Melissa Goldin, The Associated Press

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Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation

Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation

President-elect Donald Trump's billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding proposal that...

FACT FOCUS: A look at the false information around Hurricanes Helene and Milton

FACT FOCUS: A look at the false information around Hurricanes Helene and Milton

Back-to-back hurricanes that brought death and devastation to parts of the South were made worse by a wide range of...

FACT FOCUS: Claims that more than 300,000 migrant children are missing lack context

FACT FOCUS: Claims that more than 300,000 migrant children are missing lack context

Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, have recently claimed that hundreds of thousands of migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico...

FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims made by Trump in California

FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims made by Trump in California

In a press conference from his Los Angeles-area golf club, former President Donald Trump revisited several topics from Tuesday night's...

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims as Trump and Harris meet for their first debate

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims as Trump and Harris meet for their first debate

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet face-to-face for the first time in a highly-anticipated debate...

FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims and misinformation by Trump and Harris before their first debate

FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims and misinformation by Trump and Harris before their first debate

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet face-to-face for the first time in a highly-anticipated debate...

Republicans want voters to think Walz lied about his dog. False GOP claims could cause real damage

Republicans want voters to think Walz lied about his dog. False GOP claims could cause real damage

Republicans turned Tim Walz's outing at a dog park nearly three years ago into an attack on the Democratic vice...

Republicans want voters to think Tim Walz lied about his dog. Such claims could cause real damage

Republicans want voters to think Tim Walz lied about his dog. Such claims could cause real damage

Republicans turned Tim Walz's outing at a dog park nearly three years ago into an attack on the Democratic vice...

FACT FOCUS: A look at claims made during the second night of the Democratic National Convention

FACT FOCUS: A look at claims made during the second night of the Democratic National Convention

The second night of the Democratic National Convention was filled with excitement as a celebratory roll call marked Vice President...

FACT FOCUS: Google autocomplete results around Trump lead to claims of election interference

FACT FOCUS: Google autocomplete results around Trump lead to claims of election interference

With fewer than 100 days until the 2024 election, social media users are claiming that a lack of Google autocomplete...

FACT FOCUS: Trump, in Republican convention video, alludes to false claim 2020 election was stolen

FACT FOCUS: Trump, in Republican convention video, alludes to false claim 2020 election was stolen

DONALD TRUMP, alluding that the 2020 vote was stolen: "Whether you vote early, absentee, by mail or in person, we...

FACT FOCUS: Online reports falsely claim Biden suffered a 'medical emergency' on Air Force One

FACT FOCUS: Online reports falsely claim Biden suffered a 'medical emergency' on Air Force One

False reports that President Joe Biden had a "medical emergency" while traveling back to Delaware on Friday after a campaign...

FACT FOCUS: Trump wasn't exonerated by the presidential immunity ruling, even though he says he was

FACT FOCUS: Trump wasn't exonerated by the presidential immunity ruling, even though he says he was

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday misrepresented in a social media post what the U.S. Supreme Court's Monday ruling on...

FACT FOCUS: Biden's pause as he left a star-studded LA fundraiser becomes a target for opponents

FACT FOCUS: Biden's pause as he left a star-studded LA fundraiser becomes a target for opponents

Video from a star-studded fundraiser in Los Angeles for President Joe Biden on Saturday is circulating on social media with...

FACT FOCUS: Trump responds to guilty verdict with attacks and false claims

FACT FOCUS: Trump responds to guilty verdict with attacks and false claims

Former President Donald Trump on Friday addressed his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in what prosecutors...