Keith Whittington’s ‘You Can’t Teach That’ explores the often-tense relationship between schools, expression, and the First Amendment.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Adding 600,000 Votes Overnight In Pennsylvania During 2020 Election Count NOT Statistically Impossible
Is it statistically impossible that Joe Biden added 600,000 votes in Pennsylvania overnight during the 2020 election count? No, that's not true: The Pennsylvania Department of State told Lead Stories that "This claim is misinformation." B
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clint Eastwood Did NOT Return All 6 Oscars, Did NOT Denounce Hollywood As ‘Morally Bankrupt’
Did movie star Clint Eastwood return all six of his Oscars and denounce Hollywood as "morally bankrupt?" No, that's not true: The account that made the claim is part of a network of self-described "parody, satire and tomfoolery" websites
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Colin Kaepernick Did NOT Say He’s Boycotting NFL As Long As Harrison Butker Is On Team — It’s From Satire Article
Did quarterback Colin Kaepernick, a civil rights activist, say he is boycotting the NFL as long as kicker Harrison Butker is on an NFL team and did he say of Butker, "I don't like him"? No, that's not true: This claim initially appeared i
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Biden’s Border Order
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On June 4, President Joe Biden announced new measures to restrict asylum eligibility for those apprehended while trying to enter the U.S. illegally across the southern border. As
The Dispatch→ The Grim Political Journey of Marco Rubio
Princess Marco tries to marry into the conquering populist clan.
FactCheck.org→ Meme Spreads Unsupported Claim About Net Worth of Alvin Bragg
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the conviction of former President Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records on May 30. Now Bra
The Dispatch→ Payments to Stormy Daniels and Paula Jones Are a False Parallel
Bill Clinton’s payment to Jones was a legal settlement, not hush money.
The Dispatch→ Identity Is a Uniform
We are captains of our own souls and we cannot hand the tiller to anyone else.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The British Medical Journal Did NOT Attribute Excess Deaths Since COVID-19 Pandemic To Vaccines
Did the British Medical Journal attribute excess deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic to vaccines in a study that appeared in one of its publications? No, that's not true: In a statement on its website, the publication said, "This study doe
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Joe Biden-Robert Hur interview audio wasn’t leaked; it’s a deepfake, DOJ and experts say
Audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur leaked.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Of Brazil’s Sugarloaf Mountain Do NOT Prove Sea Levels Aren’t Rising
Do photographs of Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, taken over the past 144 years, prove that sea levels aren't rising? No, that's not true: According to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the sea l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dana Perino Did NOT Announce She’s Leaving Fox News, Launching Line Of CBD Gummies
Did Fox News host Dana Perino announce that she was leaving the network to make CBD gummies? No, that's not true: Paid posts promoting the claim on social media shared an article purporting to be a Fox News report, though it was published
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines lowered excess deaths during the pandemic, contrary to headline by the Daily Telegraph
REVIEW From early in the COVID-19 pandemic, reliable and comparable figures on the deaths due to the disease were difficult to obtain. A proxy way of measuring this was to use excess deaths figures, which are calculated based on the difference betwe
The Dispatch→ Senate Democrats Talk Up Supreme Court Changes After Alito Flap
Plus: See the RFK Jr. campaign up close and personal.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Does Joe Biden's asylum order ‘shut down’ the border?
After President Joe Biden announced his immigration proclamation, some Democrats said it amounted to a border “shutdown.” Most immigration experts we interviewed disagreed.
Full Fact→ No good evidence for numerous claims about energy drinks
There is no evidence that Prime Energy increases the risk of Alzheimer’s, or that Sugar Free Monster contains dangerous levels of caffeine. Sugar Free Red Bull no longer contains aspartame.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Did President Joe Biden grant ‘mass amnesty’ to over 350,000 immigrants?
Data showed that in more than 350,000 cases, immigration judges did not order immigrants be removed from the U.S. or grant them asylum or other relief. Experts said that means the U.S. government isn’t actively trying to remove them from the U.S.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Old photo of actor Chris Evans signing a model artillery shell recirculated amid Gaza offensive
Photo shows actor Chris Evans signing a bomb amid the assault on Gaza.
AllSides→ Antarctic Ice Loss Is Significant, Contrary to Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/06/scicheck-antarctic-ice-loss-is-significant-contrary-to-claims/ Antarc
PolitiFact→ Ahead of presidential debates, election PolitiFact unveils new homepage
To ease access and information flow for readers as the 2024 presidential election nears, PolitiFact has revamped its homepage, adding new features and sections.
The Dispatch→ Hunter Biden Stands Trial For Gun Charges
The prosecution is expected to rest its case today.
The Dispatch→ Joe’s Woes
Biden’s immigration policy switcheroo.
The Dispatch→ The 3-3-3 Body Problem
SCOTUS threesomes and textualism on steroids.
The Dispatch→ Bringing Americans Home
“Sympathy is a trap, but empathy is a powerful force."
The Dispatch→ Congestion Pricing Gets Crowded Out
New York abandons its plan to charge drivers $15 to enter parts of Manhattan.
The Dispatch→ The Greatest Generation’s Greatest Gift
Remembering the heroes who helped save the world on D-Day, 80 years ago.
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2024 Fmr. President Trump Attends Turning Point Action Town Hall in Arizona : CSPAN2 : June 6, 2024 10:54pm-12:26am EDT
At a town hall in Arizona, former President Donald Trump criticized President Biden's executive order restricting the amount of asylum seekers permitted to cross at the southern border by saying, "this country is finished." The former president promise
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Was NOT Trying To Sit On ‘A Chair That Doesn’t Exist’ — Video Is Cropped, Chair Was Behind Him
Does a video show President Joe Biden trying to sit on "a chair that doesn't exist" on June 6, 2024, during ceremonies commemorating D-Day in France? No, that's not true: The video that went viral on social media has been edited to crop o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: North Carolina Did NOT Ban Face Masks In May 2024
Did North Carolina implement a statewide ban on face masks in May 2024, as a post on Instagram claimed? No, that's not true: The post in question exaggerates the impact of a bill that would decide who can legally wear a face mask in publi
The Dispatch→ What Will This Year’s ‘October Surprise’ Be?
Expect the unexpected.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking viral claims about Joe Biden at D-Day anniversary event
Viral social media posts claimed President Joe Biden tried to sit on an “imaginary chair” or had a bowel movement at an event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Here’s how the unfounded claims spread online.
FactCheck.org→ Antarctic Ice Loss Is Significant, Contrary to Claims
SciCheck Digest Antarctica is losing ice mass to the ocean, contributing to global sea level rise. But a popular video misrepresented work focused on Antarctic ice shelves — which float in the sea at the edges of the continent — to incorrectly
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Trump’s NY Probation Officer, ‘Rohondra Williams’ — It’s Indiana Police Commander
Does a photo circulating on social media show "Rohondra Williams," the New York probation officer purportedly assigned to Donald Trump's case? No, that's not true on both counts: The woman in the photo is not named Rohondra Williams and s
The Dispatch→ Technological Disruption Takes Time
Why the impending robot takeover won’t change the world overnight.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jill Biden Did NOT Lead President Biden Out Of Normandy Ceremony Before It Ended
Did Jill Biden lead President Joe Biden out of the Normandy ceremony before it ended, as a post on social media implies? No, that's not true: The ceremony on June 6, 2024, honoring D-Day veterans at the 80th anniversary commemoration of t
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Latest False Claim About the U.S.-China Trade Deficit
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The total U.S. trade deficit with China in goods and services in 2023 was about $252 billion, the lowest it has been in 14 years. Former President Donald Trump was way off when he f
FactCheck.org→ Gaza Tunnel Photo Mislabeled on Social Media
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take A photo taken in January shows a large tunnel under Gaza’s northern border with Israel, reportedly used in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. But recent social media po
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kyle Rittenhouse’s Mother Is NOT 38 in 2024 — Was Already 45 At The Time Of Shooting
Is Kyle Rittenhouse's mother 38 years old in 2024? No, that's not true: Previous news reports as well as voter registration data show that she was older than that in 2021 when her son's trial began. The photo reused in posts on social med