Was the captain of the Dali cargo vessel that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 24, 2024, Ukrainian? No, that's not true: A representative of the company operating the ship confirmed to Lead Stories that all 22 crew m
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PolitiFact→ X posts – No, the captain of the container ship that hit the bridge in Baltimore wasn’t Ukrainian
“The captain of the container ship Dali…is a Ukrainian.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Online posts erroneously tie Senate minority leader’s late sister-in-law to ship that hit Baltimore bridge
Social media users are falsely claiming that Chao, who died in Texas after driving into a pond on Feb. 10 while intoxicated, is connected to the collapse of the Key Bridge, suggesting that her death appears suspicious in light of the incident in Baltim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mitch McConnell’s Sister-In-Law Angela Chao Is NOT Listed As CEO Of Company That Owns Ship That Hit Baltimore Bridge
Is Angela Chao, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's sister-in-law who drowned in a fatal car accident in February 2024, listed as the CEO of the company that owns the ship that hit Baltimore's Key Bridge on March 26, 2024? No, that's
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Angela Chao was CEO of a shipping company, but it doesn’t own the ship that hit Baltimore bridge
Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law who drowned in a Tesla “is listed as the CEO of the company that owns the ship that hit” Baltimore bridge.
Full Fact→ Image of white vapour trails in the sky does not show ‘chemtrails’
Water vapour left behind by aeroplanes can appear as long, thin lines known as contrails.
The Dispatch→ What’s a Non-White Voter Anyway?
Lumping together every person not of wholly European ancestry into one group is not particularly edifying.
AllSides→ Critics say an Aldi job ad excluded white people. We took a closer look.
https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/mar/01/critics-say-an-aldi-job-ad-excluded-white-people-w/ An A
PolitiFact→ Critics say an Aldi job ad excluded white people. We took a closer look
Conservatives criticized an job ad for Aldi written by Jobs for Humanity, which creates job boards for groups that are underrepresented in the workforce, saying it showed Aldi isn’t hiring white people. We took a closer look.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Undocumented immigrants are not proof of a scheme to replace whites with nonwhites
“7.2 million illegals entered the U.S. under Biden administration,” showing that “the ‘Great Replacement’ is not a theory, it’s a reality."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘White Hats’ Did NOT Foil Supposed Plot to ‘Assassinate President Trump’ — Story Is From Site That Produces Fiction
Did "White Hats" foil a supposed plan to "assassinate President Trump"? No, that's not true: Searching the locations mentioned in the article for press releases and an online news index search of keywords relating to this claim did not yi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Showing ‘The View’ Guest Accusing Karine Jean-Pierre Of ‘Bullshit’ On Air Is NOT Real — Clip Is Edited To Add A Person
Did a guest on "The View" accuse White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre of espousing "bullshit" on an episode of "The View"? No, that's not true: Damon Imani, a social media personality, edited himself into clips of the real Decem
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Angela Merkel Is NOT The Daughter Of Adolf Hitler
Is Angela Merkel the daughter of Adolf Hitler? No, that's not true: Merkel, the former German chancellor, was born in 1954 in Hamburg, West Germany. Hitler died on April 30, 1945, almost a decade before Merkel was born. Merkel's parents w
Full Fact→ Clip of missiles hitting ships is from video game Arma 3 (not the Red Sea)
Gameplay footage of Arma 3 has often been linked to misinformation about recent ongoing conflicts.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Has Black entrepreneurship hit a record during Joe Biden’s presidency?
Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs”
AllSides→ Ukraine puts Tucker Carlson on a ‘hit list’ after an interview with Vladimir Putin.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/09/instagram-posts/tucker-carlson-wasnt-added-to-ukrainian-hit-list-a/
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Tucker Carlson wasn’t added to Ukrainian ‘hit list” after Vladimir Putin interview
"Ukraine puts Tucker Carlson on a ‘hit list’ after an interview with Vladimir Putin.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Marine Corps ‘White Hats’ Did NOT Arrest FEMA Regional Administrator Tony Robinson In February 2024
Did U.S. Marine Corps "white hats" arrest Federal Emergency Management Agency Regional Administrator Tony Robinson on February 2, 2024? No, that's not true: FEMA and Pentagon representatives confirmed to Lead Stories that this claim is fa
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Did George Soros or Klaus Schwab’s father work for Hitler? Here’s what we know
“George Soros worked for Hitler. Klaus Schwab’s father also worked for Hitler.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy Seal ‘White Hats’ Did NOT Kill Intruders At Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Estate In January 2024
Did U.S. Navy Seal "white hats" kill two intruders at Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate on January 27, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim originated from a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. A Palm Beach Police Departm
PolitiFact→ Tony Evers – Is Gov. Evers right that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate hit an all-time low last year?
“In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time lowest number of unemployed workers ever in modern history.”
Logically→ 2021 video of barricades around White House shared as recent amid border standoff
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Arrest Ex-White House Chief of Staff John Kelly — Story Is Made Up
Did U.S. Marines arrest former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that the claim is false. The claim appears in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated
AllSides→ Addressing Claims That ‘No Arrests Were Made’ When Pro-Palestinian Protesters Clashed With Police Near White House
https://thedispatch.com/article/addressing-claims-that-no-arrests-were-made-when-pro-palestinian-protesters-clashed-with-police-near-white-house/
The Dispatch→ Addressing Claims That ‘No Arrests Were Made’ When Pro-Palestinian Protesters Clashed With Police Near White House
A viral tweet is true, though law enforcement did arrest protesters earlier in the day.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That ‘White Hats’ Arrested Campaign Staffer For Nikki Haley in Iowa
Did the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division arrest a staffer of 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley in Iowa in January 2024? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that a Haley staffer was arrested, purportedly for handing ou
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘US-Owned Cargo Ship … Hit By A Missile Off The Coast Of Yemen’ On January 15, 2024
Does a video shared on social media in January 2024 show a "US-owned cargo ship" that was "hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen"? No, that's not true: The video clip was originally published online in May 2021. It depicted a Singapore-
The Dispatch→ Hitting the Houthis at Home
After months of attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, the U.S. and U.K. strike Houthi targets in Yemen.
The Dispatch→ Hitting the Houthis at Home
After months of attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, the U.S. and U.K. strike Houthi targets in Yemen.
Washington Post→ White House spins GOP ‘cuts’ of 2,000 Border Patrol agents
House Republicans never cast a vote to cut 2,000 agents but instead have passed a bill that would boost the number of agents by nearly 2,000.
The Dispatch→ White’s Fright
Crazy stupid arguments.
The Dispatch→ Never Go ‘Full Hitler’
The left’s long history of calling Republicans ‘fascist’ has only sown distrust.
Full Fact→ Hoax posts claiming to show dog injured in ‘hit-and-run’ circulate on Facebook
An image supposedly showing a dog injured in a hit-and-run is taken from a 2022 news article about a dog attack in Northern Ireland.
The Dispatch→ To Restore Deterrence, Biden Should Hit Iran Hard
The administration’s cautious approach is only encouraging more aggression.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Peter Doocy, John Berman Did NOT Report That 100 Earthquakes "Just Hit" Yellowstone In December 2023
Did journalists Peter Doocy or John Berman report that 100 earthquakes "just hit" Yellowstone National Park and that such earthquakes may lead to an "eruption"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that either journalist reported suc
The Dispatch→ DeSantis’ Closing Iowa Strategy: Hit Haley
Plus, Joe Biden turns up the volume on his warnings about Donald Trump.
AllSides→ IRS Whistleblowers Unable To ‘Verify’ Loans White House Claims Joe Biden Sent To Family Members, Testimony Shows
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/14/irs-whistleblower-verify-loan-white-house-joe-biden-family-member/ I
PolitiFact→ In context: What the White House has said about sending troops to fight Russia
Amid congressional divisions over allocating additional aid for Ukraine, critics of President Joe Biden recently warned that the administration is threatening to send American troops to fight against Russia. Here’s a closer analysis of that claim.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT ‘Bomb Big Pharma in Ukraine’ For ‘Suspected’ COVID-19 Vaccine Production In 2023 — Farmak’s Warehouse Was Hit In 2022 During Nearby Battle
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin order "the destruction of a Kyiv pharmaceutical laboratory suspected of manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines" owned by Farmak, one of Ukraine's major companies selling medical products, in November 2023? No
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video misrepresents Biden’s departure from White House turkey pardon
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.