Was an unidentified young woman robbed, stabbed, and left for dead by the side of the road, and will sharing a post on social media help to identify her? No, that's not true: This post is a fabrication designed to trick people to share th
The Dispatch→ Sniffing Out Indoctrination
Fixing free speech at elite institutions
The Dispatch→ Another Trump Term Is a Grave Threat to NATO
And he wouldn’t even have to be a ‘dictator on Day 1’ to pull it off.
The Dispatch→ Where He Found Us
‘He meets us on our own terms because we cannot meet Him on His.’
The Dispatch→ A Different Kind of Christmas for Palestinian Christians
Solemn Christmas celebrations in the Holy Land this year are suffused with pleas for peace.
The Dispatch→ Give That Man a Ham
Congratulations to our first-ever Cutline of the Year honoree.
AllSides→ Fact Checking Claims That Volodymyr Zelensky Bought a $20 Million Florida Mansion
https://thedispatch.com/article/fact-checking-claims-that-volodymyr-zelensky-bought-a-20-million-florida-mansion/
The Dispatch→ Christmas with the Cranks
Cartoonish bait for the barista-socialist crowd.
The Dispatch→ The Beckoning of Christmas ‘Time’
From the Old Testament to ‘A Christmas Carol,’ ebenezers past and present offer a richer notion of time.
The Dispatch→ Elf at 20
The modern Christmas classic still delivers humor for all ages.
The Dispatch→ My Merit—Your Racism
Merit is weaponized ‘whiteness’ when it’s a barrier to entry, an indisputable fact when certain groups get the spoils of status.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Greta Thunberg Did NOT Wear Hamas Headband, Hold ISIS Flag In Photo
Did Greta Thunberg wear a Hamas headband and hold an Islamic State flag in an image that appeared on social media? No, that's not true: The picture showing the Swedish climate activist has been changed from the original using photo editin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fulton County Did NOT Count 20,713 Votes That Did Not Exist In 2020 Election
Did Fulton County, Georgia, count 20,713 votes that did not exist in the 2020 election and that there are "no records" for, such as poll tapes? No, that's not true: An election-watchdog expert said that claiming votes are missing because
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ False report targets Colorado justice who voted to disqualify Trump from 2024 primary ballot
Following the court’s decision on Tuesday that Trump is ineligible for the White House under the U.S.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zelenskyy’s ‘Certificate of Naturalization’ Is NOT Real
Is a photograph that purports to show a U.S. certificate of naturalization for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy real? No, that's not true: The certificate is counterfeit. It's missing key components, such as his signature and the s
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims That Volodymyr Zelensky Bought a $20 Million Florida Mansion
The home is for sale but remains an active listing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Arrest Colorado Supreme Court Judge Who Voted to Remove Donald Trump from State Ballot
Did Marines arrest on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, a Colorado Supreme Court justice, Monica Marquez, who voted in favor of removing Donald Trump from the state's 2024 presidential primary ballot? No, that's not true: This is a fake news
The Dispatch→ The Trump-Haley Rivalry Heats Up in New Hampshire
But can the former South Carolina governor compete in her home state?
Full Fact→ President Putin did not say WEF’s Klaus Schwab is a ‘legitimate military target’
This claim appears to have come from a website that has published other false claims. It concerns a speech in which Mr Schwab wasn’t mentioned at all.
AllSides→ ‘Bunch of Lies’: Fact-Checking Biden’s Claims Amid Impeachment Inquiry
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/11/bunch-of-lies-fact-checking-bidens-claims-amid-impeachment-inquiry/
Full Fact→ Post about missing Prescot man is a hoax
The photograph accompanying the post shows a man with a different name who passed away a few days earlier.
Full Fact→ Coughing does not protect you during a heart attack
People having a heart attack should call an ambulance immediately. The idea that they should cough to protect themselves is a common myth that’s been spreading for more than 20 years.
PolitiFact→ Robin Vos – Did Wisconsin's governor reject Iowa modeled redistricting plan he had earlier endorsed?
Gov. Tony Evers and Democrats "rejected our (Iowa model redistricting) proposal to enact the very plan they originally endorsed."
Full Fact→ NHS waiting list was not falling before the pandemic
Oliver Dowden said that the numbers waiting for elective care in England were falling ‘on many measures’ before the pandemic. We’re not sure which measures he means. On the main measure, they were not
Logically→ No, Kapil Sibal did not say he would kill himself if Ram Mandir was constructed
Logically→ Music video clip shared as Palestinian man pleading with IDF soldiers to not chop olive tree
Logically→ No, Elon Musk is not named TIME’s Person of the Year 2023
FactCheck.org→ A Video Celebrating Our 20th Anniversary
In December 2003, then-FactCheck.org Director Brooks Jackson published the first articles on our website. At the time, Brooks was the only journalist on staff, and he had one assistant. Today, we have nine full-time journalists and four undergr
The Dispatch→ Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
Dispatch writers share their favorite holiday traditions.
Logically→ ప్రభుత్వ ఉద్యోగులు అందరూ తమ పిల్లల్ని ప్రభత్వ విద్యా సంస్థలలోనే చదివించాలని తెలంగాణ ముఖ్యమంత్రి ఆదేశించలేదు
Logically→ ২০২১ চনৰ আফগানিস্তানৰ ফটো যুদ্ধবিধ্বস্ত গাজাৰ খালী শ্ৰেণীকোঠা হিচাপে শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Full Fact→ Asylum seeker who died aboard Bibby Stockholm misidentified as doctor from Cameroon
The man who died on 12 December has been named as Leonard Farruku, an Albanian national.
Full Fact→ Photos show pilots with badges mocking ‘chemtrails’, not supporting the conspiracy theory
The badges are a long-running joke about the conspiracy theory among pilots and social media users.
Logically→ ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನದ ನಿಯೋಜಿತ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾಜಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ದಾವೂದ್ ಇಬ್ರಾಹಿಂನ ಮರಣವನ್ನು ಎಕ್ಸ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ದೃಢೀಕರಿಸಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ Clip of Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah quoting Yediyurappa misattributed as his own words
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission and don’t increase mortality, contrary James Thorp’s claim
REVIEW On 13 December 2023, the Wellness Company shared a post on Instagram, in which gynecologist James Thorp questioned the utility and safety of COVID-19 vaccines. The post claimed that the vaccines were an “unqualified disaster” because they
Logically→ Video of Syrian journalist reporting from Idlib falsely linked to Israel-Hamas conflict
The Dispatch→ Florida Man Blocked From Colorado Ballots
Also: some Christmas nontroversies.
Logically→ గతంలో వైసీపీ శాసనసభ్యులు టిడీపీని విమర్శించిన వీడియోని ఇటీవల జగన్ ప్రభుత్వం మీద విమర్శగా ప్రచారం చేస్తున్నారు
The Dispatch→ Kevin McCarthy: Still Running Interference for the GOP
The former speaker reflects on a congressional career and its rocky ending.