False Claims
New fraud claims in L.A. County’s $4-billion sex settlement leave victims outraged - Los Angeles Times
A law firm involved in L.A. County’s $4-billion sex abuse settlement asked for a lawsuit to be dismissed after a Times investigation uncovered two allegations of fraud. Two more plaintiffs have ...
Read moreFake video spreads false claims about Nathi Mthethwa’s death - ECR
A Facebook post showing photos of Nathi Mthethwa, the late South African ambassador to France, alongside an image of a person appearing to fall from a building, has been circulating online. The po...
Read moreDeadly Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes spark false forgiveness claims - AFP Fact Check
"Indeed, God likes those who forgive. We ask Pakistan for forgiveness," says Urdu-language text on a graphic purportedly published by major Pakistani broadcaster Geo News. It was shared on X on Oc...
Read moreDeadly Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes spark false forgiveness claims - Yahoo
A ceasefire halted deadly cross-border skirmishes between Afghanistan and Pakistan that killed dozens in October, but online claims that Kabul's Taliban government asked Islamabad for forgiveness a...
Read moreGIC sues EV maker Nio over alleged inflated revenue claims, shares plunge - The Straits Times
HONG KONG - Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has sued Nio in a US court, accusing the Chinese electric vehicle(EV) maker and executives of violating securities laws by inflating revenues. The...
Read moreFeds look to expand False Claims Act enforcement, adding to provider risks - McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Skilled nursing providers, long targeted by whistleblowers, could see enforcement increase as the Trump administration looks to expand its use of the False Claims Act in some non-traditional ways....
Read moreNancy Pelosi Tells Reporter Repeating False Claim to 'Shut Up' - Yahoo News Canada
Rep Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House, told a reporter for a pro-Donald Trump media outlet to “shut up” after she asked Pelosi if she was “liable” for violence at the Capitol on Januar...
Read moreYukon NDP leader says false endorsement claim was 'misprint' - CBC
The leader of the Yukon NDP is apologizing for what she calls a "misprint" in a news release that falsely claimed an endorsement of her party's housing platform. In a news release on Tuesday, NDP ...
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Iranian Death Hoaxes Target Israeli Leaders - NewsGuard's Reality Check
Welcome to Reality Check, NewsGuard’s nonpartisan newsletter that tracks the false claims and conspiracy theories that shape our world — and who’s behind them. Support us by becoming a premium memb...