Did U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggest that Elon Musk go to the sun to study climate change? No, that's not true: The audio and the visual backdrop of this video clip have been digitally altered. In the real interview that this fo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Putin Announcing That ‘Russia Will Openly Help To Palestine’ — It’s An Old, Unrelated Recording
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin declare in October 2023 that the Kremlin will "openly help to Palestine"? No, that's not true: The footage on social media used to make the claim is a clip from a 2021 recording of Putin speaking at Ru
The Dispatch→ Debunking Claims That Social Security and Medicare Don’t Contribute to Deficits
They do.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claims that Matthew Perry died because of COVID-19 vaccine are unfounded, lack evidence
Matthew Perry died because of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Full Fact→ Blue and white McDonald’s food wrappers not connected to current Israel-Gaza conflict
A viral video shows a woman receiving her McDonald’s order in a wrapper she says shows support for Israel.
Full Fact→ Images of a ‘Palestinian girl’ being rescued were taken in Syria in 2016
Social media posts have queried a series of images showing a girl being saved by rescuers.
Full Fact→ Onion skins aren’t effective treatments for prostatitis or UTIs
An apparently AI-generated video claims a tea of onion skins will treat prostatitis and cure UTIs. It won’t. These conditions often need antibiotics, and sometimes become serious without them.
The Dispatch→ Mike Pence Bows Out
The former vice president urged American leadership in the world in his Republican primary valediction.
Logically→ Old, unrelated interview of Iraqi politician linked to ongoing Israel-Hamas war
The Dispatch→ Three Ways of Looking at Mike Johnson
Are Republicans trying to force normal conservatives away from the party?
Logically→ 2022 video from Romania shared as U.S. soldiers arriving in Israel amid war with Hamas
Logically→ తెలంగాణ మంత్రి ప్రసంగం వీడియోని ఎడిట్ చేసి తన పార్టీని తానే విమర్శించారు అని క్లైమ్ చేస్తూ షేర్ చేశారు
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ವೈಎಸ್ಆರ್ಸಿಪಿ ಬೆಂಬಲಿಗರು ಚಂದ್ರಬಾಬು ನಾಯ್ಡು ಅವರ ಬಂಧನವನ್ನು ಸಂಭ್ರಮಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದನ್ನು ವೈರಲ್ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ತೋರಿಸುವಿದಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ 2017 video misrepresented as recent attack by Houthis on U.S. Navy destroyer
Logically→ Old images of explosions from different locations passed off as recent U.S. airstrikes in Syria
Logically→ ইজৰাইল-হামাছৰ যুদ্ধৰ মাজতে গাজাত মৃতদেহৰ ভাও জোৰা বুলি পুৰণি, অসংলগ্ন ভিডিঅ’ ভাইৰেল
Logically→ एमपी सीएम शिवराज सिंह चौहान का छेड़छाड़ किया गया वीडियो ग़लत दावे के साथ शेयर किया जा रहा है
The Dispatch→ That’s So Meta
State attorneys general file lawsuits against the social media giant.
Logically→ Unrelated video shared as Israelis protesting against violence against Palestinians
The Dispatch→ So, About International Law
'The ICC is a fairly farcical organization.'
The Dispatch→ What a Ground Campaign in Gaza Will Look Like
Expect a drawn-out battle with high casualty counts—and frightening global implications.
The Dispatch→ Social Justice for Me, Not Thee
How can so many campus activists give the Hamas attacks a moral pass while screaming inclusion from the rooftops?
The Dispatch→ Member Discussion for “The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams” — November 2023
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The Dispatch→ Member Discussion for “Killers of the Flower Moon” – December 2023
We want to hear from you while you’re reading this month’s book.
The Dispatch→ Member Discussion for “American Prometheus” — January 2023
We want to hear from you while you’re reading this month’s book.
The Dispatch→ Member Discussion for “The Big Short” — February 2023
We want to hear from you while you’re reading this month’s book.
PolitiFact→ New York Citizens Audit – No, difference in voter roll data and election results does not indicate crime
A discrepancy in the number of ballots and voters in the 2022 general election in New York “appears to be a federal crime.”
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week We Got a Speaker
Finally.
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Alex Demas
It’s our fact checker’s turn to answer your questions.
The Dispatch→ So Much for Moving On
January 6 will cast a shadow over at least one more election.
The Dispatch→ You Say You Want a Revolution
The universal nature of settler-colonialism.
The Dispatch→ How ‘The Exorcist’ Took the Sacred Seriously
A look back at William Friedkin’s 1973 film.
The Dispatch→ The Four Myths of the American Dream
David Leonhardt’s ‘Ours Was the Shining Future’ downplays the promises and possibilities of life in America.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Endorse Fake $6,400 ‘Health Subsidy’ For ‘Every American’
Did President Joe Biden endorse a plan by the federal government to distribute a "health subsidy" worth up to $6,400, with every American qualifying for the payment after watching a video shared on Facebook? No, that's not true: The claim
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Bogus social media ad uses an edited video of Kelly Clarkson to sell weight-loss gummies
CLAIM: A video on Kelly Clarkson’s Instagram page shows the singer promoting weight-loss gummies. AP’S ASSESSMENT: Altered video.
PolitiFact→ Steve Kirsch – Experts rebut claims that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are ‘adulterated’
“The FDA is required to take the COVID vaccines off the market” because they are “adulterated.”
The Dispatch→ The Hamas Vote
How the Middle East’s new war might scramble 2024.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Videos do not show a ‘crisis actor’ pretending to be a victim in Gaza. They show two different men
CLAIM: Videos taken one day apart show a Palestinian “crisis actor” pretending to be seriously injured in a hospital bed one day and completely fine the next.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – McDonald’s didn’t introduce blue-and-white food wrappers to support Israel, company says
McDonald’s changed its food wrappers to support Israel amid the war.
PolitiFact→ Shannon Watts – In Maine, is it harder to buy Sudafed than an AR-15? It depends
“It is harder to buy Sudafed than an AR-15 in Maine.”