If you have spent any time on the internet since 2016 — and who hasn’t? — you’ll be familiar with right wing bugbear George Soros, an extremely rich philanthropist who donates generously to liberal and progressive causes, and i
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Teletubbies’ Were NOT Inspired By Purported Story Of Institutionalized Children’s Horrifying Deaths
Was the "Teletubbies" television show based on a story of four psychotic children who purportedly were abused and who ultimately died horrifying deaths in a mental health institution? No, that's not true: The creators of the show said the
Washington Post→ Three reasons to doubt Biden’s story on his father and a gay kiss
Biden has told various version of this story in recent years but elements do not add up
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Statue of Liberty photos don’t tell the story of rising sea levels in New York
Photos of the Statue of Liberty taken in 1920 and 2020 show that the sea level hasn’t changed.
PolitiFact→ North Carolina Republican Party – NC GOP email falsely claims 'the left' wants to erase Mt. Rushmore from history books
“The left is determined to erase Mount Rushmore from our history books.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Stop Adrenochrome Shipment Being Sent To U.S. — It’s A Fabricated Story
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin intercept an adrenochrome shipment that was in transit to the United States? No, that's not true: The claim contains a hodgepodge of conspiracy theories and it originated in an outlet known for publish
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Patrick Mahomes Was NOT Suspended By The NFL — It’s A Fake Story That Leads To An Advertisement
Was Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes indefinitely suspended by the NFL? No, that's not true: The claim in a social media post has a "Learn more" link that goes to a fake ESPN page promoting an "off-market supplement." The fa
The Dispatch→ The Second-Largest Bank Failure In U.S. History
Employees walk outside of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)The federal government tries to contain the fallout from Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse.Continue reading
The Dispatch→ History of the Bored, Part II
A review of ‘History of the World, Part II.’Continue reading History of the Bored, Part II »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Ban Greta Thunberg From Twitter — It’s Satirical Story
Did Elon Musk ban activist Greta Thunberg from Twitter? No, that's not true: Thunberg's Twitter account is still active. The claim appears in a publication with a disclaimer that its satirical articles are "not meant to be taken seriously
FactCheck.org→ Post Distorts History of Presidential Efforts to Fight Child Sex Trafficking
Quick Take Efforts to stop child sex trafficking in the U.S. have been underway for decades, led by presidents including Joe Biden. But an Instagram post makes the false claims that former President Donald Trump was the first to “acknowledge
PolitiFact→ Elise Stefanik – Poll on voters’ opinion of Biden laptop story doesn't tell whole story
53% of Americans made aware of the Hunter Biden laptop story would have changed their vote in 2020.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, President Joe Biden didn’t change the name of Black History Month
“Joe Biden changes the name of Black History Month.”
The Dispatch→ Debunking the ‘True History’ Canard
Books piled up in a classroom for students taking AP African-American Studies at Overland High School on November 1, 2022 in Aurora, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/Denver Post/Getty Images)Progressive activists are making disingenuous
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Nikola Tesla Say ‘When You Understand That Every Opinion Is a Vision Full of Personal History …’
On February 16 2023, a metaphysics-focused Facebook page attributed a quote (“When you understand that every opinion is a vision full of personal history … you will begin to understand that every judgment is a confession”) to invento
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, KFC didn’t tweet a chicken drumstick for Black History Month
KFC tweeted an image of a chicken drumstick for Black History Month.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: KFC Did NOT Tweet Image Of Chicken Drumstick And Shadow Of Raised Fist For Black History Month
Did KFC tweet for Black History Month a photo of a chicken drumstick in front of a drumstick shadow that looks like a raised fist? No, that's not true: KFC's U.S. corporate account never posted this image, which has been altered. The Inst
AllSides→ AOC Labels Hunter Biden Laptop Story ‘Half Fake’ Despite Mounting Evidence to the Contrary
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/aoc-labels-hunter-biden-laptop-story-half-fake-despite-mounting-evidence-to-the-contrary/
PolitiFact→ Erick Erickson – For certain car models, it’s more expensive to drive electric, but that’s not the whole story
“Right now, driving 100 miles in an electric vehicle is more expensive than driving an internal combustion engine car.”
FactCheck.org→ Gen. Milley Has Long Combat History, Contrary to Social Media Posts
Quick Take Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is the nation’s highest-ranking military officer. But posts on social media falsely claimed Milley “never served in combat.” Milley has an “extensive backgroun
The Dispatch→ Headlines Don’t Tell the Whole Story on Education Reform
(Stock photo from Getty Images.)It might seem like schools have been caught up in the culture wars, but an analysis of 2022 campaigns and election results shows that we can expect slow and steady reforms.The post Headlines Don’t Tell the Whole Story
Full Fact→ BBC says story Clive Myrie racially attacked in Ukraine ‘completely false’
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.
The Dispatch→ The Problem with “History and Tradition”
Don't take down the fence until you know why it was put up. The post The Problem with “History and Tradition” appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Fabricated story falsely claims Vladimir Putin destroyed an adrenochrome lab in Ukraine
“Putin destroys adrenochrome lab in Ukraine.”
PolitiFact→ 'Indoctrination'? Banning Black history? Unraveling competing claims about rejected Florida AP class
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his education department's rejection of a new AP course on Black studies spurred talking points from both sides of the political aisle. We cut through the spin to give Floridians the full story.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Publish A Story Linking Hamlin’s Collapse To COVID-19 Vaccine
Did CNN publish a news article that linked Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin's on-field collapse to the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the news network confirmed to Lead Stories by email that the media outlet ne
The Dispatch→ The End of History
George Orwell. (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)The solution to our natural biases is a broad, inclusive, and honest study of the past.The post The End of History appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alyssa Milano’s ‘Temper Tantrum’ Over Elon Musk Has NOT Cost Her $13 Million — Story From Satire Website
Did Alyssa Milano's "temper tantrum" over Elon Musk cost her $13 million? No, that's not true: This satirical article was published by a website connected to the satire network, America's Last Line of Defense, which clearly identifies its
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Economic Forum’s Klaus Schwab Did NOT Tweet, Say ‘Jesus Is the Original Fake News’ — It’s A Fake News Story
Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) or its founder and executive chairman, Klaus Schwab, tweet or say that "Jesus is the original fake news"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the statement is from Schwab or the WEF. The claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Buy ABC And Cancel ‘The View’ — Story Originated On A Satire Website
Did Elon Musk buy the ABC Network and cancel its daytime talk show "The View"? No, that's not true: This is a fabricated story that originated on a satire website run by Christopher Blair, who plainly discloses that "everything on this we
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story Behind ‘FuelSave Pro’ Chip Is NOT An Authentic Narrative
Did a young engineer named Christian discover a way to make cars more fuel efficient, but get fired from his job after telling his managers? Did he then develop a chip that will calibrate a car's fuel usage? No, that's not true: Much of t
The Dispatch→ British History, According to Meghan
Queen Elizabeth II, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex in London, 2018. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)The Sussexes’ documentary trades in a self-serving simplification of Britain’s imperial past.The post British Hi
Health Feedback→ Medical exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines are granted for contraindications, not including history of blood clots or adverse reaction to prior vaccine
REVIEW On 11 December 2022, radio host Dan Bongino posted a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama’s Doctor Did NOT Go On Record About Seeing Proof That She Is Male — This Story Is Satire From A Liberal Troll
Did Michelle Obama's doctor go on the record about the former first lady using a urinal during the 2008 presidential campaign, thereby proving that she is a man? No, that's not true: The article making this claim originated in 2017 on a n
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Story About Uncle Frank Doesn’t Add Up
At a military veterans event in Delaware, President Joe Biden told a detailed story about how as vice president he presented one of his uncles, Frank Biden, with a Purple Heart, which his uncle refused to accept. But the facts of Biden’s story d
Truth or Fiction?→ A Brief History of New York Times Crossword Puzzle Swastikas
On December 19 2022, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of a tweet claiming that the December 18 2022 New York Times crossword puzzle was in the shape of a swastika: .@NYTimes Last straw. On the first night of Hanukkah?! I’m done with you. It’
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘We Took Police At Their Word’: Florida News Outlets Fuel Latest Police ‘Overdose’ Story
A story out of Florida in December 2022 quickly gained traction online and made it to the national spotlight, becoming the latest story to push the claim — contrary to medical expertise — that even brief exposure to fentanyl can induce an o
PolitiFact→ Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee – Slavery in Virginia was not 'erased' from Youngkin's proposed history standards
“The Virginia GOP education agenda (would) erase slavery from VA history.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pictures Do NOT Prove Hitler Was Replaced By CIA Agent — History Tells Different Story
Does a portrait of a familiar-looking historical figure actually show a CIA agent instead of German dictator Adolf Hitler? No, that's not true: The picture can be found in the National Archives Catalog and is described as a "Portrait of A
AllSides→ CBS Finally Gets Around to the Hunter Biden Laptop Story
http://nationalreview.com/news/cbs-finally-gets-around-to-the-hunter-biden-laptop-story/ CBS News repor