Did the U.S. military arrest "several Deep Staters" who attended President Joe Biden's state dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron on December 1, 2022? No, that's not true: The U.S. military is not allowed to arrest civilians. This
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Gold Standard’ Scientific Trial Does NOT Prove N95, Surgical Masks Ineffective In Preventing COVID-19 Transmission
Does a "gold standard" scientific trial prove that N95 respirators and surgical masks are ineffective at preventing the spread of COVID-19? No, that's not true: This claim misrepresents the intent and findings of the trial, the study auth
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fact Check: U.S. Special Forces Did NOT Detain Nancy Pelosi On Charges Of Treason, Conspiracy
Did U.S. Special Forces take House Speaker Nancy Pelosi into custody after the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps charged her with "multiple counts of treason and seditious conspiracy"? No, that's not true: A representative of the U
Health Feedback→ Mask-wearing helps to reduce the spread of COVID-19; social media posts misinterpreted Annals of Internal Medicine study on N95 respirators
REVIEW A study in the peer-reviewed journal Annals of Internal Medicine, published at the end of November 2022, generated renewed discussion over the effectiveness of mask-wearing against COVID-19[1]. According to the social media analytics tool Buz
Full Fact→ Post about child cyclist injured in ‘hit and run’ is fake
The two photographs in the post were taken many years apart in Australia.
Full Fact→ Nadhim Zahawi includes extra earnings in figure for nurse ‘starting salary’
Nadhim Zahawi claimed that the starting salary of a newly qualified nurse increased to £31,000 following the recent £1,400 pay award.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Lame Duck Edition
Join our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Dispatch Live: Lame Duck Edition appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Mike Pence – Pence’s claim about a 90% drop in illegal immigration during Trump administration is wrong
The border wall and the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy “reduced illegal immigration by 90%.”
PolitiFact→ Jeh Johnson – Jeh Johnson wrong that asylum cases’ approval is ‘only about 20%’
“Only about 20%” of people who apply for asylum qualify for it.
The Dispatch→ The Islamic World’s Uyghur Silence
Muslim-majority nations turn their backs on China’s Uyghurs while decrying Islamophobia in the West.The post The Islamic World’s Uyghur Silence appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The Forgotten Neighborhood
Understanding place-based dynamics can help us address social breakdown.The post The Forgotten Neighborhood appeared first on The Dispatch.
Washington Post→ For Trump, the Constitution is malleable
Trump recently said that the Constitution should be terminated. We review how his view of the document has waxed and waned over the years.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Fan Exposing Her Breasts At 2022 World Cup In Qatar
Does this video show a woman exposing her breasts at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, for which she was arrested? No, that is not true: the video began circulating on social media more than a year before the World Cup and appears to have been
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: "Handled" and "Removed" Tweets in "Twitter Files" Were Hunter Biden Nudes Distributed Without Consent in Violation of Twitter Rules
Did the staff of presidential candidate Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee suppress political speech leading up to the 2020 election against then-President Donald Trump when it requested certain tweets be reviewed? No, that's
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – In-vehicle technology is coming to stop impaired drivers, but it does not involve law enforcement
The 2021 infrastructure bill requires all new vehicles to have kill switches that will stop vehicle operation and alert law enforcement when drivers are impaired.
PolitiFact→ Kanye West – Yes, Hitler was responsible for the deaths of six million Jewish people in the Holocaust
Hitler “didn’t kill 6 million Jews” and “the Holocaust is not what happened.”
Truth or Fiction?→ DeSantis Lawyers ‘Define Woke’
On December 3 2022, tweets and posts appeared about attorneys for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) being “forced” to define the popular descriptor “woke,” purportedly responding that it was “the belief there are systemi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Swastika-Shaped Decoration Is NOT Nazi Symbol On Christmas Tree In Latvia
Is a swastika-shaped decoration on a Christmas tree in Latvia a Nazi symbol? No, that's not true: The symbol has been a part of the history and mythology of Latvia since the third century. A tree in Latvia this year was decorated with the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dolly Parton Has NOT Passed Away As Of December 5, 2022
Has Dolly Parton, a country music hall-of-famer, passed away as of December 5, 2022? No, that's not true: Parton has been active on her verified social media accounts since the claim was published. There have also been no credible news or
AllSides→ Crypto CEOs’ and Founders’ ‘Sudden Deaths’—What We Do Know, What We Don’t
https://www.newsweek.com/crypto-ceos-founders-sudden-deathswhat-we-do-know-what-we-dont-1763586 News of
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos?
On Dec. 7, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Moore v. Harper, a North Carolina redistricting case that centers on the independent state legislature theory. The outcome could upend longstanding practices in elections. Here’s a primer.
Poynter→ Are these photos from the Arctic accurate?
Climate change is on everyone’s radar, so it is perhaps obvious why the following Tweet recently went viral: “Two photos of the arctic taken 100 years apart showing the dramatic […] The post Are these photos from the Arctic accurate? appear
Truth or Fiction?→ Moore County Substation Attack: What We Know So Far
On the night of December 3 2022, residents of North Carolina’s Moore County lost power; subsequently, the Moore County Sheriff’s Office published a Facebook post indicating that the loss of power was being investigated as a “criminal
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Cup German National Team’s Plane NOT Banned From Landing In Qatar For FIFA Because Of Its Diversity Logo, Mural
Did Qatar ban the German team's plane landing there for the FIFA World Cup because of the aircraft's inclusive logo and mural? No, that's not true: The plane left Frankfurt, Germany, and landed in Muscat, Oman, for training in mid-Novembe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi, ‘Other Deep Staters’ Were NOT Arrested By US Military At Biden Banquet On December 1, 2022
Were Nancy Pelosi and "other Deep Staters" arrested at a President Joe Biden banquet in a faux White House owned by filmmaker Tyler Perry? No, that's not true: No branch of the U.S. military is allowed to arrest civilians, per the Posse C
PolitiFact→ Jill Underly – Wisconsin schools chief touts silver lining, but scores did not buck national trend
“Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Low Serial Number ‘Holocaust Tatt(…)’ Does NOT Prove There Were Fewer Victims
Does a low serial number of the Nazi concentration camp tattoo disprove the scale of the Holocaust? No, that's not true: Those serial numbers are irrelevant to estimating the death toll among the Jewish population because most of the vict
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Economic Forum Chief Klaus Schwab Did NOT Suffer ‘Second’ Heart Attack
Did World Economic Forum (WEF) Chairman Klaus Schwab suffer a second heart attack? No, that's not true: A WEF press spokesman said Schwab has never experienced a heart attack and confirmed that he is in "good health." The claim appeared i
Logically→ Oxfordshire County Council approved plans for climate lockdowns.
There is no evidence that such measures are being planned. The measure in question is intended to reduce traffic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ronald Reagan Is NOT Denying Holocaust In This Clip
Did former President Ronald Reagan deny that 6 million Jewish people were killed in concentration camps during World War II? No, that's not true: There is missing context to this video. A transcript of this event shows that Reagan is answ
Logically→ Saudi Arabian football players will each receive a Rolls Royce as a gift for their win against Argentina in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Saudi Arabia made no such public announcement that gifts have been announced for the national football team. The team has also dismissed the rumor.
Logically→ Recent U.K. census data is evidence of the Great Replacement theory.
There is no reasonable basis on which to interpret the census results as evidence of a Great Replacement.
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Charlotte Lawson
Charlotte responds to questions from members about the University of Virginia, classic rock, and life in Turkey. The post The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Charlotte Lawson appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud issued a death threat to Saudi Arabian football team players if they lost to Poland in the 2022 World Cup.
The original video of the Saudi Prince encouraging his national football players has been edited to include audio in English to claim as such.
Full Fact→ Full Fact becomes first team to receive British Academy award historically awarded to individuals
The British Academy has awarded its prestigious President’s Medal for the first time to an organisation, Full Fact, rather than an individual in recognition of the team’s vital work combating misinfor
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccine causes ALS
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Logically→ This photo shows chief designer Lotta Volkova posing for the 2022 Balenciaga ad campaign.
Volkova has not worked with Balenciaga since 2018 and is not the model in the crimson outfit. The photo is from the 2016 China Fashion Week.
Logically→ Three Ukrainian football fans were arrested for Nazi graffiti at the World Cup stadium in Qatar.
Several independent analysts and news outlets, including Al Jazeera itself, have confirmed that this video is fake.
Logically→ Lionel Messi gave his Man of the Match award to teammate Mac Allister after the Poland vs. Argentina match at FIFA World Cup 2022.
Allister was the man of the match for scoring a goal against Poland and helping the team secure a position in the top 16 at the world cup.
The Dispatch→ Unpopular Populists and the Authenticity Trap
Who gets to speak for silent majorities?The post Unpopular Populists and the Authenticity Trap appeared first on The Dispatch.