Colleges and universities are reaping what a morally confused culture sows.
Internet Archive→ The Big Weekend Show : FOXNEWSW : May 11, 2024 4:00pm-5:01pm PDT
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The Dispatch→ Average Joe
A median approach in pursuit of the median voter isn’t working for Biden on Israel.
The Dispatch→ The Straussian Tangent
“When your mother says she loves you, check it out.”
The Dispatch→ The Aces and Misses of ‘Challengers’
Luca Guadagnino’s slick film almost makes up for its jumbled storytelling.
The Dispatch→ The Therapeutization of American Childhood
In ‘Bad Therapy,’ Abigail Shrier shows how counterproductive versions of talk therapy became commonplace.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove French Air Force Made Russian Flag With Colored Smoke During Olympic Air Show
Did French Air Force aerobatic jets accidentally emit smoke that displayed the Russian flag to mark the May 8, 2024, arrival of the Olympic flame in the French city of Marseille? No, that's not true: The eight Alpha Jets left smoke trails
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kathy Griffin Was NOT ‘Thrown Off The Red Carpet’ At Met Gala In 2024
Was actress Kathy Griffin "thrown off the red carpet" at the Met Gala in 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appeared on an America's Last Line of Defense Facebook account, listed under a "satire/parody" category. Lead Stories has previ
The Dispatch→ The Tea Party Movement Died With a Whimper
It turns out many who rode the wave of principled libertarianism were neither.
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a worm ate part of his brain. Experts said that’s unlikely
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said a worm ate a part of his brain. Experts say it’s not likely.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canola Oil Was NOT First Developed As Engine Lubricant During WWII
Was canola oil first developed as an engine lubricant during World War II, as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: Canola oil is made from a species of plant specially bred from rapeseed. Oil from rapeseed was used during Worl
The Dispatch→ Mandate for Disaster
What lesson will Trump take from his reelection?
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Do all Starbucks cups hold the same amount of liquid? No, that’s Pants on Fire!
Video proves all sizes of Starbucks’ paper drink cups hold the same amount of liquid.
PolitiFact→ South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s new book contains 3 questionable anecdotes
Twitter: After an anecdote about a dog shooting from South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s new book, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward” drew national headlines, three other anecdotes were reported
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Hold up: This isn't Beyoncé at the 2024 Met Gala. These images are AI-generated
Images show Beyoncé at the 2024 Met Gala.
FactCheck.org→ Republican Voters Against Trump/Republican Accountability PAC
Political leanings: Anti-Donald Trump 2022 total spending: $12.9 million Republican Voters Against Trump, a project of the Republican Accountability PAC, was originally established in 2020 as a standalone super PAC to oppose the reelection of
PolitiFact→ Paul Renner – Florida abortion amendment wouldn’t let tattoo artists, receptionists decide health risk exceptions
For health risk exceptions in Florida’s abortion amendment, “You're not even talking to a doctor to make that determination.”
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden on Inflation, Other Claims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. When President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, the U.S. annual rate of inflation was 1.4% — far from the 9% inflation Biden falsely said in a May 8 interview that he in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Ilhan Omar Does NOT Face Proposal To Remove Her From Congress As Of May 10, 2024
Does Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar face a proposal that would remove her from office in the House of Representatives as of May 10, 2024? No, that's not true: The censure resolution aims to reprimand Omar for her purported "recent hateful
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Stormy Daniels has said a lot, but she didn’t say this about former President Donald Trump
Stormy Daniels said former President Donald Trump yelled, “I’m yuge! I’m the greatest,” before falling asleep.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Transgender Man Holding Surrogate Baby At Hospital
Does a video at a hospital show a transgender man being handed and then holding his surrogate baby? No, that's not true: The man in the video, Joseph Hughes, identifies as gay but not transgender. The video shows Hughes with his newborn b
FactCheck.org→ Biden Mangles Statistic About Hispanic Students
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. According to the Department of Education, about 28% of U.S. students are Hispanic. According to Census Bureau data, about 15% of U.S. students speak Spanish at home. And about 21% o
PolitiFact→ The Antisemitism Awareness Act: What to know
As pro-Palestinian protests spread on university campuses, the House passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act. But some members of both parties voted against it. Here’s a rundown of what the bill would do, and why some lawmakers oppose it.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: France did not send troops to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war.
The Dispatch→ ‘Haley Republicans’ Frustrated with Biden’s Israel Stand
Plus: The jury’s still out on how Donald Trump’s trial will affect the election.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Hackers did not project the Soviet Victory banner on Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate this week
Social media users shared photos and videos that made it appear the banner was being projected onto the Brandenburg Gate ahead of this week’s commemorative celebrations.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is orangutan ‘stretching out his hand to help a geologist who fell into a mud pool’? Not exactly
Image shows orangutan “stretching out his hand to help a geologist who fell into a mud pool.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Harrison Ford Expressing Support For Palestine — His Topic Was The Amazon Rainforest
Does a viral video show actor Harrison Ford advocating for Palestine? No, that's not true: A fragment of his speech was taken out of context. Ford was discussing the Amazon rainforest at a 2019 United Nations climate event, over four year
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Unfreezing of $16 Billion in Iranian Funds
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take A recent deal involving a prisoner swap and the extension of a Trump-era waiver have freed $16 billion in previously frozen Iranian funds. Social media posts distort t
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Perfect illusion: Viral images don’t show Lady Gaga at 2024 Met Gala
Viral images show Lady Gaga at the 2024 Met Gala.
Full Fact→ Pubs can only open longer if England or Scotland reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024
The change would only affect the last few days of the tournament, if any at all.
Full Fact→ Video shows 2009 Malmö riot, not recent Eurovision protests
While pro-Palestinian demonstrators have been protesting Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2024, this video is over a decade old and is not related to the contest.
PolitiFact→ Here’s a look back at Wisconsin absentee voting trends
Will early voting reach 50% this fall? Here’s a look back at Wisconsin absentee trends.
Full Fact→ Video of ‘Rafah actors’ actually from Palestinian TV drama series
A video which is claimed to show people preparing to be ‘actors’ in Rafah ahead of Israel’s planned offensive in the city.
AllSides→ Tim Scott’s False and Misleading Claims About Unemployment
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/05/tim-scotts-false-and-misleading-claims-about-unemployment/ Republican
The Dispatch→ Europe Announces Plan to Use Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine
‘There could be … no greater use for that money than to make Ukraine and all of Europe a safer place to live.’
Health Feedback→ Very rare cases of blood clots linked to the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are well-known and have been publicly recognized since 2021
REVIEW A claim that the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca “admitted” for the first time that its COVID-19 vaccine can cause blood clots went viral on social media platforms in late April and early May 2024. One example is an Instagram reel in w
The Dispatch→ Embracing Failure
Burgum fever baby!
The Dispatch→ Long (Political) Covid
How the pandemic radicalized a large number of Americans.
The Dispatch→ A Potential Trump Jail Sentence, Explained
What happens if the former president is sentenced to jail in his New York trial?