"China's in a situation where they have more retired than working."
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact launches Spanish-language website to serve more than 40 million U.S. Spanish-speakers
The free website features fact checks from the PolitiFact en Español team, who root out Spanish-language misinformation in its many forms, and write in-depth stories and fact checks.
Full Fact→ Image of new Russian defence minister in military uniform is digitally altered
The image has been manipulated with Andrei Belousov’s face superimposed onto a picture of actor Jason Isaacs in a role in the film The Death of Stalin.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t King Frederik X of Denmark waving a Palestinian flag
“The king of Denmark waved the Palestinian flag from the balcony in support of Palestine.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-check: RFK Jr.’s positions on voter ID, the NRA and affirmative action
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Billionaire and philanthropist George Soros is still not a Nazi, despite online claims
“George Soros is a roaring, cold-blooded Nazi sociopath.”
The Dispatch→ ‘Corporate Greed’ Is Not a Main Driver of Inflation
Economists point to supply and demand issues as the cause of higher prices.
Full Fact→ Danish King didn’t wave Palestinian flag in street protest
A video being widely shared online falsely claims to show the new King of Denmark taking part in a pro-Palestine protest.
Full Fact→ New cancer jab is not a ‘gene changer’
There is no good evidence that mRNA vaccines give people cancer.
Full Fact→ NHS England measles figure causes confusion over encephalitis risk
A charity’s claim that 10,000 children could develop encephalitis as a result of catching measles is based on an incorrect NHS estimate for the number of “unprotected” children.
Climate Feedback→ How CO2 warms Earth through the greenhouse effect and why CO2 is not ‘saturated’ in Earth’s atmosphere
There is no doubt about it – climate science can be complex. But sometimes this complexity is mistaken for uncertainty. A recurring example is our scientific understanding of carbon dioxide’s (CO2) effects as a greenhouse gas[2]. However, the evide
The Dispatch→ Russia Opens Up New Front in Northeastern Ukraine
‘Every hour this situation moves toward critical.’
The Dispatch→ Presidential Stakes
"If they're showing you all the Lamborghinis they seized, they're misrepresenting the way civil asset forfeiture actually works."
The Dispatch→ The Grit Gap
A lesson for Biden from the latest polls.
The Dispatch→ Arguments Over the Antisemitism Awareness Act, Explained
The bill has bipartisan support and bipartisan opposition.
The Dispatch→ Israel on the Defensive as Its Strategy, Both Military and Humanitarian, Is Questioned
The IDF’s Rafah operation begins amid U.S. opposition and Israeli infighting.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UN Did NOT Halve Its Estimate Of Women And Children Killed In Gaza
Did the United Nations revise the Gaza death toll in early May 2024, resulting in almost 50 percent fewer women and children reported as killed than previously estimated? No, that's not true: While the United Nations Office for the Coordi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Russian Submarine Carrying Underwater Missile In LA — It’s US Rescue Vehicle
Did a photo on Facebook show a "Russian SSBN phoon-class submarine" carrying an underwater missile in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: A reverse image search revealed that the vessel shown in the photo is the deep submergence rescue vehi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Belgian TV Channel Did NOT Post Message Criticizing Israel That Interrupted Eurovision Broadcast– It Was Trade Unions’ Protest
Did Belgian public broadcaster VRT make an editorial decision to intentionally interrupt Eurovision song contest coverage to express its protest against Israel's actions in Gaza? No, that's not true: The message that appeared on the TV sc
The Dispatch→ Panic Time
Even the best-case election scenario now looks very bad.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Announce Plan To Build Modern Railway System On Moon As Of May 2024
Did NASA announce that it has plans to build a railway system on the moon? No, that's not true: The space agency announced funding for visionary concept studies that include a "lunar railway," but not an official launch of a train system
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Geomagnetic storm, not a HAARP experiment, created dazzling, worldwide northern lights display
Aurora borealis sightings a “fabricated light show” created by a HAARP experiment.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Danish King Frederik X On Balcony Waving Palestinian Flag — It’s Someone Else
Did King Frederik X of Denmark wave a Palestinian flag from a balcony in Copenhagen as a crowd of protesters were passing below? No, that's not true: This video was filmed in Malmo, Sweden, about 17 miles away and across the Øresund stra
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Did dolphins save mother whale and newborn from sharks? No, 2021 video shows dolphin feeding frenzy
Video shows dolphins saving a mother whale and newborn from sharks.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are campaigning, despite online claims
“There is no campaigning going on, none whatsoever.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Trump Rally In New Jersey — It’s From 2006 Rolling Stones Show
Does a picture posted by Roger Stone, a political consultant for former President Donald Trump, show a massive crowd for a New Jersey 2024 presidential campaign event for Trump? No, that's not true: The image is of people waiting for a co
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, former President Donald Trump’s Truth Social didn’t ‘shut down’
“Truth Social is shut down, no longer operable.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Muslim Migrants’ Destroying Property ‘Because An Israeli Singer Took Part In Eurovision’
Does a video in a social media post show "Muslim migrants" destroying public property because an Israeli singer was featured in the Eurovision song contest? No, that's not true: The footage shows a 2009 anti-Israel demonstration in Sweden
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Jay-Z didn’t bribe country radio stations to play Beyoncé’s songs. This claim started as satire.
“Jay-Z paid more than $20 million to country radio stations to play Beyoncé songs so she’d top the Billboard country charts.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Replacement of Milwaukee election official unrelated to 2020 election
With the 2024 election just six months away, social media users continue to promote erroneous claims of election-related fraud in 2020, most recently with a spotlight on Wisconsin.
The Dispatch→ Maryland’s Senate Race Will Come Into Focus This Week
Plus: Why Donald Trump’s decision to address the Libertarian Party could backfire on him.
Health Feedback→ No research shows that dandelion can kill cancer cells or treat cancer in humans
REVIEW A claim circulated on social media in May 2024 that dandelion is able to “kill 98% of cancer cells within 48 hours”, implying that dandelion is a potent cancer cure. The claim appeared on TikTok and
The Dispatch→ There Are Two Sides to Every Debt
One party’s liability is another party’s asset.
Full Fact→ Image shows Russian military in Syria, not Niger
A widely shared image claiming to show Russian troops taking a US base in Niger actually shows Syria in 2020.
AllSides→ FactChecking Biden on Inflation, Other Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/05/factchecking-biden-on-inflation-other-claims/ When President Joe Bide
The Dispatch→ State Department Report Says ‘Reasonable to Assess’ Israel Violated International Law
The document doesn’t point to a specific incident in Gaza, but weapons shipments to Israel sit in limbo.
The Dispatch→ How the Far Left Think About Israel
Is Israel a free and open society?
The Dispatch→ Will the Trumpification of the Libertarian Party Actually Hurt Donald Trump?
Following a populist uprising in 2022, the party is still deeply divided.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Election 2024: Chinese migrants’ stories are stark contrast to Trump’s statements
The daily struggle to find work for Chinese immigrants living illegally in a borough of New York is a far cry from the picture Donald Trump and other Republicans have sought to paint.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on Trump’s Trial and the War in Gaza
Plus: How the pandemic radicalized so many Americans.