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The Dispatch→ ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and the Demise of the Multiverse
Marvel’s new movie shows how an exciting new concept has become a cliché.
The Dispatch→ Which Shepherds Are For Sale?
A new book about evangelicalism is really about Donald Trump.
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump Is No Hannibal Lecter
An old friend's lessons on snobbery.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2023 Data Does NOT Prove Arctic Sea Ice Levels Trended ‘To Highest Level For 21 Years’
Did data from December 2023 show that Arctic sea ice had soared to its "highest level for 21 years," thus disproving global warming and climate change? No, that's not true: The blog that made this claim cherry-picked genuine data, a senio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Yokasi Maogo Is NOT Name Of Any Olympic Swimmer From Japan — Baseless Pun In Spanish
Does a swimmer on the 2024 Japanese Olympic team, Yokasi Maogo, have a name that sounds like the phrase "I almost drowned" in Spanish? No, that's not true: There is no swimmer by that name on Japan's Olympic swimming team. While "Yo casi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Walk ‘Into An Empty Plane For No Reason’ After Prisoner Exchange With Russia — He Thanked Crew Still On Board
Did President Joe Biden board the wrong, empty plane at Joint Base Andrews, where he arrived to meet three Americans freed from a prisoner swap with Russia on August 1, 2024? No, that's not true: White House spokesperson Andrew Bates told
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Samsung Did NOT Withdraw From $1 Billion Olympics Sponsorship — Claim From Satire Site
Did Samsung withdraw from a $1 billion Olympics sponsorship after the opening ceremony for the Paris Summer Games in July 2024? No, that's not true: The website that said so is a self-described satire site that says it brings the "freshes
PolitiFact→ Claims about Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s Olympic boxing eligibility lack context
Social media users and public figures spread claims about Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, claiming she is a “man” fighting against women. The International Olympic Committee rebutted the claims and affirmed her eligibility.
The Dispatch→ The Pandering Problem
Politicians lure voters with solutions touted as cost-free that are anything but.
FactCheck.org→ Vance Wrong On Child Tax Credit, Harris’ Remarks About Climate Change and Having Kids
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In defending his “childless cat lady” comments, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance wrongly claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris “is calling for an end to the c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Tweet ‘My Father Is Black. Trump’s Father Was KKK’
Did Kamala Harris tweet "My father is black. Trump's father was KKK"? No, that's not true: This fabricated quote is attributed to an account in an image labeled "Parody" that misspells the vice president's name. There is no record of her
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Samsung has not withdrawn its Olympics sponsorship
"Samsung drops out of $1 billion advertising campaign with Olympics."
The Dispatch→ Netflix Is Not Making a ‘Border Czar’ Movie Starring Kamala Harris
A social media post shares a fabricated image.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Show Italian Prime Minister Scowling Over ‘Two Girls Kissing At The Olympics’
Do photos show Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni scowling in response to two female athletes kissing at the Olympics? No, that's not true: News agency video proves that the photos were taken at a volleyball match. Italy's Alice Bellan
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Say ‘A Problem Is Not A Problem’
Did Vice President Kamala Harris say "a problem is not a problem" as part of a longer quote in a meme circulating on social media? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the vice president's office answered "no" by email when Lead Storie
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr.’s Exaggerations on Chronic Disease in Children
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has given children’s health and the “chronic disease epidemic” a prominent role in his campaign. We’ve written abo
Full Fact→ What role did misinformation play in riots after the Southport stabbings?
After the attack social media became a hotbed of false claims about the identity of the suspect, which many people believe stoked unrest.
The Dispatch→ Trump Attempts a Two-Pronged Attack on Harris
Plus: At a Philadelphia rally, Harris supporters plead for pragmatism.
Full Fact→ Why we fact check what we fact check (even if it seems really, really obvious)
Even if a claim seems obvious to some, it may not be to everyone.
Full Fact→ No good evidence that ‘banned’ substances reliably destroy cancer cells in humans
There is not enough evidence for cannabis oil as a treatment for cancer. B17 can be toxic and also has not been shown to be an effective treatment for cancer.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden lifted sanctions on Venezuela. Is he to blame for the country’s disputed elections?
Venezuelan authorities say Nicolás Maduro won the country’s 2024 presidential election. The U.S. and other countries dispute those results. Some Republicans say that Biden empowered Maduro to claim victory by lifting sanctions. We asked experts abou
Full Fact→ GP industrial action is not the first in 60 years
The last time GPs as a group took collective action was 1964, but some GPs took part in industrial action over pensions in 2012.
PolitiFact→ What to know about claims that Trump rally shooter used ‘encrypted’ messaging, bank accounts
Some of former President Donald Trump’s allies pointed to FBI statements about Thomas Matthew Crooks having “encrypted” accounts to conclude that Crooks’ assassination attempt involved a larger conspiracy. That misunderstands encryption.
PolitiFact→ Claudia Tenney – Biden order on voter registration tells federal agencies to follow laws, not break them
Biden Executive Order 14019 “requires our taxpayer-funded federal agencies to violate the Hatch Act and engage in illegal vote harvesting.”
AllSides→ Harris Has Always Identified as Indian American and Black
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/08/harris-has-always-identified-as-indian-american-and-black/ Former Pre
Internet Archive→ Mornings With Maria Bartiromo : FBC : August 2, 2024 7:00am-8:00am EDT
Maria Bartiromo brings her knowledge of the finance industry to discuss news stories from around the world with a panel of rotating industry experts..This item belongs to: movies/TV-FBC.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, C
The Dispatch→ Three Americans Freed from Russian Captivity
Plus: Senate-passed social media regulations face an uncertain future in the House.
The Dispatch→ The Weirding Way
‘Kamala basking in the coconut glow.’
The Dispatch→ Shapiro Exposes Democrats’ Antisemitism Problem
It’s a big issue with a long history.
The Dispatch→ ‘Whatever It Takes to Defeat Trump’
Democratic voters favor Kamala Harris moving to the center.
The Dispatch→ What Harris Needs To Know about Fracking
Abundant oil and gas matters to voters far removed from energy-producing areas.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Olympic Athlete Vomiting Because He Swam In Seine — He Cited Heat
Does a video show an Olympic Games athlete vomit as a direct result of swimming in Paris' Seine? No, that's not true: The athlete shown throwing up after his triathlon faulted the Parisian heat rather than the Seine. Although the river's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Plane Accidentally Releasing ‘Chemtrails’ During Takeoff — Caption Has Satire Origin
Does a video on social media show what it looked like when a pilot accidentally hit the "chemtrail switch" too early while taking off in -45 degrees Celsius in Siberia? No, that's not true: The false caption poking fun at chemtrail conspi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden, Harris Did NOT Personally Oversee Plea Deal With Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Other 9/11 Defendants
Did President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris personally oversee the plea deal with accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants? No, that's not true: Both the U.S. National Security Adviser and the U
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Wear Necklace That Spelled Out ‘MIKE’ — Photo Is Altered
Did Michelle Obama wear a gold necklace with the letters "MIKE" in 2020? No, that's not true: The former first lady's gold necklace had the four letters "VOTE" on it at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Publicly available images of
FactCheck.org→ Harris Has Always Identified as Indian American and Black
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris has only recently begun identifying as Black, and that until a few years ago “she was only prom
The Dispatch→ Race-Baiting With a Twist
Trump’s new game of ‘black or Indian?’
FactCheck.org→ Trump Distorts the Facts in Attacks on Harris
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. At a campaign rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota, former President Donald Trump rattled off several criticisms of Vice President Kamala Harris, his presumptive opponent in the presidenti
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Kamala Harris was born in the U.S., not Canada
Vice President Kamala Harris “was born in Canada.”