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The Dispatch→ Workin’ For a Livin’
Play (inside) ball!
AllSides→ Trump claims not to know who is behind Project 2025. A CNN review found at least 140 people who worked for him are involved
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/11/politics/trump-allies-project-2025/index.html Donald Trump has lately m
The Dispatch→ The Drugs Don’t Work
Setting expectations for a debate Donald Trump (probably) can’t lose.
The Dispatch→ Yes, an Arizona Election Worker Has Been Arrested for Stealing a Key
The digital magnetic key is used to access vote tabulation machines, but it has been recovered.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Don’t blame Ronald Reagan for Fox News. The Fairness Doctrine didn’t apply to cable networks.
Ronald Reagan’s Federal Communications Commission abolished the Fairness Doctrine and gave rise to Fox News.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fulton County Election Worker ‘Wanda Shaye Moss’ Was NOT Arrested On Election Fraud Charges In June 2024
Was "Fulton County election worker, Wanda Shaye Moss" arrested on election fraud charges in June 2024? No, that's not true: The woman shown in a social media post is Wanda Geter-Pataky, who was arrested and criminally charged in connectio
The Dispatch→ Remote Work Liberated Us from Unaffordable Places—and Might Do What Decades of ‘Place-Based Policy’ Couldn’t
Migration to lower-cost areas is not a pandemic blip, and remote work is fueling it.
The Dispatch→ Social Media Users Make False Claims About the Work of a Syrian Artist
The image is from 2012 and has gone viral several times previously.
Full Fact→ Are workers facing ‘record tax bills’?
We’ve taken a look at how the government’s tax changes have affected workers, following a claim from Labour’s Bridget Phillipson on Question Time.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This viral artwork was created digitally, not with the ruins of a Syrian house
Image shows a replica of the Statue of Liberty built from the ruins of a Syrian artist’s house.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Does China have more retirees than workers? Joe Biden’s claim is premature
"China's in a situation where they have more retired than working."
Full Fact→ Prime Minister wrong to say ‘everyone in work’ will receive £900 tax cut
Two reductions in National Insurance contributions mean employees on the average salary of £35,400 will save £900 a year.
Full Fact→ Work and pensions secretary incorrectly claims PIP is worth ‘thousands of pounds a month’
Individuals receiving the highest weekly amount for both parts of the benefit receive around £800 a month.
The Dispatch→ The System Is … Working?
Sort of.
PolitiFact→ Kelly Daughtry – Kelly Daughtry falsely accuses Brad Knott of working as 'Biden's lawyer'
“Brad Knott was a lawyer for Joe Biden.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook post promises health subsidy in cash, but Affordable Care Act credits don’t work that way
The government owes you $8,832 and a $2,000 spending card.
The Dispatch→ Israeli Inquiry into Aid Worker Deaths Reveals ‘Internal Failures’
Strikes that killed seven World Central Kitchen staff spur U.S. and Israeli policy changes.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the Navy, Coast Guard working together isn’t a sign of war
It’s a sign of war that the U.S. Navy is assisting the U.S. Coast Guard in cleaning up Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge site.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Fake Mossad account spreads misinformation about airstrike that killed aid workers in Gaza
Following the Israeli airstrikes that killed the World Central Kitchen workers and led the charity to suspend delivery of vital food aid to Gaza, social media users claimed that Israel had blamed Hamas for the incident.
Lead Stories→ Fact/Line™ — A New Social Network Based On Facts
Update: April Fools! Dozens of people tried registering their username, which shows there is a great need for facts on social media. Go here if you want to make your social media timeline a little more factual... Introducing: Fact/Line
PolitiFact→ Kathy Hochul – In debate over sanctuary policies, patchwork of laws and edicts limit cooperation in New York
In New York, there are no barriers to law enforcement to work with the federal government on immigration laws, and there are 100 crimes where migrants can be handed over.
The Dispatch→ How Will Jury Selection Work for Donald Trump?
Past high-profile cases can help us know what to expect.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ FACT FOCUS: Tyson Foods isn’t hiring workers who came to the U.S. illegally. Boycott calls persist
Conservative influencers and politicians are calling for a boycott of Tyson Foods after false claims spread online saying the multinational meat producer is planning to hire 52,000 people who came to the U.S. illegally.
Full Fact→ Image of Putin billboard amongst flames and smoke is a digital artwork
It has been shared on social media with the suggestion it shows genuine scenes in Russia following its presidential election.
The Dispatch→ Why ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Requirements on Campus Won’t Work
A DEI proposal with a right-leaning twist will still hurt academic freedom.
The Dispatch→ Gig Workers Face New Rules
Updated regulations governing independent contractors took effect this week.
PolitiFact→ Katie Britt – Did Joe Biden ban TikTok for US workers but start a campaign account? Fact-checking Sen. Katie Britt
President Joe Biden “bans TikTok for government employees but creates an account for his own campaign.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Kamala Harris did not say Democrats are bribing voters with federal work study funds
Video shows Kamala Harris saying Democrats would use taxpayer dollars to bribe voters.
The Dispatch→ Remote Work Is Here to Stay, Mostly for the Better
It’s great for working parents, people with disabilities, and anyone who likes more flexibility at work.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Solar Flares ARE Real And CAN Disrupt Telecommunications Networks
Are solar flares not real, thus incapable of disrupting telecommunications networks, as a post on Instagram suggests? No, that's not true: Solar flares are well-documented bursts of electromagnetic energy emitted by the sun during geomagn
PolitiFact→ Linda Rosenthal – Does wage theft take $1 billion a year from workers in New York state?
“Each year, more than $1 billion is stolen from” workers in New York state through wage theft.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 4,000 Israeli Employees Were NOT Warned Not To Go To Work On 9/11 — Baseless Conspiracy Myth
Did approximately 4,000 Israelis avoid the attacks at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, because advance warning from an Israeli messaging service told them precisely when and where they would happen? No, that's not true: These
AllSides→ Did members of the Oklahoma Republican Party condemn a Republican senator for working with Democrats on border security?
https://oklahomawatch.org/2024/02/09/did-members-of-the-oklahoma-republican-party-condemn-a-republican-senator-for-working-with-democrats-on-border-security/?utm_source=Gigafact&utm_id=112
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Did George Soros or Klaus Schwab’s father work for Hitler? Here’s what we know
“George Soros worked for Hitler. Klaus Schwab’s father also worked for Hitler.”
The Dispatch→ Collateral Damage in the War on ‘Gig Work’
A new Department of Labor rule regarding independent contractors is likely to hurt overall employment.
Full Fact→ Footage of fireworks display not celebration of El Salvador election result
The video of fireworks lighting up the sky was filmed in Croatia in 2020, and has since been misattributed to many different events including elections in Brazil and Italian football celebrations.
The Dispatch→ Works for Me
Why should work be central to our lives?
Health Feedback→ Epidemiological data refutes the claim that polio is renamed to hide the disease and the polio vaccine doesn’t work
REVIEW An Instagram reel posted in January 2024 claimed that polio hasn’t actually been eradicated in India and that the disease was only being renamed as acute flaccid myelitis and Guillain Barré syndrome to hide its existence. It cited how case
AllSides→ Did Biden Wear a Hard Hat Backwards in Photo Op with Construction Workers?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-wear-hardhat-backwards/ U.S. President Joe Biden wore a hard ha