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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Delta Force Did NOT Arrest D.C. District Attorney For Treason — It’s A Made-Up Scenario
Did Delta Force arrest Matthew Graves, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, for treason on January 18, 2024, in Breckenridge, Colorado? No, that's not true: The website reporting this false claim of Graves' arrest is notorious
FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort History in Comparing Lincoln With Efforts to Disqualify Trump
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Efforts are underway in many states to disqualify former President Donald Trump from primary ballots, based on the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause. Some viral
The Dispatch→ The Last Reaganite
Could anyone have outperformed Nikki Haley against Trump?
PolitiFact→ Does the New Hampshire primary have a future? Impressions from PolitiFact’s reporting on the ground
Does the New Hampshire primary have a future?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Scientists Did NOT Uncover Evidence That EU Pfizer-BioNTech Batches Included Placebos
Did German scientists uncover evidence that Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine batches in the European Union included placebos? No, that's not true: Germany's federal institute for vaccines and biomedicines and Pfizer said all batches are t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘COVID’ Spelled Backwards As ‘DIVOC’ Is NOT Hebrew For ‘Possession By An Evil Spirit’
Is "divoc," which is "covid" spelled backwards, a Hebrew word that means "possession by an evil spirit"? No, that's not true: "Divoc" is not Hebrew, two experts told Lead Stories. There is a word in Hebrew that connotes an evil spirit tha
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Does Florida have the fewest state employees per capita, as Ron DeSantis says? Depends on the data
“Florida state government (has the) lowest number of state employees per capita in the country.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Delay of Trump defamation trial due to illness, not election interference
Ahead of Trump’s possible testimony in his defamation trial over comments he made about E. Jean Carroll, the writer who claims he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s, social media users are misrepresenting the postponement as a nefarious attempt to i
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claims that tennis journalist Mike Dickson died from COVID-19 vaccines are not substantiated
Sports journalist Mike Dickson died because of COVID-19 vaccines.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MMR II Vaccine Does NOT Cause Measles In Healthy People
Does the vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella cause measles? No, that's not true: The claim on social media ignored basic principles of how these vaccines work. It failed to distinguish between potentially deadly strains of the viru
The Dispatch→ The Dixville Nudge
With great easement comes great responsibility.
The Dispatch→ No, There Is No ‘First Amendment Right’ to Block a Roadway
A tweet from the account of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport contains inaccurate information.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Nikki’s Night in New Hampshire
Join us for our weekly livestreamed conversation.
The Dispatch→ Would ID Cards Allow Noncitizens to Vote in U.S. Elections?
A pilot program ‘would modernize documentation provided to some noncitizens’ but would not allow unauthorized immigrants to vote.
Full Fact→ Fake ‘BBC article’ falsely claims Robert Peston sued over promoting investment scheme
Robert Peston has not endorsed an online trading platform in an on-air interview with ITV colleague Paul Brand.
Full Fact→ No evidence for quote attributed to Keir Starmer circulating on social media
Claims the Labour leader called for ‘more houses to be built for asylum seekers and illegal immigrants’ have been spreading online for over a year.
PolitiFact→ MAGA Inc – Pro-Trump ad twists Nikki Haley’s words and stance on immigration, amnesty and ‘criminals’
"Nikki Haley refused to call illegals criminals" and "repeatedly pushed amnesty for illegals."
Logically→ Nej, Chabad Lubavitchs huvudkontor ligger inte “mindre än en mil” från Jeffrey Epsteins tidigare bostad
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Kamala Harris wrong that Republican lawmakers played a role in reinstating abortion ban in Wisconsin
"After Roe was dismantled, extremists evoked a law from 1849 to stop abortion” in Wisconsin.
Logically→ Tunnel under Chabad Lubavitchs huvudkontor är inte ansluten till Jewish Children’s Museum
Health Feedback→ Russell Brand’s YouTube videos use flawed analyses and simplistic correlations to link COVID-19 vaccines to heart issues, cancer, excess deaths
REVIEW Public figures easily have millions of people following them on social media and their messaging on such platforms can significantly influence their audience’s beliefs and behaviors on various issues. This influence can sometimes be valuabl
Full Fact→ Video does not show ‘Muslim black man’ pushing child off train platform in France
A woman named Brianna Lace Workman was charged over the incident which occurred in Oregon in the United States in 2022.
PolitiFact→ As he seeks immunity, Donald Trump uses flawed logic to compare presidents, police officers
Former President Donald Trump said the immunity from prosecution he’s seeking in court is much like the “qualified immunity” police officers have long had. But legal experts say the comparison is flawed.
Full Fact→ ‘Palestinian baby’ doll is art, not a real toy made in Israel
A video appearing to show the doll for sale has spread widely on social media.
Logically→ Pastöriserad, berikad mjölk är inte näringsfattig eller syntetisk
Logically→ Video viser ikke amerikansk skib sænket af Houthi-missil
Logically→ Pune dairy fire falsely shared claiming Hindu mob set Muslim-owned shop on fire
Logically→ Unsubstantiated sea ice figures misused to deny 2023 was hottest year on record
Logically→ క్లిప్ చేసిన వీడియోని చూపి తెలంగాణ ముఖ్యమంత్రి రేవంత్ రెడ్డి ఆంధ్ర రాజకీయనాయకుడిని విమర్శించినట్టుగా షేర్ చేసారు
Logically→ Gamle optagelser deles som nylige iranske angreb på amerikanske baser i Irak
The Dispatch→ Ecuador’s State of Emergency
The South American nation wages war against the violent gangs wreaking havoc across the country.
Logically→ No, a photo of Lord Ram was not projected on Dubai’s Burj Khalifa on January 22
Logically→ Unrelated image from 2023 shared as recent explosion at Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s warehouse
Logically→ মুখ্য মন্ত্ৰী হিমন্ত বিশ্ব শৰ্মাই ছানিয়া মিৰ্জাৰ পুত্ৰক ভাৰতৰ নাগৰিকত্ব দিয়া নহয় বুলি কোৱা নাই
Logically→ Gamla videos sprids som aktuella översvämningar i Tyskland
Washington Post→ Biden keeps saying billionaires pay 8 percent in taxes. Not really.
The president is relying on an estimate that assumes income that is not currently being taxed on an annual basis.
The Dispatch→ Big Law Has a Liberal Bias (Live from Vanderbilt University)
Political pain yielding political change via Chevron.
Logically→ COVID-19-vaccin har inte orsakat 17 miljoner dödsfall
The Dispatch→ Is It Time to Give Up on the United Nations?
The U.S. spends billions propping up the compromised and mostly useless international organization.