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Poynter→ What the pope’s Balenciaga puffer jacket says about AI and misinformation

2023-03-28 This weekend, we may have seen the first big artificial intelligence misinformation moment — featuring the pope and a puffer jacket. An image allegedly showing a swagged-out Pope Francis in […] The post What the pope’s Balenciaga puffer jacke Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden says expanded child tax credit sharply cut poverty for Black children; data shows he’s right

2023-03-22 “We cut Black child poverty in half in 2021 because of the child tax credit.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Greg Abbott – Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is No. 1 state for business, but is it?

2023-03-20 "Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor." Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ What the Cochrane Review Says About Masks For COVID-19 — and What It Doesn’t

2023-03-16 SciCheck Digest People online are touting the results of a Cochrane review to incorrectly claim that it shows masks “don’t work” against the coronavirus. But the primary conclusion of the review is that it’s uncertain from randomized contro Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden says domestic violence calls prompt most police deaths; data lists likelier causes

2023-03-15 “More cops are killed responding to domestic violence calls than anything else.” Go to site post…»

Poynter→ There is no lawsuit settlement between ‘The View’ and Kyle Rittenhouse. A post that says so is satire.

2023-03-15 If you want a “smart, speedy take on the news around the world,” perhaps don’t rely on “News Portal,” the name of a WordPress blog that describes itself as such. […] The post There is no lawsuit settlement between ‘The Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A social post says Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman resigned. He didn’t.

2023-03-06 “Breaking: John Fetterman RESIGNATION Announcement” Go to site post…»

Poynter→ Misinformation ‘superspreader’ engagement increased 44% on Twitter since Musk purchase, study says

2023-03-02 Since his acquisition of Twitter, tech mogul Elon Musk has received pushback on numerous occasions for promoting false information and conspiracy theories (some of which he has since walked back). […] The post Misinformation ‘superspreader’ e Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tina Lambert – Republican lawmaker says student IDs are a source of voter fraud. She cited no examples.

2023-02-23 Student ID cards are a “source of fraud” at the polls. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – That special immigrant visa and ‘evacuation program’? The State Department says it’s not legit

2023-02-22 The U.S. State Department has started a special immigrants visa “evacuation operation.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Winsome Earle-Sears – Earle-Sears says Brown v. Board was about parental choice, not segregation

2023-02-22 Brown v. Board of Education “was never about sending Black children to white schools. It was about parents being able to decide where to send their children to school.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ohio Train Derailment Did NOT Cause ‘Flesh-Eating Rain’ In Nebraska — No Reports, NOAA Says

2023-02-21 Is flesh-eating rain coming down in Nebraska as a result of the toxic chemical spill from the February 3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio? No, that's not true: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told Lead S Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tim Moore – North Carolina House speaker says someone died in Raleigh protests in 2020. Police data disagrees.

2023-02-21 “One man was actually killed” during 2020 protests of police brutality in Raleigh Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Mother Teresa did not sell babies, as social media post says

2023-02-15 "Mother Teresa sold babies.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Do magnetic pole shifts cause modern climate change and earthquakes? Science says no

2023-02-15 “Humans are not causing climate change.” Magnetic pole shifting “is causing havoc worldwide in weather, climate, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden says U.S. is losing ground to China in R&D spending. His rankings are off.

2023-02-13 “We used to rank No. 1 in the world in research and development, now we rank No. 9. China used to rank No. 8, now it ranks No. 2.” Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Vaccine boosters post wrongly says people not offered Covid-19 vaccine ‘declined’ it

2023-02-10 Young children were not offered the vaccine at all, and most people were not offered the autumn booster. There are problems with the total population estimates too. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden says democracy is strengthening worldwide. Experts are dubious

2023-02-09 “In the past two years, democracies have become stronger, not weaker. Autocracies have grown weaker, not stronger.” Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ BBC says story Clive Myrie racially attacked in Ukraine ‘completely false’

2023-02-07 A false claim is spreading on social media that the veteran BBC journalist was the victim of a racially motivated assault while reporting in the country. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Police Scotland says it hasn’t renamed paedophiles as ‘minor attracted people’

2023-01-31 It clarified its use of the phrase after it appeared in a report produced by the force. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Crystals Found In Some ‘Lunchables’ Nacho Cheese Dip Are NOT Glass Shards But Phosphate Crystals, Company Says

2023-01-28 Does the nacho cheese dip in Lunchables "Nachos Cheese Dip & Salsa" contain shards of glass? No, that's not true: The crystals have been widely reported by consumers -- but they are not glass. The crystals may form from one of the reg Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Haringey Council says cost of Black Boy Lane name change ‘highly unlikely to exceed £100,000’

2023-01-27 Claims it has cost £186,000 appear to stem from a 2021 estimate made by the council. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Electrically charged stones found in Congo? Science says it’s not possible

2023-01-26 Electrically-charged stones discovered in Congo Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Insufficient evidence fenbendazole cures cancer says Cancer Research UK

2023-01-23 Although studies have been done in cancer cells in the lab, and in mice, there isn’t sufficient evidence that it can cure cancer in humans. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Group says tax returns show Trump paid what he owed, but only audits can confirm that

2023-01-06 A conservative group prematurely claimed that the December release of six years of Donald Trump’s tax returns show he paid what he owed. Only audits, not returns, can prove whether the proper tax was paid. Little auditing has been done of Trump’s r Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Influenza caused 9 million illnesses, 5,000 deaths last flu season, CDC says

2022-12-15 There are a record high cases of flu in the U.S. this year, and “last year there were none.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Instagram post falsely says Joe Biden found guilty of human trafficking

2022-11-22 “Joe Biden is being investigated for human trafficking and is guilty.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Trump says he left Biden a perfect economy, but the facts say otherwise

2022-11-16 Donald Trump exaggerated his accomplishments and claimed Joe Biden squandered the gains in his 2024 presidential bid announcement. We fact-checked his remarks. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Member Discussion for “The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet”

2022-11-14 Share your questions and thoughts in the comments section. The post Member Discussion for “The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet” appeared first on The Dispatch. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Julie Gunnigle – Democratic Maricopa County attorney candidate says Arizona has world’s eighth-highest incarceration

2022-11-11 "If Arizona were a country, it’d be the eighth largest incarcerator in the world." Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – Kari Lake says falsely that COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective and dangerous for children

2022-11-09 The COVID-19 vaccine for children is proving to be “not only ineffective, it’s also proving to be dangerous.” Go to site post…»

Poynter→ Trump wrongly says Jimmy Carter said ‘don’t ever use’ mail ballots

2022-11-07 Former President Donald Trump, who has long spread falsehoods about mail ballots, recently distorted what former President Jimmy Carter said about voting by mail. During an Oct. 31 interview on […] The post Trump wrongly says Jimmy Carter said Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump wrongly says Jimmy Carter said ‘don’t ever use’ mail ballots

2022-11-04 Former President Jimmy Carter said “don’t ever use” mail in ballots because “they can be so easily corrupted.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Instagram post wrongly says most eligible voters don’t vote

2022-11-04 “Two thirds of eligible voters don’t vote.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook post wrongly says court ordered Pennsylvania to finish ballot counting on Election Day

2022-11-03 “Pennsylvania is under a court order to count their ballots on election day and not after!!” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Deidre DeJear – DeJear social media post says Reynolds thinks nurses required education, but she didn’t say that

2022-10-31 "Kim Reynolds doesn’t think nurses are educated." Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Ballots found in drop box before the voting period opened were legitimate, county official says

2022-10-28 Pennsylvania drop boxes were “pre-loaded” with ballots. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Instagram post falsely says ‘2,000 Mules’ proves Democrats cheated

2022-10-28 The documentary “2,000 Mules proves” Democrats “cheated on the 2020 elections.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Astronauts Do NOT Only Train In Swimming Pools — NASA Says It Uses Vacuum Chambers, Too

2022-10-27 Do astronauts only train in swimming pools, and not vacuum chambers, because space is not a vacuum and "Outer Space is a hoax"? No, that's not true: A spokesperson at NASA told Lead Stories that its astronauts have "limited training" in v Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Fake Tweet Says YouTube Will Be ‘Removing the Skip Ad Button’

2022-10-27 The fake tweet was in a Reddit post entitled "13/6/2024." Go to site post…»

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