Former President Donald Trump made false and questionable claims in a brief press conference on Jan. 11 after the closing arguments in a New York civil fraud trial. The lawsuit, filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, alleges that Trump repeatedly inflated the value of his assets to bilk banks […]
Facts Check
FactChecking Trump’s Iowa Town Hall
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Summary While his GOP primary rivals were debating on CNN on Jan. 10, former President Donald Trump took questions from Iowans in a town hall that aired on Fox News. We found several false and misleading statements: Trump falsely claimed that his […]
FactChecking the Haley-DeSantis GOP Debate
Summary There were several disputes between Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the fifth Republican primary debate, the first of the 2024 election cycle to include only two candidates. We refereed some of those arguments and […]
Trump Shares Bogus Claim About Haley’s Eligibility to Serve as President
Quick Take Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was born in Bamberg, South Carolina, and as a natural born citizen is eligible to serve as U.S. president. But social media posts — including one shared by former President Donald Trump — falsely claim she is ineligible because her parents weren’t American […]
Post Misrepresents NFL Response to Oct. 7 Attack on Israel
Quick Take NFL teams paid tribute to the victims in Israel of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack by holding moments of silence before games during the following week. But a recent social media post falsely claimed the NFL encouraged players “to kneel for Israel before every game.” An NFL spokesperson […]
Fight Right Inc.
Political leanings: Republican/Pro-Ron DeSantis 2022 total spending: N/A Fight Right Inc. is the newest political action committee trying to help Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis win the Republican nomination for president. The super PAC filed with the Federal Election Commission in November, and a nonprofit by the same name registered in […]
Kimmel Not Named in Unsealed Epstein Documents
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Court documents that include names of people associated with accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein are being unsealed, but late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has not been implicated. The suggestion that Kimmel would be among the names came from football player […]
Debunking Bogus Claim of ‘Bipartisan’ Support for Mayorkas Impeachment Hearings
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Legislators often tout support for some piece of legislation as bipartisan, even if only a few members from the opposing party back it. But in an announcement about committee hearings to investigate the possible impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, one […]
Faulty Science Underpins Florida Surgeon General’s Call to Halt mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination
The COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives, according to multiple studies. Getting the latest vaccine provides additional protection against poor outcomes from COVID-19. Serious side effects are rare, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration judge that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks. Despite […]
Posts Make Baseless Claim About Deadly Iowa School Shooting
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take A sixth-grade student was killed, five people were injured and the 17-year-old gunman took his own life during a school shooting in Perry, Iowa, on Jan. 4. Social media posts baselessly labeled the incident a “false flag” event […]