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Logically→ Miscaptioned video shared to falsely claim Putin announced Russian support for Palestine
Logically→ Old video of damage caused by storm in Myanmar linked to cyclone Michaung
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Can a stranger steal contact info from iPhone? No, that’s not how Apple’s NameDrop works.
With Apple’s NameDrop, anyone placing an iPhone near your child’s “will automatically receive their contact information.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Black Friday a bust under Biden? No, video of lone shopper is from London in 2017
Video shows Black Friday shoppers “in Biden’s thriving economy.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lone Train Car Was NOT Full Of Molten Sulfur, Intentionally Abandoned In Marietta, Oklahoma
Was a lone train car labeled "Molten Sulfur" abandoned with molten sulfur inside in Marietta, Oklahoma? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the railway on which the car was sitting said that the train car was empty and was being repai
The Dispatch→ Youth Gone Wild
The Democratic rift over Israel is deepening.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t fall for this scam: the U.S. isn’t giving everyone $6,400
"The U.S. is sending everyone a free $6,400 right now.”
Logically→ 2019 photo shared as drone attack on Israeli ship in Indian Ocean
Full Fact→ Adele filmed holding Mexican flag not Palestinian one
A clip of the singer has been shared with claims she’s holding the Palestinian flag during a gig. Other footage clearly shows she was holding a Mexican flag.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 2 Versions Of Pelosi On Phone With Pence On January 6, 2021 — It’s Deceptively Edited
Does a video on social media show two versions of the same January 6, 2021, speakerphone call between then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and then-Vice President Mike Pence, apparently implying at least one of the versions was staged? No, tha
Full Fact→ Myocarditis after Covid vaccines doesn’t kill one in five
A video of a man talking to a pharmacist about myocarditis has resurfaced on social media. Claims in the video about the mortality rate of the condition are incorrect.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Did Pete Buttigieg say Joe Biden is unfit to serve? No, this video is miscaptioned
Video shows that “Troy Nehls FORCES Pete Buttigieg to admit that Biden is unfit to serve.”
PolitiFact→ Alex Mooney – Did Jim Justice break his pledge not to hike taxes?
Jim Justice “broke his pledge, raised the gas tax.”
Logically→ Video from Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital shared as “heavy fighting with Hamas” inside al-Shifa
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccines did not kill 30 people at one clinic in New Zealand
This claim comes from an activist who supplied no supporting evidence. It is contradicted by data on deaths published by the New Zealand government.
Truth or Fiction?→ Unveiling Honeybees’ Communication: The Waggle Dance
In the vast and fascinating realm of nature, few manifestations of animal behavior are as intriguing as the way honeybees communicate. These tiny creatures display a remarkable method of conveying critical information through a unique “dance
Truth or Fiction?→ Unveiling the Inventor of the Air Conditioner: A Fact-checking Insight
Since its inception and widespread acceptance, the world without air conditioning seems inconceivable, especially in regions where crippling summers and persistent sultry conditions insist on its indispensable utility. Interestingly, the advent of ai
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Barack Obama’s Stepfather Did NOT Run Death Squads For The Indonesian Army
Did Barack Obama's stepfather, Lolo Soetoro, run death squads for the Indonesian army in the mid-1960s? No, that's not true: The identities of those who organized the death squads are well known and Soetoro was not one of them, a professo
Truth or Fiction?→ Who Invented the Smartphone: A Factual Exploration
In the digital age we live in, it’s hard to imagine a world without smartphones. A far cry from the hefty, feature-light mobile devices of old, today’s smartphones are essentially compact, portable supercomputers. But how did we get here?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Joe Biden Falling Down Air Force One Stairs While Visiting Poland — It’s Another Person
Did a video genuinely show President Joe Biden falling down Air Force One stairs while visiting Warsaw, Poland? No, that's not true: The video showed an unidentified person falling down the airplane stairs, but Lead Stories reviewed indep
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US House Speaker Mike Johnson Did NOT Say ‘Every Woman Has A Duty To Birth At Least One Able-Bodied Worker’
Did House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson say that "Every woman has a duty to birth at least one able-bodied worker"? No, that's not true: Johnson's director of media affairs told Lead Stories that he "never said anything of the k
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: T-Square Drug Test Does NOT Prove Red Bull Contains Drugs Cocaine And Suboxone
Does a video of a non-laboratory test using the T-Square brand oral fluid drug test prove that Red Bull energy drink contains the drugs buprenorphine and cocaine? No, that's not true: There is no way to confirm that the people featured in
PolitiFact→ What’s behind Republicans’ claim that Joe Biden received $40,000 of ‘laundered Chinese money’?
A relative sent Joe Biden $40,000 in 2017 that originated from sources linked to China, bank records surfaced by Republicans show. The White House and the check memo said it was for “loan repayment.” Available evidence doesn’t show laundering.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s GOP Opponents Have No Answer for His Dominance
Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis are fighting for second place, but lack a clear strategy for competing with the former president.
Truth or Fiction?→ Fact-Check: Is Java Named After an Indonesian Island?
Like any aspect of culture or technology, names often bear historical or symbolic weight. In the technological world, the names given to programming languages can carry significant implications for their public reception and recognition. One enigmati
Full Fact→ No evidence clip of Sadiq Khan supposedly calling for ‘Remembrance weekend’ to be postponed is genuine
The Mayor’s office says the audio, which purports to be of a private conversation, is fake.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Donald Trump recently testified in his civil fraud trial, not someone in a Trump mask
Video shows someone wearing a Donald Trump mask appeared in court instead of the former president.
Full Fact→ Smoking causes about one in four deaths from cancer
Steve Barclay confused smoking’s share of cancer deaths with its share of cancer cases, in comments on the BBC and Sky.
Logically→ Footage of explosion near Ukrainian drone operator falsely linked to Israel-Hamas conflict
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Actually Show Lionel Messi Holding Up Palestinian, Israeli Flags — They’re Manipulated
Do two separate images show professional soccer player Lionel Messi holding up a Palestinian flag and an Israeli flag, seemingly in support of both? No, that's not true: Both the images are altered to show Messi with the respective flags.
Logically→ Photo of prisoners in Austrian Nazi concentration camp falsely linked to Palestine
Full Fact→ Turmeric honey isn’t the “most powerful” antibiotic
Widely spread social media claims that turmeric and honey are the “most powerful” or “most potent” antibiotic significantly overplay the evidence on their action against bacteria.
Full Fact→ More than one Downing Street pandemic press conference was led by a female politician
Then-home secretary Priti Patel fronted the press conferences on at least five occasions.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Sorry, the viral video of drones creating a skyscraper-sized skeleton over Dubai isn’t real
CLAIM: Drones were used to create a giant, illuminated skeleton near the Burj Khalifa for a Halloween display above pedestrians in an outdoor plaza.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Video shows 2020 protesters invited into someone’s home, not 2023 rioters breaking in
Video shows “rioters rush people’s houses” Oct. 28 in Washington D.C.
Logically→ Image of footballer Lionel Messi holding Israeli flag is morphed
Health Feedback→ Residual DNA in COVID-19 mRNA vaccines is documented, isn’t associated with genome modification or cancer, contrary to claim by Robert Malone
REVIEW On 27 October 2023, podcaster Charlie Kirk interviewed scientist Robert Malone about the question of residual DNA in COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. This interview was posted to various platforms, including Facebook and Rumble, receiving a total of m
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Old photos, including one from 2019, don’t show Gaza on Oct. 27
Photos show Gaza on Oct. 27.
The Dispatch→ Settle This One For Me
Why ‘settler colonialism’ is just a fancy way to say you don’t like Israel.