NYTIMES (Linda Qiu) - Fact-Checking Trump’s Attacks on Democratic Senate Candidates
The president attacked three Democrats running for Senate this week with inaccurate claims to portray them as too extreme.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - CNN fact checks Trump's 9/11 claim firefighters carried him away
President Donald Trump has for years told false or unproven stories about what he supposedly saw and did on 9/11 and soon after. As the 25th anniversary of the terror attack approaches, Trump told another story at the White House on Tuesday — in which he claimed to have been carried away by firefighters amid fears of an imminent building collapse at some point after the attack. CNN senior reporter Daniel Dale breaks down Trump's latest story. 0:00 Trump claims he was carried away by firefighters after 9/11 attack 1:26 Trump clarifies WTC visit "not on the same day as the collapse" 1:33 CNN fact checker Daniel Dale unpacks Trump's claims and what evidence shows 4:05 Former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu & former Trump campaign adviser…
HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - Critics Demand Proof After Trump Revives One Of His Most Dubious Claims About 9/11
The president insisted he helped at ground zero, but there’s no evidence to back that up.
NYTIMES (Linda Qiu and Matt Zdun) - Fact-Checking Midterm Ads Referring to Jeffrey Epstein
Candidates have traded attacks on votes to releasing the Epstein files and political donations from those with links to Jeffrey Epstein.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - ANALYSIS INCOMING: Rohde: Vance's claims about Iran war DON'T MATCH the facts
MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde breaks down why he says Vice President JD Vance's claims about the Iran war during a White House press briefing "just don't match the facts."'
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - FACT CHECKING Vance's comments about U.S.-Venezuela oil deal
Vice President JD Vance held a White House press briefing today where he spoke about a reported deal with Venezuela over oil. MS NOW Senior National Reporter David Rohde and MS NOW Senior White House Reporter Vaughn Hillyard join Alicia Menendez to fact check Vance's comments.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - FACT CHECK: Trump posts AI video claiming attack on Iranian oil refinery
President Trump posted an AI-generated video depicting U.S. strikes on Kharg Island, a key Iranian oil refinery, despite no such attack actually taking place amid the countries' exchange of airstrikes over the weekend. MS NOW's David Rohde has the latest on this most recent escalation, and why the president's post is another example of Trump's problematic messaging around the war.
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Spanberger gets called out on X for false claim about Trump executive order
"If you are serving our country abroad, I believe that you should have the ability to cast a vote in our elections. The Trump Administration is attempting to take that ability away," Spanberger said on CNN.
NYTIMES (Linda Qiu) - Fact-Checking Senate Races in Georgia, Alaska and Texas
Candidates’ attacks are focused on illegal immigration, faith and stock trading.