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The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Denzel Washington Quote
A viral Facebook post claims to quote actor Denzel Washington saying, “If you don’t read the news, you’re uninformed. If you do read the news, you’re misinformed.”The line is famous as an apocryphal quote from Mark Twain,
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fact-checking claims the tree fruit soursop cures cancer
Soursop cures cancer.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims of Biden Being Heckled in London
President Joe Biden attends the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. (Photo by Sean Smith - WPA Pool/Getty Images)A viral tweet claims to show a video of President Joe Biden in London for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral being greeted by chants of “let&
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About COVID Vaccines for Kids in the U.K.
(Photo by Eva Hambach/AFP/Getty Images.)A viral tweet from Dr. Simone Gold, which has been shared more than 17,000 times and liked more than 45,000 times, claims that “children in the UK aged 5-11 will no longer be offered COVID jabs,” due
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a real photo of Queen Elizabeth II checking a car’s oil
Photo shows Queen Elizabeth II checking the oil of a car.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Claim About Sentencing Disparities
(Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images.)A viral tweet claimed that Washington, D.C., courts gave a January 6 rioter 10 years in prison for assaulting a police officer while two rioters who threw a Molotov cocktail in a police car at a 2020 Black Lives Ma
AllSides→ Fact-checking Herschel Walker attack ad about Raphael Warnock domestic violence allegations
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PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Herschel Walker attack ad about Raphael Warnock domestic violence allegations
An ad in Georgia’s Senate race highlights accusations made against Raphael Warnock by his ex-wife. Here’s what we know based on publicly available information.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech about democracy before the 2022 midterms
We fact-checked Biden’s speech about democracy. His comments about a threat to same-sex marriage were speculative, but he was on firmer ground about efforts by individuals who deny the 2020 election.
PolitiFact→ Love fact-checking? Join Poynter and PolitiFact’s online fact-checking festival
Join PolitiFact at United Facts of America Sept. 27-29! Get context and clarity on America’s most pressing issues leading up to the midterm elections from some of the nation’s top experts in media, politics, technology and counterintelligence.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims That New Yorkers Must Show ID to Buy Whipped Cream
(Photograph by Matt Cardy/Getty Images.)A number of viral social media posts claim that you don’t need an ID to vote in New York, but you do need one to buy a can of whipped cream.🇺🇸ProudArmyBrat @lesliblessIn New York you donR
AllSides→ Fact-checking Biden’s Pennsylvania speech on gun violence
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/fact-check-biden-speech-crime-wilkes-barre
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Viral Claim About Banned Books
A viral tweet from actor Mark Hamill claims to show a list of books that have been banned from Florida schools. The list includes books such as the Harry Potter series, 1984, and The Handmaid’s Tale.Mark Hamill @MarkHamillThis also works nicely a
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Viral Photo of Dr. Mehmet Oz
A viral image purports to show Trump-endorsed Senate nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz, standing next to a person holding an Oz campaign sign flipped sideways. It appears as though the person in the image is holding a sign that says “no,” instead of &#
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking statistics about Biden's student loan forgiveness plan
Depending on the lens, Biden’s student debt relief plan might look like help for people of modest means, a gift to the well-to-do, or an unfair burden on hard-working Americans. See how the competing claims hold up.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Republican Attacks on Fetterman’s Crime Stance
Political ads and social media attacks by opponents of Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman have sought to portray Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor as dangerously soft on crime, but some of the claims stretch the facts: Dr. Mehmet Oz, Fe
Poynter→ Repustar debuts a tip line tool for US fact-checking organizations
Repustar, a fact-checking organization that crowdsources fact checks, is partnering with journalism and fact-checking outlets in the US to provide both fact checks to the public and verifiable claims to […] The post Repustar debuts a tip line too
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fact-checking a talking point about ‘corrupted’ climate change data
“96% of U.S. climate data is corrupted.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Tucker Carlson’s Claim That the CIA Seized Records From Mar-a-Lago
In a segment of his Fox News show Monday in which he discussed a “weaponized” Department of Justice, Tucker Carlson spoke about how the “DOJ is purging every figure in Trump’s orbit.” At one point in the segment, Carlson c
PolitiFact→ Catherine Cortez Masto – Fact-checking whether Senate hopeful Adam Laxalt helped oil industry then got campaign money from it
"Adam Laxalt fought an investigation into the oil industry, then they funded his campaign."
Poynter→ How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda
Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, a newly-launched fact-checking service called War on Fakes published a piece claiming to debunk the notion that Ukrainians were not waging an information war against Russians. Not […] The post How ‘War on Fa
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Viral Photo of Melania Trump
A viral photo claims to show Melania Trump posing for a picture on the grave of Donald Trump’s ex-wife Ivana Trump:church girl @KiaSpeaksHaving the third wife standing on the first wife’s grave and smiling is brazy! August 1st 202210,516 Re
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Trump’s new campaign-style video
Trump made 18 statements of material fact in his new campaign-style video. Almost 90 percent are false or misleading.
PolitiFact→ How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda
War on Fakes claims to be a fact-checking service countering “an information war launched against Russia.” But a review by PolitiFact shows that its “fact-checks” are actually pieces of pro-Russia disinformation packed with falsehoods.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Dominion Voting Systems and the Colorado Recount
Tina Peters. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)A recent article from The Gateway Pundit, which has a history of promoting false voter conspiracy theories, claims that Dominion Voting System machines failed a logic and accuracy test in El Paso County
PolitiFact→ Blake Masters – Fact-checking Blake Masters’: Mark Kelly voted to legalize abortion ‘up until the moment of birth’
Sen. Mark Kelly “voted to legalize abortion up until the moment of birth.”
PolitiFact→ Mariannette Miller-Meeks – Fact-checking Rep. Miller-Meeks claims that Democratic bill would allow abortion up until birth
The Democrats’ Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 “would permit abortion up until delivery.”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking ‘Wizard of Lies’ attack on Mehmet Oz over ‘miracle’ claims, immigration, his residency
An ad uses images from “The Wizard of Oz” to attack Mehmet Oz over his touting of “miracle” products, an immigration case and his state of residency.
Poynter→ Back by popular demand: Poynter and PolitiFact will host an online festival of fact-checking Sept. 27-29
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (July 26, 2022) – The nonprofit Poynter Institute and its Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking site PolitiFact will present the second annual “United Facts of America: A festival of […] The post Back by popular demand
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fact-checking the ‘hollow earth’ conspiracy theory
Antarctica has “an entrance to a different world” — a “mythic land” with green forests, giant animals, and “extraterrestrial technologies.”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking attacks on GOP Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake in TV ad narrated by drag queen
Fact-checking an ad narrated by a drag queen that makes several attacks on Kari Lake, a GOP candidate for Arizona governor.
AllSides→ Lee Zeldin Fact Checking:“Lee Zeldin voted for abortion bans even when the mother’s health is at risk.”
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/17/kathy-hochul/zeldin-supported-bill-narrow-exceptions/
Poynter→ Is the future of fact-checking automated?
Ten years ago, the concept of real-time fact-checking may have been a pipe dream. The process takes time and effort, from identifying claims from hours of broadcasts, cross-referencing them with […] The post Is the future of fact-checking automat
Snopes→ Who Is the Cop Checking His Phone in Uvalde Shooting Surveillance Video?
Questions about the identity of the officer have polarized people online.
PolitiFact→ Charlie Crist – Fact-checking Charlie Crist's claim that DeSantis 'hasn’t condemned' Jan. 6
"Ron DeSantis still hasn't condemned the Jan. 6 insurrection."
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – Checking Beasley votes on 'armed kidnapper' and 'double murderer' cases
Cheri Beasley voted to reverse the conviction of an armed kidnapper, release a double murderer early.
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – Fact-checking Nikki Haley’s inflation math on July 4 cookout costs
The cost of a Fourth of July cookout in 2022 increased by 67.2% because of inflation.
Poynter→ The International Fact-Checking Network’s statement on the Philippine government’s decision to shut down Rappler
It is disappointing to see that the Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission affirmed its earlier decision to revoke the certificates of incorporation of Rappler Inc. and Rappler Holdings Corporation, effectively […] The post The Internatio
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking conspiracy theories about the death of Michael Stenger, former Senate sergeant-at-arms
The death of Michael Stenger, the Senate sergeant-at-arms at the time of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, fueled a number of rumors and conspiracy theories online.