Fact vs. Fiction: Did Roy Cooper Let Jimmie Speight Out of Prison?
Claim by: Senate Leadership Fund PAC (Mike Whatley) A Senate Leadership Fund ad claims that former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper “let Speight out,” referring…
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Fact vs. Fiction: Is It Illegal for Trump to Promise $5,000 Checks if Republicans Keep Congress?
Claim via Social Media: Social media users questioned whether President Donald Trump violated federal election law by promising a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” to every adult…
Fact vs. Fiction: Did Trump Cut Down Dozens of D.C. Cherry Trees for Golf Course Renovations?
Claim via Social Media: Social media posts claimed that President Donald Trump’s administration cut down dozens, and in some versions more than 100, of Washington,…
Fact vs. Fiction: Did the Obama Foundation Only Hire Black Contractors to Build the Obama Presidential Center?
Claim via Social Media: Social media posts claim the Obama Foundation only hired Black contractors to build the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, implying that…
Fact vs. Fiction: Can People Get Food Stamps Without Proving Financial Hardship?
Claim by Stephen Miller: During a White House roundtable on alleged fraud in federal programs, senior Trump adviser Stephen Miller claimed that most welfare programs…
Fact vs. Fiction: Did the IPCC Admit It Lied About Climate Change Projections?
Claim by: Right-Leaning Media and Donald Trump Posts circulating through right-leaning media outlets and social media users, amplified by commentary from President Donald Trump and…
FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union Address
Summary In the first State of the Union address of his second term, President Donald Trump proclaimed that “our nation is back, bigger, better, richer…
Fact vs. Fiction: Did Donald Trump Post a Racist Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes?
Claim via Social Media and News Outlets Social media users and news outlets claim that President Donald Trump posted a video on Truth Social that…
Fact vs. Fiction: Did a Minneapolis Daycare Post a Craigslist Ad Hiring “Child Actors” to Fake Compliance?
Claim via Social Media and Santa Monica Observer: Posts claim a Minneapolis daycare admitted fraud by posting a Craigslist ad seeking to hire “child actors”…
Fact vs. Fiction: Did a Minneapolis Daycare List the Governor’s Office Phone Number on Google as Evidence of Fraud?
Claim by Nick Shirley and spread via Social Media: Viral social media posts and videos claim that Sweet Angel Child Care in Minneapolis was engaged…