Latest Fact Checks

Video of Karoline Leavitt offering Americans a $4,800 subsidy because of DOGE is altered

February 21, 2025

Video shows White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying Americans can get $4,800 subsidy because Department of Government Efficiency cuts found “extra money.”

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No, Barron Trump didn’t say this about ‘uncovering a dark legacy’

February 21, 2025

Says Barron Trump posted on X, “We’re on the brink of uncovering a dark legacy in this country that’s been hidden for far too long.”

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No, this isn’t an authentic X post from Elon Musk calling to imprison protesters

February 21, 2025

Says Elon Musk said on X, “Spoiled crybabies across the country are protesting against America’s golden age. Brats like them should go to prison.”

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Claims about a judge declaring Joe Biden’s pardons unconstitutional started on a satire page

February 21, 2025

“The very LIBERAL 9th Circuit Court has ruled that 84 of Biden's last-minute pardons are unconstitutional.”

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No, this isn’t an authentic video of Barron Trump on ‘America’s Got Talent’

February 21, 2025

Video shows Barron Trump singing on “America’s Got Talent.”

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Rep. Nancy Mace is wrong. Not all people are born with either XX or XY chromosomes.

By Grace Abels

February 21, 2025

“You either have XX or XY chromosomes. Those are the options.”

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Is this the pilot from the Delta Air Lines crash? No, it’s an AI-generated image of a porn star

February 20, 2025

A photo shows Jonathan Simpson, the pilot of “Delta’s crash in Toronto, Canada.”

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Elon Musk hasn’t ordered all federal workers to be drug tested

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu

February 20, 2025

“Elon Musk just ordered all federal workers to be tested for drugs and those that fail have 30 days to retest clean or be fired.”

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Did Ukraine start its war with Russia, as President Donald Trump said? No, Russia invaded

By Claire Cranford , Louis Jacobson

February 19, 2025

Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia.

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Michelle Obama skipping Washington events not evidence of power couple’s divorce

February 19, 2025

“Barack and Michelle Obama locked in bombshell divorce of the century.”

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An ICE van in Philadelphia wasn’t intentionally set on fire

February 19, 2025

“An ICE minivan was reportedly set on fire in Philadelphia.”

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum didn’t say the U.S. should ‘stop electing’ criminals

By Sara Swann

February 19, 2025

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said, “I told President (Donald) Trump the best way to make rapists and criminals feel unwelcome in the U.S. is for…

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