The first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump generated a lot of work for fact-checkers. In this video, we complied some highlights from the Sept. 10 debate. The video, produced by FactCh
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this video does not show an Israeli bomb exploding during a Palestinian funeral procession
A video shows a body that Israel embedded with a bomb exploding during a Palestinian funeral procession.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, ESPN has not fired Shannon Sharpe for X-rated livestream as of Sept. 13, 2024
“ESPN has fired Shannon Sharpe.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce didn’t say he could ‘twist’ Elon Musk ‘into a pretzel’
An image shows Travis Kelce responding to Elon Musk X post that followed Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman Wearing ‘Trump 2024’ Shirt Was NOT Denied Entrance To Business By Owner — Staged Video
Did the owner of an eatery prevent a woman from entering the business because her "Trump 2024" shirt was "a little issue for our facility"? No, that's not true: The owner of the TikTok account that first posted the video that depicted thi
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Did Donald Trump take credit for blowing up the Nord Stream pipeline? No, that’s misconstrued
Former President Donald Trump admitted during the Sept. 10 presidential debate that he “blew up the Nord Stream pipeline.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s no evidence that popular tequila brands were recalled
Patron, Don Julio and Pink Whitney tequila recalled because they contained fecal matter.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Media Outlets Claim Trump Falsely Accused Harris of Wanting Transgender Operations’ on Imprisoned ‘Illegal Aliens’
https://checkyourfact.com/2024/09/12/fact-check-media-trump-harris-transgender-operations-llegal-aliens-prison/
AllSides→ Fact-Checking Trump and Harris on China
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/fact-checking-trump-and-harris-on-china/ On the menu to
PolitiFact→ Elissa Slotkin – Claim that IVF and birth control could go away under personhood laws needs context
Mike Rogers supported “laws that could eliminate IVF and birth control.”
AllSides→ Can a president ban fracking? Experts fact-check Harris and Trump’s oil and gas claims
https://abcnews.go.com/US/president-ban-fracking-experts-fact-check-harris-trumps/story?id=113584915 Wh
The Dispatch→ Was Kamala Harris ‘Sorority Sisters’ With ABC Debate Moderator?
Harris and ABC’s Linsey Davis were members of the same sorority, but at different colleges and in different decades.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Video of Biden with Trump Hat
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take A viral video showing President Joe Biden briefly donning a campaign hat for Donald Trump has been used to suggest that Biden is endorsing Trump. He isn’t. He ha
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – ABC moderator’s fact-check of Trump was about postbirth abortions, not late-term ones
"Debate moderators made the false claim to Donald Trump that there is nowhere in the United States where abortion is legal up until birth."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, ABC News did not fire presidential debate moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis
ABC News fired presidential debate moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis.
PolitiFact→ Yes on 4 – Does Florida abortion law have no ‘real’ rape, health exceptions? Fact-checking pro-Amendment 4 ad
Florida’s six-week abortion law has “no real exceptions. Not for her health. Not even for rape.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Lose ‘Brand Deals Worth $125 Million’ After Endorsing Kamala Harris
Did Taylor Swift lose "brand deals worth $125 million" after endorsing Kamala Harris? No, that's not true: The online rumor came from a website that labels itself as satire. The article didn't even mention the name of the Democratic presi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE NYPD Memo Says Members Must Start Displaying Their Pronouns
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.’”