Ted Cruz addresses 2021 CNN fact-check that hasn’t held up well over time
Sen. Ted Cruz Critiques CNN Fact Check on Afghan Refugees On Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) addressed a 2021 CNN fact check that described concerns about Afghan refugee vetting as “misleading.” He and other conservatives have disagreed with the Biden administration’s confidence in the vetting process of Operation Welcoming Allies, especially after a tragic incident […]
Fact-check: Apologies, Gavin, the census data was calculated during Biden’s term
Newsom Critiques Bank’s Comments on Census Data California Governor Gavin Newsom took to social media on Monday to call out Senator Jim Banks regarding his comments about the 2020 census data. Newsom implied that former President Donald Trump had a hand in any challenges surrounding the census figures. However, data from the U.S. Census Bureau […]
Fact-check: Tylenol verifies that the 2017 pregnancy warning tweet is genuine
On Monday, President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed that the FDA will inform doctors about potential connections between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and a notably heightened risk of neurological issues in children, such as autism and ADHD. This announcement has sparked a heightened scrutiny on the safety of acetaminophen, widely recognized […]
Fact-check: Vance Luther Boelter, a suspect in a Minnesota assassination, is not affiliated with the left.
Investigation into Minnesota Lawmaker Assassination The murder of a well-known Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in June is being scrutinized. Contrary to claims from some conservatives, it appears the perpetrator was a pastor long engaged in preaching about Christ. Following the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, commentary on social media linked the […]
NY Times criticized for attempting to fact-check Hegseth’s admiration of ‘our boys’ piloting B-2 bombers
The U.S. has officially aligned itself with Israel in countering Iran, and the New York Times seemed poised to scrutinize Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s choice of words during a recent press conference. During an event on Sunday, Hegseth commended President Trump for a military action that struck key nuclear facilities in Iran with six […]
Fact-check: President Trump approved 20,000 National Guard troops for deployment on January 6, 2021
The former co-chair of the Jan. 6 House Selection Committee has inaccurately stated that President Trump denied the request for the National Guard on that day. This comes amid protests against ICE in Los Angeles. On June 8, Sen. Benny Thompson (D-Miss.) claimed via social media that “Trump refused to call the National Guard during […]
Leavitt surpasses Psaki’s fact-check number after two months
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has already surpassed one of Biden's predecessors in the total number of political fact checks after just two months. On Thursday, Politifact issued her latest facts to Leavitt, saying, “Taxes are tax cuts for Americans.” Politifact rated it as “false,” and Chief Secretary Louis Jacobson wrote that “almost all […]
Fox News’s Baier on interviewing Trump: ‘There's a lot to fact-check’
Fox News host Brett Bayer noted that there was “a lot to prove” about what it was like to interview President Trump. Baier sat in the interview Notus for the newsroom forum Wednesday, just hours after Trump gave a joint speech to Congress. He was asked what was the most challenging part of his interview […]
CNN backtracks fact-check on Trump’s ‘transgender mice’ comment
CNN betrayed in one of the fact-checks of President Donald Trump's speeches to a joint session of Congress after claiming that federal money was “mistakefully” spent in a transgender experiment with mice. CNN journalist Deirde McPhillips allegedly “misconfirmed” on Tuesday night that Trump had identified $8 million spent on “mouse transgender” Tuesday night. Instead, she […]
Trump admin mocks ‘Fake News losers’ after CNN is forced to correct fact-check on transgender mice
One of President Donald Trump's more surprising claims during his speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night ended with an egg on the face of a “fake news loser” on CNN as they tried to fact-check him. “$8 million to promote LGBTQI+ in the Lesotho nation of Africa. No one has heard […]