News

No, Karoline Leavitt did not say 'America cannot function' if Trump has to deal with 'co-equal branches of government'
While Leavitt did say "America cannot function," the rest of the quote shared on social media was wrong. Here's her real ...
Clarifying claims Louisiana voted 'to force a 9-year-old girl to deliver her rapist's baby'
The rumor stemmed from a statement Democratic state Rep. Patricia Moore made during a Louisiana House committee hearing in ...
What to know about lawsuit over 2024 general election results in Rockland County, NY
In early June 2025, videos online claimed a lawsuit was challenging the results of the 2024 general election in Rockland ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida drivers can hit protesters if they fear for their lives
A rumor that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said drivers are allowed to run over protesters with their cars if they feel ...
Anti-ICE protester wearing Army fatigues in video isn't active duty
BreakThrough News said the video showed a "military member" speaking out against U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of ...
Watch out for video claiming to show Air India plane's final moments before Ahmedabad crash
On June 12, as news emerged that an Air India flight bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India, a ...
Unpacking claims Ilhan Omar's daughter called for 'death to the colonial empire' on Instagram
Isra Hirsi, the daughter of the Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota, appeared to have shared someone else's post on her ...
Beware of fake Trump post calling Musk's treatment of JD Vance 'possibly sexual'
Rather, the rumor that Trump called Musk's treatment of Vance "possibly sexual" originated with TikTok's @theseandawson — a ...
An investigation accused a senior State Department official of having ties to Russia. Here's what we know
The posts pointed to an investigation (archived) published by U.K. news outlet The Telegraph on June 3, claiming that Beattie ...
Picture does not show Gavin Newsom's wife shopping in Beverly Hills amid LA riots
In early June 2025, amid protests aimed at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Los Angeles, a photograph ...
Breaking down Craigslist ad seeking seat fillers on day of Trump's DC parade
On June 11, 2025, a screenshot of an alleged Craigslist advertisement seeking "seat fillers" for an event in Washington, D.C.
Is Palantir creating a national database of US citizens?
In late May 2025, a New York Times article detailed a supposed combined effort between the U.S. federal government and the data analysis software company Palantir to centralize da ...