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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Misspeak While Meeting With Striking Autoworkers — He Was Misquoted In Online Post
Did President Joe Biden misspeak while addressing a picket line of striking United Auto Workers (UAW) in Michigan on September 26, 2023, saying that while he had marched in other UAW picket lines it was the "first time I've ever done it i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Ukraine Uses ‘New Body Armor Designed For Its Pregnant Women Fighters’ — It’s Just For Female Military Personnel
Does a viral video prove that Ukraine now employs bulletproof vests specifically made for "pregnant women fighters"? No, that's not true: The post on social media misleads audiences about the new body armor's design -- it was made not for
The Dispatch→ The Consolidation Debate
The end for DeSantis, the beginning for Haley?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A video claims to show Merrick Garland facing a ‘lying charge.’ That’s not true
A video proves U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland faces “a lying charge” after giving a fake number to Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., at a hearing.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Offering Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelan migrants does not ‘grant voting rights’
“Joe Biden grants voting rights to 500,000 invaders.”
PolitiFact→ Will Social Security checks go out if there’s a government shutdown?
If the government shuts down, will Social Security checks go out? Yes, that’s the plan.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Confirm 143,233% Increase in ‘Turbo-Cancers’ Due to ‘mRNA Jabs’
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirm a "143,233% increase in turbo-cancers due to mRNA jabs," including COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: A CDC spokesperson confirmed to Lead Stories that "There is no evi
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Looming Government Shutdown
The federal government is heading to a shutdown, if Congress doesn’t pass funding legislation by the time the clock strikes midnight on Sept. 30. We’ll explain what that means and what government services could be affected. What is a g
The Dispatch→ Did Venezuela Free Prisoners So They Could Infiltrate the United States?
A viral video uses legitimate footage to make a false claim.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ An AI image of Sen. Rand Paul in a bathrobe is circulating online after Senate drops dress code
CLAIM: A photo shows U.S. Sen. Rand Paul sitting on the Capitol steps in a red bathrobe. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Clinton And Pope Francis Did NOT Call For ‘Urgent Depopulation’ To Save The Planet
Did Bill Clinton and Pope Francis call for "urgent depopulation" to save the planet? No, that's not true: The pope and former President Clinton had a public conversation in September 2023 during the Clinton Global Initiative 2023 meeting
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: McCarthy Can’t Keep His House in Order
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this project isn’t proof your money will be confiscated and replaced with a ‘digital dollar’
Under Project Hamilton, “every dollar you hold in your bank account, your wallet and even your retirement” will be confiscated and “replaced with a dangerous new totally digital dollar.”
The Dispatch→ Squeezing the Speaker
Why a small minority has such power over Kevin McCarthy.
PolitiFact→ Jim Justice – Did West Virginia’s unemployment rate hit a record low on Jim Justice’s watch?
“Under Jim Justice,” West Virginia had “the lowest unemployment rate in state history.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Ukraine support during a shutdown does not mean an end for essential services in the U.S.
U.S. aid to Ukraine will continue during a government shutdown, but programs for food stamps, transportation, education, justice, environmental protection and homelessness will not.
Full Fact→ Missing man hoax appeals for ‘Walter Peters’ recirculate with different photo
The hoax has been posted in community groups across the UK and abroad.
The Dispatch→ On the Brink of a Government Shutdown
No pain, no leverage.
PolitiFact→ Tracking Vivek Ramaswamy's shifting stances on Trump, Hunter Biden, TikTok and more
Vivek Ramaswamy says opponents and media mischaracterize his positions. But we found examples of when his views have shifted on former President Donald Trump, Hunter Biden, TikTok and more.
Logically→ Old video from U.K. shared as ‘Khalistanis threatening Gujaratis in Canada’
The Dispatch→ Footage Depicting Combat Between Russia and Ukraine Is Actually From Video Games
Facebook users are sharing the clips as though they are real.
Logically→ There is no proof that neo-Nazi Kent McLellan has fought in Ukraine
PolitiFact→ Could a President Vivek Ramaswamy lay off 75% of federal workers by himself?
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy says he will lay off three-quarters of the federal workforce if he is elected president. Experts are skeptical he could do it without Congress’ consent.
Logically→ বিজেপি সমৰ্থকে কানাডাৰ বিৰুদ্ধে কানাৰা বেংকৰ সন্মুখত প্ৰতিবাদ কৰা বুলি পুৰণি, সম্পাদিত ফটো প্ৰচাৰ
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಭಾರತದೊಂದಿಗಿನ ರಾಜತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಬಿಕ್ಕಟ್ಟಿನ ನಡುವೆ ಕೆನಡಾ ಆರ್.ಎಸ್.ಎಸ್ ಅನ್ನು ನಿಷೇಧಿಸಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ Old image of bridge collapse in Madhya Pradesh shared as from Gujarat’s Surendranagar
Logically→ Edited photo shared claiming BJP workers protested against Canada outside Canara Bank
Logically→ ఆసియా కప్పు 2023 ఫైనల్ మ్యాచ్ ‘ఫిక్స్’ అయ్యిందని వసీం అక్రం ఆరోపించలేదు
The Dispatch→ Unpacking the Menendez Indictment
The New Jersey senator faces another round of bribery charges, and Democrats are split on his next move.
Logically→ No, a trader did not throw real diamonds on the streets in Gujarat
Logically→ India-Canada row: 2021 image of protestors burning Kannada flag shared to mock BJP
Logically→ इंडोनेशिया में छात्रा से मारपीट के वीडियो को फ़र्ज़ी दावे से भारत का बताकर शेयर किया गया
The Dispatch→ The Grievances Podcast
Is banning drag queens unconstitutional?
The Dispatch→ Russian Propaganda Targets the Use of Depleted Uranium in Ukraine
The munitions aren’t prohibited and are considered conventional munitions.
The Dispatch→ A Classless Society, Indeed
America is taking an increasingly quick trip from authenticity to having no class.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Picture Does NOT Show Sen. Rand Paul In Bathrobe — It’s AI-Generated
Did Senator Rand Paul show up to work at the U.S. Capitol barefoot wearing a red bathrobe as an apparent comment on a change to the Senate's dress code? No, that's not true: This is an AI-generated image. The poster of this on X admitted
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Arizona’s governor hasn’t been ‘indicted’ by the state senate, contrary to viral claim
Social media users are falsely claiming Arizona’s governor has been “indicted” by local lawmakers. But the Republican leadership in Arizona’s state Senate say no such indictment has been issued.
The Dispatch→ Uncomfortably Numb
Trump’s getting worse. Not enough people care.
PolitiFact→ ¿El desempleo hispano ha disminuido a la mitad bajo Joe Biden? Eso es Mayormente Cierto
Un anuncio de la campaña de Joe Biden afirma que, desde que asumió el cargo, el desempleo latino se ha reducido a la mitad. Eso es Mayormente Cierto.