REVIEW Since their rollout in December 2020, the safety of COVID-19 vaccines has been a frequent target of misinformation. Science Feedback repeatedly addressed claims about the alleged dangers of these vaccines, showing that many such assertions we
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The Dispatch→ No Labels Shrugs Off 2024 and Looks Ahead to Midterms
Despite its dashed hopes of fielding a third-party presidential ticket, the group is forging ahead.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Aftermath Of ‘Horrific’ Traffic Collision That Killed 135 People In 2024
Does a photograph shared on Facebook genuinely show a "horrific accident" in which "at least 135 people died after a truck collided with a bus"? No, that's not true: While the photo is real it was first shared to X on June 14, 2021, follo
The Dispatch→ What’s Funny About a Second Trump Term?
How can comedians possibly do four more years of this?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fired for no American flag? No, Mark Wahlberg didn’t call for terminating teachers.
"Mark Wahlberg calls for immediate firing of teachers who removed American flags from classrooms"
FactCheck.org→ Can Trump Serve a Third Term?
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. President-elect Donald Trump, who will return to office for a second term on Jan. 20, 2025, recently reignited a constitutional debate about whether a twice-elected president can se
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What are Donald Trump’s second-term plans for the economy, immigration, abortion?
PolitiFact readers asked questions about President-elect Donald Trump’s promises on the Affordable Care Act, deportation, birthright citizenship, taxes and tequila prices. Some of Trump’s 100 campaign promises would require Congressional action.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines NOT Facing ‘Nationwide Issue’ — Limited To Voting Assistance Terminals In Michigan
Is there a "nationwide issue" affecting Dominion voting machines that is impacting people's ability to vote as they intend? No, that's not true: Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson misspoke when she said that. According to a Domini
The Dispatch→ Measles, Mumps, and Self-Determination
Make America Measles-Free Again.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – No evidence Trump’s experimental drug program for terminal patients saved ‘thousands and thousands’
"Right to Try" experimental drug program saved "thousands and thousands of lives."
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Ad Watch: Does Donald Trump want to terminate the Affordable Care Act, as Harris campaign ad claims?
Former President Donald Trump wants to take away the Affordable Care Act.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No votes, no aid? No, 2020 votes didn’t determine disaster aid delivery in North Carolina counties
“Out of the 28 North Carolina counties destroyed by Hurricane Helene, 26 of them supported President Trump in the 2020 election … If you’re wondering why the government hasn’t helped these people, now you know why.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign promises: Here’s his vision for a second term
Donald Trump’s vision for a second term includes massive deportations, imposing across-the-board tariffs, cutting taxes, shifting away from public schools and rolling back transgender rights. Here’s a rundown.
FactCheck.org→ Post Misrepresents Fetterman’s Remarks About Trump Support in Pennsylvania
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take In an interview, Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said some people in his state think former President Donald Trump is a “terrible person” bu
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Democratic Sen. John Fetterman didn’t say he’s voting for Trump; he supports Kamala Harris
Says John Fetterman said he’s “voting for Trump.”
The Dispatch→ No SCOTUS Term Is Like the Other
From ‘divisive’ cases to the latest court leak, a look back at last term’s main SCOTUS storylines.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. John Fetterman Did NOT Say He Would Vote For Trump
Did Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman say he'd be voting for Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Fetterman was answering an interviewer's question about why Pennsylvanians who vote for him -- a Democrat -- might also vote for Trump. He used
Health Feedback→ Higher COVID-19 death toll under Biden than Trump reflects longer presidential term spent managing the COVID-19 pandemic
REVIEW The U.S. faced a change in leadership amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic when Joe Biden succeeded Donald Trump as president on 20 January 2021. This transition prompted comparisons about how well each administration managed the pandemic. One
PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – Ruben Gallego’s first act in Congress was not to propose banning the term ‘illegal alien’
Rep. Ruben Gallego’s “first act in Congress was to propose legislation to BAN the use of the term ‘illegal alien.’”
PolitiFact→ ‘I am afraid’: The aftermath of Springfield, Ohio, misinformation on Haitians who live there
A real increase in immigration and a false claim about migrants eating pets have catapulted Springfield, Ohio, to the national spotlight. PolitiFact traveled to Springfield to follow the misinformation’s aftermath.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – ABC moderator’s fact-check of Trump was about postbirth abortions, not late-term ones
"Debate moderators made the false claim to Donald Trump that there is nowhere in the United States where abortion is legal up until birth."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ABC News Moderators Did NOT Say During Trump-Harris Debate That Late-Term Abortions Don’t Happen
Did the moderators of ABC News' presidential debate say late-term abortions don't happen? No, that's not true: Debate moderator Linsey Davis said it's not legal to kill babies after they're born in any state. She was fact checking former
Full Fact→ ‘Irregular migration’ isn’t a new term
Posts on social media claim Labour has “renamed” or “redefined” illegal migration as “irregular migration”. But that term was also used by the previous government.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. John Fetterman Does NOT Refuse To Wear Suits Except For Netanyahu — He Wears Suits On Senate Floor
Did Sen. John Fetterman wear a suit for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress despite "refusing to wear a suit to literally everything else?" No, that's not true: Fetterman wears a suit whenever he goes to the Ho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Said ‘Ukraine Is A Country In Europe’ In Explaining Geopolitics In Layman’s Terms As Asked To By Podcaster
Did Kamala Harris' simplistic explanations of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on a podcast demonstrate she has a limited understanding of geopolitics? No, that's not true: This claim leaves out key context. Her answer was in response to the
The Dispatch→ What Would a Second Trump Term Mean for Foreign Policy?
The U.S. power is in its alliance system.
PolitiFact→ A guide to Trump’s 2nd term promises: immigration, economy, foreign policy and more
Former President Donald Trump has proposed a far-reaching agenda as he seeks reelection. Here’s a rundown.
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: Does Project 2025 ‘Terminate the Constitution’?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/09/pants-fire-3-major-biden-whoppers-project-2025/ As Heritage Fou
The Dispatch→ What the SCOTUS Term Means for Tech
Parsing through the court’s decisions on administrative law, social media censorship, and state-level social media bills.
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, a Canadian cancer charity didn’t apologize for using the term ‘cervix’ instead of ‘front hole’
Canadian Cancer Society apologized and said it will “no longer use the term ‘cervix’ and instead use the term ‘front hole.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Italian PM Meloni Did NOT Say ‘If Russia Does Not Agree To The Terms Of The Peace Summit, We Will Force It To Surrender’
Did Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni say, "If Russia does not agree to the terms of the peace summit, we will force it to surrender"? No, that's not true: The comments attributed to her come from a falsified Russian translation of wh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem Did NOT Ban Sales Of Watermelon Slices
Did South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem prohibit sales of sliced watermelons, proclaiming the fruit "antisemitic"? No, that's not true: As of May 2024, no executive action or local bill outlawed the sale of watermelon slices, despite claims in
PolitiFact→ The meaning, history and political rhetoric surrounding the term abortion ‘ban’
People across the political spectrum define abortion bans differently. That nuance often leaves room for spin. Experts in political and reproductive health rhetoric explain the word’s history and meaning.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Computer Hacker Hamza Bendelladj Was NOT Executed — As Of May 2024 He Still Serves His Prison Term
Was Hamza Bendelladj, an Algerian hacker who gained notoriety in the 2010s, executed? No, that's not true: As of this writing, he was still serving his sentence in a federal prison in the United States. The crimes he was convicted of did
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Second-Term Policy Agenda
‘The next time, I’m not waiting.’
Health Feedback→ Febrile seizures after COVID-19 vaccination are rare and aren’t linked to long-term health problems, contrary to implication in Gateway Pundit article
REVIEW Monitoring the safety of vaccines once they are rolled out to the general population is an essential part of the vaccine development process. Doing this allows scientists to continually evaluate that a vaccine’s safety profile matches the r
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Findings on short-term heat exposure had no relationship to COVID-19 vaccines
A study that found sunbathing can increase the risk of heart disease is a cover-up for the “side-effects of the vax.”
PolitiFact→ What is ‘sex’? What is ‘gender’? How these terms changed and why states now want to define them
This year, 17 states sought to narrowly define the term “sex” or “gender” across state law. What is motivating this policy, what do we know about the history of “sex” and “gender” and how might it affect transgender Americans?
The Dispatch→ Russia’s Predetermined Election
Vladimir Putin claims a fifth term as president.
Full Fact→ National Insurance contributions don’t determine how much is spent on health and welfare
Money raised through National Insurance is notionally separate from other tax revenue. But it doesn’t determine the amount of money which is spent on the NHS or social security.