Category: Fact Check
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Stefanik’s Distorted U.S. Energy Production Claim
In her speech nominating Rep. Jim Jordan as House speaker, Rep. Elise Stefanik distorted the facts about U.S. energy production and the reasons for higher… Read More
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Fact Check: Biden did not announce a military draft. This video is AI-generated
Amid the Israel-Hamas war, social media users are stoking fears that U.S. citizens will soon be drafted. One video appears to show President Joe Biden… Read More
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Video: FactChecking Social Media Misinformation
Hearst Television, which has been one of our media partners since 2019, recently featured our work in a “Get the Facts” segment on how to… Read More
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Fact Check: Why Barack Obama’s sexuality became a news story, and then a conspiracy theory
He spent eight years in the White House, nearly every move recorded by press and watched by staff. But six years after former President Barack… Read More
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Fact Check: On the ground: PolitiFact’s impressions of the 2024 New Hampshire primary season
EXETER, N.H. — At a town hall in this picturesque New England village, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy came face-to-face with the spirit of the New… Read More
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Fact Check: Hamas has not surrendered to Israel, despite video’s claim
As Israel prepares for a ground incursion into Gaza more than a week after an Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel by Hamas militants, some… Read More
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Fact Check: No, Egypt hasn’t started a war with Israel
A week after Israel declared war on Hamas in response to the militant group’s attack, social media posts are claiming Egypt has joined the conflict,… Read More
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Fact Check: Video no muestra a Gaza en llamas: es de fuegos artificiales en Algeria y un incendio en Azerbaiyán
Un video en las redes sociales muestra imágenes perturbadoras. La publicación muestra edificios cubiertos de humo rojo, explosiones de bengalas y fuegos artificiales. Negocios en… Read More
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Fact Check: Fact-checking Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire on education, economy and drugs
MANCHESTER, N.H. — During a visit to New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would be a commander-in-chief who unreservedly… Read More
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Fact Check: Estados Unidos no lanzó ataque hacia el Medio Oriente en apoyo a Israel
Una publicación en Facebook declara especulaciones alarmistas de que Estados Unidos lanzó el primer ataque hacia el Medio Oriente después del ataque de Hamas a… Read More