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Full Fact→ Sadiq Khan did not pledge to build 46,000 houses for young Muslims
A video clip of the mayor being interviewed by the Islam Channel is circulating online with a caption that misinterprets what Mr Khan actually said.
Climate Feedback→ How CO2 warms Earth through the greenhouse effect and why CO2 is not ‘saturated’ in Earth’s atmosphere
There is no doubt about it – climate science can be complex. But sometimes this complexity is mistaken for uncertainty. A recurring example is our scientific understanding of carbon dioxide’s (CO2) effects as a greenhouse gas[2]. However, the evide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Press Secretary Did NOT Answer Question On ‘Ukrainian Manifestations Of Nazism’ — Altered Video
Did White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre field a question on the topic of alleged Ukrainian manifestations of Nazism from a reporter during a press briefing? No, that's not true on both counts: The reporter did not ask this ques
Full Fact→ Expelled or jailed Conservative MPs are not the fourth largest ‘party’ in the House of Commons
Nine current MPs have lost the Conservative whip. None are in prison.
The Dispatch→ A House (Narrowly) Divided
Why it is likely to stay that way, regardless of which party wins a majority in November.
FactCheck.org→ House Majority PAC
Political leanings: Democratic 2022 total spending: $181.6 million The House Majority PAC was founded in April 2011 by Alixandria Lapp, a former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee official. In 2023, Lapp stepped down as the political
The Dispatch→ House Passes Trio of Foreign Aid Bills
What do the bipartisan pieces of legislation actually do?
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week the House Passed Ukraine Aid
Plus, Israel responds to Iran’s attack, and Donald Trump’s Manhattan trial is underway.
The Dispatch→ House Democrats Help Mike Johnson Tee Up Ukraine Aid for a Vote
Plus: What to watch for as arguments in Trump’s Manhattan trial begin.
The Dispatch→ House Releases Foreign Aid Bills
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s gambit to fund Israel and Ukraine could put his speakership on the line.
The Dispatch→ Burning Down the House
The end of Mike Johnson?
Full Fact→ Video shows Islamic prayer call in Lancaster House, not Buckingham Palace
The footage has been shared widely on social media in recent weeks, but was filmed in March 2023.
The Dispatch→ House Speaker Mike Johnson Gets Political Cover From Donald Trump
Plus: Don’t expect the former president to face backlash from pro-life leaders for his turn on abortion.
The Dispatch→ House Divided Over Surveillance Authority
Republican lawmakers (at least temporarily) tank an effort to reauthorize a key national security tool.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Volodymyr Zelenskyy Bought Highgrove House From Britain’s King Charles III
Did Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy buy the Highgrove mansion from the United Kingdom's King Charles III? No, that's not true: A representative of Grant Harrold, a former royal butler who was cited as the main source in an online
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media influencer claims a law lets people invade abandoned houses. Is that true?
A U.S. law says that “if a house is not inhabited, we can expropriate it.”
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→ X posts – Does video show the earthquake leveling an ‘entire block of unfinished houses’ in Taiwan? No
Video shows “an entire block of unfinished houses collapsed as a result of an earthquake in Taiwan.”
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
Full Fact→ Unevidenced claim Labour leader called for ‘more houses’ for asylum seekers recirculates on Facebook
As we’ve previously explained, there’s no evidence Mr Starmer said a quote attributed to him about building more houses for asylum seekers.
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.
FactCheck.org→ Elon Musk Overstates Partisan Impact of Illegal Immigration on House Apportionment
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. In claiming that illegal immigration benefits Democrats, entrepreneur Elon Musk vastly overstated its impact on the apportionment of House seats and Electoral College votes. ̶
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A potential TikTok ban passed the U.S. House, but the legislation’s future is uncertain
As of March 13, they “really just banned TikTok … we got 6 months left to use it.”
PolitiFact→ Yes, George Santos can attend the State of the Union, walk House floor despite being expelled
Surprise guests are a feature of the president's State of the Union address. A big surprise for the 2024 address was the presence of expelled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. How was he allowed to attend in the House chamber?
Truth or Fiction?→ Is There a Real Floating Balloon House?
The dream of a house that floats through the sky, much like the enchanting tale in the animated film “Up,” may seem like pure fantasy, but it is deeply rooted in the annals of human endeavor and innovation. From the pioneering flights of
Health Feedback→ Tennessee House Bill HB1894 isn’t evidence that vaccines are present in food at grocery stores; edible vaccines remain hypothetical for now
REVIEW On 21 February 2024, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill (HB1894) on food labeling sponsored by lawmaker Scott Cepicky. The bill “prohibits the manufacture, sale, or delivery, holding, or offering for sale of any food that
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This photo doesn’t show the Smokehouse Creek fire in Texas; it was posted in 2017
Photo shows the Smokehouse Creek fire in Texas.
Full Fact→ No evidence people posing as ‘home affairs officers’ are robbing houses
Warnings about this have been circulating in various countries around the world since at least 2016, but these posts appear to be hoaxes.
PolitiFact→ Why the juvenile suspects in the Chiefs parade shooting haven’t been named, unlike Kyle Rittenhouse
After the Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting, some people questioned why the juvenile suspects haven’t been named although minors have been identified in other incidents. Here’s what state laws and journalism ethics experts say.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Officials Could NOT Have Kept Kyle Rittenhouse’s Name Secret
Could law enforcement and prosecutors have chosen not to release Kyle Rittenhouse's name? No, that's not true: Wisconsin, where he was charged at age 17 and later acquitted after the trial over the killing of two, is one of the states tha
PolitiFact→ Bryan Steil – Is Wisconsin lawmaker correct that households are spending $11,400 more per year because of Biden?
“Bidenomics is costing the typical American household over $11,400 more a year to buy the basics.”
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
Logically→ Unrelated image from 2023 shared as recent explosion at Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s warehouse
Full Fact→ Grant Shapps wrong to say Labour has a majority in the House of Lords
While no party has an overall majority, the Conservatives have considerably more peers in the Lords than Labour.
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.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Migrants in NYC were temporarily housed in a local school during a storm. The school has not shut down
News that migrants living in a temporary shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, a former airport, would wait out the storm at James Madison High School led some on social media to falsely claim that the move would be long term.
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.