Tom Norton is Newsweek's Fact Check reporter, based in London. His focus is reporting on misinformation and misleading information in U.S. public life. He has in-depth knowledge of open source ...

The false claims began spreading on social media in November 2024. "No NID No Treatment, come on PNG is going next level," one Facebook post said. Another user questioned: "When There's no proper and ...

President Donald Trump speaks from Emancipation Hall as House Speaker Mike Johnson, from left, his wife Kelly Johnson, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and his wife Jennifer Scalise ...

As a string of wildfires hit Los Angeles County, social media users spread claims that authorities purposefully set the blazes to encourage the development of so-called "smart cities." While America's ...

“Honestly, there was not a ton to fact-check” about Trump’s official speech, Dale admitted to CNN colleague Jake Tapper. However, Dale then exposed some of the “nonsense” that Trump had parroted in ...

In fact, another part of the video appears to undermine Trump’s frequent claims that Pelosi was the person who turned down a National Guard presence in advance of January 6. She said, ...

Here’s a look at the facts. CLAIM: Trump, at Emancipation Hall, said Biden pardoned “what is it, 33 murderers, absolute murderers, the worst murderers. You know, when you get the death ...

Here are our fact checks of Trump’s claims during his inaugural speech followed by claims during his subsequent remarks at Emancipation Hall. Arguing for his plan to enact tariffs, Trump said ...

CNN fact-checking reporter Daniel Dale on Monday drew a sharp distinction between the “smattering” of untruths told by Donald Trump during the president’s second inauguration address and his ...

(Mainichi/Wataru Okubo) Meta Platforms Inc. has announced that, starting in the U.S., it will end its third-party fact-checking program, which identifies misinformation on its social networking ...

US inflation hit 9.1% in June 2022—its highest level for 40 years, but not an all-time high. Inflation was higher at other points in the twentieth century, and was 23.7% in June 1920. The Panama Canal ...

Trump on his inauguration as President of the United States. Marape expressed optimism for enhanced collaboration between PNG and the U.S., underscoring their strategic partnership. Marape highlighted ...