Tag: fact_checking
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Media Monitor: FactCheck.org Examines RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Statements, Trump's Claims
FactCheck.org reports on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s mixed messages on the measles vaccine and President Donald Trump's repeated claims about murderers and Maryland's primary ballot mix-up.
Politics and GovernmentHealthMediaUSAGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentMedical ScienceElectionSocial IssuesDigital and Print Publishing RFK Jr.Measles VaccineDonald TrumpMaryland PrimaryFact-checkingMisinformationPublic HealthFactCheck.org
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact fact-checks Trump's Reflecting Pool claims, Paxton's ad on border comments
PolitiFact reports President Trump exaggerated the Reflecting Pool's size and renovation timeline. It also fact-checked a Ken Paxton ad that omitted context from James Talarico's border comments, rating it 'Mostly False'.
Politics and GovernmentMediaWhite HouseFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsElectionLegalSocial Issues Donald TrumpReflecting PoolNational MallFact-checkingKen PaxtonJames TalaricoU.S. Senate racePolitiFact's Ellen Hine
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Media Monitor: FactCheck.org Examines Texas GOP Runoff Ad Targeting Cornyn
FactCheck.org reports on a Texas GOP runoff ad from Ken Paxton's campaign that misrepresents Sen. John Cornyn's remarks on immigration, linking him to 'radical Islam' ahead of the May 26 election.
Politics and GovernmentHealthMedia TexasGOP RunoffJohn CornynKen PaxtonImmigrationFact-checkingPolitical AdvertisingFactCheck.org
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Examines Trump's Proposed $1.8 Billion 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund and Other Key Fact-Checks
PolitiFact reports on President Trump's proposed $1.8 billion fund for alleged victims of judicial 'weaponization,' rating his claims of precedent as false. The outlet also fact-checked Florida's KidCare policy, San Diego shooting claims, and the history of 'In God We…
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementHealthMediaGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentLegalEconomySocial IssuesComputers and Internet Donald TrumpJudicial WeaponizationPolitiFactLegal PrecedentFact-checkingRaúl CastroVaping
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Media Monitor: Hantavirus Outbreak Not Expected to Mirror COVID-19; Trump Proposes Gas Tax Suspension
PolitiFact is reporting that experts do not expect a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship to become a pandemic like COVID-19, citing low human-to-human transmission. It also covers President Donald Trump's proposal to suspend the federal gasoline tax.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentBusinessMediaMedical ScienceGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentEconomyLegal HantavirusCOVID-19MV HondiusDonald TrumpGasoline TaxVisa PolicyFact-checkingPolitiFact
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UK Fact-Checking AI to Aid US Newsrooms in Combating Misinformation
Full Fact, a UK fact-checking charity, is offering its AI tools to US newsrooms to combat AI-driven misinformation ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, following Google's withdrawal of funding for the charity's AI work.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyMediaEuropeGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceMedia BiasMedia Crisis Full FactAIFact-checkingMisinformationAndy DudfieldKate WilkinsonThe International Fact-Checking Network