A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press check...

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The claim: Greta Thunberg said climate change is a hoax A Jan. 31 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes an image of climate activist Greta Thunberg speaking into a microphone. "Greta...

Update at 6:15 pm ET: The jury sided with Elon Musk in a ruling issued about two hours after closing arguments on Friday. "A jury rejected investor claims that Elon Musk violated federal securitie...

The claim: Nearly 250,000 voting attempts failed in Arizona midterm election A Jan. 23 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) from former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake shows a cla...

The former president of Jay Peak Resort said in a court filing this week that he was an “unknowing pawn” as the state “covered up” a $200 million fraud in the EB-5 scandal that sent him and two ot...

Key Takeaways Biden and Abrams falsely claimed that new Georgia election reforms such as an ID requirement for absentee ballots were “Jim Crow 2.0.” Precisely 0% of black respondents said that the...

The attorney for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the Rust armorer charged with involuntary manslaughter, said Friday his client pleaded for more time with the on-set weapons but was denied just before Alec...

Quick Take The U.S. spent more than $849 billion in the 20-year war in Afghanistan and has spent about $113 billion to support Ukraine since Russia invaded in 2022. But a video on social media fal...