REVIEW An Instagram reel posted in February 2024 claimed that several viral diseases aren’t actually caused by viruses and that viruses don’t exist. Specifically, it claimed that herpes is caused by lack of collagen, flu is caused by salt imbala
Internet Archive→ Mornings With Maria Bartiromo : FBC : February 15, 2024 8:00am-9:00am EST
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The Dispatch→ Trump’s Latest NATO Threats
The former president has ramped up his rhetoric against the alliance on the campaign trail. Should he be taken literally?
Full Fact→ The SNP is not the only political party that wants to rejoin the EU
Other parties such as Alliance, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party also support rejoining the trade bloc.
The Dispatch→ Guns and the Aloha State
Finally discussing American Nightmare.
The Dispatch→ The Democrat Deficiency
The error of goofball candidates.
The Dispatch→ Immigration Reform Looks To Be Dead Indefinitely
Even if Donald Trump beats Joe Biden in November, don’t expect congressional action.
Internet Archive→ House GOP Leaders Hold News Conference : CSPAN : February 15, 2024 12:15am-12:43am EST
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R) brushed off analysis that Republicans will lose the House in the fall elections after a Democrat won New York's special election to fill the congressional seat previously held by George Santos (R)....This item belongs to:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israeli Gov’t Post Does NOT Show Shelters For Gaza As Is Implied — Video Shows Tents In Moldova For Ukrainianian Refugees
Does a video clip shared by the official account of the State of Israel show 23,000 tons of tents and shelter equipment that were trucked into Gaza since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: This is a stock
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Kansas City Chiefs Will Not Renew Travis Kelce’s Contract
Did the Kansas City Chiefs say they won't be re-signing Travis Kelce's contract and that they have "had it with the sideshow"? No, that's not true: This claim is from an article on a satirical website known for publishing fabricated conte
The Dispatch→ A Party of One
How to interpret, or overinterpret, New York’s special election.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Beyoncé didn’t sing ‘Black national anthem’ at an NFL game; the claim is satire
“Beyoncé faces nearly $10 billion loss following ‘Black national anthem’ performance at NFL.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama Is NOT A Candidate For President In 2024
Is Michelle Obama running for president in 2024? No, that's not true: The former first lady has said in multiple interviews over the years that she will not run for president. Michelle Obama is not a candidate for president in 2024, accor
FactCheck.org→ Haley’s Ad Misleads About Trump’s Proposed Tariffs
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. As former President Donald Trump campaigns on the exaggerated claim to being the largest tax cutter in U.S. history, the latest ad from Nikki Haley’s campaign misleadingly cla
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show LGBT Parade In Spain
Does a video of minors in provocative clothes show an LGBT parade in Spain? No, that's not true: It was filmed at a carnival. The marchers' troupe aimed to satirize both the right and the left political parties, according to Spanish news
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media Post Is NOT Authentic Record of Travis Kelce Statement About Biden
Did the Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce say, "I think Joe Biden is doing a good job so far"? No, that's not true: There are no reliable sources or records of the tight end making such a statement about the president of the United States.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, radiation poisoning does not cause COVID-19
COVID-19 is caused by radiation poisoning.
PolitiFact→ Why Donald Trump’s boast that he got ‘delinquent’ NATO allies to ‘pay up’ is misleading
Former President Donald Trump said if a NATO ally didn’t pay bills he would “encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want.” Trump took credit for getting allies to “pay up,” which ignores that Vladimir Putin’s aggression inspire
The Dispatch→ Aluminum Tariff Follies
The sordid reality of modern U.S. trade policy.
PolitiFact→ Kelda Helen Roys – Yes, Minnesota incarcerates far less people than Wisconsin
Minnesota incarcerates “about a third of what Wisconsin does.”
The Dispatch→ Democrats Win Back the Santos Seat
Tom Suozzi will return to the House, but don’t read too much into a special election.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Is Volodymyr Zelenskyy leaving Ukraine to become a U.S. citizen? No, that’s false.
Photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s U.S. naturalization certificate.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Texas’ criminal and civil abortion penalties do not apply to women who get abortions
If a woman in Texas takes “abortion pills voluntarily,” she would be “charged with murder.”
The Dispatch→ The Ticking Debt Clock
The latest CBO report shows the national debt is skyrocketing—and projected to only get worse.
Full Fact→ France has not banned halal slaughter ahead of Ramadan
A false claim from 2021 that a French ministerial instruction about the stunning of poultry prior to slaughter would lead to a ban on ritual slaughter has been circulating again on social media.
The Dispatch→ The Name Game
Is there more to life than the Left and Right?
The Dispatch→ Debate: The Future of Family Policy
How conservatives should think about welfare.
The Dispatch→ The Full Duranty
Vladimir Putin’s U.S. admirers are full of it.
The Dispatch→ Politics Wasn’t Meant to be Loved
On Valentine’s Day, consider how curiosity, friendship, and beauty can curb an obsession with politics.
The Dispatch→ How Much Immigration Power Does Joe Biden Have?
A complex landscape of authorities and constraints limits what presidents can do without Congress.
The Dispatch→ Video: A Shake-Up in Ukraine, and Tucker Goes to Moscow
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Mosque Destroyed In China — Earthquake-Damaged Minaret In Turkey Required Demolition
Does a video posted on X show a work crew in China destroying a mosque? No, that's not true: This scene has nothing to do with China because the video shows a mishap that occurred in Adana, Turkey where the minaret of the Gökoğlu Mosque
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Prohibition Was NOT Intended To Stop People From Fueling Cars And Homes With Alcohol
Was the purpose of Prohibition to stop people from fueling their cars and homes with alcohol? No, that's not true: Professors in history and sociology told Lead Stories that there's no truth to the claim. Prohibition in the United States,
The Dispatch→ The Price of Cowardice
Three years later.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Document Released In Response To A Freedom Of Information Request Is NOT Evidence Of CIA Censoring The Press
Was a 1970s "news clipping on Israel" censored by the CIA and released in 2004 only through a Freedom of Information Act request, proving the CIA censors the press? No, that's not true: The "news clip" shown in the video was published in
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Biden’s press secretary didn’t refuse to answer questions. The video is edited.
Karine Jean-Pierre ended a White House press conference to avoid answering a question.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Tucker Carlson y Vladimir Putin no hablaron sobre la frontera sur de EE.UU.
En una entrevista con Tucker Carlson, el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin dijo que el tema de la frontera sur de Estados Unidos le parece "irónicamente divertido".
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No evidence Moscow fire linked to direct energy weapons or Putin interview
Video shows Russia was attacked with direct energy weapons after Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin was released.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The Texas megachurch shooter has not been identified as transgender, despite claims online
Amid the aftermath of Sunday’s shooting at Lakewood Church, which is led by televangelist pastor Joel Osteen, social media users spread false claims about Moreno’s gender identity.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump exaggerates food inflation under Joe Biden; prices are not 40% to 60% higher
Food “costs 40%, 50%, 60% more than it did just a few years ago.”