Tom Norton
Fact Check Reporter
Tom Norton is Newsweek's Fact Check reporter, based in London. His focus is reporting on misinformation and misleading information in U.S. public life. He has in-depth knowledge of open source-intelligence research and the global disinformation industry. Tom joined Newsweek in 2022 from Full Fact and had previously worked at the Health Service Journal, the Nottingham Post, and the Advertising Standards Authority. He is a graduate of Liverpool and Nottingham Trent University. You can get in touch with Tom by emailing t.norton@newsweek.com or calling 646-887-1107. You can find him on X @tomsnorton, on Instagram @NortonNewsweek. Languages: English.
Is Trump "considering" leaving NATO? Unverified, unevidenced claims spread
President Donald Trump's negotiations with Russia and comments from his cabinet have stirred European leaders.
Fact Check: Trump says Russia has lost 1.5 million troops In Ukraine war
President Donald Trump makes an unevidenced claim about the human cost of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as he attempts to broker peace between Kyiv and Moscow.
Does the U.S. have a $2 trillion deficit?
Elon Musk's Oval Office media appearance with President Donald Trump mentioned the size of U.S. spending but not much context.
Fact Check: Has Fox brought back Tucker Carlson?
Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson was dropped from Fox in 2023 but has found a new podcast audience.
Trump claims UN agency "funneled money to Hamas": What to know
President Donald Trump alleged aid agency targeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu channeled cash to Hamas.
Trump says other countries caused $36T U.S. debt—is he right?
Donald Trump's pre-Superbowl Fox News interview pointed fingers at foreign nations who he said "take advantage" of the U.S.
Fact Check: US government did not give New York Times "tens of millions"
Elon Musk shared a poorly researched, false claim as the Trump administration slashes federal spending
Mexico sends 10,000 troops to border—What difference will it make?
The country's National Guard has headed to the southwest border following tariff talks with President Donald Trump.
RFK Jr. denies Samoa visit was vaccine-related: Here are the facts
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators that his trip to the country later hit by a measles outbreak had "nothing" to do with vaccines.
Trump says his inauguration set new "viewership" record. Here's the catch
President Donald Trump said he beat Ronald Reagan's 1981 Inauguration's "viewership" numbers
How many transgender personnel serve In U.S. military?
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a new Executive Action prohibiting transgender Americans from serving in the military.
Trump promised cheaper eggs—can he crack it?
Donald Trump vowed to bring grocery costs down, but eggs are already threatening to smash this fragile promise
Donald Trump's Hannity interview Fact Checked
Donald Trump's first television interview since he was elected president was replete with falsehoods
Fact Check: Did Barack Obama, Kamala Harris make "Nazi" salutes?
Elon Musk, who has been accused of performing the salute at an inauguration event this week, shared social media post that questioned why other public figures hadn't been scrutinized.
Fact Check: Is Meta making users follow Trump's and JD Vance's Instagrams?
Instagram users claimed they were being signed up to follow Donald Trump and JD Vance's accounts automatically.
Fact Check: Has Russia offered assistance to California wildfire disaster?
An unevidenced claim that Russia has offered support to the California wildfires response was read by millions of people online.
Did Zelensky ask to join Trump's inauguration? What we know
A social media post attributed to Donald Trump Jr. claimed that Zelensky had contacted Trump's team three times.
Does U.S. fine homeless for being homeless? TikTok ban sparks commentary
The looming TikTok ban sparked commentary critical of U.S. politics and policy, including treatment of the homeless.
Fact Check: Kristi Noem repeats Trump falsehood during confirmation hearing
Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's pick to head Homeland Security, repeated a falsehood about criminal immigrants
Joe Rogan repeats false claim that Ukraine "accidentally" got $6 billion
Joe Rogan repeated debunked misinformation about Ukraine as he discussed wildfires on his podcast.
Hegseth confronted at hearing with Trump law endorsing women in military
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's nominee for Defense secretary, faced criticism for his past comments about women in combat.
Fact Check: Videos of cat rescued amid California wildfire are misleading
The video shows a man breaking down in tears as a firefighter hands him his cat as a house burns down.
The truth behind Trump's "water restoration declaration"
Donald Trump claimed Gavin Newsom didn't sign a document on California water policy that Newsom's office said didn't exist.
Fact Check: Has RFK Jr. secured votes to become Health secretary?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed to have secured votes for HHS secretary despite no evidence to support the claim
Fact Check: No evidence Ryan Routh visited Fort Liberty "over 100 times"
Elon Musk helped spread claim that Ryan Routh visited military base used by New Orleans attack and Cybertruck explosion suspects.
Elon Musk spreads baseless voter fraud conspiracy
Elon Musk shared an unsubstantiated theory that voter ID was linked to plans by the Democratic Party to commit fraud at the polls
Fact Check: Did New Orleans terror suspect donate to Democrats?
FEC records show that New Orleans terror suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar made two donations between 2014 and 2020.
Igor Kirillov's death rekindles baseless conspiracies he spread
Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's nuclear and chemical defense, helped spread false claims about Ukraine, the U.S. and COVID-19.
Fact Check: Did anti-TikTok congressman invest $1.1M in Meta?
Representative Michael McCaul, who has been part of efforts to ban TikTok, was accused of making massive purchases of rival stock.
Unfounded Natalie Rupnow rumors being spread in misinformation effort
Police said the gender of the Abundant Life Christian School shooter in Wisconsin is not "important at all" amid claims online.
