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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DTCC Does NOT Own ‘All Stocks’ In Stock Market
Does an entity named the Depository Trust and Clearing Company own "all stocks" in the stock market? No, that's not true: It owns a subsidiary, the Depository Trust Company, whose function is to be a depository for securities. This subsid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Response At Miami Mall Was NOT Due To Tall Alien Shadow Creatures — It Was A Large Group Of Unruly Teens
Was the large Miami police response to the Bayside Marketplace on New Year's Day due to sightings of ten foot tall aliens or shadow creatures which caused people to run away in terror? No, that's not true: A large number of unruly teens i
The Dispatch→ The Offer Chris Christie Should Make
How to make New Hampshire matter.
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis touted many top rankings for Florida in State of the State. We checked them out.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis opened his Jan. 9 State of the State address in Tallahassee with rapid-fire statistics backing up the central argument he’s made throughout his presidential campaign: He can do for the U.S. what he did for Florida. But do hi
FactCheck.org→ Post Misrepresents NFL Response to Oct. 7 Attack on Israel
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take NFL teams paid tribute to the victims in Israel of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack by holding moments of silence before games during the following week. But a recent social medi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO ‘2024 Spending Allowance Card’ For Adults Over 64
Is there a "2024 Spending Allowance Card" being given to people over age 64 if they fill out an eligibility questionnaire? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such a card, preloaded with funds, exists. Lead Stories has written
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Sahil Omar’ Is NOT Suspect In Fort Worth Hotel Explosion
Was "44-year-old Sahil Omar" confirmed as a suspect in the explosion at the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown Hotel in Texas? No, that's not true: The Fort Worth police department had not named any suspects at the time of writing. "Sa
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Blast at historic Texas hotel is being investigated as a natural gas explosion, no suspect is being sought
Following a massive explosion at the Sandman Signature Hotel in downtown Fort Worth, social media users began falsely pinning the blast on a 44-year-old migrant.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: All Eyes on Iowa
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Did NOT Kill 17 Million People — Coronavirus Was Killer
Did COVID-19 vaccines kill 17 million people around the world during the pandemic? No, that's not true: Infectious disease experts told Lead Stories that the surge in deaths correlates with surges in coronavirus infections, not vaccinatio
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Dr. Oz didn’t endorse gummies to treat high blood pressure
Dr. Oz endorsed gummies to “clean blood vessels” and treat high blood pressure.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Avalanche video shows power of nature, but it’s from a movie
Video of avalanche shows the “power of nature.”
The Dispatch→ Are the Levels of the COVID Virus in Our Wastewater ‘Alarming’?
Claims to that effect appear to rely on actual CDC data, but are misleading.
Full Fact→ Sunak wrong to claim October’s waiting list improvement followed a pause in strikes
There was a fall in the NHS England waiting list in October—but it followed three days of strikes by junior doctors, consultants and specialty doctors earlier in the month.
PolitiFact→ A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong
Nikki Haley and Donald Trump's recent comments have sparked discourse about the Civil War’s cause and run-up. Here's a primer on why the war happened for any presidential candidates who may need a refresher.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No es cierto que un extraterrestre de 10 pies flotó sobre la policía de Miami
“Imágenes misteriosas muestran 'criatura de tipo alienígena de 10 pies de altura' flotando sobre los policías de Miami.”
Logically→ No, Pope Francis has not authorized the World Economic Forum to fact-check the bible
Logically→ Videos showing Zelenskyy dancing Eastern dances are fake
PolitiFact→ Did Democrats want expansion of slavery, while Republicans opposed it?
Did Democrats want expansion of slavery, while Republicans opposed it? Walker’s claim is mostly true
PolitiFact→ How to watch Republican candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley’s CNN debate in Iowa
Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley will face off in a 9 p.m. ET debate Wednesday on CNN, while Donald Trump participates in a Fox News town hall at the same time. Here’s how to watch and follow PolitiFact’s live fact-checking.
AllSides→ Epstein accuser claims pedophile had sex tapes of Trump, Clinton, Prince Andrew and Richard Branson: new docs
https://nypost.com/2024/01/08/news/new-batch-of-jeffrey-epstein-court-documents-are-released/ A Jeffrey
Full Fact→ Claims about impact of National Insurance reduction don’t tell the full story
The Prime Minister and the shadow chancellor have made contrasting claims about the impact of changes to personal taxes.
AllSides→ Epstein Victim Claimed She Saw Sex Tape of Billionaire Richard Branson — Before Recanting Everything
https://themessenger.com/business/epstein-list-richard-branson-bill-clinton-donald-trump-prince-andrew-sarah-ransome
AllSides→ Discredited claims about Clinton, Trump mentioned in latest batch of Epstein docs
https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-round-jeffrey-epstein-court-documents-unsealed/story?id=106174129 A new r
Logically→ మాల్దీవుల అధ్యక్షుడు భారతీయులకు క్షమాపణ చెప్పినట్టుగా ఒక ఫేక్ స్క్రీన్ షాట్ సర్కులేట్ అవుతున్నది
Logically→ Old, unrelated visuals from Japan incorrectly linked to 2024 earthquake
Logically→ मालदीव के राष्ट्रपति की भारतीयों से माफ़ी मांगने वाली पोस्ट का वायरल स्क्रीनशॉट फ़र्ज़ी है
Logically→ ভাৰত-মালদ্বীপৰ কূটনৈতিক বিবাদৰ মাজতে বিশ্বৰ বিভিন্ন ঠাইৰ ফটো ভাৰতৰ বুলি শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
The Dispatch→ Another Year, Another Congressional Funding Deal
A tentative compromise to keep the government running comes down to the wire.
Logically→ No, foot baths can’t cleanse your body of parasites
Logically→ Carbon dioxide is a major cause of global warming; ice core surveys do not prove otherwise
Logically→ Andhra Pradesh didn’t top India’s educational accessibility ranking
Logically→ ಎಕ್ಸ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತೀಯರಿಗೆ ಮಾಲ್ಡೀವ್ಸ್ ನ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರ ಕ್ಷಮೆಯಾಚನೆಯೆಂದು ತೋರಿಸಲು ಎಡಿಟ್ ಮಾಡಿದ ಸ್ಕ್ರೀನ್ಶಾಟ್ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
The Dispatch→ En Bonkers Opinion
The meaning of words is up for grabs.
The Dispatch→ How to Keep Hamas From Bouncing Back
Saleh al-Arouri helped the terrorist organization develop a strategy to recover from setbacks. He may be gone but his playbook lives on.
The Dispatch→ An Election About Elections
The war is on over what real disenfranchisement looks like.
The Dispatch→ Why Pope Francis Condemned Surrogacy
The Catholic Church’s teaching on surrogacy is rooted in the desire to preserve the dignity of human life.
Logically→ Old, unrelated video wrongly linked to Ram Temple inauguration in Ayodhya
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Toasty Heater’ Was NOT Invented By A Firefighter, A Veteran, Or An Army Officer — It’s A Marked-Up Chinese Wholesale Product
Did an upstate New York firefighter named David, along with his brother, a former NASA engineer, invent a safer, better and more energy efficient electric heater after David's daughter got carbon monoxide poisoning from a fire in her bedr