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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Trump Shooter Crooks Wearing Yarmulke, Synagogue Representatives Say
Does a photo on social media show Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks wearing a yarmulke? No, that's not true: Representatives of the Congregation B'nai Abraham Synagogue in Butler, Pennsylvania, told Lead Stories they know the person in
The Dispatch→ FBI Disputes Unsupported Claim From YouTuber About Trump Assassination Attempt
No evidence supports claims that an FBI official was present at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania last weekend.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sphere Did NOT Show ‘Blue Screen Of Death’ OR ‘BSoD’ During CrowdStrike Outage — Image Is Doctored, From 2023
Did the Sphere in Las Vegas show a "blue screen of death" or "BSoD" on July 19, 2024, during the global Windows outages caused by a CrowdStrike software defect? No, that's not true: The image on social media that makes this claim is docto
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show FBI’s Janeen DiGuiseppi At Rally Where Trump Was Shot
Does video from the campaign rally where former President Donald Trump was shot show Janeen DiGuiseppi of the FBI? No, that's not true: The woman in the video is not DiGuiseppi, the FBI said. The FBI told Lead Stories that DiGuiseppi, ass
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, Bill Gates didn’t cause July 19 worldwide IT outage
Bill Gates is responsible for July 19 global tech outage.
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, Grindr executives didn’t call the RNC “Grindr’s Super Bowl”
An executive of the gay dating app Grindr said the Republican National Convention is "basically Grindr’s Super Bowl.'”
PolitiFact→ It’s a wrap: Read our fact-checks and stories from the 2024 RNC
Former President Donald Trump wrapped up a Republican National Convention that began in the shadow of an assassination attempt on him just days earlier. Read all of PolitiFact’s coverage from the week here.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Appear With Bandage On ‘Wrong Ear’ At Republican National Convention — Edited Video
Did Donald Trump wear a bandage on the "wrong ear" -- the left one -- at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 15, 2024? No, that's not true: The video that makes this claim has been flipped on a horizontal axis, re
The Dispatch→ No, Richard Nixon’s 1968 Election Win Wasn’t ‘A Landslide’
A viral exchange on X blames President Lyndon B. Johnson’s decision to withdraw from the race for Nixon’s election.
The Dispatch→ Two Sides of Trump on Display in Nomination Speech
Plus: J.D. Vance attempts to soothe neglected social conservatives.
FactCheck.org→ Misinformation Swirls After Attempted Assassination
A shooter attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in the western Pennsylvania town of Butler on July 13. Former President Donald Trump is assisted offstage after shots were fired during a campaign rally on July 13, in Butl
Full Fact→ Headline on court ruling on calling Keir Starmer ‘Tory scum’ has been edited to include his name
The original article refers to a court case about Conservative MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith.
Full Fact→ Total public spending for Scotland is higher than the revenue it generates
A Facebook post claims Scotland is expected to ‘function’ on 37% of the revenue it generates, but this isn’t correct.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Secret Service sniper wasn’t wearing a red string bracelet tied to Kabbalah Judaism
A photo shows a Secret Service sniper at the July 13 Trump rally wearing a red string bracelet tied to Kabbalah Judaism.
AllSides→ Does Arizona require proof of citizenship for state elections but not federal elections?
https://gigafact.org/fact-briefs/does-arizona-require-proof-of-citizenship-for-state-elections-but-not-federal-elections?utm_source=allsides&utm_id=112
Full Fact→ Nigel Farage’s comments on ‘the black community’ taken out of context
A video of the Reform UK leader saying he would do “absolutely nothing” for the black community stops mid-sentence, before he actually said he “couldn’t give a damn whether you’re black or white”.
Full Fact→ Donald Trump shooting: false claims spread online after assassination attempt
Claims the attack was staged and various competing claims about who was responsible have been widespread on social media.
The Dispatch→ Trump Receives Republican Nomination at Fawning Convention
Plus: A stand-off in the South China Sea.
The Dispatch→ Video: Trump Reanointed at RNC
Watch the video of our live-streamed discussion.
Health Feedback→ Unprotected sun overexposure, not sunscreen or sunglasses, causes sunburn and skin cancer
REVIEW In mid-July 2024, a Facebook reel with almost half a million views claimed there is “a direct correlation” between the introduction of sunscreen use and skin cancer. It added that wearing sunglasses reduces natural protection against sunb
FactCheck.org→ Final Night of the GOP Convention
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary For the first half hour of former President Donald Trump’s speech, when he discussed the attempt to assassinate him in Pennsylvania on July 13 and the need for unit
Health Feedback→ Research suggests that a particular mutation related to larger spleen size provides the Bajau people from Southeast Asia with remarkable diving skills
REVIEW An Instagram post from June 2024 claimed that the Bajau people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group, evolved to become remarkable breath-hold divers thanks to a “unique genetic mutation”. The mutation associated with an enlarged spleen, which
The Dispatch→ Government Isn’t Your Mamaw
J.D. Vance’s misplaced blame for the woes of the working class.
The Dispatch→ Cognitive Impairment Tests, Explained
Not all confusion and forgetfulness is dementia, but they can be warning signs, and some widely used assessments can help spot trouble.
The Dispatch→ TEASER: Trump Goes Off Script, Because Of Course He Does
The Dispatch after hours. Or: Was the RNC worth our time?
The Dispatch→ Republicans Bask in Long-Elusive Party Unity
GOP delegates say they haven’t seen this much unanimity in their party in decades—if ever.
The Dispatch→ Lesser of Two Evils?
A Gen-Z voter’s dilemma.
The Dispatch→ Trump Goes Off Script, Because Of Course He Does (Full Episode)
The Dispatch after hours. Or: Was the RNC worth our time?
PolitiFact→ In Context: Trump recounts assassination attempt. Here’s what he said at the RNC
At the Republican National Convention Thursday night, Trump started his acceptance speech by recounting Saturday’s shooting at his Pennsylvania rally. Read his comments here.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump fact-check: 2024 RNC speech in Milwaukee full of falsehoods about immigrants, economy
On the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention, we fact-checked the slate of speakers, including former President Donald Trump.
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2024 Republican National Convention, Day 4 : CSPAN : July 18, 2024 10:31pm-12:35am EDT
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Purporting To Show The Shooter Was Trans Is NOT A Picture Of Thomas Matthew Crooks
Did a photo of the attempted assassin of Donald Trump surface, showing that Thomas Matthew Crooks was transgender? No, that's not true: The person in the photo on social media is not Crooks. The photo appeared first on 4chan, posted by an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Authentic Instagram Account Of Trump Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks With Epstein Bio
Is a bio page mentioning "Epstein" from the real Instagram account of Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks? No, that's not true: A Meta spokesperson told Lead Stories the account was a copycat/fake account. The company told another fact-ch
Internet Archive→ Jesse Watters Primetime : FOXNEWSW : July 18, 2024 5:00pm-6:00pm PDT
Jesse Watters speaks with newsmakers from across the country to give Americans a show where straight talk is the only talk..This item belongs to: movies/TV-FOXNEWSW.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, I
PolitiFact→ Biden blamed at RNC for wars, but how much sway does a US president have?
Blaming foreign wars in Ukraine and Israel on President Joe Biden has been a recurring theme at this week’s Republican National Convention. But how much sway does a U.S. president have in preventing such wars? We asked experts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aldi Customers Will NOT Get Vouchers Worth Hundreds Of Dollars After Filling Out Survey — It’s Scam
Can filling out a quick survey get consumers vouchers worth hundreds of dollars at Aldi grocery stores? No, that's not true: ALDI USA has debunked similar variations of this as a scam since at least 2020. Lead Stories has also previously
FactCheck.org→ Posts Baselessly Suggest Others Were Involved in Trump’s Assassination Attempt
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Viral online posts make the unfounded claim that a woman at former President Donald Trump’s July 13 rally acted “suspicious,” suggesting th
The Dispatch→ J.D. Vance’s Coming Dilemma
At some point he will have to choose between loyalty to Trump and loyalty to his own ambition.
The Dispatch→ The Disintegrating Taboo
Why Americans are growing comfortable with backing Trump.