Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Summary Another year of fact-checking is nearly done, which means it’s time for our review of the biggest whoppers we’ve written about over the last 12 months. Which false a
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The Dispatch→ Bionic Judges
Parliament of pundits.
AllSides→ Candace Owens gets fact-checked on basic Israel facts by Jewish comedian
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-rubin-report/candace-owens-gets-fact-checked-on-basic-israel-facts-by-jewish-comedian
AllSides→ Tucker Carlson Says New Evidence Clears Derek Chauvin of Murder
https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-new-evidence-derek-chauvin-murder-george-floyd-1836953 Conserva
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Biden Reintroducing The Military Draft — It’s An AI Production
Did President Joe Biden announce the reintroduction of the draft? No, that's not true: A video showing such a purported announcement was created using artificial intelligence. An online outlet created this video using AI, describing the c
FactCheck.org→ Conservative Politicians, Commentators Recirculate Old Falsehood on Aid for Immigrants
Quick Take Immigrants who come to the U.S. without authorization have very limited access to government benefits. But an old falsehood revived by conservatives conflates aid given to authorized refugees with the limited assistance available to immi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mayo Clinic Website NOT ‘Recently’ Updated To Say Hydroxychloroquine Can Be Used To Treat COVID-19 Patients — Doctors Can Prescribe But It’s Not Recommended Treatment
Did the Mayo Clinic website change in September 2023 to say hydroxychloroquine can be used to treat COVID-19 patients, after previously saying it was ineffective? No, that's not true: First, the Mayo Clinic's website was not "recently" up
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Cory Booker Did NOT Wear Pink Booty Shorts At Capitol After Dress Code Change — It’s Satire
Did New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker wear pink booty shorts at the Capitol after the Senate changed its dress code? No, that's not true: The account that posted the image of Booker in hot pink shorts is clearly labeled satire. It later posted
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Truck Driver Did NOT Rescue ‘Approximately 15’ Children ‘Trapped In Padlocked Cages’ On Pickup Truck — It Was Mother, Her 4 Kids Heading Home, Police Say
Did a truck driver in New Mexico rescue "'Approximately 15' Children Trapped in Padlocked Cages in the Back of Pickup Truck" during a kidnapping incident? No, that's not true: The New Mexico State Police told Lead Stories, "This story is
Health Feedback→ Posts misrepresent CDC risk assessment of new SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86; COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the risk of infection
REVIEW The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a document on 23 August 2023 summarizing what was known at the time about a new SARS-CoV-2 variant called BA.2.86. In the document, the CDC reported that “BA.2.86 may be mo
FactCheck.org→ No Support for Viral Claim That COVID-19 ‘Lockdowns’ Are Returning This Fall
SciCheck Digest The U.S. is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases, so it may be prudent for people to wear masks when out in public and take a few extra precautions. But the government is not planning to implement mask mandates or “lockdowns,” des
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook Settlement Explained
On August 25 2023, accounts across social media platforms discussed a Facebook settlement and called attention to the fact that a deadline was approaching for users to submit a claim: Last day to submit your Facebook claim re: Facebook, Inc. Consumer
Lead Stories→ Mike Lindell’s WMD Online Detection Viewer: Dennis Montgomery And A Cryptic Message
Mike & Dennis At Lead Stories we have a long history of looking at Mike Lindell's election fraud claims. Readers will remember our fact checks about Lindell's four conspiracy-filled election fraud "documentaries" here, here, here and
Health Feedback→ The FDA continues to recommend against ivermectin for treating or preventing COVID-19, despite claims to the contrary
REVIEW Since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many misleading claims have promoted the ability of ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 despite a lack of evidence. Recently, social media claims have suggested that the U.S. Food and Drug
PolitiFact→ Was Trump indicted for everyday actions, as allies claimed? Not according to Georgia indictment
Trump-aligned pundits have taken to social media to say Georgia defendants were indicted for everyday actions such as tweeting about watching TV or asking for a phone number. This ignores the full context of their actions; prosecutors say these are par
FactCheck.org→ Posts Exaggerate Significance of Swiss Study on Heart Risk and COVID-19 Vaccination
SciCheck Digest A Swiss study found that after a COVID-19 booster, less than 3% of people briefly had a slightly elevated blood level of a protein that can be a marker of heart injury. No one in the study had any serious heart damage, and other exp
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Abortion Rights Have Won in Every Election Since Roe v. Wade Was Overturned’
On August 9 2023, a popular thread on Reddit’s r/politics addressed the topic of abortion rights, claiming that voters had favored them in every single election since the June 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade: Aborti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michigan Police Did NOT Find ‘Tens Of Thousands’ Of Fake Voter Registration Applications
Did Michigan State Police find "tens of thousands of fake registrations" in an October 2020 voter fraud investigation? No, that's not true: The assertion made in the headline of the article making the claim is not supported in the body of
AllSides→ Liberal Commentators Go All In on Kamala Harris’s Lie about Florida’s History Curriculum
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/liberal-commentators-go-all-in-on-kamala-harriss-lie-about-floridas-history-curriculum/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obamas Did NOT Say They Were ‘On The Property’ On Martha’s Vineyard When Private Chef Drowned
Did Barack and Michelle Obama's story change about where they were when their personal chef Tafari Campbell drowned near their Massachusetts home, "altering the story to say they were indeed on the property" when Campbell went missing? No
Truth or Fiction?→ The New York Times’ ‘Ways You Can Still Cancel’ Student Loan Debt
After the Supreme Court’s June 30 2023 ruling blocking the Biden administration’s student debt forgiveness program, screenshots of a New York Times article about “ways you can still cancel your student debt” were shared to Tw
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Distort Greta Thunberg Tweet Warning About Climate Change
Quick Take A Harvard University professor warned in 2018 that steps were needed over the next five years to reduce carbon pollution to preserve Arctic ice. Climate activist Greta Thunberg then shared a tweet that misquoted the professor. But recent
FactCheck.org→ Cleveland Clinic Study Did Not Show Vaccines Increase COVID-19 Risk
SciCheck Digest Numerous studies have found that additional COVID-19 shots are generally associated with extra protection against the coronavirus. Many people on social media, however, have shared a preliminary finding from a Cleveland Clinic study
Health Feedback→ Cleveland Clinic study didn’t find more COVID-19 vaccine doses causes increased COVID-19 risk; association alone doesn’t imply causation
REVIEW The claim that a Cleveland Clinic study found taking more COVID-19 vaccine doses increases a person’s risk of COVID-19 went viral in early June 2023. An article by the Gateway Pundit containing this claim received more than 5,800 engagement
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mel Gibson Is NOT ‘Secretly Working On A 4 Part Docu Series’ About Child Sex Trafficking Trade
Did Mel Gibson start working on a new documentary "exposing the 34 billion dollar global child sex trafficking trade"? No, that's not true: No credible sources confirmed he made such an announcement, and his publicist explicitly denied Gi
Truth or Fiction?→ ZipRecruiter ‘Crisis Actors Needed in Miami’
On June 12 2023, a screenshot of a tweet about a ZipRecruiter “crisis actors” job listing for Miami, Florida was shared to r/WhitePeopleTwitter: Be careful out there folks by u/greentreefer in WhitePeopleTwitter
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Postal Service Report Did NOT Confirm Driver’s Claims Of Missing Ballots
Did a U.S. Postal Service report confirm a driver's claims of missing ballots from the 2020 presidential election? No, that's not true: The report released did not corroborate the driver's claims and instead noted that "Investigators conf
Truth or Fiction?→ Ashley Babbitt Fundraiser Controversy
On May 29 2023, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of a tweet by Ron Filipkowski, claiming that the “guy who set up the Ashli Babbitt fund reportedly stole all the money”: The guy who set up the Ashli Babbitt fund reportedly stole all t
Truth or Fiction?→ Target Caves to Weaponized Narratives, ‘Pulls’ Pride Items
On May 24 2023, Target issued a statement regarding Pride Month in 2023, disclosing a controversial decision to change course in response to purported violent threats against its employees: Target Statement on 2023 Pride Collection For more than a deca
Truth or Fiction?→ Ann Coulter NAACP Tweet
On May 2023, a Reddit user shared an image to r/WhitePeopleTwitter, which was purportedly a screengrab of a tweet in which right-wing pundit Ann Coulter referenced a NAACP travel warning issued for Florida: The GOP needs to piss off by
Truth or Fiction?→ Rashid Buttar of the ‘Disinformation Dozen’ Reportedly Dies
On May 20 2023 social media rumors began circulating, claiming that health disinformation purveyor Rashid Buttar had died: Rashid Buttar, one of the Disinformation Dozen, Dies Suddenly – Nuts Blame the Covid Jab Even Though he was Unva
Lead Stories→ Plag-AI-rism: How Lead Stories Used ChatGPT To Find A False Story about Tucker Carlson … That Was ‘Plagiarised’ With ChatGPT
So you've probably read all those warnings from pundits, academics and researchers about how generative AI tools like ChatGPT are going to impact disinformation and fact checking. And you may have even seen some recent examples of a deep-
The Dispatch→ Members Only: Inside Fox News (Live Event)
Chris, Steve, and Jonah at live Remnant recording.The pundit tea party. Continue reading Members Only: Inside Fox News (Live Event) »
Truth or Fiction?→ Retracted COVID-19 Vaccine Study Was Funded by Anti-Vaxxer
A Michigan State University economist’s study — which was criticized for claiming that COVID-19 vaccines could be blamed nearly 300,000 deaths — was retracted after the revelation that it was funded by an anti-vaccine former federal o
Truth or Fiction?→ Clarence Thomas’ Right-Wing Benefactor Helped Ginni Thomas Become a Lobbyist
The right-wing real estate mogul who reportedly lavished Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with undisclosed vacations also financed Virginia “Ginni” Thomas’ foray into becoming a lobbyist fighting what was described as a “cu
The Dispatch→ Back to the Basement
Punditry time.Continue reading Back to the Basement »
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Donald Trump and the January 6 Prison Choir Top the Billboard Hot 100?
Former President Donald Trump. (Phelan M. Ebenhack for The Washington Post via Getty Images) A March 21 article by The Gateway Pundit claimed that the song “Justice For All,” which features the January 6 Prison Choir and former President Donald Tru
Truth or Fiction?→ Chris Christie ‘Ham Sandwich’ Tweet
On March 19 2023, a screenshot of a tweet attributed to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie about former U.S. President Donald Trump and “ham sandwiches” began circulating on Twitter: Chris Christie with the Conan O'Brien vibes pic
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Scientists Received Grant for Changing Opinion on Pandemic Origins, Contrary to Claims
In 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded 11 grants to scientists so they could investigate how and where infectious agents emerge from wildlife and cause illness in humans. Although the grants were r
Poynter→ Political definitions for ‘woke’ are all over the place
Are you woke to “woke”? Seems pundits and politicians can’t stop talking about it. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address […] The post Political definitions