Islamist militants are blamed for a surge of attacks against Christian farmers.
Full Fact→ The Online Safety Act must go further: Chi Onwurah MP for the Full Fact Report
Comment piece for the 2025 Full Fact Report by Chi Onwurah MP, Chair of the Science, Technology and Innovation Select Committee
News Facts Network→ Utah Inmate Set for Execution by Firing Squad Despite Defense Claims of Dementia
A Utah judge on Wednesday scheduled the execution of death row inmate Ralph Leroy Menzies... The post Utah Inmate Set for Execution by Firing Squad Despite Defense Claims of Dementia appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Photos Of Father Ben With Down Syndrome And Son Noah Are NOT Real — Clickbait
Do viral photos really show a father with Down syndrome named Ben and his son Noah? No, that's not true: According to several detection tools the images were generated using artificial intelligence. Several variations of the pictures are
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: X Engineering Did NOT Post Bookmarks Will Be Public Starting Next Week — Fake Screenshot From Parody Account
Did X Engineering post that "bookmarks will be public for accounts that are not subscribed to X Premium" starting next week? No, that's not true: A falsified screenshot showed such a post made on July 10, 2025 but in reality it did not ap
News Facts Network→ Appeals Court Upholds $5M Verdict Against Trump for Sexual Abuse and Defamation
A federal appeals court in New York on Thursday upheld a $5 million jury verdict... The post Appeals Court Upholds $5M Verdict Against Trump for Sexual Abuse and Defamation appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Missouri AG Demands Records from AI Giants Over “Anti-Trump” Chatbot Responses
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) is investigating four major tech companies—Google, Microsoft, Meta, and... The post Missouri AG Demands Records from AI Giants Over “Anti-Trump” Chatbot Responses appeared first on News Facts Network.
The Dispatch→ Trump and The Restrainers
Plus: A UFC fight on the White House lawn?
The Dispatch→ The GOP’s Alternate Senate Reality
Blown opportunities in the Senate between 2020 and 2024 are making Trump’s life harder in 2025.
The Dispatch→ Russian Bombardment Tests Ukraine’s Resolve
Ukrainians don’t trust Russia to adhere to any negotiated settlement, but war weariness is setting in.
The Dispatch→ What Military Strategists Can Learn From Buddha
Ditching common concepts and thought patterns can help avert disaster.
The Dispatch→ The Founders Were Right to Fear Factionalism
On Jefferson, Madison, and the art of moderation.
The Dispatch→ Who’s Running the Pentagon?
On the bungled—and later reversed—decision to halt munitions to Ukraine.
The Dispatch→ ‘Just a Normal Life’
In Los Angeles, a prayer to the patron saint of lost causes.
News Facts Network→ Trump Announces 35% Tariff on Canadian Imports as Trade Tensions Escalate
Donald Trump announced Thursday a new 35% tariff on goods imported from Canada, set to... The post Trump Announces 35% Tariff on Canadian Imports as Trade Tensions Escalate appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Barack Obama Did NOT Spend 310 Days In The White House Running The Country In 2024
Did Barack Obama spend 310 days, working from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the White House running the country in 2024? No, that's not true: The meme spreading that claim originated on a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer and a warning that a
News Facts Network→ Dershowitz Says He Knows Epstein Client List Names But Can’t Disclose Them
Attorney Alan Dershowitz stated Thursday that he knows the names of individuals allegedly tied to... The post Dershowitz Says He Knows Epstein Client List Names But Can’t Disclose Them appeared first on News Facts Network.
The Dispatch→ The Situationship
Why the Trump-Putin bromance turned sour.
News Facts Network→ Georgia to Purge Nearly Half a Million Voter Registrations, Sparking Suppression Concerns
Georgia launched one of its largest-ever voter registration purges Thursday, notifying 478,000 voters their registrations... The post Georgia to Purge Nearly Half a Million Voter Registrations, Sparking Suppression Concerns appeared first on News Fac
News Facts Network→ Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration:
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and recent Columbia University graduate, has filed a $20 million... The post Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration: appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ HHS Rescinds Policy Allowing Undocumented Immigrants Access to Certain Federal Benefits
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday it is rescinding a 1998... The post HHS Rescinds Policy Allowing Undocumented Immigrants Access to Certain Federal Benefits appeared first on News Facts Network.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Fact check: No, you can't get 'Coffee with Roy Cooper' at an event in Winston-Salem
Former Gov. Roy Cooper is scheduled to speak at a Winston-Salem coffee shop July 18 at 11 a.m. about the “future of North Carolina.”
PolitiFact→ Why does Grok post false, offensive things on X? Here are 4 revealing incidents.
Grok's falsehoods and offensive incidents, recapped
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump said China has ‘very, very few’ wind farms. But it has more than any country.
China doesn’t “have a lot of wind farms. … Very, very few.”
PolitiFact→ Viral videos spread flimsy Alligator Alcatraz ‘incinerators’ rumor
Video spreads flimsy Alligator Alcatraz incinerator rumor
PolitiFact→ Former congressman’s CNN comment on racism, Black health drew criticism. But research supports link
How stress caused by racism impacts Black Americans’ health
PolitiFact→ English is Liberia's official language from a history of US slavery and colonization
Why is English Liberia's official language?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirist’s 2,343-Character ‘CREEP JEFFREY EPSTEIN’ Rant Is NOT An Actual Trump Truth Social Post — Truth Social Limits Posts To 500 Characters
Did President Donald Trump post a 435-word tirade about the public's interest in the canceled investigation into the clients of the dead child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: There have been no genuine Trump posts abo
FactCheck.org→ Staffing Cuts at NWS and the Tragic Flooding in Texas
Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas flooding would have been far lower or nonexistent? A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the st
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Quote Does NOT Accurately Represent Elizabeth Warren’s Words About Mollie Tibbetts
Did U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren suggest that Mollie Tibbetts' family has "to remember we need to focus on real problems like illegal immigrants not being able to see their kids"? No, that's not true: The viral meme distorted Warren's 20
FactCheck.org→ Presentation Before CDC Vaccine Panel Misleads About Thimerosal
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel vote to recommend against use of seasonal influenza vaccines containing small amounts of thimerosal followed a prese
News Facts Network→ Oklahoma Weather Radar Attacked After Threats from Far-Right Group
A weather radar system in Oklahoma City was attacked shortly after the far-right extremist group... The post Oklahoma Weather Radar Attacked After Threats from Far-Right Group appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Claiming Kamala Harris Got 68M Votes Does NOT Correctly Represent 2024 Election Results
Did Democratic nominee and then-sitting Vice President Kamala Harris get 68 million votes in 2024? No, that's not true: In reality, she got more than 75 million, according to data on the Federal Election Commission website. That's fewer t
Full Fact→ Why didn’t the Red Arrows use red, white and blue smoke over Glastonbury?
There’s no evidence for claims it was to not “offend” the festival’s crowd—the RAF says it’s because the planes were repositioning between bases.
Full Fact→ Video of man throwing water over Zarah Sultana MP isn’t real
Ms Sultana’s face appears to blur and glitch as the water covers her, which is a clue indicating the video was very likely made using AI.
Full Fact→ Is the government on track to reform the Gender Recognition Act?
Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s manifesto pledge to reform and simplify gender recognition law.
News Facts Network→ Epstein Victims’ Lawyer Says DOJ Withholding Key Evidence on Associates
An attorney for several Jeffrey Epstein victims accused the U.S. government of withholding vital evidence... The post Epstein Victims’ Lawyer Says DOJ Withholding Key Evidence on Associates appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Ask Americans to ‘Focus on Mexicans and Flooding’ Instead of the ‘Epstein Files’
Did President Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post, ask the public to "focus on Mexicans and flooding" rather than whether he is "all over the Epstein files"? No, that's not true: A widely-shared screenshot which appeared to show such a m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Persona ‘Brad T. Faciti’ (BadFaithAct) Posted About Forgiving Trump ‘Even If He Rapes Women and Children’
Did a widely-shared X post about forgiving President Donald Trump "even if he rapes women and children" come from a real person named "Brad T. Faciti"? No, that's not true: The X account (@BadFaithAct) appears to be a trolling campaign th
PolitiFact→ On Facebook, posts about celebrity donations for Texas relief efforts went viral. They were baseless
Claims about celebrity donations to Texas spread on Facebook