News Verification Reporter @apnews.com Previously: @newsguard.bsky.social | mgoldin@ap.org apnews.com/ap-fact-check melissagoldin.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mkt5yl52c226Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said there's been a nearly 4.3 million drop in SNAP participants because of a tamping down of fraud and an improved economy. Experts disagree. Read more: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-snap-food-stamps-fraud-rollins-1a964909ae5cb808813a6478bbfa5f6501 May 2026 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkt5yl52c226https://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mkiuq5plo22jEven real-time reporting from a roomful of journalists couldn't stop conspiracy theories in the aftermath of the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting: https://apnews.com/article/white-house-correspondents-dinner-conspiracy-theories-94f541d434bd38efaf8cb273f365accd27 Apr 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiuq5plo22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mkbc2qlnns2jOn the missing/dead scientists: https://apnews.com/article/scientists-missing-dead-conspiracy-theories-c046ce6d0a004e6a3e1971ff769244b524 Apr 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbc2qlnns2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mjpiwa7is22fExperts 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: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-drug-trafficking-ocean-sea-3a43c6b41f513510aeb786a8097e7e0d17 Apr 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpiwa7is22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mijdbvavs224And for our regularly scheduled programming, catch up on false claims Trump made last night in his address about Iran: https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-fact-focus-gas-prices-inflation-821374c3c249ad0abf471843ce8e955702 Apr 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijdbvavs224https://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mijd5dqhwk24In celebration of International Fact-Checking Day, we've put together some tips for how to identify AI-generated content. Read more: https://apnews.com/article/misinformation-fact-checking-day-ai-iran-war-760d91b9658b4e40e653e84de09b27d602 Apr 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijd5dqhwk24https://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mhyhmbu3rs2sWould your driver's license let you register to vote under the SAVE America Act? It depends. Read more: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-save-act-identification-register-vote-d11d41b59f943bb72bcdca2d781293b726 Mar 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyhmbu3rs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mhqgfcsgbs2bI had a blast speaking with @jimludes.bsky.social and @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social on their podcast last week about mis/disinformation -- have a listen! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Mar 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqgfcsgbs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mgsssg5hmc2ePresident Jimmy Carter supported mail-in and absentee voting, despite what Trumps says: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-jimmy-carter-mail-absentee-ballots-fraud-c5ae733c697d0b440f37b632d9b4caea11 Mar 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsssg5hmc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mgighpuc7k2qThere has been a deluge of misinformation related to the Iran war. State actors are fueling it. Read more: https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-images-misinformation-russia-israel-9e495017dc5c4bf24a0b6152863dbfb107 Mar 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgighpuc7k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mg4d6j4xek27What's real and what's not amid the Iran war: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-iran-war-khamenei-misrepresented-images-787b6a21a4fef4cc32ccca9bc59980f002 Mar 2026 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4d6j4xek27https://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mfui34b7pc2eMy 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." https://apnews.com/article/biden-commercial-flight-reagan-airport-fog-delay-25760a27cab9d4b593583681648d181927 Feb 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfui34b7pc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mfq4hkim5c2cFact-checking the State of the Union in video form, direct from the White House! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9x0DUOAyH8426 Feb 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfq4hkim5c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mfnvfda7y22cTrump's State of the Union speech tonight was full of inaccuracies. Get the facts here: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-state-of-union-87b184f7a38e65fa97d27c05ba2497fa25 Feb 2026 04:57 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnvfda7y22chttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mfmes3laus26In preparation for the State of the Union tonight: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-state-of-union-87b184f7a38e65fa97d27c05ba2497fa24 Feb 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmes3laus26https://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3meqqt6er4k2nThe Trump administration revoked the 2009 endangerment finding yesterday, making multiple false claims in the process: https://apnews.com/article/green-energy-environment-trump-rollbacks-fact-check-208382e5fb17f9ec6831831f50f7232e13 Feb 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqqt6er4k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3meh6ooxpnk2uA 5-year-old detained by ICE did not make a cameo in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show. Read more: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-bad-bunny-super-bowl-grammy-liam-conejo-ramos-15a579229409d27f94bfc74716fc3a1909 Feb 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3meh6ooxpnk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mdxrywkk322dViral images of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani with Jeffrey Epstein are not real. They were generated with AI. Read more: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-mamdani-mother-epstein-files-ai-photos-4d2adffd9790a83b34abf1eaf6cee34903 Feb 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxrywkk322dhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mdlurjbkgk2dAnother cabinet meeting, more false claims: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-cabinet-economy-housing-energy-health-california-f4b4fb985300724a7e717863626e550629 Jan 2026 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlurjbkgk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mdgbdpfgk22nAn image of ICU nurse Alex Pretti spread online in recent days. The problem? It was altered with AI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWsF3fxvLpY27 Jan 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgbdpfgk22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3md4pic2v4c2oGlobal warming still exists, despite Trump's doubts. Read more from the AP's @borenbears.bsky.social: https://apnews.com/article/trump-warming-denial-fact-check-winter-storm-49eeee83a8acd35c89bcf33d346b9b3823 Jan 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4pic2v4c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3md2am37ot22mA 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: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-levy-armstrong-crying-minnesota-3de56d267fe704d16fac31d8fc3d71e922 Jan 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3md2am37ot22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mcxjgqrgf22wOne year in, many false claims: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-rigged-election-eight-wars-inflation-220f515728383d5205c3748259b2cc0f21 Jan 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxjgqrgf22whttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mckw2ifjfc2gNo, Enrique Tarrio is not an ICE officer: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-ice-enrique-tarrio-proud-boys-656f6f2fb431d37a8be7b2249fc66b5316 Jan 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckw2ifjfc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mbwzoa7yik2rMisrepresented and fabricated images are running rampant on social media in the aftermath of the Minneapolis ICE shooting. Read more: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-minneapolis-minnesota-ice-shooting-1cd447e8963456af2be9a24d660ed1d608 Jan 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwzoa7yik2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mbs2ax5wv22nWas a Craigslist ad for child actors at a Minnesota day care center real? Nope, it was posted as a prank: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-minnesota-daycare-fraud-craigslist-child-actors-bb1c2a3dedbc3ee7fd0830215e53611206 Jan 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbs2ax5wv22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3mbpfjllz5c22There's been no shortage of misinformation following the capture of Nicolás Maduro. My latest: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-us-venezuela-maduro-photos-videos-c6201e6f6b01872a43c36d344a118d2805 Jan 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbpfjllz5c22https://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3m7psaaq6yk2aWho's at fault for the agricultural trade deficit? Well, it's complicated. https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-agriculture-surplus-deficit-china-trade-fd8c1c08c213d221855ab32544151ef111 Dec 2025 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7psaaq6yk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3m74gjpjy4k26Can revenue from tariffs one day replace revenue from federal income taxes? According to experts, no way. Read more: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-income-tax-eliminate-bc0d35ccee990f5a595b39ef5b93d90903 Dec 2025 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m74gjpjy4k26https://bsky.app/profile/melissagoldin.bsky.social/post/3m6koj4g7y22bMost voters don't need to show ID at the polls in New York or California, but they can if they want to: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-elon-musk-voter-id-laws-new-york-california-0d480c1759469b030d7fe3dcf41ff94726 Nov 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:edpqxrtcnffoj25yifceea2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6koj4g7y22b