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The Dispatch→ 2015 and 2023: Donald Trump On the Eve of Primary Season
Plus: Rep. Alex Mooney’s true-conservative pitch against Gov. Jim Justice in West Virginia’s Senate primary.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy JAG Did NOT Arrest Stephen Colbert On November 25, 2023
Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps place talk show host Stephen Colbert under arrest for committing treason and defrauding the country as of November 25, 2023? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Calling A 1-800 Number Does NOT Help Get ‘Stimulus Deposit’ — US Government Did NOT Distribute Such Payments In November 2023
Could a call to a hotline number expedite receiving a "stimulus deposit" in November 2023? No, that's not true: The federal government was not distributing such payments as of this writing. The toll-free number shared on social media was
Logically→ Iceland halted the use of Moderna vaccines in 2021, not 2023.
Logically→ Iceland halted the use of Moderna vaccines in 2021, not 2023.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT ‘Bomb Big Pharma in Ukraine’ For ‘Suspected’ COVID-19 Vaccine Production In 2023 — Farmak’s Warehouse Was Hit In 2022 During Nearby Battle
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin order "the destruction of a Kyiv pharmaceutical laboratory suspected of manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines" owned by Farmak, one of Ukraine's major companies selling medical products, in November 2023? No
Logically→ 2018 video shared as Congress conceding defeat to BRS in 2023 Telangana elections
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Palestinian Child Detained By Israeli Soldiers Is NOT From 2023 — This Incident Was In 2018
Was a 3-year-old Palestinian child detained in 2023 in the West Bank by Israeli soldiers as shown in a video? No, that's not true: This incident did happen in the town of Hebron in the West Bank; but it happened in 2018. As recorded in t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The US Is NOT ‘Planning To Ban Meat By 2023 To Combat Climate Change’
Did the United States introduce a plan in November 2023 to ban meat consumption nationwide? No, that's not true: The claim implying that New York City's Mayor Eric Adams was somehow involved in a purported federal incentive is not support
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Apeel Food Coating Being Applied To Produce In 2023 — Demo Of How Food Replicas Made In Japan
Does a video show Apeel coating applied to a cabbage? No, that's not true: The cabbage in the video is not real, and it's not meant to be eaten. The footage shows a way to make food samples for display, and it's from Japan, not the United
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IRS Is NOT Issuing ‘Fourth Round’ Of Stimulus Checks In 10 States On November 30, 2023
Will 10 states be issuing a fourth round of IRS stimulus checks on November 30, 2023? No, that's not true: There is no 2023 federal tax benefit stimulus program from the IRS nor are all the states listed in a social media post issuing the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Trump Endorsed A Nearly $300 Water Filter In November 2023
Did former President Donald Trump advertise a water filter on Facebook? No, that's not true: Outside of the post making such a claim, Lead Stories did not find any evidence confirming that. A video with a Trump-sounding narration likely u
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Palestinian Health Ministry Did NOT Announce That All ICU Patients Had Died At Al Shifa Hospital In Gaza By November 12, 2023
Did the Ministry of Health in Gaza announce that all the ICU patients at the Al Shifa hospital had died in mid-November 2023 because of Israeli bombardments and cutting off electricity as well as blocking supplies? No, that's not true: Pa
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ನಟ ಕಾರ್ತಿಕ್ ಆರ್ಯನ್ ೨೦೨೩ರ ಮಧ್ಯಪ್ರದೇಶ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಅನ್ನು ಅನುಮೋದಿಸಿಲ್ಲ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Shaq Did NOT Endorse $6,400 Stimulus Check Card In Early November 2023
Did former basketball star and current media personality Shaquille O'Neal promote a stimulus check card? No, that's not true: The video making this claim uses a fake voice. O'Neal did not actually contribute his likeness or his voice to a
Logically→ No, Kartik Aaryan has not endorsed Congress for 2023 Madhya Pradesh elections
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Swastika On Door Of Stabbed Jewish Woman In France In 2023 — It’s From The US In 2017
Does an image shared on social media document a 2023 attack on a French Jewish woman in her home during this year's escalation of Israeli-Palestinian tensions in the Middle East? No, that's not true: The photo predates the 2023 Hamas-Isra
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Un video no muestra a maquilladores y actores fingiendo heridas en Gaza en 2023
Video muestra gente en Gaza en 2023 maquillándose heridas.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy JAG Did NOT Hang ‘250 In October’ 2023
Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) hang "250 Deep State felons in October" 2023? No, that's not true: The website where this claim was made has a disclaimer that states it publishes satirical content. Fictional stories
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘British Policeman’ ‘Set On Fire At A Hamas Demonstration’ In 2023
Does a video on social media show a British law enforcement officer engulfed in flames during a rally related to the 2023 Hamas-Israel war? No, that's not true: The footage predates the conflict and the incident occurred far from the Midd
The Dispatch→ Video: Election Night 2023
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Lead Advisor To The World Economic Forum’ Revealing Plan To Hook ‘Useless People’ On Drugs And Video Games In 2023
Did a video on social media capture "the lead advisor to the World Economic Forum" advocating for making "useless people" addicted to drugs and video games? No, that's not true: The recording showed a pre-pandemic discussion about the soc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israel ‘Blowing Up People In Hospitals’ After Hamas Attack in October 2023 — Scenes Are From Syria’s Civil War Years Earlier
Does a video on social media show Israel "blowing up people in hospitals" in the aftermath of the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: The video shows scenes that can be traced to Omar bin Abdulaziz Hospital in Aleppo, Sy
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: October 2023 Titanic Magazine Cover Does NOT Show Cartoon Of People In Zelenskyy Masks Begging For Candy
Does the cover of the October 2023 issue of the German satirical magazine Titanic feature a cartoon of people wearing masks depicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with a title that translates to "This time there won't be enoug
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Video shows 2020 protesters invited into someone’s home, not 2023 rioters breaking in
Video shows “rioters rush people’s houses” Oct. 28 in Washington D.C.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write On November 2, 2023, That He Would Nominate Judge Cannon To Supreme Court
Did former President Donald Trump write on November 2, 2023, that he would nominate Judge Aileen Cannon, the federal judge overseeing his classified documents case in Florida, to the Supreme Court? No, that's not true: Trump's purported T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO ‘Balfour Lease’ For Israel That Ended On October 31, 2023
Is there a "Balfour lease" for Israel that expired on October 31, 2023? No, that's not true: Israel's creation did not stem from any agreement indicating that its land is temporary. There is a Balfour Declaration, a statement made by the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Yemen Did NOT Declare War On Israel In October 2023 — It Was The Houthi Movement, Not Internationally Recognized As Yemen’s Government
Did Yemen officially declare war on Israel in October 2023? No, that's not true: No credible sources have reported that as of November 1, 2023. Posts on social media making the claim misrepresented the role of the Houthi movement, which t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Rioters’ Forcibly Entering DC Home On October 28, 2023 — Homeowner Welcomed Them In During 2020 Demonstration
Did protesters in Washington, D.C., riot and rush people into a house on October 28, 2023, as a video on Instagram claims to show? No, that's not true: The video is from a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest. The homeowner told television sta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Attack On Gas Station In Israel In 2023 — It Is 2014 Footage From Russia
Does a viral social media video show an Iranian attack on a "petrol pump" in Israel in 2023? No, that's not true: The footage is from 2014 and showed an explosion at a gas station in Makhachkala, capital of the Russian republic of Dagesta
The Dispatch→ Member Discussion for “The Big Short” — February 2023
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The Dispatch→ Member Discussion for “American Prometheus” — January 2023
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The Dispatch→ Member Discussion for “Killers of the Flower Moon” – December 2023
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The Dispatch→ Member Discussion for “The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams” — November 2023
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Police Pushing Crowds In Gaza In October 2023 — It Was Filmed Months Before In East Jerusalem
Does a video on social media depict Israeli law enforcement grappling with people in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip in October 2023? No, that's not true: The video was first posted online in April 2023. The footage shows clashes with Chr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Gaza ‘Corpse … Texting On His Phone’ — Image Predates 2023 Conflict
Was a "corpse" in Gaza captured on camera "texting on his phone" in October 2023, amid the Hamas-Israel conflict? No, that's not true: This photo has appeared on social media since at least November 2022 -- 11 months prior to the conflict
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Black Flag Over Iran’s Razavi Shrine Was NOT Call For War To All Muslims In October 2023 — Claim Misrepresented Its Meaning
Was a black flag that appeared over Razavi Shrine in Iran in October 2023 meant to express a "call to all of Islam for War"? No, that's not true: In this particular case, it was a symbol of mourning, as the Facebook account for the shrine
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Arrest Of Lewiston, Maine, Shooting Suspect Robert Card On October 25, 2023 — Suspect Still Being Sought A Day After Claim Was Posted
Does a video that began circulating on October 25, 2023, show the arrest of Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting suspect Robert Card? No, that's not true: Card was still at large at the time of writing on October 26, 2023. A manhunt was ongoing
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Barcelona Clash Between Pro-Palestine Protesters, Police In 2023 — It’s Footage Of A COVID Anti-Lockdown Protest
Does a video show a dispute between pro-Palestinian protesters and police in Barcelona, Spain, during the 2023 Hamas-Israel conflict? No, that's not true: The video dates back to 2020, almost three years before the conflict arising from H