$12 million Global Fact Check Fund opens applications for second year of grants A partnership between Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network and Google and YouTube continues to support fact-checking initiatives worldwide April 19, 2024 The International Fact-Checking Network
‘Satanic rituals’ at Taylor Swift shows? That’s false. And experts say the attack isn’t new. Experts say musicians have been accused of performing satanic rituals for decades April 19, 2024 Madison Czopek
No, Stormy Daniels didn’t ‘exonerate’ Donald Trump The adult film actor denied she had an affair with Trump in a 2018 statement. She has since recanted that statement. April 18, 2024 Madison Czopek
Taylor Swift has not endorsed Joe Biden for president As of mid-April 2024, Swift has not issued a public endorsement for the 2024 presidential election, despite social posts claiming otherwise April 17, 2024 Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
A New Jersey doctor’s office notice not proof of COVID-19 vaccines’ danger to young athletes Scientific studies have found no link between COVID-19 vaccines and sudden cardiac deaths in youth athletes. April 16, 2024 Jeff Cercone
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference with Mike Johnson In a televised press conference after Trump’s and Johnson’s remarks April 12, Trump made several false or misleading comments. April 15, 2024 Louis Jacobson
A fact-checker’s guide to Trump’s first criminal trial: business records, hush money and a gag order Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels. April 12, 2024 Louis Jacobson
Donald Trump said all legal scholars, ‘on both sides,’ wanted federal abortion law overturned. That’s wrong. Roe v. Wade inspired legions of supporters and opponents. Before the 2022 ruling, numerous legal scholars urged the Supreme Court to uphold it. April 11, 2024 Louis Jacobson
The International Fact-Checking Network’s statement on proposed legislation before the Georgian parliament The IFCN supports press freedom for all fact-checkers, including FactCheck Georgia and Myth Detector April 10, 2024 The International Fact-Checking Network
Donald Trump is wrong on Democrats’ abortion stance. They don’t support the ‘execution’ of babies Willfully terminating a newborn’s life is illegal in every state and situations resulting in a fetal death in the third trimester are exceedingly rare April 10, 2024 Louis Jacobson