The Biden administration has been on a war footing with Iran and its proxies militarily while it appeases the regime diplomatically.
The Dispatch→ The Abyss Beckons
A Palestinian’s reflection on escalating suffering, persistent support for Hamas, and aspirations for peace.
Logically→ Digital altered videos shared to show Narayana Murthy endorsed investing platform ‘Quantum AI’
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on Antisemitism, Ukraine Funding, and the GOP Debate
Plus: Some thoughts from a new-ish Army mom.
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with John McCormack
It’s our newest hire’s turn to answer your questions.
The Dispatch→ Advent and the Hope of Divine Accountability
Our dissatisfaction with our body politic underscores important spiritual truths.
The Dispatch→ You’ll Be Back, Dummies
How the former president outrages the media and wins over the anti-anti-Trumpers.
The Dispatch→ Sleepwalking Into Autocracy
Why Trump’s win would be the death of the republic.
The Dispatch→ The Kayfabe Coalition
Tapping into the conspiracy market.
The Dispatch→ Living Well at the End of Western Civilization
Nora Ephron’s ‘You’ve Got Mail’ explored the dawn of the internet age with a counterrevolutionary bent.
The Dispatch→ Beer Track and Meth Track
Right-wing media is preemptively whitewashing a second Trump presidency.
The Dispatch→ Stopping Dictatorships—On Day 1 and Every Day
To keep authoritarianism at bay, take care of the institutions of government.
FactCheck.org→ Meme Makes Misleading Comparison to Cast Doubt on Climate Change
SciCheck Digest The Earth is warming at the fastest rate seen in the last 10,000 years, according to NASA, and the consensus among climate scientists is that human activity is causing the change. But a meme on social media tries to undermine the re
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Promote $5,600 Government ‘Health Spending Card’ For All Americans In Need
Did former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama appear in a video promotion for a federal program giving out monthly $5,600 health spending cards to spend on bills, gas, groceries or "anything else you can think of"? No, that's not true: A vide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy At GITMO Did NOT Fend Off ‘Deep State Drone Attack’
Did U.S. Navy forces at Guantanamo Bay shoot down uncrewed aerial vehicles, or UAVs, to fend off a "deep state drone attack"? No, that's not true: The U.S. Navy has not released any report about an attempted attack on Guantanamo Bay. The
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Falso: Toyota no anunció que dejará de fabricar coches
"Toyota acaba de anunciar que dejará de fabricar coches”.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Scam alert: U.S. government isn’t giving out $6,400 subsidies through Inflation Reduction Act update
“The new Inflation Reduction Act has just been updated to give Americans making less than $50,000 per year up to $6,400 in subsidies every single month.”
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No mystery about, or link between, pediatric pneumonia cases in China and Ohio
“Mysterious pneumonia” from China is now in Ohio.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Starbucks Is NOT Leaving Morocco Or San Francisco Because Of Pro-Palestine Protests
Is Starbucks leaving Morocco and San Francisco due to boycotts over the Hamas-Israel crisis and pro-Palestinian protests? No, that's not true: Starbucks announced the closure of seven stores in San Francisco on October 2, 2023, five days
PolitiFact→ Ron Tusler – ‘Iowa model’ redistricting was not top priority for Wisconsin GOP until 2023
Wisconsin Republicans are backing “a nonpartisan redistricting plan based off the Iowa Model. …. Republicans, Democrats, and the Governor pushed this plan last time redistricting happened in 2020.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this airplane stuck in a Munich snowstorm wasn’t bound for the UN Climate Conference in Dubai
Video shows “heavy snow and ice has frozen jets in Munich bound for Dubai's global warming conference.”
PolitiFact→ Katrina Shankland – Has a Wisconsin Democratic candidate for Congress passed over 170 bills into law?
“I have been a state legislator for 11 years, passing over 170 bills into law and delivering for Wisconsin families.”
Full Fact→ Search for owner of dog and puppy posts circulating online are a hoax
One post has more than 1,000 shares.
Full Fact→ One of Lee Rigby’s murderers has not been killed in prison
We often see misinformation about high-profile criminals.
The Dispatch→ Haley, DeSantis Pull Their Punches on Trump’s Fitness for Office
Plus: Ramaswamy’s attack-everyone strategy isn’t paying off.
Full Fact→ Video does not show electric bus on fire in London
The video has been shared across social media platforms with claims it is in London’s ‘clean air zone’.
PolitiFact→ GOP candidates' criticisms of ACA premiums leave out key pieces of health care puzzle
It’s been nearly 14 years since former President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Why are some Republican presidential candidates again calling for its end?
Health Feedback→ Steve Kirsch’s claim that New Zealand data shows COVID-19 vaccines killed millions is based on a flawed analysis
REVIEW On 30 November 2023, entrepreneur Steve Kirsch gave a talk at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, claiming that New Zealand data showed COVID-19 vaccines have “killed over 10 million worldwide”. Kirsch, who had been invited to spea
Full Fact→ Hansard updates fuel poverty figure in PMQs transcript after Full Fact intervention
The parliamentary record initially reported Labour MP Mary Glindon as saying 30% of North Tynesiders are in fuel poverty, when she says she was misheard and actually said 13%.
Logically→ Bilder på olika personer delades för att hävda att palestinsk pojke “fejkade” sina skador
AllSides→ 6 Extremely Stubborn Facts About the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis
https://townhall.com/columnists/adamturner/2023/12/08/6-extremely-stubborn-facts-about-the-israeli-palestinian-crisis-n2632143#google_vignette
AllSides→ Old image does not show Israeli soldier crushing girl in Gaza
https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.346R9MR Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip following a
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, a Palestinian man holding his deceased grandson is not actually holding a ‘doll’
Image shows a Palestinian man in Gaza holding a plastic doll that he says is his dead grandson.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: The NCAA is not transferring medals won by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to Riley Gaines, another former Division I swimmer.
Health Feedback→ Headlines overlook risk of COVID-19 by claiming Estonia study shows natural immunity is superior to vaccination
REVIEW Like with most pathogens that enter the body, infection with SARS-CoV-2 confers some protection against future encounters with the virus. This infection-induced immunity—often called “natural immunity”—has been repeatedly invoked as a
Logically→ Nej, en krypskytt placerades inte vid katedralen i León som skydd mot radikala islamister i Spanien
Logically→ 2022 video shared to claim Islamic text inscribed over Tricolor after Congress’ Telangana win
Full Fact→ Images of burning cargo ship from Sri Lanka in 2021 not attack on Israeli boat
Facebook posts claim an Israeli cargo ship was bombed by Yemen. But the images are from 2021 and show a container ship on fire off the coast of Sri Lanka.
Logically→ Old visuals from Kanyakumari shared as Chennai amid Cyclone Michaung
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