Did Howard University professors confirm that Vice President Kamala Harris was "the worst student ever"? No, that's not true: This first appeared in a post on Facebook that had "Satire" in the caption. The Facebook account that initially
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The Dispatch→ Iran and China Expand Support for Russia’s War in Ukraine
Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian officials.
The Dispatch→ There’s One More Thing Liz Cheney Could Do to Thwart Trump
She should make an honest argument that Kamala Harris is the lesser of two evils.
PolitiFact→ How Kamala Harris and Donald Trump compare on Israel-Hamas war, two-state solution
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have expressed support for Israel and highlighted a need for the Israel-Hamas war to end. We spoke to Middle East policy experts about their policy differences.
AllSides→ Democrats warn of Project 2025 dangers in Green Bay town hall; we fact-checked their assertions
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/05/fact-check-of-democrats-warning-of-project-2025-in-green-bay-town-hall/75061369007/
The Dispatch→ California’s High-Stakes AI Bill Lacks Legal Awareness
The state is aiming to impose AI regulations that should be made on the federal level.
Health Feedback→ Alex Jones was fined 1.5 billion dollars for defaming families of Sandy Hook shooting victims; no evidence he was fined for warning about “Covid crimes”
REVIEW An Instagram post from August 2024 claimed that Alex Jones was fined 150 billion dollars for warning about crimes related to COVID-19. However, this claim is baseless, as we’ll show below. The post was published by political commentator Bra
The Dispatch→ Curbing the Campus Culture Wars
The left and right are both fueling a growing illiberalism on campus. But there’s a better way.
PolitiFact→ Elizabeth Warren – JD Vance joined Republican letter urging DOJ to enforce Comstock Act to ban mailing abortion pills
“JD Vance actually sent a letter last year to the Department of Justice saying, ‘enforce the Comstock Act.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence UK, France Issued ‘Secret International Arrest Warrant’ For Elon Musk As Of August 28, 2024
Did the United Kingdom and France issue a "Secret International Arrest Warrant" for Elon Musk? No, that's not true: No news organizations reported anything about the supposedly existing "secret" arrest warrant for Musk approved within jur
AllSides→ Fact Check: Sen. Raphael Warnock Claims Red States Passing ‘Voter Suppression Laws’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/19/fact-check-raphael-warnock-claims-red-states-passing-voter-suppression-laws/
PolitiFact→ How accurate are warnings by Democrats, Kamala Harris about Donald Trump’s ‘Project 2025 agenda?’
Vice President Kamala Harris has framed Project 2025 as Donald Trump’s “extreme” agenda for a second term, even though it’s not his campaign’s document. Here’s where the proposal from conservative groups overlaps with Trump’s agenda, and
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this Obama-era law didn’t legalize propaganda and lead to Walz ‘happy warrior’ moniker
Videos of media talking about Tim Walz as a "happy warrior" are proof of government propaganda legalized by Barack Obama.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Jarren Duran Of Red Sox Getting Standing Ovation in August 2024 After Suspension For Homophobic Slur Toward Fan — Crowd Footage Is From 2023
Does a video on social media show Boston Red Sox player Jarren Duran receiving a standing ovation upon returning from suspension for calling a fan a homophobic slur? No, that's not true: The video uses old footage from a 2023 game at Fenw
AllSides→ Tim Walz ‘misspoke’ when he discussed using weapons ‘in war,’ campaign says
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/tim-walz-misspoke-discussed-using-weapons-war-campaign-says-rcna166038
AllSides→ Harris campaign: Walz ‘misspoke’ on handling weapons ‘in war’
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4822064-kamala-harris-tim-walz-military-record-misspoke-war/ Vice
AllSides→ Tim Walz ‘misspoke’ about using weapons ‘in war,’ Harris campaign says: report
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tim-walz-misspoke-using-weapons-war-harris-campaign-says-report Democr
The Dispatch→ Israel Isn’t ‘Risking’ a Regional War
It’s in one.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Warren Buffett Did NOT Tweet That Trump ‘Spends More Time Begging For Money Than Most Bums’ — That Was Recycled Meme
Did American billionaire Warren Buffett criticize former President Donald Trump for "begging for money" on X? No, that's not true: What appeared to be a screenshot of Buffett's account was a 2022 recycled meme. It was first published by a
The Dispatch→ Hezbollah Attack Threatens Full-Scale War With Israel
The conflict may be past the point of containment.
The Dispatch→ Software Update Glitch Disrupts Air Travel and Other Industries
Bad code from CrowdStrike knocked out 8.5 million devices running Microsoft Windows.
PolitiFact→ Biden blamed at RNC for wars, but how much sway does a US president have?
Blaming foreign wars in Ukraine and Israel on President Joe Biden has been a recurring theme at this week’s Republican National Convention. But how much sway does a U.S. president have in preventing such wars? We asked experts.
PolitiFact→ Jon Stewart – No, the venue that was supposed to host ‘The Daily Show’ was not shifted to RNC’s hard security zone
Milwaukee's Marcus Performing Arts Center – where 'The Daily Show' had been scheduled – “was originally located in the ‘soft perimeter,’ they called it, security-wise” but “was shifted, understandably so, to the ‘hard perimeter.’”
The Dispatch→ History Warns About the Dangers of Hyperpolarization and Paranoia
Today’s political environment recalls an era marked by assassinations and upheaval.
PolitiFact→ Project 2025: Are Biden campaign warnings about plan for Trump election win correct?
President Joe Biden wants Americans to know Project 2025, framing it as a postelection playbook of former president Donald Trump. But are his warnings accurate?
FactCheck.org→ FactCheck.org Wins Fourth Sigma Delta Chi Award
FactCheck.org has won the 2023 Sigma Delta Chi award for fact-checking from the Society of Professional Journalists. This is our third win in the fact-checking category and our fourth award from SPJ overall. This year’s awards were announced
The Dispatch→ High Steaks: Biden’s War on Elites Sends Sarah on a Journey
Was Steve’s renewed hope last week misplaced?
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – San Francisco street signs warning of $950 retail theft limit were not posted by city government
The city of San Francisco posted street signs warning that “stolen goods must remain under $950.”
The Dispatch→ Solving the Problem of Postwar Gaza
A document planning for the future of Gazan governance draws from America’s mistakes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump’s Plane Doing High-Speed Pass Over Airport In June 2024 — It’s Flight Simulator Software
Does a video genuinely show former President Donald Trump's plane, Trump Force One, doing a high-speed pass over an airport after the first debate in the 2024 campaign in June 2024, as a post on TikTok claimed? No, that's not true: The vi
The Dispatch→ U.S. and Saudi Arabia Move Toward Landmark Deal
‘Will this allow us finally to have some peace of mind about the region?’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tommy Robinson NOT Arrested In Canada For Expressing Anti-Islam Views — It Was On ‘Outstanding Immigration Warrant’
Was British activist Tommy Robinson arrested in Canada for expressing anti-Islam views? No, that's not true: In a video of his arrest, the plainclothes Canada Border Services Agency officers who handcuffed Robinson said he was arrested on
The Dispatch→ The Superstition of Warning Labels
When the big things are chaotic, it’s tempting to clamp down on the little things.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Earth’s Average Temperature NOT 2 Degrees Celsius Warmer 55,000 Years Ago
Was the Earth's average temperature 2 degrees Celsius warmer 55,000 years ago? No, that's not true: Climate experts contacted by Lead Stories all agreed that the Earth's temperature 55,000 years ago was colder than today's average tempera
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show US Navy Deploying Via Miami In Response To ‘Russian Warships’ — It’s Footage From An Annual Air Show
Does a video on social media show the U.S. Navy deploying from Miami in response to "Russian warships" on June 12, 2024? No, that's not true: The scene was from an annual aerial show held at Miami Beach. Additionally, the sunny, clear sky
The Dispatch→ Surgeon General Pushes for Warning Labels on Social Media
The proposal—which may spur other action on regulating the internet giants—is complicated in practice.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CIA Did NOT Issue Warning To US Citizens To Avoid Paris Metro During Summer Olympics
Did the CIA issue a warning to U.S. citizens to avoid using the Paris Metro during the 2024 Summer Olympics? No, that's not true: No official statements or credible sources confirm such a warning as of June 18, 2024. Additionally, warning
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Global Warming NOT Disproved By May 1895 Records Showing Average Temperature Was Higher Than May 2024 Average
Does a warmer average temperature in May 1895 compared to May 2024 disprove global warming, as a post with a chart on social media implied? No, that's not true: Climate experts contacted by Lead Stories said the data was cherry-picked and
Health Feedback→ Ninth Circuit Court appeal regarding mRNA vaccines misinterpreted by Infowars and social media posts
REVIEW In June 2024, posts circulated on Instagram claiming COVID-19 mRNA vaccines weren’t actually vaccines under “traditional medical definitions”. The posts reference an article published 8 June 2024 on InfoWars, which claimed that the “9
The Dispatch→ Sudan Civil War Nears Humanitarian Catastrophe
‘In many respects, this is a war on civilians.’