The World Health Organization’s pandemic plan won’t end free speech A draft of the WHO’s pandemic accord says that the document will be used with respect to individual’s personal freedoms May 17, 2024 Sofia Ahmed
Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa, experts on democracy and AI to lead GlobalFact as keynote speakers Other speakers at the fact-checking summit include Steve Levitsky, Nikita Roy and Craig Silverman May 16, 2024 The International Fact-Checking Network
The meaning, history and political rhetoric surrounding the term abortion ‘ban’ Experts say ‘ban’ has emerged as shorthand for nearly all abortion prohibitions. The blunt term often leaves room for political spin. May 16, 2024 Samantha Putterman
Does China have more retirees than workers? Joe Biden’s claim is premature The ratio of Chinese workers to retirees is now about 3-to-1, compared with 2.6-to-1 in the United States May 15, 2024 Louis Jacobson
PolitiFact launches Spanish-language website to serve more than 40 million U.S. Spanish-speakers PolitiFact en Español is also active on WhatsApp, TikTok and Instagram to sort out political and social media claims May 14, 2024 PolitiFact
Jay-Z didn’t bribe country radio stations to play Beyoncé’s songs. This claim started as satire The first two singles from ‘Cowboy Carter’ landed on Billboard’s country charts. Some social posts claimed they didn’t get there on their own merit. May 14, 2024 Ciara O'Rourke
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a worm ate part of his brain. Experts said that’s unlikely. Experts believe the worm was Taenia solium, or a pork tapeworm larva. This worm does not ‘eat’ brain tissue. ​ May 13, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
Donald Trump repeated inaccurate claims on the economy in a local news interview in Pennsylvania Trump repeated a bevy of inaccurate claims about the economy during an interview with WGAL-TV, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, station May 10, 2024 Louis Jacobson
The U.S. swimming team didn’t threaten to quit over Lia Thomas The transgender swimmer has been the subject of several false claims that have drawn the attention of social media users May 9, 2024 Ciara O'Rourke
What we know about the ‘outside agitators’ being blamed for campus protests Police, city and university officials nationwide have blamed them for campus protests but have provided little evidence for their claims May 8, 2024 Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu