Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images.)A pep talk to myself.The post The Case for Moderate Optimism on the Debt Ceiling appeared first on The Dispatch.
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The Dispatch→ Breaking the ‘Paper Ceiling’
Graduates at a college graduation ceremony.In a tight labor market, many U.S. employers are dropping four-year college degree requirements.The post Breaking the ‘Paper Ceiling’ appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff from the Week We Hit the Debt Ceiling
The national debt clock. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Plus, more on George Santos and the last word (we hope) on gas stoves. The post Our Best Stuff from the Week We Hit the Debt Ceiling appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The Coming Debt Ceiling Standoff
Rep. Chip Roy and Rep. Patrick McHenry walk to a closed-door GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Republicans want to rein in spending but can’t agree on exactly what to ask for. The post The Coming Debt Ceiling
The Dispatch→ Understanding the Debt Ceiling Debate
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 10: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets with colleagues. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Lawmakers gear up for yet another fight over raising the debt limit.The post Understanding the Debt Ceiling Debate appeared fi
Logically→ Hillary Clinton admitted that the Earth has a glass ceiling.
Clips from Hilary Clinton's speech were taken out of context and shared with a conspiratorial narrative.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Clinton was talking about the “glass ceiling” women face in the society — not a dome over the Earth
Video shows Hillary Clinton talking about a glass dome over the Earth.
Logically→ The Indian National Congress party used only white and green colors on the ceiling and deliberately put the saffron color on the ground to appease Pakistan during its Chintan Shivir pandal.
All three colors of Congress' flag – saffron, white, and green – were used to set the pandal's ceiling for its Chintan Shivir meeting.
Washington Post→ Why a debt ceiling breach would not be the first U.S. default
The government has reneged on promises to investors four times in U.S. history.
Washington Post→ McCarthy’s misleading claim that 2019 debt-ceiling hike paid for all of Trump’s policies
The Republican leader is wrong, as the U.S. government continues to borrow heavily to pay for Trump's tax cuts.
Snopes→ Is This Massive, Ceiling-to-Floor Icicle From the Texas Storms?
A photo of an impressive looking indoor icicle was shared frequently online during the Texas blackouts.
Snopes→ Were Home Depot Ceiling Fans Recalled after Blades Detached?
The Home Depot and King of Fans, Inc. said that the recalled Hampton Bay ceiling fans have blades that "can detach from the fan while in use."
Snopes→ 2 Pythons Weighing 100 Pounds Collapse Ceiling in Australia
A suspected third snake had not yet been found.
Snopes→ Beehive, 8-Feet Long, Discovered in Apartment Ceiling
The hive produced about 80 to 100 pounds of honey, although only about 15 to 20 pounds was able to be salvaged.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Satanic Pentagram Was NOT On Democratic Debate Stage Ceiling
Was a satanic pentagram displayed on the ceiling above the stage of the Democratic presidential debate stage in Westerville, Ohio? No, that's not true: A purported photo showing the pentagram above the Democratic candidates was digitally alter
Snopes→ Woman Hides in Store’s Ceiling to Avoid Shoplifting Arrest
A Florida woman faces multiple charges after authorities say she climbed into the ceiling of a Big Lots store to avoid a shoplifting arrest.
Snopes→ Customers Shocked When Rat Falls from Ceiling at Buffalo Wild Wings
A woman says she got more than she bargained for at a Los Angeles restaurant after a live rat fell from the ceiling.
Snopes→ Did a Babysitter Tie a One-Month-Old to a Ceiling Fan for 26 Hours?
A flippant and fabricated article about a genuinely horrific subject is an example of the worst of junk news.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Florida Babysitter Did NOT Tie Crying One-month-old Baby To Ceiling Fan For 26 Hours
Did 28-year-old Nora Jackson tie a baby to a ceiling fan while babysitting under the influence of drugs in Orlando, Florida and did the kid stay suspended for 26 hours before being rescued? No, that's not true: the whole thing was made up by s
PolitiFact→ So what is the debt ceiling all about anyway?
President Donald Trump and the bipartisan leadership of Congress have agreed to a must-pass package that, among other things, extends the debt ceiling through Dec. 15. For something that could have a profound effect on the nation’s economy, the d
Washington Post→ Video: Fact Checker’s guide to the debt ceiling
In May, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged Congress to raise the debt ceiling before lawmakers recessed for the summer. Yet with lawmakers’ attention turned to health care for so long, there was little movement on the issue. And now, summer
The Dispatch→ What Happens if the Government Defaults?
A screen shows the national debt clock after the US hit its debt limit and the Treasury started using "extraordinary measures" to avoid default on January 19. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)No one knows exactly what wou
PolitiFact→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez overestimates Trump tax cuts’ contribution to national debt
“The largest contributor to the debt ceiling, or to our deficit, has been the Trump tax cuts.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump’s Tax Cuts and the National Debt
On January 25 2023, a Reddit account shared a screenshot of a tweet by musician and political blogger Jeff Tiedrich to r/WhitePeopleTwitter, asserting that former United States President Donald Trump’s tax cuts were “responsible for”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Are NOT ‘Massive Structures’ Or ‘Lost City’ Located Below Antarctica
Are there massive hidden structures located below Antarctica, hiding a "lost city unlike any other"? No, that's not true: There is no written record, geological or archeological evidence to prove that there are hidden structures or a lost
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Human Clone Robot Factory’
Does a video shared on social media show an authentic "human clone robot factory"? No, that's not true: The video shared on Instagram and Facebook in December 2022 showed a prosthetics studio used in the making of props for television and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Science Does NOT Prove Nazi Germany’s Use Of Zyklon B Gas To Commit Genocide Is Impossible
Is it impossible that Nazi Germany used a gaseous form of hydrogen cyanide, also known as Zyklon B, to commit mass murder in World War II concentration camps because the compound is "air soluble" and conditions in gas chambers "would not
The Dispatch→ Three Dates That Will Shape Politics Through 2024
The Georgia runoff, the debt-ceiling vote, and the fate of Kevin McCarthy. The post Three Dates That Will Shape Politics Through 2024 appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Earth Is NOT Flat And Operation Fish Bowl Was A High-Altitude Nuclear Proof Test
Is the Earth flat and surrounded by a transparent barrier that prevents rockets from leaving the Earth's atmosphere? Beyond this barrier, is there a firmament composed of water or a liquid-like substance? Does this explain why the U.S. go
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rubbing A Banana On License Plate Does NOT Render Plate Unreadable By Traffic Cameras — Satirical Video Edit
Does the potassium in a banana react with the aluminum of a license plate so that somehow traffic cameras cannot record the numbers on the plate, but only see a glare? No, that's not true: The effect shown is not the result of a chemical
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Apple Logo Is NOT Honoring Inventor Alan Turing Who May Have Died By Poisoned Apple
Is the Apple logo honoring Alan Turing, whose theoretical work led to the computer and died, possibly by suicide, after eating an apple that may have been poisoned? No, that's not true: Apple co-founder Steve Jobs denied it, saying, "It i
Snopes→ Jackson Sworn In, Becomes 1st Black Woman on Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in to the Supreme Court, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.
Truth or Fiction?→ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘Tampon Shortage’ Remarks
On June 14 2022, a Reddit user shared a claim to to the subreddit r/nottheonion (“for true stories that are so mind-blowingly ridiculous, that you could have sworn it was an Onion story”) that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) had bla
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Congressional Pay
(Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)Viral social media posts claim that members of Congress have raised their pay by 21 percent in passing a recent bill.Christine Petrasso @ChristinePFarmsSo, anyone else pissed that congress gave themselves a 21
PolitiFact→ Abby Finkenauer – Context needed for Grassley comment about Medicare vote
Chuck Grassley was “voting to slash Medicare” when voting against the debt ceiling bill.
Snopes→ ‘We’Ve Got to Run’ — Idaho Mall Shooting Leaves 2 Dead
Cheri Gypin thought something had fallen from the ceiling when she heard several large bangs at the largest shopping mall in Boise, Idaho.
FactCheck.org→ PhRMA Ad Misleads on Medicare Drug Negotiation Legislation
In TV ads, the pharmaceutical industry claims congressional plans to allow the federal government to negotiate drug prices in Medicare would deny beneficiaries’ access to medicines their doctors prescribe. Experts say that’s unlikely, and a
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Rent to Own is For the Financially Illiterate’
On October 13 2021, a Facebook user published the following warning about rent-to-own appliances and large purchases, describing the manner in which such transactions functionally served as a tax on low-income people: STAY AWAY FROM RENT to Own Places
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pentagon Did NOT ‘Confirm Majority Dying And In Hospitals Are Vaccinated’
Did the Department of Defense "confirm" the majority of those dying and hospitalized with COVID-19 were vaccinated? No, that's not true: The claim is made without any offer of proof. There is no public record of a Pentagon statement about
FactCheck.org→ Debt Limit Q&A
Democrats and Republicans are once again in a standoff over a looming debt limit crisis. Congress must raise or suspend the limit on federal borrowing soon or the U.S. government won’t be able to pay its bills. Here we provide the facts on the po