Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: This claim isn’t worth its salt; table condiment has neither sand nor glass
Does the salt in your kitchen contain shards of glass? A Facebook video claims it does. An April 9 Facebook video was filmed in a… Read More
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Fact Check: The Supreme Court will decide Donald Trump’s immunity case. Here are the arguments
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers will appear April 25 before the Supreme Court to argue Trump’s case for legal immunity from prosecution. Here’s a rundown… Read More
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Fact Check: Has Kohl’s Corp. donated to Black Lives Matter? Short answer: no
In 2020, the murder of George Floyd sparked social unrest that captured the country’s attention, and major corporations looked inward to see what they could… Read More
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Fact Check: Does 1864 Arizona law banning abortions also set the age of consent at 10, as Stephen King claims?
A controversial Arizona Supreme Court judgment reinstated an 1864 law that would ban nearly all abortions in the state. But one online claim painted the… Read More
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Fact Check: Did a nongovernment organization in Mexico encourage migrants to vote for Biden? What we know
False claims that Democrats want noncitizens to vote have been amplified by former President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Republican influencers. Now a social media… Read More
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Fact Check: Former President Donald Trump attended Ivanka Trump’s college graduation
Former President Donald Trump has requested delaying his Manhattan criminal trial so that he could attend his son Barron’s high school graduation May 17. But… Read More
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Fact Check: No, Michelle Obama isn’t running for president as a man
As if the 2024 presidential race couldn’t get more chaotic, do we have a new candidate in the running? A TikTok video reposted on Facebook… Read More
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Fact Check: Video of protesters heckling Joe Biden in his hometown is from 2021, not 2024
President Joe Biden made a campaign stop April 16 in his hometown, Scranton, the first of three days of Pennsylvania campaigning. He received a warm… Read More
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FactChecking Biden’s Swing-State Stops in Pennsylvania
While former President Donald Trump spent much of his week in court, President Joe Biden visited the swing state of Pennsylvania for three days and… Read More
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Fact Check: Trump says business records case about hush money is a “Biden trial.” It’s a Manhattan trial
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought the charges against former President Donald Trump over falsifying business records to pay off adult film actor Stormy Daniels.… Read More