Does a supposed map of America, purportedly from 1500, prove that Antarctica was inhabited by people for centuries? No, that's not true: The map that is shown in a social media post is not from the 1500s. It is a fake map created by the E
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The Dispatch→ The Two Michaels
Everyone loves a convert.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Attend Daughter Ivanka’s Graduation — Post Implying Otherwise Ignores Second Photo
Does a photo from Ivanka Trump's graduation, with Donald Trump not shown, prove that Trump did not attend his daughter's commencement ceremony? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found Ivanka Trump's Facebook photo album documenting her 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israel Did NOT Vote ‘For Palestine’ In October 2023 UN Security Council Session — Post Misrepresents Council’s President’s Spoken Mistake
Does a viral video prove that Israel voted "for Palestine" during a United Nations Security Council meeting? No, that's not true: In the meeting the then-president of the U.N. Security Council read a list of the countries supporting a res
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, John Mellencamp wasn’t booed off stage for praising Joe Biden
John Mellencamp was “booed off stage for praising Joe Biden.”
PolitiFact→ Biden in Tampa: Fact-checks of his claims on abortion, Trump
In a campaign stop in Tampa, Florida, President Joe Biden focused on former President Donald Trump’s stance on abortion. But some of Biden’s assertions missed the mark.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video compilation does not show footage of Dubai 2024 flooding
Video compilation shows a tornado and storms in Dubai on April 17.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Mine games: Photo shows extraction site for copper, not lithium
A photo shows a mine for “lithium for electric cars.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Kelly Clarkson isn’t promoting weight loss gummies or other diet products. Such claims are scams
Kelly Clarkson is promoting weight loss gummies or other diet products.
The Dispatch→ Claims That Vaccines Include Dangerous Levels of Aluminum Are False
None of the vaccines mentioned in a Facebook post contain more aluminum than regulations allow.
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is wrong about a ban on NIH research about mass shootings
“Congress prohibits the NIH from researching the cause of mass shootings.”
Full Fact→ Council websites wrong on how to vote in mayoral and police commissioner elections
A Full Fact investigation reveals that earlier this month at least nine council websites incorrectly claimed mayoral or police commissioner elections use the ‘Supplementary Vote’ system.
The Dispatch→ Columbia Roiled By Antisemitism
An anti-Israel encampment has sparked copycats at elite universities across the country.
The Dispatch→ Lady Law and Homeless Encampments
"We need more shelter, we need more beds, and we need more mental health inpatient treatment."
The Dispatch→ What Kind of Desperado Is Donald Trump?
His supporters have turned his bad behavior into a mark of honor. What if he is convicted?
The Dispatch→ Mike Johnson Tries to Do the Impossible
Could the speaker open the door to a new era of deliberation for the House?
The Dispatch→ Can the Supreme Court Provide Clarity on Abortion in Life-Threatening Cases?
Two years after Dobbs, there is still confusion about what exceptions to state abortion laws allow.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Exercise And Diet Do NOT Cure Type 1 Diabetes
Can exercise and diet cure Type I diabetes? No, that's not true: At the time of this writing, there is no known cure for diabetes, medical experts told Lead Stories. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Mayo Clinic both
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video showing drone stuck in wires isn’t from Iran’s April 13 attack on Israel
Video shows Iranian drone sent to Israel stuck in a powerline in Iraq.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ben Carson Did NOT Endorse Cure For Tinnitus, Hearing Loss — Audio Is AI-Generated
Did Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and former Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary, endorse a cure for tinnitus and hearing loss? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Carson called the video a "scam and completely fa
FactCheck.org→ House Majority PAC
Political leanings: Democratic 2022 total spending: $181.6 million The House Majority PAC was founded in April 2011 by Alixandria Lapp, a former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee official. In 2023, Lapp stepped down as the political
The Dispatch→ Claims About China Buying U.S. Farmland Ignore Important Context
It’s true that Chinese investors own about 380,000 acres in the U.S., but other foreign investors own much more land.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hush-Money Trial Judge Did NOT Say To Trump, ‘You Didn’t Attend The Graduations Of Your Other Four Children’
Did the hush-money trial judge say that Donald Trump missed the graduations of his older children, in response to the former president's request that he be allowed to attend youngest son Barron's graduation? No, that's not true: As previo
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This claim isn’t worth its salt; table condiment has neither sand nor glass
Morton Salt and other plain and iodized table salts contain 25% sand and 25% glass that cut up “your arterial and venous network and that’s how you get high blood pressure.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lainey Wilson Has NOT Endorsed Weight-Loss Gummies
Did American singer-songwriter Lainey Wilson endorse weight-loss gummies in a video posted on Facebook? No, that's not true: The audio has been edited from a video originally posted on Wilson's Instagram page. In June 2023, Wilson issued
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tamela Mann Has NOT Promoted Weight Loss Gummies
Did gospel singer Tamela Mann endorse weight loss gummies? No, that's not true: Mann publicly refuted that she promoted weight loss gummies. Mann and several other celebrities are falsely tied to weight loss or keto gummy endorsements. Th
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Aaron Rodgers, who repeated Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false claims about HIV/AIDS
NFL player Aaron Rodgers recently claimed that a drug used to treat HIV was “killing people” in the 1980s. He cited independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his source. Here’s why that’s wrong.
The Dispatch→ Ukraine Aid Vote Ramps Up Tension Within the GOP
Mike Johnson could yet face a challenge to his speakership.
Full Fact→ No Evidence WEF chairman Klaus Schwab ‘severely ill’ in hospital as claimed
The chairman of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, is not dead or in hospital, despite some claims online.
PolitiFact→ The Supreme Court will decide Donald Trump’s immunity case. Here are the arguments
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers will appear April 25 before the Supreme Court to argue Trump’s case for legal immunity from prosecution. Here’s a rundown of arguments from both sides.
Full Fact→ Screenshots of Sky News posts calling Bondi attack terrorism are fake
The screenshots supposedly show Sky News referring to the incident as a “terrorist attack” before the suspect was identified and confirmed not to be a Muslim.
Full Fact→ Video of fires does not show impact of Iran missile strike on Israel
The clip appears to show footage of wildfires that occurred in Chile in February 2024.
Health Feedback→ Current evidence shows COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase risk of sudden cardiac death
REVIEW In April 2024, a copy of a New Jersey doctor’s office policy regarding sports physicals for student athletes circulated on social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. The policy stated that “Covid vaccinations affect your risk” of
Full Fact→ Sydney student misidentified as Bondi attacker in viral online claims
Benjamin Cohen was falsely identified as the killer in viral social media posts and by a national TV network in Australia.
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Are 75% of guns used in school shootings found unsecured in homes? Experts say more data is needed
“As many as 75% of school shootings resulted from a gun that was not secured.”
The Dispatch→ Pinching Pennies for Putin
J.D. Vance pretends to be a fiscal conservative in his quest against foreign aid.
The Dispatch→ House Passes Trio of Foreign Aid Bills
What do the bipartisan pieces of legislation actually do?
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch and The Bulwark Walk Into a Bar…
"I think the Republicans brought this on themselves and they do this so often."
The Dispatch→ The Cass Review Won’t Fade Away
How youth gender medicine broke almost every liberal institution it touched.
The Dispatch→ Ukraine Aid Could Cost Mike Johnson the Speakership
'You do the right thing, and you let the chips fall where they may.'