Supposed USA TODAY report tying Ben Carson to Alzheimer's product isn't real | Fact check
USA TODAY published no such article and has no affiliation with the website in question. Carson has no connection to this ...
Los Angeles Fire Department asked off-duty members to help combat wildfires | Fact check
The Los Angeles Fire Department said it was running a recall for its off-duty members, not anyone with firefighting experience.
Deal Pentagon OK'd with MrBeast was for humanitarian project, not recruiting | Fact check
“Taxpayer money was poured to MrBeast to try to get kids to enlist in the military,” the speaker says at one point. Text superimposed in the video reads, “Pentagon FUNDS MR BEAST ?!?” The Instagram ...
Claim Musk bought Boeing is fabricated, supporting photos are AI | Fact check
A post saying Elon Musk bought Boeing is the latest in a line of fabricated claims that the world's richest man has bought a ...
Lohud editor looks back at our journalism that made a difference in 2024
Some high-profile elections took centerstage. We covered George Latimer's successful primary challenge of Rep. Jamaal Bowman, ...
NYPD says Brooklyn collision was accident, not deliberate crime | Fact check
The NYPD said the collision was caused by the driver's lack of attention. The department hasn't labeled it a hate crime.
NASA Mars rover panoramic image altered to include purported fly | Fact check
The image with the purported fly in the post is altered, according to NASA. The images in the post match an authentic ...
No, black bean burgers in USDA program do not have to use soy protein | Fact check
Soy protein can be included in black bean burgers bought and distributed through USDA programs. It isn't mandatory.
No, Vermont ruling doesn't allow schools to 'force-vaccinate' kids | Fact check
A court ruling doesn’t permit schools to “force-vaccinate” students, it addresses civil liability for accidentally vaccinating the wrong student.
Claim of Denmark's interest in buying US is stolen satire | Fact check
The passages in the post were taken from a satirical New Yorker piece published in 2019 when Trump first suggested the U.S.
Video altered to depict people shooting at drone in New Jersey | Fact check
“If this were a real video, those shots, even glancing ones, would have affected the drone in some way – this is frequently observed in footage of drones operating in Ukraine,” he told USA TODAY in an ...