Does China have more retirees than workers? Joe Biden’s claim is premature The ratio of Chinese workers to retirees is now about 3-to-1, compared with 2.6-to-1 in the United States May 15, 2024 Louis Jacobson
PolitiFact launches Spanish-language website to serve more than 40 million U.S. Spanish-speakers PolitiFact en Español is also active on WhatsApp, TikTok and Instagram to sort out political and social media claims May 14, 2024 PolitiFact
Jay-Z didn’t bribe country radio stations to play Beyoncé’s songs. This claim started as satire The first two singles from ‘Cowboy Carter’ landed on Billboard’s country charts. Some social posts claimed they didn’t get there on their own merit. May 14, 2024 Ciara O'Rourke
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a worm ate part of his brain. Experts said that’s unlikely. Experts believe the worm was Taenia solium, or a pork tapeworm larva. This worm does not ‘eat’ brain tissue. ​ May 13, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
Donald Trump repeated inaccurate claims on the economy in a local news interview in Pennsylvania Trump repeated a bevy of inaccurate claims about the economy during an interview with WGAL-TV, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, station May 10, 2024 Louis Jacobson
The U.S. swimming team didn’t threaten to quit over Lia Thomas The transgender swimmer has been the subject of several false claims that have drawn the attention of social media users May 9, 2024 Ciara O'Rourke
What we know about the ‘outside agitators’ being blamed for campus protests Police, city and university officials nationwide have blamed them for campus protests but have provided little evidence for their claims May 8, 2024 Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
Student protesters are calling for divestment from Israel. Here’s what that means. Those calls have so far been denied, although some universities have agreed to enter into discussions with students. May 6, 2024 Jeff Cercone
Did South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem break the law by shooting her dog? What legal experts say Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s story about killing her dog Cricket ignited a heated debate. Did she break the law? May 3, 2024 Jeff Cercone
Fact-checking Megyn Kelly’s claim that a Utah Middle school allows students to be ‘terrorized’ by ‘furries’ A district spokesperson said the school has seen no incidents of biting, licking, costumes or animal behavior May 2, 2024 Madison Czopek