A political nonprofit that primarily backs Democratic women candidates who support a legal right to abortion.
Club for Growth Action
A super PAC backing “pro-growth, limited government conservatives.”
Lincoln Project
A Republican super PAC that opposes elected officials and candidates who ascribe to former President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Americans for Prosperity
A network of conservative/libertarian groups heavily financed by Koch Industries.
Social Media Posts Misrepresent U.S.-Ukraine Threat Reduction Program
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Biological Threat Reduction Program has provided technical support to improve and protect Ukraine’s public health laboratories. Social media posts, however, falsely claim the program created “bioweapons labs” that are being targeted by Russian forces as part of the invasion of Ukraine.
FactChecking Biden’s State of the Union Address
The president stretched the facts on gas prices, jobs, tax cuts and more.
Benefits of COVID-19 Vaccination Outweigh the Rare Risk of Myocarditis, Even in Young Males
Rare cases of myocarditis have been reported following the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, particularly among young males after a second dose. Most cases resolve quickly without the need for advanced therapies, although research on any potential long-term effects is ongoing. Nonetheless, the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks in all populations, even in young males.
FactChecking Trump’s CPAC Speech
Former President Donald Trump’s keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference included several false and misleading claims, some of which we’ve fact-checked before. Here we focus on assertions about foreign policy and energy.
Bogus Tweet Spreads False Account of ‘First American Casualty’ in Ukraine
“Bernie Gores” was not killed in Afghanistan in August, and he wasn’t the “first American casualty of the Ukraine crisis.” He doesn’t exist. But Facebook users were faked out by fabricated tweets that purport to show CNN announcing the death of the same man twice in six months. The photo of “Gores” used in both fake tweets is video gamer Jordie Jordan.
More than 100 Protesters Arrested in Ottawa, Despite Claims in Facebook Video
More than 100 people were arrested during the Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa. But a video on social media falsely claimed protesters were released “in the middle of nowhere” because the arrests were “illegal.” An associate professor of law who observed the protests said that “police had the authority to arrest and charge everyone in the illegal gathering.”