FACT CHECK
Fact Check: Has Elon Musk Been 'Demoted' by Donald Trump?
An MSNBC report said Musk had been "demoted" after clashing with a number of President Trump's cabinet secretaries.
Fact Check: Is US Education Global Bottom, as Trump Says?
President Donald Trump blasted the U.S. education system in comparison to other nations
Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Win 'Almost 40%' Of Black Votes?
Donald Trump said he gained a share of the Black vote in 2024 not seen for a Republican presidential candidate since Eisenhower.
Fact Check: Did Ukraine 'Psychological Warfare' Unit Get $140M From USAID?
Claims about big USAID payouts followed President Donald Trump's attacks against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Fox News Interview Fact Checked
The president and the world's richest man made a few false claims during a Fox News interview with Sean Hannity.
Fact Check: Did the US Give $350B to Ukraine, as Trump Claims?
President Donald Trump cited a figure not backed by evidence during a social media attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Fact Check: Did JD Vance Say US 'Military Action' Available Against Russia?
President Donald Trump said he didn't think the vice president said possible U.S. military action was a bargaining chip against Russia.
Fact Check: Trump Says Russia Has Lost 1.5 Million Troops In Ukraine War
President Donald Trump makes an unevidenced claim about the human cost of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as he attempts to broker peace between Kyiv and Moscow.
Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Forget to Swear in Tulsi Gabbard?
President Trump has sworn Gabbard in as director of national intelligence, though some media outlets missed coverage of the event.
Fact Check: Has Fox Brought Back Tucker Carlson?
Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson was dropped from Fox in 2023 but has found a new podcast audience.
Fact Check: US Government Did Not Give New York Times 'Tens of Millions'
Elon Musk shared a poorly researched, false claim as the Trump administration slashes federal spending
RFK Jr. Denies Samoa Visit Was Vaccine-Related: Here Are the Facts
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators that his trip to the country later hit by a measles outbreak had "nothing" to do with vaccines.
Donald Trump's Hannity Interview Fact Checked
Donald Trump's first television interview since he was elected president was replete with falsehoods
Fact Check: Did Barack Obama, Kamala Harris Make 'Nazi' Salutes?
Elon Musk, who has been accused of performing the salute at an inauguration event this week, shared social media post that questioned why other public figures hadn't been scrutinized.
Fact Check: Is Meta Making Users Follow Trump's and JD Vance's Instagrams?
Instagram users claimed they were being signed up to follow Donald Trump and JD Vance's accounts automatically.
Fact Check: Has Russia Offered Assistance to California Wildfire Disaster?
An unevidenced claim that Russia has offered support to the California wildfires response was read by millions of people online.
Fact Check: Kristi Noem Repeats Trump Falsehood During Confirmation Hearing
Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's pick to head Homeland Security, repeated a falsehood about criminal immigrants
Joe Rogan Repeats False Claim That Ukraine 'Accidentally' Got $6 Billion
Joe Rogan repeated debunked misinformation about Ukraine as he discussed wildfires on his podcast.
Newsom Confirms Mexico Sending Firefighters to Help California
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday afternoon confirmed Mexico will send firefighters to help Los Angeles battle wildfires.
Fact Check: Is HMPV Like the New COVID?
Some fear the human metapneumovirus outbreak in China could spark a pandemic, much like coronavirus.
Fact Check: Videos of Cat Rescued Amid California Wildfire Are Misleading
The video shows a man breaking down in tears as a firefighter hands him his cat as a house burns down.
The Truth Behind Trump's 'Water Restoration Declaration'
Donald Trump claimed Gavin Newsom didn't sign a document on California water policy that Newsom's office said didn't exist.