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Claims made by leaders of six political parties who took part in a TV debate for the 2026 Holyrood election campaign are ...

There is no evidence that a viral photo of a smiling U.S. officer clutching an American flag while surrounded by other ...

We agree with some very prominent people. Here's our proposal... Fact Checking Day on April 2, 2026 marks almost a year since ...

April 2 is International Fact-Checking Day. To commemorate it, we produced a video of various mentions of our work over the ...

In March 2026, posts on social media claimed that Pope Leo XIV had unexpectedly started a livestream to inform his congregation that he received a threatening message from a powerful politician. While ...

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President Trump, his administration and G.O.P. lawmakers have claimed widespread issues with mailed ballots and fraudulent ...

Thursday, the 10th annual International Fact-Checking Day, provides a good opportunity to look at these evolving challenges.

Okla., will appear before a Senate committee March 18 for his confirmation hearing for secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. President Donald ...

Just over a year into his second term, President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address Tuesday, making his case for sweeping policy changes and executive actions that have come to ...

President Donald Trump made numerous false or misleading claims in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Many of them were long-debunked falsehoods familiar from his rallies, interviews and ...