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The Dispatch→ Pro-Choice Groups Take the Abortion Fight to Red States
Pro-life and pro-choice protesters in front of the Kentucky state capitol on October, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images.)Plus: What to expect in next week’s neck-and-neck Kentucky GOP governor’s primary.Continue reading Pro-Ch
PolitiFact→ Successful program finds voters who moved or died. Why are states leaving it before 2024 elections?
Republican-led states are leaving a national program designed to help states strike outdated voter registrations. The states’ exit from ERIC could make it harder for them to find people on the rolls who moved or died before the 2024 elections.
PolitiFact→ How much economic impact do film and TV production tax credits yield for states?
New York is expanding a tax credit program for film and television production and calls it economically justified. But academic research of past programs counters that assertion.
The Dispatch→ Is Joe Biden Too Senior of a Statesman?
President Joe Biden laughs during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)Some Democrats worry while others brush the question off.Continue reading Is Joe Biden Too Senior of a State
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Children’s Book ‘Abuela’ Has NOT Been ‘Banned In Many States’
Was the children's book "Abuela" banned in "many states" as of April 20, 2023? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence as of this writing that the book has been banned at the county, state or federal level. The claim originate
Washington Post→ Newsom’s claim that Trump states have the highest murder rates
The California governor's claim glosses over decades of a persistent pattern.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Woke Free Tampons’ and ‘Period Poverty’ in the United States
On April 5 2023, a Reddit user shared a link about “woke free tampons” and “period poverty” to the subreddit r/politics: Teens, experts say free period products in schools isn’t ‘woke’ — it’s
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden said you can’t own a machine gun. You can in most states, but there are restrictions
In the U.S., “you’re not allowed to own a machine gun.”
PolitiFact→ Jared Moskowitz – Did Donald Trump tell governors to close states during the pandemic? The answer is complicated
Former President Donald Trump “instructed all the governors to shut down” because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
PolitiFact→ Brandon Creighton – Texas lawmaker says 30 states have education savings accounts. Is that true?
When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.”
The Dispatch→ United States Looks to Counter China in Africa
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech at the Kotoka International Airport on March 26, 2023. (Photo by Ernest Ankomah/Getty Images)Plus: It’s Opening Day! ⚾Continue reading United States Looks to Counter China in Africa »
Logically→ COVID-19 originated at Fort Detrick, a United States army base.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Prince Harry wasn’t deported from the United States and King Charles isn’t exiling him to Botswana
“Harry could be exiled to Botswana after he was deported from the United States due to an expired visa.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook, Google Supplied User Data to Help Police Locate ‘Abortion Seekers’ in the United States?
On March 5 2023, popular posts on Reddit’s r/technology and r/politics featured an article claiming that Google and Facebook (Meta) supplied user data to police prosecuting “abortion seekers”: Facebook and Google are handin
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Video misleads on the ‘single word’ President Joe Biden used to describe the United States
Joe Biden described America as “the foothills of the Himalayas with Xi Jinping.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Promise Zelenskyy A ‘Stake In The United States’
During his February 20, 2023, trip to Ukraine, did President Joe Biden promise Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "stake in the United States" as a reward for "staying the course"? No, that's not true: This claim was published by a
Logically→ The United States Air Force has shot down a UFO over Lake Huron.
December 2022 footage of a rocket launch in South Korea is being falsely shared as a video of a UFO sighting in the U.S.
The Dispatch→ The United States’ Terrestrial Weekend
The National Security Council’s John Kirby speaks at a White House press briefing following the U.S. downing of a number of unidentified aerial phenomena. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Why has the military suddenly begun shootin
Full Fact→ Express overstates impact of UK joining trans-Pacific trade bloc
The paper claimed joining the CPTPP would see over 99% of UK goods exports to members “become” tariff-free—but 85% already are.
PolitiFact→ Gavin Newsom – Gavin Newsom overstates the effect of Florida's permitless carry bill
"(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight."
FactCheck.org→ Post Misstates Quote from Starbucks CEO on Marriage
Quick Take Starbucks has a long history of supporting LGBTQ rights and same-sex marriage. But a post on social media twists a 2013 statement from its CEO at the time to falsely claim he said don’t buy Starbucks coffee “if you support tr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hellmann’s Mayonnaise NOT Being Discontinued In The United States, Canada And Most Other Countries
Is Hellmann's mayonnaise being discontinued in the United States, Canada and other countries around the globe? No, that's not true: Hellmann's will not be available for sale in South Africa, but there is no change in any other country, a
Poynter→ A claim vastly overstates the government’s spending on TSA’s gender-neutral screening technology
A man recording a video while in line at the airport Transportation Security Administration checkpoint had another agenda besides flying. In the video posted Jan. 19 on Facebook that’s been viewed nearly […] The post A claim vastly overstates
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim vastly overstates government’s spending on TSA’s gender-neutral screening technology
The Transportation Security Administration spent “a couple hundred million dollars” on gender-neutral screening technology.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Is NOT Forcing Member-States To End Human Rights And Freedoms Worldwide
Is the World Health Organization (WHO) compelling member states, through an amendment to its International Health Regulations, to abandon "the dignity of human beings, the human rights of human beings and fundamental freedoms"? No, that's
PolitiFact→ With Roe reversed and Congress deadlocked, states take up new abortion laws
With the abortion debate mostly deadlocked in Washington, the focus is shifting to the states, which are convening their first full legislative sessions since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
FactCheck.org→ Bernie Sanders Overstates Number of Americans Without Health Insurance
Explaining why he is likely to vote against an $858 billion defense spending bill, Sen. Bernie Sanders wrongly stated that there are “85 million Americans who have no health insurance.” The government estimate is about 27 million. The Ve
Logically→ WHO’s VigiAccess states that FluMist contains active ingredients for Streptococcal infection.
VigiAccess did not list strep as one of the active ingredients in FluMist. Weakened influenza virus strains in FluMist help fight the virus.
Logically→ A BBC News report states spike protein was found in dead babies in Scotland.
The BBC report talked about a spike in the number of dead babies, not spike-protein found in dead babies.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump vastly understates how much experts expect sea levels to rise
"They say the ocean will rise one-eighth of an inch over the next 200 to 300 years."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Florida midterm results came out fast. Why do other states need more time?
It’s proof of “voter fraud” that it takes some states days to count 2 million votes while Florida results were available on election night.
Poynter→ Fact deserts leave states vulnerable to election lies
This story was first published on the Duke Reporters’ Lab website. Amid the political lies and misinformation that spread across the country throughout the 2022 midterm elections, statements by candidates […] The post Fact deserts leave sta
AllSides→ Ballot Processing Continues in Closely Watched States Amid Unfounded Claims of Fraud
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/11/ballot-processing-continues-in-closely-watched-states-amid-unfounded-claims-of-fraud/
Logically→ United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been arrested.
Nancy Pelosi has not been arrested. Video clips of Pelosi with her security detail are being shared with unsubstantiated claims.
FactCheck.org→ Ballot Processing Continues in Closely Watched States Amid Unfounded Claims of Fraud
Quick Take Close Senate races are underway in some states that have different laws regarding ballot deadlines and tabulation. But some high-profile Republicans — including former President Donald Trump — have suggested, without any evidence
PolitiFact→ Glenn Youngkin – Youngkin overstates his 2021 vote from Virginia cities
In his election as governor, “We won cities that no Republican had ever won.”
Logically→ Media discussion of likely ‘red mirages’ reveals which states democrats plan to steal in the midterms.
This phenomenon is not indicative of fraud. Election night tallies are frequently not reflected in results when all votes have been counted.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘United States Post Office’ Is NOT Safer Alternative To USPS For Mail-in Voting
Is mailing ballots through the "United States Post Office" more reliable than through the United States Postal Service? Is the "United States Post Office" the country's "de jure postal service," while the United States Postal Service is a
FactCheck.org→ States Determine School Immunization Requirements, Not CDC
SciCheck Digest Vaccines are added to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s immunization schedule after consultation with an outside advisory group and when the benefits outweigh the risks. Contrary to claims from Tucker Carlson and others