Does a viral clip authentically show Donald Trump's son Barron "whispering something to Biden" during his father's second inauguration on January 20, 2025? No, that's not true: The cropped video misled viewers about the scene's content. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ABC’s ‘The View’ Set Did NOT Burn Down In January 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires — Claim Originated On Self-Described Satire Site
Did the set for ABC's talk show "The View" burn down amid the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the show told Lead Stories that the program has always been based in New York City. The website wher
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ay, Caramba! No, ‘The Simpsons’ didn’t predict the Los Angeles wildfires
Video shows “The Simpsons” predicted the Los Angeles wildfires.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Trump didn’t admit to rigging the election during his pre-inauguration rally
Videos show that President Donald Trump admitted to rigging the 2024 election during his preinauguration day rally.
The Dispatch→ Shock and Awe
On Trump’s unpopular Day 1 agenda.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Propose Barring Child Support Recipients From Claiming Children On Taxes
Did President Donald Trump propose a law that says only the person who pays child support can claim a child on their taxes? No, that's not true: There's no proof Trump ever suggested this idea. The current tax rules, which include changes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show California Election Worker Committing Electoral Fraud By Scanning Ballots Three Times
Does a video show an Orange County, California, election worker committing electoral fraud by scanning ballots three times? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the Orange County Registrar of Voters denied the accusation of fraud, sayi
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this video doesn’t show South African firefighters en route to help in greater Los Angeles
Video shows a “group of South African firefighters who have landed in Canada to make their way to LA, to help.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims Whoopi Goldberg lost a Los Angeles mansion because of wildfire started as satire
“Whoopi Goldberg’s mansion in Los Angeles was destroyed in a wildfire, with damages estimated at millions of dollars.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Viral rumor falsely claims Donald Trump changed tax law to benefit parent paying child support
“Trump passed a new law that whoever is paying the child support will get to declare those children on their taxes.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump Jr. – Los Angeles wildfires were worsened by climate change, despite claim to the contrary
California wildfires have “nothing to do with climate change.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – President Trump’s birthright citizenship order won’t revoke Usha Vance’s U.S. citizenship
Second lady Usha Vance “will have her citizenship revoked if (President Donald) Trump signs his executive order banning birthright citizenship.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump’s False claim that the US is the ‘only’ country with birthright citizenship
The United States is the only country with unrestricted birthright citizenship.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Usha Vance Would NOT Lose Her US Citizenship Because of Trump Birthright Policy
Could second lady Usha Vance have her U.S. citizenship revoked because of the executive order President Donald Trump issued that seeks to ban automatic citizenship for some babies born to a parent with no permanent legal status in the Uni
The Dispatch→ A Claim About 2024 Senate Elections in Swing States Is False
Democratic Senate nominees did not win in all of the swing states.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ICE Offers $750 For Each Tip On ‘Illegal Immigrants’
Is ICE offering $750 for each "illegal immigrant" that you "turn in through their tip form"? No, that's not true: Immigration and Customs Enforcement does have an online tip form, but there was "no guarantee" at the time of writing that t
The Dispatch→ COVID Conspiracy Theories Continue to Circulate Online
A claim that no one died from COVID at home is false.
The Dispatch→ Claims That China Bans LGBT Content Are True
The government restricted media depictions of same-sex relationships, adultery, and smoking in 2015.
Full Fact→ Donald Trump’s executive orders do not include removing capital gains tax on US cryptocurrencies
Posts claiming this have been shared online, as President Trump signed a number of executive orders on his first day in office.
Full Fact→ Donald Trump’s inauguration: fact checked
We’ve looked at a number of claims made by President Trump across three speeches on 20 January 2025.
Full Fact→ Old photo of Palestinians celebrating shared as recent
The photo has been shared in the wake of the Gaza ceasefire deal, with a caption that implies it is recent. But it actually dates back to 2021.
The Dispatch→ Trump Sworn in as 47th President
A wave of day-one executive orders accompanied a rhetoric-fueled inaugural address.
The Dispatch→ Law Schools vs. Conservative Scholars
You don't believe in Jewish Christopher Columbus?
The Dispatch→ The Stark Contrast of Second-Chance Presidents
The only other president to serve nonconsecutive terms sounded much different than Trump did Monday.
The Dispatch→ Presidents and Precedents
Joe Biden’s late-term lawlessness is a parting gift to Donald Trump.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video With FAKE Audio Portrays Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Promoting A Lemon Juice Diabetes Cure
Did Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speak at length about a cure for diabetes on the Joe Rogan podcast? No, that's not true: While this video footage originated from episode #1999 of the "Joe Rogan Experience," a fake audio track mimicking Kennedy'
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence President Biden Pardoned Michael Byrd, Officer Who Allegedly Killed Ashli Babbitt
Did President Joe Biden pardon Michael Byrd, the U.S. Capitol Police officer who allegedly killed Ashli Babbitt during the January 6, 2021, protest? No, that's not true: None of the pardons he issued mentioned Byrd directly. Also, the bla
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump issues order to pause TikTok ban for 75 days
Trump’s order says the attorney general “shall not take any action to enforce the Act” passed by Congress. The legislation passed by Congress said TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, had to sell the app or face a ban in the U.S.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Los Angeles Does NOT Rely On 45 Electric Firetrucks That Must Charge For 10 Hours Every Day
Are there 45 electric firetrucks in Los Angeles that had to go back to the fire department for 10 hours a day to recharge while the January 2025 wildfires burned? No, that's not true: According to a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperso
Internet Archive→ President Trump Holds Oval Office Signing Event : CSPAN : January 20, 2025 7:41pm-8:30pm EST
[LIVE] President Trump holds a signing ceremony in Oval Office following inauguration ceremonies and after taking the oath of office as the 47th president. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Saying 2024 Presidential Election Was ‘Rigged’
Does a video show President Donald Trump saying that the 2024 presidential election was rigged with the help of Elon Musk? No, that's not true: In the speech excerpted in the video, Trump's remark about rigging referred to the 2020 presid
The Dispatch→ American Grotesque
‘Daddy’s back.’
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Inaugural Address
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary In a half-hour inaugural address, newly sworn-in President Donald Trump twisted some facts while painting the last few years under his predecessor, Joe Biden, as a time o
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump didn’t put his hand on the Bible during his oath of office. He’s still the president.
President Donald Trump took the oath of office without his hand on the Bible. Although it’s a historic tradition, touching the Bible while reciting the presidential oath of office isn’t a requirement in the Constitution. Despite some saying otherwi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Putin Ignoring World Leaders, Shaking Hands Only With Trump
Does a video authentically show Vladimir Putin going "past world leaders to shake Trump's hand"? No, that's not true: The version of the clip that went viral in the days leading up to Trump's second inauguration in January 2025 was edited
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Whoopi Goldberg’s Los Angeles Mansion Was Destroyed By January 2025 Wildfires — Claim Originated On Self-Described Satire Site
Did a Facebook post confirm that Whoopi Goldberg's house burned during the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires? No, that's not true: The website the rumor was found on described itself as a page specializing in "Satire and Parody News," ad
The Dispatch→ Trump’s (Second) Inauguration
A rally or a speech?
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day speech
PolitiFact fact-checked Donald Trump's Inauguration Day speech as he was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.
Full Fact→ Viral list of Labour front bench’s work history omits some ‘non-political’ roles
Posts circulating on social media about the previous employment of politicians who are now in the Cabinet aren’t wholly accurate.
Full Fact→ No, Argos is not selling unclaimed parcels for £3
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook.