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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oprah Winfrey NOT Dead As Of January 17, 2025
Has Oprah Winfrey died as of January 17, 2025, as implied by viral social media posts? No, that's not true: An article attached to a post implying that Winfrey died did not provide evidence of her supposed death nor mention anywhere in th
FactCheck.org→ Canada and Mexico Are Helping to Fight California Fires, Contrary to Meme
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Canada and Mexico have sent firefighting crews to help battle the blazes in the Los Angeles area, and Ukraine also has offered assistance. But social media posts misle
The Dispatch→ John Bolton’s Advice for the ‘Continuing Turmoil’ of a Trump Administration
It’s been good vibes since Election Day, but the real work will begin on Monday.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clip Does NOT Prove Biden’s Farewell Address Was Prerecorded
Does a clip showing open computer files prove President Joe Biden's farewell address was prerecorded? No, that's not true: The recording only showed Biden's photo, not the purportedly prerecorded video file with his speech. Plus, a White
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Saying ‘End of Quote’ In Farewell Address Was NOT A Mistake
Did President Joe Biden err in saying "end of quote" during his farewell address on January 15, 2025, as some social media posts suggested? No, that's not true: Speakers often say "end of quote" to show they've finished quoting someone el
The Dispatch→ Viral Post Depicting Voting Tallies in Recent Elections Is Misleading
The graphic is outdated and cites incorrect voting tallies for each presidential election year.
Health Feedback→ The human metapneumovirus (hMPV) has been circulating for decades and isn’t a side effect of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
REVIEW In January 2025, a claim began circulating online that Pfizer had “disclosed” human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infections as a side effect of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Human metapneumovirus is a respiratory virus that causes sympt
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Cloud seeding can cause rain, but not somewhere as dry as Los Angeles right now
“If they wanted to stop the fires they would make it rain.”
The Dispatch→ Los Angeles’ Destruction Was Fueled by Bad Policy—and Bad Incentives
Insurance regulations, land management, and other policies didn’t cause the fires but have made things worse.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Welsh Refugee Council Did NOT Create Video Featuring Schoolgirls, Nor Was It Made To ‘Entice Migrant Men’
Did the Welsh Refugee Council create a video involving schoolgirls to "entice migrant men to come to Wales"? No, that's not true: The group said, "We did not create or commission the video currently being circulated." The Welsh government
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Gov. Gavin Newsom did not ‘literally decriminalize looting.’ It remains illegal in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Democrats “literally decriminalized looting.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Posts falsely claim California wildfires were planned to remake Los Angeles ahead of 2028 Olympics
The Los Angeles wildfires were planned in preparation for the 2028 Olympics.
The Dispatch→ Viral Claims About Vaccine Side Effects Are Misleading
An old filing from Pfizer is being misrepresented.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, this still isn’t proof former President Barack Obama was born in Kenya
Image shows former President Barack Obama was born in Kenya.
The Dispatch→ Deadly Demosclerosis
Remnant-brandt and The Dispatch Masters
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Weather Channel Did NOT Show Human Remains On Live Broadcast About January 2025 California Wildfires
Did the Weather Channel show human remains on live TV reporting on California wildfires in January 2025? No, that's not true: The channel denied this, saying it was debris. In response to Lead Stories, its representative shared an image f
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – If wildfires leave blue items unburned, does it prove directed-energy weapons were involved? No
“Blue items that survive” California wildfires are “indicative of DEW's (Directed Energy Weapons)”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this Nevada high school didn’t issue a ‘masturbation notice’ to students
McQueen High School in Nevada issued a “masturbation notice” to students.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of ‘Leadership Team At The Los Angeles Fire Department’ Only Shows 3 Of 14 People In Leadership
Does a photo accurately represent the full leadership team at the Los Angeles Fire Department amid the Los Angeles County January 2025 fires? No, that's missing context: The photo posted on social media shows the current fire chief, a dep
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Administration Did NOT Order LA Airspace ‘Closed To Firefighting Aircraft For Over A Day’ — Temporary Flight Restrictions Are Normal With Air Force One
Did the Biden administration order Los Angeles airspace to be closed "to firefighting aircraft for over a day during his visit" in January 2025? No, that's not true: There was a temporary flight restriction during Biden's visit to the cit
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, California wildfires weren’t deliberately set to build ‘smart cities’ for UN’s 2030 Agenda
Post suggests California wildfires “are a deliberate criminal land grab in preparation for Agenda 2030 and smart cities.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada NOT Owned By The ‘United States Corporation’
Do filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission prove the United States "owns" Canada? No, that's not true: The filings are standard procedure when a foreign country wants to sell securities in the United States. The Form 18-K is s
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Los Angeles wildfires: Threads post falsely claims police are searching for suspect tied to MAGA
The Los Angeles Police Department is “looking for three ‘persons of interest’ all tied to a MAGA website who were spotted at the source of all three major LA fires.”
The Dispatch→ What’s Next for Canada After Trudeau’s Resignation?
Coming elections appear poised to deliver a Conservative victory.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Polio Does NOT Only Spread Through Direct Contact Between ‘Fecal Matter’ And Mouth
Does the polio-causing poliovirus infect people exclusively through direct contact between "fecal matter" and "facial orifices"? No, that's not true: While multiple health agencies say that the fecal-oral route is common, that includes a
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Mark Cuban didn’t move his operations to California because he ‘can’t operate in red states’
“Mark Cuban shifts company from Texas to California: ‘Can’t operate in red states.’”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claim Denmark offered to buy U.S. and give free health care originated as satire
After Donald Trump offered to buy Greenland, “Denmark clapped back saying they’d buy the USA, give us free healthcare, and actually make America great again.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the Cowboys’ head coach isn’t taking over as head coach for the 49ers
Mike McCarthy “to take over as Head Coach for the San Francisco 49ers."
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, 22 states didn’t fail to certify the 2024 presidential election
“22 states will not be certifying the (2024) election.”
The Dispatch→ The Canadian Way
If our northerly neighbor is up for grabs, we should take it.
The Dispatch→ Could Donald Trump Bring Back the Weekly Address?
The president-elect has a chance to revamp a decaying institution.
Full Fact→ New Orleans police chief’s upside down badge is tradition
Posts on social media in the wake of an attack on the US city have suggested the superintendent was pictured mistakenly wearing her badge upside down.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israeli Government Official Did NOT Say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Had Been Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer
Did the head of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's medical team say he had been diagnosed with "grade 3" prostate cancer? No, that's not true: The spokesperson for Netanyahu told Lead Stories he underwent surgery to remove his pr
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Purported Jimmy Carter quote about evangelical Christianity being ‘hijacked’ is from 2005 paraphrase
President Jimmy Carter verbatim said, “evangelical Christianity has been hijacked by people who would have given Jesus himself the boot if he knocked on their door.”
The Dispatch→ The Tragedy of Zvi Kogan and the Triumph of Chabad
What led to an Orthodox rabbi’s murder in the United Arab Emirates?
The Dispatch→ A Charismatic Leader, A Tragic Death, and a Mystical Jewish Movement
Leaning into tradition.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Silicon Valley Administration
How tech moguls and venture capitalists might influence the next Trump term.
Health Feedback→ Facebook meme correctly states that vaccines led to eradication of polio and smallpox, not “natural herd immunity”
REVIEW In early December 2024, social media posts sharing a meme claiming that “Polio and smallpox never reached natural herd immunity” and that these diseases were “eradicated by vaccines” went viral on Facebook. Among posts which recei
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘No Incels’ Poster In New York City Bus Shelter Was NOT A Bluesky Ad
Was a "No Incels" poster that appeared at a bus shelter in New York City an official ad for the social network Bluesky? No, that's not true: The poster was not a paid ad, the contractor that manages city bus shelter advertising told Lead