We wrote about a lot of misinformation in 2024, and, as usual, some fact-checking articles piqued our readers’ interest more than others. In this post, we present the 10 most popular stories published on our website this past year.
The 2024 hurricane season has brought with it a deluge of conspiracy theories and false or misleading claims about storms that have devastated some parts of the country and killed hundreds of people.
A super PAC launched by the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC.
Liberal super PACs created by billionaire George Soros to fund political organizations that help elect Democrats.
A super PAC with a singular “mission” to help Democrats “win Senate races.”
The first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump generated a lot of work for fact-checkers. In this video, we complied some highlights from the Sept. 10 debate.
NBC10 and Telemundo62 in Philadelphia featured FactCheck.org in segments before, during and after the debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
A pro-environment nonprofit with an affiliated PAC and super PAC.
A liberal hybrid PAC that conducts opposition research to aid Democratic candidates and organizations.
Conspiracy theories and misinformation on social media began clouding coverage of the July 13 attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump almost immediately after it happened. We addressed several of those claims.