Is Israel out of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, as of June 24, 2024, as was claimed in a social media post? No, that's not true: As of this writing, Israel remains on the list of 206 national teams entered to compete. Lead Stories cou
The Dispatch→ The NCAA Did Not Strip Lia Thomas of Any Swimming Medals
A satirical social media post has been elevated by users mistaking it for a factual claim.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Old video of fencing at the Supreme Court reshared as new on social media
Video shows “fences have been installed around the Supreme Court” in 2024.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Men aged between 18 and 26 have not been automatically registered for the draft
All men aged 18 to 26 “have been automatically registered in the U.S. Army.”
The Dispatch→ Colorado Democrats Bolster ‘Stop-the-Steal’ Primary Candidate
Plus: Who will GOP primary voters choose to replace Mitt Romney?
Full Fact→ Edited image of Sir Keir Starmer sitting with Jimmy Savile recirculates online
The altered picture has been doing the rounds again in the run up to the general election.
AllSides→ No, Trump Did Not Call Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists ‘Very Fine People’
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-very-fine-people/ On Aug. 15, 2017, then-President Donald Trump
AllSides→ Snopes Finally Corrects The Record On Notorious Trump Hoax — Seven Years Later
https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/23/snopes-correction-charlottesville-virginia-very-fine-people-both-sides-donald-trump-seven-years/
The Dispatch→ The Superstition of Warning Labels
When the big things are chaotic, it’s tempting to clamp down on the little things.
The Dispatch→ Rounding Up Supreme Court Decisions So Far
There are several major decisions yet to come.
AllSides→ Left wing fact-checker admits Trump never called Charlottesville neo-Nazis ‘very fine people’ in blow to Biden
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/left-wing-fact-checker-admits-trump-never-called-charlottesville-neo-nazis-very-fine-people-blow-biden
The Dispatch→ Destined for Greatness
The kids will be alright.
The Dispatch→ The Muslim Soldiers Fighting for Israel
The Arabic-speaking Bedouins make up a key unit of the Israeli military fighting against Hamas.
The Dispatch→ Tactical Nuclear Weapons, Explained
Are they really tactical?
The Dispatch→ Karen Swallow Prior: Christian Nationalism’s Failure of Imagination
Welcome to Dispatch Faith.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on Trump’s Tariff Proposal, Ukraine, and Israel
Plus: In search of ‘radical candor.’
The Dispatch→ Disunity
For this week’s installment of The Ruminant, Jonah talks about all the things he says he doesn’t ...
The Dispatch→ The Cash for Clunkers Debate
The low-wattage rematch hasn’t changed the nature of presidential contests—it has expedited it.
The Dispatch→ The God-Haunted World of ‘Chinatown’
A look back at the neo-noir classic on its 50th anniversary.
The Dispatch→ The ‘Hit Man’ Who Waxed Poetic
Richard Linklater’s newest movie unevenly blends screwball comedy with philosophical musings.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Team USA Did NOT Lose $60 Million In Endorsements After Caitlin Clark ‘Snub’ — Claim From Satire Site
Did Team USA lose $60 million in endorsements after Caitlin Clark was not placed on the 2024 USA Basketball Women's Olympic Team? No, that's not true: the Indiana Fever WNBA player is indeed not on the team but the United States Olympic &
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Earth’s Average Temperature NOT 2 Degrees Celsius Warmer 55,000 Years Ago
Was the Earth's average temperature 2 degrees Celsius warmer 55,000 years ago? No, that's not true: Climate experts contacted by Lead Stories all agreed that the Earth's temperature 55,000 years ago was colder than today's average tempera
The Dispatch→ Rahimi Is Here and It Is Glorious
Our present policy choices are not bound by the colonial imagination.
The Dispatch→ One More Time With Feeling: Unity Is Overrated
Don’t let Nazi raccoons keep you from thinking straight.
The Dispatch→ Populism Without the Populism
Trumpism is in its post-policy phase.
The Dispatch→ No, the Vatican Didn’t Declare ‘Zyn Is Not a Sin’
A satirical news story found new life this week.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HHS Did NOT Endorse Purported Barbara O’Neill ‘US Without Diabetes’ Initiative
Did the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorse a purported initiative from controversial wellness coach Barbara O'Neill called "US Without Diabetes," as a social-media post claims? No, that's not true: The Department of Heal
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a real list of drugs found in Justin Timberlake’s bloodstream after a DWI arrest
“Justin Timberlake allegedly had traces of molly, poppers, Truvada, and coke in his bloodstream following his DWI arrest in New York.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Caitlin Clark didn’t join Canada’s Olympic team
“Caitlin Clark has officially joined the Canadian women's Olympic team.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Social media post takes Pfizer CEO’s COVID-19 ‘rehearsal’ comment out of context
"Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla admitted yesterday that Covid was used as a test.”
PolitiFact→ ‘Cheap fake’ videos, and the phrase itself, take 2024 election’s center stage
Donald Trump’s supporters have pushed deceptively edited videos of President Joe Biden to cast doubt on his mental and physical fitness. Now, the two campaigns are putting their own political spin on the definition of “cheap fake” videos.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Caitlin Clark didn’t replace Brittney Griner on the Olympic team; that’s fake news
Caitlin Clark has been named to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team after Brittney Griner was released for “undisclosed reasons.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claim misrepresents California bill about parental notification for LGBTQ+ students
California Assembly Bill 1955 “would allow schools to secretly, socially and perhaps medically transition your child without your knowledge and consent."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Bill AB1955 Would NOT Ban Schools, Teachers From Notifying Parents If Their Child Modifies Their Gender Identity
Would California bill AB 1955 ban schools and teachers from notifying parents if their child modifies their gender identity? No, that's not true: The bill prevents teachers from being forced to notify parents of their child's preferred pr
FactCheck.org→ Trump Spreads Election Misinformation in Key States
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In speeches in Nevada and Arizona, former President Donald Trump continued to spread misinformation that undermines public confidence in state and federal elections: Trump claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show All The Judges Who Could Hear Trump’s New York Appeal
Does a photo of five Black female judges show all the judges who could hear former President Donald Trump's expected appeal of his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records in New York? No, that's not true: The photo, distrib
PolitiFact→ Ritchie Torres – Impact of the SALT cap to New Yorkers is overstated
“The loss of SALT deductibility cost our state $15 billion in revenue. So New Yorkers are paying more in taxes and receiving fewer services because of Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Edited, satirical video of Karine Jean-Pierre on ‘The View’ taken out of context on social media
Video shows a man interrupting White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on “The View.”
Full Fact→ What is a parliamentary ‘supermajority’?
Conservative figures have been claiming that Labour could win a ‘supermajority’—but this isn’t a concept that holds any special meaning in the UK.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden cherry-picks Donald Trump statement on cutting Social Security
Donald Trump’s plan is “cutting Social Security for you.”