https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/states-with-the-most-school-shootings A Thursday shoot
AllSides→ School Shootings This Year: How Many and Where
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/school-shootings-this-year-how-many-and-where/2024/01 School shooting
AllSides→ Misinformation on Number of School Shootings Fueled by Inconsistent Reporting
https://www.allsides.com/blog/misinformation-number-school-shootings-fueled-inconsistent-reporting Diff
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video falso usó la imagen del Dr. Juan Rivera para vender producto para perder peso
Video muestra al Dr. Juan Rivera hablando sobre "un método secreto sobre cómo perder peso rápidamente sin necesidad de hacer dieta o ir al gimnasio”.
The Dispatch→ No, Rep. Steve Scalise Didn’t Vote Against Stem Cell Research From Which He Is Now Benefiting
Claims of hypocrisy miss the mark in a couple of ways.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New York City Billboard Did NOT Read ‘Ceasefires Are Anti-Semitic’
Did a billboard in New York City's Times Square say "CEASEFIRES ARE ANTI-SEMITIC"? No, that's not true: An image of this billboard on social media was digitally altered. In the original October 2023 photo of the billboard, the ad urges: "
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show US, UK Strike Against Houthis In Yemen
Does a social media photograph of a fiery explosion show evidence of U.S. and U.K. strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen in January 2024? No, that's not true: It's an old image. In reality, the photo shows an explosion in the Chinese ci
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – What President Joe Biden got right, and what he missed, about the racial wealth gap
“The racial wealth gap is the smallest it’s been in 20 years.”
PolitiFact→ What would a Nikki Haley presidency look like for health care?
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was one of the Affordable Care Act’s loudest critics during her tenure in office from 2011 to 2017 — has raised questions about what her presidency could mean for the nation’s health care policy. We ta
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Migrants in NYC were temporarily housed in a local school during a storm. The school has not shut down
News that migrants living in a temporary shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, a former airport, would wait out the storm at James Madison High School led some on social media to falsely claim that the move would be long term.
The Dispatch→ The Iowa Chill
A bundled-up and quivering Andrew joins Sarah, Steve, and Jonah from freezing Iowa. The Agenda:—It’s ...
Health Feedback→ Hulda Clark’s “zapper” device is based on pseudoscience; doesn’t kill parasites or cure diseases
REVIEW Social media is flooded with a vast assortment of supplements, natural remedies, and devices that are touted as complementary or alternative treatments for virtually any disease. Many of these products promise extraordinary health benefits fa
The Dispatch→ Nikki Haley Increasingly Confident in Second-Place Iowa Finish
Plus: How the changing Iowa caucuses have affected the mighty biofuel lobby.
Washington Post→ White House spins GOP ‘cuts’ of 2,000 Border Patrol agents
House Republicans never cast a vote to cut 2,000 agents but instead have passed a bill that would boost the number of agents by nearly 2,000.
Full Fact→ Eligibility criteria for prepayment fuel vouchers vary
Fuel vouchers to help struggling prepay energy customers do exist, but a charity which organises them says a viral Facebook post’s explanation is misleading.
Full Fact→ Photos show 2022 Saudi oil facility explosion, not airstrikes in Yemen
The images have been shared on multiple social media platforms.
PolitiFact→ Glenn Grothman – Grothman falsely claims birthright citizenship doesn’t apply to migrant children born in the US
“Our government, wrongly, is saying if you’re born in this country you’re automatically an American citizen.”
Full Fact→ Viral clip does not show discovery of crude oil in Burkina Faso
The video was originally shared by a contractor in Minnesota, and shows repairs to a sewer.
Logically→ No, the video does not show the Yemeni army targeting Israeli vessels in the Red Sea
Logically→ Photo of man in hospital bed does not show Gaza ‘crisis actor’
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: A secret underground tunnel discovered at a historic synagogue in Brooklyn was not used for illicit activities, the claims are baseless.
AllSides→ Fact-Checking Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Protasiewicz’s Record on Criminal Sentencing
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/fact-checking-wisconsin-supreme-court-candidate-protasiewiczs-record-on-criminal-sentencing/
Logically→ Old videos of building demolitions falsely linked to Japan 2024 earthquake
PolitiFact→ The Iowa caucuses: 9 fact-checks and 3 wild campaign moments that matter
Here are nine fact-checks and three wild campaign moments that stood out as Trump, Haley and DeSantis attacked one another on the path to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.
Logically→ ఆంధ్రాలో అభివృద్ధి జరగడం లేదని వైఎస్ఆర్సీపీ నేత అంగీకరించినట్టుగా ఎడిట్ చేసిన వీడియో షేర్ చేశారు
Logically→ ఆంధ్రాలో అభివృద్ధి జరగడం లేదని వైఎస్ఆర్సీపీ నేత అంగీకరించినట్టుగా ఎడిట్ చేసిన వీడియో షేర్ చేశారు
Logically→ Elon Musk’s video promoting ‘Quantum AI’ investment platform is a deepfake
Logically→ भालुओं के अयोध्या पहुंचने के दावे के साथ शेयर किया गया यह वीडियो मध्य प्रदेश का है
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಮಾಲ್ಡೀವ್ಸ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಟ್ಯಾಕ್ಸಿ ಡ್ರೈವರ್ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಿಗೆ ಬೆದರಿಕೆ ಹಾಕುತ್ತಿರುವುದನ್ನು ಈ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ತೋರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ
The Dispatch→ Taiwan Votes. China is Watching.
Cross-strait relations aren’t directly on the ballot, but the One China policy looms large.
Logically→ Tunnel under Chabad Lubavitch Headquarters is not connected to Jewish Children’s Museum
Logically→ নগাঁৱত শেহতীয়া বাঘৰ আক্ৰমণৰ ফুটেজ বুলি পুৰণি, অসংলগ্ন ভিডিঅ’ প্ৰচাৰিত
Logically→ Old photo of sex doll on Thailand beach shared as dead tourist in Maldives
Logically→ No, video doesn’t show Maldivians protesting halting of India-funded projects
The Dispatch→ The Secretary of Defense and the Chain of Command, Explained
The Pentagon inspector general is investigating after Lloyd Austin’s recent hospitalization.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s ‘Terrible’ Damage to the Pro-Life Cause
Trump is on track to steamroll through evangelical Iowa, even as he attacks meaningful pro-life laws supported by a majority of Iowa Republicans.
Logically→ नहीं, यह वीडियो अयोध्या में राम भक्तों पर लाठीचार्ज नहीं दिखाता
The Dispatch→ Goodbye, Chris Christie. We Wish You Well
And: Can Nikki Haley win New Hampshire?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: People CANNOT Get $6,400 Benefit Through ‘Texas Relief Act’ Ad — Info Harvesting Scam, Not Government Program
Can anyone under 65 years old qualify to claim a $6,400 Affordable Care Act benefit through the Texas Relief Act? No, that's not true: There is no government program resembling what is described in a Facebook ad. The application process t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy JAG Did NOT Arrest Journalist Mehdi Hasan on January 7, 2024
Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) place journalist Mehdi Hasan under arrest on January 7, 2024, for committing treason? No, that's not true: Hasan has been active on his verified social media accounts since the date o