240 politics & government stories in the last 48 hours and 80 related published fact-checks.
Grouping of the labels used by the fact-checkers (see methodology).
SnopesSnopes rating: “Correct Attribution”Claim reviewed: In October, Democratic consultant James Carville said: "I would rather the Republicans keep the House by five than the Democrats win by five, because if that happens, they’re hostage to the [Democratic Socialists of America]."
Published 23 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC
SnopesSnopes rating: “Labeled Satire”Claim reviewed: In October 2026, the town of Mexico, New York, announced it would change its name to "Epstein List" to avoid being renamed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Published 23 Oct 2026, 12:23 UTC
SnopesSnopes rating: “True”Claim reviewed: Neil Bush, one of George W. Bush's brothers, announced on his official Facebook account that he voted for Democratic nominee James Talarico for the U.S. Senate in Texas.
Published 23 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC
Alt NewsAlt News rating: “Misleading”Claim reviewed: Neha Bora called for Bangladesh-like situation and violence in India
Published 23 Oct 2026, 05:34 UTC
SnopesSnopes rating: “False”Claim reviewed: U.S. election machines in Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and potentially other states are deliberately changing voters’ candidate choices in the 2026 midterms.
Published 23 Oct 2026, 00:15 UTC
Lead StoriesLead Stories rating: “What We Know”Claim reviewed: Ballots of early voters in Texas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, and Ohio switched after voting: What We Know — attributed by the checker to x.com
Published 22 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC
PolitiFactPolitiFact rating: “Mostly False”U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor “repeatedly” violated “a law aimed at stopping members of Congress from insider trading.”
Published 22 Oct 2026, 21:24 UTC
PolitiFactPolitiFact rating: “True”New Hampshire Democratic governor candidate Cinde Warmington “was a Purdue Pharma lobbyist. She said that OxyContin was a miracle drug.”
Published 22 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
SnopesSnopes rating: “True”Claim reviewed: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s team broke one of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s historic globes while attempting to move it into Hegseth’s office.
Published 22 Oct 2026, 20:10 UTC
DUBAWARating: see the fact-checkFAIT : Une vidéo de 39 secondes, publiée le 29 septembre 2026 par la page Facebook « Burkina info1 », juxtapose plusieurs séquences, notamment des images d’Emmanuel Macron et de l’or. La bande sonore attribue au président français des…
Published 22 Oct 2026, 19:43 UTC
Lead StoriesLead Stories rating: “Old Videos”Claim reviewed: Video showing touchscreen voting machine selecting wrong candidate is from 2026 election — attributed by the checker to x.com
Published 22 Oct 2026, 17:34 UTC
Full FactRating: see the fact-checkFull Fact looks at Andy Burnham’s pledge to legislate this Parliament to change the triple lock mechanism.
Published 22 Oct 2026, 15:27 UTC
Alt NewsRating: see the fact-checkAs the Durga Puja festivities in West Bengal came to a close and the immersion of idols began on October 21, Wednesday, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that only Sanatanis would be allowed to participate in the process. “Only…
Published 22 Oct 2026, 12:43 UTC
SnopesSnopes rating: “Mostly True”Claim reviewed: Meta is updating the terms and conditions of its privacy policy to allow it to scrape data to train artificial intelligence models.
Published 22 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC
SnopesSnopes rating: “Miscaptioned”Claim reviewed: A collage of aerial video clips authentically shows "No Kings" events in October 2026 in Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York, San Diego and Boston.
Published 22 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC
Vishvas NewsVishvas News rating: “Half true”Claim reviewed: A large crowd of protesters gathered at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. — attributed by the checker to FB User Rambabu Divakar
Published 22 Oct 2026, 07:39 UTC
Fact Crescendo (EN)Fact Crescendo (EN) rating: “Misleading”Claim reviewed: Recent gathering for Rahul Gandhi in Kota, Rajasthan
Published 22 Oct 2026, 05:42 UTC
PolitiFactPolitiFact rating: “False”“La razón principal por la que los precios de la gasolina están tan altos es porque cuando Joe Biden era presidente, alrededor del 20% de la capacidad de refinación estadounidense dejó de operar”.
Published 22 Oct 2026, 03:36 UTC
SnopesSnopes rating: “True”Claim reviewed: A video authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump neglecting to salute two Marines upon disembarking Marine One on Oct. 20.
Published 21 Oct 2026, 23:52 UTC
Lead StoriesLead Stories rating: “Out Of View”Claim reviewed: Video proves Donald Trump waved to nobody before boarding Marine One — attributed by the checker to x.com
Published 21 Oct 2026, 23:50 UTC
FactCheck.orgRating: see the fact-checkThe campaign of Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican running for governor in Ohio, sparked controversy this week with an ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Dr. Amy Acton. In the ad, Acton’s mother calls her a “liar”…
Published 21 Oct 2026, 22:47 UTC
Lead StoriesLead Stories rating: “AI Student”Claim reviewed: Video of man claiming to be former student of Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico is real — attributed by the checker to x.com
Published 21 Oct 2026, 20:56 UTC
SnopesSnopes rating: “Correct Attribution”Claim reviewed: U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance once said, “You don't turn the Titanic around overnight. It takes time to fix what was broken,” describing the state of the U.S. economy.
Published 21 Oct 2026, 20:07 UTC
DUBAWARating: see the fact-checkClaim: A local news platform in Liberia, The Closing Argument, claimed that Criminal Court C has suspended Attorney Gbawou Kowou’s law licence for one year. Verdict: Misleading! Court documents sighted by DUBAWA show the one-year…
Published 21 Oct 2026, 16:54 UTC