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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IDF DID Fire Shots Near Site Of Gaza Trampling Incident On February 29, 2024
Did the Israel Defense Forces not open fire near trucks delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza on February 29, 2024? No, that's not true: The Israel Defense Forces officially acknowledged that Israeli soldiers fired shots within proximity of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Immigrants In Canada ‘Forced To Live’ Near Active Train Tracks
Does a video on social media show immigrants in Canada "forced" to live near busy train tracks in Toronto? No, that's not true: This video was shot in Lagos, the capital of Nigeria, and gained traction online during February 2024. A Niger
Full Fact→ Photo of Russian jet has been online for nearly eight years
The photo of the Tu-160 was posted on Instagram in 2016.
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.
Logically→ Edited news report used to claim human feces found near statue of Hindu deity in Canada
AllSides→ ChatGPT fails to give ‘satisfactory’ reply to nearly 75% of medication-related queries: study
https://nypost.com/2023/12/05/business/chatgpt-fails-to-give-satisfactory-reply-to-nearly-75-of-medication-related-queries-study/
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Trump Endorsed A Nearly $300 Water Filter In November 2023
Did former President Donald Trump advertise a water filter on Facebook? No, that's not true: Outside of the post making such a claim, Lead Stories did not find any evidence confirming that. A video with a Trump-sounding narration likely u
Truth or Fiction?→ Unearthing History: Who Invented the Wheel
When we speak about innovative leaps that revolutionized human history, the invention of the wheel stands as a remarkable point of reference. Throughout the pre-wheel era, humankind grappled with numerous logistical challenges, relying heavily on bas
Logically→ Footage of explosion near Ukrainian drone operator falsely linked to Israel-Hamas conflict
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, a CNN reporter didn’t ‘fake’ being near the Israel-Gaza border
A CNN reporter “faked” being near the Israel-Gaza border.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, CNN didn’t stage an attack near the Israel-Gaza border
Video shows CNN “faking attack in Israel on the camera.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israel Defense Forces Did NOT Evacuate Air Bases Near Gaza On October 7, 2023 — Video In Post Is From Weeks Earlier
Did Israel Defense Forces evacuate air bases near Gaza on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: A video used to support the claim predates the 2023 Hamas-Israel conflict. Neither the Israeli government nor credible news reports have subst
Logically→ Old video of naval clash at Taiwan Strait shared as American warships deployed near Israel
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video of a billboard near Times Square misspelling ‘Glory to Ukraine’ was fabricated
CLAIM: A video shows a technical error causing a digital billboard near New York City’s Times Square to read “Glory to Urine” instead of “Glory to Ukraine” while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in town to speak at the United Natio
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Tales of ‘unearthed and documented’ giant human skeletons don't have a leg to stand on
Giant human skeletons as large as 36 feet have been “unearthed and documented” in historical records.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Glory To Urine’ Was NOT Displayed On A Large LED Billboard Near New York City’s Times Square — Video Manipulation
Did an LED billboard at the corner of 42nd Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan feature the words "Glory to Urine" against a waving blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag to welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to New York City for the U
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘An F-35B Fighter Jet Crashing Near Charleston, South Carolina’
Does a video on TikTok capture the moment of the F-35B crash in South Carolina on September 17, 2023? No, that's not true: the clip does not accurately portray the location. It was originally published by an account specializing in sharin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYPD Officers Did NOT Arrest Two Young People For Sleeping Near Times Square — They Were Charged With Theft
Did "undercover NYPD" officers "arrest two young people for sleeping on the concrete blocks a short distance from Times Square"? No, that's not true: the persons in question were not trying to sleep in a noisy, well-lit area on top of con
Logically→ Video of explosion in Luhansk Oblast misattributed to counteroffensive near Zaporizhzhia
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cleveland Clinic Study Did NOT Prove ‘Absolute Linear Correlation’ Between COVID-19 Vaccines And Infection Risk
Does a study conducted by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic provide an "absolute direct linear correlation" that the more COVID-19 vaccines a person receives, the higher likelihood that person has of contracting the disease, thus provin
Logically→ No, this video does not show emergency services near the recent Tel Aviv explosion site
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A Mexican lawmaker spoke nearly naked, but didn’t make statement attributed to him on social media
While nearly naked, a member of Mexico’s congress said, “You are ashamed to see me naked, but you are not ashamed to see your people in the streets naked.”
The Dispatch→ Chinese and Russian Naval Patrol Nears Alaskan Coast
‘It seems obvious to me that Xi Jinping is preparing his country for war.’
Truth or Fiction?→ Universal’s Alibi for Skewered Trees Near SAG-AFTRA/WGA Picket Line May Have Been Debunked
A statement by Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia has cast doubt on a claim by NBC Universal that it was not trying to interfere with worker strikes by pruning nearby trees in the midst of rising summer temperatures. “With cooperation from
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These Are NOT Sounds Detected Near Titan Search Zone — Real Audio Not Publicly Released By June 21, 2023
Does this post include a recording of the sounds detected during a search for the Titan submersible? No, that's not true: This audio comes from some other source and is not an authentic recording of sounds reportedly detected by sonobuoys
Logically→ Video falsely claims illegal ‘mazar’ being constructed near Himachal Pradesh temple
Logically→ Old photos resurface as recent boat tragedy near Greece
Logically→ Russian news agency TASS falsely claims there is no zoo near Kakhovka dam in Ukraine
Logically→ Photo of ISKCON Temple near Odisha train accident site passed off as a mosque
FactCheck.org→ Ventilators Save Lives, Did Not Cause ‘Nearly All’ COVID-19 Deaths
SciCheck Digest Ventilators can be lifesaving for critically ill COVID-19 patients. A social media claim that a new study shows ventilators killed “nearly all” COVID-19 patients is “quite wrong,” according to the study’s co-author. Ve
The Dispatch→ Nearing the End of the Debt Limit Saga
Plus: Erdoğan wins reelection in Turkey. Continue reading Nearing the End of the Debt Limit Saga »
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Eugenicist Victim Blaming’: Disability Experts Criticize Story Painting COVID-19 as Near ‘Endemic’
A San Francisco television station’s story about an “endemic” phase to the COVID-19 pandemic alarmed disability experts and advocates. The story, aired by KGO-TV on May 22 2023, features Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a professor of medicine an
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Image of Explosion Near Pentagon Is Fake
The image was digitally generated. Continue reading Fact Check: Image of Explosion Near Pentagon Is Fake »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Smoke Near Pentagon Is NOT Real Photo
Was there an explosion near the Pentagon on May 22, 2023? No, that's not true: This is not a real photo but a digitally fabricated image that shows a plume of smoke near a building that slightly resembles the Pentagon, the headquarters of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ventilators Did NOT Kill ‘Nearly All COVID Patients’ — Study’s Conclusion Was Misrepresented
Did mechanical ventilators kill "nearly all COVID patients" during the early stages of the pandemic? No, that's not true: The headline making the claim misrepresented the results of a study that reached a different conclusion: that second
The Dispatch→ Members Discussion for ‘Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan’ -June 2023
We want to hear from you while you’re reading this month’s book. To ask questions, ...Continue reading Members Discussion for ‘Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan’ -June 2023 »
PolitiFact→ State legislatures rarely expel lawmakers. We found 19 examples in nearly 23 years
State legislatures rarely expel members. PolitiFact found only 19 lawmakers who were expelled from state legislatures around the country since 2000. Experts say expulsion is typically reserved for cases of serious, and often criminal, misconduct.