Jen Psaki

Is the MSNBC television program hosted by the former White House press secretary named "Inside Jen Psaki"? No, that's not true: The program is called "Inside With Jen Psaki." An image circulating on social media had been digitally edited to remove the word "with." The edited image appears in a post (archived here) on X on February 18, 2025. It…

Did authentic social media posts offer genuine concern over a missing teen named Kaniesa Perez? No, that's not true: The posts exploit a real missing teen story and falsely say that Kaniesa Perez went missing on the same day from Dover, Pennsylvania, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, among other locations more than a thousand miles apart. In reality, the teen went…

Is the claim that President Joe Biden has spent 40 percent of his presidency "on vacation" a straightforward statement? No, that's not true: It's missing context. The count includes days the president makes public appearances and days he spends at home in Delaware and at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland -- time the White House insists he is…

Did Jen Psaki, former White House press secretary for President Joe Biden, announce in December 2022 that the U.S. Senate has approved "Monthly Health Credits" or "Inflation Relief For Americans Making Less Than $50 000/year"? No, that's not true: Psaki left the White House seven months before this purported announcement took place. The video clip of Psaki used in the…

Are various images of U.S. soldiers embracing their families actually pictures of those soldiers headed to Ukraine during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: These images, some of which are years old, are misattributed because, at the time of writing, U.S. troops have not been sent to Ukraine. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) published…

Did White House press secretary Jen Psaki imply that the Biden administration was interested in suppressing people's ability to "exercise their fundamental rights"? No, that's not true: When Psaki said the administration was "looking at efforts across the country to prevent people from being able to exercise their fundamental rights," an instagram video took that out of context to suggest…

Is the U.S. government offering a reimbursement program for drivers if they enter their ZIP code on a website? No, that's not true: A self-described advertising marketplace website called Citizen Save Trust released videos promoting such a program. The videos combined out-of-context clips of White House press secretary Jen Psaki and a U.S. president, giving the false impression that the…

Do President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden own 10% of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd (CATL), a leading lithium-ion battery development and manufacturing company based in China, a country with financial interests in Afghanistan lithium? No, that's not true: According to public financial documents, the elder Bidens are not financially linked to CATL. However, because of his equity…

Did the U.S. government fail to lower flags to half-mast in honor of the Marines who lost their lives in the August 2021 bombing at Kabul airport? No, that's not true: The claim was made without supporting evidence and President Joe Biden issued a proclamation ordering the flags to be flown at half-staff on August 26, 2021. Lead Stories staff…

Do seven well-known agencies and pharmaceutical companies listed in a social media post not require their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19? Partially, that claim is true: but the list lacks context. The agencies and organizations listed all have COVID prevention protocols in place, and some are requiring vaccinations for their employees currently or will in the near future. The…