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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Gays’ Commit 45% Of Child Sexual Abuse
Do gay men and gay women make up 2 percent of the world's population but commit 45 percent of all sexual assaults against children? No, that's not true: Experts in the field say there is not a greater risk that gay people will be child mo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Taliban Sent ‘Real Tweet’ Claiming To Have ‘Second-Largest Collection Of Humvees Behind’ US
Does a "real tweet" from a Twitter account called "Taliban Public Relations Department, Commentary" proclaim that Afghanistan has the second-largest collection of Humvees behind the United States? No, that's not true: There is no proof th
The Dispatch→ House Republicans Clash Over Immigration
Rep. Tony Gonzales speaks on the steps of the Capitol in 2021. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Plus: GOP senators respond to Trump’s rhetoric, a Democrat wants other senators on the record on gun bills, and Blinken misses McCa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Samantha Hyde’ Was NOT Identified As Suspected Shooter In Nashville — It’s Another ‘Sam Hyde Is The Shooter’ Hoax
Was "Samantha Hyde" positively identified as the suspected shooter in the Nashville Covenant School shooting? No, that's not true: According to local police, it was Audrey Elizabeth Hale. Posts on social media were based on a long-running
Full Fact→ No evidence Covid-19 vaccines have killed thousands of children
An Instagram post wrongly claims that no “healthy” children have died from Covid-19, and that the vaccines have killed thousands.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Grindr Did NOT Threaten To ‘Reveal Every Republican Legislator And Party Official Who Secretly Uses’ The LGBTQ+ Dating App
Did the LGBTQ+-focused dating app Grindr threaten to "reveal every Republican legislator and party official who secretly uses" it, if "Florida doesn't stop passing homophobic and transphobic laws"? No, that's not true: The original wordin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The World Economic Forum Did NOT Say ‘It’s Time to Legalize Sex And Marriage With Animals To Promote Inclusion’
Did the World Economic Forum suggest that governments decriminalize bestiality? No, that's not true: The claim came from a story that used a fake screenshot of a non-existent article. No credible source published reports confirming that t
PolitiFact→ US versus China: Which nation is doing more to address climate change?
Polls and U.S. politicians say China isn’t doing its fair share to combat climate change. Here’s how efforts by the U.S. and China, the world’s largest CO2 emitters, compare.
The Dispatch→ House Passes Parental Rights Bill
Students in a classroom. (Via Getty Images)Plus: A March Madness update after an exciting weekend of games. 🏀☘️Continue reading House Passes Parental Rights Bill »
Truth or Fiction?→ Afroman Raided, Sued by Police for Using Footage
On March 24 2023, the most popular post on Reddit’s r/all was a post about musician Afroman — who made a music video out of a botched raid of his home by Ohio law enforcement — being sued by officers for “emotional distress
PolitiFact→ Janet Protasiewicz – Kelly did unrecuse himself in voting case, but never got the chance to decide the matter
As a sitting Supreme Court justice, Daniel Kelly recused himself from a case, then “he pocketed $20,000 in contributions” from the plaintiff and family members and “unrecused himself so he could judge the case.”
The Dispatch→ McCaul Pushes for State Department’s Afghanistan Docs
Rep. Michael McCaul speaks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Plus: A researcher calls for Congress to sanction Xi Jinping.Continue reading Mc
Logically→ Phones in U.K. will only work at a limited capacity if users don’t reply to the emergency text alert on April 23.
The Dispatch→ What New York Housing Shortage?
A sign reads, "Local Control, Not Hochul Control." Port Washington, N.Y., March 2. (Photo by Chris Ware/Newsday RM via Getty Images)A few sentences in the New York Times are more instructive than usual. Continue reading What New York Housing
PolitiFact→ End of COVID-19 emergency will usher in health system changes
As the COVID-19 emergency ends, the U.S. health system will change. Training rules for nursing home staffs will get stricter, infectious-disease surveillance will splinter and treatment for people suffering from addition may be threatened.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lauren Boebert Satirical Tweet About ‘Millions Of Boating Accidents’ Caused By ATF Pistol Braces Ban Widely Misinterpreted
Did Rep. Lauren Boebert literally mean that banning pistol braces is causing "millions of boating accidents" when she posted a tweet critical of "Biden's ATF rule"? No, that's not true: The term "boating accident" is a well-known in-joke
Logically→ A photo from the ‘Russia-Africa in a Multipolar World’ conference shows Putin with government representatives from 40 African countries.
AllSides→ The Crusade Against ‘Malinformation’ Explicitly Targets Inconvenient Truths
https://reason.com/2023/03/22/the-crusade-against-malinformation-explicitly-targets-inconvenient-truths/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Publisher Robert Maxwell Put False Information In US Textbooks
Did British publisher Robert Maxwell, who owned Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Co. in a joint venture from 1989 until his death in 1991, put false information in American textbooks? No, that's not true: McGraw Hill told Lead Stor
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of Elon Musk talking about Andrew Tate is a deepfake
Video shows Elon Musk saying he bought Twitter and unblocked Andrew Tate’s Twitter account because “we need to escape the suppression from the matrix and expose the global elites.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Sorry, there’s no allowance card; that Dr. Phil ad is bogus
TV host “Dr. Phil” endorsed a “2023 seniors benefits program.”
The Dispatch→ Meddling Toward Justice
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference on January 13, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)The House GOP shouldn’t interfere in Alvin Bragg’s folly.Continue reading Meddling Toward Justice »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Bigfoot Airlift Is NOT Real — Edited Image Using Old Hoax
Does a photo of a helicopter airlifting a large creature show evidence that Bigfoot is real? No, that's not true: This image has been edited. The silhouette of the Bigfoot that appears below the helicopter was pulled from a popular 2006 e
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: False Promotions Use Famous Brand Names — Tricking People To Hand Over Personal Information
Can simply answering three or four questions and paying a nominal handling fee qualify people to redeem tickets, receive expensive products, $500 or even $1,000 gift cards, store credit or compensation from well-known brands? No, that's n
Truth or Fiction?→ Tennessee SB 841, ‘Drag Performers Must Register With the Government’
On March 21 2023, Imgur user redbullvodka shared a screenshot of a tweet with a post title indicating that a proposed bill would require “drag performers” to register with the government in Tennessee: Up next: drag performers must register
Full Fact→ Eating bugs hasn’t been shown to cause cancer or lung disease
A social media post claims that eating insects causes disease. But the evidence it cites does not support this.
The Dispatch→ House Republicans Leap to Trump’s Defense
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks during a news conference in May 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Plus: The Senate considers ending a pair of war authorizations, and the China competition committee plans its next hearing.C
Health Feedback→ Clinical trials show no association between the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs and Alzheimer’s or memory loss
REVIEW A Facebook reel claiming “Drs. Cause Alzheimers [sic]” went viral in mid-March 2023, receiving more than 113,000 views. The video featured a speech by veterinarian and naturopath Joel Wallach, who claimed that Alzheimer’s is a new disea
The Dispatch→ More Monkey Business
A laboratory baby monkey being examined. (Photo by MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images)The U.S. was already running short on primates for medical testing—and the problem just got worse.Continue reading More Monkey Business »
Logically→ Andrew Mitchell forced MPs to leave the House of Commons chamber while Andrew Bridgen was speaking about vaccines.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Previously Censored Video’ Does NOT Show Antifa Members Dressing As Trump Supporters In Washington On January 6, 2021 — And Video Was NOT Censored
Does a "previously censored video" show antifa members dressing up as supporters of Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: The video found on social media was not censored before and features a short cl
The Dispatch→ The Silver Lining of a Dubious Trump Prosecution
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)Clarity, at a price. Continue reading The Silver Lining of a Dubious Trump Prosecution »
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Elon Musk didn’t tweet this about The Joint Commission
Elon Musk tweeted he would “buy Joint Commission and let nurses have drinks at their station.”
Full Fact→ Facebook post falsely denies planes caused Twin Towers to collapse
A Facebook post denies that planes caused the Twin Towers to collapse.
Logically→ Video shows cages in California intended to be used for humans in 15-minute cities.
PolitiFact→ Tommy Tuberville – Most US high school grads read below standard. That doesn’t mean half can’t read their diplomas
"Half the kids in this country, when they graduate, can’t read their diploma.”
PolitiFact→ Greg Abbott – Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is No. 1 state for business, but is it?
"Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor."
The Dispatch→ U.S. Getting More Serious About a TikTok Ban
The TikTok logo is displayed outside the TikTok company offices in Culver City, California. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)Plus: Grand slams ⚾, Pong 🏓, and a March Madness update 🏀!Continue reading U.S. Getting More Serious Ab
The Dispatch→ Housekeeping and the Apocalypse (w/ Niall Ferguson & Martin Gurri)
What could go wrong?Continue reading Housekeeping and the Apocalypse (w/ Niall Ferguson & Martin Gurri) »