Latest Fact Checks

Is Elon Musk’s DOGE ‘very popular’? That’s not what the polls say

By Louis Jacobson

March 6, 2025

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is “polling very well. It’s very popular.”

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Old claim about Obamacare royalties resurfaces with DOGE angle. It’s still wrong.

By Loreben Tuquero

March 5, 2025

“DOGE stopped an annual payment to Barack Obama for $2.6 million for ‘royalties associated with Obamacare.’”

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Fact-checking Trump’s claim that a group ‘headed up’ by Stacey Abrams received $2 billion

March 5, 2025

The Trump administration identified $1.9 billion in federal dollars going to a “decarbonization of homes” group Stacey Abrams “headed up.”

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No, Trump didn’t post that the president should be impeached if the Dow drops 1,000 points

By Loreben Tuquero

March 5, 2025

President Donald Trump posted on X that “If the Dow drops 1,000 points in two days the President should be impeached immediately.”

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No, Elon Musk didn’t say billionaires are tired of ‘subsidizing everyone else’s’ public services

By Claire Cranford

March 4, 2025

Elon Musk posted on X that billionaires are “tired of subsidizing” public services.

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MPS does indeed have a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee

By D.L. Davis

March 3, 2025

“After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.”

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Did DOGE discover a Louisiana man with 34 Social Security numbers? No, that’s unfounded

By Loreben Tuquero

February 28, 2025

“DOGE discovers Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. He was collecting $1,168,646 in (Social Security) per year.”

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Stock photos in news reports don’t mean Texas measles outbreak isn’t real

February 28, 2025

“The Texas measles outbreak is pure propaganda” because media outlets used stock images.

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Did Maine Gov. Janet Mills tell Trump no federal taxes will be paid? No, that’s a fake quote.

By Sara Swann

February 28, 2025

Maine Gov. Janet Mills said, “If (President) Donald Trump stops federal funding to Maine, we the people of Maine will take out federal taxes from…

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No, a vaccine campaign did not cause the Gaines County, Texas, measles case spike

By Loreben Tuquero

February 28, 2025

A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, was caused by “a public health initiative” to “distribute free measles vaccines.”

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Do 90% of Wisconsin school districts ban cellphones during class time?

By Hope Karnopp

February 28, 2025

“90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time.

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Why did Kamala Harris get zero votes in this NY precinct? It’s not because of Elon Musk

February 26, 2025

Zero votes for 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Rockland County, New York, precinct proves Elon Musk hacked 2024 presidential election.

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