Did Joe Biden say that if he loses the presidential election, his people would keep burning, looting, and killing? No, that's not true: A post claimed the Democratic presidential nominee made that statement on August 31, 2020, which is th
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Governor Did NOT Sign A ‘Run Em Over’ Law
Did Florida's governor sign into law a 'Run Em Over" law that protects drivers who run over protesters if the drivers are fleeing for safety from a mob? No, that's not true: Gov. Ron DeSantis did propose such legislation on September 21,
FactCheck.org→ McDonald’s and the American Flag
Quick Take Social media posts — without evidence — have accused McDonald’s of taking down American flags in support of Black Lives Matter and antifa. The company says that is “not true.” Full Story McDonald’s has recently fa
AllSides→ Here’s what Tucker Carlson got wrong about the Kenosha shootings
https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/sep/23/heres-what-tucker-carlson-got-wrong-about-kenosha-/ In a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fisher-Price Did NOT Release ‘My First Peaceful Protest’ Playset
Did Fisher-Price release 'My First Peaceful Protest' playset with a house that children can set ablaze? No, that's not true: This is a satirical claim published by a well-known satire website. This satire piece stems from the recent prote
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Coroner’ Did NOT Say George Floyd Died From A Drug Overdose, Instead of Injuries From Police Restraint
Did a "coroner" say George Floyd died from a drug overdose and not because a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes? No, that is not true. While the autopsy report said Floyd had drugs in his system and oth
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Soros Does NOT Own Two Sigma Investments
Does George Soros own Two Sigma Investments? No, that's not true: The company's federal filings with the Security and Exchange Commission state that Soros has never been part of any ownership of the investment firm. The claim appeared in
Truth or Fiction?→ Bar Owner Dies by Suicide After Indictment for Allegedly Shooting, Killing Protester?
On September 22 2020, hyperpartisan site BlueLivesMatter.blue/The Police Tribune published an article headlined, “Bar Owner Commits Suicide After Being Indicted For Shooting Rioter Who Attacked Him”: It began: The Nebraska store
FactCheck.org→ Trump Said ‘I Like Taking The Guns Early,’ Not Harris
Quick Take Facebook posts claim that Sen. Kamala Harris said, “I like taking the guns early.” She didn’t say that, but President Donald Trump did. Full Story Dozens of conservative Facebook pages have been sharing a picture of Sen. Ka
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Showing Whoopi Goldberg Wearing T-Shirt Showing Trump Shooting Himself Is NOT Real
Did The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg wear a t-shirt sporting the slogan "Make America Great Again" below an image of Presiden Trump shooting himself through the head? No, that's not true: the image was digitally manipulated, in reality th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Say The Second Amendment is ‘Obsolete’
Did Joe Biden say the Second Amendment is "obsolete"? No, that's not true: This claim is from a satirical website that publishes outlandish claims about Democrats with the goal of making Republicans believe and share them. It is also some
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 22 Christians Did NOT Get Executed By Afghan Islamic Rebels — Photo Is From Syria In 2013
Did Afghani Islamic militants execute 22 Christians? No, that's not true: This claim, with a variety of photos, has been making the rounds on social media since it surfaced in February 2009, and has been debunked even by groups dedicated
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Town Hall
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden answered questions from the public in a CNN town hall, but he got some facts wrong and misled on others: Biden made the far-fetched claim that data show President Donald Trump could have prevented “all&
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kohl’s DOES Sell Blue Lives Matter Apparel
Does Kohl's only sell Black Lives Matter apparel and no Blue Lives Matter apparel? No, that's not true: Kohl's sells cowboy boots with a stitched-on Thin Blue Line patch, one symbol of the Blue Lives Matter pro-police organization. Starti
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Dallas Teacher Call the Kenosha Homicide Suspect a ‘Hero for the Modern Age’?
In mid-September 2020, the Dallas Independent School District in Texas drew national attention after local outlets began reporting on an assignment comparing a 17-year-old homicide suspect with both civil rights activists and one of the people he kill
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Bandaged Girl In A Hospital Bed Does NOT Show A 14-Year-Old Raped And Beaten By Jacob Blake
Does a photo of a bandaged girl in a hospital bed show a 14-year-old victim who was raped and beaten by Jacob Blake? No, that's not true: Jacob Blake, the man shot seven times by Kenosha, Wisconsin, police, was never charged or convicted
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘FB Banned over 700 Pages Dedicated to Expose Pedophilia. That Should Scare the Absolute S*** Out of Everyone.’
On September 4 2020, a Facebook user asserted the platform had banned “700 pages” which were “dedicated to expos[ing] pedophilia”: White text against a blue background included the #SaveOurChildren hashtag: FB banned over 70
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘FB Banned over 700 Pages Dedicated to Expose Pedophilia. That Should Scare the Absolute S*** Out of Everyone.’
On September 4 2020, a Facebook user asserted the platform had banned “700 pages” which were “dedicated to expos[ing] pedophilia”: White text against a blue background included the #SaveOurChildren hashtag: FB banned over 70
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Epstein’s Private Banker NOT Found Dead; Murder Of Judge’s Son Not Related To Epstein Case
Was Jeffrey Epstein's private banker found dead and was the son of a judge handling a case related to Epstein murdered by a shooter who was later found dead? Most of this is not true, but the part that is lacks key facts that give it cont
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Antifa Is NOT Calling For Election Rioting By Members Dressed As Trump Supporters — It’s An Old Post That Was Shared As Satire. And It Gets The Election Date Wrong
Is Antifa recruiting "comrades" to dress as President Trump supporters and police to riot on Election Day and fool people into thinking it was supporters of Trump who caused the mayhem? No, the online meme making the claim was posted by a
Truth or Fiction?→ Attempted Florida Pizza Shop Abduction: ‘Hold Tight to Your Babies. 😭😭 They Are Coming for Them’
On September 11 2020, a Facebook user shared the following screen recording of an apparent attempted child abduction, captioned “Hold tight to your babies. They are coming for them”: That had been captured from the Instagram acc
FactCheck.org→ D.C. Mayor Did Not Propose Removal of Federal Monuments
Quick Take A Facebook post falsely claims that Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser “proposed using her power to remove” the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial in the wake of protests against racism. Bowser asked an advisory panel to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A ‘Savage’ Who Was ‘Violently Burning Down’ A Neighborhood Or ‘Looting’
Does a photo of a fist-raised protester show someone who is violently burning down a neighborhood and looting? No, that's not true: The man shown in the photo was taking part in a 2014 protest in Oakland, California, in which no looting o
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Kyle Rittenhouse’s Lawyer Tweet That His Client Started a ‘Second American Revolution’?
On September 2 2020, Twitter user @JoshuaPotash shared the following screenshot, which was purportedly a tweet in which a lawyer for Kyle Rittenhouse — a teenager charged with killing two people — said that his client had fired the first s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Kyle Rittenhouse’s Mother In Militia Gear And Armed At Kenosha Protest
Does a photo show Kyle Rittenhouse's mother dressed in militia gear and carrying an AR-15 rifle at the Kenosha protest the same night her son allegedly killed two men and wounded a third? No, that's not true: The image used in a meme clai
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘I Plan to Lead Another Non-Violent March Tomorrow’
A political cartoon depicting the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. recirculated online in August 2020, as users pointed out the parallels between how his efforts for Black liberation were viewed during his life and skepticism around the Black Lives Mat
Truth or Fiction?→ Conspiracy Forums Amplify Russian Troll Site’s ‘Laundry List’ of Arrested Politicians
A lengthy “copypasta” disinformation post with content dating back to at least 2015 was recirculated online in conspiracy theory forums and Facebook in August and September 2020 — amplified by a Russian website. NBC News reporter Ben
AllSides→ What This Viral Post Gets Wrong About the Kenosha Shootings
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/what-this-viral-post-gets-wrong-about A viral Facebook post claims
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say Americans Are ‘Going To Die’ When He’s Not President — Lincoln Project Edited Video Deceitfully
Did President Donald Trump claim Americans are "going to die" when he's not president and call his staff "stupid" in a television interview? No, that's not true: a video -- posted by an anti-Trump political action committee -- deceptively
FactCheck.org→ Biden Misleads on Preexisting Conditions
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden claimed President Donald Trump’s effort in court to nullify the Affordable Care Act would “take 100 million people with preexisting conditions and move them in a direction where they can’t get
Truth or Fiction?→ Was ‘a Mob’ Trying to Break into the Mayor of Kenosha’s Home?
The mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin rebuffed a lie from United States President Donald Trump on September 1 2020 — after Trump called him “foolish” prior to visiting the city against the wishes of both local and state leadership. The pre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Claim "You Won’t Be Safe in Joe Biden’s America"
Did Joe Biden claim "You won't be safe in Joe Biden's America"? No, that's not true: Biden was quoting what the Trump campaign was saying about him and went on to remark that their "proof" was "the violence we're seeing in Donald Trump's
FactCheck.org→ Trump Retweets Dated, Racially Charged Post
President Donald Trump retweeted a video, which had been posted under the misleading heading “Black Lives Matter/Antifa,” of a Black man shoving a white woman into a stopped subway car. The incident occurred on Oct. 23, 2019, and there is n
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook Blames Lack of Training For Spread of Kenosha ‘Militia’ Gang Content
As content praising the suspect in a double homicide committed during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin continued to proliferate on Facebook, the social media platform’s executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg, blamed a lack of
FactCheck.org→ Final Night of the Republican Convention
Summary At the close of the Republican National Convention, the president distorted the facts on the economy, COVID-19, health care, the military, immigration, policing and foreign affairs: Trump again claimed he built the “greatest” and “strong
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alleged Kenosha Shooter Rittenhouse Did NOT Own Gas Station Where He Was Allegedly Standing Guard To Protect It From Arson
Was Kyle Rittenhouse just protecting his own business in Kenosha, Wisconsin, when he allegedly shot at a crowd protesting the police shooting of Jacob Blake? No, this is not true. Rittenhouse, seen armed with a semi-automatic rifle, was w
The Dispatch→ Has Joe Biden Failed to Condemn Violent Protests and Looting?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Ban Over 700 Pages Dedicated To Exposing Pedophilia
Did Facebook ban over 700 pages dedicated to exposing pedophilia? No, that's not true: The groups, pages and ads that were removed were tied to QAnon, a conspiracy theory that uses the issue of child trafficking as a recruitment tool. The
FactCheck.org→ Republican Convention Night 3
Summary Vice President Mike Pence and others twisted facts on the economy, some of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s positions and more: Pence claimed that President Donald Trump “created the greatest economy in the world.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Text Message Saying There’s An Unclaimed Package Waiting Is NOT A Sex Trafficking Tool — But It Is A Scam
Is a text message saying there's an unclaimed package waiting linked to sex trafficking? No, that's not true. A meme has gone viral showing a text message saying there's a package for the recipient, with the meme claiming the link in the