Q: Are electric cars really better for the environment than gasoline-powered cars over their lifetimes? A: Yes. Electric vehicles typically release fewer greenhouse gas emissions than internal combustion engine vehicles during their life cycl
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Logically→ No, topical massage creams cannot enlarge breasts or buttocks
PolitiFact→ Cindi Duchow – Wisconsin clerks’ guidance to voters on absentee voting was wrong, but claim has caveat
"Unfortunately during COVID, the clerks in Madison and Milwaukee told their constituents that they were actually indefinitely confined and did not have to come and vote, which was incorrect."
Full Fact→ No evidence for quote attributed to Keir Starmer circulating on social media
Claims the Labour leader called for ‘more houses to be built for asylum seekers and illegal immigrants’ have been spreading online for over a year.
Logically→ Military exercise in Atlantic misattributed to U.S. warships off Yemen
FactCheck.org→ Kentucky Lawmaker Fixes Incest Bill, But Not Until After It Goes Viral
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take State Rep. Nick Wilson proposed changing Kentucky’s incest law to add a ban on “sexual contact” to the existing ban on “sexual intercourse”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A panel of healthcare experts discussed ‘Disease X’ at Davos. But it’s only a hypothetical illness
In the days leading up to Wednesday’s panel on the topic, social media users began sharing a range of posts misrepresenting Disease X as real, and portraying it as an imminent threat to society.
The Dispatch→ Dumb But Constitutional
Roe on my mind.
Logically→ Old image misattributed to recent strikes in Yemen
Full Fact→ Lib Dem leaflet misleadingly attributes supportive quote to the Guardian
The Guardian did publish it—but only as the headline of an opinion piece written by Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Avalanche video shows power of nature, but it’s from a movie
Video of avalanche shows the “power of nature.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Package Of ‘People Meat’ Is NOT Real Product But Satirical Creation By ‘Obvious Plant’
Is a real human meat product available on store shelves? No, that's not true: The product in the photo posted on social media is not human meat but a fake label added to ground- beef packaging. It is the work of artist Jeff Wysaki, who cr
PolitiFact→ The FBI didn’t orchestrate Jan. 6, but poll shows the false belief has staying power
A new poll found that 25% of U.S. adults think the FBI “organized and encouraged” the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. This unsubstantiated claim persists, in part, because powerful people keep repeating it.
Logically→ Footage of Italian Christmas celebrations misattributed as German farmers protest
Logically→ Old footage of weapons testing misattributed as the U.S. Navy destroying Houthi boats in the Red Sea
FactCheck.org→ Pro-Haley PAC Misattributes Quote to DeSantis
A TV ad from a political action committee that supports Nikki Haley, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, accuses Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of “lying” — but then the ad goes on to make one false and another exaggerated cla
PolitiFact→ SFA Fund – Super PAC supporting Nikki Haley says Ron DeSantis praised China, but he didn't
Gov. Ron DeSantis “called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.’”
PolitiFact→ Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin Public Service Commission has approved rate hikes, but not $1.9 billion
“Wisconsin utilities have charged ratepayers more than $1.9 billion of increases since 2019.”
Logically→ Clip of Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah quoting Yediyurappa misattributed as his own words
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Hunter Biden has been indicted twice, but he has not been sentenced to prison
Hunter Biden’s “prison term announced.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump claimed the Lincoln Project used AI to make him ‘look bad.’ But the clips are real
The Lincoln Project is “using A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)” in its “television commercials.”
PolitiFact→ Chris Christie – Christie’s claim on Trump’s China trade deal is on the right track, but hinges on the math
Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Tyson Foods invests in insects, but not for your chicken nuggets
Tyson Foods may put insect protein in your chicken nuggets.
PolitiFact→ Out-of-state residents can ‘participate’ in the Iowa caucuses, but they can't vote in them
Casey DeSantis called on out-of-state residents to “participate” in Iowa caucuses; she later said she did not mean they can vote. It’s not unusual for residents from other states to represent candidates at the Iowa caucus or on the ground in the
Logically→ Video of Sri Lankan ship misattributed as Yemen bombing Israeli ship
The Dispatch→ Trump, But Competent?
A DeSantis 2024 pre-mortem.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Calling A 1-800 Number Does NOT Help Get ‘Stimulus Deposit’ — US Government Did NOT Distribute Such Payments In November 2023
Could a call to a hotline number expedite receiving a "stimulus deposit" in November 2023? No, that's not true: The federal government was not distributing such payments as of this writing. The toll-free number shared on social media was
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ho, ho, ho? No, no, no. Facebook post promises $5,000 cash but connects with loan providers
A “brand new financial relief program available for Americans" provides $5,000 in cash.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Fox News accused of staging fake arrest in Israel, but raw footage shows the real story
“Fox News got caught” staging a video of Israel arresting a “crisis actor.”
The Dispatch→ A Closer Look at Donald Trump’s Rhetoric of Retribution
The former president is running first and foremost to punish his enemies.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, the IRS isn’t distributing ‘stimulus checks’ in certain states this month, despite claims online
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
The Dispatch→ Envy Poisons the Soul, but Gratitude Opens the Heart
This Thanksgiving, count your blessings and skip the arguments.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Did Pete Buttigieg say Joe Biden is unfit to serve? No, this video is miscaptioned
Video shows that “Troy Nehls FORCES Pete Buttigieg to admit that Biden is unfit to serve.”
Logically→ No, this video of an alleged nurse in al-Shifa Hospital is not Israeli influencer Hannah Abutbul
The Dispatch→ Support for Israel Is Costing Biden. But for How Long?
One year from now, progressives might be more worried about Donald Trump than angry with the president.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Retribution
Trump/Carlson 2024?
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Infant mortality rose for first time in 20 years, but no evidence ties it to COVID-19 vaccines
Rise in U.S. infant mortality rate connected to COVID-19 vaccines.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Altered video appears to show Canadian politician promoting an Elon Musk project, but it’s fake
Video shows Ontario Premier Doug Ford promoting Elon Musk’s “latest project.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Singer Kelly Clarkson keeps appearing in videos promoting diet drugs, but they’re fake
Videos show singer Kelly Clarkson promoting diet products.
Washington Post→ DeSantis group’s ad attacks Haley with facts but offers false conclusions
A pro-DeSantis super PAC suggests she made a national security blunder by welcoming a Chinese fiberglass company to South Carolina.