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ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Conspiracy theorist spreads false information about the return of COVID-19 mandates
CLAIM: Transportation Security Administration managers were told on Aug. 15 that by mid-September they, along with airport employees, will again be required to wear face masks and by mid-October the policy will apply to travelers as well.
The Dispatch→ The A.I. Arms Race in Political Ads
Flooding the zone.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Sometimes trees stay standing after wildfires. That’s because of how the fire typically spreads
“Wildfires do not completely burn out cars, glass and all, yet leaving nearby trees and utility poles still standing upright.”
PolitiFact→ Citizens Against Government Waste – TV ad targeting U.S. Sen. Ted Budd misleads North Carolinians about health bill
A bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders would “increase government control” of pharmacy benefit managers and is a “radical health care takeover.”
Logically→ Video spreads false claims about human body cell regeneration rates
FactCheck.org→ Post Retreads False Claim About Biden’s Funding for Historically Black Colleges
Quick Take The Biden administration has awarded billions in funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, including more than $2.7 billion provided in the American Rescue Plan. Yet a social media post revives an old, false claim that Bid
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media post misleads about Bill Gates’ remark about injecting kids
Says Bill Gates said, “We’re taking things that are genetically modified organisms, and we’re injecting them into little kids’ arms” in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Claims of roadside workers being given fentanyl-laced water by strangers are without merit
CLAIM: Roadside workers in various parts of the U.S. have been sickened or killed by fentanyl-laced water offered to them by a passerby while on the job.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Legal Trouble and Deepfake Ads
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.
The Dispatch→ The Roberts Court at the Crossroads
Four key themes from the court’s recent term.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, no está oculto el ‘número de la bestia’ 666 en el logo de Threads
El logo de Threads oculta “el número de la bestia” 666.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Fabricated headline spreads false claim about Madonna’s health
CLAIM: An image shows a TMZ headline saying Madonna is “clinically brain dead.” AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week We Got New Threads
Plus, analysis of the big end-of-term Supreme Court decisions.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – The Threads app is here, and no, Elon Musk did not tweet that it ‘sucks’
Elon Musk tweeted that he “just downloaded Threads” and it “sucks.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – President Joe Biden lives and leads, video notwithstanding
President Joe Biden died and Vice President Kamala Harris was sworn into office.
Truth or Fiction?→ British Media Further Spreads Myth About ‘Students Identifying as Cats’
A popular right-wing disinformation trope from the United States targeting LGBTQ teenagers has been re-laundered into political circles in the UK — and all based on a purportedly recorded argument. As the progressive Byline Times and other UK out
The Dispatch→ Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty
Some Republicans are lambasting the plea agreement as a ‘slap on the wrist.’ Continue reading Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fear-mongering Facebook post misleads about tinnitus
“Ringing in your ears can cause total shutdown in under two years” but a pill can make tinnitus disappear.
AllSides→ New York Times Misreads Polling to DeSantis’s Detriment
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/new-york-times-misreads-a-poll-to-desantiss-detriment/ “Ron DeS
AllSides→ Ad Misleads: Trump Not Charged as Spy
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/ad-misleads-trump-not-charged-as-spy/ The latest ad from the anti-Tru
FactCheck.org→ Ad Misleads: Trump Not Charged as Spy
The latest ad from the anti-Trump Lincoln Project promotes the same mistaken argument that Donald Trump himself has made — that the former president has been charged with spying or espionage. Trump was charged under a part of the Espionage Act c
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old video of Trump on the 2016 campaign trail misleads today’s social media users
Video shows former President Donald Trump attacking the Clintons in 2023.
FactCheck.org→ Instagram Post Misleads About Pfizer’s RSV Maternal Vaccine
SciCheck Digest Clinical trial data for Pfizer’s maternal vaccine to protect babies from RSV support the vaccine’s safety and efficacy, according to a vote by an FDA advisory committee. The FDA could soon approve the vaccine. But a popu
PolitiFact→ MAGA Inc – Pro-Donald Trump PAC ad misleads about Ron DeSantis’ stance on border wall
“Ron DeSantis voted against the wall.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media post misleads with Los Angeles County list of ‘zero-bail’ policy exceptions
A list shows violent crimes in Los Angeles that “people will be set free on as of today.”
PolitiFact→ Ad Watch: Pro-Donald Trump PAC’s video misleads about Ron DeSantis’ COVID-19 response
A video by MAGA Inc., a pro-Trump political action committee, used clips of Gov. Ron DeSantis supporting lockdowns, vaccinations and CDC guidance. It omits that many of these statements were early in the pandemic.
Washington Post→ Pro-Trump ads attack DeSantis for policies Trump once also embraced
MAGA Inc.’s clever ads attacking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) don’t acknowledge that former president Donald Trump is equally vulnerable to such attacks.
PolitiFact→ Gavin Newsom – Gavin Newsom misleads in claim that Texas “cut” mental health funds, omits that money was restocked
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.”
FactCheck.org→ Dueling Ads: Trump and DeSantis on Social Security and Medicare
Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis both say they do not support cuts to Social Security. But dueling ads from super PACs supporting their presidential bids say past statements or actions suggest they once did, and therefore se
Poynter→ How to uncover ads disguised as news stories
What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without a shower? According to this TikTok — which talks about the “dangers” of showering in regular tap water — the longer, the better. […] The post How to uncover ads disguised as news stories a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘GWEN’ Tower That Downloads Brainwaves
Does a homemade video on social media show a "GWEN" tower that is designed to download brainwaves? No, that's not true: The Ground Wave Emergency Network (GWEN) system was discontinued in 1994 and it was not designed to or capable of down
Logically→ An old image from Kolkata with graffiti that reads “Go Back Modi” resurfaces claiming to be from Tamil Nadu.
Logically→ 2018 video of passports found on the roadside in Haryana falsely misattributed to Gujarat
Health Feedback→ No evidence that a carnivore diet leads to “90% reduction in all diseases” or treats diabetes
REVIEW In March 2023, several posts on social media platforms (like this and this) shared a video that discussed several alleged benefits of adhering to a carnivore diet. The video was an excerpt from an address by diet blogger Mikhaila Peterson at
PolitiFact→ Tommy Tuberville – Most US high school grads read below standard. That doesn’t mean half can’t read their diplomas
"Half the kids in this country, when they graduate, can’t read their diploma.”
Full Fact→ Asda tills don’t use facial recognition for targeted ads
A Facebook video wrongly claims Asda’s self-service tills use facial recognition to collect data about customers for targeted advertising.
The Dispatch→ Tossed Salads and Scrambled Meigs
Time to go nuclear. Continue reading Tossed Salads and Scrambled Meigs »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Patrick Mahomes Was NOT Suspended By The NFL — It’s A Fake Story That Leads To An Advertisement
Was Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes indefinitely suspended by the NFL? No, that's not true: The claim in a social media post has a "Learn more" link that goes to a fake ESPN page promoting an "off-market supplement." The fa
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – In swipe at Fox News, Trump misleads about Los Angeles County election
The 2020 election could not have been fair because “Los Angeles County agreed, during litigation, that there were 1.2 million ineligible voters after the election.”