Tom Norton is Newsweek's Fact Check reporter, based in London. His focus is reporting on misinformation and misleading information in U.S. public life. He has in-depth knowledge of open ...

Tucker Carlson recently said Ukraine is selling "up to half" of the weapons it receives from the U.S., with some allegedly reaching Mexican cartels.

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A video shared on X purports to show President Donald Trump being booed at Super Bowl LIX. Verdict: False The original video ...

As many as 1,400 people were killed in former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s violent response to a student-led revolt, ...

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CNN's top fact checker flagged what he called "big, startling claims" uttered Tuesday by President Donald Trump and his so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" right-hand man Elon Musk.Trump ...

For science to have a meaningful impact on a group of people, new information needs to spread between trusted members of that ...

The wacky, the wild, and the weird. E ven if you weren’t someone who got excited about science class in school, now—as an ...

Elon Musk has for weeks posted on social media about government spending, often amplifying and seeding false information.

There is no evidence of billionaire Elon Musk posting on X that accounts protesting against U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

Collin Morikawa (+1400) missed the cut here in 2024 but has had success, including a third-place finish in 2023 and a T4 at ...