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Who is Vivian Wilson? Elon Musk's trans daughter isn't letting her father define her

The 20-year-old languages student has largely preferred to stay out of the public eye, despite her biological father being the richest person in the world.

No, conservatives, Democrats did not call for a rainbow redesign of the American flag

According to conservative pages, Democrats are adding a rainbow to the American flag, and "gullible" is written on the ceiling above you. Go ahead, look up.

No, transphobes, Lia Thomas didn't cause the U.S. swimming team to almost quit

A false Facebook post claiming the U.S. women's swimming team threatened to quit if trans athlete Lia Thomas was allowed to try out have been debunked.

Fact checking at Focus on the Family

Washington State couple Dotti Berry and Robynne Sapp walked into Focus on the Family headquarters wanting to set the record straight on the conservative group's misinformation about gays. Instead they got arrested--but made an important statement all the same.

Fact-Checking the Media on Charlie Sheen and HIV

Here is a roundup of the numerous errors tabloid and mainstream media outlets have made in their reporting of HIV and the former Two and a Half Men star.

Fact-Checking Trump's Claim That Attacks Like Pulse Are Underreported

The White House continues to use the Orlando tragedy as a pawn in its Islamophobic game.

Fact-check: Will Floridian Taxes Rise Over Disney-DeSantis Debacle?

Some say that tax payers could now be responsible for a $1 billion bill after the dissolution of Reedy Creek.

Pete Buttigieg expertly fact-checks Donald Trump Jr. on electric vehicles

The president-elect's son is getting roasted for believing a ridiculous post that claimed "Pete Buttigieg will leave his post as Transportation Secretary having spent $7.5 BILLION to build 8 EV charging stations."

Elon Musk uses burner accounts on X, doesn’t fact-check: report

Since buying Twitter, the billionaire has acted eratically on his rebranded social media platform.

Fact-Checking Site Blames New York Mag for Outing Trump Appointee's Brother

Snopes says it's "unproven" that K.T. McFarland outed her gay brother, as she has been accused of doing. 

Fact-check: Is Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill About Sex Ed & Sex Acts?

Many have defended the proposed legislation as being about discussing sexual activities in elementary schools.

Harrison Butker’s ‘inaccurate, ill-informed and woefully out of step' sexist speech is fact-checked by GLAAD

LGBTQ+ media advocacy group GLAAD issued a fact-check calling out some of the false and misleading things the ultra-conservative Kansas City Chiefs player said during a graduation ceremony.

Fact check: JD Vance falsely claims Tim Walz signed bill to let Minnesota 'kidnap kids' and 'trans them'

The bill actually modifies the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, allowing the state to take jurisdiction over custody cases in custody disputes between two parents.

Parkland Conspiracies Named 'Lie of The Year'

Fact-checking site Politifact says students were on "recieving end of the internet's worst hoaxes."

Megyn Kelly’s latest conspiracy theory about student furries at Utah Middle School debunked

The far-right media personality spread the false claim that kids were dressing up and biting each other in schools, according to a fact-check.

WATCH: Are Kim Davis's Gay Friends Imaginary?

The defiant Kentucky clerk told Good Morning America she denied a marriage license to her gay friends. But that claim is proving tough to fact-check. 

'Transgender biological men': Sherrod Brown’s Ohio ad signals the danger of Dems hesitating on trans rights

The ad is the second one from a Democratic candidate in a swing state responding to an onslaught of anti-trans advertising.

Elon Musk's trans daughter Vivian Wilson slams his anti-LGBTQ+ comments as 'ketamine-fueled haze'

"I look pretty good for a dead bitch," Wilson, a transgender woman, said of her biological father's claims that gender-affirming care "killed" her.

No, HHS Assistant Secretary Rachel Levine isn't performing pagan rituals in the woods

The doctored footage has been circulating on social media lately in which Levine's head was digitally placed onto the body of a woman wearing robes and a pentacle necklace.