/tags/fact-checking fact checking en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:40:00 GMT /americas/2026-06-03/fact-check-what-to-know-about-us-military-boat-strikes-as-death-toll-passes-200 Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean during a Senate hearing June 2, saying the Defense Department determined the strikes’ legality and based its decisions on intelligence information. Here’s a rundown of our recent fact-checks and stories about the boat strikes. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:40:00 GMT /americas/2026-06-03/fact-check-what-to-know-about-us-military-boat-strikes-as-death-toll-passes-200 Maria Briceño | PolitiFact /government-politics/2024-10-14/politifact-fl-rumors-fuel-concern-about-hurricane-nadine-noaas-radar-showed-no-such-storm As many Floridians waited for information about their homes and loved ones following Hurricane Milton, social media users shared false information about another hurricane poised to imminently hit the state. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 20:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-10-14/politifact-fl-rumors-fuel-concern-about-hurricane-nadine-noaas-radar-showed-no-such-storm Sara Swann | PolitiFact /government-politics/2024-09-17/latino-spanish-fact-check-election-misinformation Ahead of the highly anticipated 2024 presidential election, Factchequeado seeks to combat disinformation in the Spanish-speaking community. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:09:58 GMT /government-politics/2024-09-17/latino-spanish-fact-check-election-misinformation Natu Tweh /government-politics/2024-04-26/spanish-factcheck-espanol-hispanic-disinformation-factchequeado Factchequeado is a fact-checking website that seeks to debunk rumors, conspiracy theories and other false news items within the U.S. Spanish-speaking community, which numbers 40 million. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:02:02 GMT /government-politics/2024-04-26/spanish-factcheck-espanol-hispanic-disinformation-factchequeado Natu Tweh /government-politics/2023-07-20/florida-fact-check-covid-vaccines A misleading Instagram post claimed Florida is poised to prohibit COVID-19 vaccines because they are bioweapons. There's no evidence that state officials have announced any steps to ban them. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-07-20/florida-fact-check-covid-vaccines Tom Kertscher /national-politics/2020-04-24/sun-rays-disinfectants-and-false-hopes-misinformation-litters-the-road-to-reopening Georgia is set to open up lots of businesses Friday — despite not meeting the benchmarks to move into phase one of the White House's reopening guidelines. Fri, 24 Apr 2020 09:00:00 GMT /national-politics/2020-04-24/sun-rays-disinfectants-and-false-hopes-misinformation-litters-the-road-to-reopening Domenico Montanaro, Alana Wise /2019-11-20/democratic-debate-live-fact-check-analysis-of-novembers-faceoff Ten candidates are on stage in Atlanta on Wednesday night — amid an impeachment inquiry into President Trump and a shifting field. NPR reporters have live analysis and fact checks of their remarks. Thu, 21 Nov 2019 01:33:46 GMT /2019-11-20/democratic-debate-live-fact-check-analysis-of-novembers-faceoff NPR Staff /2019-06-19/ap-fact-check-in-2020-debut-trump-exaggerates-growth President Donald Trump officially opened his 2020 campaign Tuesday with a speech exaggerating what he’s done for the economy and against illegal... Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:42:43 GMT /2019-06-19/ap-fact-check-in-2020-debut-trump-exaggerates-growth By CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN – The Associated Press /2019-02-05/fact-check-trumps-state-of-the-union-address President Trump delivered the annual speech, which had been delayed because of the government shutdown, on Tuesday night. NPR reporters provided context and analysis in real time. Wed, 06 Feb 2019 02:02:27 GMT /2019-02-05/fact-check-trumps-state-of-the-union-address NPR Staff /2019-01-04/politifacts-lie-of-the-year-online-smear-machine-and-parkland-students The year that was, 2018, was an action-packed - and error-filled - year of news, according to the people working over at PolitiFact. There was a lot of... Fri, 04 Jan 2019 11:00:19 GMT /2019-01-04/politifacts-lie-of-the-year-online-smear-machine-and-parkland-students Steve Newborn