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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New York Post Did NOT Say ‘Award Winning ABC Journalist’ Who Pleaded Guilty To Child Porn Debunked ‘Pizzagate’
Does a New York Post headline claim that James Gordon Meek, a former investigative journalist for ABC who pleaded guilty to child pornography charges in September 2023, also "debunked" the "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory? No, that's not tru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Reports About ‘EMP Threat’ or ‘Blackout Warfare’ Are NOT Classified, NOT From Department of Homeland Security, NOT Secret, NOT Leaked
Were reports that talk about a supposed imminent "EMP Threat" or "Blackout Warfare" against the U.S. "leaked" from the Department of Homeland Security, and were these documents "classified" in any way? No, that's not true: The reports tha
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of Israeli police detaining Palestinian boy is from 2018, not current war
Video showing “Israeli occupation forces arrest a 2-year-old child” is from the Israel-Hamas war.
The Dispatch→ Elizabeth Warren, Countess of Sandwich, Schmears the Market
The hipster antitrust movement has its choppers out for your lunch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NameDrop Feature In iOS 17 Update Is NOT As Dangerous As Some Warnings Suggest — Users Control Contact Sharing
Does the recent iOS 17 update include a new feature that can put iPhone users at risk of having their contact information stolen by a stranger passing by? No, that's not true: The NameDrop feature has several levels of security and contac
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No proof Trump warned of imminent catastrophe affecting ‘300 million Americans’
Audio shows former President Donald Trump warned “300 million Americans” will die from a catastrophe “in a matter of weeks.”
The Dispatch→ Has the U.S. Ever Asked for Land After Winning a War?
Contrary to claims by Kevin McCarthy, yes.
PolitiFact→ Kevin McCarthy – Kevin McCarthy’s Pants on Fire claim that U.S. never asked for land after wars
“In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterwards, except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for that freedom we went in for.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT ‘Bomb Big Pharma in Ukraine’ For ‘Suspected’ COVID-19 Vaccine Production In 2023 — Farmak’s Warehouse Was Hit In 2022 During Nearby Battle
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin order "the destruction of a Kyiv pharmaceutical laboratory suspected of manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines" owned by Farmak, one of Ukraine's major companies selling medical products, in November 2023? No
Logically→ 2018 video shared as Palestinian mother meeting her son amid recent Israel-Hamas war
Full Fact→ Video of ‘anti-government’ rally in Warsaw mislabelled as pro-Palestine march
The rally took place on 1 October, before the 7 October attacks on Israel.
Full Fact→ Debt is only projected to begin falling towards the end of the decade
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s claim that the government is “delivering” on the pledge to get debt falling is only correct when looking at longer-term projections.
PolitiFact→ Israel-Hamas war: What we know about ‘beheaded babies’
In the weeks since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, reports of beheaded babies have spread widely in the news and on social media. PolitiFact examined what we know about the reports and how officials have addressed them.
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.”
The Dispatch→ Autumn of War
Has Ukraine’s war against Russia turned into a stalemate?
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on Ukraine, the War in Gaza, and 2024
Plus: Joe Biden has a challenger and Nikki Haley is on the rise.
Logically→ Old photo of woman in a destroyed building in Syria linked to Israel-Hamas war
The Dispatch→ Inside Ukraine’s Revolutionary Warfare
Low-cost DIY technology is changing how battles are fought.
The Dispatch→ Civil War in Trumpworld
The rebirth of Trump's 2024 campaign.
Logically→ Video of Syrian army tanks being destroyed in Damascus falsely linked to Israel-Hamas war
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on 2024, Congress, and War in Israel
Plus, thoughts on Veterans Day.
AllSides→ Fact-checking Chris Christie on U.S. security obligations toward Ukraine
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/nov/09/chris-christie/fact-checking-chris-christie-on-us-security-obliga/
PolitiFact→ Chris Christie – Fact-checking Chris Christie on U.S. security obligations toward Ukraine
“In 1992, this country made a promise to Ukraine. We said if you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet Union to Russia, and they invade you, we will protect you.”
The Dispatch→ Sherman’s Hard Truths About War Ring True Today
The Civil War general’s experiences offer important lessons for critics of Israel’s military tactics.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Has NOT Warned Of Coordinated Hamas Attacks On US Cities — There’s Nothing ‘Specific And Credible’
Did the FBI warn about coordinated attacks on more than two dozen American cities by Hamas in the aftermath of the militant group's attack on Israel in October 2023? No, that's not true: The FBI said it hasn't "issued such a warning" and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israel ‘Blowing Up People In Hospitals’ After Hamas Attack in October 2023 — Scenes Are From Syria’s Civil War Years Earlier
Does a video on social media show Israel "blowing up people in hospitals" in the aftermath of the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: The video shows scenes that can be traced to Omar bin Abdulaziz Hospital in Aleppo, Sy
Logically→ Old, unrelated video shared as Palestinians faking deaths amid Israel-Hamas war
Logically→ 2015 image of injured Arab-Israeli journalist falsely linked to war in Gaza
Full Fact→ Old warning about a 2005 Christmas ‘scam’ circulating online again
Thousands of people have shared the post on Facebook.
Truth or Fiction?→ Assessing the 1943 NYT Headline On Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
In the annals of World War II, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising stands as a symbol of resistance and defiance against the horrifying atrocities of the Holocaust. The revolt, triggered by the Jewish populace of the Warsaw Ghetto against the brutality of Nazi
Logically→ 2015 video of Israeli soldiers detaining Palestinian boy falsely linked to ongoing war in Gaza
Logically→ 2015 video of Israeli soldiers detaining Palestinian boy falsely linked to ongoing war in Gaza
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Video of bomb strike on crowd is from Sudan conflict, not Israel-Hamas war
Israel bombed Palestinian children trying to get water.
Logically→ Footage of Syrian massacre shared as Israelis committing war crimes
The Dispatch→ Hamas’ Online War
How disinformation from the terrorist group and its backers reaches millions daily.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on the War in Gaza and the Maine Shooter
Plus, Election Day is coming.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – It’s getting hot in here: the U.S. is warmer now than it was in 1936
1936 in the United States was “much hotter than 2023.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Switzerland has distributed iodine tablets to residents for years, and not because of nuclear war
Switzerland’s distribution of iodine tablets means the government is worried about nuclear war.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Airstrike scene from a video game is being misrepresented as real footage from the Israel-Hamas war
CLAIM: A video shows a soldier being thrown to the ground as an airstrike hits an Israeli tank. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.