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FactCheck.org→ Tracking Trump’s Promises at the 100-Day Mark
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On the 2024 campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to launch a massive overhaul of the federal government if reelected president, and, he said, change would come fast. To be sure,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Simpsons’ Did NOT Predict April 29, 2025, Will Be ‘The Day Everything Stops’
Did "The Simpsons" predict that April 29, 2025 will become "the day everything stops"? No, that's not true: The internet rumor originated from an account that posts "fictional stories". The video never used a direct video citation from th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Yellowstone Drilling’ Did Not Unleash Any 150-Foot Lava Geyser — Casper Planet Is A Satire/Parody Site
Did a drilling operation in Yellowstone National Park unleash a 150-foot lava geyser in April of 2025, as a social media post claimed? No, that's not true: The "Casper Planet" page on which the story originated lists "Satire Street" as th
Internet Archive→ The Exchange : CNBC : April 29, 2025 1:00pm-2:00pm EDT
Anchor Kelly Evans reports on the most important stories to today's markets and investors; reporters provide actionable information to viewers as they make daily investment decisions..This item belongs to: movies/TV-CNBC.This item has files of the foll
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canadian PM Mark Carney Did NOT Write ‘Western Society Is Morally Rotten…Corrupted By Capitalism’
Did Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney write "Western society is morally rotten ... corrupted by capitalism" in "Values", his 2021 book? No, that's not true: a book reviewer characterized Carney's views that way in an opinion article pub
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Restaurant Argument Over MAGA Hat is a Sketch
Did a video shared in April 2025 show a real argument in a restaurant, where a woman tried to take a MAGA hat off a man, and expressed her opposition to President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The video was a sketch, and did not depi
Full Fact→ Facebook posts appear to overstate payments for parliamentarians
Generally MPs are paid salaries and members of the House of Lords are entitled to attendance allowances, but none of them receive both.
Full Fact→ Tesco is not giving away a ‘Bluey big set’
The supermarket confirmed to Full Fact that this is not a real offer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Woman’s Reaction To Airline Passenger Flying In Red MAGA Hat
Does a viral video depict a real-life scene showing a woman protesting against being seated next to a man in a MAGA hat on a plane? No, that's not true: The footage was initially uploaded on the internet by an account that publishes sketc
The Dispatch→ Video: Dispatch Live Featuring SCOTUSblog
Learn more about our recent acquisition of SCOTUSblog.
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking President Donald Trump's first 100 days of his second term
Donald Trump's first 100 days: Live fact-checks
Full Fact→ Image of Donald Trump with teenage girl is likely AI-creation
The picture has been debunked many times, and there are clues that it was created with Artificial Intelligence.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Pope Francis With ‘Three Hands’
Did a widely-viewed video authentically show Pope Francis in a wheelchair with three hands? No, that's not true: that clip was fake and a digital fabrication. It recreated a real moment, shown in authentic video, in which Francis emerged
PolitiFact→ President Trump said he ‘brought back free speech.’ His first 100 days tell a different story.
How free speech fared in 100 days under President Trump
The Dispatch→ RFK’s Autism Study Raises Red Flags
Medical experts and others worry about the HHS secretary’s motives and methods.
PolitiFact→ 100 PolitiFact fact-checks from President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office
100 fact-checks from Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Staged Video Shows French Teacher Using Martial Arts Against Bullying Students — Stunt School Acting
Does a viral video authentically show a French teacher reacting to students bullying each other by kicking and punching them using Chinese martial arts? No, that's not true: The video was originally put out by Campus Univers Cascades, a F
The Dispatch→ The Arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan
Plus: David Lat joins The Dispatch extended legal universe.
The Dispatch→ Republicans Hone the Fine Art of Responding to Trump
During the president’s first 100 days, GOP lawmakers have kept public pushback to a minimum.
The Dispatch→ A Brief Timeline of Trump and Crypto
From NFT trading cards to family ownership in a crypto firm.
The Dispatch→ Is This What Trump Voters Wanted?
Checking in on Donald Trump’s presidency, 100 days in.
The Dispatch→ A Night Under Fire in Kyiv
Sheltering in a subway station as missiles explode overhead.
The Dispatch→ Green Shoots
Does Trump’s polling slide matter?
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr. Misleads on Autism Prevalence, Causes
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In announcing new autism prevalence data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. distorted scie
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos About ‘Pope Francis’ Dog’ Are NOT Authentic News Reports
Did Pope Francis' dog "refuse to leave his grave"? No, that's not true: None of the variations of the internet rumor support that by links to credible news reports or authentic footage or photographs from the papal funeral, which was cove
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Mugshot’ Of Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan In Grey Polo Shirt With Height Chart Background Is NOT Real
Is a mugshot showing Judge Hannah Dugan in a grey polo shirt in front of a height chart real? No, that's not true: The image of the Milwaukee Judge who was arrested by the FBI for allegedly obstructing ICE agents appears to have been gene
Full Fact→ Disinformation and misinformation must remain the primary focus of Ofcom’s Committee
Words like disinformation and misinformation seem to have fallen out of favour since the Trump administration came to office.
Full Fact→ Posts claiming to show someone injured in hit-and-run accident actually show man who died of Covid in 2021
The same picture has been posted in community groups for different locations across the UK and abroad.
Full Fact→ No, a huge statue of Jesus is not being built outside the White House
A video which appears to show a large statue of Jesus Christ under construction in Washington is fake and likely an AI-creation.
Full Fact→ No, it’s not now compulsory for all schoolchildren to learn about Islam as a ‘main study’
A claim which has been shared widely on social media is not correct.
Full Fact→ Video of Cristiano Ronaldo showing support for Palestinians is a deepfake
Mr Ronaldo does not reference Palestinians in the original footage.
The Dispatch→ The Good Tsar
Trump’s sycophants are chosen because of their weaknesses, not in spite of them.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Many Pope Francis Mourners, Not Just Trump, Dressed in Blue
Did an authentic photograph show several mourners wearing blue attire at the funeral of Pope Francis? No, that's not true: An image shared widely on social media had been digitally edited to change the color and tone of the clothes worn b
PolitiFact→ How spin and falsehoods propelled Trump's immigration crackdown in his first 100 days
Spin, falsehoods propelled Trump's immigration crackdown
PolitiFact→ 9 charts show how consumers, businesses have soured on the economy in Trump’s first 100 days
Consumers, businesses pessimistic about economy under Trump
The Dispatch→ The Trump Administration Cracks Down on Foreign Students
Amid a handful of high-profile arrests, hundreds more international students face an unclear legal status.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Of ‘Gas Cargo Ship’ Exploding Against Bridge Is NOT Real — Originated On AI-Creator TikTok Account
Is a video of a "gas cargo ship" hitting a bridge and exploding real? No, that's not true: The viral video of the explosion that seems to lift part of the ship over the bridge originated on a TikTok account that indicated it was made usin
The Dispatch→ Surviving Trump’s Tariffs
‘You can’t undo uncertainty.’
The Dispatch→ What ‘Buying American’ Really Means
The politics of consumer choice are about as old as the republic itself.