Did Barack Obama's stepfather, Lolo Soetoro, run death squads for the Indonesian army in the mid-1960s? No, that's not true: The identities of those who organized the death squads are well known and Soetoro was not one of them, a professo
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ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Satirical post about bank foreclosing on Mar-a-Lago spreads as real
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Health Feedback→ James Thorp spreads false claims that COVID-19 vaccines harm fertility, pregnancy, infant survival in The Sentinel Report interview
REVIEW On 1 November 2023, host Alex Newman interviewed gynecologist James Thorp for the U.S. TV show The Sentinel Report. During the interview, Thorp claimed that “Americans are dropping dead” from COVID-19 vaccines and that the spike protein f
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ 2015 image of journalist wounded in east Jerusalem spreads as new
CLAIM: Journalist Hana Mahameed is back on camera with her face covered in bandages after being wounded by an Israeli grenade in the latest Israel-Hamas war.
FactCheck.org→ Video in Spanish Misleads About Mammograms
SciCheck Digest Experts agree mammograms are the best tool to screen for breast cancer and that the benefits of the exam outweigh the risks. But a video in Spanish recommended that women over 40 skip mammograms, claiming the test is “unsafe” an
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Israel-Hamas war: Here are the facts as misinformation spreads
Misinformation about the latest Israel-Hamas war is thriving on social media platforms, which often crowd out real reporting from the conflict.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Incorrect photo of Maine shooting suspect spreads online
A mugshot shows that the suspect in the mass shooting in Maine is a registered sex offender who cannot legally possess a firearm. Assessment: False.
PolitiFact→ Vivek Ramaswamy – Vivek Ramaswamy claims Russia leads the US in hypersonic missiles. That's Half True
"Russia has hypersonic missile capabilities ahead of that of the U.S.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video on 'American Debt Relief' program misleads
Video shows a family learning their debt was resolved by the “American Debt Relief program” for American citizens and legal residents who “have over $20,000” in credit card debt.
AllSides→ Nikki Haley ‘misleads’ town hall audience when questioned on Chinese land purchases in South Carolina: WaPo
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-misleads-town-hall-audience-questioned-chinese-land-purchases-south-carolina-washington-post
The Dispatch→ Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty in Georgia
And the new gag order in Trump’s federal election interference case, explained.
Washington Post→ Nikki Haley misleads town hall audience on Chinese land acquisitions
When an audience member asked whether South Carolina had given land to Chinese companies, the GOP presidential hopeful denied something that was not asked.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media post misleads about flu vaccine ingredients. Here’s what’s in them.
Flu shot ingredients include aborted human cell cultures, monkey kidney cells and antifreeze.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Misinterpretation of CDC COVID-19 data leads to misinformation about vaccines
“CDC admits it faked 99% of COVID deaths to scare public into taking vaccine.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Fabricated video spreads false report that a member of Ukraine’s UN delegation got into a bar fight
CLAIM: A video published by USA Today reports that a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly got into a “drunken brawl” on Sept. 21 at The Campbell, a bar in New York City.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence CNN And BBC Reported That An Image Called ‘Mexico Did It’ Spreads Virus On Phones
Does an image called "Mexico did it," referring to a supposed COVID-19 cure in Mexico, actually spread a virus within five seconds when opened on a phone and did CNN and the BBC report about this? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could f
The Dispatch→ Congress Heads Toward a September Scramble
The gap between the House and Senate spending plans grows as the end of the fiscal year approaches.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 5G Is NOT Causing Vaccinated People’s Heads To Explode — Video Shows Iraqi Protesters Shot With Tear Gas Grenade
Are the heads of vaccinated people exploding and combusting when the 5G signal in Israel is turned up? No, that's not true: These video clips are real, but the headline is baseless as the video clips have nothing to do with Israel, COVID-
AllSides→ Is FEMA at Burning Man? Virus Outbreak Conspiracy Theory Spreads Online
https://www.newsweek.com/burning-man-fema-ebola-conspiracy-theories-1824295 After the Burning Man festi
The Dispatch→ McConnell at the Crossroads
There’s never a good time to have a leadership change, but some times are worse than others.
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