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Social media post mischaracterizes Sen. John Thune’s comments about potential Social Security cuts
A social media post used a truncated segment of an MSNBC news clip to mislead about remarks Sen. John Thune, R-S.D, made about potential cuts to "mandatory programs" such as Social Security. We found ...
Politifact3h
Biden’s big clemency move and a prisoner swap with China: Here are the facts
President Joe Biden on Dec. 12 announced a single-day record of 1,499 sentences commuted, along with 39 pardons of nonviolent offenders. Some critics later expressed outrage over what they said was ...
Politifact5h
Fakers gonna fake: No, Taylor Swift and Elon Musk aren’t promoting energy-saving devices together
PolitiFact conducted reverse-image searches on the post’s photo of Taylor Swift and Elon Musk and found no credible uses of the image. The image had abnormalities that indicated it was likely ...
Politifact8h
No, 600 bodies weren’t discovered in North Carolina because of Hurricane Helene
Brian Haines, a North Carolina Department of Public Safety spokesperson, told USA Today his agency has no evidence to support the claim of 600 bodies discovered in North Carolina after the storm.
Politifact4d
No evidence ex-Syrian President Bashar Assad is opening an eye clinic in Russia
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Politifact6d
These photos don’t show the mysterious, unidentified drones reported in New Jersey since November
Reverse-image search results show that neither of the images showed New Jersey drones: The first showed drones from a Dec. 7 holiday drone show in Texas and the second has been circulating online ...
Politifact22h
No, this isn’t an authentic video of Kevin Costner, Dr. Mehmet Oz, discussing lung disease treatment
A Facebook video that cobbles together unrelated footage of two celebrities to promote a purported cure for lung diseases isn’t authentic, despite the post’s claim that chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Politifact3d
No, a McDonald’s employee isn’t getting a $500,000 reward for tip on UnitedHealthcare CEO’s shooter
A Threads post claimed, "A $7.20 an hour McDonalds employee … now gets a cool 1/2 million dollar reward" for helping police find the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter. But this reward for ...
Politifact1d
In 1898, the Supreme Court ruled that the 14th Amendment grants citizenship to people born in the US
The Supreme Court was asked to determine whether Wong had become a U.S. citizen at birth "by virtue of the first clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution," which says: "All persons born or ...
Politifact1d
No, Elon Musk didn’t say he’s running for California governor
"Elon Musk said he might run for governor of California?" the Nov. 26 post said. "Make California Great Again." This post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation ...
Politifact1d
Would the UW System’s $855 million budget request bring Wisconsin closer to the national average?
Subtracting Wisconsin’s funding per student from the national average, and multiplying it by the total number of UW students, does equal $457 million. That’s the amount the system is requesting in the ...
Politifact2d
This drug helps manage infections and prevent AIDS, but claims it’s a ‘cure’ are not supported
"Currently, there is no therapeutic cure for HIV," Sheryl Zwerski, who holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice and directs the Prevention Sciences Program at the National Institute of Allergy and ...