Author name: Lance Hudgins

The White House released a promo video Friday that uses former President Barack Obama to tout the Affordable Care Act, most commonly known as Obamacare. President Joe Biden celebrated the 13th year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act in March, calling the legislation an “extraordinary achievement” that insured more Americans through Medicaid. Obama and Biden

A viral video shared on Instagram claims a moment where a man can be seen yelling at Israeli soldiers is “Palestinian theater.” Verdict: False The video is not “Palestinian theater” but an actual incident from 2015 showing Ziyad Abu Haleel confronting Israeli soldiers amid clashes between Palestinian youth and Israeli forces in Hebron. Fact Check:

Iowa Evangelical leader and key backer of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential bid Bob Vander Plaats dismissed former President Donald Trump’s massive lead in Iowa just a month out from caucus day in an interview with The Washington Post released Friday. Vander Plaats, the president of The Family Leader in Iowa, endorsed DeSantis in November

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr criticized President Joe Biden for encouraging the Democrat-run bureaucracy to go after billionaire Elon Musk in an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on Friday. The FCC recently rescinded a nearly $900 million award to Musk’s SpaceX to provide broadband internet for rural Americans in a move that

A photo shared on Facebook allegedly shows a road sign in England  displaying Arabic text.   Verdict: False The photo has been digitally altered. The screenshot was taken from Google Street View in 2015, which does not show the Arabic text.  Fact Check:  British Foreign Secretary David Cameron announced on Thursday that those responsible for violence

An image shared on Facebook claims activists purportedly replaced an American flag with a Palestinian flag at the Golden Gate Bridge during a recent demonstration. Verdict: False While activists hoisted a Palestinian flag, they did not remove the American flag, a video referenced in a KTVU article shows. Fact Check: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF)

A video  shared on social media purportedly shows Palestinian journalists celebrating as missiles are fired at Israelis. The Palestinian journalists: https://t.co/J4Zf2iBmPE pic.twitter.com/WtKpJgaJWE — לאני (@notomedia5) December 12, 2023  Verdict: False The claim is inaccurate. The video was not taken in Gaza. Fact Check: Israel reported that they have recovered the bodies of two hostages in Gaza

Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman said in an interview that he is “not a progressive” as he continues to break from the left on several contentious topics within the party, NBC reported on Friday. Fetterman continues to be pro-Israel following the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks during a time where the party’s left flank is

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed during a Dec. 12 town hall that former U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley wants to raise the retirement age and that life expectancy is on the decline. Verdict: Misleading Haley has called for the retirement age to be raised for young people, such as individuals in their 20s, not for a uniform

Democratic Indiana Rep. André Carson refused to say whether or not he agreed with the State Department’s designation of Hamas as a foreign terrorist organization during a Thursday interview with the Daily Caller News Foundation. Carson was exiting a press conference where he stood alongside union leaders and Democratic colleagues Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Missouri