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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hurricane Milton — It’s Compilation Of Old, AI-Generated Or Digitally Manipulated Clips
Does a viral video montage show actual tornados and damage from Hurricane Milton in Florida in October 2024? No, that's not true: The montage is a compilation of older, unrelated clips. Some of them show signs of digital manipulation. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Tim Walz’s School Board Met To Discuss Alleged Sexual Relationship With Student In 1990s
Did Tim Walz's school board meet to discuss his alleged sexual relationship with a male student? No, that's not true: There's no credible evidence or verified reports that the Alliance Public Schools Board of Education in Nebraska, where
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bob Woodward Did NOT Tweet About Trump Wearing Incontinence Underpants — Tweet Is From A Parody Creator
Did journalist Bob Woodward tweet about Donald Trump wearing incontinence underpants? No, that's not true: Earlier versions of the tweet made it clear that its creator -- not Woodward -- was someone who specializes in anti-Trump parody. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Altered Party Photo Of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Has Kamala Harris Added In The Place of Misa Hylton
Does a photo show that Kamala Harris and Sean "Diddy" Combs posed together at a party? No, that's not true: This photo has been edited. The original photo from 2019 was taken at Combs' 50th birthday party, where Combs was standing next to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Costco Is Refusing To Accept Returns Of Toilet Paper, Other Items Due To Hurricane Milton — Sign Appeared In 2020
Is retail chain Costco refusing to accept returns on toilet paper, paper towels, sanitizing wipes and other items amid the "chaos" caused by Hurricane Milton? No, that's not true: A sign stating that Costco will not give customers a refun
PolitiFact→ Byron Donalds – Fact-checking misleading claims about Black wage gains under Donald Trump
“Wages adjusted for inflation were massively up under Donald Trump for Black men. … The (Black-white) wage gap in 2019 was actually shrinking under Donald Trump's administration.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: C-17 With Helene Supplies NOT Just For Photo Op For Kamala Harris — Plane Had Issues, Supplies Flown To Storm Victims Next Day
Was a C-17 aircraft loaded with supplies for Hurricane Helene victims but never delivered just to give Vice President Kamala Harris a photo opportunity? No, that's not true: The plane Harris took photos with had maintenance issues and did
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Annual State of The Dispatch
Join us tonight for Steve and Jonah’s look back at the last year.
Full Fact→ NHS England report on waiting lists confuses patients and cases
An interactive report available on the NHS England website claims to show the number of patients awaiting treatment, but uses figures for the number of cases instead.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Hurricane Milton devastated Florida, but these videos don’t show that
Video clips show Hurricane Milton hitting Florida “with wind speed 185 mph as Category 5”
PolitiFact→ 2024 election fact-checks: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump on campaign trail
PolitiFact is fact-checking the run-up to Election Day 2024. Follow along for our latest updates, fact-checks and stories.
The Dispatch→ Can Don Bacon Survive a Tough Reelection Battle?
The swing-district Nebraska Republican has faced attacks from Democrats and Republicans alike.
FactCheck.org→ Meme Rehashes Old, False Claim That J6 Committee Destroyed Evidence
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take The House committee that investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, issued a more than 800-page report presenting and analyzing the evidence about wh
Full Fact→ No, the Northern Lights aren’t caused by HAARP
The Northern Lights appeared in the UK again after a severe geomagnetic storm produced by the sun.
Health Feedback→ Viral claim by Dr. Sebi misleads on the effects of cortisol in the body, recommends unproven moringa supplement to lower cortisol levels
REVIEW A Facebook reel posted in early October 2024 claimed that a drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera) supplement lowers cortisol levels, relieving symptoms such as bad breath, body odor, hair loss, lack of energy, brain fog, and difficulty sleeping.
The Dispatch→ Hezbollah Launches Deadly Drone Attack as IDF Renews Push in Gaza
Israel also continues its operations in Lebanon, now backed by the Biden administration.
Full Fact→ Video does not show Kamala Harris adjusting ‘earphone earrings’ prior to presidential debate
Misleading posts have made false claims about the Democratic presidential nominee using a 2019 video clip.
The Dispatch→ Gun Salad Kits
Live at Columbia Law School.
The Dispatch→ Social Policy Experts: Trump and Harris Will Offer a Mix Bag
A Dispatch symposium.
The Dispatch→ The Chagos Islands Handover Is a Gift to China
The U.K. is returning control of the islands to tiny Mauritius, which has been drawing closer to the Xi regime.
The Dispatch→ Tippecanoe and Harris Too
What the election of 1840 can teach us about how parties change.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media Posts Do NOT Provide Authentic Emails About A Purported Sexual Assault Allegation Against Tim Walz
Do X posts by the account @DocNetyoutube provide screenshots of authentic emails to prove a former student has alleged Tim Walz sexually abused him at a 1995 Indigo Girls concert? No, that's not true: There's strong evidence the screensho
PolitiFact→ A ‘third assassination attempt’ against Trump? Here’s what we know about California arrest
A California sheriff said his deputies may have thwarted a “third assassination attempt” against former President Donald Trump. The man who was arrested, a fervent Trump supporter, said that’s not true and that federal agents have not charged him.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Kamala Harris’ $25K First-Time Buyer Plan Excludes Those Whose Relatives Have Owned Homes
Does the "fine print" on Kamala Harris' plan of $25,000 for first-time homeowners say a person is not eligible if they have a relative who has ever owned a home? No, that's not true: There is no proof that the plan has restrictions on peo
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ Univision town hall with Latino voters
How accurate were Vice President Kamala Harris’ statements at the town hall on Univision Noticias? We verified some of them.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tim Walz, Douglas Emhoff Did NOT Get Their Orders For Free At Arizona Cafe
Did Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff get their orders for free from an Arizona cafe, as implied by a video on X? No, that's not true: A cafe manager told Lead Stories that the group's tab w
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photos of Disney World ‘destroyed’ by Hurricane Milton originated as satire
Photos show that Disney World was “destroyed by Hurricane Milton.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ex-CIA Director Did NOT Say Government Uses Stratospheric Aerosol Injection To Control Weather
Did former CIA Director John Brennan reveal that the U.S. government uses Stratospheric Aerosol Injection, a hypothetical geoengineering technology, to control the weather? No, that's not true: A full video of his 2016 speech shows that B
PolitiFact→ Are foreign adversaries China and Russia amplifying hurricane misinformation? Early signs say yes
After Hurricanes Helene and Milton left paths of destruction and misinformation, researchers say they’ve seen early evidence that China and Russia amplified false social media claims about the storms, as they had after other disasters.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Scene From ‘The Simpsons’ Shows Depiction Of Hurricane Milton — Authentic Scene Shows ‘Hurricane Barbara’
Did a scene from an episode of "The Simpsons" predict Hurricane Milton by showing that name on-screen during a Kent Brockman news broadcast segment? No, that's not true: A clip from the episode was altered to add the words "Hurricane Milt
The Dispatch→ The Battle for the ‘Burbs of Pennsylvania
Both Democrats and Republicans are using the ground game to reach voters who have reset.
Full Fact→ Picture of Tel Aviv ‘up in flames’ is from Moscow terror attack
The image is unrelated to the recent conflict in the Middle East.
Full Fact→ No evidence IDF chief Herzi Halevi is dead
Rumours have spread that Lt Gen Halevi was killed after a Hezbollah drone attack in Israel on Sunday evening.
The Dispatch→ The One Who Will Not Give His Consent
Some thoughts on this embarrassing mess of an election.
The Dispatch→ Eric Adams Faces Pressure to Resign After Indictment
Amid additional resignations by his inner circle, the NYC mayor remains defiant.
The Dispatch→ The Deciders
When the CEO meets the president.
The Dispatch→ What Are We Talking About When We Talk About a Political ‘Realignment’?
We imagine a seismic shift, but parties change in more gradual—and interesting—ways.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claims that Kid Rock aided storm victims while Taylor Swift did nothing originated as satire
"Kid Rock heads to North Carolina with Millions in supplies. Taylor Swift Nowhere to be Found.”
FactCheck.org→ Misinformation Floods Hurricane Season
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The 2024 hurricane season has brought with it a deluge of conspiracy theories and false or misleading claims about storms that have devastated some parts of the country and killed h