No, Morton Salt and other table salts do not contain sand and glass Excessive consumption of salt can cause hypertension because of the sodium it contains — not because of glass in the salt April 24, 2024 Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
Fact-checking Aaron Rodgers, who repeated Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false claims about HIV/AIDS Rodgers falsely claimed an antiretroviral drug called azidothymidine, or AZT, to treat HIV was ‘killing people’ in the 1980s April 23, 2024 Madison Czopek
Trump says business records case about hush money is a ‘Biden trial.’ It’s a Manhattan trial The Manhattan district attorney’s investigation into Trump’s business records began before Joe Biden was president April 22, 2024 Amy Sherman
$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