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President-elect Donald Trump said that when he takes office he will "immediately" reverse President Joe Biden's recent executive action making more than 625 million acres of U.S. coastal waters off limits for new offshore drilling. But Trump's intent to quickly "unban" any future oil and gas drilling in those areas may not be as simple […]

Oregon has sent hundreds of firefighters, 75 fire engines and other equipment to help battle the blazes in Southern California. But social media posts falsely claim Oregon's firefighting vehicles were "being held in Sacramento for emissions testing." California and Oregon officials said the trucks only go through quick safety inspections. The post Oregon Fire Trucks […]

As wildfires continued to rage in Southern California, President-elect Donald Trump took to social media with several false and misleading claims casting blame on California's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, and President Joe Biden. The post Trump’s Blame Claims About Wildfire Response appeared first on FactCheck.org.

Meta is ending its partnership with U.S. fact-checking organizations, such as ours, but we’d like to reassure our readers: FactCheck.org isn’t going anywhere. Our journalists will continue to provide nonpartisan coverage of false and misleading political claims, helping you to sort fact from fiction, just as we have done for more than 20 years. The […]

Federal law enforcement officials have identified an Army veteran, who was born in the United States, as the sole person responsible for the Jan. 1 terrorist attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people and injured many more. But some Republican politicians and social media posts have wrongly claimed or suggested that the attack was […]

We wrote about a lot of misinformation in 2024, and, as usual, some fact-checking articles piqued our readers' interest more than others. In this post, we present the 10 most popular stories published on our website this past year. The post Our Most Popular Articles in 2024 appeared first on FactCheck.org.

During my time at FactCheck.org, I’ve saved more than a few handwritten notes from grateful readers. I’ve taped some of them to the bookcase above my desk. These are my daily reminders of what an honor and privilege it is to work at FactCheck.org.  The post ‘The Truth Matters’ appeared first on FactCheck.org.

In addition to extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, one of his signature achievements in his first term, President-elect Donald Trump has proposed a long list of tax cuts, from eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits to lowering the corporate tax rate. We'll look at Trump's tax proposals, their cost and what impact they […]

Q: Who is flying the drones that are appearing over the East Coast? A: On Dec. 17, four federal agencies said they followed up more than 5,000 reported drone sightings and determined that they were lawful private and law enforcement drones and other aircraft “mistakenly reported as drones.” The agencies said the drones do not […]

We reviewed what each of President-elect Donald Trump's presumptive nominees to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy have said about climate change and the environment.  The post Where Trump’s Picks for EPA, Interior and Energy Stand on Climate Change appeared first on FactCheck.org.