Can revenue from tariffs one day replace revenue from federal income taxes? According to experts, no way. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

Most voters don't need to show ID at the polls in New York or California, but they can if they want to: apnews.com/article/fact...

There have unfortunately been murders in D.C. in the last six months, despite what Trump says: apnews.com/article/fact...

I had a wonderful time visiting @urochester.bsky.social (my alma mater!) last week to speak about my career, my fact-checking work, and the general state of journalism with fellow alums @jaysunsilver.bsky.social and @classicjpow.bsky.social. Photos by @lnthompson.bsky.social

Trump has repeatedly claimed that each U.S. military strike on alleged drug boats saves 25,000 lives. Experts say there's no evidence this is true. Read more: apnews.com/article/trum...

On Thanksgiving dinner prices: apnews.com/article/fact...

No, NYC ballots do not prove the 2025 mayoral election is rigged. Here's why: apnews.com/article/fact...

What's really going on in Portland? The picture Trump paints is far from reality. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

Republicans are claiming that Democrats shut down the government because they want to give free health care to "illegal immigrants." That's not true. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

No, alleged FBI documents do not prove that 274 bureau agents acted as "agitators and insurrectionists" during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

Thank you to @kellyruthk.bsky.social for inviting me to speak about misinfo reporting with her class @cuny.edu’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism last night! I really enjoyed answering all of her students’ stellar questions.

A flood of false and misleading claims has filled social media since Charlie Kirk's assassination on Wednesday. Here are the facts: apnews.com/article/fact...

The facts on RFK Jr.'s contentious Senate hearing: apnews.com/article/fact...

Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard in cities he says have unchecked crime. Here are the facts: apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump has confirmed that claims he's dead are "fake news." Just FYI. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Dn...

“Mark represented the best of the White House press corps." - AP Executive Editor Julie Pace apnews.com/article/mark...

No, there are not 70 million to 100 million noncitizens living in the U.S. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

RFK Jr. has been off the mark in his comments on U.S. dietary guidelines and Froot Loops. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

The reality behind Trump's claim that he's ended 7 wars: apnews.com/article/trum...

Don't splurge just yet. apnews.com/article/fact...

Experts say it's unclear what exactly Trump is calling for. Changes to the 2030 census? A mid-decade census? If the latter, will it be used for a mid-decade change in the divvying up of congressional seats based on the population count? apnews.com/article/trum...

RFK Jr. claimed that mRNA vaccines are ineffective against "viruses that infect the upper respiratory tract." Scientific evidence says otherwise. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

How do fact-checkers select the claims to check? How should we develop a 'harms-based' approach and defend freedom of speech? Great to work with friend & colleague @mrdudders.bsky.social on this piece for @poynterinstitute.bsky.social Feedback welcome www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/sp...

Thank you to JEF Latvia for inviting me to speak about misinformation and media literacy at the Mediawise conference in Riga last week! It was a joy to meet so many passionate young folks and learn all about Latvia.

Trump claimed he's cut drug prices by more than 100%. But that would theoretically mean that people are being paid to take medications. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

Data has not determined the impact of cashless bail on crime rates, despite what Trump says. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

Fact-checking Tulsi Gabbard's claims about an anti-Trump conspiracy, from the AP's @byrontau.bsky.social and Eric Tucker: apnews.com/article/gabb...

Trump has tried to downplay the Epstein backlash. His problem? That nothing-to-see-here approach doesn't work for those who learned from him not to give up until the government’s deepest, darkest secrets are exposed. apnews.com/article/trum...

Obligatory I was at the White House photo! I’m in D.C. this week working out of the AP’s booth. 🇺🇸🗞️

ICE data contradicts Trump's rhetoric about how his administration is deporting "the worst of the worst." Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

Cloud seeding had nothing to do with the flash floods in Texas. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

The president can't delay or cancel elections and Trump's newly-passed tax bill doesn't change that. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

Harvard did not publish a study that found nearly 400,000 Palestinians are missing in Gaza. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

I spoke with the German youth news program "ATLAS" about misinformation surrounding USAID. You can watch their video here (with English captions, if needed): www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXCc...

NEW: AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse Users are turning to chatbots like Grok and ChatGPT to find out what's real and what's not at the LA protests—and getting inaccurate information. read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:

How an unrelated prank led to false claims about paid protesters in Los Angeles: apnews.com/article/fact...

There is no credible proof that "chemtrails" are real. But bills inspired by the conspiracy theory very much are: apnews.com/article/chem...

Need a break? Watch kittens invade AP's NYC headquarters! 😻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DVp...

Four months in, Trump’s administration hasn’t delivered on his promises to expose and dismantle the “deep state” as much as some of his supporters would like. apnews.com/article/epst...

Harvard undergrads are not taking remedial math classes covering basic arithmetic: apnews.com/article/harv...

The U.S. is NOT the only country with birthright citizenship. Full stop. apnews.com/article/fact...

Who's to blame for high prescription drug costs in the U.S.? Hint: It's not other countries. apnews.com/article/fact...

Does the U.S. subsidize Canada to the tune of $200 billion per year? Short answer: No. Long answer: apnews.com/article/trum...

🚨Excellent piece. How to Address Misinformation—Without Censorship time.com/7282640/how-... "Misinformation has both direct [it kills people] & indirect [reduces trust] consequences for society." "Empowering people to spot manipulation—irrespective of the issue—is the opposite of censorship."

Fact-checking Trump's Michigan rally on his 100th day back in office: apnews.com/article/fact...

Posts are giving Trump and Hegseth credit for rising military recruitment. Experts say there are other factors at play that predate the current administration. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

Trump claims the U.S. is taking in billions of dollars a day in tariffs. Government data shows that the number is far smaller. Read more: apnews.com/article/trum...

Fact-checking Trump on coal: apnews.com/article/trum...

The Associated Press wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists, citing the 1st Amendment.

Trump has repeatedly blamed the Great Depression on U.S. tariff policies. The AP's Will Weissert explains what actually happened: apnews.com/article/trum...