President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order that takes steps toward dismantling the Education Department. PolitiFact is reporting on his plans ahead of the 4 p.m. White House event.
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Was Zelenskyy's Pennsylvania visit ‘election interference’? Why experts say no
Says Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “engaged in election interference by campaigning” in Pennsylvania for former Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Discuss Fictional ‘Tesla Medbeds’ on Fox News — Interview is Fake
Did President Donald Trump speak to Fox News about a "Tesla medbed," calling it an "incredible piece of technology"? No, that's not true: Medbeds -- a term for a device that can carry out miraculous healing and age reversal and defy morta
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no.
President Donald Trump’s effort to deport Venezuelan gang members without due process rests on his argument that Tren de Aragua has “invaded” the U.S. Experts in immigration and constitutional law are skeptical.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Viral Truth Social post from President Donald Trump about annexing Greenland, Alaska is fabricated
President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that, “After I’ve annexed Greenland and making it the 52nd State, I will annexe Alaska.”
The Dispatch→ Appeasing the New Axis
More than just the CliffsNotes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Alerts About ‘XAVIER, ALVARO’ On The Run After Stabbings In The United States Use Mugshot Of A UK Jail Inmate
Do posts alerting different communities in the U.S. that "Xavier, Alvaro" is on the run after "stabbing both my neighbors to death" describe a real manhunt and real crimes? No, that's not true: The posts mislead, using a mugshot of a man
Full Fact→ Facebook post about missing Wakefield police officer is a hoax
The post actually shares a photo of a police officer in Ohio, United States, who has not gone missing.
PolitiFact→ Ro Khanna – Rep. Ro Khanna blames Trump team for ending telehealth medicare benefit. That's not quite right.
“Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: X Account Of Dropkick Murphys NOT Suspended After 2025 Boston Concert Comments — Band Said They Quit Twitter in 2022
Was the X account of Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys suspended after they made comments about Elon Musk and MAGA hats during a concert in Boston on St. Patrick's Day, 2025? No, that's not true: The band's founder Ken Casey said they qui
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Are Biden pardons 'void' because he used an autopen? No, Trump's claim is False
Former President Joe Biden’s pardons of lawmakers on the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack “are hereby declared void, vacant, and of no further force or effect,” because “they were done by autopen.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Homicide Bureau’ Warning About ‘Megan Brown’ and ‘Jose Alex Ramirez’ — It’s Scam Bait
Did posts on social media show an authentic warning from "the Homicide Bureau" searching for suspects named "Megan Brown" and "Jose Alex Ramirez", wanted in connection with the death of a baby named "Yolanda Clinton"? No, that's not true:
Full Fact→ Viral post comparing benefit fraud with tax avoidance and evasion is inaccurate
The post makes incorrect claims, including that tax avoidance and evasion cost the UK 100 times more than benefit fraud.
Full Fact→ Viral post comparing benefit fraud with tax avoidance and evasion is inaccurate
The post makes incorrect claims, including that tax avoidance and evasion cost the UK 100 times more than benefit fraud.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Of Cybertruck Being Crushed By Excavator Originated On TikTok Account Promoting AI Video Creation Training And Tools
Does a viral video genuinely show a Tesla Cybertruck being crushed by a digger or excavator? No, that's not true: According to a detection tool, the video was generated using AI. The account that originally posted it has published several
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Screenshot Has Trump ‘Annexe’ Alaska And Greenland, Making Them 52nd And 53rd State — No Such Post
Did President Trump post on Truth Social that he was going to "annexe Alaska" after Greenland, in order to make it the "53rd State" and did he say "the people of Alaska don't want to be part of a backward nation in Canada?" No, that's not
The Dispatch→ What’s Next for Syria?
Claims of genocide underscore the country’s uncertain future.
PolitiFact→ Alex Jones – InfoWars reporter Jamie White, who was fatally shot, was not on Ukrainian enemies list
Deceased InfoWars reporter Jamie White was on a “Ukrainian enemies hit list.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Are Girl Scout cookies ‘toxic’? No, experts say study’s findings are misleading
Girl Scout cookies are “toxic” because a study showed they contain glyphosate and heavy metals.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce That He Has Acquired MSNBC For $900 Million To Put An End To Toxic Programming
Did Elon Musk announce that he has acquired MSNBC for $900 million to "put an end to toxic programming?" No, that's not true: A search of Musk's X account did not show this announcement from him on the days leading up to publication of th
Health Feedback→ Amid measles outbreak in Texas, RFK Jr. misleads on measles vaccine safety in Fox News interview
REVIEW On 11 March 2025, Fox News aired an interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. During the interview, Kennedy discussed the current measles outbreak in Texas with host Sean
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Gold Card Visa, Explained
The president’s plan to offer permanent residency for $5 million would almost certainly require Congressional action.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE DID Cancel The Contract Of A Texas Nonprofit That Was Being Paid $18 Million Per Month For 3,000 Empty Shelter Berths
Did DOGE find a nonprofit that was being paid $18 million per month? Yes, that's true: An NBC San Antonio investigation confirmed that a local nonprofit was being paid $18 million per month by the federal government for migrant family fac
PolitiFact→ Karoline Leavitt – Karoline Leavitt says tariffs are ‘a tax cut.’ Economists say they aren’t
“Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people.”
The Dispatch→ Humphrey’s Executor
Is there a limit to the president’s power of removal?
Full Fact→ Morrisons is not giving free food boxes to anyone who likes a Facebook post
A Facebook post that claims people who like the post get a free food box has 14,000 likes.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Economy Experiences Early Turbulence
Fears of a growing trade war spook Wall Street.
The Dispatch→ The Government Shouldn’t Keep Crypto in a Digital Fort Knox
Locking digital assets away in a reserve fund is just one problem with Trump’s plan to boost cryptocurrencies.
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk claims ‘massive' Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste?
Elon Musk said the key to saving Social Security is tackling fraud. But Musk cites high-end government estimates, and fraud is not the key driver behind the program’s dire financial outlook.
FactCheck.org→ Both Sides Spin Who Would Benefit from Extending Trump Tax Cuts
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. With the Republican-controlled Congress moving forward with President Donald Trump’s call to extend the 2017 individual tax cuts, Democrats and Republicans are spinning the fa
Full Fact→ Hoax posts still rife on Facebook 18 months on from Full Fact’s investigation
Our fact checking of claims on Facebook in February identified almost 50 communities across the UK which have been victims of bogus appeals or warnings.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Promote ‘Referral Link’ Unlocking ‘Up To $1,000 Off’ Tesla Purchase On X
Did President Donald Trump publish a post on X offering his "referral link" for a discount on a Tesla purchase? No, that's not true: The image purporting to show the Trump post was made-up. Searches across Trump's account on X and across
PolitiFact→ X posts – End Wokeness post overstates government jobs’ role in Biden-era job creation
During President Joe Biden’s four years in office, “31% of U.S. job growth” came from public-sector jobs.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pink Triangle DID Appear In Trump Social Media Post — Used To Identify Homosexuals In Nazi Camps AND As Pride Symbol
Did President Trump post a message on Truth Social that showed a slashed-through upside-down pink triangle symbol that looked like the badge used in Nazi camps to identify those imprisoned as being homosexual? Yes, that's true: The image
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mixed Reality Video Showing Air Force One Flying Past Aircraft Carrier Is NOT Real — Digital Art Creation
Does a viral video really show President Trump's Air Force One doing several flyovers of an aircraft carrier to honor the Navy personnel on it? No, that's not true: The video was digitally created by an online artist who goes by the name
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Rep. Nancy Mace With Exaggerated Features
Does a photo shared to X authentically depict Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina? No, that's not true: The image in question has been edited to exaggerate the politican's eyes, mouth, and facial features. Her official portr
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Is Texas measles outbreak linked to 'border'? No evidence, officials say
A measles outbreak in West Texas had sickened at least 198 people as of March 7. It began with Texas residents, but the origin of the outbreak is unknown, state health officials said.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Women’s History Month Was NOT Just Created By A Trump Executive Order — It Was Started By Congress In 1987
Did Donald Trump just designate the month of March as "Women's History Month" by signing an executive order? No, that's not true: The formal observation of Women's History Month was started by Congress in 1987, an expansion of the previou
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Nancy Pelosi didn’t get $14 million in USAID funding for “experimental farming” at her vineyard
U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s vineyard received $14 million in U.S. Agency for International Development funds for “experimental farming.”
Full Fact→ Downing Street video doesn’t show Volodymyr Zelenskyy using expletive to refer to Donald Trump
A clip being widely shared online, which appears to be a news report covering a moment where the Ukrainian president swore when asked about President Donald Trump, is fake.
