Latest Fact Checks

Wisconsin Republicans say voter ID laws are supported by 70% to 80% of the public

By Hope Karnopp

January 23, 2025

Voter ID "is supported, if you look at any poll, by 70 to 80% of the public."

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No, Meta isn’t forcing users to follow Trump. Here’s how the social media power transfer works

By Sara Swann

January 22, 2025

After the inauguration, Meta forced users to follow President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Facebook, Instagram and Threads.

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Donald Trump no firmó ‘nueva ley de apoyo infantil’ para beneficiar a padres pagando manutención

By Maria Briceño

January 22, 2025

"La nueva ley de apoyo infantil de Donald Trump...si recibes manutención infantil ya no podrás reclamar al niño en tus impuestos, solo la persona que…

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Biden’s False claim that the Equal Rights Amendment is in the Constitution ignores the legal debate

By Caleb McCullough

January 22, 2025

“The Equal Rights Amendment has become part of our Constitution.”

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No, former President Joe Biden’s farewell speech was not prerecorded

January 22, 2025

Former President Joe Biden’s farewell address was prerecorded and the event livestream shows “his handlers queuing it up.”

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Ay, Caramba! No, ‘The Simpsons’ didn’t predict the Los Angeles wildfires

January 21, 2025

Video shows “The Simpsons” predicted the Los Angeles wildfires.

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Trump didn’t admit to rigging the election during his pre-inauguration rally

By Loreben Tuquero

January 21, 2025

Videos show that President Donald Trump admitted to rigging the 2024 election during his preinauguration day rally.

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Este video no tiene que ver con bomberos mexicanos llegando a Los Ángeles a combatir incendios

January 21, 2025

"Llego la ayuda Mexicana a California" para combatir los incendios.

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No, this video doesn’t show South African firefighters en route to help in greater Los Angeles

January 21, 2025

Video shows a “group of South African firefighters who have landed in Canada to make their way to LA, to help.”

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Claims Whoopi Goldberg lost a Los Angeles mansion because of wildfire started as satire

January 21, 2025

“Whoopi Goldberg’s mansion in Los Angeles was destroyed in a wildfire, with damages estimated at millions of dollars.”

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Viral rumor falsely claims Donald Trump changed tax law to benefit parent paying child support

January 21, 2025

“Trump passed a new law that whoever is paying the child support will get to declare those children on their taxes.”

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Los Angeles wildfires were worsened by climate change, despite claim to the contrary

By Caleb McCullough

January 21, 2025

California wildfires have “nothing to do with climate change.”

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