Did the Golden Globes "ethics board" cancel prominent actress Whoopi Goldberg's Lifetime Achievement Award? No, that's not true: This story originated from a self-described satirical website aimed at trolling conservatives. No corporate s
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim of 1 million Ukrainian soldiers dead has no official backing
"1,000,000 Ukraine soldiers wiped out”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Couple Was NOT Arrested For Selling ‘Golden Tickets To Heaven’
Was a Florida couple arrested for allegedly selling "golden tickets to heaven?" No, that's not true: There are no credible reports of such an event and the website the claim was published on is known for publishing fake news stories. The
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘H3O2’ not better than plain old H2O when it comes to drinking water
“The best type” of drinking water is H3O2, from fruits, “a more structured form of water.”
Climate Feedback→ What’s in a number? The significance of the 1.5°C warming threshold and reporting on its possible breach in popular media
1.5 is an important number in climate science. It is the recommended target, in degrees Celsius, to which global warming should be limited relative to preindustrial levels, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Nato Soldiers in Ukraine’
Does a viral video prove the presence of NATO forces in Ukraine in May 2023? No, that's not true: The footage, predating the Russian invasion of Ukraine, shows Afghanistan. The claim appeared in a video on TikTok on May 10, 2023. The text
Full Fact→ Video showing ‘NATO soldiers now in Ukraine’ was filmed in Afghanistan in 2021
A video shared on social media was filmed during evacuations from Kabul in August 2021, not in Ukraine.
Logically→ Old video of a street play in Kerala shared with false claim of RSS worker being killed
Logically→ Old video of U.S. army withdrawing from Afghanistan falsely shared as NATO forces in Ukraine
Logically→ Old video claimed to be of recent fireworks factory explosion in West Bengal
Logically→ Old video of cow slaughter on BJP flag from Manipur falsely linked to Karnataka polls
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A claim full of hot air: Earth’s temperature historically high, not colder than 10,000 year ago
“We are about 1 degree Celsius above the coldest it’s been in the last 10,000 years” and “that’s why we shouldn’t be panicking.”
The Dispatch→ The Narratives Are Taking Hold
Former President Donald Trump gestures onstage during a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, on April 27, 2023. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images)Neither side thinks it can lose in 2024.Continue reading The Narratives Are Taking Hold »
Logically→ Old, unrelated video from Gujarat falsely linked to wrestlers’ protest in Delhi
Logically→ Old video from West Bengal falsely peddled as vote rigging in Karnataka polls
Logically→ Old video of Israeli iron dome intercepting rockets resurfaces to show a recent attack
The Dispatch→ Biden Withholds Weapons That Could Help Ukraine Win the War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the German federal Chancellery on May 14, 2023, in Berlin. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)Cluster munitions are controversial, but the potential benefits outweigh the risks.Continue reading Biden Withholds W
Logically→ An old photo of an oil refinery on fire is being misattributed to a recent blaze at a Russian factory
The Dispatch→ The Old Deal
President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks at the IBM facility in Poughkeepsie, New York, on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)Zombie New Dealers to the left of me and the right.Continue reading The Old Deal »
Logically→ Old photos used to falsely claim former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was ‘tortured,’ ‘killed’ after his arrest
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Old ‘Tartarian Empire’ Or Of ‘Mud Flood’ Resetting Society
Did a once powerful and technologically advanced "Tartarian Empire" exist before being washed away or buried in a great "mud flood" that reset society? No, that's not true: There is no proof to support this claim. While the assertion has
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump said ‘many’ teachers are ex-soldiers. Data shows 2%
“Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.”
Full Fact→ Abandoned baby hoax uses old photo from US
The photograph actually shows a baby that was found at Minneapolis Airport in 2022.
Logically→ Old image falsely claims to show body of Meitei woman raped by Kukis in Manipur
Logically→ An old image of a migrants’ caravan in Mexico is being shared as a recent photograph from the U.S. border
Washington Post→ Trump fills his CNN town hall with a fire hose of old and new false claims
Here's a guide to more than 20 false or misleading claims the former president made in just over an hour.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: An Old 2020 Election Lie Resurfaces
Former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally during the 2020 presidential election (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Old claims are recirculating online that there were 133 million registered voters during the 2020 presidential election and tha
Logically→ Old footage of panicking crowds does not show a current wave of ‘killer clown’ attacks
Logically→ An old scripted video shared as father beating groom for demanding dowry
Logically→ Old video of Prakash Raj edited to claim he asked people not to vote for Congress in Karnataka elections
Logically→ Old video of cash being seized from tires falsely linked to 2023 Karnataka elections
Logically→ An old image of young men from Tamil Nadu wearing ISIS t-shirts falsely linked to Kerala.
Logically→ Video of an older man marrying his daughter-in-law after his son’s death is scripted
Logically→ Old Video from Telangana falsely linked to protests against ‘The Kerala Story’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Professional Athletes HAVE Lived To Be 100 Years Old — Exercise Is Shown To Increase Lifespan
Has a professional athlete never lived to be 100 years old, thus evidencing that exercise "doesn't increase lifespan" and "in fact, exercise can shorten lifespan"? No, that's not true: Globally, there are a number of professional athletes
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Old Migrant Caravan Photo Circulating on Social Media
Photo by Guillermo Arias (AFP via Getty Images) Social media users are claiming that a photograph shows a migrant caravan currently en route to the U.S. These claims are false, as the photograph was actually taken in October 2018. These invaders wi
Logically→ Old clips of Modi drinking tea in Varanasi falsely linked to his recent Karnataka visit
Logically→ Old video of D.K. Shivakumar falsely linked to campaigning for upcoming Karnataka elections
Logically→ Old video of D.K. Shivakumar falsely linked to campaigning for upcoming Karnataka elections
Logically→ Old video of gunfire falsely attributed to Manipur ethnic clashes