Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On Dec. 1, President Joe Biden provided a blanket pardon for his son, Hunter, for any potential crimes committed over nearly an 11-year period. In the statement Biden provided to justify his reversal of position, he left out a few […]
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No Evidence Musk Threatened to Ban X Users Celebrating Hunter Biden’s Pardon
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Elon Musk trolled President Joe Biden on X after Hunter Biden’s pardon, sharing a community note mocking the president’s previous post that said, “No one is above the law.” Soon after, a Threads post falsely claimed Musk threatened […]
Trump Won the Popular Vote, Contrary to Claims Online
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President-elect Donald Trump is the first Republican presidential candidate to win the popular vote in 20 years. Social media users have wrongly claimed that Trump lost the popular vote, but they are confusing the popular vote with a […]
Viral Claim Falsely Suggests Trump Ended Violence in Gaza
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Attacks by Israeli forces and Hamas continue to kill or displace people in the Gaza Strip. But social media posts misleadingly claim Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election led Hamas to call for an end to the […]
Post Misleadingly Questions Unfinished Ballot Counting in Some States
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Some states were still counting ballots weeks after Election Day in accordance with their regulations, state officials and an election law expert said. But an Instagram post misleadingly implied that the ongoing vote counts were evidence of some […]
Elon Musk Has Not Blocked Pride-Related Content from X, Contrary to Posts
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take X owner Elon Musk has rolled back policies intended to protect transgender people from harassment on his platform. But social media posts falsely claimed Pride-related content has now been “blocked on X permanently,” citing a purported “late-night announcement” […]
As Trump Taps RFK Jr. for Health Secretary, a Look Back at Kennedy’s Claims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In one of his most controversial Cabinet picks, President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy is a longtime spreader of inaccurate information about vaccines, and we’ve written about […]
Trump’s Agenda: Deportation
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly vowed to begin “the largest deportation program in American history.” How exactly he plans to carry that out, and how many he ultimately intends to deport, remains unclear. Although Trump puts the […]
Posts Falsely Question Barron Trump’s Citizenship Status
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President-elect Donald Trump has called for an interpretation of the 14th Amendment that would deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. to parents in the country illegally. That has prompted some on social media to wrongly speculate that […]
Trump’s Agenda: Tariffs
While campaigning for a second term in office, President-elect Donald Trump declared “tariff” to be his “favorite word” and “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” He regularly said he would use tariffs to raise federal revenue and increase jobs and manufacturing in the United States. For example, at an […]