Fact checks, commentary and analysis about US Politics
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Posts which also claim that the new Department of Government Efficiency has halted the payments to the former US president have been circulating online. But these claims are satirical. Read
The clip appears to show the BBC’s Ukraine correspondent joking about the meeting while his mic was still switched on—but the audio has been faked. Read
This claim is being shared in posts on social media, but no such change has been implemented by the President. Read
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None of the executive orders signed by President Donald Trump include cutting funding to US cities for this reason, as has been claimed on social media. Read
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The order signed by returning President Donald Trump will only apply to people born 30 days after it was signed on 20 January 2025, not retroactively. Read
Posts claiming this have been shared online, as President Trump signed a number of executive orders on his first day in office. Read
We’ve looked at a number of claims made by President Trump across three speeches on 20 January 2025. Read
There is no record of the former First Lady having made this comment, as has been claimed on social media. Read
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A false claim is being widely shared online that a stand being erected next to the White House is a prison, when it’s nothing of the kind. It’s the traditional presidential inauguration viewing stand. Read
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A video clip which appears to show the American MSNBC TV host reacting to an item about Elon Musk is actually from 2018 and totally unrelated to the billionaire. Read
