‘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
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
RFK Jr. said that Jan. 6 ‘protestors carried no weapons.’ Evidence shows that’s not true 129 defendants charged in the attack were charged with ‘using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer’ April 9, 2024 Amy Sherman
Is CERN activating the world’s most powerful particle accelerator for the April 8 eclipse? No CERN restarted its Large Hadron Collider after a regular winter stop for maintenance. It is unrelated to the eclipse. April 8, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
No, crime has not ‘skyrocketed’ under Joe Biden, as Rep. Nancy Mace claimed Overall violent crime and homicides are down during Biden’s presidency. Some property crimes are also down, though motor vehicle theft notably rose April 5, 2024 Louis Jacobson
How Elon Musk has amplified falsehoods about immigration and voting In the last three months, Musk has flooded X with dozens of posts that speak to a conspiracy theory about Democrats using immigrants to grab power April 4, 2024 Amy Sherman
Why the federal government is paying upfront to fix the Baltimore bridge The federal government stepping in to pay to rebuild the bridge doesn’t necessarily mean taxpayers will cover the entire bill April 3, 2024 Jeff Cercone
Do Jesse Watters’ claims about the federal budget, LGBTQ+ and DEI funding add up? The Fox News host’s five-part claim about programs funded by the latest federal budget ranges from missing context to inaccurate April 1, 2024 Grace Abels
There’s no evidence of a cyberattack in the Baltimore bridge crash Officials are still investigating why the cargo ship lost power before it slammed into Maryland's Francis Scott Key Bridge March 28, 2024 Jeff Cercone