Plus: How Joe Biden’s health could have implications for the Electoral College.
The Dispatch→ What the SCOTUS Term Means for Tech
Parsing through the court’s decisions on administrative law, social media censorship, and state-level social media bills.
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Kamala Harris is right: Black women in the US have the highest maternal mortality rate
Black women in the U.S. are “three to four times more likely to die in connection with childbirth than other women."
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Christianity and the New Right
Join us tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET for a special livestreamed conversation.
Full Fact→ Bill Gates is not making ‘maggot milk’
Bill Gates isn’t promoting “maggot milk” as a solution to child malnutrition, but at least one other company has launched such a product.
Full Fact→ No evidence for Facebook quote attributed to politician Thérèse Coffey
An image falsely claiming Dr Coffey said it wasn’t her job to “worry about people starving to death” has been circulating since 2020.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Deadline has not passed in Wisconsin to replace Biden on the ballot
“Deadlines have passed in … Wisconsin” to replace President Joe Biden on the ballot.
Full Fact→ Photo supposedly showing US-flagged ship targeted in Gulf of Aden is of Iranian vessel in 2021
An image being shared on social media does not show a recent incident.
AllSides→ Tucker Carlson Post Makes Unsupported Claim About Trump Jurors
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/07/tucker-carlson-post-makes-unsupported-claim-about-trump-jurors/ On Ma
The Dispatch→ Yet Another Democratic Vibe Shift
Previously flagging efforts to pressure Biden into stepping aside picked up steam on Wednesday.
The Dispatch→ We Aren’t All Soviets Now … Or Are We? | Jonah Goldberg vs. Niall Ferguson
They’re not like us.
The Dispatch→ Is National Conservatism All That National?
Momentary social media buzz is deceiving.
The Dispatch→ ‘Why Do They Attack Children?’
Okhmatdyt hospital will need months to rebuild from a devastating Russian attack.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: That’s NOT A Mystery Planet In FAA Weather Time Lapse Images — It’s Smear On Larsen Bay, Alaska, Camera Lens
Did a Federal Aviation Administration weather camera capture images of a mysterious planet in the southern sky over Larsen Bay, Alaska? No, that's not true: Images taken at the same time at other FAA weather camera stations on Kodiak Isla
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Say He Had Sex With The NATO Secretary-General’s Wife
Did President Joe Biden say he had sex with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg's wife at the NATO summit in Washington in July 2024, as a social media post claims? No, that's not true: The official White House transcript of the presi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Muslims’ Yelling ‘Death’ To France, Jewish People, Police, Following 2024 French Election
Does a video show a group of protesters with Palestinian flags shouting offensive sentiments about France, Jewish people and the police after the 2024 French legislative election? No, that's not true: The video predates the election. Addi
The Dispatch→ ‘I Wish I Was More Brave’
On political cowardice.
The Dispatch→ Media Derangement Syndrome
Some reporters could have covered Joe Biden’s age better. But there was no massive media coverup.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump on immigration, economy in first postdebate rally in Doral, Florida
After challenging Biden to an unmoderated debate and a golf match, Donald Trump made multiple false statements about the economy and immigration. Here are the facts about taxes, immigration’s effect on Social Security and more.
The Dispatch→ Viral Claims About Project 2025 Are Mostly False
The recommendations aimed at shaping policy in a GOP administration do not include banning abortion or contraceptives.
FactCheck.org→ Senate Leadership Fund
Political leanings: Conservative/Republican 2022 Spending: $291 Million The Senate Leadership Fund is a Republican super PAC that was established in 2015 by allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The group says its purpose is �
PolitiFact→ Byron Donalds – It’s True: Kamala Harris was an original backer of the Green New Deal
Kamala Harris "co-sponsored, fully sponsored" the Green New Deal.
Health Feedback→ No research shows that COVID-19 vaccines promote cancer in people; study cited as evidence tested the spike protein from the virus in laboratory cells
REVIEW On 1 July 2024, the group America’s Frontline Doctors posted a Facebook reel claiming “SPIKE PROTEINS FROM COVID SHOTS COULD PROMOTE CANCER GROWTH”. The reel was viewed more than 400,000 times. America’s Frontline Doctors became widel
Health Feedback→ Preclinical studies cannot provide sufficient evidence that ivermectin helps treat cancer in people
REVIEW A Facebook reel published at the end of June 2024 claimed that ivermectin “augments” the effect of cancer treatments and encouraged cancer patients to seek out ivermectin (the full video is archived and can be viewed here). The reel, whic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Call NATO Secretary-General An ‘Intellectual Wigger’ At July 2024 Summit
Did President Joe Biden call NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg an "intellectual wigger" at the NATO summit in Washington in July 2024? No, that's not true: Listening to recordings confirms the official transcript of the president's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Left Did NOT Propose 90% Tax Rate On All Income Of 400,000 Euros Or More — Only On Part Over That Amount
Did the French left-wing coalition announce that it would introduce a "90% TAX on anyone earning €400,000," leaving those taxpayers with "just €40,000"? No, that's not true: According to Eric Coquerel of the left-wing New Popular Fron
FactCheck.org→ FactCheck.org Wins Fourth Sigma Delta Chi Award
FactCheck.org has won the 2023 Sigma Delta Chi award for fact-checking from the Society of Professional Journalists. This is our third win in the fact-checking category and our fourth award from SPJ overall. This year’s awards were announced
The Dispatch→ Psst: It’s Not 2014 Anymore
The U.S. labor market has too few workers, not too few jobs.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – A front-row seat for Dolphins quarterback at Trump’s Miami rally? No, the seat was for Barron.
"Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa” had a “front-row seat” reserved at Donald Trump’s Miami rally.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Get behind me, misinformation about Oreos: Elon Musk didn’t say they’re satanic
Video shows Elon Musk saying Oreos are “satanic.”
The Dispatch→ Republicans’ New Party Platform Draws Mixed Reviews
Plus: Ohio’s incumbent senator maintains his polling edge against a Trump-backed challenger.
FactCheck.org→ Unite the Country
Political leanings: Pro-Joe Biden 2022 Spending: $5.8 million Unite the Country is a single-candidate super PAC that supports President Joe Biden. It was started in 2019 by former Biden aides to help promote his 2020 presidential candidacy.
FactCheck.org→ Tucker Carlson Post Makes Unsupported Claim About Trump Jurors
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take The judge in the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump denied a defense request to ask jurors about their party registration, so their political affilia
The Dispatch→ Misleading Post Claims the IDF Killed Israelis Intentionally on October 7
The post exaggerates claims made in a Haaretz article and falsely asserts that Israel is responsible for most civilian casualties.
PolitiFact→ Tim Sheehy – GOP’s Tim Sheehy revives discredited abortion claims in pivotal Senate race
“Elective abortions up to and including the moment of birth. Healthy, 9-month-year-old baby killed at the moment of birth. That’s what Jon Tester and the Democrats have voted for.”
Full Fact→ House building in England: explained
We’ve looked at the number of homes being built in England, and why house building isn’t keeping up with demand.
The Dispatch→ What To Do With the Remnants of the ISIS Caliphate?
Camps where former fighters are held provide potential recruiting grounds for resurgent militants.
Full Fact→ French stores cannot legally refuse cash
A Facebook post with 14,000 shares says a French supermarket went cashless but it is mostly illegal to do this in France.
The Dispatch→ An Island of Misfit Tories
British populists swing and miss.
The Dispatch→ Loper Bright and the End of Administrative Exceptionalism
The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling marks a return to constitutional basics.