Did the Golden Globes "ethics board" cancel prominent actress Whoopi Goldberg's Lifetime Achievement Award? No, that's not true: This story originated from a self-described satirical website aimed at trolling conservatives. No corporate s
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: International Olympic Committee Did NOT Issue Lifetime Ban For Lia Thomas — Story Is From A Satirical Site
Did the International Olympic Committee issue a lifetime ban against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas? No, that's not true: This claim is from a satirical website, The Dunning-Kruger Times. There is no evidence the Committee has ruled that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Does NOT ‘Show’ People Fully Vaccinated For COVID-19 Lose 25 Years Of Life Expectancy — There’s No Such Study
Do people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 shorten their average lifespan by a quarter century? No, that's not true: There is no scientific evidence or credible research to support the idea that being fully vaccinated for COVID-1
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Professional Athletes HAVE Lived To Be 100 Years Old — Exercise Is Shown To Increase Lifespan
Has a professional athlete never lived to be 100 years old, thus evidencing that exercise "doesn't increase lifespan" and "in fact, exercise can shorten lifespan"? No, that's not true: Globally, there are a number of professional athletes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim About Life Expectancy of Beekeepers Is NOT Backed Up By Research
Do beekeepers have the longest life expectancy among all other professions and is this the result of disease-reversing healing frequencies emitted by the bees? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence to support this claim -- n
The Dispatch→ Pro-Life Leaders Are Turning Against Trump
Pro-life demonstrators listen to President Donald Trump at the 47th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on January 24, 2020. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)An irresistible force meets an immovable object.Continue reading Pro-Lif
The Dispatch→ Do Pro-Lifers Have a Plan?
Pro-life supporters gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., ahead of the March for Life on January 20, 2023. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Plus, New York Democrats turn up the heat on congressional redistricting efforts.C
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hungary Is NOT Preparing To Prosecute ‘Lifelong Nazi’ George Soros
Is Hungary preparing to prosecute "lifelong Nazi" George Soros? No, that's not true: The claim, posted by a prolific publisher of fake news, is based on a single anonymous source. It repeats the oft-debunked claim that financier and phila
PolitiFact→ Stanley Litow – Strong support for notion that a bachelor’s degree means $1 million more in lifetime income
“Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lauren Boebert Did NOT Directly Threaten Biden’s Life Live On Stage — She Spoke About His Impeachment
Did Lauren Boebert threaten President Joe Biden's life live on stage? No, that's missing context: She did not threaten his life directly, and was speaking in the context of impeachment -- but the Bible verse she quoted in her speech is co
The Dispatch→ Hinge Moments: What To Do When Life Changes
Opportunities, changes, and faith. The post Hinge Moments: What To Do When Life Changes appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The Pro-Life Movement Comes to a Crossroads
(Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)With Roe v. Wade’s demise and a midterm election in the rearview mirror, pro-life activists and legislators contemplate new strategies.The post The Pro-Life Movement Comes to a Cros
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Toby Keith Is ‘Fighting For His Life’ As Of January 25, 2023
Was country music star Toby Keith "fighting for his life" and hospitalized as of January 25, 2023? No, that's not true: While Keith has been diagnosed with cancer, the image attached to this post does not show him hospitalized. He has als
Health Feedback→ Possible increases in cancer rates and lower life expectancy in 2021 are primarily driven by effects of COVID-19, not vaccination
REVIEW On 6 January 2023, Children’s Health Defense published an article by Joseph Mercola claiming that “Cancer rates have increased since the introduction of the COVID-19 shots” and that “COVID-19 boosters may be causing aggressive metasta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clint Eastwood NOT On Life Support After ‘Deadly Ligma Virus’ Spreads Through Body
Is Academy Award-winning actor/director Clint Eastwood on life support in a California hospital after the "deadly ligma virus" spread through his body? No, that's not true: Ligma is not a real disease, and the purported hospital source in
The Dispatch→ Life Is Too Short For Hating Harry & Meghan
Office workers watch Harry & Meghan. (Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Images/Getty Images.)What wretched souls would want to earn their bread by performatively despising strangers?The post Life Is Too Short For Hating Harry & Meghan appeared first o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of EctoLife Facility Is NOT Reality — It’s Conceptual Presentation Of What Future Could Hold
Is there a facility that can produce 30,000 lab-grown human babies per year from embryos incubated in artificial wombs? No, that's not true: A video that depicts "the world's first Artificial Womb Facility" is a promotional advertisement
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Chuck Norris Was ‘Fighting For His Life’ As Of December 13, 2022
Was Hollywood action film star and martial artist Chuck Norris "fighting for his life" and hospitalized as of December 13, 2022? No, that's not true: No credible news organizations had reported the 82-year-old Norris as hospitalized and o
The Dispatch→ Football That Really is a Matter of Life and Death
'Friday Night Lights' for The Greatest GenerationThe post Football That Really is a Matter of Life and Death appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ A Heroic Life
Michael J. Fox’s recent Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award win reminds us of what being a hero truly means. The post A Heroic Life appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Fighting Against the Brevity of Life
‘Ikiru’ at 70.The post Fighting Against the Brevity of Life appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Where Does the Pro-Life Movement Go From Here?
Election Night was not exactly a triumph for the opponents of abortion.The post Where Does the Pro-Life Movement Go From Here? appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ QAnon ideas proliferate in 2022 midterms, raising continued concerns of violence
The attack on Paul Pelosi shows how consumption of radical content can escalate to political violence. Despite social media platforms’ efforts to remove QAnon content, support of the theory often persists unchecked.
Snopes→ From Black Death to COVID-19, Pandemics Have Always Pushed People to Honor Death and Celebrate Life
Halloween, with its mix of the macabre and the playful, provides a moment to reflect on how closely life and death are interwoven – especially in the COVID era.
Truth or Fiction?→ Harvard ‘Black Hole’ Is a ‘Discovery of a Lifetime’
On October 12 2022, astronomer and Redditor u/Andromeda321 shared post to r/science, about novel behavior by a black hole: ‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before:’ Black Hole Spews Out Material Years After Shredding Star from
Logically→ A doctor based out of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, has received life threats for supporting Hindu organizations.
Ghaziabad Police state that Dr. Arvind Vats Akela made false claims in order to gain popularity.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Queen Elizabeth Did NOT Say She Wished ‘The Lord Would Come In My Lifetime’
Did the late Queen Elizabeth II say she wished Jesus Christ would return in her lifetime so she could "lay her crown at His feet?" No, that's not true: Queen Elizabeth II did not make those comments. They were first published in a book in
Snopes→ After a Lifetime of Preparation, Charles Takes the Throne
Charles, the oldest person to ever assume the British throne, became King Charles III following the death of his mother.
Snopes→ Key Milestones in Queen Elizabeth II’s Life
Key milestones in the life of Queen Elizabeth II, who died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at age 96 after serving more than seven decades on the throne.
Snopes→ 10 Things to Know About Queen Elizabeth II’s Life
Elizabeth is the oldest and longest-reigning monarch in British history.
Snopes→ Dolly Parton Is Not ‘Currently on Life Support’
We received messages from readers asking about a rumor that claimed the American music icon had been diagnosed with a "dangerous disease."
PolitiFact→ When does life begin? As state laws define it, science, politics and religion clash
When does life begin? After Roe’s overturning, states adopt jumble of terms
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 6-Month-Old Today MAY Receive More Shots This Year Than A 40-Year-Old Has Had In Their Life, Due To Medical Advances
Will a 6-month-old baby get more shots this year than a 40-year-old has already had in their lifetime? It depends on the person choosing their vaccinations. Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Child and Adolescent
Snopes→ Anne Heche Dies of Crash Injuries After Life Support Removed
Heche had been on life support at a Los Angeles burn center after suffering a “severe anoxic brain injury."
Snopes→ Man Who Shot Ahmaud Arbery Gets Life Sentence for Hate Crime
The white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing the 25-year-old Black man in a Georgia neighborhood was sentenced to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.
Poynter→ Fact-check: Oz distorts Fetterman’s position of ending mandatory life sentences for certain murders
John Fetterman, the lieutenant governor and the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, has advocated for ending mandatory life sentences for what is known as felony murder. But he […] The post Fact-check: Oz distorts Fetterman’s po
PolitiFact→ Mehmet Oz – Oz distorts Fetterman’s position of ending mandatory life sentences for certain murders
John Fetterman wants to “eliminate life sentences for murderers."
Full Fact→ Tumours are not ‘there to save your life’
A Facebook post which claims cancer is ‘created’ by doctors performing needle biopsies on tumours and that it can be starved by natural remedies is inaccurate and potentially harmful.
Snopes→ Viral Post Recounts Key Details of Ron DeSantis’ Life Before Politics
The popular Facebook post, which was copied and pasted many times, summarized DeSantis' accomplishments in his legal and military careers.
PolitiFact→ Qasim Rashid – Did the North Carolina GOP reintroduce abortion bill defining life at conception?
"North Carolina GOP is re-introducing a bill that says life begins at conception and anyone who destroys that fertilized egg is guilty of first-degree murder."