Fact or Fiction?
We have tried to find a resource to assist us in identifying and weeding out some of the “myth from truth”.
Social Media Posts Misrepresent Harris’ 2014 Remarks About Young People
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take When Vice President Kamala Harris was the attorney general of California in 2014, she announced a program to help young people transitioning out ...
FactChecking Vance’s Attacks on Harris
In his first two solo rallies as the Republicans’ vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance took aim at Vice President Kamala Harris. But in several instances, Vance twisted Harris’ words or her record. Vance said ...
Biden’s Numbers, July 2024 Update
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary President Joe Biden isn’t running for reelection, but his record will still be on the ballot in the fall. Here we look at how ...
Online Rumors Baselessly Claim Biden Experienced Medical Emergency After COVID-19 Diagnosis
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on July 17. His symptoms remained mild and have since resolved, according to his treating physician ...
Posts Misrepresent States’ Efforts to Teach the Bible in Public Schools
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Oklahoma’s state superintendent ordered public schools to incorporate the Bible as “an instructional support into the curriculum.” But social media posts have shared ...
FactChecking Vice President Kamala Harris
In about 48 hours, Vice President Kamala Harris went from No. 2 on the Democratic presidential ticket to the presumptive presidential nominee, after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed her. Here, ...
Experts: Delegates Free to Pick Democratic Nominee
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Election law experts say House Speaker Mike Johnson is wrong when he says it is “unlawful” for Democrats to “simply just switch out a candidate ...
Misinformation Swirls After Attempted Assassination
A shooter attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in the western Pennsylvania town of Butler on July 13. Former President Donald Trump is assisted offstage after shots were fired during a ...
Final Night of the GOP Convention
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary For the first half hour of former President Donald Trump’s speech, when he discussed the attempt to assassinate him in Pennsylvania on July 13 ...
Posts Baselessly Suggest Others Were Involved in Trump’s Assassination Attempt
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Viral online posts make the unfounded claim that a woman at former President Donald Trump’s July 13 rally acted “suspicious,” suggesting that she ...
Viral Posts Cite Misleading Economic Data to Compare Biden, Trump Presidencies
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take A chart widely shared on social media comparing macroeconomic indicators purports to show the country fared better under former President Donald Trump than ...
Staffer Talks About FactCheck.org Work Combatting Misinformation in Spanish
FactCheck.org staff writer Catalina Jaramillo spoke with La Red Hispana, a Spanish-language media network, about our efforts to combat misinformation in Spanish. FactCheck.org started translating its articles about health and science in 2021 as part ...