FACT FOCUS: Trump says drug trafficking by sea is down 98.2%. The numbers don't show that President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the flow of drugs into the U.S. by sea has been nearly eradicated under his administration.

Experts say Trump is misrepresenting government data when he claims that 98.2% of drugs smuggled into the U.S. by sea have "stopped." Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

My new favorite holiday!

FACT FOCUS: False claims Trump made as he addressed the nation about Iran President Donald Trump's address to the nation on the Iran war did not always hew to the facts. In his remarks Wednesday night, Trump declared that he inherited a “dead and crippled country” and deliv...

And for our regularly scheduled programming, catch up on false claims Trump made last night in his address about Iran: apnews.com/article/trum...

One major takeaway: It’s not always possible to determine with 100% accuracy whether an image is AI-generated, so remain alert to the possibility that what you're looking at might not be real.

It’s International Fact-Checking Day. Refresh your AI identification skills Artificial intelligence-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, particularly when it comes to breaking news.

In celebration of International Fact-Checking Day, we've put together some tips for how to identify AI-generated content. Read more: apnews.com/article/misi...

Thanks for pointing this out, we've updated the story to make it more clear.

I took another look and we've updated the story to make it more clear. Thanks for pointing this out. And to answer your question, see pg. 2 line 10 of the bill: www.congress.gov/119/bills/s1...

You're right, military ID is one of the cases in which additional documentation would be required.

FACT FOCUS: Only some driver's licenses usable for voter registration under the SAVE America Act Posts circulating on social media claim driver’s licenses could not be used for voter registration in federal elections under the SAVE America Act, legislation that would require documentary proof of ...

Would your driver's license let you register to vote under the SAVE America Act? It depends. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

I had a blast speaking with @jimludes.bsky.social and @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social on their podcast last week about mis/disinformation -- have a listen!

FACT FOCUS: The Trump administration is falsely claiming Jimmy Carter was against mail-in voting President Donald Trump and members of his administration are claiming that former President Jimmy Carter was against the use of mail-in and absentee ballots, citing a bipartisan 2005 report from the C...

President Jimmy Carter supported mail-in and absentee voting, despite what Trumps says: apnews.com/article/fact...

State actors are behind much of the visual misinformation about the Iran war A deluge of misrepresented or fabricated videos has spread widely online since the Iran war began last weekend, fueled in part by state-linked propaganda influence campaigns — particularly around who ...

There has been a deluge of misinformation related to the Iran war. State actors are fueling it. Read more: apnews.com/article/iran...

FACT FOCUS: Misrepresented images spread after US and Israel strike Iran As the U.S. and Israel continued to strike Iran on Monday following a major attack over the weekend that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, misrepresented images related to the war ...

What's real and what's not amid the Iran war: apnews.com/article/fact...

Biden flies commercial from Reagan National Airport and winds up stuck in delays like everyone else Former presidents are just like us. Joe Biden has gotten stuck in delays while flying commercially from Reagan National Airport.

My favorite story today, via @megkinnardap.bsky.social:

"The woman who took the aisle seat next to the former president first set down her coffee on the arm rest they shared, deposited a bag in the overhead compartment, then sat down and realized her seatmate was the nation’s 46th president."

AP fact checks Trump’s State of the Union address YouTube video by Associated Press

Fact-checking the State of the Union in video form, direct from the White House! m.youtube.com/watch?v=9x0D...

FACT FOCUS: A look at Trump's false and misleading claims in his State of the Union speech President Donald Trump has spent the last year boasting of his accomplishments while mocking the record of his predecessor, Joe Biden.

Trump's State of the Union speech tonight was full of inaccuracies. Get the facts here: apnews.com/article/fact...

FACT FOCUS: A look at Trump's false and misleading claims ahead of the State of the Union President Donald Trump is delivering the first State of the Union address of his second term. Priorities for the Republican’s administration have centered largely on the economy, immigration, crime, e...

In preparation for the State of the Union tonight: apnews.com/article/fact...

A look at false claims made by the Trump administration as it revokes a key scientific finding While announcing that he was rolling back the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 endangerment finding, President Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin made false claims regarding the gover...

The Trump administration revoked the 2009 endangerment finding yesterday, making multiple false claims in the process: apnews.com/article/gree...

Boy who appeared in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show is not the 5-year-old detained by ICE in Minneapolis Social media users incorrectly identified a young boy who was part of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday as Liam Conejo Ramos.

A 5-year-old detained by ICE did not make a cameo in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

Images of Zohran Mamdani with Jeffrey Epstein are AI-generated YouTube video by Associated Press

And here it is in video form: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSnw...

FACT FOCUS: Images of NYC mayor with Jeffrey Epstein are AI-generated. Here's how we know Images circulating online that show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a child with millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are generated by artificial intelligence.

Viral images of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani with Jeffrey Epstein are not real. They were generated with AI. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump's first cabinet meeting of 2026 President Donald Trump has held his first cabinet meeting of 2026, focusing on the economy, housing, energy, health initiatives and drug prices.

Another cabinet meeting, more false claims: apnews.com/article/fact...

AI-altered images spread confusion about the shooting death of Alex Pretti YouTube video by Associated Press

An image of ICU nurse Alex Pretti spread online in recent days. The problem? It was altered with AI. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWsF...

FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where's global warming? Scientists say it's still here In social media, President Trump is questioning global warming because of a chilly severe winter storm hitting the U.S.

Global warming still exists, despite Trump's doubts. Read more from the AP's @borenbears.bsky.social: apnews.com/article/trum...

I agree! It's my pleasure.

Thank you for the kind words! :)

FACT FOCUS: White House shares altered image showing arrest of civil rights attorney in Minnesota The Trump administration is misrepresenting the arrest of civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota ch...

A civil rights attorney was not crying as she was arrested for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest in Minnesota. The White House shared an altered image alleging otherwise. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

FACT FOCUS: Trump highlights familiar false claims as he reviews his first year back in office A look at false and misleading claims made as President Donald Trump marks his first year back in office by highlighting accomplishments at Davos and at a White House briefing.

One year in, many false claims: apnews.com/article/fact...

I got confirmation from DHS that he doesn't work there. Tarrio also denied working for ICE on social media. Plus, the origin of the claim, that his name appeared in leaked ICE documents, didn't hold up based on my research.

Ah, I see. As @dbdant.bsky.social referenced, this is a statement we decided to let speak for itself, as that was ICE's response to my inquiry. Certainly wasn't trying to say whether it was accurate.