It’s a fact that more than 70,000 people nationwide died last year after overdosing on fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid. The drug has drawn national attention because it’s so lethal, up to 100 times more potent than morphine. But the spotlight has also led to a lot of misinformation. Politicians and pundits commonly misrepresent who […]
Former President Donald Trump’s Georgia allies are eyeing a new path to potentially thwart prosecution against him on allegations that he conspired to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who brought the case against Trump, could be the first prosecutor investigated by the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, a new entity. […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the first statewide elected official impeached in more than 100 years. On Sept. 5, Paxton faces the Texas Senate for a trial that delves into accusations of various misdeeds that include bribery, abuse of office and obstruction of justice. The tribunal is the result of the Texas House voting 121-23 […]
Editor’s note: PolitiFact has been fact-checking hurricane-related misinformation for years. This 2017 story in English offers a similar recap of 5 myths about hurricane prep to forget. La costa oeste de Florida está en vísperas del huracán Idalia, el cual se proyecta aterrizará como categoría 3, trayendo fuertes vientos y lluvias. En estos momentos de […]
Puberty blockers. Sadly, they are not a medication that helps block out all those cringeworthy middle school memories. They are medications, sometimes used by transgender adolescents, to temporarily pause puberty. But in the political debate around gender-affirming care for youth, discussion of puberty blockers is often saturated with rhetoric, creating confusion and generating misinformation. So, […]
It seems wherever you go, it is becoming hard to avoid the smell of marijuana, according to one state lawmaker. State Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, has introduced legislation to prohibit marijuana use in public unless a municipality allows it, a measure he says would make New York more like other states that have legalized […]
During the first Republican presidential primary debate, several candidates vying for the 2024 nomination said they would use force against Mexican cartels to stop the smuggling of fentanyl into the United States and prevent Americans from overdosing on the potent drug. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’d declare a national emergency and send troops to […]
During the first debate of the 2024 Republican presidential primary, Fox News moderators Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier used attention-grabbing statements and statistics to paint a vivid picture of the state of America. The hosts touched on topics including extreme weather, gun violence and crime rates as they prompted eight presidential candidates to share their […]
Around 3 in 10 Americans still believe ivermectin is an effective treatment for COVID-19. What’s more, few place significant trust in any form of news media or official institution to accurately convey information about health topics, from COVID-19 treatments and vaccines to reproductive health issues, a new poll from KFF shows. The confusion about what’s […]
The movie “Oppenheimer” is less about the bomb and more about the trials — both moral and political — that beset J. Robert Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer was the World War II physicist who spearheaded America’s race to beat the Nazis before they could invent an atomic bomb. But to the extent that this is a war […]
When the topic of abortion came up during the first Republican primary presidential debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shared a perplexing anecdote about a woman he met who he said had survived the procedure. “I know a lady in Florida named Penny,” DeSantis said. “She survived multiple abortion attempts. She was left discarded in a […]
Former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Aug. 24 following 13 criminal charges related to possible interference in the 2020 presidential election. The Fulton County sheriff has said Trump will be booked into the jail like any other suspect, including having his mug shot taken. This […]