September 2025

Fact-Check Summary The NFL did implement a major new kickoff rule for the 2024 season, changing player formations and return dynamics. Claims about the rule’s existence, its distinct look, and college football’s lack of similar changes are accurate. However, the assertion that the change was “easily and quickly” made is misleading, given a lengthy deliberation […]

Fact-Check Summary Governor Kathy Hochul did formally endorse Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, making the central factual claim accurate. However, the post’s reference to Mamdani as a “Liddle Communist” misrepresents Mamdani’s political ideology, as he publicly identifies as a democratic socialist rather than a communist. Trump and some conservative outlets have labeled Mamdani

Fact-Check Summary The post exaggerates the effects of federal intervention on crime in Washington, D.C., overstates economic growth, and mischaracterizes both historical crime trends and the actions of city officials. Data shows that while there were measurable reductions in violent crime during and following the National Guard deployment, D.C.’s crime rates were already trending downward

Fact-Check Summary President Trump’s Truth Social post about Washington DC crime, federal intervention, and cooperation with ICE contains significant exaggerations and misleading characterizations alongside some accurate claims. While it is accurate that the federal government declared a crime emergency and deployed extensive federal resources in DC, the depiction of a sudden, almost complete reversal from

Fact-Check Summary The TruthSocial post about the murder of Chandra Nagamallaiah in Dallas is largely accurate in its factual details. The victim was indeed brutally beheaded in front of his family by Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, an undocumented Cuban national with a history of serious crimes including child sex abuse, carjacking, and other felonies. The post accurately

Fact-Check Summary The social media post claims Donald Trump wrote the foreword for George “Tyrus” Murdoch’s book “What It Is, America,” asks if Tyrus is related to Rupert Murdoch, and praises Tyrus’s prominence on the “Gutfeld!” show. Independent, credible sources confirm that Trump did write this foreword, that Tyrus (George Murdoch) has no family relationship

Fact-Check Summary The post accurately highlights the significant scale of foreign investment in U.S. manufacturing and the real skills gap in advanced sectors such as semiconductors, batteries, computers, ships, and trains. The claim that the U.S. was once a global leader in these industries and has since declined is backed by industry and government data.

Fact-Check Summary The statement “I would rather go to ribbon cuttings than to groundbreakings” is purely a personal preference and not a factual claim. Both types of ceremonies are legitimate and well-documented, serving distinct purposes in project and community work. There are no assertions that can be verified or disproven, and the statement contains no

Fact-Check Summary The post accurately describes the title and content focus of Joe Concha’s book, “The Greatest Comeback Ever: Inside Trump’s Big Beautiful Campaign,” confirming its existence, publication details, and the credibility of the author’s political commentary career. Trump’s endorsement style, the description of campaign events, and characterization of challenges largely match public records and

Fact-Check Summary The post claims that recent declines in crime in Memphis, Chicago, and Los Angeles are solely due to five months of federal intervention at the direction of President Trump, and further claims that Washington D.C. is now “VERY SAFE” thanks to a federal-led “no crime miracle.” The assertion “ONLY I CAN SAVE THEM”