Tag: factcheck

GOP Senator Hit With Brutal Fact-Check After Ad About Family’s IVF

The only thing Rick Scott is better at than bad timing is hypocrisy. The Republican senator and Earthworm Jim lookalike released a campaign ad touting his support for in vitro fertilization on Friday—less than 24 hours after voting against the Right to IVF Act. The caption for the poorly-timed campaign ad reads, “Each of my […]

Lara Trump’s Wild Claim About Father-In-Law Gets Scathing Instant Fact-Check

Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump is facing criticism for an over-the-top claim about her father-in-law, Donald Trump. Speaking on Newsmax on Wednesday, Trump said the former president has been under fire every day of his presidency. “There’s never been anyone in history I don’t think that has taken as much incoming as Donald Trump,” […]

India will fact-check online posts about government matters

In India, a government-run agency will now monitor and undertake fact-checking for government related matters on social media even as tech giants expressed grave concerns about it last year. The Ministry of Electronics and IT on Wednesday wrote in a gazette notification that it is amending the IT Rules 2021 to cement into law the […]