Fact Checks

Fact checks examine specific claims that circulate in news coverage, speeches, protests, and social media. Some claims can be confirmed or disproved. Others depend on incomplete evidence or disputed interpretation. Each page should tell readers which kind of conclusion the available record permits.

A useful fact check quotes or describes the claim precisely, identifies the strongest available evidence, and explains where factual verification ends and interpretation begins. Statistics should be traced to their original release, with dates and methodology visible. Those practices are consistent with the disclosure principles published by AAPOR and the source-verification principles in the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics.

Use the filters below to find the claim you are checking. If the evidence remains incomplete, the page should say so rather than force a final verdict.