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The Dispatch→ Israel Orders Evacuation of Eastern Rafah, Begins Targeted Strikes
The weekend may have been a turning point in Israel’s war against Hamas.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden, White House DID Mention Jesus Christ, The Resurrection On Easter
Did President Joe Biden and his administration not mention Jesus Christ and the Resurrection on March 31, 2024, when many denominations of Christianity celebrate Easter? No, that's not true: The president released a statement on Easter me
PolitiFact→ Derrick Van Orden – Wisconsin congressman falsely claims Joe Biden chose Easter as Transgender Day of Visibility
Says President Joe Biden purposely chose Easter Sunday to mark Transgender Day of Visibility.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden White House Did NOT Introduce Rule Banning Christian Symbols From Easter Egg Contest — Policy Is Decades Old
Did the Biden White House introduce a rule banning Christian symbols from an Easter egg contest in 2024? No, that's not true: The restrictions, which include "religious symbols" and "overtly religious themes," have been in place since the
FactCheck.org→ Partisan Controversy Over Easter and Transgender Day of Visibility
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Both Easter and the Transgender Day of Visibility happened to fall on March 31 this year. President Joe Biden recognized both occasions, as he has done every y
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Posts misrepresent White House Easter egg contest, Day of Transgender Visibility proclamation
Transgender Day of Visibility has been celebrated on March 31 since 2009, when the holiday was created.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Declare Easter Sunday ‘Transgender Day Of Visibility’ — ‘TDOV’ Is Always March 31, But Easter Varies Yearly
Did President Joe Biden declare Easter Sunday to be "Transgender Day of Visibility"? No, that's not true: The Biden White House did issue a proclamation celebrating the "extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans,"
PolitiFact→ Kristi Noem – Claim that Joe Biden banned religious Easter egg designs isn't all it's cracked up to be
“Joe Biden banned ‘religious themed’ eggs at the White House’s Easter Egg design contest for kids.”
PolitiFact→ Transgender Day of Visibility always falls on March 31. This year, so did Easter.
Biden’s annual “proclamation” of Transgender Day of Visibility fell on the same day as Easter. But that was a coincidence, because Easter’s date moves every year. Biden also honored Easter.
The Dispatch→ Easter’s Blow to ‘Wretched Urgency’
Why Christians’ hope transcends the fear of our moment.
Full Fact→ Asda is not selling halal-certified Easter eggs
An image of a fake social media post claimed the supermarket is selling “celebration eggs”.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Hopping to conclusions? No, Easter has not been ‘replaced’ with Transgender Day of Visibility
“Trans activists replaced Easter with the Transgender Day of Visibility.”
Logically→ Videos showing Zelenskyy dancing Eastern dances are fake
Logically→ Russia did not invade Ukraine to stop a NATO genocide in eastern regions
Truth or Fiction?→ Unfolding the Tale of the Folding Chair: A Western or Eastern Innovation?
The concept of a folding chair, so simple in its design yet versatile in its uses, holds a long and varied history that transcends geographical and cultural boundaries. This versatile piece of furniture has seen a multitude of uses and iterations, fr
The Dispatch→ The Navy’s Moves in the Eastern Mediterranean, Explained
Unpacking the nuts and bolts of the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group.
Logically→ Video makes misleading claims about African and Middle Eastern migration and crime in Ireland
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Eastern Diamond Rattlesnake’ Is NOT Being Found In Several US Locations — They’re Scam Posts
Is a "deadly Eastern diamond rattlesnake" actually being found in several locations across the United States that are not known as native habitats for these snakes? No, that's not true: Social media posts that make the claim are repurposi
Logically→ Inauthentic images falsely claim Google creates Doodles for all religious holidays but Easter
The Dispatch→ Jordan’s Threat to the Middle Eastern Order
King Abdullah IIat the royal Al-Husseiniya Palace in Amman on December 21, 2022, as Jordan hosts a Middle East summit. (Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images) The kingdom has made a tradition of inciting unrest with Israel during the holy month of Ra
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Easter’ Does NOT Have Etymological Link To Babylonian Deity And Infant Sacrifices
Did the tradition of Easter and egg-dying originate as a celebration of Ishtar, the Babylonian goddess of fertility and sexuality? No, that's not true: Easter is related to the Germanic Ostern, a Christian holiday that celebrates the deat
Logically→ Videos show the earthquake that hit eastern Tajikistan on February 23.
Old video clips of various earthquakes from around the world have been misattributed to the recent earthquake in Tajikistan.
Snopes→ Officials Probing Whether Northeastern Explosion Was Staged
Federal officials are examining whether the employee who reported an explosion at Northeastern University may have lied to investigators and staged the incident.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fake Sarah Palin quote about Easter came from satirical website
Quotes Sarah Palin as saying “when Jesus celebrated Easter with his disciples there were no Easter bunnies or egg hunts.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims That the Bidens Faked Celebrating Easter at the White House
A popular right-wing Facebook account made a series of claims about the Bidens’ Easter celebrations at the White House and suggested the 2022 Easter egg roll was staged. Both the president and first lady gave remarks at the event, which were
Full Fact→ High reported Covid-19 deaths due to Easter holiday backlog
Posts on social media claim that 482 Covid-19 deaths were reported in the UK on 19 April, 508 on 20 April and 646 on 21 April. While these figures are correct, they need significant additional context. Firstly, these figures represent the number of dea
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this presidential seal doesn’t prove the Bidens pretended to celebrate Easter at the White House
Footage of the Bidens celebrating Easter at the White House is fake.
Logically→ A CNN tweet claimed that child soldiers are fighting in eastern Ukraine.
The post is not a tweet by CNN. It is a digitally altered image.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of President, First Lady Does NOT Show Fake Presidential Seal On White House Balcony For 2022 Easter Egg Roll
Does a photo of President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden show a fake presidential seal? No, that's not true: A fuzzy photograph from the April 18, 2022, Easter Egg Roll at the White House does show the real presidential seal, as prov
Snopes→ Did Raphael Warnock Tweet About ‘the Meaning of Easter’?
We looked for the origins of what appeared to be a screenshot of a tweet with words from the @ReverendWarnock Twitter account.
Snopes→ ‘Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt’ Scam Circulates on WhatsApp
Cadbury said in a statement that the viral post was "not been generated by us" and that consumers should not "interact or share personal information through the post."
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, this video doesn’t show the China Eastern Airlines plane before it crashed
Video shows the final moments aboard China Eastern Airlines flight 5735 before it crashed.
Logically→ A video of Luhansk power plant being bombed in Eastern Ukraine actually shows an explosion in China, 2015.
The Luhansk power plant was damaged during two days of shelling. However, this video shows an explosion in China.
Snopes→ Putin Orders Forces to ‘Maintain Peace’ in Eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered forces Monday to “maintain peace” in separatist regions of eastern Ukraine, hours after the Kremlin recognized the area’s independence.
Snopes→ A Mysterious Numerological Easter Egg in ‘The Shining’
From Danny's shirt to TV programming at The Overlook Hotel, the number 42 is said to appear repeatedly throughout the movie.
Snopes→ Nor’Easter Cuts Power to over Half-Million Homes, Businesses
A nor’easter that battered the Atlantic coast with hurricane-force wind gusts left more than a half-million homes and businesses without power and forced the closure of bridges, ferries and schools.
Snopes→ Does Photo Show a Newly Discovered Easter Island Statue?
The mysterious Rapa Nui statues have captured people's imaginations for more than a century.
Snopes→ Your Guide to ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ and the ‘Star Wars’ Easter Eggs
A few familiar characters pop up in Indiana Jones, if you know where to look.
Snopes→ Did ‘Shrek’ Contain an ‘X-Rated Easter Egg’?
This would certainly not be the first time we covered adult moments in classic animated films.