Politifact1d
No, Rachel Maddow didn’t break down in tears at Elon Musk’s memes about buying MSNBC
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Politifact6h
Photo of woman holding sign about her daughter and abortion rights was digitally manipulated
The photo was manipulated. A photograph posted in March 2023 shows that the woman’s sign said, "I’m the mother of the girl you’ll never touch," in Spanish. Social media users reacted strongly to a ...
Politifact3d
No, President-elect Donald Trump didn’t ‘expose’ a secret program offering $6,400 to every American
A video shared Nov. 18 on Facebook claimed that President-elect Donald Trump had "exposed" that Democratic officials and President Joe Biden had hidden a federal subsidy for up to $6,400 for all ...
Politifact3d
No, Billie Eilish is not leaving the country after Donald Trump’s election win
Pop singer Billie Eilish criticized President-elect Donald Trump the day after he won the Nov. 5 election, but social media posts have added fiction to her comments by saying shes ...
Politifact5d
Proposed bill banning stock trading wouldn’t bar Trump from White House
A Threads post said, "The U.S Senate accidentally passed a bill banning Trump from becoming President, and Biden is planning to sign it." The X post the claim originated from referred to the Ending ...
Politifact5d
On Facebook, Elon Musk is an invention superhero. But many of these posts are made-up and feature AI
Musk is a well-known inventor, but since he joined President-elect Donald Trump on the campaign trail and in his incoming administration, Musk has grown politically prominent. Trump tapped Musk to ...
Politifact3d
Social posts about Kyle Rittenhouse registering a lien against Whoopi Goldberg started as satire
But the claim in the posts that show Rittenhouse and Goldberg, a co-host of ABC’s "The View" talk show, originated as satire. The posts were flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and ...
Politifact6d
Claim that the Steelers joined Chiefs in Pride Night boycott mirrors satire site’s story
In a Google search, we found a similarly worded headline about the Steelers in a Sept. 9 article on another website, SpaceXMania, where it was labeled as satire. That headline said, "Steelers follow ...
Politifact6d
You can’t buy a $7,000 solar-powered Tesla. Despite social media claims, Elon Musk didn’t make one
As of Nov. 19, PolitiFact found no evidence that Musk is releasing a solar-powered Tesla. Tesla uses lithium-ion batteries, not solar panels, in the electric cars it makes. Tesla also doesn’t have a ...
Politifact5d
No, the NCAA didn’t give transgender swimmer Lia Thomas’ medals to Riley Gaines
That swimmer, the University of Pennsylvania’s Lia Thomas, became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title that year, and she and Gaines tied for fifth in the 200-yard freestyle ...
Politifact6d
What’s behind warnings about no-fault divorce under Donald Trump’s presidency?
California was the first state to enact no-fault divorce in 1970 after then-Gov. Ronald Reagan signed it into law. Reagan, himself a divorcé, said the law was a step toward removing the "acrimony and ...
Politifact6d
What’s going on with Matt Gaetz’s attorney general bid and the House ethics report?
Whether former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., serves as U.S. attorney general during Trump’s second administration depends on several factors, including what senators make of a House committee ...