Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: Altered video makes false claims about Elon Musk
The five exclamation points utilized in a recent Facebook post signal big news, but there’s nothing to see here. “Shocked!” the May 6 post said.… Read More
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Fact Check: Joe Biden wrong that he inherited 9% inflation
Twice in recent interviews, President Joe Biden has made an inaccurate statement about one of the top issues motivating voters this election year: inflation. First,… Read More
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Unsupported Claim About Biden Paying Rent for ‘Illegal Immigrants’
Michigan officials have said that only people who the federal government has determined are in the U.S. legally are eligible for a state program that… Read More
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Fact Check: How likely are in-state UW students to stay in Wisconsin after they graduate?
As many high school seniors prep for their first year of college, a new Wisconsin law will give the state’s highest-performing high schoolers a guaranteed… Read More
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Fact Check: Billionaire and philanthropist George Soros is still not a Nazi, despite online claims
Philanthropist George Soros has long been maligned by false claims that he’s affiliated with the Nazi Party, and some have emerged anew as his name… Read More
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Fact Check: Fact-check: RFK Jr.’s positions on voter ID, the NRA and affirmative action
Amid independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s frequent appearances on conservative news, former President Donald Trump has taken notice. Trump, a Republican, said that… Read More
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Fact Check: No, this isn’t King Frederik X of Denmark waving a Palestinian flag
Denmark’s king, Frederik X, traveled to Stolkholm on May 6 for his first official trip abroad, but he wasn’t filmed waving a Palestinian flag from… Read More
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Fact Check: Does China have more retirees than workers? Joe Biden’s claim is premature
China’s population is poised to age dramatically in the coming years, posing financial strains to retirement pensions. But in recent remarks, President Joe Biden said… Read More
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Fact Check: Chicago chapter of American Muslims for Palestine raised the flag, not the city
A recent Instagram post warns of the fall of “Judeo Christian America,” sharing a video of a Palestinian flag being raised and then flying next… Read More
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Fact Check: PolitiFact launches Spanish-language website to serve more than 40 million U.S. Spanish-speakers
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — Poynter’s PolitiFact, the Pulitzer-Prize winning fact-checking newsroom, is pleased to announce the launch of a new Spanish-language experience, PolitiFact en Español,… Read More