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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World’s ‘First Permanent Electrified Road’ Is NOT Open As Of April 2024 — Project In Sweden Is Paused
Is the world's first permanent electrified road open in Sweden as of April 2024? No, that's not true: Several short sections of prototype electrified roadway in Sweden have been used to test various charging methods for electric cars and
AllSides→ No, Dubai’s Floods Weren’t Caused By Cloud Seeding
https://www.wired.com/story/dubai-flooding-uae-cloud-seeding-climate-change/ Dubai is underwater. Heavy
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Erroneous forecast of 85-foot waves was caused by weather system data glitch
The day after the total solar eclipse, 85-foot waves traveled from Antarctica to South Africa.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Roseanne Barr And Michael Richards Are NOT Developing ‘New Non-Woke Sitcom Focused On Traditional Values’ — It’s Satirical Article
Are actors Roseanne Barr and Michael Richards developing a "new non-woke sitcom focused on traditional values"? No, that's not true: The site that produced this claim describes itself as satirical. Lead Stories could find no evidence that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Baby Surrounded By Debris Does NOT Portray Damage Caused By Foreign Mercenaries In Ukraine — Scene Was Staged In 2015
Does a photo of a toddler walking past the debris of burned village homes portray the damage caused by foreign mercenaries in Ukraine? No, that's not true: The image is a screenshot of a 2015 staged music video. In 2024, the picture was r
PolitiFact→ Inaccurate data used to show cost-of-living increases between Trump and Biden presidencies
A graphic that purports to show the differences between the cost of living today and when Donald Trump left the presidency in 2021 uses inaccurate data.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Captain of container ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse is Indian, not Ukrainian
Following the crash that caused Key Bridge to collapse early Tuesday, social media users shared a screenshot of a webpage they said identified Dali’s captain.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Edited Wikipedia entry doesn’t prove Israel caused the Baltimore bridge collapse
Edited Wikipedia entry provides proof that “Israelis deployed Talmudic network to take out” Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Full Fact→ Debt isn’t ‘cleared’ if an offer of payment in cash is refused
Cash is ‘legal tender’ but there’s no obligation for shops and businesses to accept it. Just offering cash doesn’t clear a debt.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Used To Imply Michelle Obama Is Male Are Fakes
Are images of former first lady Michelle Obama with a bulge under her dress real? No, that's not true: The images used in a social media post that show bulges are altered and one zoomed in picture does not actually show a bulge. Lead Stor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Used The Word ‘Bloodbath’ In Car Import Tariff Segment of Speech
Did Donald Trump say in a speech that there would be a "bloodbath" if he weren't elected in November 2024? Yes, that's true, here's more context: The former American president used the term on March 16, 2024, while campaigning in Vandalia
AllSides→ 10 Times People Accused Fox News of Lying
https://www.snopes.com/list/fox-news-accused-of-lying/ Since its debut in 1996, Fox News has been a fla
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Fact Focus: Biden falsely accused of secret flights for hundreds of thousands of immigrants
In his victory speech Tuesday, former president Donald Trump echoed false statements on social media that the Biden administration had secretly flown hundreds of thousands of migrants to the United States.
The Dispatch→ Video: A Special Saturday Ukraine-Focused Episode
Watch the video of our weekly live-streamed conversation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYC Spokesman Did NOT Say Trucker Boycott Caused Empty Shelves In February 2024 Throughout City
Did a New York City spokesman say that a trucker boycott has caused shelves to go empty throughout stores in New York City in February 2024? No, that's not true: This story originated from a website that clearly labels itself satire. The
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: A Special Saturday Episode, Focused on Ukraine
Join us for our weekly livestreamed conversation.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Experts say mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives, not caused mass deaths
Paper shows “mRNA COVID-19 vaccines caused more deaths” than lives saved.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Immunologist Did NOT Admit COVID-19 Vaccines Would ‘Sterilise’ Humans — He Used Medical Term For Virus Eradication
Did an immunologist accidentally admit that COVID-19 vaccines were intended to sterilize humans, as a video on Instagram implied? No, that's not true: Though the post included genuine footage, it lacked context that makes clear what was m
Health Feedback→ Incorrect claim that COVID-19 vaccines caused a 143,233% surge in cancer results from flawed calculations that misuse adverse event reporting data
REVIEW An Instagram post published in January 2024 claimed that “official data” from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed a “143,233% surge in fatal cancers among Vaxxed Americans”. The figure most likely originat
Logically→ Unsubstantiated sea ice figures misused to deny 2023 was hottest year on record
Logically→ Digitally altered screenshot used to show Xi Jinping congratulated Rahul Gandhi
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Migrants in NYC were temporarily housed in a local school during a storm. The school has not shut down
News that migrants living in a temporary shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, a former airport, would wait out the storm at James Madison High School led some on social media to falsely claim that the move would be long term.
Logically→ Ethylene oxide used for sterilizing COVID-19 lateral flow tests poses no risk to public safety.
Logically→ Edited news report used to claim human feces found near statue of Hindu deity in Canada
Logically→ Old video used to falsely claim Yemeni militants held a wedding on a captured Israeli ship
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump claimed the Lincoln Project used AI to make him ‘look bad.’ But the clips are real
The Lincoln Project is “using A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)” in its “television commercials.”
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Wisconsin senator's claim that Dems used alternative slates of electors 'repeatedly' is false'
Democrats have also used alternate slates of electors "repeatedly in all kinds of different states."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BMJ Did NOT Find ‘Child Mask Mandates Caused Irreversible Brain Damage’ — Study Didn’t Discuss It
Did an article published by one of the specialized scholarly outlets of the British Medical Journal say that child mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic led to "irreversible brain damage"? No, that's not true: The study didn't even m
Logically→ Deepfakes of Anushka Sharma, Aishwarya Bachchan used to promote Telegram scam
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Virginia house explosion not caused by firefight with federal agents. None were there
CLAIM: An explosion at a home in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday night was caused by a firefight with U.S. federal agents that either ignited a gas pipeline or led a terrorist to set off a suicide vest.
Logically→ Old video of damage caused by storm in Myanmar linked to cyclone Michaung
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pneumonia Listed In Pfizer Document Does NOT Prove Its COVID-19 Vaccine Caused Respiratory Outbreak In China
Does the listing of "Pneumonia mycoplasma" in Pfizer's guidance on adverse event reports associated with its COVID-19 vaccine prove that the shot caused a respiratory outbreak in China? No, that's not true: It's a fundamental misreading o
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Fox News accused of staging fake arrest in Israel, but raw footage shows the real story
“Fox News got caught” staging a video of Israel arresting a “crisis actor.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump’s Real Voice Used In Video Endorsing Film Claiming 300 Million Americans Will Die In A Matter Of Weeks
Was Donald Trump's real voice used in a video endorsing a documentary warning that 300 million Americans will die in an attack on the power grid in a matter of weeks? No, that's not true: There is no proof that Trump ever made the stateme
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cancer Is NOT Caused By ‘Excess Sugar In Your System’
Is cancer caused by the consumption of an "excess" amount of sugar "in your system"? No, that's not true: Sugar itself does not cause cancer. While sugar is not carcinogenic, meaning it does not cause cancer, consuming it is linked to som
Truth or Fiction?→ Unfolding the Truth: Was the Folding Chair Used in Military Campaigns?
The invention of the folding chair possesses a rich and intricate history that spans several centuries and showcases the ingenuity of various cultures. This curious invention, which prioritizes convenience and transportability, started appearing in a
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Fact-checking a TikTok claim that the government caused inflation to wage war on civilians
The federal government and the Federal Reserve were “raising inflation,” something that “had nothing to do with … getting our economy back in line” but rather to fund a “war against a bunch of civilians.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No evidence that DNA sequence used in Pfizer shot leads to cancer and other health issues
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Logically→ No, the volcanic activity in Iceland, Italy, and Mexico is not caused by a magnetic pole shift