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The Dispatch→ The American People Should Demand Better
How The Dispatch is thinking about a Trump-Biden rematch.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Katie Britt's immigration claims in Republican 2024 State of the Union response
In the Republican response to the State of the Union address, Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., criticized President Joe Biden for creating a “border crisis” through executive actions. Here’s the context behind some actions Britt highlighted.
PolitiFact→ Yes, George Santos can attend the State of the Union, walk House floor despite being expelled
Surprise guests are a feature of the president's State of the Union address. A big surprise for the 2024 address was the presence of expelled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. How was he allowed to attend in the House chamber?
The Dispatch→ Supreme Court: ‘One Neat Trick’ Can’t Keep Trump Off the Ballot
Plus: A status report on all the Biden investigations.
Full Fact→ Diary of Anne Frank not written by American novelist after WW2
Untrue claims about the authorship and authenticity of Anne Frank’s diary have been circulating online—including that it was written in ballpoint pen after the Second World War.
Truth or Fiction?→ Can Wet Hair Cause Illness?
Many of us have grown up with the warning to not go outside with wet hair in cold weather, fearing we might catch a cold. This piece explores the truth behind this belief and what actually contributes to our winter illnesses. With insights from medic
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump says 82% says Americans think 2020 election was “rigged.” Polls, polling executives disagree
“Eighty-two percent of the country understands that (the 2020 election) was a rigged election.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Has NOT ‘Secretly Flown 320,000 Illegal Immigrants From Latin American Airports’ to US Cities
Has President Joe Biden "secretly flown 320,000 illegal immigrants from Latin American airports to 43 U.S. cities"? No, that's not true: The Biden administration called the claim "categorically false," noting it had publicly announced the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cape Coral Residents NOT Painting Roofs BLUE For Laser Protection — Blue Tarps Covered Roofs After Hurricane Ian
Did residents of Cape Coral, Florida, take to painting their roofs blue following numerous sightings of planes utilizing "Green Laser Technology," as claimed in a post circulating on social media? No, that's not true: The satellite imager
PolitiFact→ Can social media platform outages impact U.S. elections? Not likely, experts say
Biden administration officials said they knew of no links between March 5 Meta outages and the 2024 primary elections. Experts said social media outages do not affect voting.
PolitiFact→ Why do so many Americans think the economy is bad when the data says otherwise?
Surveys show Americans are disgusted with the state of the economy, even though most economic metrics are favorable by historical standards. Why? We looked at a few explanations.
Truth or Fiction?→ Lightning Myths: Can It Strike Twice?
Many of us have heard old tales about lightning — like it never hits the same place twice and that rubber tires on a car can protect you from a strike. However, these stories aren’t quite right. This article will shed light on the truths behind l
The Dispatch→ Indictment Watch: The Supreme Court Decides Whether States Can Disqualify Trump
Jan. 6ers running for Congress?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HIV Medication Does NOT Weaken Immune System; Body CANNOT Reverse HIV/AIDS On Its Own
Does HIV medication weaken the immune system and worsen the condition and can the body reverse HIV/AIDS by itself? No, those claims are not true: An infectious disease expert told Lead Stories that HIV medication, known as antiretroviral
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Michael Moore is not supporting Trump’s 2024 candidacy
Michael Moore is supporting Trump in the 2024 election.
Truth or Fiction?→ Can Touching Baby Birds Do Harm?
Many of us have stumbled upon a baby bird on the ground and faced the dilemma of whether to help it or not. A lot of what we think we know about these situations comes from myths that have been passed down through generations. But what does the evide
The Dispatch→ For Frontline Ukrainian Troops, American Dithering is Devastating to Morale
‘I need to do my job in the best way I can. That’s it.’
The Dispatch→ Why You Can Bank on the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024
The team’s offseason spending spree highlights baseball’s absurd payroll disparities.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The April 8, 2024, Total Solar Eclipse Will NOT Pass Over 8 North American Towns Named Nineveh
Will the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse entirely obscure the sun for eight North American towns named Nineveh, as claimed in a video on TikTok? No, that's not true: Only two of the eight places named Nineveh mentioned in the video -- Nineve
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israelis Do NOT Get Free Health Care In US, Do NOT Receive Organs Ahead Of Americans
Do Israelis get free healthcare in the United States and receive transplant organs ahead of Americans? No, that's not true: Healthcare in the United States is primarily provided through private insurance or government programs like Medica
PolitiFact→ Sean Hannity – Sean Hannity is wrong. ‘Illegal immigrants’ cannot vote in New York City’s local elections
In New York City “local elections, illegal immigrants can vote.”
PolitiFact→ Tommy Tuberville – Tuberville’s claim that Olympics decided ‘men can box women’ misses the mark
The Olympic boxing committee “decided this year that men can box against women in the Olympics.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Schumer, Biden discussed election, not blaming Republicans, in hot mic moment
“Chuck Schumer caught on hot mic” plotting to “blame REPUBLICANS AND MAGA” for reform delays.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada Did NOT Recently Change Its Rules To Prohibit Palestine As Country Of Birth On Passports
Did Canada recently change its passport policy to prohibit people from listing Palestine as their country of birth on their passports? No, that's not true: Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller responded t
The Dispatch→ Joe Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation, Explained
Although the Supreme Court blocked one of the president’s debt cancellation plans, his administration has forgiven billions via other policies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Is NOT Proven To Cure Cancer
Does hyperbaric oxygen therapy cure cancer? No, that's not true: The Food and Drug Administration has not approved such therapy as a cancer treatment. In fact, the agency has been refuting this claim for over a decade. The claim reappeare
Full Fact→ Altered photo of Mexican presidential candidate was not published by Times of Israel
Posts on social media shared an apparent screenshot of an article about Claudia Sheinbaum featuring the edited photo.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No proof a study found lab-grown meat funded by Bill Gates causes 'turbo cancer'
“Study reveals Bill Gates’ Fake Meat causes ‘turbo cancers’ in humans.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Migrants living in the U.S. unlawfully can not legally purchase firearms
The ATF updated their background check policy to allow “illegal immigrants” to purchase firearms.
The Dispatch→ Biden’s Standing With Arab-American Voters Seems Shaky Post-Michigan
Plus: Haley supporters feel abandoned by Trump’s GOP.
The Dispatch→ Traditional Republicans Feel Unwelcome in Trump’s GOP
Defections stand to reshape the party and could imperil former president’s White House bid.
The Dispatch→ After a South Carolina Defeat, Haley Pitches Herself As the Normalcy Candidate
Plus: At CPAC, Trump envisions his presidential redux.
The Dispatch→ Can Haley Wake Them Up in South Carolina?
Today’s primary will reveal if voters are growing weary of the outrages of Trump and Trumpism.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Solar Flares ARE Real And CAN Disrupt Telecommunications Networks
Are solar flares not real, thus incapable of disrupting telecommunications networks, as a post on Instagram suggests? No, that's not true: Solar flares are well-documented bursts of electromagnetic energy emitted by the sun during geomagn
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – NASA is not photoshopping pictures of Canada and passing them off as Mars images
The pictures we see of Mars are actually Devon Island in Canada.
Health Feedback→ The American Red Cross doesn’t prevent people vaccinated against COVID-19 from donating blood, contrary to rehashed viral claim
REVIEW In mid-February 2024, posts started circulating on social media claiming that the American Red Cross was warning potential blood donors to check their eligibility if they’d received a COVID-19 vaccine. Some asked, “I thought the vax was
PolitiFact→ Elise Stefanik – Illegal crossings at the U.S.-Canada border increase, but lag far behind the southern border
“We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fiction Website’s Latest Dark Fantasy Did NOT Spur American Red Cross Letter to U.S. Navy JAG
Did American Red Cross Chief Executive Officer Gail McGovern send a letter to the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps about a fiction website's fantasy stories about political tribunals and executions at Guantanamo Bay? No, that's no
AllSides→ Republicans Distort Facts on Special Counsel Decision Not to Charge Biden
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/02/republicans-distort-facts-on-special-counsel-decision-not-to-charge-biden/