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Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ media blitz

Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ media blitz

Stern gave Harris an opening to criticize this yearā€™s Supreme Court decision that confers broad immunity from prosecution to U.S. presidents, which would most immediately aid Trump if he were to win reelection.


FEMA didnā€™t block hurricane relief flights at SC airport

FEMA didnā€™t block hurricane relief flights at SC airport

Community organizers and airport tenants looking to help survivors in hard-hit western North Carolina started a social media page called the Runway Relief Project to share information about efforts to collect and fly donations of supplies where theyā€™re needed.


In N.H., pro-Joyce Craig ad omits context on Kelly Ayotte

In N.H., pro-Joyce Craig ad omits context on Kelly Ayotte

In New Hampshireā€™s nip-and-tuck gubernatorial race, the state Democratic Party attacked Republican nominee Kelly Ayotte over corporate board positions she held after losing reelection to the U.S. Senate in 2016.


Video of ā€˜Tel Aviv destroyed by Iranā€™ actually of Taiwan factory fire

Video of ā€˜Tel Aviv destroyed by Iranā€™ actually of Taiwan factory fire

The video shows a large fire producing lots of smoke and is captioned: ā€œIā€™m old enough to remember when tel aviv had this micaculous [sic] thing called electricity.


A year of fact checking the Middle East conflict

A year of fact checking the Middle East conflict

However, some of the content weā€™ve seen is miscaptioned and shows conflict elsewhere, is out of date footage of an unrelated event or is even from a video game.


Haitians under temporary programs are in the US legally

Haitians under temporary programs are in the US legally

So, people with humanitarian parole or Temporary Protected Status must use another avenue ā€” such as asylum, marriage or employment ā€” to gain legal permanent residence.


Video of Lebanese citizens ā€˜celebrating Hezbollah leaderā€™s deathā€™ is actually from 2020 protest

Video of Lebanese citizens ā€˜celebrating Hezbollah leaderā€™s deathā€™ is actually from 2020 protest

For the purposes of that scheme, weā€™ve rated this claim as false because the video shows a protest in Lebanon in 2020, not citizens celebrating the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in 2024.


Drones arenā€™t banned from Hurricane Helene-affected areas

Drones arenā€™t banned from Hurricane Helene-affected areas

But a Transportation Department spokesperson said the Federal Aviation Administration is not banning drones from providing Hurricane Helene disaster relief and recovery assistance.


Video of buses on fire falsely connected to recent attacks in Israel

Video of buses on fire falsely connected to recent attacks in Israel

It has been shared on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) with captions including: ā€œUpdate: Report that a Yemen Houthi suicide attack drone hit a target in Tel Aviv tonight!


Trump’s claim about migrants convicted of homicide is false

Trump’s claim about migrants convicted of homicide is false

But if the 13,099 noncitizens had all entered in the past three years, "migrants would have accounted for about one-third of all homicide convictions from 2021 through 2023, Alex Nowrasteh, vice president for economic and social policy studies for the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank wrote.


Unfounded Claims Target Springfield Officials, Haitian Immigrants

Unfounded Claims Target Springfield Officials, Haitian Immigrants

Rue told us he spoke earlier this year with Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio about the need for federal funding that would allow the city to ā€œreinforceā€ its infrastructure due to ā€œa rapid increaseā€ of its population.


Fact-checking the Jon Tester-Tim Sheehy Montana debate

Fact-checking the Jon Tester-Tim Sheehy Montana debate

In the final planned debate of their closely watched Senate race, Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Republican challenger Tim Sheehy sparred over major campaign topics, including abortion, immigration and the economy.