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The Dispatch→ Assessing Trump’s Latest Claims About the January 6 Capitol Attack
The president-elect made a series of misleading and false claims during his Tuesday press conference.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There's no evidence of a 'second attack' in New Orleans following New Year’s Day attack
“BREAKING: A second attack in New Orleans has been uncovered, police are searching.”
Full Fact→ Video of church being attacked in West Bank not from Christmas 2024
A clip of people throwing stones at a church near Bethlehem has been shared with misleading captions claiming it is a recent incident.
FactCheck.org→ Republicans Wrongly Tie New Orleans Attack to Illegal Immigration; Suspect Was a Citizen
Federal law enforcement officials have identified an Army veteran, who was born in the United States, as the sole person responsible for the Jan. 1 terrorist attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people and injured many more. But some Republican politi
The Dispatch→ New Orleans Reels After New Year’s Attack
A man rammed a car into a crowd, killing 14 people and leaving dozens wounded.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Confirm New Orleans Attack Suspect ‘Crossed Into The US From Mexico’ Two Days Before Rampage
Did federal investigators publicly confirm that the suspect in the January 1, 2025, New Orleans Bourbon Street attack "crossed into the U.S. from Mexico" two days before? No, that's not true: As of January 2, 2025, the FBI said that the s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Orleans Bourbon Street Attacker Was NOT An Immigrant
Was the New Orleans attacker an immigrant, as a social media post implied? No, that's not true: The FBI and President Joe Biden said Shamsud-Din Jabbar was born in Texas and served many years in the United States Army. A widely shared vid
The Dispatch→ Social Media Users Wrongly Identify Victim in Fatal Subway Arson Attack
The deceased victim’s identity has not been made public yet.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Suspected German Christmas Market Attacker Did NOT Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ On Arrest Video
Did a Saudi Arabian immigrant suspected of driving his car into shoppers at a German Christmas market say "Allahu akbar" during a video of his arrest? No, that's not true: Lead Stories reviewed the full 52-second video of a German law enf
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Samir El Hydeouchi NOT Identified As The Driver In Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack — Sam Hyde Hoax
Was Samir El Hydeouchi identified as the suspect in the December 20, 2024, vehicular attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany? No, that's not true: At the time this fact check was written, the suspect was taken into custody and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Pro-Vaccine’ Surgeon Did NOT Die Of COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Heart Attack
Did South African trauma surgeon Dr. Vicky Jennings die after "suffering a sudden heart attack" related to COVID-19 vaccination, as implied by social media posts? No, that's not true: Jennings' colleague and head of department told Lead S
Full Fact→ Arma 3 clips and old footage shared as attacks from Yemen in the Arabian Sea
Posts on social media have been sharing a video game clip and unrelated footage with claims they show attacks from Yemen on the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea.
Full Fact→ Video shows factory fire in West Bank, not Hezbollah attack on Israel
Full Fact traced a video circulating on social media back to reports of a factory fire in Hebron in the West Bank in February.
Full Fact→ Picture supposedly showing recent Tel Aviv missile strike is actually of 2023 attack on Kiryat Shmona
Hezbollah claimed it launched a drone attack on a military base in Tel Aviv recently but there were no indications any drones reached central Israel.
Full Fact→ Old clip of cargo ship fire falsely linked to Houthi attacks
The video showing a ship ablaze has been shared to suggest it was attacked by the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People In Netherlands Celebrating Attacks On Israeli Soccer Fans In Amsterdam
Does video of people chanting and clapping show Netherlands residents celebrating the attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam in early November 2024? No, that's not true: The video predates the violence by several months. It is of a d
Full Fact→ Old video of burning US ship shared with incorrect claims it shows recent attack in Arabian Sea
The footage shows a blaze aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego in 2020, not a recent attack.
FactCheck.org→ Another Deceptive Trump Ad Attacks Harris Using Partial Quotes from News Outlets
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Less than a month after we wrote about a misleading ad that used out-of-context quotes to attack Vice President Kamala Harris on taxes, former President Donald Trump’s campaig
Full Fact→ Video of 2017 Jerusalem lorry attack reshared with suggestion it shows recent incident
The clip being shared is unrelated to a recent incident involving a truck in Tel Aviv.
Full Fact→ Video of ‘Hezbollah attack on petrochemical plant in Israel’ actually shows Israeli airstrike on Yemen port
The footage is from September 2024 and shows the Hudaydah Port in Yemen, not a petrochemical plant in Haifa.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wasn’t hospitalized after a prison attack
“BREAKING: Diddy hospitalized after being jumped in prison.”
The Dispatch→ Hezbollah Launches Deadly Drone Attack as IDF Renews Push in Gaza
Israel also continues its operations in Lebanon, now backed by the Biden administration.
Full Fact→ Picture of Tel Aviv ‘up in flames’ is from Moscow terror attack
The image is unrelated to the recent conflict in the Middle East.
PolitiFact→ Robert Reich – 100 Republicans voted against FEMA funding during hurricane season, but an attack omits context
“Two weeks ago 100 GOP lawmakers voted against additional FEMA funding.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show US Military Base Under Attack In Baghdad — It’s A Photo From 2011 Taken In New Jersey
Does a photo on social media show an attack on a U.S. military base in Baghdad? No, that's not true: The scene in the picture is of a fire in 2011 at a facility in New Jersey. There is no evidence that an explosion occurred at a U.S. mili
PolitiFact→ Kelly Ayotte – N.H. governor’s race: Kelly Ayotte attack on Joyce Craig’s Manchester tax record needs context
In Manchester, N.H., gubernatorial candidate Joyce Craig “pushed for a city sales tax. Then, Joyce Craig overrode the tax cap and tried to raise taxes six times.”
The Dispatch→ Marking One Year Since the October 7 Attacks
Plus: Checking in on the presidential election with less than one month to go before election day.
PolitiFact→ One year after Oct. 7, 2023, attack: The evolution of misinformation about Israel and Gaza
After Hamas attacked Israel Oct. 7, 2023, and triggered war, misinformation persisted. We’ve seen altered images distorting reality and claims that “crisis actors” were faking casualties. Here’s a look at a year of misinformation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Troops Attacked By Hezbollah In Lebanon
Does a viral video show Israeli troops being attacked by Hezbollah in Lebanon? No, that's not true: The same footage has been online since 2017. The video's earliest version showed a logo of a Syrian rebel group. It was published with exp
Full Fact→ Video of buses on fire falsely connected to recent attacks in Israel
Multiple buses are ablaze in footage circulating on social media with claims it shows recent scenes in Tel Aviv.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Netanyahu Saying He Sends Condolences To ‘Six Million People’ Killed In October 1, 2024, Jaffa Terrorist Attack
Does a video show Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying, "... I would like to send my condolences to the families of the six million people that were murdered in the atrocious terrorist attack in Jaffa ..." after Iran fired mis
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, this video does not show Iran missile attack
Video shows an Iranian missile attack.
The Dispatch→ Israeli Leaders Mull a Retaliatory Attack on Iran
Plans come as a ground invasion of Lebanon continues against a weakened Hezbollah.
The Dispatch→ Iran Launches Ballistic Missile Attack at Israel
Plus: J.D. Vance and Tim Walz face off in the veep debate.
PolitiFact→ Tim Sheehy – In Montana Senate race, Tim Sheehy airs inaccurate illegal immigration attack on Jon Tester
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester “voted to give taxpayer-funded health care to illegal immigrants."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOJ Release Of Trump Bounty Letter NOT Meant To Encourage More Attacks But Aimed At Keeping Routh In Custody
Did federal prosecutors release an alleged assassin's bounty letter targeting Donald Trump because they "all want him dead"? No, that's not true: A handwritten letter allegedly by accused gunman Ryan Routh offering $150,000 to "whomever c
Full Fact→ ‘Hezbollah attacking Israel’ video compilation includes clips from Indonesia and Algeria
A video being shared online which is alleged to show the impact of strikes from Lebanon on Israel is using footage from unrelated events.
The Dispatch→ Video: Israel Attacks Lebanon, Ukraine Attacks Russia
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The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Israel Attacks Lebanon, Ukraine Attacks Russia
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