Judge Juan Merchan “overrules every objection from the defense and sustains every objection from the prosecution” during former President Donald Trump’s New York trial.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Biden didn’t tell West Point graduates he won’t accept 2024 election results
Joe Biden told West Point graduates that “he is not planning to accept the results of the 2024 election” and he wants them to “stand back and stand by” to ensure Donald J. Trump doesn’t win.
The Dispatch→ Choosing to Choose
A reply to Matthew Franck.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Noncitizens can vote in Washington, D.C., local elections, not federal elections
Noncitizens in Washington, D.C., “can vote in federal elections.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Daughter Of Judge Merchan Did NOT ‘Show Trump Behind Bars’ On Social Media
Did the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York in spring 2024, "show Trump behind bars" on social media? No, that's not true: The account that showed the image does
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NON-Authentic Video Shows Tucker Carlson Endorsing Fake Barbara O’Neill Anti-Parasite Pill
Did a video on Facebook genuinely show TV personality Tucker Carlson endorsing an anti-parasite pill promoted by alternative naturopath Barbara O'Neill? No, that's not true: The video is dubbed with fake audio; an AI detection tool found
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media Photo Does NOT Show Trump May 2024 Rally In Bronx — It’s Obama Event From 2008
Does a photo on social media show former President Donald Trump's May 23, 2024, political rally in the Bronx? No, that's not true: The image does not depict the New York City borough. Instead, it shows a 2008 campaign event in St. Louis b
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Did Robert De Niro lose film role after anti-Trump comments? No, claim is from satire sites
"Warner Bros Cancels $10 Million Project Starring 'Woke' Robert De Niro.”
Full Fact→ BBC Question Time, 30 May: fact checked
We’ll be taking a look at claims made by candidates from the Conservatives and Labour, as well as Reform UK’s honorary president Nigel Farage, during the 30 May episode of BBC Question Time.
The Dispatch→ Viral Video Takes Biden’s Use of a Racial Slur Out of Context
The clip from a 1985 congressional hearing shows the then-senator reading quotes from other politicians.
The Dispatch→ Waiting for a Verdict in Manhattan
Plus: Some troubling optics ahead of Hunter Biden’s criminal trial.
The Dispatch→ Nvidia’s Blockbuster Quarter and the Value of ‘Compute’
How the demand for computational power is reshaping big tech.
PolitiFact→ State budget allocates ‘flexible’ funding for migrant support in New York City
NY state funding for migrants can be used on health care and humanitarian aid
PolitiFact→ Viral image – ‘Simpsons’-style image of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is an ‘AI fake,’ showrunner says
“The Simpsons” predicted Sean Combs’ legal problems.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Not all sunflowers follow the sun, and it’s not evidence that big, important star has been replaced
“Sunflowers are turning away from the sun because that’s not the sun.”
AllSides→ Lake Ad Makes Misleading Claim About Gallego and Noncitizen Voting
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/05/lake-ad-makes-misleading-claim-about-gallego-and-noncitizen-voting/ D
The Dispatch→ International Courts Take Aim At Israel
‘It’s the first time they’ve gone after a Western democracy. If that’s what the ICC is, it’s something different than was expected.’
The Dispatch→ Indictment Watch Live: Trump’s Guilty Verdict
An emergency episode breaking down the conclusion of Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial.
The Dispatch→ Black Panther Breakfast Club
I like the greatest hits. I like the top 40 of poetry.
The Dispatch→ What Scouting Has Lost
The Boy Scouts of America is trading away the distinctive qualities that helped it stand out.
The Dispatch→ Choosing Not to Choose
A vote for Biden or Trump would be contrary to an adult lifetime of conservatism. Why do that?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Withdraw $250 Million From Boy Scouts — Claim From Satire Site
Did Elon Musk withdraw $250 million from Boy Scouts of America while being quoted as saying, "Not A Single Penny To Woke Organizations"? No, that's not true: This claim originated from an article on a satirical website known for publishin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Altered Video Has Cristiano Ronaldo Supporting ‘Children Of Gaza’ — He Said ‘Children of Syria’ In Message Recorded Years Ago
Does a video on social media show Cristiano Ronaldo offering support to "children of Gaza"? No, that's not true: The original video of soccer superstar Ronaldo was posted in 2016 and he said it was for the "children of Syria," not the chi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Terrifying New Discovery’ By Scientists About Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 Is Revealed In YouTube Video — It’s Clickbait
Did scientists make a "terrifying new discovery" about the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, a mystery that has been unsolved since the plane vanished on March 8, 2014? No, that's not true: At the time of writing on May 29,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Palestinians Performing Funeral Prayer In Rafah After Israeli Strike In Late May 2024 — 2023 Photo
Does a photo portray a funeral procession in southern Gaza after an Israeli strike on Rafah in late May 2024? No, that's not true: The image predates this particular attack. It shows a different funeral that took place in central Gaza on
The Dispatch→ Entropy on the Left, Entropy on the Right
The mainstreaming of left-wing radicals decades ago foreshadowed what we’re seeing on the right.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 31 Patent Citations Do NOT Prove Actor Terrence Howard Invented Virtual Reality
Do 31 patent citations prove actor Terrence Howard invented virtual reality? No, that's not true: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office says that Howard's idea was never patented in the United States, while the European Patent Office and t
The Dispatch→ Leaning Into Lawfare
An anxious Biden campaign inches away from norms.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Fact-checking the False claim that the Trump’s NY jury verdict doesn’t have to be unanimous
Judge Juan Merchan told New York jurors the verdict in Donald Trump’s trial does not need to be unanimous.
The Dispatch→ Fox News Anchor Makes False Claim About Trump Jury Instructions
John Roberts said the judge ‘just told the jury that they do not need unanimity to convict.’
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.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Earth Is Flat — Coriolis Effect DOES Affect Planes, Weather
Does the Coriolis effect fail to affect aircraft trajectory, which proves that the Earth is flat, as is implied in a video shared on social media? No, that's not true: A professor emeritus of physics and astronomy told Lead Stories that "
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Posts misrepresent New York judge’s instructions to jury in Trump hush money trial
As jury deliberations began Wednesday in Trump’s trial, social media users spread false information about Merchan’s instructions to the seven men and five women who will determine the outcome in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – U.S. secretary of state didn’t announce suspension of Ukrainian elections; Ukrainian president did
When Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Ukraine recently "he announced that they were going to suspend elections in Ukraine."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Statue of Liberty Art Built By Syrian Artist From Rubble — It’s Digital Media
Does a photo of a replica of the Statue of Liberty, purportedly made from the ruins of a Syrian artist's house, confirm that it is real? No, that's not true: The Statue of Liberty replica was made using a computer, creating a photomontage
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Authentic Flyer Of ‘Pedosexual’ Addition To ‘LGBT’ — It’s Internet Creation
Does an image show a legitimate "pedosexual" acceptance flyer that lumps pedophilia into the acronym LGBT? No, that's not true: The "flyer" is a fabricated document designed and spread by online networks that are biased against LGBTQ+ cau
The Dispatch→ Why Many Politicians Wage War on Prices
They can’t handle the truth.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Russia Space War?
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.
The Dispatch→ Trump Strikes Out at Libertarian Convention
Plus: Lara Trump touts mail-in and early voting in North Carolina.
Full Fact→ Unpacking the numbers on the impact of the ‘Triple Lock Plus’
Reports of the Conservatives’ proposed pension policy include different estimates of its impact.