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Fact-Checking

No, the US vaccine schedule doesn’t call for babies to get ’72 injections’

Under the 2024 schedule, which has been discontinued, babies could have received anywhere from 12 to 30 shots before their second birthday

January 20, 2026

IFCN awards $750,000 to 25 fact-checkers to build financial sustainability

Grants help organizations keep publishing through funding contraction

January 15, 2026

The International Fact-Checking Network

Dr. Oz is wrong: Medicaid does not automatically register people to vote

Federal law requires states to offer voter registration at Medicaid offices. It does not confer the right to vote.

January 15, 2026

IFCN Statement: U.S. visa bans on international researchers undermine press freedom

IFCN rejects the attempt to portray fact-checking as a security threat and warns of rising global repression

January 14, 2026

The International Fact-Checking Network

How a 47-day ICE training claim spread — and what the record actually shows

Training was cut under Trump, but the timeline and number of days differ depending on who’s reporting and how it’s counted

January 13, 2026

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Trump calls the War Powers Act unconstitutional. No court has agreed

Passed over President Richard Nixon’s veto, the law still stands despite decades of executive resistance

January 12, 2026

The White House said Maduro was ‘flooding’ the US with fentanyl. Experts and official reports disagree.

Experts on Venezuela and drug policy say that Venezuela and its deposed leader Nicolás Maduro do not play a role in trafficking fentanyl to the US

January 9, 2026

Maria Ramirez Uribe

A new flu strain slipped past this year’s vaccine. Doctors say get the shot anyway

A late-emerging influenza A mutation known as subclade K weakened protection, but doctors say vaccination still reduces severe illness

January 8, 2026

Alex Jones misrepresented old protest video as ‘celebration’ of Nicolás Maduro’s arrest

The clip Jones shared was filmed months earlier during protests against Maduro’s claimed election victory

January 7, 2026

What Trump and Rubio said about Venezuela — and what the facts show

Claims about war powers, drug trafficking and oil followed the U.S. operation in Venezuela. Here’s what holds up — and what doesn’t

January 6, 2026

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