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Government

Yes, some forms of slavery are still technically legal in most U.S. states

Tim Walz

Gov. Tim Walz did not send police with paintball guns to enforce COVID-19 curfews

Video shows Minnesota law enforcement using paintball guns to enforce a curfew during the George Floyd protests in 2020. It was unrelated to COVID-19.
Kamala Harris

Claim that Kamala Harris has a plan to defund the police is misleading

Former President Trump claimed Vice President Kamala Harris has plans to defund the police. Here’s what we can VERIFY about Harris’ stance on police reform.
Social Media

No, Harvard University didn’t replace the American flag with a Palestinian flag amid protests

Amid Israel-Palestinian war protests, pro-Palestine demonstrators raised a Palestinian flag where the U.S. flag typically hangs. It was not authorized by Harvard.
SCOTUS

What we can VERIFY about claims the Supreme Court abolished the right to protest in 3 states

A Supreme Court decision doesn’t abolish the right for groups to protest but it does clear the way in three states for people to sue protest organizers for damages.
Holiday

Biden didn’t turn Easter into Transgender Day of Visibility

Transgender Day of Visibility has been celebrated annually on March 31 since 2009. Easter’s date changes every year; this year it was also on March 31.
National

Key bridge collapse: Buttigieg didn’t call Baltimore bridge racist

A video of Pete Buttigieg talking about race and infrastructure has been shared with claims he is talking about the Key bridge collapse. The video is from Nov. 2021.
Sports

The NCAA women’s basketball tournament only became part of March Madness in 2022

The NCAA used “March Madness” for the men’s tournament exclusively until after the 2021 tournament.
Social Justice

Anna Arnold Hedgeman played a key role in organizing the March on Washington, but she’s often overlooked

“Hedgeman was a woman ahead of her time, a true trailblazer in every sense of the word,” one expert told VERIFY.
Sports

No, Jackie Robinson was not the first Black man to play Major League Baseball

Three Black men played in the majors prior to the institution of the league's color barrier in 1887, which Robinson broke in 1947.
Government

Large stores in California will need to have a gender-neutral toy section or they will be fined

Under a new California law, retailers that sell toys will face up to $500 in fines if they fail to offer a gender-neutral toy section in their stores.
Government

Yes, large California stores will be fined if they don't have a gender-neutral toy section

Under a new California law, retailers that sell toys will face up to $500 in fines if they fail to offer a gender-neutral toy section in their stores.