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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Zelenskyy Doing Crotch-Jiggling Belly Dance — It’s Doctored Footage Of Argentinian Dancer
Does a video show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doing a crotch-jiggling belly dance in a nude sparkly leotard? No, that's not true: The footage is doctored -- it uses video of Argentinian dancer Pablo Acosta with the head of Zel
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Is the U.S. third in gun violence because of five cities? Data doesn’t support that claim
Removing gun-related homicides in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and St. Louis would drop the U.S. to 189th out of 193 countries in gun violence.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trudeau Misspoke When He Said ‘Russia Must Win This War’ — He Corrected, Saying ‘Ukraine Must Win This War’
Did Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say that Russia must win this war? Yes: Trudeau did misspeak at the end of a news conference in Poland. While speaking of how aid and military equipment would be supplied to Ukraine, he accidenta
FactCheck.org→ Breaking Down the Immigration Figures
Encounters on the southern border of those trying to enter the U.S. without authorization have gone up significantly under President Joe Biden. Government statistics show that in the initial processing of millions of encounters, 2.5 million people hav
FactCheck.org→ Study Largely Confirms Known, Rare COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects
SciCheck Digest An international study of around 99 million people confirmed known serious side effects of COVID-19 vaccination. It also identified a possible relationship between the first dose of the Moderna vaccine and a small risk of a neurolog
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea
An independent journalist incorrectly claimed the Houthis sank a ship and rescued the crew.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘White Hats’ Did NOT Foil Supposed Plot to ‘Assassinate President Trump’ — Story Is From Site That Produces Fiction
Did "White Hats" foil a supposed plan to "assassinate President Trump"? No, that's not true: Searching the locations mentioned in the article for press releases and an online news index search of keywords relating to this claim did not yi
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: No Show Tonight, But Did You Catch Our Weekend Shows?
Good things come in pairs.
Full Fact→ Video does not show a real nuclear attack alert in the US
Footage taken from a ‘mock scenario’ on YouTube has been circulating online as if it shows a real emergency alert.
Full Fact→ Image does not show Israeli soldier who died by suicide after attack by fellow troops
An image shared with a claim that it shows an Israeli soldier who took her own life uses a photo of a soldier who was killed at a checkpoint in 2022.
Full Fact→ Ireland’s U17 women’s football team didn’t turn away during Israeli national anthem
A video which is claimed to show the football team turning their backs while the Israeli anthem is played, has been edited.
Full Fact→ No evidence people posing as ‘home affairs officers’ are robbing houses
Warnings about this have been circulating in various countries around the world since at least 2016, but these posts appear to be hoaxes.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – More gun ownership does not lead to less gun violence
The states that have 97% of guns are the states with the least amount of gun violence.
Full Fact→ Raw milk doesn’t make it easier to digest lactose
It may also contain harmful pathogens, so people with weaker immune systems are advised not to consume it.
The Dispatch→ Alabama Supreme Court Sparks IVF Debate
The ruling protecting frozen embryos under the state’s wrongful death law, explained.
Full Fact→ London council tax as a whole isn’t 71% higher than it was when Sadiq Khan took office
Only the mayor’s portion of council tax in London has increased by 71% in this time. Council tax as a whole has risen, but not by as much.
The Dispatch→ The Future of the Conservative Movement
"Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me."
The Dispatch→ Live from Alabama
Don't go to law school without a business plan.
The Dispatch→ The Year of Perilous Endurance
Handicapping the next 12 months in Ukraine.
The Dispatch→ What Really Went Wrong In the Antisemitism Hearings
While university presidents lacked principled defiance, GOP officials embraced political theater. A 20th-century university leader shows a better path.
The Dispatch→ Llamas, Life Online, and Lessons Learned
How the news media followed social media mobs into the darkest corners of political life.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Son Of Dr. Sebi On Trial — It’s An AI-Generated Illustration
Does a photograph show the son of Dr. Sebi on trial, purportedly for "spreading health secrets?" No, that's not true: The image of a man in an orange prison outfit is not a real photograph of the "son" of Dr. Sebi, whose real name was Alf
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judge Kaplan Did NOT Unilaterally Dismiss Prince Andrew Sexual Assault Lawsuit
Did Judge Lewis Kaplan terminate a sexual assault lawsuit involving Prince Andrew in the spring of 2022 to prevent trial? No, that's not true: Both court materials and news reports show that the judge considered trial until the very last
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mercury Does NOT Generate ‘Free Energy’
Does mercury generate "free energy" as a post on Instagram claimed? No, that's not true: Mercury is a metal that can "conduct electricity in ways similar to copper," an industrial chemist told Lead Stories and the clips shown in the video
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Hindu Indian’ Immigrant Defecating In Public — It’s A Staged Scene By A Content Creator
Does a video on social media show a "Hindu Indian man" coming to America and taking a "dump in public"? No, that's not true: The video shows YouTuber Prince Zee, who is not Hindu or Indian, performing one of the many stunts that have earn
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Showing ‘The View’ Guest Accusing Karine Jean-Pierre Of ‘Bullshit’ On Air Is NOT Real — Clip Is Edited To Add A Person
Did a guest on "The View" accuse White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre of espousing "bullshit" on an episode of "The View"? No, that's not true: Damon Imani, a social media personality, edited himself into clips of the real Decem
The Dispatch→ No Peace
Nikki Haley and ‘the 40 percent.’
PolitiFact→ Who is Alexander Smirnov, and what does his indictment mean for the GOP impeachment inquiry?
An FBI informant claimed Joe Biden accepted a $5 million bribe. Republicans said the informant's allegations were important to their efforts to impeach Biden. Federal prosecutors now say the allegations were “fabrications.” What now?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disney World Is NOT Adding Urinals To All Women’s Restrooms — Claim Originated On A Satire and Parody Website
Did Disney announce that urinals would be added to all women's restrooms in their theme parks to provide "a safer and more inclusive atmosphere for everyone"? No, that's not true: This claim appeared in an article in Mouse Trap News, a we
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Donald Trump’s Claim About Opposing the Iraq War
He expressed support for an invasion in 2002.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Dr. Oz wasn’t attacked on TV for diabetes cure; fight video is from Ukraine talk show
There was an “attempt on Dr. Oz’s life” on TV over his diabetes cure.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israel Was NOT Still Banned From International Ice Hockey Federation Competitions As Of February 21, 2024
Did the International Ice Hockey Federation ban Israel from international competitions, and was the ban still in effect as of February 21, 2024? Not quite: Although the governing body did ban the Israeli National Team from competing in it
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Israel’s intelligence agency did not label the US Air Force an ‘enemy’ of the Jewish state
After 25-year-old airman Aaron Bushnell self-immolated outside the Israeli Embassy, while declaring he “will not longer be complicit in genocide,” social media users alleged that Mossad had denigrated the U.S.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Is Disney World adding urinals to women’s restrooms? No, that’s Pants on Fire!
“Disney World is adding urinals to the women’s restrooms.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Texas chicken farm fire revives baseless conspiracy theory about food supply attacks
Chicken farm fire that killed 12 million birds intentionally set
The Dispatch→ After a South Carolina Defeat, Haley Pitches Herself As the Normalcy Candidate
Plus: At CPAC, Trump envisions his presidential redux.
Full Fact→ List of restrictions on Islam in Japan is full of errors
The list has been circulating online since at least 2014.
Full Fact→ Decade-old headline in The Atlantic is being shared on social media
The headline claims a homophobic slur has been tweeted 2.6 million times in the last three months.
PolitiFact→ No evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism or 'trans terrorism'
After a shooting in Joel Osteen’s Houston church, some pundits claimed the assailant was transgender and the tragedy was a sign of rising LGBTQ+ extremist violence. Domestic terrorism experts say data doesn’t support that.