Several Democrats have claimed that the Trump administration's Jan. 3 military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, was “illegal,” violating both domestic and international law. The post Exploring the Legality Questions About Venezuela Military Strike appeared first on FactCheck.org.

Many doctors agree with the Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to remove the black box warnings on at least some forms of hormone therapy used to treat the symptoms of menopause. But in making the announcement, health officials misleadingly suggested that women could take the drugs for long-term benefits to the heart and brain. Menopausal hormone therapy is not currently recommended for those uses. The post Makary, RFK Jr. Exaggerate Chronic Disease Benefits of Menopausal Hormone Therapy appeared first on FactCheck.org.

For months, President Donald Trump or members of his administration have used federal data showing a large increase in employment for U.S.-born workers and a decrease in employment among foreign-born workers to claim that “all net job creation” in his second term has been for citizens. And for months, multiple economists and labor experts have said that officials should not do that because these specific figures are misleading. The post Trump’s Native-Born Job-Creation Claim Based on Questionable Figures appeared first on FactCheck.org.

President Donald Trump and former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg have sparred over the condition of the air traffic control system, which is complex and carries a history of planned upgrades and overhauls that stretches back decades. The post Sorting Out Competing Claims on Air Traffic Control appeared first on FactCheck.org.

Echoing a longstanding anti-vaccine trope, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the American vaccine schedule "long required" babies to get "far more" vaccines than are given in "any other" country, and he directed health officials to better "align" practices with those of other countries. The recommended schedule in the U.S. is quite similar to that of other high-income nations, and it isn't a federal mandate. The post Trump, FDA Make Misleading International Vaccine Schedule Comparisons appeared first on FactCheck.org.

President Donald Trump blitzed through a prime-time address to the nation on Dec. 17, but while short, Trump's speech contained a number of inaccurate or misleading claims, many of which he has repeated in public speeches for months. The post FactChecking Trump’s Rapid-Fire Prime-Time Address appeared first on FactCheck.org.

Our annual recap of the worst falsehoods of the year. The post The Whoppers of 2025 appeared first on FactCheck.org.

In a campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, President Donald Trump honed a message of "lower prices, bigger paychecks" ahead of next year's midterm elections. Some of his talking points on the economy missed the mark. The post FactChecking Trump’s Economic Speech appeared first on FactCheck.org.

Nearly eight years ago, President Donald Trump denied using the word “shitholes” to describe African countries during an Oval Office meeting on immigration. But now he has fessed up. The post Trump Confirms His Disparaging Remark About ‘Shithole Countries’ at Immigration Meeting appeared first on FactCheck.org.

In a disparaging attack on Somalia in which he said he didn’t want people of Somali descent in the United States, President Donald Trump said Somalis “ripped off” Minnesota "every year" for “billions of dollars," an apparent reference to a fraud investigation, and suggested that “like 88%” of Somalis receive “welfare” benefits. But the White House didn’t provide us with evidence for either of those figures. The post Probing Trump’s Verbal Attack on Somalis appeared first on FactCheck.org.

Vice President JD Vance has exaggerated the increase in home prices during President Joe Biden’s time in office and has misleadingly pointed to illegal immigration as a primary cause of a rise in prices. The post Vance’s Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal Immigration appeared first on FactCheck.org.

Upending decades-old guidance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee voted to no longer issue a blanket recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth. Throughout the meeting, many panelists made misleading claims about the vaccine. The post Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information appeared first on FactCheck.org.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed that he received "total exoneration" in an investigative report by the Defense Department's Office of Inspector General regarding a Signal group chat about a military attack in Yemen. But the report contradicts that assessment, concluding that Hegseth's messages "created a risk to operational security that could have resulted in failed U.S. mission objectives and potential harm to U.S. pilots." The post Pentagon Inspector General Report Not ‘Total Exoneration’ for Hegseth appeared first on FactCheck.org.

President Donald Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, on Dec. 1, claiming without evidence that his prosecution had been a "setup" by the Biden administration and that Hernández was targeted because he was president of a country where drug cartels operated. The post Examining Trump’s Pardon of Former Honduran President Convicted of Trafficking Drugs to U.S. appeared first on FactCheck.org.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration's vaccine division claimed in a leaked email that “at least 10 children" died from COVID-19 vaccination, using that to justify major vaccine regulatory changes. Experts, however, say too little information was provided to verify the claim. The post Unpacking the FDA’s Black Friday Vaccine Memo appeared first on FactCheck.org.

In the aftermath of the deadly ambush shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump and others in his administration immediately blamed Trump's predecessor, Joe Biden, for failing to vet the Afghan national accused of the attack. Here, we'll answer some questions about what we know so far about the suspect and the vetting process. The post Q&A on Vetting of Accused National Guard Shooter appeared first on FactCheck.org.

The vaccine advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is scheduled to meet Dec. 4 and 5. On the agenda: the hepatitis B vaccine, the overall childhood vaccine schedule and specific vaccine ingredients. We'll summarize what we've written about these topics and what the committee has said about them in recent meetings. The post Previewing the CDC’s December Vaccine Advisory Meeting appeared first on FactCheck.org.

The House voted nearly unanimously on Nov. 18 to force the Department of Justice to release “all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials” related to the investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein. In the days before and after the bill passed, representatives from both parties hurled accusations against political opponents related to Epstein and the contents of some recently released documents. The post Sorting out the Facts on Epstein Claims appeared first on FactCheck.org.

After six congressional Democrats released a video advising members of the U.S. military and national security community to "refuse illegal orders," President Donald Trump said the lawmakers should be tried in court for "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!" But legal experts told us this was not sedition and that the legislators were restating the law that only lawful orders must be followed. The post Experts Say Democratic Video Not ‘Seditious,’ as Trump Claims appeared first on FactCheck.org.

Addressing a meeting of McDonald's restaurant owners, President Donald Trump distorted his predecessor's record on employment, falsely claiming that government jobs were increasing while "real jobs" were declining. The number of private-sector jobs increased every year under former President Joe Biden's term and was up about 12% by the time he left office. The post Trump Misrepresents Biden’s Job Numbers, SNAP Data to Tout His Own Record appeared first on FactCheck.org.

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Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine advocate who is now Health and Human Services secretary, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its website to say that its previous statement that “vaccines do not cause autism” is “not an evidence-based claim.” But it’s the revised website that misleads about vaccines. The post Revised CDC Website About Autism and Vaccines Is Not Evidence-Based appeared first on FactCheck.org.

President Donald Trump brushed aside a reporter's question to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about the 2018 killing of Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying the crown prince "knew nothing about it and we can leave it at that." But Trump's claim is at odds with a CIA assessment. The post Trump at Odds with CIA Assessment on Khashoggi Killing appeared first on FactCheck.org.

In a social media post, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson criticized Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, for wrongly saying that Affordable Care Act premiums would at least double for "over 20 million Americans" if enhanced subsidies expire. They would more than double on average, not for all of those 20 million people. Johnson glossed over the higher out-of-pocket premiums, saying that the "subsidies will likely increase, not decrease." The post Parsing the Rhetoric on ACA Subsidies appeared first on FactCheck.org.

Q: Will U.S. citizens receive stimulus or tariff-based checks of $2,000 in November? A: No checks are being issued. President Donald Trump said he wants to use tariff revenue to give “dividend” payments of “at least $2,000” to “middle-income people and lower-income people.” But no formal plan has been finalized and approved by Congress. Fiscal policy experts say there’s not enough tariff revenue for that. FULL ANSWER A bogus online post falsely claims that this month the federal government will issue “a $2,000 direct deposit payment for eligible U.S. The post Experts Raise Doubts About Trump’s Dividend Payment Proposal appeared first on FactCheck.org.