PolitiFact3d
There’s no $20,000 hidden grant program for roof repairs; video of Musk is AI-generated
The Facebook post shared a video of Musk’s Feb. 28 appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast. In the video, Rogan asks Musk about the "hidden grant program," and Musk says the program was hidden by the ...
PolitiFact2d
Image of a person dressed as Pikachu in Turkey protests is AI-generated
Thousands have taken to the streets in Turkey to protest Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s arrest. Social media users shared an image of one protester dressed as a character known ...
PolitiFact2d
Beep, beep: Teslas and other American cars are still sold in Canada
Canada and the U.S. are feuding over auto tariffs, but the sale of Teslas and other American vehicles is still happening in the neighboring country. "5 MINUTES AGO: Canada Makes B ...
PolitiFact3d
Trump showed the Declaration of Independence, not the Bitcoin whitepaper, at the White House
President Donald Trump is known for being a crypto-friendly president. He launched his own cryptocurrency right before taking office, and signed an executive order to create a strategic bitcoin ...
PolitiFact2d
Videos don’t show Seattle tornadoes; no twisters touched down there March 26 or 27
The Seattle Office of Emergency Management issued no alerts about tornadoes, but warned of severe thunderstorms on March 26. The video clips the TikTok videos used are from older tornadoes that ...
PolitiFact5d
Gen. Colin Powell appeared on Arlington National Cemetery’s notable graves list as of March 25
Colin Powell appeared on Arlington National Cemetery’s "Notable Graves" list, among people categorized as "Prominent Military Figures." An Ar ...
PolitiFact2d
Hillary Clinton sent emails ‘stamped’ Top Secret? No, government reviews paint a different picture
As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton used a personal email address, which meant its data was housed on private servers in her New York home. The emails were the subject of FBI and congressional ...
PolitiFact4d
In Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Crawford claims Schimel wants to be part of Trump support network
One pointed to video of Schimel speaking in Waukesha County to a group of canvassers in which Schimel says "there has to be a support network around (Trump)."  The second bit of evidence points to a ...
PolitiFact2d
Fact-checking Donald Trump on whether automobile plants are ‘being built at levels we’ve never seen’
The Trump White House downplayed the value of Biden-era investments, pointing to a Financial Times analysis that found roughly 40% of the investments funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and another ...
PolitiFact2d
Democrat wrongly says NC ‘always had nonpartisan judicial races’ until Republicans took over
A North Carolina legislator’s recent complaint about judicial elections featured an inaccurate claim about their history. State Sen. Sydney Batch, a Wake County Democrat who is the chamber’s minority ...
PolitiFact11d
Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no.
The proclamation says Tren de Aragua "is a hybrid criminal state that is perpetrating an invasion of and predatory incursion into the United States," and so any person 14 years or older who is a Tren ...
PolitiFact2d
Phoenix’s wildfire risk linked to climate change and invasive plants, not Bill Gates
Phoenix’s increased wildfire risk is based on factors such as climate change and highly flammable invasive plants, a recent report found. In 2017, a Bill Gates-linked investment ...