Did the state of California declare a "Trans History Month" before declaring a Women's History Month? No, that's not true: California first recognized Women's History Month in 1988, and the governor has proclaimed it every March since 199
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PolitiFact→ On the road in Iowa with PolitiFact and GOP candidates, 4 months before the caucuses
Dispatches and fact-checks from the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition banquet in Des Moines, Iowa, as 10 GOP candidates make their case on a stage without Donald Trump..
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Will NOT Start Charging $4.99 A Month ‘On Monday’ — As Of September 14, 2023, Basic Access To The Platform Remains Free
Did Facebook or its parent company Meta announce a plan to charge all of the platform's users $4.99 a month for access? Will copying and pasting a post about the change allow people to "opt out" or "bypass the system"? No, none of that is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: James Woods Did NOT Warn FBI About 9/11 A Month Before: ‘I Did Not Report This To The FBI Before September 11th’
Did actor James Woods warn the FBI about 9/11 a month before it happened? No, that's not true: Woods said in the same interview being used to make this claim that he "did not report this to the FBI before September 11" and denies the idea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2,000 Kids NOT Missing From Maui A Month After 2023 Wildfires — School Enrollment Data ≠ Missing Persons Data
Were 2,000 kids missing in Maui a month after the wildfires of August 2023? No, that's not true: There are not 2,000 missing children on the island of Maui, Hawaii Governor Josh Green's office told Lead Stories on September 11, 2023. The
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence Elon Musk predicted President Joe Biden will die in a month
Elon Musk said President Joe Biden “has one month left to live.”
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag is Back
It’s Managing Editor Michael Reneau’s turn to answer your questions.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A photo shows Georgia officers greeting Trump. But it wasn’t during his booking this month
CLAIM: A picture shows former President Donald Trump being greeted by applauding police officers as he was booked in Georgia following his indictment in that state.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘It’s Disability Pride Month,’ Disabled Americans Can’t ‘Have More Than $2,000 in Money and Assets Combined’
On August 29 2023, a tweet about disabled people and Medicaid-related laws about cash and assets was shared to Reddit’s r/facepalm: I didn’t know that, yeah… by u/ColorlessHedgehog in facepalm The Post an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Wagner Boss Prigozhin Jet On Fire Before Crashing’ — It Was Filmed Two Months Prior
Does a video shared to social media on August 23, 2023, show Russian oligarch Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin's jet "on fire before crashing"? No, that's not true: While the video itself is authentic, it documented an unrelated plane crash
PolitiFact→ After hottest month on record, can novel solutions address ‘urban heat islands’?
Are cities’ novel solutions enough to solve the problem of urban heat islands?
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A wind turbine can produce in months, not years, more energy than was needed to manufacture it
A wind turbine must “spin continually for over four years just to replace the energy it took to manufacture it.”
Full Fact→ Hoax lost dog picture circulating online for months
Posts showing a dog in a crate have been shared thousands of times in Facebook groups around the world.
The Dispatch→ T-Minus One Month Until the First Republican Debate
Plus: Donald Trump tries to flood the zone with evidence he’s inevitable.
Logically→ Old video shared to claim Rahul Gandhi ate non vegetarian during month of ‘Sawan’
Full Fact→ Minister wrong to claim small boat arrivals are down 20% in the first six months of 2023
The latest Home Office data actually shows the number of arrivals between January and June fell 10% year on year.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Starbucks Does NOT Cancel Pride Month — Some Stores Did Not Decorate Or Took Down Decorations
Did Starbucks cancel Pride Month in its retail locations? No, that's not true: There is nothing to suggest that Starbucks, as a company, has canceled Pride Month. Starbucks has historically shown support for the LGBTQ community and has be
Logically→ No, Italy has not canceled Pride Month and replaced it with Family Month
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – It’s Pride Month, but the United Nations didn’t replace its country flags with LGBTQ flags, contrary
“The United Nations replaces all 193 country flags with LGBT flags.”
FactCheck.org→ Viral Video Makes False Claim About Pride Month Flag Display
Quick Take Rockefeller Center is celebrating Pride Month with a display of rainbow flags to show it is “an inclusive and diverse space for all.” But an Instagram post uses an image of Pride flags at Rockefeller Center while falsely clai
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: United Nations Did NOT Replace Nation Flags With Rainbow Flags — Photo Shows Rockefeller Center Pride Month Celebration
Did the United Nations Headquarters in New York City replace the iconic display of flags from the 193 member nations with rainbow flags for Pride Month? No, that's not true: The mislabeled photo included in a tweet does not depict the Uni
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Virtual Rainbow on Arc de Triomphe for Pride Month
Quick Take A video artist posted an animation of a large rainbow coiling around and through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on June 1 in celebration of Pride Month and support for the LGBTQ+ community. But posts on social media falsely suggested
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Pride month did not get replaced in Italy
“Italy announced they are changing LGBT Pride month to Family Pride Month,” in order to “celebrate traditional families.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Italy Did NOT Officially Introduce ‘Family Pride Month’ To Replace Celebration Of LGBTQ+ Community In June 2023
Did the Italian government announce "Family Pride Month" to celebrate heterosexual "mothers and fathers" instead of the LGBTQ+ community? No, that's not true: While Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been criticized domestically an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Rainbow Around France’s Arc De Triomphe For Pride Month — It’s An Artist’s Video
Is the French monument known as the Arc de Triomphe decorated with a giant rainbow for Pride Month? No, that's not true: This is work done by an artist who works in the medium of videos. Video artist Ian Padgham used three-dimensional ani
Logically→ No, the Arc de Triomphe has not been decorated for LGBTQ+ Pride month
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Dash for the border on video was months before Title 42 ended
“JUST IN: A MASSIVE CARAVAN of illegal aliens is forcing their way into the US!”
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Andrew Egger
Andrew answers questions about his beloved St. Louis Cardinals, his alma mater, and how easy it is to play guitar.Continue reading The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Andrew Egger »
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Months after Hurricane Ian, what happened to the Florida Disaster Fund?
“No one got (a) dime” from the $70 million raised for the Florida Disaster Fund.
Logically→ Eight times more people died due to COVID-19 vaccines over a six-month period than died of COVID-19 over an 18-month period.
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag for March
Andrew Egger is up for the Monthly Mailbag.The post The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag for March appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, President Joe Biden didn’t change the name of Black History Month
“Joe Biden changes the name of Black History Month.”
Poynter→ If nothing changes, Social Security money will run out by 2034 and beneficiaries will get smaller monthly checks
President Joe Biden has accused some Republicans of threatening Social Security’s future, a charge they have denied. The attack — and the defense — ignore these facts about Social Security: […] The post If nothing changes, Social Security m
Poynter→ We’ve seen reports of three train derailments this month. Is this normal?
All eyes are on America’s railways following the calamitous derailment of a freight train in East Palestine, Ohio. On Feb. 3, more than 30 cars of a Norfolk Southern train […] The post We’ve seen reports of three train derailments this month.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, KFC didn’t tweet a chicken drumstick for Black History Month
KFC tweeted an image of a chicken drumstick for Black History Month.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: KFC Did NOT Tweet Image Of Chicken Drumstick And Shadow Of Raised Fist For Black History Month
Did KFC tweet for Black History Month a photo of a chicken drumstick in front of a drumstick shadow that looks like a raised fist? No, that's not true: KFC's U.S. corporate account never posted this image, which has been altered. The Inst
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: We’ve seen reports of three train derailments this month. Is this normal?
More than 1,000 train derailments typically happen each year in the United States, federal data shows. The derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, was unusual because it caused significant damage and involved the release of hazardous chemicals.
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Haley Byrd Wilt
Haley answers questions from members about working as a reporter on Capitol Hill, why she thinks Lazarus could be the "Beloved Disciple" in the Gospel of John, science fiction, and more. The post The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Haley Byrd Wilt appear
Logically→ Viral photo proves Rahul Gandhi met producer of the BBC documentary on PM Modi six months ago.
The image captures Gandhi with British politician Jeremy Corbyn and entrepreneur Sam Pitroda at a much-talked-about meeting in London in May 2022.
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag for January
Haley Byrd Wilt is up for the Monthly Mailbag.The post The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag for January appeared first on The Dispatch.