REVIEW Social media posts on Facebook and Instagram have touted the benefits of sauna bathing, receiving tens of thousands of views altogether. For example, this Facebook reel shows Raymond Francis, the author of a series of health books, claiming s
Health Feedback→ Alex Jones was fined 1.5 billion dollars for defaming families of Sandy Hook shooting victims; no evidence he was fined for warning about “Covid crimes”
REVIEW An Instagram post from August 2024 claimed that Alex Jones was fined 150 billion dollars for warning about crimes related to COVID-19. However, this claim is baseless, as we’ll show below. The post was published by political commentator Bra
The Dispatch→ An AMA With Jonah From the Wild West
Bearish on grizzlies.
The Dispatch→ Free Speech vs. the Algorithm
Can Section 230 keep up?
The Dispatch→ The Quietly Momentous First Continental Congress
250 years ago, a revolution began.
The Dispatch→ How Generative AI Content Could Influence the U.S. Election
Expect efforts to intensify near Election Day and in the aftermath.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Shows Distant Nebraska Relatives of Tim Walz Supporting Trump — 3rd & 4th Cousins
By: Uliana Malashenko and Alan Duke Does an image showing eight people in "Walz's for Trump" T-shirts prove that the majority of the Democratic vice presidential nominee's family supports the Republican presidential candidate? No, that's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Legal’ Statement Does NOT Protect User Data From Meta’s Generative AI — It’s Made Up
Does posting a statement ensure that users of Meta services will not have their data used in Meta's artificial intelligence training? No, that's not true: Posting the viral statement, or any other statement, doesn't mean that Meta will no
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall with Sean Hannity
PolitiFact fact-checked former President Donald Trump's Sept. 4 town hall, hosted by Fox News host Sean Hannity, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Was NOT In Hit-And-Run Accident In 2011 — ‘KBSF’ News Station Does NOT Exist, Image Of Crash Is From 2018
Did Kamala Harris hit a 13-year-old girl with a car and leave the scene in 2011? No, that's not true: The "KBSF-TV" news station cited in the social media post does not exist in San Francisco and the website that posted the article was cr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Circulating On Social Media Is NOT Of Georgia High School Shooter, But From Safety Training Program
Does a photo on social media show the Apalachee High School shooter? No, that's not true: The picture is instead from an active defense training program by Reflex Protect, a company specializing in safety preparedness. The image is not co
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Tornado’ Videos Do NOT Show Extreme Weather In Canada, Dubai
Do two reels posted to Facebook authentically show clips of tornadoes that occurred in Dubai and Canada? No, that's not true: Experts told Lead Stories that the twisters shown in the clips were fake and 100 percent AI-generated content. T
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Photo of reality show stars doesn’t feature Vice President Kamala Harris, despite online claims
Photo shows Vice President Kamala Harris “in the 90s.”
The Dispatch→ Free-for-All
Tucker Carlson and the right’s leadership vacuum.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Milk Chocolate Is NOT ‘Fine For Dogs’ Compared To Dark Chocolate — Both Toxic For Them
Is milk chocolate "fine" to feed dogs, while dark chocolate is toxic for them? No, that's not true: A professor told Lead Stories that both kinds of chocolate are toxic for dogs. Milk chocolate has less of the toxic compound in chocolate,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Google Earth Video Does NOT Reveal Unknown ‘Conspiracy’ Feature In Australia; It Shows Established Naval Station
Does a Google Earth video reveal an unknown "conspiracy" feature in Western Australia? No, that's not true: The video shows a well-known and long-established military installation in northwestern Australia. Naval Communication Station Har
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump said violent crime spiked 43% under Biden-Harris. That ignores reams of data.
“There’s been a 43% increase in violent crimes since I left office.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fly, Kamala, Fly? No, the Philadelphia Eagles did not endorse Harris for president
NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles endorsed Kamala Harris for president.
PolitiFact→ JD Vance – JD Vance’s faulty comparison of Trump, Harris on child separation at the border
A zero-tolerance policy during the Trump administration "led to less family separation than under Kamala Harris' border policies.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Supporting Report That 32 Armed Venezuelans Took Over Chicago Apartment Building
Did 32 armed Venezuelans with motorcycles trespass and take over a Chicago apartment complex on September 2, 2024? No, that's not true: The only evidence cited online for the claim is a recording of a Chicago police dispatcher relaying w
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Fact-checking the False claim that migrants tried ‘to hijack 2 school buses filled with children’
“BREAKING: Illegal Aliens in San Diego, California, tried to hijack 2 school buses filled with children.”
The Dispatch→ No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Not Worth $29 Million
Her latest financial disclosure report shows her wealth has not grown substantially.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows UK Police Kneeling To Muslim Men
Does a viral picture of U.K. police officers appearing to kneel to a group of men in traditional Islamic clothes portray a real-life scene? No, that's not true: Three AI detectors said the image was generated using AI. The image showed cl
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Melania Trump didn’t file for divorce in Palm Beach over Labor Day weekend
“Melania Trump just filed for divorce MINUTES ago in Palm Beach.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Humans Did NOT Artificially Create Antarctic Ice Cap
Did humans artificially create Antarctica's ice cap in order to boost energy emissions from frozen metals? No, that's not true: Scientists say Antarctica began freezing about 34 million years ago due to a drop in carbon dioxide in the atm
AllSides→ Trump appears to have misled Gold Star families on troop deaths in Afghanistan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/04/trump-misled-gold-star-families-troop-deaths-afghanistan/
AllSides→ Claims About Tim Walz’s Tenure as a Football Coach Are False
https://thedispatch.com/article/claims-about-tim-walzs-tenure-as-a-football-coach-are-false/ Despite hi
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-check: Trump called Kamala Harris a communist and a Marxist. Pants on Fire!
Vice President Kamala Harris “is a communist. … She is really a Marxist.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that Kamala Harris was fired from McDonald’s for stealing is satire
Vice President Kamala Harris was fired from McDonald’s for stealing.
Full Fact→ Prime Minister’s Questions fact checked: 4 September 2024
We’ve examined claims from this week’s PMQs about the state of the public finances, support for pensioners, economic growth and more.
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checks from Donald Trump's town hall with Fox News' Sean Hannity
PolitiFact is live fact-checking former President Donald Trump's town hall, hosted by Fox News host Sean Hannity, tonight at 9 p.m. ET in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Follow along with our fact-checks here.
The Dispatch→ Can Turning Point Action Boost the GOP’s Ground Game?
Plus: Questions remain over Donald Trump’s Arlington Cemetery visit.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Did I hear that right? No, Tiger Woods didn’t say Kamala Harris had a fake Black accent
Image claims Tiger Woods said “Kamala's fake black accent is embarrassing and extremely offensive.”
PolitiFact→ Bernie Moreno – Bernie Moreno misleads on Sherrod Brown votes for federal aid for migrants with non-legal status
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to “give illegals taxpayer funded stimulus checks, health care, even Social Security."
Full Fact→ CNN did not say Kamala Harris lied 113 times during DNC speech
CNN analysed five claims made in her speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination.
The Dispatch→ Chinese Economy Faces Choppy Waters
The government is focusing on manufacturing over consumer spending despite slowing growth.
The Dispatch→ Magic Kristol Ball
Universally known, mostly disliked.
The Dispatch→ A Nonbinary Choice
Spare us the benefit of your cleverness this election season.
The Dispatch→ ‘Why Did They Only Send Conscripts to Defend the Border?’
Russian POWs express frustration, relief after being captured during Ukraine’s Kursk offensive.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MADE-UP Quote About Kamala Harris’ Accent Did NOT Come From Tiger Woods — Originated From Self-Described Parody/Satire Account
Did American golfer Tiger Woods refer to Kamala Harris' manner of speech as a "fake black accent," calling it "embarrassing and extremely offensive"? No, that's not true: The online rumor was first published by a self-labeled parody and s