Fact check: Trump falsely claims US crime stats are only going up. Most went down last year, including massive drop in murder

Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed on Tuesday that US crime statistics are “only” going up. In fact, most US crime ... Not all crimes are reported, not every US community ... Read More

Takeaways from AP’s investigation into fatal police encounters involving injections of sedatives

An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that the practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on ... Read More

Black immigrant rally in NYC raises awareness about racial, religious and language inequities

Black immigrants have turned out in the hundreds across from a City Hall, drawing attention to racial inequities in the city’s shelter and immigrant support systems. Read More

Elon Musk Is an Immigrant?

On March 28, 2024, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez published a post on X (formerly Twitter) directed at billionaire Elon Musk, reminding him of the fact that he was an immigrant to the United ... Read More

Hate Crimes

The FBI has determined that a young Black man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a rural Missouri home, not at the hands of the white homeowner who had a history of racist social media ... Read More

fact checking

Daniel Dale, Washington… In the age of so-called fake news, students would benefit by learning the strategies fact-checkers use to evaluate online information. Read More

Fact-checking PM's claims on prisons, crime and the NHS

Fraud and computer misuse is a significant category - in September 2023 there were almost as many incidents of fraud and computer misuse as incidents of all other crimes ... the US, we are and ... Read More

Trump and FISA: A fact check

In the wee hours of April 10, former President Donald Trump went onto his social media network, TruthSocial, and exclaimed, “KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHERS. THEY ... Read More

Fact Check: AOC Said Elon Musk Is an Immigrant. Here's Further Context

Elon Musk is an immigrant to the United States. Rating: On March 28, 2024, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez published a post on X (formerly Twitter) directed at billionaire Elon Musk, reminding him ... Read More

Fact Check: An Explanation of Benefits

Insurers sometimes suggest that a medical provider agreed to a lower payment, even when it’s not so. This patient was billed the amount that Cigna identified as savings. A PDF version of this ... Read More

Political News

Student protesters demand a divestment in funding from businesses they say are profiting from Israel's war in Gaza. ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze breaks down the economics. Read More

No, CERN won't open a portal during the April 8 eclipse. That'd be impossible | Fact check

The post was shared more than 1,000 times in four days. The post is wrong about both the timing and the nature of CERN's work. CERN's equipment began operating in March, a month before the eclipse ... Read More