If the government shuts down, will Social Security checks go out? Yes, that’s the plan.
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FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Looming Government Shutdown
The federal government is heading to a shutdown, if Congress doesn’t pass funding legislation by the time the clock strikes midnight on Sept. 30. We’ll explain what that means and what government services could be affected. What is a g
The Dispatch→ On the Brink of a Government Shutdown
No pain, no leverage.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Arizona’s governor hasn’t been ‘indicted’ by the state senate, contrary to viral claim
Social media users are falsely claiming Arizona’s governor has been “indicted” by local lawmakers. But the Republican leadership in Arizona’s state Senate say no such indictment has been issued.
Logically→ Digitally altered image circulated as Time magazine cover comparing Trudeau to Hitler
The Dispatch→ The Argument of Two Italians Over Science and the Senses
Galileo and Thomas Aquinas show two views of how humans come to know the cosmos.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lakes Are NOT Man-Made Features Used To Cover Artifacts Of A ‘Tartarian’ Empire Wiped Out By ‘Mud Flood’
Are all lakes man-made to cover up ruins of an ancient civilization? No, that's not true: While there are some man-made lakes, ponds and reservoirs, lakes are also naturally formed features created over time through several geological pro
Full Fact→ The government does not pay private health companies twice as much as GPs
Claims government spending on private healthcare companies is double GP services aren’t quite right, as non-NHS healthcare spend figures also include money for charities and local councils.
The Dispatch→ Shut It All Down (Dispatch Politics Takeover)
Plus: John Fetterman's depression wear.
PolitiFact→ Here we go again: What to know about government shutdowns
As the House struggles to approve legislation to keep the government funded, Americans could be looking at another federal government shutdown. Here’s what to expect if Congress and President Biden fail to enact new federal spending bills in time.
Logically→ Migrationsministerns påståenden om statistik över bidrag till invandrare är missvisande
Logically→ WEF-grundlægger krævede ikke ‘fuld kontrol over landes regeringer’ ved ASEAN-topmøde
The Dispatch→ The Party’s Over
Farewell to Mitt Romney and the right as we knew it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tennessee Governor Did NOT Recently Sign Off On New Internment Camps — This Is Old And Misconstrued News
Did Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee sign an executive order, around September 2023, to build quarantine internment camps as has been done in many other states at the same time, supposedly? No, that's not true: This TikTok video was first posted o
Logically→ WEF founder didn’t ask for ‘full governmental control over nations’ at ASEAN summit
PolitiFact→ CDC faces conundrum over recommending new COVID-19 booster for all
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will decide whether to recommend updated COVID-19 boosters. If the committee doesn’t recommend the shots, insurance companies wouldn’t have to pay for them, which could leave economically disadvantaged
PolitiFact→ What are fentanyl patches? Does Narcan work for fentanyl overdoses? Here's what to know
PolitiFact answers readers’ most commonly asked questions about fentanyl. We explain the difference between medical and illicit fentanyl, why there are fentanyl skin patches and where the drug mostly originates.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Coach Belichick Did NOT Overrule Players’ Vote To Allow ‘Protest’ Kneeling — It’s Satire
Did New England Patriots football coach Bill Belichick overrule the players' vote to allow "protest" kneeling? No, that's not true: This claim comes from a satirical website that has a history of fabricating content surrounding popular to
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, the US government didn’t ‘mysteriously lose’ trillions of dollars the day before 9/11
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
The Dispatch→ No Labels Focusing on Nomination Rules Over Candidates, For Now
Plus: The RNC continues its early vote push ahead of 2024.
Logically→ No, Karnataka government did not subsidize commercial vehicles just for Muslims
FactCheck.org→ The Problem with Greene’s Warning About ‘Communist Takeover’ of Judicial System
Responding to news that the former national leader of the Proud Boys was sentenced to 22 years for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called it “despicable” and commented: “We ar
Full Fact→ Minister overstates increase in prison officer numbers
Michelle Donelan MP wrongly claimed the number of frontline prison officers has “increased by 20%” in the last year.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Government Report’ Did NOT Find ‘Millions of Children’ Vaccinated With COVID Vaccines Developed ‘VAIDS’
Did a 2023 "government report" prove that "millions of children" who were vaccinated with the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed a condition known as "vaccine acquired immune deficiency, or VAIDS"? No, that's not true: There was no "g
Full Fact→ Wes Streeting column claiming 5,000 drop in GPs over last decade amended
Mr Streeting wrote that there were almost 5,000 fewer fully qualified GPs than a decade ago, but NHS England says the data pre-September 2015 is not comparable to current figures.
PolitiFact→ Common myths about fentanyl debunked: No, you can’t accidentally overdose by touching fentanyl
Despite viral claims on social media, it’s not possible to accidentally overdose from fentanyl by simply touching it. We debunked this and other common myths about fentanyl.
PolitiFact→ Roy Cooper – Cooper overstates effect of North Carolina elections bill
GOP-authored elections bill “requires valid votes to be tossed out … if a computer rejects a signature.”
FactCheck.org→ TV Ad Twists Facts to Fit Narrative in Attack on Beshear in Kentucky Governor’s Race
A TV ad from a conservative super PAC attacks Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s decision during the COVID-19 pandemic to release more than 1,800 prisoners convicted of non-violent or non-sexual felonies. But the details of the case feature
The Dispatch→ New York Democrats Battle Over Immigration
Officials in the Big Apple want more help in sheltering tens of thousands of migrants.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Survey’ Does NOT Prove Vaccinated Over ‘2X More Likely To Get COVID Than the Unvaccinated’
Did a "survey" find that "Vaccinated people are over 2X more likely to get COVID than the unvaccinated"? No, that's not true: The survey in question was not scientifically sound and included methodological flaws, an infectious disease exp
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Is Joe Biden right that a new Medicare drug law will save $160 billion over 10 years?
“According to the Congressional Budget Office,” the Inflation Reduction Act “will save the federal government $160 billion over the next 10 years because Medicare will be paying less for the prescription drugs they’re making available to senior
FactCheck.org→ Posts Share Altered Image from Fox News’ Coverage of Fatal Shooting at UNC-Chapel Hill
Quick Take After a fatal shooting at the University of North Carolina, Fox News displayed a photo of the suspect with this caption: “UNC Police Release Picture of Person of Interest.” But an altered screenshot of the news report circula
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Justin Trudeau didn’t announce that the government is passing a ‘Digital Existence Act’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the government is passing the “Digital Existence Act” in response to the new COVID-19 variant.
Logically→ Visuals by NASA’s Mars rover peddled as Chandrayaan-3’s first video from the moon
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ California’s governor isn’t trying to block Trump from the ballot, despite what fake headline claims
CLAIM: Fox News reports that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to prevent former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s ballot in 2024 as a candidate for president.
Logically→ Att Obamas och andra kändisars egendomar och herrgårdar överlevde bränderna på Maui bevisar inte att de var anlagda eller styrda.
Logically→ En video som visar träd och växter som överlevt bränderna på Hawaii betyder inte att bränderna var falska
Full Fact→ BBC article overstated increase in asylum application withdrawals
The BBC has corrected an article which claimed only 60 asylum cases were withdrawn over a 12 month period after being contacted by Full Fact.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Government Does NOT Have Study Figures Showing Pfizer COVID Vaccine Safer Than Placebo — But Shot Still Safe, Effective
Does the German government have study figures that show people given the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) "have overall suffered from fewer medically undesirable events as subjects who received the placebo"? No, that's not true: As of
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Zero response’ for Maui, Hawaii claim is false; government aid came hours after wildfire started
“There has been zero response from local, regional or federal officials” to aid people affected by the Maui, Hawaii, wildfires.