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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show US Military Preparing For Social Unrest Ahead Of 2024 Presidential Election
Does a video of U.S. troops stationed in front of the U.S. Capitol show that the American government is preparing for social unrest ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election? No, that's not true: The video is from late January 2021. Th
AllSides→ Did members of the Oklahoma Republican Party condemn a Republican senator for working with Democrats on border security?
https://oklahomawatch.org/2024/02/09/did-members-of-the-oklahoma-republican-party-condemn-a-republican-senator-for-working-with-democrats-on-border-security/?utm_source=Gigafact&utm_id=112
The Dispatch→ Ignore the Gaslighters on the Hur Report
And: addressing some public accommodation controversies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Authentic Euronews Report About French Farmers And Ukrainian Embassy
Did the European public broadcaster Euronews publish or air a report about French farmers attacking the Ukrainian embassy in Paris in early February 2024? No, that's not true: The video with the TV channel's logo couldn't be found on the
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims about what special counsel report said about Biden
Special Counsel Robert Hur, in his report on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, didn’t call Biden a criminal, contrary to social media claims. Nor did he say Biden was incompetent for trial or mentally unfit for office.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – First UK patient received mRNA cancer dose in October, months before reports of King Charles’ cancer
King Charles’ cancer diagnosis is linked to mRNA cancer therapy trial in U.K.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Claims About Special Counsel Report on Classified Documents Investigation
Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report on his investigation of President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents concluded that “no criminal charges are warranted in this matter.” But in a press conference, Biden made several
PolitiFact→ Biden classified documents: What special counsel report says about ‘willful retention’
After the release of a special counsel’s report, President Joe Biden said it was “wrong” for the special counsel to say he willfully retained documents. But it’s complicated: The special counsel found evidence Biden did do that, but also found
The Dispatch→ Democrats Fret Over Biden’s Age After Special Counsel Report
Plus: Why Adam Schiff is boosting the Republican in California’s Senate primary.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Saudi Prince’s Comment on Investment in Kushner Fund
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund invested money with Jared Kushner, former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, after he left the White House in 2021. Saudi
The Dispatch→ Special Counsel’s Report Puts Biden’s Age Center Stage
Robert Hur describes the president as a ‘well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.’
PolitiFact→ Biden won’t be charged in classified documents case, but special counsel report questions his memory
President Joe Biden won’t face charges in the classified documents case. But the special counsel found Biden mishandled documents and portrayed Biden as having a faulty memory.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Video Of Trump Winning 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination As Of February 1, 2024
Is there a video showing Donald Trump receiving the Republican presidential nomination in 2024? No, that's not true: As of February 1, 2024, no candidate was chosen as the nominee. Trump did receive the nomination in 2016 and 2020; howeve
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Posts misrepresent the status of a bill that could disqualify Trump from the ballot in Hawaii
Social media users are misrepresenting the status of the bill.
PolitiFact→ As Chinese immigration to U.S. rises, Republicans and Trump use ‘military age men’ scare tactic
Chinese immigration at the U.S. border has surged, and former President Donald Trump and his allies are calling the immigrants “military age men” with allegiance to the Communist Party of China. Here’s why that’s misleading.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ False report claims Microsoft will ‘disable computers’ if users share ‘non-mainstream content’
Social media users are sharing a screenshot of a baseless article titled: “Microsoft To Disable Computers of Users Who Share ‘Non-Mainstream Content’ Online.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Migrants in New York City will receive prepaid debit cards, not credit cards, for designated goods
Amid a massive influx of migrants to New York City, social media users are misrepresenting the new program with false claims about the type of aid participants will receive.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Mouse Study of Pangolin Virus
SciCheck Digest A study showed a type of lab mouse is highly susceptible to a coronavirus derived from pangolins, a scaly, cat-sized mammal. This doesn’t mean the virus is dangerous to humans. The virus is related to the one that causes COVID-19
The Dispatch→ Faulty Translation of a Speech Leads to Criticisms of Rep. Ilhan Omar
A viral video that prompted calls for her resignation featured incorrect subtitles.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Rep. Ilhan Omar says translation of her comments is inaccurate, court-registered interpreter agrees
Rep. Ilhan Omar said her "top priority is to put Somalia first and expand its territory.”
Health Feedback→ Incorrect claim that COVID-19 vaccines caused a 143,233% surge in cancer results from flawed calculations that misuse adverse event reporting data
REVIEW An Instagram post published in January 2024 claimed that “official data” from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed a “143,233% surge in fatal cancers among Vaxxed Americans”. The figure most likely originat
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video from 2022 misrepresented to make southern border convoy look larger than it is
Following the Supreme Court’s decision last week to allow Border Patrol agents to resume cutting razor wire that Texas installed along a stretch of the U.S.
Logically→ Old video of trucker convoy misrepresented as recent Texas border dispute
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Insurance Company Does NOT Offer Free Home, Appliance Repair Benefits To US Veterans
Does a purported insurance program offer U.S. veterans and servicemembers free home and appliance repairs? No, that's not true: The supposed insurance program is not associated with the U.S. government and free services aren't available.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent WHO Term ‘Disease X’ for Possible Future Illness
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. SciCheck Digest The World Health Organization began using the term “Disease X” in a 2018 planning document to refer to a “currently
PolitiFact→ Arne Burkhardt – The COVID-19 vaccine does not replace male sperm with spike protein
In vaccinated males, the COVID-19 vaccine’s spike protein “has entirely replaced their sperm.”
PolitiFact→ Does the New Hampshire primary have a future? Impressions from PolitiFact’s reporting on the ground
Does the New Hampshire primary have a future?
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Kamala Harris wrong that Republican lawmakers played a role in reinstating abortion ban in Wisconsin
"After Roe was dismantled, extremists evoked a law from 1849 to stop abortion” in Wisconsin.
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→ Opportunity Wisconsin – Does U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil back cutting Social Security and Medicare?
“Bryan Steil is part of a group that wants to cut Social Security and Medicare, that would be devastating.”
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.
Logically→ Data misinterpreted to claim media misreported India’s passport ranking
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iowa Caucus Voters Throwing Random Scraps Into Paper Bag — Ballots Are Watermarked, Preprinted
Do social media reactions to video showing Republicans putting ballots in a brown paper bag during the Iowa Caucus correctly assume an absence of election integrity measures at the caucus? No, that is not true: Kelley Koch, the Republican
Health Feedback→ Johns Hopkins report on the 2025 SPARS pandemic isn’t evidence that an upcoming pandemic is being planned
REVIEW Claims that the COVID-19 pandemic was planned or that future pandemics have been planned beforehand by health authorities, universities, and prominent personalities like Bill Gates have continually surfaced on social media over the last few y
The Dispatch→ Ranked-Choice Voting Would Dramatically Improve the 2024 Republican Primary
But Trump would likely still win.
AllSides→ Misinformation on Number of School Shootings Fueled by Inconsistent Reporting
https://www.allsides.com/blog/misinformation-number-school-shootings-fueled-inconsistent-reporting Diff
The Dispatch→ No, Rep. Steve Scalise Didn’t Vote Against Stem Cell Research From Which He Is Now Benefiting
Claims of hypocrisy miss the mark in a couple of ways.
Full Fact→ Eligibility criteria for prepayment fuel vouchers vary
Fuel vouchers to help struggling prepay energy customers do exist, but a charity which organises them says a viral Facebook post’s explanation is misleading.
Washington Post→ Fact-checking the fifth Republican presidential debate
Here’s our roundup of fishy claims in the fifth GOP debate of the 2024 election cycle.