Is a New York Police Department memo that says all uniformed members must start displaying their pronouns starting January 1, 2025, authentic? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the NYPD told Lead Stories that the memo is fake. It al
AllSides→ Did the Biden-Harris administration imprison anti-abortion activists for praying in public?
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/09/abortion-harris-biden-praying-public-prison-trump-wisconsin/?utm_source=allsides&utm_id=112
The Dispatch→ As Pennsylvania Looms Large, Harris’ Fracking Pivot Generates Heat
Plus: Senate Republicans try to decipher Trump’s debate statements on the Ukraine war.
Full Fact→ Will state pension increases offset the impact of Winter Fuel Payment changes?
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer claimed that the state pension ‘will increase by more than any loss of the Winter Fuel Payment’.
Full Fact→ Starbucks across the UK are not going cashless from October 2024
The chain said the majority of UK stores continue to offer cash payments, but because it has licensee-operated stores, some of these may bring in cashless rules.
Full Fact→ No evidence Kamala Harris was wearing earphone earrings during presidential debate
Some social media users have claimed Ms Harris was wearing Nova H1 audio earrings, but these do not match the earrings Ms Harris wore at the debate.
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2024 VP Harris Campaigns in Greensboro, NC : CSPAN : September 13, 2024 6:30am-7:00am EDT
2024 Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris delivered remarks at a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina. Sponsor: Harris Presidential Campaign.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Ca
The Dispatch→ Government Funding Fault Lines Reemerge
House Republicans’ first attempt at a continuing resolution stalls out.
The Dispatch→ Who Moderates the Moderators
What does it mean to win a debate?
The Dispatch→ What Is Federalism?
Determining the division between state and federal authority continues to roil our politics and occupy our courts.
The Dispatch→ The Anti-Americanism of Donald Trump
The former president's highest priority is always himself, never the country.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts With 3-Year-Old Girl Found By ‘Deputy Amy Braidley’ Are NOT Authentic — Bait & Switch For Real Estate Ads
PolitiFact→ Sam Brown – Sam Brown’s mistaken claim that a proposed Nevada amendment would put ‘no limit’ on abortion access
Proposed Nevada constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights would put “essentially no limit on access to abortion.”
AllSides→ Biden wore a Trump hat for several seconds at 9/11 event
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/09/12/biden-wore-trump-hat-fact-check/75189811007/ T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Haiti’s Average IQ Is NOT 67
Is the average IQ in Haiti 67 as claimed by various posts on social media? No, that's not true: The number is not based on any actual IQ testing in Haiti. It comes from a decades-old book co-authored by an Irish academic who was later str
AllSides→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Capital Gains Tax Rate Proposal Would Only Apply to Those Earning Over $1 Million
https://checkyourfact.com/2024/09/12/fact-check-kamala-harris-capital-gains-tax-upper-class-not-middle-class/
AllSides→ New Yorker, Once Renowned for Fact-Checking Operation, Won’t Correct False Claim About Donald Trump
https://freebeacon.com/media/new-yorker-once-renowned-for-fact-checking-operation-wont-correct-false-claim-about-donald-trump/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ABC Fired Presidential Debate Moderators David Muir And Linsey Davis — Claim Came From Website With Satire Label
Did the ABC television network fire the hosts of the September 10, 2024, U.S. presidential debate, calling them "a disgrace"? No, that's not true: A self-described satire and parody website published the story about the pair's supposed fi
PolitiFact→ Jon Tester – In Montana Senate race, Democrat Sen. Jon Tester misleads on Republican Tim Sheehy’s abortion stance
Tim Sheehy “would let politicians like him ban abortion, with no exceptions for rape or to save a woman’s life, and criminalize women.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Footage Of Ingenuity Helicopter’s First Flight Showed Mars NOT Algerian Desert Landscape
Does footage of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's first flight actually show the desert landscape of Algeria and not Mars in the background? No, that's not true: Footage of the takeoff and landing of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, posted
The Dispatch→ Running the Asylum
Do Americans realize how radical Trump’s operation has become?
FactCheck.org→ FactCheck.org Featured on NBC10, Telemundo62
NBC10 and Telemundo62 in Philadelphia featured FactCheck.org in on-air segments before, during and after the Sept. 10 debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Prior to the debate, which was held at the Nationa
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Speak no evil: Claims Elon Musk said he was going to expose Bill Gates are satire
“Elon Musk is going to expose Bill Gates soon, says ‘he’s evil.’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Gordon Ramsay didn’t kick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz out of Hell’s Kitchen, despite online claims
“Gordon Ramsay calls Tim Walz a ‘woke creep,’ throws him out of Hell’s Kitchen.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden, Harris DID Visit Shanksville Memorial On 9/11 Anniversary
Did President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris skip a visit to the Shanksville, Pennsylvania, memorial on September 11, 2024? No, that's not true: Both paid their respects at the memorial to 9/11 victims approximately two hours
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Crocodile crock: This isn’t a real image of Elton John in a MAGA jacket
Photo shows Elton John wearing a “MAGA” jacket.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Touchdown false: The Minnesota Vikings didn’t ‘denounce’ Gov. Tim Walz
The Minnesota Vikings have denounced Tim Walz: “We don’t suppᴏrt his values.”
The Dispatch→ San Francisco, the Vetocracy by the Bay
At nearly every level, the power of the veto stymies efforts to add housing and infrastructure.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the federal government is not paying immigrants to cross the border illegally
Immigrants get $2,000 each time they cross the border illegally.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – A video purporting to show tornadoes in Canada twists the truth
Video shows tornadoes in Canada.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A self-described troll attended a Trump rally in a KKK costume. Some people believed he was a member
Video shows a Ku Klux Klan member at a rally for former President Donald Trump.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Elon Musk didn’t threaten to suspend X users ‘promoting propaganda’
Elon Musk said, “Anyone caught promoting propaganda will be suspended from X.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Arrest of a Canton, Ohio, woman unrelated to baseless claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield
A Haitian woman was arrested in Springfield, Ohio, for eating a cat.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN’s Fact Checker Did NOT Say Kamala Harris ‘Lied 17 Times’ In First 10 Minutes Of Presidential Debate — Original Claim Had Satire Disclaimer
Did CNN's fact checker say that Kamala Harris "lied 17 times in the first ten minutes" of the presidential debate? No, that's not true: The claim comes from a network of websites that clearly labels the work as satire, parody and fiction
The Dispatch→ No, Kamala Harris Wasn’t Wearing ‘Audio Earrings’ at the Debate
Her jewelry came from Tiffany & Co.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ABC News Moderators Did NOT Say During Trump-Harris Debate That Late-Term Abortions Don’t Happen
Did the moderators of ABC News' presidential debate say late-term abortions don't happen? No, that's not true: Debate moderator Linsey Davis said it's not legal to kill babies after they're born in any state. She was fact checking former
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Claim that Elon Musk is funding ‘anti-woke’ show with Tucker Carlson is satire
“Elon Musk to fund new anti-woke show featuring Tucker Carlson.”
Full Fact→ Why suicide data can lead us astray
It’s easy to misunderstand the data on suicides in England and Wales—especially when it comes to long-term comparisons or recent trends.
Full Fact→ Viral Kamala Harris-attributed ‘vengeance’ quote is from 2019 satirical news article
A quote is being shared on social media with misleading claims it was said by the Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
Full Fact→ No, Donald Trump did not insult soldiers during call on Fox News
Thousands have shared a video that appears to show this, but the clip it includes has been edited and does not show a real broadcast.