En Español: El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, ha expresado su apoyo a la construcción de un muro en la frontera entre EE.UU. y México, a pesar de lo que afirma un anuncio engañoso de un comité de acción política pro-Donald Trump.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Pastel Rainbow ‘MAP’ Flag Signifies Normalizing Pedophilia
Does a pastel rainbow "MAP" flag signify normalizing pedophilia? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that it is an official "MAP or YAP pride flag." An organization that works with "MAP," which stands for minor attracted persons, has
Logically→ No, the U.N. report didn’t call for decriminalizing all sexual activity between adults and children
Logically→ No, the U.N. report didn’t call for decriminalizing all sexual activity between adults and children
Logically→ No, Turkish President Erdogan has not been hospitalized in a very serious condition
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Sentence Liz Cheney To Hang
Did a military tribunal sentence Liz Cheney, a former U.S. representative, to hang? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories this claim "is false." Also, it was made on a self-described satirical website whose discla
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Would the RESTRICT Act criminalize the use of VPNs? Here’s what to know about the bill
The RESTRICT Act would allow the U.S. government to “charge you with a felony and $1 million for having a VPN.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – ‘Y’all be running with fake news’: Lizzo did not kill 34 people after crowd-surfing
“34 dead after Lizzo attempted to crowd surf.”
The Dispatch→ Against Euro-Vassalization
French President Emmanuel Macron (center) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. (Photo by Antoine Gyori/Corbis/Getty Images)Thwarting the Chinese threat requires a wealthy and powerful European Union that can partner with the U.S.Continue reading Against
PolitiFact→ No evidence of growing trend of trans radicalization or terrorism, experts say
After police said the perpetrator in a March 27 school shooting in Nashville was transgender, some claimed the trans movement was radicalizing people. But experts have seen no sign of that.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The World Economic Forum Did NOT Say ‘It’s Time to Legalize Sex And Marriage With Animals To Promote Inclusion’
Did the World Economic Forum suggest that governments decriminalize bestiality? No, that's not true: The claim came from a story that used a fake screenshot of a non-existent article. No credible source published reports confirming that t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Teletubbies’ Were NOT Inspired By Purported Story Of Institutionalized Children’s Horrifying Deaths
Was the "Teletubbies" television show based on a story of four psychotic children who purportedly were abused and who ultimately died horrifying deaths in a mental health institution? No, that's not true: The creators of the show said the
Logically→ Former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss called India ‘a nation that naively follows illiterate leaders and spiritual gurus.’
Logically→ Microchips have been found in fossils, proving the existence of an ancient advanced civilization.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘After No Fault Divorce Was Legalized in 1970, Female Suicide Rates Dropped 20 Percent’
On March 8 2023 — International Women’s Day — an Imgur account circulated with a screenshot of a tweet by attorney Qasim Rashid, claiming that “female suicide rates” fell 20 percent in the years after no-fault divorce wa
Poynter→ Sen. Elizabeth Warren didn’t say Republicans shouldn’t vote. A viral video was altered.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has spoken out against voter suppression, but a recent video circulating social media appears to show her putting a thumb on the election scales. “Allowing […] The post Sen. Elizabeth Warren didn’t say
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Sen. Elizabeth Warren didn’t say Republicans shouldn’t vote. A viral video was altered.
Says Elizabeth Warren said, “Allowing Republicans to vote could threaten the integrity of an election.”
Full Fact→ SNP’s claim that Liz Truss’s government cost UK economy £30bn is not reliable
This figure represents an old estimate of the likely cost to the Treasury. The cost to the economy cannot be reliably measured.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – WHO vaccine research aimed for contraception, not sterilization
“The World Health Organization has been working since 1974 on vaccines to create permanent sterility.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Respiratory Ailments NOT Cured By Combining Hydrogen Peroxide, Iodine In Nebulizer
Does the combination of hydrogen peroxide and iodine cure respiratory ailments when used as a makeshift medication in a nebulizer? No, that's not true: An emergency medicine toxicologist at the non-profit National Capital Poison Center to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Klaus Schwab NOT Hospitalized After Vaccine Reaction, Did NOT ‘Pull Out’, Will Speak At Davos Event
Was Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), hospitalized after a bad reaction to a vaccine and does that mean he will not be speaking at the World Economic Forum event in Davos, Switzerland, in
The Dispatch→ Does the World Economic Forum Want to Legalize Pedophilia?
The World Economic Forum annual meeting 2022 in Davos, Switzerland.(Photo by Zheng Huansong/Xinhua via Getty Images) Claims are circulating online that the World Economic Forum has called for the decriminalization of pedophilia. These claims are false.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Australian Health Data Do NOT Show COVID Vaccinations Increase Risk Of Hospitalization
Do health data from the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) show the more doses of COVID-19 vaccine a person has had, the more likely they are to end up in the intensive care unit (ICU)? No, that's not true: Health officials and med
The Dispatch→ Can Israel Normalize Relations with Saudi Arabia?
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a weekly cabinet meeting Sunday. (Photo by RONEN ZVULUN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Benjamin Netanyahu will need to push past the bad blood between the Saudis and Americans. The post Can Israel Norma
PolitiFact→ Liz Wheeler – Online activists use faulty data to claim cardiac arrests are increasing in athletes. They’re not
There have been “1,598 athlete cardiac arrests since Jan 2021. 69% fatal."
Logically→ Photographs from Captain Robert Scott’s 1912 Antarctic expedition show the ruins of an ancient civilization in Antarctica.
There is no credible evidence of an ancient civilization in Antarctica or that Captain Scott found ruins on the continent.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Colloidal Silver In Nebulizers And Humidifiers Is NOT A Proven Treatment For Viral Infections Such As RSV, COVID-19
Is colloidal silver in humidifiers and nebulizers a safe and effective method to treat viral infections like COVID-19 and RSV in children? No, that's not true: A medical toxicologist and pediatrician told Lead Stories that silver has "no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Did NOT Legalize Pedophilia With Senate Bill 145
Did California approve a Senate bill "this week" in December 2022 that "legalizes pedophilia"? No, that's not true: Senate Bill 145 passed in California in 2020, not 2022, and it's intended to protect LGBTQ minors from discriminatory laws
PolitiFact→ Tony Evers – Evers right that majorities of Wisconsin voters support restoring Roe v. Wade, legalizing marijuana
“An overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites support restoring #Roe and legalizing marijuana.”
Full Fact→ Liz Kendall’s claim that there were no NHS strikes under Labour ignores local walkouts
Staff at NHS hospitals did take part in local strikes when Labour was last in power.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Seedless Fruits Do NOT ‘Sterilize’ Humans — NO ‘Terminator Gene’ Removes Seed From Fruits
Does a "terminator gene" exist that creates seedless fruits that "sterilize" or cause infertility in humans who consume these fruits? No, that's not true: Multiple professors who study plant genetics told Lead Stories that these claims ar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nuclear Fission Reactors In Gabon Were NOT Built By Ancient Civilization — Naturally Formed
Did an ancient civilization in Africa build a nuclear reactor two billion years ago that was more advanced than a modern nuclear reactor and ran on 100-percent pure water? No, that's not true: About two billion years ago, in the area now
PolitiFact→ Es improbable que la Proposición 1 elimine los limites de cuando se pueden realizar los abortos
En Español: Los expertos en leyes dicen que es improbable que la Proposición 1 en California elimine los limites de hasta cuando se pueden realizar los abortos. Busca proteger los derechos actuales, no expandirlos.
PolitiFact→ Ashley Hinson – Did Nancy Pelosi donate $30,000 to Liz Mathis’ campaign?
Nancy Pelosi gave “$30,000 … to boost @LizMathis1’s campaign”
PolitiFact→ Liz Cheney – In Arizona, GOP candidates Kari Lake and Mark Finchem won’t commit to accepting election results
Kari Lake and Mark Finchem “have said that they will only honor the results of an election if they agree with it."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, California state Sen. Wiener’s SB 107 doesn’t call for ‘sterilization’ of kids
California state Sen. Scott Wiener “doesn’t just want to sterilize California kids, but sterilization of kids everywhere!”
PolitiFact→ J.D. Vance – J.D. Vance accused Tim Ryan of wanting to decriminalize fentanyl, but Ryan was talking about pot
Rep. Tim Ryan “wanted to decriminalize fentanyl.”
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccine boosters reduce the risk of infection and hospitalization, they don’t increase the risk contrary to claims of vaccines “negative efficacy”
REVIEW Data from clinical trials and safety surveillance indicate that COVID-19 vaccines approved in the U.S. are safe and effective at preventing severe illness and death. Nevertheless, false and misleading claims downplaying the vaccines’ ef
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pope Francis Is NOT Queen Elizabeth II’s Brother Or Joe Biden’s Cousin
Are Pope Francis, the late Queen Elizabeth II and U.S. President Joe Biden members of the same family? No, that's not true: There is no evidence supporting this online rumor, which recycles a 24-year-old conspiracy theory. The claim appea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer COVID Vaccine NOT Responsible For Hospitalizing 1 In 500 Small Children Who Receive It
Is the Pfizer COVID vaccine responsible for hospitalizing 1 out of 500 small children under the age of 5? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to support that claim. The study used to back it says 10 children out of its 7,806 juvenile