Claim via Social Media Viral social media posts in November 2025 claimed that Mark Epstein, brother of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, sent his brother an email asking…
Read more Fact vs. Fiction: Did Epstein’s Brother Ask If Putin Had Photos of Trump “Blowing Bubba”?With Thanksgiving less than three weeks away, the question of how much this year’s turkey and trimmings will cost looms large, especially with grocery prices 2.7% higher than…
Read more FACT FOCUS: Trump says Thanksgiving dinner will cost 25% less this year. His numbers are misleadingAlmost since PolitiFact’s 2007 founding, we’ve been covering Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who announced her retirement, effective in January 2027. We first fact-checked the former House speaker on…
Read more Looking back at Pelosi and PolitiFactPresident Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to give free health care to immigrants in the U.S. illegally.…
Read more FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to ‘illegal immigrants’PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — President Donald Trump, members of his administration and conservative influencers painted a bleak portrait of Portland, Oregon, at a roundtable event at the White…
Read more FACT FOCUS: Trump paints a grim portrait of Portland. The story on the ground is much less extremeNEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift says she did not turn down the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, which will be headlined by Bad Bunny. “The Life of…
Read more No, Taylor Swift did not turn down the 2026 Super Bowl halftime showAs soon as officials announced the name of the alleged assassin of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, internet theories about the suspect’s background and motives quickly outpaced confirmed facts.…
Read more Facts about Tyler Robinson, suspect in Charlie Kirk shootingPresident Donald Trump has projected himself as a peacemaker since returning to the White House in January, touting his efforts to end global conflicts. In meetings with Ukrainian…
Read more FACT FOCUS: Trump says he has ended seven wars. The reality isn’t so clear cutDon’t splurge just yet. Rumors spread online Friday that the U.S. government will soon be issuing stimulus checks to taxpayers in certain income brackets. But Congress has not…
Read more FACT FOCUS: No, taxpayers will not receive new stimulus checks this summerAs his administration faces mounting pressure to release Justice Department files related the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, President Donald Trump is highlighting a different criminal justice issue…
Read more FACT FOCUS: Trump claims cashless bail increases crime, but data is inconclusiveAlthough mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. incorrectly argued they are ineffective to justify the Department of…
Read more FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr.’s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidenceThe Democrats’ star-studded, four-day convention drew to a close as Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the party’s nomination for president. The festivities were high on entertainment and praise…
Read more FACT FOCUS: A look back at some of the questionable claims made during the Democratic conventionIn his first news conference since Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee for president, former President Donald Trump said he would debate her on Sept. 10…
Read more FACT FOCUS: A look at claims made by Trump at news conferenceFormer President Donald Trump on Thursday gave his second news conference in as many weeks as he adjusts to a newly energized Democratic ticket ahead of next week’s…
Read more FACT FOCUS: Trump blends falsehoods and exaggerations at rambling NJ press conferenceCLAIM: U.S. Capitol flags are flying at half-staff in honor of President Joe Biden, who has died. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The flags are at half-staff in honor of…
Read more Flags at the US Capitol are lowered for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, not BidenCLAIM: A video shows the Olympic torch being lit at a church in Paris. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The video is a combination of two unrelated clips, neither of…
Read more Posts misidentify old videos as Paris Olympics torch lightingVice President Kamala Harris unveiled her economic agenda in a speech Friday in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Democratic presidential nominee laid out plans including a proposal for a…
Read more FACT FOCUS: A look at Harris’ economic agendaDiscover how the internet propagates “information pollution” and how it threatens our collective understanding of facts and truth. Here’s how to navigate the chaos and find clean water…
Read more Information Pollution: The Tragedy of the Commons and Well-Poisoning on the InternetCLAIM: A photo from the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday shows Secret Service agents smiling as they surround him after the shooting. AP’S ASSESSMENT:…
Read more Photo edited to make it appear Secret Service agents were smiling after attempt on Trump’s lifeCLAIM: A photo shows a bullet hole in former President Donald Trump’s suit jacket, proving that he was shot in the chest during an attempted assassination on Saturday.…
Read more Posts misrepresent photo to claim Trump was shot in the chest and saved by a bulletproof vest
