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Poynter→ What we know about Trump’s attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s backing by George Soros
Facing a potential indictment over a hush money payment, part of Trump’s strategy is to portray the prosecutor as being driven by partisan intent.
PolitiFact→ Trump’s attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s backing by George Soros: What to know
Ahead of possible criminal charges, former President Donald Trump has criticized DA Alvin Bragg for ties to the liberal billionaire George Soros. Soros did back a group that supported Bragg’s run for DA, though this was likely driven by policy goals,
The Dispatch→ The Abyss Stares Back
Jonah's vanity project takes off.Continue reading The Abyss Stares Back »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pressing Elbows NOT Proven To Relieve Back Pain — Acupressure And Reflexology Research Is Limited
Does pressing your elbows provide an effective treatment for relieving back pain? No, that's not true: There is no broadly accepted medical evidence to suggest that pressing the elbows through the use of acupressure or reflexology, the pr
FactCheck.org→ Military Equipment Traveling Back to U.S., Contrary to Social Media Posts
Quick Take A U.S. Army combat team recently completed its European deployment as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, a series of military exercises in support of NATO. The brigade has returned to Fort Hood, Texas, and its equipment will follow. But
Full Fact→ Think tank figure does not show 100,000 children ‘never went back to school’ due to lockdown
Journalist Isabel Oakeshott twice claimed that 100,000 children left education permanently as a result of the pandemic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Drivers With No DUIs Are NOT Getting $710 Back In Savings
Are drivers with no DUIs getting $710 back in savings? No, that's not true: A post making the claim, which is misleading, is an apparent attempt to push people toward buying or switching their auto insurance coverage. The claim appeared i
PolitiFact→ DeSantis Watch – Rep. Ron DeSantis backed raising Social Security and Medicare age; Gov. DeSantis has different tack
"Ron DeSantis wants to raise the retirement age to 70."
Full Fact→ The asylum backlog is far higher now than when Labour left government
The home secretary told Parliament the current backlog bears “no comparison” to the situation in 2010, and that Labour would be “found wanting” in any comparison.
Full Fact→ No evidence to support Rishi Sunak’s asylum backlog claim
The Prime Minister said there were 6,000 fewer people in the “asylum backlog”—but the latest published figures show a large rise in the number of people waiting for applications to be resolved.
PolitiFact→ Washington Free Beacon – Joe Biden’s climate plan backs public transit and telecommuting, but doesn’t say ‘stay home’
"The Biden administration is floating a new” climate strategy: Don't leave your house."
The Dispatch→ Back On Track with Larry Hogan
Shameless plugs abound. The post Back On Track with Larry Hogan appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ An Essex Police job advertisement calls for ‘streamlined applications’ from people with the ‘correct’ minority background.
The Dispatch→ When the Truth Takes a Back Seat
Sean Hannity speaks during a live taping of his show in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)Perverse incentives are warping the profession of journalism. The post When the Truth Takes a Back Seat appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Stirewaltisms: The Space Between ‘Back the Blue’ and ‘Defund the Police’
Police tape at a crime scene. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)How Republicans botched the issue of police brutality, and Democrats have botched the issue of crime.The post Stirewaltisms: The Space Between ‘Back the Blue’ and ‘Defund the Polic
The Dispatch→ COVID-19’s Origins Back Under the Microscope
Laboratory technicians wearing personal protective equipment at a a COVID-19 testing facility, in Wuhan in China. (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)“[Whether] this was a lab leak or not, it’s absolutely conceivable that the next epidemic could be
Poynter→ New reports show backing for the COVID-19 lab leak theory, but government agencies remain divided
A Feb. 26 report by The Wall Street Journal sent major ripples through the policy world and social media. The article said the Energy Department had concluded in a five-page report that […] The post New reports show backing for the COVID-19 lab
PolitiFact→ New reports show backing for lab leak theory, but government agencies remain divided
Since the Energy Department reportedly backed the lab leak theory as COVID-19’s origin, some characterized the news as the government’s official stance. But it’s premature to say there’s consensus. Several intelligence agencies are undecided or
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Nothing to back up claim that constipation killed seven times more people than rifles in US
Rifles “were involved in 297 deaths” in the U.S. in 2022 and “constipation killed 2,167.”
Washington Post→ So far, Trump’s rollback of regulations can’t be blamed for Ohio train wreck
The Trump administration shelved many rail and environmental rules. But a link to the East Palestine derailment is hard to find.
The Dispatch→ Buyback Mountain (of Nonsense)
The exterior of the New York Stock Exchange. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Stock repurchases are under fire—for no good reason.The post Buyback Mountain (of Nonsense) appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Backflip Was NOT Prohibited In Figure Skating Because Of Surya Bonaly
Was the backflip banned after it was performed by the prominent Black figure skater Surya Bonaly in 1998? No, that's not true: Decades ago, the International Skating Union banned somersault jumps, which includes backflips with a one-foot
The Dispatch→ Book Club is Back!
Announcing the first three books of the year. The post Book Club is Back! appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – We know all about pants. Doctored image falsely shows Joe Biden wearing his backwards
“Joe Biden put his pants on backwards”
Logically→ Photo shows a huge crowd gathered outside Lahore airport to welcome PML-N leader Maryam Sharif back to Pakistan.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Spelled Backwards — Rezifp — Is NOT ‘God Of The Plague And Underworld’
Is Pfizer spelled backward -- Rezifp -- the god of the plague and the underworld? No, that's not true: Rezifp has no meaning. The god of the underworld that social media posts are referring to is spelled Resheph. Pfizer, Inc. is named aft
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sarah Palin Did NOT Endorse ‘Dental Giveback’ Program For Seniors
Did U.S. politician Sarah Palin endorse a "dental giveback" program for seniors? No, that's not true: The video of the former governor of Alaska is an edited version of a Cameo video she had previously recorded for a different purpose. Th
Full Fact→ Government fails to back up PM’s claim that A&E patient flow is ‘faster than ever’
The Prime Minister recently claimed the flow of patients through emergency care and the discharge rate were at record highs.
PolitiFact→ Louise Lucas – Lucas falsely inflates Youngkin’s special election setback
Glenn Youngkin is “the first sitting Governor in the modern era to have their party have less legislative seats than when they were elected.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Ex-WWE Head Vince McMahon Planning ‘Comeback’: Report
The disgraced former public face of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is mulling over a return to public life even as sexual assault allegations against him persist, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The newspaper reported that representativ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say Ex-Twitter CEO Took Millions In Censorship Kickbacks From Democrats
Did Elon Musk tweet that Democrats paid former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey millions of dollars to block or delete the pages of people who posted about Hunter Biden's laptop during the 2020 election? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could fin
PolitiFact→ They were whoppers: A look back at PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, 2009 to 2021
PolitiFact uses the word "lie" only once a year. Here's a look back at all the Lie of the Year awardees going back to 2009.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Firearm background check system had brief glitch, not intentional shutdown, as claim implies
“They removed your ability to go buy firearms the day of election.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Qatar didn’t force German team’s “diversity plane” back to Oman before World Cup
Qatar refused “to receive the German national team’s plane, which bears the gay logo, which forced them to return the plane to the airport of the Sultanate of Oman.”
Logically→ CCTV footage allegedly shows Mangaluru autorickshaw blast suspect Mohammad Shariq walking with a backpack.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say He Will Go Back On Twitter When Elon Musk Calls Him Daddy
Did former President Donald Trump say in a post on Truth Social, his social media platform, that he will return to Twitter when Elon Musk, the social media platform's new owner and CEO, calls him "daddy"? No, that's not true: Trump has no
PolitiFact→ Raphael Warnock – Herschel Walker backs efforts that further his goal of banning abortion
Herschel Walker “wants a nationwide ban on abortion” and said no exceptions “not even for rape or incest or life of the mother.”
PolitiFact→ Mailbag: Readers’ appreciation and feedback
As Thanksgiving approaches, we are grateful for our readers’ support and feedback. Read our latest mailbag with readers' comments.
The Dispatch→ Iran-Backed Militias in Baghdad Present a Test for Biden
How will the administration respond to the murder of an American citizen?The post Iran-Backed Militias in Baghdad Present a Test for Biden appeared first on The Dispatch.