The Jan. 28 order declared that the U.S. government "will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce ...

USAID did not give millions of taxpayer dollars to Politico. The spending came from agencies across the federal government for subscriptions to Politico Pro, according to USA Spending, the database ...

Fact-checking journalism is the heart of PolitiFact. Our core principles are independence, transparency, fairness, thorough reporting and clear writing. The reason we publish is to give citizens the ...

The flag icon has been used on government sites since 2017, said a spokesperson for the General Services Association, which guides federal website standards. The flag had only nine stars because of ...

On Feb. 1, Trump imposed tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. Also, the White House issued a statement linking the Mexican government to drug cartels, saying the two entities have "an ...

That’s not to say that Ukrainian aid is never misappropriated. In 2024, Ukraine’s security services investigated Ukrainian defense officials over alleged corruption in a $40 million arms purchase. But ...

As the Trump administration moved to pause foreign aid, Republicans repeated a misleading claim that as little as 10% of foreign aid from a key agency goes to help people in need.

"CNN SOMEHOW KNEW and actively reported on the Potomac River collision 5 HOURS BEFORE it actually happened!" the Threads user wrote. "THAT IS NOT NORMAL. NOT AT ALL. THIS REEKS OF A FALSE FLAG!!!" ...

Video shows a missile crashed in a Philadelphia neighborhood Jan. 31, not a jet. Seven people died after a Learjet crashed Jan. 31 in Philadelphia, including six aboard the plane and one on the ground ...

“The Trump administration is giving each and every adult in America $18,000.” The post refers people to the website "findhelp.org," which is not an official federal government site. We found no ...

BREAKING NEWS: A passenger jet collided midair with a black hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River in a mass casualty event in Washington DC. Just last week, Trump FIRED the heads of the ...

The claim that U.S. politicians received millions of dollars in kickbacks from aid to Ukraine is Pants on Fire! Ukraine Oversight, Special Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve, Funding, ...