This spring’s entomological marvel is an exceptionally American natural event.
The Dispatch→ The Pulitzer for Propaganda Goes to …
The Washington Post was rewarded for a willfully misleading series on the AR-15.
The Dispatch→ Go Woke, Get Tired
Nature is healing.
The Dispatch→ Video: Six Months to the Election
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Burning Cars Does NOT Show Assassination Attempt On Saudi Crown Prince In May 2024
Does a video of burning cars show the aftermath of an assassination attempt on the life of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in May 2024? No, that's not true: This video, which is not from May, shows a car accident in Riyadh, the cap
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Politician NOT Convicted, Fined For Merely Posting Statistics About Sexual Assaults By Afghan Immigrants
Was German politician Marie-Thérèse Kaiser convicted and fined in May 2024 solely for sharing statistics regarding sexual assaults committed by Afghan immigrants? No, that's not true: Kaiser was found guilty of "incitement to hatred" un
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of ‘Dr. Sebi’s Cousin’ In Court For ‘Revealing … Health Secrets’ Is Likely AI Creation
Does a photograph show "Dr. Sebi's cousin" on trial, purportedly for "revealing... GATEKEPT health secrets," as a post on Facebook suggested? No, that's not true: Multiple AI detection tools found evidence that the image of the man in an
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Misspelled ‘free Palastine’ spray-painted at Canadian school, not Columbia University
Photo shows “Palestine misspelled on the stairs” of Columbia University.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No proof Dr. Sebi’s cousin was ‘sent to life in prison’
“Dr. Sebi’s cousin was sent to life in prison for revealing these gatekept health secrets.”
PolitiFact→ The Republican Party wants more poll watchers. Here’s what they can, and can’t, do.
Poll watchers, typically appointed by political parties or campaigns, observe election sites but do not handle ballots. The RNC wants to recruit poll watchers, as well as poll workers, in 2024.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – AI-generated images of Katy Perry at 2024 Met Gala fool social media users, Perry’s mother
Images show Katy Perry at the 2024 Met Gala.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Party Did NOT Announce Proposal To Change US Flag ‘To Make It More Inclusive’
Did the Democratic Party propose to change the U.S. flag to "make it more inclusive," as of early May 2024? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence on the party's official platform website or social media channels, or in news
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – U.S. swimming team didn’t threaten to quit over Lia Thomas
“The US Women's team has made it clear that they will resign immediately if the Olympic Committee allows Lia Thomas to try out.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows AI-Voiced Mark Cuban Describing Banned ‘Shark Tank’ Episode With Secret Diabetes Remedy
Is a video of TV personality Mark Cuban describing a "removed" "Shark Tank" episode that featured a natural cure to high blood sugar real? No, that's not true: Cuban denied the claim to Lead Stories, calling it "an obviously bad deep fake
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Democrats are not trying to ‘redesign’ the American flag. Photo is an image from a 2015 protest
“Democrats are calling to redesign the American Flag to make it more inclusive” by featuring rainbow colored stripes.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Six Months to the Election
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PolitiFact→ A Donald Trump-Marco Rubio ticket? Here are the obstacles
Could Former President Donald Trump choose Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as his running mate in 2024? It would require a constitutional high-wire act. Here are some of the legal hurdles that a Trump-Rubio ticket would face.
Health Feedback→ Vaccines don’t contain cells or tissues of aborted fetuses
REVIEW The claim that some vaccines contain animal cells or tissues from aborted human fetuses is a recurring theme of vaccine misinformation. Science Feedback explained on several occasions that this is misleading. Vaccine manufacturing processes s
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Altered video appears to show Fox News host Sean Hannity discussing Dr. Mehmet Oz fight
Video shows a Fox News report about a fight featuring Dr. Mehmet Oz.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Social media posts take satirical words about misgendering pets out of context
A university professor said on X, “Misgendering a pet can result in serious microsubconscious distress.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this isn’t an authentic video of Brad Pitt discussing hair loss
Video shows Brad Pitt promoting a hair loss product.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this executive order doesn’t empower President Joe Biden to suspend elections
President Joe Biden “can suspend presidential elections ‘if’ a new pandemic hits the U.S.” under Executive Order 14122.
Full Fact→ Were 99.75% of people able to cast their vote when voter ID was first introduced?
A government spokesperson claimed this was the proportion who voted successfully in the 2023 local elections, but that isn’t quite what the Electoral Commission found.
PolitiFact→ U.S. presidents can’t cancel or postpone federal elections
Commentator Keith Rose floated a scenario of a U.S. president canceling or postponing elections. Only Congress can change a presidential election’s date.
AllSides→ Pro-Trump Super PAC Edits Biden’s Past Comment About Deportations
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/05/pro-trump-super-pac-edits-bidens-past-comment-about-deportations/ Whi
The Dispatch→ Israel Orders Evacuation of Eastern Rafah, Begins Targeted Strikes
The weekend may have been a turning point in Israel’s war against Hamas.
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch 2024-05-07 07:00:00
"The one thing we can say about Roe is that it did not settle the issue."
The Dispatch→ Pretending to Be Something Better
College students need mentors who will show them how to be grown-ups.
Internet Archive→ Pres. Biden & First Lady Speak at Cinco de Mayo Celebration : CSPAN : May 7, 2024 12:16am-12:35am EDT
President Biden and the first lady spoke at a Cinco de Mayo celebration held at the White House. The president also highlighted his administration's work and efforts to address issues most important to Hispanic communities....This item belongs to: movi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Footage Does NOT Show Gazans Preparing To Fake Injuries To Influence World Opinion — It Shows Actors In TV Drama
Does a viral video capture people in Rafah applying makeup in order to fake injuries? No, that's not true: The claim mislabels a behind-the-scenes video from the production of a Palestinian TV series, not real-life scenes taking place in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Document Donald Trump Kissing Melania And Ivanka On The Mouth — Timing And Angles Mislead
Do two photos posted to social media accurately document that Donald Trump kisses both his wife and his daughter on the mouth, the latter more warmly? No, that's not true: Although there is no evidence of photo manipulation, neither photo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Harvard Protesters ‘Replaced’ U.S. Flag With Palestinian Flag — U.S. Flag Was Not Flying At The Time
Does a video show pro-Palestinian protesters at Harvard University replacing the U.S. flag with a Palestinian flag at a university building? No, that's not true: The Palestinian flags were raised when U.S. flags were not flying at the bui
The Dispatch→ The Audition
Which Trump VP contender should conservatives prefer?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is this woman encouraging her son to use a litter box? No, it’s satire.
Video shows a mother encouraging her son “who identifies as a cat to use the litter box at school.”
FactCheck.org→ Pro-Trump Super PAC Edits Biden’s Past Comment About Deportations
While talking about illegal immigration at a town hall in 2020, Joe Biden, then a Democratic presidential candidate, said that if he were elected, “nobody is going to be deported in my first 100 days.” But a TV ad from a super PAC su
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, France did not deploy troops to fight with Ukraine against Russia
Social media users are pointing to the blog post as proof that French troops have been sent to fight Russia alongside Ukraine as the war continues in its third year.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New German Law Does NOT Introduce Fines For Incorrect Pronouns To Address Trans People — It Punishes Forced Outing
Did Germany pass a law that includes fines of up to 10,000 euros for using a wrong pronoun while referring to a transgender person? No, that's not true: The law specifically says that what is punishable is a malicious disclosure of that p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Mislabels As ‘Current’ A 4-Year-Old Der Spiegel Caricature Of ‘Fire Devil’ Trump Wielding Lit Match
Does a social media post from April 2024 show a "current" cover of German news magazine Der Spiegel, featuring Donald Trump with a lit match and a headline that calls him a "Fire Devil"? No, that's not true: The Der Spiegel edition shown
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Record Keanu Reeves Rejected $1.7 Billion ‘Woke’ Movie Offer And Said ‘Woke Mind Virus Should Be Destroyed’
Did Keanu Reeves reject a $1.7 billion "woke" movie offer after saying "woke mind virus should be destroyed," as a social media post claimed? No, that's not true: The claim was first published on a self-described satire website, and an an
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims That George Strait Dissed Beyoncé
A satirical post is being circulated as though it’s genuine.