This past summer was the hottest ever recorded…again. As monthly heat records fell one by one worldwide, wildfires also became front-page news throughout 2023. From across North America, Greece, Chile, Algeria, and Kazakhstan among many others, wildf
Logically→ Video of man beaten in Telangana falsely claimed to be from Andhra Pradesh
The Dispatch→ The Doug Burgum Candidacy
The governor runs for president.
The Dispatch→ Lessons in Complicity
Tyrants and terrorists deserve the blame for their atrocities, but we cannot ignore those who acknowledge injustice and do nothing, either.
The Dispatch→ To Stand With the Palestinians, Support Israel Against Hamas
Moral equivalence and whataboutism only get in the way of lasting peace.
Logically→ Old video of Beirut port explosion shared as recent Israeli bombing in Gaza
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire on education, economy and drugs
We fact-checked GOP presidential primary candidate Ron DeSantis’ “Politics & Eggs” speech in New Hampshire and found some of his claims about education, taxes and the economy need more context.
The Dispatch→ A Week of War in Israel
Plus, House Republicans can’t decide on a new speaker.
The Dispatch→ Inside the Biden Administration’s Thinking on Israel
A conversation with White House spokesman John Kirby.
PolitiFact→ Day 2 of the New Hampshire GOP summit, fact-checked
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and former Vice President Mike Pence spoke on the closing day of a Republican Party-sponsored summit in New Hampshire, a crucial early primary state. PolitiFact reporters on the ground fact-checked them.
The Dispatch→ Minority Rules
Not even a third of Republicans are happy Kevin McCarthy was ousted, yet here we are.
AllSides→ Posts Falsely Push Bill Gates-Connected ‘Air’ Vaccine Conspiracy
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/10/scicheck-posts-falsely-push-bill-gates-connected-air-vaccine-conspiracy/
The Dispatch→ Making Excuses for Atrocity
No funny business.
The Dispatch→ In Defense of Cold War Liberalism
A review of Samuel Moyn’s ‘Liberalism Against Itself.’
The Dispatch→ What Richard Hanania Gets Wrong About Shakespeare
An infinite monkey theorem doesn’t come close to explaining literary greatness.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Day 1 of the New Hampshire GOP summit
Several Republican presidential candidates flocked to New Hampshire for a summit sponsored by the state GOP. They emphasized support for Israel, embraced get-tough policies at the U.S.-Mexico border and advocated for federal spending cuts. Here’s a f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There IS Visual Evidence Demonstrating A Mass Shooting By Hamas Militants At The Supernova Music Festival
Is there no visual evidence to prove there was a coordinated attack by Hamas militants that killed hundreds of people at the Supernova music festival? No, that's not true: The violent attack at the Supernova Festival is not a conspiracy o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People Climbing Wall At Lebanon-Israel Border In October 2023 – It’s From 2021
Does a video on social media show people climbing a wall at the Lebanon-Israel border in October 2023 in response to the Hamas-Israel conflict? No, that's not true: The footage is from a 2021 protest against Israeli raids on the Palestini
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plane In Video Is NOT Inflatable Prop — It’s A Real US C-17 Globemaster
Does a well-known video of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, now on social media, show an inflatable prop rather than a real military plane? No, that's not true: There's no credible evidence to suggest that the scores of peopl
FactCheck.org→ What We Know About Three Widespread Israel-Hamas War Claims
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Since fighting broke out between Israel and Hamas militants on Oct. 7, misinformation about the war has circulated online. But a widely viewed and shared video supp
The Dispatch→ A Coalition of the Willing
Will Republicans and Democrats come together to elect a speaker?
Truth or Fiction?→ So Long, and Thanks for All the Facts
Today we, the staff at TruthOrFiction.com, are shutting down the site. It will remain live for the foreseeable future, but it will no longer be updated. We are eternally grateful for our readers. You made us everything we were. We appreciate you and wi
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The U.N. isn’t paying military service members to invade the U.S. Cash aid helps some asylum seekers
A debit card issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is being used to pay for a U.S. invasion.
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley mixes red meat with more moderate tone in Exeter, New Hampshire, town hall
In a New Hampshire town hall, Nikki Haley took a blended tone, telling voters she would cut unwieldy government spending and crack down on immigrants in the country illegally. Here are some of the claims she made.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Reports of 260 Israeli music fest deaths aren’t unsubstantiated. Photos, videos document toll
“There isn't a single video or photo suggesting that 250 people were killed (by Hamas) at a concert or that a mass shooting took place” on Oct. 7 in Israel.
The Dispatch→ The Rise of the Republican Echo-System
Obsession with purity caused GOP dysfunction well before Donald Trump came along.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Joe Biden isn’t ‘funding every angle’ of Israel-Hamas war, as misleading post claims
Biden is “funding every angle” of the Israel-Hamas war.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Push Bill Gates-Connected ‘Air’ Vaccine Conspiracy
SciCheck Digest Inhalable or spray versions of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are still in development and don’t have regulatory approval. Posts online are distorting recent research from Yale University to falsely claim that governments have approved su
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Cargo plane that evacuated people from Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2021 is real, not a decoy
Video shows an “inflatable decoy plane” at the Kabul airport in 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Convict, Sentence Gen. Mark Milley To Hang
Did the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) convict and sentence U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley to "hang"? No, that's not true: The website where this claim was made has a disclaimer that states it publishes satirical content. Fictiona
PolitiFact→ Brian Krassenstein – Why do Americans have to pay for a State Department evacuation from Israel? It’s the law
It has been U.S. policy “for at least 79 years" to require Americans who intend to be evacuated from overseas to sign a promissory note.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Old video of pro-Palestine supporters shouting antisemitic remarks is being misleadingly shared
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claim that there’s ‘zero footage from the Ukraine war’ ignores countless photos and videos
Less than 48 hours after Israel was attacked “we have hundreds of hours worth of footage but zero footage from the Ukraine war.”
The Dispatch→ ‘Congress is Going to Have to Steel Ourselves’
Lawmakers are backing Israel in next phase of conflict.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – ‘Gates of hell’ in Gaza? No, a viral video shows fireworks in Algeria
A video shows red flares and fireworks going off in Gaza.
The Dispatch→ Will Trump Suffer Politically For His Israel Comments?
Not in a Republican primary, if past is prologue.
AllSides→ Clip shows Arma 3 gameplay, not downed Israeli helicopters
https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/clip-shows-arma-3-gameplay-not-downed-israeli-helicopters-2023-10-12/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Woman Captured At Site Of Israeli Music Festival Massacre — Video Shows 2015 Guatemala Attack
Does a video of a girl being beaten and burned alive depict a woman captured at the site of the October 2023 Israeli music festival massacre, where Hamas gunmen killed more than 260 people? No, that's not true: The video predates the atta
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Qatar hasn’t threatened to cut off world’s gas supply if Israel didn’t stop bombing Gaza
"The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has threatened that if the bombing of Gaza does not stop, he will cut off the supply of gas to the world.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – False flag claims amid Israel-Hamas violence lack evidence
The 2023 Israel-Hamas war is a “false flag.”