On March 26 2021, Imgur user ZUXUX shared a screenshot of a tweet by journalist Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller), claiming it was “now illegal to offer someone water in a voting line in Georgia”: Good morning. It’s now illegal to offer someone
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Logically→ New York is the first city in the US to end qualified immunity for police officers.
The New York City Council has passed a legislation that will effectively end qualified immunity as a defence for police officers.
Logically→ While there were 58 motions between 1917 and 1971 to break filibusters, it was five times more in 2020 alone.
There were 58 motions for cloture between 1917 and 1970. In 2020, there were only 118, which is about twice as 58, and not five times more.
Full Fact→ New Statesman death comparison creates misleading picture
The New Statesman has published an article questioning why “excess deaths” rose every year between 2012 and 2019. The article, published on 26 March, calls this a “disquieting trend” and links deaths to policies of “auster
Health Feedback→ Clinical trials showed that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is safe; its side effects are mostly mild
REVIEW On 10 February 2021, a video was posted on the podcast channel The Joe Rogan Experience on the platform Spotify, in which commentator Joe Rogan (interviewing fellow commentator Michael Malice) made a series of statements about the side effects
FactCheck.org→ Texas Doctor Spreads False Claims About COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Federal officials authorized two mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 after they were determined to be safe and effective against symptomatic illness in clinical trials. But a Texas doctor, in a widely shared video, falsely claims the vaccines do
Full Fact→ Covid-19: Behind the death toll
We see the scale of this pandemic in another way if we look at the death toll alongside how many years of life are being lost—including among people who don’t die. Readers have been asking us different versions of the same question for man
Logically→ Under Biden’s presidency, the number of unaccompanied children crossing the border has decreased to 28 percent.
There has been a 61 per increase in unaccompanied children held by CBP from January to February 2021. The 28 percent figure relates to all encounters.
Logically→ President Biden has called for a ban on assault weapons.
Joe Biden called for a sweeping prohibition of high assault guns and weapons to stop the mass killings in the U.S.
The Dispatch→ Uphill: January 6 Investigations Stall
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Logically→ Economic forecasters have projected that the U.S. economy will exceed 6% growth in G.D.P.
On March 17, 2021, the Federal Reserve Officials' median estimate predicted that the U.S. economy would grow by 6.5% in 2021.
AFP Fact Check→ This photo was taken at a rally in Bulgaria in 2013
An image of a tearful woman gazing into the eyes of a police officer in riot gear has been shared in multiple Facebook posts which claim the picture was taken in the Netherlands in March 2021 amid protests against coronavirus lockdown restrictions. The
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s First Press Conference
In his first press conference since being inaugurated 64 days ago, President Joe Biden got some facts wrong: Biden claimed that former President Donald Trump “eliminated” over $700 million in aid that Biden helped get for Central American countrie
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Nose Only Mask for Eating’ Purportedly Developed by Mexican Researchers
On March 25 2021 a Rumble.com post went viral, titled “ABSURD: Researchers Design New Mask to Wear While EATING.” What followed was not a news item, nor a video. After a lengthy advertisement played, the “content” of the post wa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pathogens And Heavy Metals Do NOT ‘Feed On’ Eggs In Your Liver
Does eating eggs feed pathogens and "feed" heavy metals in your liver, fostering disease? No, that's not true: The claim was published without citation of evidence. Nutritionists and other medical experts say this naturopathic claim ignor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence The Atlanta And Boulder Shootings And The 9/11 Attacks Were ‘False Flag’ Operations
Were the mass shootings in spas and massage parlors in Atlanta, and at a grocery store in Boulder and the September 11, 2001, attacks carried out under "false flags" so that the government could pass gun control legislation and invade Afg
Logically→ The South African COVID-19 variant is in 18 countries in Europe.
Several countries in the EU have now seen the strain of coronavirus that was first reported in South Africa in December.
Full Fact→ Inaccurate Covid vaccine ‘Q&A’: fact checked
A Covid-19 vaccine “Q&A” sheet has been circulating on social media. It presents a checklist of claims about the vaccine, alongside ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answers. Some of the claims are inaccurate and suggest the mRNA va
Logically→ A large weapons cache has been seized from a RSS hideout in Delhi.
Old and unrelated images are being circulated as weapons seized from RSS hideout in Delhi.
Logically→ Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were secretly married before their royal wedding.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle privately exchanged personal vows three days before the service at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018.
Full Fact→ Oranges don’t test positive for Covid-19
A post shared widely on Facebook claims that an orange has tested positive for Covid-19 using a lateral flow test. It’s unclear whether the post is implying that the tests are inaccurate or unreliable. In reality, the test cannot work properly wi
Logically→ The leader of the Proud Boys met with Donald Trump while the former President was in office.
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio had attended a public tour of the White House but had not met Trump.
The Dispatch→ Has the Biden Administration Issued a ‘Gag Order’ on Border Guards?
Viral Facebook posts claim that the Biden administration has issued a “gag order” to prevent the U.S. Customs and Border Protection from giving interviews unless they are arranged through the White House. a.image2.image-link.image
The Dispatch→ Has the Biden Administration Issued a ‘Gag Order’ on Border Guards?
Viral Facebook posts claim that the Biden administration has issued a “gag order” to prevent the U.S. Customs and Border Protection from giving interviews unless they are arranged through the White House. a.image2.image-link.image
Logically→ West Bengal is among the top 4 States in India for the cumulative coverage of the COVID-19 vaccination.
Bengal stands in 5th place among all states after administering 48,66,734 doses of the COVID vaccine as of March 29, 2021.
Logically→ There is no pure drinking water in the Gangasagar area.
According to a study, severe arsenic contamination in the Ganga River Bhasin poses a challenge for clean drinking water in the Gangasagar area.
Logically→ The Netherlands has closed more than 23 of its prisons since 2004.
The Dutch government has closed more than 23 prisons as the number of prisoners halved in a decade.
The Dispatch→ Ron Johnson Is the Same as He Ever Was
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Logically→ The TMC administration reserved 50% seats for women in Municipalities and Panchayats in West Bengal.
Women reservation in West Bengal panchayats and municipalities was increased to 50% in the year 2016 under the TMC administration.
Logically→ A priest outside a Chennai temple was distributing DMK pamphlets.
A person dressed in priestly attire was handing out DMK pamphlets outside a Chennai temple. There is confirmation that he does not work there.
Snopes→ Did Boris Johnson Once Liken Gun Control Measures to Compulsory Vasectomies?
As a newspaper columnist in the 1990s, Johnson railed against a crackdown on handguns after the Dunblane massacre in which 16 young school children and their teacher were shot dead.
The Dispatch→ The World as It Is
This week (so far) we have seen a mass shooting, a crisis at the border, a major walkback from President Trump’s favorite lawyer, Sidney Powell, and more. On today’s Dispatch Podcast, Steve, Sarah, Jonah, and David talk about all
Logically→ The Bharatiya Janata Party took away land rights from Jharkhand’s tribes.
After several protests across Jharkhand, the BJP withdrew a bill that would let Jharkhand's government acquire lands of Adivasis in the state.
FactCheck.org→ Arizona Governor Cherry-Picks Illegal Immigration Data to Exaggerate Rise Under Biden
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey exaggerated the rise in people trying to cross the southern border illegally under President Joe Biden, when he said there has been a “460% spike in illegal apprehensions.” As we recently wrote, border apprehensions
Truth or Fiction?→ Online Conspiracy Theorists Swarm ‘HRC’ Suez Canal Boat Jam
Reports of a container ship creating a traffic jam on the Suez Canal in Egypt quickly became grist for online conspiracy theorists, who spun the story into another smear against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. As the BBC reported, the Ever G
Truth or Fiction?→ Kaitlin Bennett ‘WAP’ Tweet
In March 2021, screenshots of a tweet attributed to “Kent State gun girl” Kaitlin Bennett began circulating in which Bennett interpreted the song “WAP,” an explicit and sexually provocative song that has become grist for the far
Logically→ Udhay Stalin: The funds supposed to compensate for the shortfall in Tamil Nadu’s GST revenue are being used to make a new parliament building.
Through the final weekly installment, the central government has released the GST compensation shortfall to all the states, including Tamil Nadu.
FactCheck.org→ Three False Claims About the Federal Voting Rights Bill
Quick Take Claims mischaracterizing a federal voting rights bill have been circulating on social media. The proposed law would not “ban” state voter ID laws, bar states from removing ineligible voters from their rolls, or allow minors to vo
Logically→ Tesla vehicles can now be purchased using bitcoins.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced this via a tweet on March 24, 2021, adding that the bitcoin would not be "converted into fiat currency."
Logically→ The Indiana Bell building was made to move 15 inches per hr, all while 600 employees still worked there.
In 1930, the building of Indiana Bell telephone company rotated 90 degrees and moved to build an extended building.