Did Dr. Mehmet Oz promote a "cure" for prostate disease that does not require surgery? No, that's not true: A representative for Oz told Lead Stories, "This is a fake post fraudulently using Dr. Oz's name and likeness." A link that accom
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Endorse A ‘$6,400 Bonus’ Scheme Before Christmas
Did Donald Trump endorse a "$6,400 bonus" scheme before Christmas 2023? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find any evidence that the former president ever made any of the comments in a video making the claim, and it appears to b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Amazon Delivery Fleet Is NOT Converting Back To Diesel — Amazon Plans To Add More Electric Vehicles To Fleet In The Future
Did Amazon convert its delivery fleet back to diesel "as electric doesn't work"? No, that's not true: A public relations manager from Amazon told Lead Stories on December 18, 2023, that this claim is false. An Amazon article from October
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Palestinian Man Falling In A Street Is NOT ‘Theater’ From Gaza In 2023 — It Was Shot In Hebron In 2015; There’s NO Evidence Man Was Faking Injuries
Does a video of a man collapsing in the street prove that his fall was staged for pro-Hamas propaganda and that it happened in Gaza in 2023? No, that's not true: The footage predates the 2023 Hamas-Israel war. Contrary to online speculati
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia Gov. Kemp Lawyers Did NOT Notify Sec. of State Raffensperger ‘17,852 Invalid 2020 Votes’ Counted In Fulton County
Did Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's legal staff notify Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in late 2023 that 17,852 invalid 2020 votes were counted in Georgia's Fulton County? No, that's not true: The State Election Board told Lead Stories th
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Promises of $16,800 payments from the U.S. government are a scam
“The U.S. is sending everyone (a) free $16,800 right now.”
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Why Ron DeSantis’ claim that Sweden ‘shut down’ gender-affirming surgical care is Half True
Discussing gender-affirming surgical care for minors, said that Sweden “shut it down.”
The Dispatch→ A Time for Choosing
The politics of Nikki Haley’s VP tryout.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Los casos de neumonía pediátrica en Estados Unidos no son un misterio, ni vinculados a China
"Neumonia misteriosa ya está golpeando" a niños en Estados Unidos "lo mismo que está pasando en China".
FactCheck.org→ Yale Preprint Recorded Patient Experiences, Did Not Demonstrate Vaccines Cause New Syndrome
SciCheck Digest A preprint on a Yale-based study described chronic symptoms self-reported after COVID-19 vaccination by 241 members of an online group. The paper, which has not been peer-reviewed, did not show how common these symptoms are in the g
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Video doesn’t show Israeli army commander saying he handcuffed two couples in a building
“Israeli Army Commander admits they handcuffed 2 couples inside a house then used tanks to destroy the building.”
The Dispatch→ Kevin McCarthy Predicts 2024 GOP Victories in Exit Interview
Plus: Turning Point USA tells the young MAGA faithful that early voting is good, actually.
Logically→ Old Black Lives Matter protest video of truck driving through a crowd shared as U.S. pro-Palestine protest
Full Fact→ BBC reporter Jeremy Bowen has not been removed from Gaza
The same false claim has been in circulation since 2014.
The Dispatch→ We Don’t Have a Wealth Problem. We Have a Math Problem.
The U.S. has enough money to do what it wants to do. But x is always less than 1.5x.
Logically→ Arabic text added to edited photo of street sign to suggest ‘Islamification’ of U.K.
Logically→ Arabic text added to edited photo of street sign to suggest ‘Islamification’ of U.K.
Logically→ ప్రధాన మంత్రి నరేంద్ర మోదీ, అమిత్ షా ఒక హిందూ పూజారితో వర్చువల్ గా సమావేశమైన వీడియో అంటూ షేర్ చేసింది ఎడిటెడ్ వీడియో
Logically→ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ನರೇಂದ್ರ ಮೋದಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅಮಿತ್ ಶಾ ಅವರ ಹಿಂದೂ ಪುರೋಹಿತರೊಂದಿಗಿನ ವರ್ಚುವಲ್ ಭೇಟಿಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ಎಡಿಟ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Video from 2013 Rabaa massacre passed off as Israeli bulldozers at Gaza hospital
The Dispatch→ The Biden Administration Invests in High-Speed Rail
‘It’s all too easy to be deceived by what we see in other countries.’
Logically→ ২০২১ চনৰ ভিডিঅ’ বিজেপিৰ জয়ৰ পিছত ‘ৰাজস্থানৰ অভিমুখে বুলডজাৰ ৰাওনা’ বুলি শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ 11.000 newzealandske vaccinefritagelser blev givet til sundhedspersonale, ikke eliten
Logically→ No, FDA did not admit that all cancer treatments cause cancer
Washington Post→ The most popular fact checks of 2023
Three of the top 10 were fact checks of Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), while facts checks on President Biden or his son Hunter were also popular.
The Dispatch→ Ukraine on the Brink
Not just a stalemate.
Logically→ Videoer deles med fejlagtig påstand om, at dødt spædbarn i virkeligheden er en dukke
The Dispatch→ The Biden Administration’s Plan to Seize Drug Patents, Explained
The federal government is proposing a new framework that could allow for increased manufacturing of prescription drugs.
Logically→ Palæstinensisk barn tilbageholdes af betjente i gammel video, der deles som ny
Logically→ Did Travis Head back Usman Khawaja’s pro-Palestine stance on X? No, It’s an imposter account
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on 2024 and the Israel-Hamas War
Plus, some thoughts on the coming year.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live Sneak Peek: An Israeli and Palestinian Talk Gaza
A preview of our members-only livestream.
The Dispatch→ When Obscure Christmas Liturgies Become Relevant Anew
Christmas is a time to proclaim hope, but also a time to plead for redemption.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking 5 claims Trump made at New Hampshire rally
With 38 days to go until New Hampshire voters cast their first-in-the-nation ballots in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, former President Donald Trump held a rally at University of New Hampshire. We fact-checked five claims.
The Dispatch→ We Happy Few
What did Irving Kristol have against Darwin?
The Dispatch→ Master of Puppets
Vivek Ramaswamy is a lousy presidential candidate but he's feeding the base what it wants to hear.
The Dispatch→ ‘Saltburn’ and the Allure of Social Media Influence
The film’s scathing critique of unchecked ambition applies to politics in the TikTok era.
The Dispatch→ A Civil Society
Alexandra Hudson’s ‘The Soul of Civility’ distinguishes civility from mere politeness or niceness.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Children’s Hospital Did NOT Announce It Would ‘No Longer Treat Unvaccinated Children’ in December 2023
Did Texas Children's Hospital announce in December 2023 that it would "no longer treat unvaccinated children"? No, that's not true: A hospital spokesperson told Lead Stories that this claim is "not true." Even if it were true, it would be
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ministry Of Education In Gaza Did NOT ‘Officially Announce’ End Of 2023/2024 Academic Year ‘As All Students Have Been Killed’
Was the academic year in Gaza suspended because "all students" have died? No, that's not true: Available data suggests that most schoolchildren are still alive, even though the Hamas-Israel war has disrupted their education. While interna