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The Dispatch→ Gig Workers Face New Rules
Updated regulations governing independent contractors took effect this week.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada Did NOT Recently Change Its Rules To Prohibit Palestine As Country Of Birth On Passports
Did Canada recently change its passport policy to prohibit people from listing Palestine as their country of birth on their passports? No, that's not true: Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller responded t
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ ATF rules not updated to allow migrants to purchase firearms
Amid accusations from Republicans that President Joe Biden’s migrant policies are to blame for the recent killing of a nursing student in Georgia, social media users are falsely claiming that the ATF is making it easier for people who enter the U.S.
FactCheck.org→ Experts Say Proposed Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Rules Not an EPA ‘Ban’ on Gas-Powered Cars
Pending regulations under review by the Biden administration could greatly increase the number of electric vehicles sold in the U.S. But if implemented, the proposals to reduce tailpipe emissions and raise the fuel efficiency standards of cars and tru
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the U.S. hasn’t recently changed courts-martial rules to subject civilians to military justice
U.S. manual for courts-martial has been recently amended to include civilians.
Full Fact→ A YouGov poll found 41% think London protest rules are ‘too relaxed’
Conservative MP Danny Kruger claimed on the Today programme the poll found by “two to one” the public believe police are “too soft” on pro-Palestinian protesters.
The Dispatch→ The Old Rules Don’t Apply: Israel at War
What comes next?
The Dispatch→ Rules for Radicals
It won’t matter who the speaker of the House is or if we don’t safeguard clear, impartial, and competent administration.
The Dispatch→ Minority Rules
Not even a third of Republicans are happy Kevin McCarthy was ousted, yet here we are.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israeli Defense Minister Did NOT Announce Abolition Of ‘All Rules Of War’ During Clearing Of Gaza In October 2023
Did Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announce the abolition of "all rules of war," following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: There is no evidence or reporting to suggest Gallant said this. A quote
Full Fact→ Have UN asylum rules ‘created 780 million refugees’?
Headlines about the home secretary’s speech last week were misleading, with the think tank figure she quoted a broad estimate for the number of people who may have a “notional” right to move country.
The Dispatch→ No Labels Focusing on Nomination Rules Over Candidates, For Now
Plus: The RNC continues its early vote push ahead of 2024.
PolitiFact→ Florida immigration law: Do new employment rules affect workers in seasonal, agricultural jobs?
Florida’s new immigration law includes penalties for employers who hire people not legally authorized to work in the U.S. Experts said they expect that some of the new rules apply to seasonal workers, though those workers are not specifically mention
AllSides→ Pence’s point on gender-affirming care for minors ignores parental consent rules for tattoos
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/jun/14/pences-point-gender-affirming-care-minors/ Twice in the
PolitiFact→ Pence's point on gender-affirming care for minors ignores parental consent rules for tattoos
Twice recently, GOP presidential candidate Mike Pence cited tattoo laws as justification for his view that gender-affirming care should be barred for minors, even with parental consent. But this ignores that most states allow parents to consent to mino
The Dispatch→ Revisiting MLB’s Rules Changes
The results are a bit less than meets the eye. Continue reading Revisiting MLB’s Rules Changes »
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – New mortgage rules don’t punish those with good credit to reward people with bad credit
“Buyers with good credit scores will pay even more to cover for those with bad credit."
PolitiFact→ New electric vehicle tax credit rules aim to reduce dependence on China, but present new obstacles
The US is pushing electric vehicle sales but also limiting tax credits for them. The limits are an effort to rely less on China.
AllSides→ Posts Mislead on Rules for Guns at NRA Convention, Utah GOP Event
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/04/posts-mislead-on-rules-for-guns-at-nra-convention-utah-gop-event/ The
FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead on Rules for Guns at NRA Convention, Utah GOP Event
Quick Take The three-day National Rifle Association convention in Indianapolis allowed attendees to carry firearms, except for a two-hour period when former President Donald Trump and other leaders spoke in a hall secured by the Secret Service.&nbs
Full Fact→ List of ‘Communist Rules for Revolution’ has been widely debunked
There’s little evidence that the list, which was shared by Andrew Bridgen MP, is a genuine Communist document.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Twitter Files’ Hearing Further Exposes How It ‘Bent and Broke’ Rules for the Trump Administration
A House Oversight Committee ostensibly geared toward showing “suppression” of information regarding the laptop of Hunter Biden — the son of United States President Joe Biden and a frequent target of far-right conspiracist fantasies
The Dispatch→ ‘If You Lose Control of the Rules Committee, You’ve Lost Control of the Floor’
Rep. Chip Roy, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, and Rep. Jim Jordan on the House floor of the U.S. Capitol before a vote. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)What the new makeup of the House Rules Committee—and other key panels
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: "Handled" and "Removed" Tweets in "Twitter Files" Were Hunter Biden Nudes Distributed Without Consent in Violation of Twitter Rules
Did the staff of presidential candidate Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee suppress political speech leading up to the 2020 election against then-President Donald Trump when it requested certain tweets be reviewed? No, that's
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What are the immigration rules for Canadians who enter the US without a visa?
The man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi came to the United States in 2008 and overstayed the six-month limit granted to Canadian visitors. Canadian citizens do not need a visa to enter the U.S., but cannot stay in the country unlimitedly.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zelenskyy’s Name Is NOT Translated To English As ‘Evil Rules The World’
Is it true that Google translates the Ukrainian president's last name to English as "evil rules the world"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories replicated what social media users suggested others do to get this result but found no confirmat
Full Fact→ Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not translate to ‘evil rules the world’
Social media posts selectively group letters from the name to achieve this result.
Logically→ Iranian father who vowed to dance at his daughter’s wedding danced at her funeral after she was killed for protesting the government’s hijab rules.
The scene is from an Azerbaijan television series titled "Ata Ocağı" and has been available online since at least January 2018.
Snopes→ What to Know About U.K. Accession Rules After Queen’s Death
Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son, Prince Charles, became king immediately upon her death.
Snopes→ Gender Dysphoria Covered by Disability Law, Court Rules
A federal ruling that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act could help block conservative political efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care.
Snopes→ Russia Probe Memo Wrongly Withheld Under Barr, Court Rules
The department had argued that the 2019 memo represented private deliberations of its lawyers before any decision was formalized.
Logically→ New Facebook/Meta rules will make all private posts on the platform and deleted messages public.
There is no new rule that authorizes Facebook/Meta to use people's photos regardless of when it was uploaded.
Snopes→ High Court Rules Religious Schools Can Get Maine Tuition Aid
The Supreme Court ruled that religious schools can’t be excluded from a Maine program that offers tuition aid for private education.
Snopes→ Bronx Zoo Elephant Named Happy Isn’t a Person, Court Rules
New York's top court rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo, ruling in a closely watched case that she does not meet the definition of a “person” who is being illegally confined.
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – Rules vary, but 35 states require some form of ID to vote
Americans aren’t required to show IDs to vote.
Full Fact→ EU rules didn’t ‘ban’ crown symbols on pint glasses
18 years after the EU ordered us to remove Crown symbol from our pint glasses, Boris brings them back for Jubilee. Mail on Sunday, 29 May 2022 . A Mail on Sunday front page article claims that the crown symbol on pint glasses will be reintroduced by t
Snopes→ White House Moves to Loosen Remittance, Flight Rules on Cuba
The State Department said in a statement that it will remove the current $1,000-per-quarter limit on family remittances and will allow non-family remittance, which will support independent Cuban entrepreneurs.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Maxwell, Depp NOT Tried Under ‘The Same System’ — Different Court Rules Make For Different Video Access
Did "the same system" determinine that Johnny Depp's defamation lawsuit could be live-streamed while the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell was not broadcast? No, that's not true: There are different media rules for different types of courts. The
Snopes→ Musk’s Twitter Ambitions to Collide with Europe’s Tech Rules
A hands-off approach to moderating content at Elon Musk’s Twitter could clash with ambitious new laws in Europe meant to protect users from disinformation, hate speech and other harmful material.