Is the site known as Giant's Causeway on the coast of Northern Ireland actually a giant petrified armadillo, visible from the air? No, that's not true: The unusual geometric rock formations seen at Giant's Causeway are basalt columns, whi
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the government is not offering a $5,800 subsidy to all Americans
The government is offering a $5,800 subsidy, and “every American qualifies for it.”
PolitiFact→ Trump New York trial: Do statements by other Republicans violate gag order?
Former President Donald Trump’s gag order says he can’t direct others to make statements about witnesses or counsel. Trump’s Congressional allies have made such statements, but experts said it would be hard to prove Trump directed it.
The Dispatch→ The GOP Hopes an Oregon Scandal Yields a House Pickup
Plus: House lawmakers want Biden to reverse his Israel weapons policy.
PolitiFact→ Tammy Baldwin – Yes, millions of young Americans got health care because of Baldwin’s Affordable Care Act efforts
“When I worked on the Affordable Care Act, I wrote the amendment that allows all young people to stay on their parents’ health insurance until they turn 26. Overnight, millions of young Americans got healthcare.”
Health Feedback→ Claim that fungi are the sole cause of cancer misinterprets data, makes baseless assumptions
REVIEW On 30 April 2024, the Facebook page Know The Cause published
The Dispatch→ The Republican Pilgrimage to Donald Trump’s Trial
Plus: What we know—and what we don’t—about the SCOTUS decision on presidential immunity.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Chicago chapter of American Muslims for Palestine raised the flag, not the city
Video shows “Chicago ceremonially raises the Palestinian flag.”
Full Fact→ New cancer jab is not a ‘gene changer’
There is no good evidence that mRNA vaccines give people cancer.
Health Feedback→ No research shows that dandelion can kill cancer cells or treat cancer in humans
REVIEW A claim circulated on social media in May 2024 that dandelion is able to “kill 98% of cancer cells within 48 hours”, implying that dandelion is a potent cancer cure. The claim appeared on TikTok and
The Dispatch→ The Therapeutization of American Childhood
In ‘Bad Therapy,’ Abigail Shrier shows how counterproductive versions of talk therapy became commonplace.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canola Oil Was NOT First Developed As Engine Lubricant During WWII
Was canola oil first developed as an engine lubricant during World War II, as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: Canola oil is made from a species of plant specially bred from rapeseed. Oil from rapeseed was used during Worl
FactCheck.org→ Republican Voters Against Trump/Republican Accountability PAC
Political leanings: Anti-Donald Trump 2022 total spending: $12.9 million Republican Voters Against Trump, a project of the Republican Accountability PAC, was originally established in 2020 as a standalone super PAC to oppose the reelection of
The Dispatch→ ‘Haley Republicans’ Frustrated with Biden’s Israel Stand
Plus: The jury’s still out on how Donald Trump’s trial will affect the election.
Full Fact→ Pubs can only open longer if England or Scotland reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024
The change would only affect the last few days of the tournament, if any at all.
The Dispatch→ As American as Diabetes
Two old curmudgeons.
The Dispatch→ Political Sacred Cows Inflate American Grocery Prices
Protectionism makes our already costly supermarket trips even costlier—and for no good reason.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Misspelled ‘free Palastine’ spray-painted at Canadian school, not Columbia University
Photo shows “Palestine misspelled on the stairs” of Columbia University.
PolitiFact→ The Republican Party wants more poll watchers. Here’s what they can, and can’t, do.
Poll watchers, typically appointed by political parties or campaigns, observe election sites but do not handle ballots. The RNC wants to recruit poll watchers, as well as poll workers, in 2024.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Democrats are not trying to ‘redesign’ the American flag. Photo is an image from a 2015 protest
“Democrats are calling to redesign the American Flag to make it more inclusive” by featuring rainbow colored stripes.
PolitiFact→ U.S. presidents can’t cancel or postpone federal elections
Commentator Keith Rose floated a scenario of a U.S. president canceling or postponing elections. Only Congress can change a presidential election’s date.
The Dispatch→ Staff Shakeups Continue at the Republican National Committee
Plus: A Maryland Democrat tries to overcome her Senate primary opponent’s big money advantage.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Trump wants an Iron Dome, but he didn’t say to defend the United States from Canada
“Donald Trump wants to build an ‘iron dome’ at the border of our country to ‘defend us’ from Canada.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, protesters at Harvard didn’t ‘replace’ the American flag with the Palestinian flag
Video shows “protesters at Harvard replace American flag with Palestinian flag.”
Full Fact→ No evidence that lab-grown meat causes ‘turbo-cancer’
There’s no evidence that eating meat made from immortalised cells causes cancer in humans.
FactCheck.org→ Still No Evidence COVID-19 Vaccination Increases Cancer Risk, Despite Posts
SciCheck Digest It has not been shown that COVID-19 vaccines cause or accelerate cancer. Yet opponents of the vaccines say a new review article “has found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could aid cancer development.” The review conclusions are mai
The Dispatch→ While You Weren’t Looking, American Cities Got Nice
How the reclamation of old infrastructure resulted in an urban upgrade.
The Dispatch→ ‘As Far as Israel Can Go’
The Israel-Hamas war reaches a crucial crossroads as Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits the region.
PolitiFact→ American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers – A fuel trade group is running false ads saying the EPA banned new gasoline cars
"EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars."
Full Fact→ Does Conservative London mayoral candidate Susan Hall want to ‘cancel’ free school meals?
We’ve looked at the claim from Labour ahead of this week’s mayoral election.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Using Communal Swimming Pool CANNOT Cause HIV Infection
Can using a communal swimming pool cause HIV infection? No, that's not true: The chief medical officer of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation told Lead Stores that there are "no cases of HIV transmission" in a swimming pool. HIV is typically s
Health Feedback→ Modified RNA in COVID-19 vaccines aren’t linked to cancer development
REVIEW Science Feedback and other organizations have repeatedly refuted unsupported claims and flawed public health data analyses suggesting that the COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of cancer. We also explained that a predicted increase of new c
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Posts misrepresent Green Party candidate’s comment on a Jewish homeland
As tensions rise on college campuses over protests about the Israel-Hamas war, social media users are misrepresenting what Stein said at the Ivy League university about a Jewish homeland.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Japan Did NOT Declare Emergency Over ‘Explosion Of mRNA Cancers’
Did Japan declare a state of emergency over a purported increase in cancer deaths linked to COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: No government websites in Japan or credible news organizations published anything about the purported "eme
The Dispatch→ How Universities Can Take Back the Quad
They have student codes of conduct, they just need to enforce them.
PolitiFact→ Greta Neubauer – Are Democrats right that Republicans are to blame for low UW System state funding?
“The GOP has failed to invest in our campuses, making WI fall to 42nd in the nation in state support.”
The Dispatch→ In Michigan, Republicans Sense Opportunity as Biden Faces Challenges
Plus: Republican voters in Pennsylvania turn out in numbers for Nikki Haley.
The Dispatch→ Can the Supreme Court Provide Clarity on Abortion in Life-Threatening Cases?
Two years after Dobbs, there is still confusion about what exceptions to state abortion laws allow.
Full Fact→ Any party can apply for a ‘slogan’ to be included on a ballot paper
A post on social media wrongly claims only the Conservatives are allowed a ‘slogan’ on the ballot paper for an upcoming police and crime commissioner election.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Fact-checking Biden’s statement on prescription costs for Medicare including cancer drugs
Starting in 2025 "no matter what your total bills are for prescription drugs,” Medicare Part D users will never pay “more than $2,000 a year, because some of these cancer drugs are 10(,000 to) 15,000 bucks a year.”