False Claims
Mark Pocan has asked the U.S. attorney general to investigate Republicans who filed false paperwork about Wisconsin's presidential electors - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
MADISON – Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan is asking the U.S. attorney general to investigate 10 Wisconsin Republicans who met in the weeks following the 2020 election and submitted paperwork to f...
Read moreFact check: Rep. Ronny Jackson falsely claims undocumented immigrants have 'easier access' than most citizens to health care and voting - CNN
Washington (CNN)Republican Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson, a doctor who formerly served as White House physician to presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, made a sensational claim this past weekend ...
Read moreTrump is never going to stop making false claims about the 2020 election - The Washington Post
The former president of the United States called in to his friend Sean Hannity’s TV show on Thursday night for a performance of their long-running revue “Guys Point Fingers.” After Hannity launch...
Read moreNJUS Attorney: Newark Physician, West New York Man Charged With $3.4M Health Care, Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Money Laundering, Making False Statements - Insurance News Net
NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on A Newark physician and West New York man are scheduled t...
Read moreFalse Claim Of Canada Changing COVID Rules Due To Patrick King Revived | BOOM - BOOM
A viral message falsely claims that Canada's Alberta province lifted lockdown measures after a COVID denialist Patrick King won a case against the government as they could not prove that COVID-19...
Read moreWest New York man, Newark doctor charged in $3.4 million medical claims fraud scheme - NJ.com
A West New York man teamed with a Newark physician to submit fraudulent prescription claims for government employees, defrauding health benefits programs and other insurers out of more than $3.4 ...
Read morePeople with collectivist values are more likely to believe in empty claims and fake news out of a desire to find meaning - PsyPost
New research suggests that the human desire to connect and fit in with others may provide clues as to why people support unverified claims like fake news. Findings from a series of seven studies ...
Read moreRhodes Scholar withdraws after 'false' claims of poverty - Cherwell Online
A Rhodes Scholar who claimed that she had grown up in the foster system has lost her scholarship after an investigation revealed that she grew up in a middle-class family and attended a $30,000-p...
Read moreWhat the Joe Rogan podcast controversy says about the online misinformation ecosystem - NPR
An open letter urging Spotify to crack down on COVID-19 misinformation has gained the signatures of more than a thousand doctors, scientists and health professionals spurred by growing concerns o...
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Posts falsely claim Sri Lanka 'removed' as UN member state - AFP Fact Check
"Breaking news: Sri Lanka has been removed from the United Nations," says superimposed Sinhala-language text on a Facebook graphic shared on September 25, 2026 The graphic also features a photo of...