Plus: How prepared are the Trump and Harris camps for foreign interference?
Health Feedback→ Removing wisdom teeth reduces risk of oral infections, doesn’t cause heart issues
REVIEW An Instagram reel shared on 5 August 2024 claimed that removing one’s wisdom teeth can cause people to “develop heart issues”. It also claimed that all teeth are meridian lines, “so if you mess with those meridian lines, you mess with
PolitiFact→ Charlie Kirk – Did Tim Walz discriminate against white people? Claim distorts COVID-19 treatment plan
“During Covid, Tim Walz rationed access to monoclonal antibody treatments based on skin color.”
PolitiFact→ Tim Walz – J.D. Vance wrote the foreword for Project 2025’s Kevin Roberts’ upcoming book
J.D. Vance “literally wrote the foreword for the architect of the Project 2025 agenda."
AllSides→ Harris Drew a Crowd in Detroit, But Detractors Spread Bogus Claim to the Contrary
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/08/harris-drew-a-crowd-in-detroit-but-detractors-spread-bogus-claim-to-the-contrary/
The Dispatch→ In Vibes We Trust
America needs a divorce lawyer.
The Dispatch→ Trump Tries to Smoke Out Harris With Media Blitz
But it may inadvertently shine a light on his campaign’s weaknesses.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Getting Good Advice. He Just Refuses to Take It.
Advisers and pundits want the former president to stick to the issues.
The Dispatch→ Will Back to Campus Mean Back to Protests?
After the spring’s turmoil, universities are more likely to enforce policies against camping and disruptive demonstrations.
The Dispatch→ Knock Walz for His Politics, Not His Military Service
There is real sacrifice involved in the kind of service in which he was engaged.
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2024 Gov. Tim Walz Speaks at Gov’t Employee Union Convention in Los Angeles : CSPAN : August 14, 2024 12:24am-12:47am EDT
2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee Governor Tim Walz (MN) delivered remarks at the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees' (AFSCME) 46th International Convention in Los Angeles....This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump DID Fly On Plane Previously Owned By Epstein — Trump Campaign Says It Leased Plane Without Knowing Aircraft’s History
Did former President Donald Trump fly on one of Jeffrey Epstein's planes? Yes, but that is missing context: The private jet that Trump flew on for campaign events on August 10, 2024, was a Gulfstream that was previously owned by sex offen
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: U.K. Riots and Countdown to the DNC
Watch the video of our livestreamed discussion.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show ‘American Mercenaries’ Invading Kursk, Russia, In August 2024
Does a viral picture prove that U.S. citizens participated in Ukraine's incursion into the territory of Russia in August 2024? No, that's not true: The photo predates the attack by roughly two years. It has been online since the fall of 2
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Supposed Ad For ‘Actors Needed’ PREDATES Harris Presidential Campaign Rallies in 2024 By Several Years
Did a video shared to TikTok show a genuine ad for "Actors needed" to attend an Arizona rally for U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in August 2024? No, that's not true: Versions of the supposed ad circulated online sinc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tim Walz DID Coach High School State Football Championship Team, Did NOT Lose Job Over DUI
Did Tim Walz coach the ninth-grade football team instead of the high school team that won a state championship and was he fired from that coaching position after getting a DUI? No, that's not true: Walz was one of the coaches for the Mank
AllSides→ Trump falsely claims Harris used AI to fake rally image as his obsession with crowd size deepens
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-falsely-claims-harris-used-ai-to-fake-rally-image-as-his-obsession-with-crowd-size-deepens-213307478.html
AllSides→ Experts weigh in on whether Kamala Harris’ 2024 election rally crowd photo was REALLY ‘AI-doctored’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13736543/AI-experts-reveal-image-Harris-rally-edited-donald-Trump-claimed.html
FactCheck.org→ Harris Drew a Crowd in Detroit, But Detractors Spread Bogus Claim to the Contrary
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Vice President Kamala Harris drew a large crowd at a campaign rally near Detroit, according to photos, videos and press reports. But posts circulating online make the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Andy Reid Said During Press Conference That Kneeling Protesters Should ‘Lose’ Their Olympic Medal
Did Andy Reid, head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, publicly say that "If you kneel for the national anthem, you should lose your Olympic medal"? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool says it is highly likely that the article contain
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Arizona Election Laws
The state does require proof of citizenship to vote, but that does not apply to federal elections.
PolitiFact→ Jesse Watters – Gov. Tim Walz signed law requiring period products in school bathrooms, not necessarily boys’ rooms
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “forced schools to stock tampons in boys’ bathrooms.”
The Dispatch→ The Nostalgia Candidate
Kamala Harris and the return of Obamamania.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plea For Help Locating Missing Daughter ‘Nora’ Is NOT Real — Ruse For Social Media Shares
Did a girl named "Nora" go missing after she left for school, and will it help to find her if the local community shares a post on social media? No, that's not true: Posts like these are part of a scam that starts with an appeal to urgent
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Brittney Griner Did NOT Announce She ‘Is Leaving The United States’
Did American basketball player Brittney Griner make a public statement announcing she is leaving the United States? No, that's not true: Griner's long-time agent refuted the claim in an email to Lead Stories and there are no stories about
The Dispatch→ Claims About Children Born Alive After Abortion Attempts in Minnesota Are True
The state recorded eight deaths among infants who survived abortion attempts during Tim Walz’s tenure as governor.
AllSides→ How You Can Tell That Kamala Harris’ Rally Crowds Aren’t AI-Generated
https://wired.com/story/kamala-harris-rally-crowds-ai-trump-conspiracy Donald Trump may have coined a n
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2024 Gov. Tim Walz Speaks at Gov’t Employee Union Convention in Los Angeles : CSPAN : August 13, 2024 3:36pm-4:02pm EDT
[LIVE] 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee Governor Tim Walz (MN) delivers remarks at the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees' (AFSCME) 46th International Convention in Los Angeles....This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPA
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The audience at Harris’ Arizona rally was not made up of paid actors
Craigslist ad shows “every single person” at Kamala Harris’ Arizona rally was paid.
The Dispatch→ Crowd Photos at a Harris-Walz Rally Were Not Generated by AI
C-SPAN footage and news photographs depict a large audience waiting for Harris at the Detroit airport.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: U.K. Riots and Countdown to the DNC
Join us tonight at 7:30 ET for our weekly livestreamed conversation.
PolitiFact→ Federal appeals court rules in favor of PolitiFact and Meta against Children’s Health Defense
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in PolitiFact’s favor in a lawsuit filed by Children’s Health Defense, an organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The organization sued Poynter following a fact-check about the flu vaccine.
Full Fact→ ‘Kamala Harris escort images’ appear to be AI-generated
The pictures were likely created with artificial intelligence and there’s no evidence at all for the claim that the US Vice President used to be a sex worker.
Full Fact→ Mike Tyson has not challenged Olympic boxer Imane Khelif to a fight
This claim has gone viral amid a debate over gender eligibility surrounding Imane Khelif’s gold medal win in boxing at the Paris Olympics.
Full Fact→ Claim ‘African immigrant stabbed a British police officer’ in Manchester is false
Greater Manchester Police has confirmed no-one was stabbed.
AllSides→ Fact check: Trump made at least 20 false claims in his conversation with Elon Musk
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/13/politics/fact-check-trump-musk-20-false-claims/index.html Former Preside
The Dispatch→ Bangladesh Installs Interim Government After Authoritarian Toppled
‘Bangladesh is standing at a very critical juncture of its history.’
The Dispatch→ How to Disagree
And is antitrust law even a real thing?
The Dispatch→ The Supreme Court’s Upcoming Transgender Treatment Case, Explained
In its next term, justices could decide to strike down a law prohibiting gender-transition treatment for minors.
The Dispatch→ Walz Attacks Are About All Trump Campaign Has Going For It
Polls show voters prefer Harris over Trump on the economy, and the former president is flailing.