Does a blog post prove the late Thomas Matthew Crooks, shot dead while trying to assassinate Donald Trump, made payments to Ryan Wesley Routh, charged in a separate apparent assassination attempt on Trump? No, that's not true: The blog wa
FactCheck.org→ Harris’ Jobs Remarks Lack Context
In boasting of job creation, Vice President Kamala Harris told an organization of Black journalists, “We have the lowest Black unemployment rate in generations.” The rate did dip to its lowest point last year, but as of last month it was t
PolitiFact→ Meta and X removed the accounts of Trump’s assassination attempt suspect: That’s not uncommon
Social media users criticized the heads of Meta and X for removing the accounts of Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. But this is based on social media companies’ policies.
The Dispatch→ Hot-Blooded
Is there a double standard for political incitement?
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with the National Association of Black Journalists
Vice President Kamala Harris discussed the economy, health care and abortion in an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists. We fact-checked it.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Parody account pans U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene; she didn’t post this about Obama on X
Says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “Who else thinks the downfall of America started with Barack Obama?”
PolitiFact→ Republican Governors Association – Anti-Stein ad cherry-picks stat about rape in North Carolina
“On (Josh) Stein’s watch, rapes in North Carolina are up 53%.”
PolitiFact→ Michele Morrow – NC's Michele Morrow falsely says the ‘plus’ in ‘LGBTQ+’ includes support for pedophilia
The plus in LGBTQ+ includes pedophilia.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DeSantis Did NOT Refuse To Give Alleged Trump Shooter Routh To FBI
Did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis refuse to turn over alleged Trump gunman Ryan Wesley Routh to the FBI? No, that's not true: Jail records on September 17, 2024, showed that a Ryan Wesley Routh of the same age as the suspected gunman was hous
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Dog Being Spit-Roasted By ‘Bosnian Neighbors’ in U.S.
Does a viral video capture "Bosnian neighbors" roasting a dog in their backyard in the U.S.? No, that's not true: A Cornell University professor of veterinary medicine told Lead Stories that what is seen in the years-old footage does not
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t an authentic FBI post responding to X owner Elon Musk about assassination attempts
The FBI said it would “visit” Elon Musk for writing on X, “No one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Audio Does NOT Confirm Haitians Hunting Geese In Springfield, Ohio — No Verifying Evidence
Does an audio recording of a call to authorities in Springfield, Ohio, confirm that Haitians were hunting geese in Ohio illegally? No, that's not true: An investigation by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources didn't find any evidence
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Did NOT Suggest Jail For Posting ‘Misinformation’ — She Meant Those Paid To Push Russian Propaganda
Did Hillary Clinton suggest jailing Americans for posting "misinformation" and saying "there needs to be deterrence"? No, that's missing context: She said that, aside from indictments against Russians for "direct election interference," c
PolitiFact→ Trump apparent assassination attempt: What we know about suspect Ryan Routh's party affiliation
Ryan Wesley Routh, the man arrested on federal gun charges in an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, registered as a Democrat in Guilford County, North Carolina in 1988. He changed to unaffiliated in 2002.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Howard University Professors Did NOT Say Kamala Harris ‘Was The Worst Student Ever’ — Satire
Did Howard University professors confirm that Vice President Kamala Harris was "the worst student ever"? No, that's not true: This first appeared in a post on Facebook that had "Satire" in the caption. The Facebook account that initially
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Has Kamala Harris Posing With Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs — Actual Photo Was Harris With TV Host Montel Williams In 2001
Does an authentic photo show Kamala Harris posing arm-in-arm with Sean "Diddy" Combs? No, that's not true: Combs' face has been pasted onto the body of the man who was standing next to Harris when the photo was taken in 2001 by Ron Galell
PolitiFact→ Eric Hovde – Does the Baldwin-Hovde debate take place after voting begins in Wisconsin?
"Typically you have three to four debates in a U.S. Senate race. (Baldwin has) given me one debate, almost a month after early voting has started."
PolitiFact→ Tim Sheehy – Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy wrongly blames Inflation Reduction Act for higher inflation
The “‘Inflation Reduction Act’ increased inflation and drove prices sky high!”
AllSides→ Live fact check: Harris speaks with National Association of Black Journalists
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-fact-check-harris-speaks-with-national-association-of-black-journalists
AllSides→ Fact Check: Men involved in British knife incident were born in the UK, say police
https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/men-involved-british-knife-incident-were-born-uk-say-police-2024-09-17/
AllSides→ Active Military Members Hit Kamala With The Ultimate Fact Check
https://www.dailywire.com/news/active-military-members-hit-kamala-with-the-ultimate-fact-check Active U
The Dispatch→ The Texas Senate Race Is Too Close for Ted Cruz’s Comfort
And why former Rep. Liz Cheney is supporting Cruz’s challenger.
Full Fact→ Fake Ed Miliband Guardian article shared on Facebook
Ed Miliband MP did not write an opinion piece for the Guardian saying GB Energy would be “the envy of the world”.
PolitiFact→ Tim Walz – Tim Walz is wrong. Project 2025 doesn’t call for pregnant women to register with a federal agency
“In Project 2025, you’re going to have to register with a new federal agency when you get pregnant.”
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking Kamala Harris' NABJ interview in Philadelphia
PolitiFact is live fact-checking Vice President Kamala Harris’ panel interview in Philadelphia hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists. Follow along here.
The Dispatch→ New Details Emerge About the Would-Be Trump Assassin
But plenty of questions about the suspect’s means and motive remain.
The Dispatch→ Did a Justice Leak to the New York Times?
Plus: Are junior associates becoming obsolete?
The Dispatch→ Passport to Springfield
The smear about immigrants in Ohio eating pets hits differently for Americans who have seen the world.
The Dispatch→ Israel’s North Sits Charred and Empty
Hezbollah disrupts daily life by attacking deeper into northern Israel.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Police Deputy Tyler Cooper Found Lost Toddler — It’s Bait & Switch
Has police Deputy Tyler Cooper in a town called Surprise found a 2-year-old boy wandering alone, and can't the police find his mother named Ella? No, that's not true: The "deputy" in the post is not listed by name on either the Surprise,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taking Shower Does NOT Prevent Skin Absorbing Vitamin D From Sun
Does taking a shower prevent the skin from absorbing vitamin D from sunlight? No, that's not true: Medical experts confirmed to Lead Stories that vitamin D is made in living cells in the skin and thus cannot be washed off. The person givi
PolitiFact→ 4 fact-checks from JD Vance's CNN interview with Dana Bash about Haitian immigrants in Ohio
During a Sept. 15 CNN interview, Sen. JD Vance repeated unsubstantiated claims that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pets. We fact-checked five claims Vance made during a heated exchange with CNN’s Dana Bash.
FactCheck.org→ Democracy PAC/Democracy PAC II
Political leanings: Democratic 2022 Spending: $42.8 million, combined Democracy PAC and Democracy PAC II are liberal super PACs created by billionaire George Soros to fund political organizations that help elect Democrats. Mi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ABC Debate Moderators Did NOT Get Million-Dollar Payments From Soros — Self-Described Satire
The Dispatch→ Exhaustion and Optimism
Why some pundits have turned bullish on the vice president’s chances.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Posts About Missing ’32-Year-Old Kyle Thomas’ In Various Cities Are Bait-And-Switch
Did social-media posts share the true story of a 32-year-old man named Kyle Thomas, for whom "a silver alert" was issued after he reportedly "went missing" in Omaha, Nebraska? No, that's not true: As of this writing, Nebraska had not issu
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Former President Donald Trump didn’t share this assassination attempt stat on Truth Social
Former President Donald Trump posted “0-2” Sept. 15 on Truth Social.
The Dispatch→ Yes, Some States Allow Abortions Through All Nine Months of Pregnancy
Viral posts actually understate the number of jurisdictions that have no gestational restrictions on the procedure.
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, this video does not show Ryan Wesley Routh in a BlackRock commercial
Ryan Routh appeared in a Blackrock commercial.
PolitiFact→ What was Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh’s connection to Ukraine?
Before his arrest, Ryan Wesley Routh — the suspect authorities say plotted to assassinate Donald Trump at the former president’s Florida golf course — was heavily involved in trying to recruit civilians to fight for Ukraine against Russia.