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FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Tim Scott’s Presidential Campaign Announcement
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina announced on May 22 that he will seek the Republican nomination for president in 2024. We reviewed his speech — and an exclusive NBC News interview he did shortly after — and found that he made a few claims
The Dispatch→ When Campaigns Infect Congress
How we got to the possibility of Biden invoking the 14th Amendment to solve the debt-ceiling crisis. Continue reading When Campaigns Infect Congress »
Truth or Fiction?→ L.A. Dodgers Capitulate to Right-Wing Campaign Against ‘Pride Night’
The Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team has disinvited a prominent drag performance and activism group following a campaign orchestrated by the Catholic League and supported by Marco Rubio (R-Florida). The team announced on May 17 2023 that it had resci
PolitiFact→ Durham report criticized elements of FBI's investigation into Donald Trump's 2016 campaign
The Durham report suggested the FBI acted on unconfirmed intelligence to too quickly open a full investigation into allegations the 2016 Trump campaign colluded with Russia. The report didn’t conclude that the FBI shouldn’t have investigated at all.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Decline $120 Million Bud Light Twitter Marketing Campaign
Did Twitter CEO Elon Musk decline a $120 million Bud Light Twitter marketing campaign, saying "my principles come first"? No, that's not true: This story originated from a self-described satirical website aimed at trolling conservatives.
The Dispatch→ Video: Campaign Politics and Title 42
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation. Continue reading Video: Campaign Politics and Title 42 »
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Campaign Politics and Immigration
Join us for our weekly livestreamed conversation.Continue reading Dispatch Live: Campaign Politics and Immigration »
Logically→ Old video of D.K. Shivakumar falsely linked to campaigning for upcoming Karnataka elections
Logically→ Old video of D.K. Shivakumar falsely linked to campaigning for upcoming Karnataka elections
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Obama was not arrested for campaign finance violations
Former President Barack Obama was arrested after his campaign “took $30 million illegally from Commie China fugitive.”
Logically→ Old election campaign against BJP falsely shared as a recent one from Karnataka
Logically→ Old video of a mob attacking a BJP campaign vehicle in Telangana falsely linked to Karnataka
The Dispatch→ Biden’s Last Campaign
President Joe Biden acknowledges his supporters after addressing the North America's Building Trades Unions legislative conference at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)The president
The Dispatch→ North Carolina’s Gritty Gubernatorial Campaign
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks during a Save America rally for former President Donald Trump in 2022. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)The state’s Republicans hold most political power, but the 2024 campaign for governor will be com
PolitiFact→ Here’s what Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said about Donald Trump during his DA campaign
Former President Trump says Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg campaigned on going after him. Here’s what Bragg said during his campaign about prosecuting Trump.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Anheuser-Busch’s CEO Resign After Bud Light Campaign?
Dylan Mulvaney at the Rainbow Room on March 13, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) Claims are circulating online that the CEO of Anheuser-Busch—the brewing company that owns Budweiser, Michelob, Stella Artoois, and other brew
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Poster Does NOT Show A Real War Recruiting Campaign Launched By Ukraine In The U.S. To Target Low-Income Populations
Does a viral snapshot of a poster portray authentic recruiting efforts of Ukraine to encourage the homeless and welfare recipients in the United States to join the fight against Russia? No, that's not true: The rumor was promoted by Kreml
The Dispatch→ TikTok’s D.C. Influence Campaign
U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman participates as TikTok content creators gather outside the Capitol to voice their opposition to a potential ban on the app on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Under scrutiny from Congress,
PolitiFact→ Viral image – The UK is targeting older adults in its upcoming COVID-19 vaccine campaigns, not banning them
The United Kingdom banned COVID-19 booster vaccines for people under 50.
The Dispatch→ Nikki Haley’s Campaign-in-Waiting Starts its Engines
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 19, 2022.(Photo by WADE VANDERVORT/AFP via Getty Images)Two existing Haley groups form the foundation of a poss
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden is halfway through his term. Here's how many campaign promises he's kept so far
PolitiFact has been tracking Biden’s campaign promises since his first day in office. He has kept many promises around health care, but has been less successful on pledges about criminal justice and has a mixed record on immigration.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Launch ‘It’s Gay To Smoke’ Ad Campaign — It’s A Decade-Old Fake Ad From A Satire News Site
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launch an anti-smoking effort with a video ad that uses the tagline "It's Gay to Smoke"? No, that's not true: The video is from a fake story created more than a decade ago by the sa
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of cellphones used to pop popcorn kernels is part of viral marketing campaign
Cellphones can be used to pop popcorn kernels.
PolitiFact→ Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee – Slavery in Virginia was not 'erased' from Youngkin's proposed history standards
“The Virginia GOP education agenda (would) erase slavery from VA history.”
Logically→ Angry over price rise and unemployment, locals stopped Paresh Rawal from campaigning in Gujarat.
The video is from 2017 and is unrelated to the 2022 Gujarat elections. Rawal was apologizing to the Rajput community for a remark he made in Rajkot.
Logically→ This photo shows chief designer Lotta Volkova posing for the 2022 Balenciaga ad campaign.
Volkova has not worked with Balenciaga since 2018 and is not the model in the crimson outfit. The photo is from the 2016 China Fashion Week.
PolitiFact→ League of Conservation Voters – Oil and gas industry supports Herschel Walker, but has not ‘heavily funded’ his campaign
Herschel Walker “is heavily funded by the oil and gas industry, raking in more than $140,000 in donations from Big Oil and other energy interests."
AllSides→ WaPo Committed The Worst Media Malfeasance During The Brett Kavanaugh Smear Campaign
https://thefederalist.com/2022/11/21/wapo-committed-the-worst-media-malfeasance-during-the-brett-kavanaugh-smear-campaign/
Washington Post→ New Trump campaign, same old falsehoods
Trump's announcement speech was filled with false claims. Here's a guide to 19 statements.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IRS Did NOT Donate To Katie Hobbs Campaign — Government Agencies Can NOT Donate To Political Campaigns
Did the Internal Revenue Service donate thousands of dollars to the campaign of Katie Hobbs, the Democratic candidate for governor of Arizona? No, that's not true: The U.S. government agency told Lead Stories in an email that "it does not
PolitiFact→ Politifact Wisconsin’s top campaign season claims on abortion, other hot-button issues
Politifact Wisconsin’s top campaign season claims on abortion, other hot-button issues
PolitiFact→ Ashley Hinson – Did Nancy Pelosi donate $30,000 to Liz Mathis’ campaign?
Nancy Pelosi gave “$30,000 … to boost @LizMathis1’s campaign”
PolitiFact→ Kim Reynolds – Reynolds campaign ad on police support skips DeJear’s explanation
"Deidre DeJear refused to stand for police."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Courts did review Trump campaign ‘evidence’ of election fraud. Claims that say otherwise are wrong
“It’s not that there is no evidence the election was stolen, but that no court had the guts to HEAR the evidence. They dismissed the cases, NOT the evidence.”
PolitiFact→ Tony Evers – Evers’ campaign mostly on track about Michels opposing rape, incest exceptions to abortion ban
If a 12-year-old girl became pregnant because of rape or incest, "Tim Michels would force her to deliver the baby."
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Sen. Mark Kelly Say Katie Hobbs Should ‘Run a Better Campaign’?
A viral tweet takes Kelly’s words out of context.The post Fact Check: Did Sen. Mark Kelly Say Katie Hobbs Should ‘Run a Better Campaign’? appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Denmark is focusing its COVID-19 booster campaign on people over 50, it’s not banning everyone else
“Covid vaccinations now prohibited in people under 50 in Denmark.”
PolitiFact→ Tony Evers – Evers campaign off-base with claim about what Michels wants for public ed funding
Says “Tim Michels wants to defund public education — calling it ‘the definition of insanity’ to continue to fund public schools.”
PolitiFact→ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee – Adam Laxalt supports letting states restrict abortion, but hasn’t called for bans with no exceptions
Adam Laxalt “would let Nevada and other states ban abortion with zero exceptions.”