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PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: Experts say facts alone won't bridge the partisan divide
Even amid legal peril, Trump has managed to manipulate the framing of these major events, experts said, and facts alone won't sway his supporters or bridge a widening partisan divide.
Poynter→ How partisan television media fuels persistent echo chambers
How do you get dedicated Fox News viewers to drop Tucker Carlson for a month and change the channel? Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and Yale University landed […] The post How partisan television media fuels persistent ec
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: How partisan television media fuels persistent echo chambers
Can Americans escape partisan news echo chambers? Researchers David Broockman of the University of California, Berkeley and David Rothschild of Microsoft Research discuss cable news and misinformation in the United States.
PolitiFact→ Cindy Axne – Cindy Axne ranks high in bipartisan action
"I was named Iowa’s most bipartisan member of Congress by @TheLugarCenter.”
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer’s 2022 Labour party conference speech: fact checked
We look at the Labour leader’s claims on tax cuts, burglaries and offshore wind, and whether Labour policies are fully costed.
Logically→ Electric Ireland’s tariff hike is part of a plan to allow citizens to be enslaved by WEF, its Private Public Partnerships, and the U.N.
Electric Ireland's tariff hike is related to wholesale energy prices. Claims regarding a WEF plan to enslave people are baseless conspiracies.
Logically→ Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav performed shradh for his living father.
A photo of SP workers celebrating Mulayam Singh Yadav's birthday in 2021 has been falsely shared as Akhilesh performing the last rites of his father.
Snopes→ Italy Shifts to the Right As Voters Reward Meloni’s Party
A party with neo-fascist roots, the Brothers of Italy, won the most votes in Italy’s national elections.
Logically→ A 35 km-long queue was seen at Russia-Finland border after Putin ordered partial military mobilization.
The viral video was made much before Putin's announcement and Finnish Border Guard clarified that the border situation is normal.
Snopes→ The Justice Department’s Dilemma Over Prosecuting Politicians Before an Election
A department rule advises federal law enforcement officials to refrain from making public comments about ongoing investigations that may impact an election in the 60 days leading up to that election.
Snopes→ Putin Sets Partial Military Call-Up, Won’t ‘Bluff’ on Nukes
It’s the first mobilization in Russia since World War II.
Logically→ Smart meters emit harmful EMFs, spy on users, and have the potential to control individual energy use as part of ‘net zero’ compliance.
Climate Feedback→ Different parts of the planet warm more quickly than others. That doesn’t mean climate change isn’t happening.
If you’re even a casual consumer of climate news, you probably know that some parts of the globe are warming more rapidly than others. Scientists have known for years, for instance, that the Arctic is heating up at a faster clip than the global avera
Full Fact→ No truth to claims no plane parts were found at 9/11 crash sites
A Facebook post claims that “zero plane parts” were found at the 9/11 crash sites. This isn’t true.
Poynter→ The party that controls the White House usually loses in midterm elections. Here’s what could make 2022 different.
The 2022 midterm campaign will barrel to a close eight weeks from now, on Nov. 8. What does history tell us about what to expect? And could 2022 diverge from […] The post The party that controls the White House usually loses in midterm elections.
Logically→ The U.K. government is deliberately raising energy prices as part of the Great Reset.
Several major factors connected to the war in Ukraine resulted in the U.K. energy price increase. The Great Reset is an unproven conspiracy theory.
Logically→ BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia quit the party and blamed the BJP, RSS, and VHP for creating communal riots in India.
Gaurav Bhatia has not quit the BJP or spoken against the party recently. This is a 2014 video from when he was a spokesperson for Samajwadi Party.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Queen Elizabeth’s passing is not part of a conspiracy
“We all know the Queen’s been dead for a while now,” and her death is part of a dark conspiracy involving pedophilia or child trafficking.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of Hillary Clinton at party mischaracterized online
Video shows Hillary Clinton dressed as a space cult leader in a satanic ritual.
Logically→ Bill Gates’ genetically modified mosquitoes are responsible for mosquito-borne viruses in Florida and are part of the next planned pandemic.
GMO mosquitoes in Florida are not funded by Bill Gates. The virus in Florida is the West Nile virus, which has been found in the U.S. since 1999.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hillary Clinton Leading A Cult Ritual — It’s A Space-Themed Birthday Party
Does a "leaked video" show Hillary Clinton leading a space cult in an "annual Earth ritual"? No, that's not true: This video shows a space-themed birthday party that took place over Labor Day weekend 2022. The video and an article publish
Logically→ The U.K. government ordering food rations confirms that food shortages are planned and part of the Great Reset.
U.K. government food rations are part of a standard armed forces contract unrelated to food shortages. There is no evidence the shortages are planned.
Snopes→ Dolly Parton Is Not ‘Currently on Life Support’
We received messages from readers asking about a rumor that claimed the American music icon had been diagnosed with a "dangerous disease."
PolitiFact→ Democratic Party of Wisconsin – Wisconsin Dems exaggerate with claim that Tim Michels believes gay people shouldn’t be out in public
Says “Tim Michels doesn’t think gay people should be out in public.”
Logically→ An Aam Aadmi Party billboard written in Gujarati asks Gujarat to offer Namaz and quit unnecessary practices like reading Bhagwat Saptah and Satyanarayan Katha.
The viral photo of the billboard has been altered to give it a communal spin. The original poster by the AAP states, "Gujarat will change now."
Snopes→ Why Virtue Signaling Isn’t the Same as Virtue – It Actually Furthers the Partisan Divide
When virtue signaling takes place, it's important to ask who is being signaled to, and to what end?
Logically→ A video shows Union Minister Nitin Gadkari making a dig at the Modi government, which led to his removal from the party’s parliamentary board.
BJP didn't reveal why Nitin Gadkari had been removed from the party's parliamentary board. An old video of Gadkari was falsely linked to his removal.
PolitiFact→ Joni Ernst – Ernst newsletter skips part of report on IRS audits
“The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says with the supersized staff, the IRS audit rate ‘would rise for ALL taxpayers’ regardless of income, and would even result in audits of innocent Americans who have paid their taxes and don’t owe t
Snopes→ Danube Drought Reveals Parts of Hidden WWII History
The hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships have emerged from the Danube River as its water levels have dropped.
Logically→ BJP leader Nitin Gadkari not worried about his position, hints at quitting the party.
Nitin Gadkari's remarks at an event recalling his tenure as a minister in the 90s were clipped and shared out-of-context.
PolitiFact→ Republican Party of Florida – No, Charlie Crist doesn't support an agenda to 'defund the police'
Charlie Crist "supported Biden's agenda to defund the police."
Logically→ 3 Indian wrestlers who won medals in the 2022 Commonwealth Games had participated in the farmers’ protest.
The photo is from a ceremony held by farmer groups in September 2021 to felicitate Tokyo Olympics medal winners. It is not from the farmers' protest.
Snopes→ Did Liz Cheney Say the Republican Party Is ‘Very Sick’?
We transcribed U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney's full answer from her interview on the ABC News Sunday morning TV show, "This Week with George Stephanopoulos."
Snopes→ Finnish PM: No Drugs, Just Lots of Dancing at ‘Wild’ Party
Finland’s prime minister says she did nothing wrong when letting her hair down and partying with friends.
Snopes→ Part of a Foot, in a Shoe, Spotted in Yellowstone Hot Spring
The discovery at Abyss Pool led to the temporary closure of the West Thumb Geyser Basin and its parking lot.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Rep. John Haller’ Reading Anti-Terrorism Bill With Repeated ‘Classified’ Parts — It’s Old Satire
Does a video show "Rep. John Haller" of Pennsylvania reading through the "HR 8791 -- the Homeland Terrorism Preparedness Bill" and interrupting his reading by repeatedly saying material is "classified"? No, that's not true: There was no R
Logically→ The 1994 population conference in Cairo mandated a reduction in the world population by 95 percent as part of a plan to bring in a New World Order.
The Cairo conference was aimed at setting demographic targets for humans' well-being. It is unrelated to any of the depopulation conspiracy theories.
Logically→ The 1994 population conference in Cairo mandated a reduction in the world population by 95 percent as part of a plan to bring in a New World Order.
The Cairo conference was aimed at setting demographic targets for humans' well-being. It is unrelated to any of the depopulation conspiracy theories.
Logically→ BJP members were thrashed by local people after JD(U) broke alliance with the party in Bihar.
BJP and Trinamool worker's scuffle in West Bengal has been shared as a clash between JD(U) and BJP in Biha.