Did a "survey" find that "Vaccinated people are over 2X more likely to get COVID than the unvaccinated"? No, that's not true: The survey in question was not scientifically sound and included methodological flaws, an infectious disease exp
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Truth or Fiction?→ Central Casting Criticized For Demanding ‘Recordings’ of Actors’ Likenesses
As screenwriters and actors continued striking for better residual pay and working conditions in August 2023, the largest Hollywood casting agency for background talent came under heavy criticism for reportedly expecting its roster of performers to sig
PolitiFact→ Viral image – CDC didn’t say vaccinated people are likelier to get the new COVID-19 variant than unvaccinated
“CDC says new COVID variant is more contagious among vaccinated people than those unvaccinated.”
The Dispatch→ Ain’t No Party Like a Camp David Party
Biden hosts leaders of Japan and South Korea in the face of threats from China and North Korea.
PolitiFact→ To limit fentanyl supply, Tim Scott wants Title 42-like restrictions. Experts say they won’t help
To stem the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., wants to reinstate Title 42 or pass a law with similar restrictions. But expelling people from the southern border won’t reduce fentanyl seizures or overdose deaths, experts say.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccine-Related ‘Turbo Cancers’ Are NOT Real — Thus NOT ‘Contagious’ Or ‘Behaving Like A Bioweapon’
Are COVID-19 vaccine-related "turbo cancers" real? Are they also "contagious" and "behaving like a bioweapon"? No, that's not true: There is no serious evidence for the claim that COVID vaccines cause "turbo cancers." Cancer is complex an
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video of Biden on MSNBC was altered to make it appear like he struggled to speak for a full minute
CLAIM: Video shows President Joe Biden struggling to speak for a whole minute as he stumbles over his words in an interview with Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC.
The Dispatch→ None Like It Hot
Doomsdayism is not constructive.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Attorney General Merrick Garland ‘cries like kid’? Not in this video.
Video shows that Attorney General Merrick Garland “cries like kid after Taylor Greene calls out stupid ‘Trump’s Arraignment.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WEF Founder Klaus Schwab Does NOT Have ‘Logo’ That Looks Like CIA Seal
Does Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairperson of the World Economic Forum, have a personal logo that bears similarities to the seal for the Central Intelligence Agency? No, that's not true: An image of Schwab standing at a podi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WEF Founder Klaus Schwab’s Daughter Nicole Did NOT Say ‘Permanent Climate Lockdowns Coming — Whether You Like It or Not’
Did Nicole Schwab -- daughter of World Economic Forum (WEF) founder Klaus Schwab -- say, "permanent climate lockdowns [are] coming -- whether you like it or not"? No, that's not true: There is no record of Nicole Schwab having said that.
PolitiFact→ How health incidents like Bronny James’ cardiac arrest fuel COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
When Bronny James suffered cardiac arrest, Elon Musk and others suggested without evidence that COVID-19 vaccines were the cause. It’s a longtime trend in anti-vaccine disinformation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The New Facebook ‘Like’ Button Sound Is NOT A Thing — The Memes Are A Practical Joke
Did Facebook add a new feature, a funny sound that is triggered by clicking the "like" button? No, that's not true: Memes suggesting that the new Facebook like button makes a sound so funny that people will laugh out loud are a practical
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A24 … Is Able to Adhere To SAG-AFTRA’s Terms,’ While Big Studios Are ‘Acting Like They Can’t Afford’ To
On July 19 2023, YouTuber @TheHorrorGuru tweeted an article from Variety, claiming that the smaller independent production company A24 managed to “adhere to SAG-AFTRA’S terms while the big studios making the top 10 grossing films of the yea
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Insect swarm at Baltimore festival were likely gnats, not deadly mosquitoes aimed at crowd
"Helicopter released deadly mosquitoes” at Baltimore’s AFRAM Festival.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video edited to make it sound like President Biden loudly sniffed a young child
CLAIM: President Joe Biden caught on camera sniffing a baby. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The loud sniffing sound was added to the original video, which merely shows the president leaning in to speak with a baby being held by its mother at a recent event.
The Dispatch→ With Amici Like These …
Advocacy groups are often at odds with the public sentiment they claim to represent in filing briefs to the Supreme Court.
PolitiFact→ Mike Pence – Are US abortion laws really more like China and North Korea than Europe? No
“The fact is, today abortion law in the United States is more aligned with China and North Korea than with Western nations in Europe.”
PolitiFact→ Why Wesley Snipes and Kodak Black went to prison, but Hunter Biden likely won’t
After Hunter Biden accepted a plea deal from federal prosecutors June 20, observers said he was treated more leniently than actor Wesley Snipes and rapper Kodak Black, defendants in similar cases. Experts said the cases cannot be directly compared.
The Dispatch→ ‘But Her Emails’ Is Not the Defense of Trump His Supporters Would Like It to Be
When the government falls short of its standards, that doesn’t mean we should get rid of standards. Continue reading ‘But Her Emails’ Is Not the Defense of Trump His Supporters Would Like It to Be »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Short Circuit Was Deemed The Likely Cause Of 2016 Fire On Cargo Ship Off East Coast of US In Storm — EVs Not Implicated
Did salt water and car batteries cause a fire that spread through the motor vehicles loaded on the top on the deck of a cargo ship? Yes, that is possible: In an insurance trade magazine report, the appointed surveyor who investigated the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Obama’s Son At Political Rally — It’s A ‘Look-Alike’
Does this video show former President Barack Obama's son at a political rally in Kenya? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Obama has a son. The original video was found on YouTube using the words, "barack obama look-alike." Ob
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Investigators say 30 tons of lost ammonium nitrate likely caused by leak, not by a grand conspiracy
30 tons of lost ammonium nitrate on a California-bound train suggest an orchestrated conspiracy.
Washington Post→ Trump vows to end ‘birthright citizenship.’ It’s unlikely he could.
The former president pledges to issue an executive order on "Day One" if he is elected, but the courts may not be sympathetic.
The Dispatch→ An Unlikely Rout
Republicans are winning the politics of the debt ceiling fight handily. Continue reading An Unlikely Rout »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Nancy Pelosi ‘cries like kid’? No. Viral video’s caption is clickbait
Video shows “Pelosi CRIES LIKE KID after McCarthy kicked her out as speaker.”
PolitiFact→ Why are banks like First Republic and Silicon Valley failing? And how unusual is this?
With the failure of First Republic Bank, the U.S. banking sector has experienced three massive failures within just a few weeks. What does this mean? And is there more to come?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: RESTRICT Act COULD Impose $1M Fine, 20-Year Prison Term For TikTok Access If App Is Banned — But Attorneys Say Prosecution Unlikely
Under the RESTRICT Act, would a person be fined up to $1 million and imprisoned for a minimum of 20 years for accessing content on TikTok if it's banned in the United States in the future? Yes, that's partially true: However, none of the
AllSides→ Joe Biden Said Republicans Are ‘Banning Books’ Like ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/fact-check-joe-biden-said-republicans-are-banning-books-like-to-kill-a-mockingbird/
Poynter→ How to spot deepfake videos like a fact-checker
With the growing popularity and constant improvement of artificial intelligence, it’s tough to decipher what’s real or fake online. We’ve seen it — and fact-checked it — for ourselves. One […] The post How to spot deepfake videos like a
PolitiFact→ How to detect deepfake videos like a fact-checker
Debunking deepfakes is a regular practice for PolitiFact reporters. But you’ve got some of the same tools that we do at your fingertips. Here’s how to use them.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Boy Dressed Like A Girl’ On Biden Plane
Was a "little boy" in female clothes videotaped while traveling on the same plane as President Joe Biden? No, that's not true: A video making that claim on social media shows Biden's granddaughter Natalie Biden going down steps from the a
The Dispatch→ Everything I Don’t Like Is ‘Woke’
Workers prepare the stage for CPAC 2022. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)What ‘wokeness’ is, and isn’t.Continue reading Everything I Don’t Like Is ‘Woke’ »
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden says domestic violence calls prompt most police deaths; data lists likelier causes
“More cops are killed responding to domestic violence calls than anything else.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – That White House Visitors Center photo looks like Joe Biden, because it is of Joe Biden
The White House Visitor Center is displaying a photo of a fake President Joe Biden.
Full Fact→ Ed Sheeran lookalike isn’t on the run in Liverpool
A post claiming a man is wanted for posing as the singer has been shared more than 11,000 times online.
The Dispatch→ Another Biden Immigration Plan That Looks a Lot Like Trump’s
President Joe Biden speaks with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers as he visits the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on January 8, 2023. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)President Joe Biden’s plan for asylum likely faces the sa
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Ron DeSantis Say ‘You’d Never See Kurt Cobain or David Bowie Dressing Like Women’?
On February 22 2023, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of a tweet which purportedly quoted Florida’s far-right governor Ron DeSantis (R) on music stars Kurt Cobain and David Bowie “never … dressing like women”: Top comments
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Audio Sounding Like Biden Advising ‘Own A Musket For Home Defense’ Is NOT Real
Is a recording sounding like President Joe Biden telling people to "own a musket for home defense" real? No, that's not true: Although the voice sounds like Biden, video clearly shows he's speaking different words than those heard in the
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Joe Biden has offered support for transgender Americans, unlike what deepfake video shows
Joe Biden said to transgender women, “you will never be a real woman.”