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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Woman With Swimsuit Reading ‘Not A Dude!’ Is NOT Authentic
Is an image of a woman in a swimsuit that reads "Not A Dude!" used in a social media post a real photo? No, that's not true: There is an early version of the image that proves that the woman in question did not have "Not A Dude!" on her s
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Iowa Town Hall
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Summary While his GOP primary rivals were debating on CNN on Jan. 10, former President Donald Trump took questions from Iowans in a town hall that aired on Fox News. We found sev
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No connection between zombie deer disease and COVID-19 animal vaccines
Zombie deer virus is sweeping across 32 states after more than 100 million American wildlife animals were vaccinated by Mark Zuckerberg’s foundation.
The Dispatch→ Failure Theater
Three doomed approaches to the Trump restoration.
PolitiFact→ Trump ‘exonerated’ by Epstein docs? Here’s what they do (and don’t) say about the former president
The Jeffrey Epstein documents had barely begun to be released when Donald Trump’s supporters rushed to social media to say he’d been “exonerated.” Trump has not been accused of wrongdoing in the Epstein case. Here’s what the documents say abo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Human Trafficking In Tunnels Under NYC Synagogue
Does a tunnel discovered by authorities under a New York City synagogue in early January 2024 prove that human trafficking was taking place there? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to support such a claim. The New York City Police
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – The missing facts from Nikki Haley’s claim about border crossings and deportations under Joe Biden
“We’ve had 8 million” immigrants come to the U.S. illegally under Biden “and they only sent back 142,000.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Epstein With Trump On Private Jet Is NOT Real
Is a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump sitting next to each other on a private jet an authentic picture? No, that's not true: The image of the financier convicted of prostitution crimes and the former president of the United State
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Palestinian Baby Doll Was NOT Made In Israel And Is Not For Public Sale — It Is A Mexican Artist’s Show Of Support For Palestinians
Did an Israeli toy company make a Palestinian baby doll? No, that's not true: This baby doll was made as an art project by Instagram user @vlocke_negro. According to their Instagram post about the doll, they made this doll in support of P
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Documentos judiciales no dicen que el papa Juan Pablo II viajó a la isla de Jeffrey Epstein
"El papa Juan Pablo II aparece varias veces en los vuelos hacia la isla Epstein".
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Crude Oil Discovered In Burkina Faso — It’s Minnesota Sewer Pipe
Does a viral video prove crude oil was found in Burkina Faso in January 2024? No, that's not true: The footage, originally published by a Minnesota-based company, shows a sewage pipe. No credible source reported the purported "news" of oi
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Video claiming Tom Hanks fled to Israel after the release of the Epstein documents is altered
Tom Hanks converts to Judaism and flees to Israel following the release of the Epstein documents
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump and Jack Smith Face Sticky Immunity Questions
Plus: It’s not just politicians being ‘swatted.’
Full Fact→ Viral graphic gets details of ‘becoming a doctor’ wrong
People become doctors when they complete their medical degrees, at which point they start work on a basic salary of just over £32,000.
The Dispatch→ A Busy Day on the Campaign Trail
On Christie’s decision to drop out, CNN’s presidential debate, and Fox News’ town hall with Donald Trump.
Logically→ No, Arati Prabhakar has not been arrested for treason
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Federal food assistance recipients are not eligible for free U.S. passports
Federal food assistance recipients and their children can get “a free passport” by using a specific waiver form.
Full Fact→ Fake ‘article’ by Keir Starmer circulating online
The Guardian has confirmed it has never published the headline or article.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause leprosy, aren’t responsible for leprosy cases in Florida
REVIEW A reel posted on Instagram in early January 2024 claimed that COVID-19 vaccines caused leprosy. The video mentioned a surge in leprosy cases in the U.S., where “none of the traditional risk factors are being found” and that medical journa
Full Fact→ Red potatoes aren’t artificially dyed
Red potatoes get their colour from naturally occurring pigments called anthocyanins.
PolitiFact→ DNA fragments in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines won’t harm you, as Florida surgeon general suggests
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo said mRNA COVID-19 vaccines should no longer be used, citing concerns that small DNA fragments found in the vaccines pose a “unique and elevated risk to human health.” Here’s why those concerns are misgui
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines did not kill 17 million people
Logically→ Joe Biden and Barack Obama are not mentioned in the official public Epstein Documents
AllSides→ Fact checking CNN’s GOP debate in Iowa
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/10/politics/fact-check-haley-desantis-debate/index.html Florida Gov. Ron De
AllSides→ FactChecking the Haley-DeSantis GOP Debate
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/01/factchecking-the-haley-desantis-gop-debate/ There were several disput
AllSides→ FactChecking Trump’s Iowa Town Hall
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/01/factchecking-trumps-iowa-town-hall/ While his GOP primary rivals were
Logically→ No, this video doesn’t show a taxi driver threatening two women in the Maldives
Logically→ শেহতীয়া কূটনৈতিক বিবাদৰ মাজতে মালদ্বীপত মোদী বিৰোধী প্ৰতিবাদ বুলি পুৰণি ভিডিঅ’ প্ৰচাৰিত
The Dispatch→ Four Days to Iowa: a Town Hall, a Debate, and an Exit
Last night was a big night for the GOP. Maybe.
Logically→ 2016 నాటి వివరాలు షేర్ చేసి తెలంగాణలో తాజాగా 95000 రేషన్ కార్డులని రద్దు చేశారని క్లైమ్ చేశారు
Logically→ Pasteurizing and fortifying milk do not make it nutrient-deficient or synthetic
Logically→ Old visuals falsely shared as current floods in Germany
Logically→ ಮಾಲ್ಡೀವ್ಸ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮೋದಿ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ನಡೆದ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಯ ಹೆಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನದ್ದು ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಭಾರತ-ಮಾಲ್ಡೀವ್ಸ್ ವಿವಾದದ ನಡುವೆ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ ಮಾಲ್ಡೀವ್ಸ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮೋದಿ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ನಡೆದ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಯ ಹೆಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನದ್ದು ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಭಾರತ-ಮಾಲ್ಡೀವ್ಸ್ ವಿವಾದದ ನಡುವೆ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Full Fact→ The sun and the moon are not the same size
Contrary to a claim on Facebook, the sun is not equal in size to the moon. It is more than 400 times larger in diameter than the moon, and about 400 times further away from the Earth.
Logically→ Italiensk julefejring udlægges som demonstrerende tyske landmænd
Logically→ Clipped video shared as YSRCP leader admitting to lack of development in Andhra
Logically→ Gamle optagelser af våbentest udlægges fejlagtigt som amerikanske angreb på Houthi-både i Det Røde Hav
Health Feedback→ Social media account “I AM Awakened” exploits seasonal illness surge to promote conspiracy that chemicals in food cause a “plandemic”
REVIEW A video published by the YouTube channel “I AM Awakened” at the end of December 2023 questioned a spate of illnesses in China and New York, claiming that this was caused by chlorine and benzene in the food and water. The video also added