Joe Biden isn’t ‘funding every angle’ of the Israel-Hamas war, as a misleading post claims One social media user is attempting to tie the escalating conflict to money provided by President Joe Biden. October 16, 2023 Jeff Cercone
An Oct. 4 national emergency alert test from FEMA poses no danger. Here are the facts. These tests are routine and required by law. Cellphone users will receive a text message, along with a unique tone and vibration. October 4, 2023 Jeff Cercone
A shortened video distorts Hawaii governor’s comments about the state buying land in Lahaina Gov. Josh Green said he was looking for ways for the state to buy land in Lahaina to preserve it for local residents. August 18, 2023 Jeff Cercone
Fact-checking a bizarre claim that government ‘direct energy weapons’ caused the Maui fires One photo showing a ground fire and a beam of light in the sky above has been circulating online in other baseless claims since 2018. August 15, 2023 Jeff Cercone
What’s a special counsel, and why did Merrick Garland appoint one in the Hunter Biden investigation? How special counsels work, why Hunter Biden is under investigation, and where this case fits into the presidential race. August 14, 2023 Jeff Cercone
Beyoncé is not a defendant in a human trafficking case. A 2020 lawsuit was dismissed as ‘frivolous’ A judge dismissed a 2020 lawsuit a month after it was filed, writing that the claims within 'rise to the level of the irrational.' July 28, 2023 Jeff Cercone
Joy Reid isn’t hawking diet gummies on CNN. ‘I’ve been deepfaked, the MSNBC host says A video that claimed to show Reid being interviewed by CNN’s Anderson Cooper about her weight loss success using diet gummies is a deepfake. July 26, 2023 Jeff Cercone
Ray Epps is suing Fox News for defamation over Jan. 6 claims. We fact-checked those claims and others Epps was at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection. He was drawn there, the lawsuit says, because of the network’s false election claims. July 18, 2023 Jeff Cercone
Hunter Biden’s criminal case: What IRS whistleblowers said about Joe Biden, the DOJ A House committee released testimony from two IRS officials who said Justice Department officials stonewalled efforts to investigate Hunter Biden. June 28, 2023 Jeff Cercone
What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how tools like ChatGPT and Dall-E work Artificial intelligence has existed for years. But generative AI, a subset of the field, recently has propelled the technology into public view. June 22, 2023 Jeff Cercone
Trump and some in GOP are promoting a Biden bribery allegation. It is from 2020 and unverified. Trump’s suggestion that his indictment was filed to overshadow the details of Biden corruption allegations ignores key facts. June 20, 2023 Jeff Cercone
Amanda Gorman’s poem was moved to a middle school shelves in one library, not banned in Miami-Dade County The move sparked outrage on social media, including from Gorman, and arguments over what constitutes a book ban. June 1, 2023 Jeff Cercone
How a false story about migrants displacing homeless veterans caught fire The alarming story fit neatly into baseless talking points about President Joe Biden and the southern border. One problem: It wasn’t true. May 24, 2023 Jeff Cercone
A video of a former CIA director is not proof that the government is spraying the sky with chemicals Former CIA Director John Brennan did not say that the government is spraying toxic chemicals, known as chemtrails, into the air. April 21, 2023 Jeff Cercone
Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Here’s a look back at false claims about the voting machine company Long before Dominion sued Fox for defamation, PolitiFact fact-checked claims about the company and its supposed influence over the 2020 elections. April 18, 2023 Jeff Cercone
