showing the Kremlin with its lights off as part of WWF’s ‘Earth Hour’ is being shared alongside claims about an electricity shortage in Moscow.
PolitiFact→ For pharma, Trump versus Harris is a showdown between two industry foes
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have a rare point of agreement in their otherwise bitter and divisive contest: It’s up to the government to cut high U.S. drug prices.
PolitiFact→ Jesse James – Yes, Wisconsin committee can release PFAS funding. But doing so may open them up to legal action.
In Wisconsin, “a legislative committee cannot release funding.”
Full Fact→ Image of child shot in the head was taken in Yemen not Gaza
The picture is actually from Yemen in 2020 but is being shared on social media alongside a graphic of brands to boycott because of their supposed involvement with Israel.
FactCheck.org→ Preserve America PAC
Political leanings: Republican/Pro-Donald Trump 2022 Spending: $1.4 million Preserve America PAC is a super PAC that was founded in 2020 to support the reelection of then-President Donald Trump. After being largely inactive during the 2022 mi
Internet Archive→ CNN News Central : CNNW : August 27, 2024 6:00am-7:00am PDT
The latest news from around the world live from CNN's immersive news hub with John Berman, Kate Bolduan and Sara Sidner..This item belongs to: movies/TV-CNNW.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Item Til
The Dispatch→ Will the RFK Endorsement Move the Needle?
The Trump team extends a hand to the erstwhile Democrat.
The Dispatch→ A Christian Case for Criminal Justice Reform
Love thy neighbor.
The Dispatch→ The Imaginary Undecided Voter News Junkies
There is a strong correlation between news consumption and voter propensity.
The Dispatch→ Josh Shapiro Plots a Course for His Political Future
Though Pennsylvania’s governor isn’t on the Democratic ticket, he still made the most of last week’s convention.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris’s Mother Did NOT Lie In Immigration Application
Did Kamala Harris's mother lie in her immigration application by saying she only had one child when she really had two at the time she applied for her visa? No, that's not true: Harris's mother had only one child -- Kamala -- at the time
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image After Assassination Attempt Does NOT Show Six Fingers On Trump’s Raised Fist — Trolling Edit
Did someone finally notice that Trump's raised fist has six fingers in the famous image from the aftermath of the Butler, Pennsylvania, assassination attempt -- indicating the image is a fake generated by AI? No, that's not true: This ima
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Nike didn’t announce it’s ending its partnership with basketball star Brittney Griner
“Nike announces termination of contract with Brittney Griner after ‘strong backlash’ from online community.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Any ‘WEF Document’ Said ‘6 Billion Humans Will Die In 2025’ — Cited Report Not WEF, Not Reliable, Does Not Have That Number
Did a World Economic Forum report confirm that upwards of 6 billion people of Earth's 8 billion occupants will die in 2025, as online outlet The People's Voice said? No, that's not true: the only "report" cited by The People's Voice to su
The Dispatch→ The Business We Have Chosen
On the spat between The Dispatch and The Bulwark.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Altered Photo Shows Secret Service Agents Without Earpieces During Trump Shooting In July 2024
Does an authentic photo show Secret Service agents without earpieces during their response to the shooting at a Donald Trump rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: The earpieces can be seen in the original p
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Lowe’s CEO did not tell conservatives to ‘take their money to Home Depot’
Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison said on CNBC, “If conservatives do not like our values, they should take their money to Home Depot.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, University of Texas didn’t pull scholarships from all student athletes who knelt during anthem
“All students who knelt during the national anthem were rounded up and removed from scholarships” at the University of Texas.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Kamala Harris isn’t using a Nazi-rooted phrase as her campaign slogan
Kamala Harris has adopted the Nazi-rooted phrase “Strength Through Joy” as her campaign slogan.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Jason Aldean didn’t refuse $500 million collaboration with Taylor Swift because her “music is woke”
Jason Aldean rejected a $500 million music collaboration with Taylor Swift.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Barack Obama In A Cell At GITMO — Clip Is From 2013 When Obama Visited Mandela’s Jail Cell
Does a video on social media show former President Barack Obama in a GITMO jail cell after being arrested in 2019? No, that's not true: It's authentic video, but it was taken in 2013 when Obama visited the jail cell where former South Afr
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2024 Fmr. Pres. Trump Delivers Remarks at Nat’l Guard Assoc. : CSPAN : August 26, 2024 2:09pm-3:05pm EDT
[LIVE] 2024 Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump speaks in Detroit to about 4,000 National Guard officers, spouses and other attendees of the 2024 National Guard Association of the United States General Conference & Exhibit
PolitiFact→ Harris says Trump’s ‘Project 2025 agenda’ would raise mortgage costs by $1,200. What’s that about?
Kamala Harris said Donald Trump and a Project 2025 plan would raise the typical U.S. mortgage by $1,200 per year. That’s based on a 2015 study about privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and it's not clear Trump still supports that.