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
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The Dispatch→ Nikki Haley’s Super Tuesday Countdown
Taking down The Don.
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.”
The Dispatch→ Congress Tries to Avoid A(nother) Shutdown
The latest continuing resolution funding deadline is fast approaching.
FactCheck.org→ Breaking Down the Immigration Figures
Encounters on the southern border of those trying to enter the U.S. without authorization have gone up significantly under President Joe Biden. Government statistics show that in the initial processing of millions of encounters, 2.5 million people hav
FactCheck.org→ Study Largely Confirms Known, Rare COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects
SciCheck Digest An international study of around 99 million people confirmed known serious side effects of COVID-19 vaccination. It also identified a possible relationship between the first dose of the Moderna vaccine and a small risk of a neurolog
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – More gun ownership does not lead to less gun violence
The states that have 97% of guns are the states with the least amount of gun violence.
Health Feedback→ Global COVID Vaccine Safety study identified already-known risks, doesn’t show that risks are greater than benefits
REVIEW In late February 2024, a flurry of posts appeared on social media platforms like Instagram, revolving around a study newly published in the scientific journal Vaccine. This is part of the Global COVID Vaccine Safety project that analyzed adve
PolitiFact→ Heartland Signal – Claim that GOP candidate Eric Hovde 'owns three homes in Central America' is Mostly False
Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde claims he "understands the tragedy of children being trafficked through Central America because he owns three homes there."
Full Fact→ Primark is not shutting down
Claims have been made online that Primark is closing all of its UK stores on 1 March, but the company has confirmed this is not true.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Repeats Many Claims in Fox News Town Hall
In a Feb. 20 town hall in South Carolina that aired on Fox News, days before the state’s Republican primary, former President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading claims we’ve fact-checked before. Trump and Ingraham at th
The Dispatch→ Showdown in South Carolina
Donald Trump and Nikki Haley get personal ahead of Saturday’s primary contest.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim That Rabies Has ‘Never Been Proven to Exist’ Is NOT True — It’s Been Known About For At Least 2,500 Years
Has rabies "never been proven to exist"? No, that's not true: Rabies is a viral disease that affects mammals, including humans, and is typically transmitted through the saliva of infected animals, often through bites. The existence of rab
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Saudi Crown Prince Did NOT Suggest Jared Kushner Has To Pay Back $2 Billion If Trump Doesn’t Win 2024 Election
Did Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman indicate that Jared Kushner, son-in-law of former President Donald Trump, will have to pay back the Saudi government $2 billion if Trump isn't reelected in 2024? No, there's no evidence
The Dispatch→ The Upside of the College Enrollment Downswing
Declining college enrollment will cause some pain but will also benefit students and universities in the long run.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Is inflation down to 2%, as Joe Biden said? It depends on your metric
“Inflation has been at the pre-pandemic level of 2% over the last half year.”
The Dispatch→ Video: Border Deal Breakdown and Biden’s Iran Response
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Border Deal Breakdown and Biden’s Iran Response
Join us for our weekly livestreamed conversation.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Can Joe Biden 'shut down the border' on his own?
President Joe Biden and Republicans disagree on how much power he has to stop illegal immigration. The law gives Biden broad powers, but also restricts him.
Washington Post→ Does Biden need a new law to ‘shut down the border’?
President Biden says he needs a new law to deal with the border surge, but many Republicans say he already has the tools he needs. We review the legal landscape.
The Dispatch→ Another National Security Crackdown in Hong Kong
Beijing solidifies its grip on the special administrative region.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: LED Lights NOT Known To ‘Disrupt The Flow Of Hydrogen’ In Human Body
Does exposure to LED lights "disrupt the flow of hydrogen" in the human body, causing harm, as was suggested in a post on Instagram? No, that's not true: The post cited a 2023 study that examined techniques used for water splitting, a gre
Logically→ Pune dairy fire falsely shared claiming Hindu mob set Muslim-owned shop on fire
The Dispatch→ Republican Presidential Primary Down to Two
Ron DeSantis suspends his campaign just two days before voters in New Hampshire go to the polls.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, Benjamin Netanyahu wasn't prescient about the World Trade Center buildings coming down
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew the World Trade Center buildings would be brought down six years before 9/11.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact on the road: Dean Phillips talks AI, and voters question Nikki Haley in CNN town hall
PolitiFact is still on-the-ground in New Hampshire ahead of next Tuesday's primary. Here's what we observed Thursday at Democratic candidate Dean Phillip's speech on AI and Nikki Haley's CNN town hall.
AllSides→ Fact checking Nikki Haley’s CNN town hall in New Hampshire
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/18/politics/fact-check-nikki-haley-townhall-new-hampshire/index.html Former
The Dispatch→ Congress Avoids a Shutdown … For Now
The House and Senate pass another laddered continuing resolution to fund the government until early March.
PolitiFact→ New Hampshire dispatch: Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and the tales of town halls
PolitiFact is New Hampshire ahead of the Jan. 23 primary. We examine statements from candidates Donald Trump, the former president and front-runner; Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis; and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley.
PolitiFact→ Here are three Ron DeSantis proposals that the Supreme Court has frowned upon
Campaigning in New Hampshire, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis mentioned three policies he’d like to implement that, under current Supreme Court jurisprudence, are likely unconstitutional. Here’s a primer on the legal jurisprudence.
AllSides→ DOJ Filing Shows Texas Did Not Stop Border Patrol from Saving Drowning Migrants
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/doj-filing-shows-texas-did-not-stop-border-patrol-from-saving-drowning-migrants/
AllSides→ Texas ‘Physically Barred’ Border Patrol from Attempting to Save Migrants Who Drowned
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/texas-physically-barred-border-patrol-migrants-drowned-1234946664/
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact on the road: The claims Ron DeSantis repeated during his CNN town hall in New Hampshire
PolitiFact is on the ground in New Hampshire this week, fact-checking candidates and talking to voters ahead of next week's primary. Here's how to follow our behind-the-scenes coverage.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘US-Owned Cargo Ship … Hit By A Missile Off The Coast Of Yemen’ On January 15, 2024
Does a video shared on social media in January 2024 show a "US-owned cargo ship" that was "hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen"? No, that's not true: The video clip was originally published online in May 2021. It depicted a Singapore-
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Migrants in NYC were temporarily housed in a local school during a storm. The school has not shut down
News that migrants living in a temporary shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, a former airport, would wait out the storm at James Madison High School led some on social media to falsely claim that the move would be long term.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Iowa Town Hall
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Summary While his GOP primary rivals were debating on CNN on Jan. 10, former President Donald Trump took questions from Iowans in a town hall that aired on Fox News. We found sev
AllSides→ FactChecking Trump’s Iowa Town Hall
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/01/factchecking-trumps-iowa-town-hall/ While his GOP primary rivals were
The Dispatch→ Four Days to Iowa: a Town Hall, a Debate, and an Exit
Last night was a big night for the GOP. Maybe.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump’s Iowa town hall: Wuhan scientist, wars, ‘no inflation’ and DeSantis on Fauci
On Fox News, Donald Trump answered Iowa voters’ questions on the economy, COVID-19 and foreign wars, while his rivals debated across town. We fact-checked the former president:
Full Fact→ Sir Lindsay Hoyle did not announce to the House of Commons that the Palestinian flag was to be flown outside Parliament
The Speaker’s office has confirmed there are no plans for Sir Lindsay Hoyle to meet the head of the Palestinian mission this week, despite an email circulating on social media.