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The Dispatch→ What ‘Painkiller’ Omits About the Opioid Crisis
Netflix’s OxyContin series offers a comic-book version of a complex story.
The Dispatch→ A Constitutional Crisis of Confidence
Why so much emphasis on disqualifying Trump rather than defeating him?
The Dispatch→ Fixing the Local News Crisis
A multifaceted approach emerges for boosting struggling newsrooms.
The Dispatch→ Pakistan’s Self-Made Jihadist Crisis
Years of playing footsie with the Taliban has fed the country’s current insurgent violence.
The Dispatch→ Vladimir Putin’s Crisis Averted—For Now
The Wagner Group’s move on Moscow may be over, but a Russian collapse could be on the horizon.
The Dispatch→ The Military’s Recruiting Crisis
Defense officials are trying to figure out how to reverse projected shortfalls for the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Truth or Fiction?→ ZipRecruiter ‘Crisis Actors Needed in Miami’
On June 12 2023, a screenshot of a tweet about a ZipRecruiter “crisis actors” job listing for Miami, Florida was shared to r/WhitePeopleTwitter: Be careful out there folks by u/greentreefer in WhitePeopleTwitter
The Dispatch→ Pakistan’s Political Crisis, Explained
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest sparked violence and uncertainty about the country’s political future. Continue reading Pakistan’s Political Crisis, Explained »
Truth or Fiction?→ State Farm No Longer Insuring California Homes, Insurance Industry in Climate Crisis
On May 30 2023, The Recount tweeted about a purported decision by insurer State Farm, which would evidently no longer be accepting new applications from California homeowners: State Farm is no longer accepting new applications for homeowner insurance
The Dispatch→ International Forces Fan the Crisis in Sudan
Sudanese citizens greet army soldiers, loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan on April 16, 2023. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)The African nation faces an internal power struggle with external in
The Dispatch→ Israel Sidesteps a Crisis—For Now
Protesters block a road during a rally against the Israeli government's judicial reform in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 27, 2023. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)Benjamin Netanyahu delays his judicial re
The Dispatch→ Manfredball and the MLB’s Crisis of Confidence
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels pitches against the Oakland Athletics on October 5, 2022, in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)This season’s rule changes merely deflect from the game’s real problem: Hitters ar
The Dispatch→ A Brewing Crisis in Mexico
Thousands of demonstrators gather in Mexico City to protest against President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's plan to reform the electoral authority. (Photo by Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Budget cuts to the agency that oversees elect
The Dispatch→ Scotland’s Gender Policy Has Created a Political and Constitutional Crisis
Demonstrators take part in the Let Women Speak rally in George Square, Glasgow, in support of the U.K. Government's use of a Section 35 order to block Scotland's recent Gender Recognition Reform Bill. (Photo by Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty
The Dispatch→ Another Humanitarian Crisis Is Brewing in Europe
Azerbaijani servicemen stand guard at a checkpoint at the Lachin Corridor. (Photo by TOFIK BABAYEV/AFP via Getty Images)A blockade cutting off a disputed region between Armenia and Azerbaijan may restart a simmering conflict.The post Another Humanitari
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Greta Thunberg is often in the spotlight but not because she’s a ‘crisis actor’
Video proves Greta Thunberg is a crisis actor.
The Dispatch→ China’s Looming Demographic Crisis
A staff member helps a child put on a mask as she holds a Communist Party of China flag. (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)Beijing reported population decline for the first time in decades—the long-term economic impact could prove painful.The post C
Logically→ An image from the recent economic crisis in Pakistan shows people standing in line waiting for food.
A 2010 image of Pakistan flood victims waiting for food and water in Sukkur has been falsely shared as the recent economic crisis in Pakistan.
The Dispatch→ The Election Crisis We Dodged
(Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images.)A proposal to prevent the seating of House members from states with ‘bad’ election laws would be disastrous. The post The Election Crisis We Dodged appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suspended Ukraine’s aid due to the United Kingdom’s financial crisis.
Sunak's quote about cutting public spending was about the current financial crisis in the U.K., not about the country's aid to Ukraine.
The Dispatch→ A Global Hostage Crisis
How Washington tries to prevent international adversaries from using captive Americans as leverage: A Dispatch Explainer.The post A Global Hostage Crisis appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Food shortage simulation planned to solve, not create, global crisis
Today’s high food prices were planned during a 2015 food shortage simulation.
Logically→ Tesco is offering £500 vouchers to help customers with the cost of living crisis.
Posts advertising this offer are attempting to scam users on Facebook. No such promotion exists.
Health Feedback→ The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective; claim that they have caused an “international medical crisis” is baseless
REVIEW On 1 September 2022, a team of researchers at the MRC Center for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at the Imperial College London, published a study in The Lancet where they estimated that the COVID-19 vaccines prevented 19.8 million deaths
Logically→ The 9/11 attack was a hoax as crisis actors were hired to give their account of what happened to news reporters.
Numerous eyewitness accounts of the 9/11 attacks have been recorded in official public testimony.
Logically→ Klaus Schwab and the World Economic Forum are the real reason the U.K. has an energy crisis.
The energy crisis is primarily the result of recent changes to the energy market following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Was NOT Flanked By ‘Crisis Actors’ During September 1, 2022 Speech — They Were Real Marines
Did President Joe Biden use "crisis actors" to portray U.S. Marines for a speech? No, that's not true: Real Marines were standing guard when Biden delivered a speech on September 1, 2022, that called out former President Donald Trump and
Snopes→ Philosophy Scholar: Here’s Why News Consumers Experience Crisis Fatigue
Being attentive to realities like war is often painful, and people are not well-equipped to keep a sustained focus on ongoing or traumatic occurrences.
Logically→ Biden administration is selling millions of American oil barrels from strategic petroleum reserves to China in the middle of the energy crisis.
U.S. law does not restrict awarding SPR crude oil contracts to companies from countries. The sale is expected to ease the gas prices.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Big Tech Media’ Was NOT Filming Crisis Actors — It Was Dramatic Production In China
Did "big tech media" stage a scene featuring workers wearing protective gear who were crying outside a hospital in order to frighten people? No, that's not true: This video shows a behind-the-scenes view of a dramatic production in China
Snopes→ Cost-Of-Living Crisis to Hit Women Hardest
A cost-of-living crisis sparked in part by higher fuel and food prices is expected to hit women the hardest, the World Economic Forum reported.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Local TV error leads spurs Buffalo shooting ‘crisis actor’ conspiracy theory
A reporter who covered the Buffalo supermarket shooting was a "crisis actor."
Poynter→ Claims that photos of the Buffalo shooting suspect show crisis actors are unfounded
Authorities have identified 18-year-old Payton Gendron as the suspect in a May 14 massacre at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, that left 10 people dead and others injured. […] The post Claims that photos of the Buffalo shooting suspect show
PolitiFact→ Tom Nelson – Re-crossings at the border not the only factor in ongoing border crisis
“Title 42 has fueled the border crisis. In 2019, 7 percent of illegal border crossings were repeated crossings. Today the rate is 27 percent.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims photos of Buffalo shooting suspect show crisis actors are unfounded
Photos of the alleged Buffalo shooting gunman show two different people.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence That Burning Food Factories, Bird Flu, Food Crisis Are Globalist Plot For Control
Is there an orchestrated globalist plot to control the world's population that includes burning down food processing plants, introducing bird flu to commercial poultry flocks, raising the price of fertilizer and disrupting the growing sea
Snopes→ Portland ‘Crisis Pregnancy Center’ Hit With Vandalism
The incident followed a leaked draft decision showing the U.S. Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe v. Wade, a landmark abortion ruling.
PolitiFact→ Russian Ministry of Defense – Russia pushes false crisis actor claims about video from Bucha, Ukraine
A video taken from a car driving through Bucha, Ukraine, shows a corpse “moving his arm,” and then “in the rear view mirror the ‘corpse’ sits down.”
FactCheck.org→ Video Shows Climate Protest in Austria, Not ‘Crisis Actors’ in Ukraine
Quick Take The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered a barrage of false claims on social media, including posts that purport to show a video of “crisis actors” portraying dead victims of the fighting. The video used in the posts is fr