US sunscreens enter a new age with bemotrizinol
The U.S. is one step closer to selling sunscreen products similar to those you might find in cosmetics stores across Europe, Australia and parts of Asia. More than 20 years…
Donald Trump exaggerates 401(k) gains during his second term
President Donald Trump has often talked up the stock market’s rise during his second term, saying increases in 401(k) retirement plan balances have made Americans wealthier. During a June 23…
Why Colombia, California elections don’t compare
Some social media users misleadingly compared two different elections — one in Colombia and another in California — to say that cheating is happening in the Golden State. The social…
Platner distorts Collins’ action on Trump’s tax bill
Maine Democrat Graham Platner said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has aligned herself with President Donald Trump and the interests of wealthy people. Collins, a Republican, "says she is bipartisan but…
Trump’s Unsupported Claims About Reflection Pool Vandalism
President Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for damaging the new blue lining of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which is now peeling, as well as for algae in the…
Have you fallen for these 5 US history myths?
The famous tale of young George Washington chopping down his father’s cherry tree and subsequent confession of "I cannot tell a lie" is just that — unverified, to say the…
At GlobalFact, fact-checkers report challenges, resilience
VILNIUS, Lithuania — At the annual conference of fact-checking known as GlobalFact, journalists tasked with calling out falsehoods met amid financial challenges and governmental obstacles — but also a sense…
Is FL 49th in avoidable hospital costs, as David Jolly said?
In his bid to be Florida’s next governor, Democrat David Jolly is singling out the state’s healthcare system as leading most of the country in unnecessary and expensive hospital costs.…
