If so, restoring a sense of security to communities near Gaza will be the biggest challenge.
The Dispatch→ Ohio’s Battle Over Gender Procedures, Explained
The Ohio governor placed new limits on gender-related surgical procedures after choosing not to pursue more restrictive bans.
The Dispatch→ Taiwan’s Upcoming Election, Explained
Distinctions between contestants are subtle but could have outsize implications.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump’s Iowa town hall: Wuhan scientist, wars, ‘no inflation’ and DeSantis on Fauci
On Fox News, Donald Trump answered Iowa voters’ questions on the economy, COVID-19 and foreign wars, while his rivals debated across town. We fact-checked the former president:
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley said ‘DeSantisLies.com’ 16 times in Iowa debate. How accurate is the website?
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley directed Iowa debate viewers to a website chronicling what she said are Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ many “lies.” Here’s a fact-checker’s review of “DeSantisLies.com.”
Washington Post→ Fact-checking the fifth Republican presidential debate
Here’s our roundup of fishy claims in the fifth GOP debate of the 2024 election cycle.
PolitiFact→ Who’s right on life expectancy, Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley? Both
In the Jan. 10 Iowa debate, GOP candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley sparred over life expectancy statistics and what they mean for the future of Social Security’s retirement age. There’s data to support the points both were making.
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Debate fact-check: Ron DeSantis’ misleading claim that 8 million migrants have come in under Biden
“Biden’s let in 8 million people just in four years.”
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Haley calls out Florida’s property insurance, inflation rate in CNN debate with DeSantis
During the Iowa presidential debate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley attacked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his state’s economic weak spots. We found she’s right about Florida’s high insurance costs, and she has a point that Miami and Tampa ha
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis said a NYC school displaced students to house migrants. Here’s what happened.
During the Iowa debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed a NYC school displaced students to house migrants. This characterization omits key details. He’s referring to a single-day displacement because of severe weather. No migrants remain in the sch
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking the 2024 Iowa debate between Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley on CNN
Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley faced off in a CNN debate Jan. 10 in Iowa. Here's how PolitiFact fact-checked their claims.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image of Map Does NOT Show Location Of Sex Offenders In Israel — It’s Manipulated Screenshot From App That Shows Real-Time Red Alerts
Does an image of a map with a cluster of red location pins show the locations of sex offenders in Israel? No, that's not true: The image was part of an edited screenshot taken from Red Alerts - Cumta, an app that alerts people in Israel w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Portal’ At Miami Mall New Year’s Day 2024 — Edited Video Dates To May 2023
Was a video filmed on New Year's Day 2024 at the Bayside Marketplace in Miami showing panicked bystanders running and falling as a mysterious glowing "portal" opened near them? No, that's not true: This video was first posted on TikTok by
The Dispatch→ License to Ill
If the president does it, is it not illegal?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Was NOT Killed In Kyiv On January 3, 2024
Was Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin killed by Russian cruise missiles in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 3, 2024? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer confirmed to Lead Stories that this claim is false. On January 1, 2024, Austin was
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Video does not show a convoy of trucks breaching an Arizona border checkpoint
“BREAKING – A large convoy of trucks just breached the U.S. border patrol checkpoint in Arizona.”
The Dispatch→ Never Go ‘Full Hitler’
The left’s long history of calling Republicans ‘fascist’ has only sown distrust.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Birther claims are back, and still wrong. Nikki Haley is eligible to be president.
Nikki Haley is ineligible to be president or vice president.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ FACT FOCUS: Discovery of a tunnel at a Chabad synagogue spurs false claims and conspiracy theories
News of a secret underground tunnel found connected to a historic Brooklyn synagogue was picked up quickly on social media, with posts spreading baseless claims about the passage, many laced with antisemitism.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Shares Bogus Claim About Haley’s Eligibility to Serve as President
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was born in Bamberg, South Carolina, and as a natural born citizen is eligible to serve as U.S. president. But social media
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tsunami Footage Is NOT From 2024 Japanese Earthquake — It’s 2011 Video
Does a video on social media show tsunami flooding in Japan after an earthquake on January 1, 2024? No, that's not true: The footage in a video with the title "Japan earthquake 2024" comes from a video documenting the 2011 earthquake and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Under Ground Tunnel For Trafficking’ — It’s Old Salt Mine In Europe
Does a viral video show a hidden underground route used for "trafficking"? No, that's not true: The video shows an old, now-defunct salt mine in Romania. It's open to the public and functions as a museum. The claim appeared in a post (arc
The Dispatch→ Some of My Big 2024 Questions
Will we avoid a recession? Will China’s recovery continue to fizzle? Is this the year for AI? And more.
Logically→ No evidence ‘Putin’s letter to the world’ is authored by Putin
The Dispatch→ Get Ready For the Final Debate Before Iowa
Plus: How will a severe cold snap affect next week’s caucuses?
Full Fact→ Cement truck has not been classed as an antisemitic hate symbol by ADL
Multiple posts are sharing an image that appears to show a cement truck on a database of hate symbols.
Full Fact→ Sir Lindsay Hoyle did not announce to the House of Commons that the Palestinian flag was to be flown outside Parliament
The Speaker’s office has confirmed there are no plans for Sir Lindsay Hoyle to meet the head of the Palestinian mission this week, despite an email circulating on social media.
Logically→ Ethylene oxide used for sterilizing COVID-19 lateral flow tests poses no risk to public safety.
Logically→ A fabricated snippet of Epstein’s court papers was shared to reveal Stephen Hawking’s ‘proclivities’
The Dispatch→ No Evidence Backs Claim That FBI ‘Knows’ the License Plate Number of the January 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect
Authorities have been investigating the case for three years.
Logically→ No, these photos don’t show a young girl allegedly ‘assaulted and raped’ by Barack Obama
Logically→ No, these photos don’t show a young girl allegedly ‘assaulted and raped’ by Barack Obama
Logically→ విద్య అందుబాటు విభాగంలో ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ దేశంలో అగ్రస్థానంలో లేదు
Logically→ Old video reshared as recent anti-Modi protest in the Maldives amid row with India
Logically→ ರಾಮಮಂದಿರ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪನೆಗೂ ಮುನ್ನ ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಣಹದ್ದುಗಳು ಸೇರುತ್ತಿವೆ ಎಂದು ಹಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ ರಾಮಮಂದಿರ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪನೆಗೂ ಮುನ್ನ ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಣಹದ್ದುಗಳು ಸೇರುತ್ತಿವೆ ಎಂದು ಹಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ No, video doesn’t show undocumented migrants crossing US-Mexico border
The Dispatch→ The War in Gaza: Phase Three
Israeli officials announce a new strategy of precision strikes aimed at Hamas leadership.
Logically→ মালদ্বীপৰ ৰাষ্ট্ৰপতিয়ে এক্সত ভাৰতৰ মানুহৰ ওচৰত ক্ষমা বিচৰা বুলি ভুৱা স্ক্ৰীণশ্বট শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ Fabricated news report shared to claim Congress supporters burnt Telangana CM’s effigy