Misinformation about the Secret Service’s planning and response, as well as about the shooter, has gone viral.
The Dispatch→ Posts About Secret Service Director’s Employment History Are Misleading
Kimberly Cheatle worked for the agency for 27 years before taking a private-sector job.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Unsupported Claims About Trump’s Wound and Secret Service Response
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Extensive media coverage of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally shows his injury and the immediate response o
PolitiFact→ Jon Stewart – No, the venue that was supposed to host ‘The Daily Show’ was not shifted to RNC’s hard security zone
Milwaukee's Marcus Performing Arts Center – where 'The Daily Show' had been scheduled – “was originally located in the ‘soft perimeter,’ they called it, security-wise” but “was shifted, understandably so, to the ‘hard perimeter.’”
The Dispatch→ Central Planners Love (And Need) Higher Taxes
What proponents of corporate tax increases won’t tell you.
The Dispatch→ Nikki Haley Pitches Trump to Reaganites
Plus: Marco Rubio settles into America First form.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Democrats Try to Smear J.D. Vance as Antisemitic, Anti-Israel
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/17/fact-check-democrats-try-to-smear-j-d-vance-as-antisemitic-anti-israel/
Full Fact→ Viral video of Kamala Harris uses impressionist’s audio
The edited video seemingly shows the US Vice President saying “today is today. And yesterday was today yesterday”, but the audio actually comes from a clip of a woman impersonating Ms Harris.
AllSides→ Fact Check: No, Secret Service Did Not ‘Refuse to Give Order to Take Out the Perp’ Before Trump Assassination Attempt
https://checkyourfact.com/2024/07/16/fact-check-post-secret-service-agent-attempted-trump-assassination/
AllSides→ Fact-Checking Day 2 of the Republican National Convention
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/17/us/rnc-fact-check Former rivals and current Senate hopefuls on
Full Fact→ How many children are in poverty due to the two-child benefit cap?
Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski’s claim that the cap “kept 1.8 million children in poverty last year” is not correct.
Full Fact→ Picture of Donald Trump golfing not taken day after assassination attempt
An old picture shared online has been edited to include a bandage over Mr Trump’s ear.
Full Fact→ Image of Sir Keir Starmer kneeling at Buckingham Palace is from 2014
Mr Starmer was awarded a knighthood a decade ago for his work as head of the Crown Prosecution Service and Director of Public Prosecutions.
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking Trump VP J.D. Vance’s 2024 RNC speech in Milwaukee
PolitiFact will live fact-check the third night of the 2024 Republican National Convention, featuring former President Donald Trump’s newly-announced running mate Sen. J.D. Vance.
The Dispatch→ The Virtues Pro-Lifers Now Need to Remember: Forbearance and Patience
New political realities confront those who have prayed for an end to abortion.
AllSides→ Second Night of the GOP Convention
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/07/second-night-of-the-gop-convention/ On a night when the focus was on
The Dispatch→ More Questions Than Answers About Trump Assassination Attempt
‘It was unacceptable.’
Internet Archive→ The Daily Show : COM : July 17, 2024 1:25am-2:00am PDT
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The Dispatch→ Workin’ For a Livin’
Play (inside) ball!
The Dispatch→ Iran Is Stoking Anti-Israel Protests in the U.S. Such Efforts Are Hardly New.
The Islamic Republic has a long history of running influence operations.
The Dispatch→ The GOP’s New Sunny Disposition
Even hard-nosed political consultants seem to be buying into electoral optimism.
The Dispatch→ Joe Biden’s Missed Opportunity
He has little chance of winning, but he could have used his Oval Office address to say the country deserves better than a race between grumpy old men.
The Dispatch→ The Infinitely Plastic J.D. Vance
Sycophancy has defined the Ohio senator’s career.
FactCheck.org→ Second Night of the GOP Convention
Summary Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On a night when the focus was on safety and unity at the Republican convention, a number of GOP leaders also offered up some misleading and false claims we have seen befo
PolitiFact→ RNC 2024 Day 2: Fact-checking Kari Lake, Nikki Haley's claims on Biden's immigration record
The second night of the Republican National Convention featured a mix of outrage about crime, Afghanistan and immigration. Here are some fact-checks.
PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – RNC Day 2: Kari Lake’s False claim that Ruben Gallego voted to let illegal immigrants vote
“Just last week, Ruben Gallego voted to let the millions of people who poured into our country illegally cast a ballot in this upcoming election.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claims that the Secret Service staged Trump rally shooting lack merit
The Secret Service staged the July 13 shooting at Trump rally.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Video shows Donald Trump’s eyes closed in prayer, not sleeping
Video shows Donald Trump sleeping at the Republican National Convention’s first night.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern Over Missing Teen — They Are Real Estate Scams
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Project 2025 Does NOT Propose Cuts Of Billions Of Dollars From Veterans Benefits, Disability Compensation
Does the conservative Project 2025 initiative to reshape the U.S. government propose cutting billions of dollars from veterans' benefits and disability compensation? No, that's not true: The four policies listed in a post on Facebook do n
The Dispatch→ A Party of Bootlickers
The right running mate for a populist party.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Record Bruce Springsteen Announced He Will Leave US If Trump Is Elected In 2024
Did musician Bruce Springsteen announce that he will "leave the United States if Donald Trump is elected President in 2024," as a post on X claimed? There is no record that the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer made such an announcement as of
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Does a photo show that Trump’s ear ‘grew back’ after assassination attempt? No, it’s from 2022
Photo shows that two days after former President Donald Trump’s attempted assassination, the top part of his ear “grew back.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Biden Calling Trump ‘A Danger To The Country’ After Assassination Attempt — Interview Was Filmed The Day Before
Does a video show President Joe Biden calling former President Donald Trump "a danger to the country" after the assassination attempt against Trump on July 13, 2024? No, that's not true: The video of Biden calling Trump a "danger to the c
The Dispatch→ Misleading Posts Claim Trump Fell Asleep During the GOP Convention
A video shared on Twitter shows him praying during the benediction.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s NBC News Interview
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In an interview two days after an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden drew contrasts between himself, his Republican challenger, and Trump&
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Trump rally shooter wasn’t ‘Maxwell Yearick’
The shooter who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump was “Maxwell Yearick.”
The Dispatch→ ‘The Democrats’ Were Not Behind Notable Assassinations and Attempts in U.S. History
A viral meme makes false claims about the men behind attacks on civil rights leaders and former presidents.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, these photos don’t show Trump golfing after assassination attempt
Photos show former President Donald Trump golfing after being shot.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Switzerland didn’t ban mammograms
Switzerland banned mammograms.