The Dispatch→ Another Year, Another Congressional Funding Deal
A tentative compromise to keep the government running comes down to the wire.
Logically→ No, foot baths can’t cleanse your body of parasites
Logically→ Carbon dioxide is a major cause of global warming; ice core surveys do not prove otherwise
Logically→ Andhra Pradesh didn’t top India’s educational accessibility ranking
Logically→ ಎಕ್ಸ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತೀಯರಿಗೆ ಮಾಲ್ಡೀವ್ಸ್ ನ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರ ಕ್ಷಮೆಯಾಚನೆಯೆಂದು ತೋರಿಸಲು ಎಡಿಟ್ ಮಾಡಿದ ಸ್ಕ್ರೀನ್ಶಾಟ್ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
The Dispatch→ En Bonkers Opinion
The meaning of words is up for grabs.
The Dispatch→ How to Keep Hamas From Bouncing Back
Saleh al-Arouri helped the terrorist organization develop a strategy to recover from setbacks. He may be gone but his playbook lives on.
The Dispatch→ An Election About Elections
The war is on over what real disenfranchisement looks like.
The Dispatch→ Why Pope Francis Condemned Surrogacy
The Catholic Church’s teaching on surrogacy is rooted in the desire to preserve the dignity of human life.
Logically→ Old, unrelated video wrongly linked to Ram Temple inauguration in Ayodhya
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Toasty Heater’ Was NOT Invented By A Firefighter, A Veteran, Or An Army Officer — It’s A Marked-Up Chinese Wholesale Product
Did an upstate New York firefighter named David, along with his brother, a former NASA engineer, invent a safer, better and more energy efficient electric heater after David's daughter got carbon monoxide poisoning from a fire in her bedr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Does NOT Fund 88 Percent Of The World Health Organization Budget
Do contributions from Bill Gates make up 88 percent of the World Health Organization's annual funding? No, that's not true: While notable, the total amount donated by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation every year did not exceed 10 perc
The Dispatch→ Make Awakenings Great Again
The Republican Party after Trump.
PolitiFact→ Breitbart – Very high COVID-19 viral levels found in wastewater, not in U.S. ‘water supply’
“Nationwide data reveals surging levels of newest COVID strain in water supply.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump omits context on Nikki Haley’s comments about US retirement age being too low
Nikki Haley “says the retirement age at 65 is way too low, it must be much higher.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Aliens at a Miami mall? Social media claims about police incident are astronomically wrong
Police responded to alien creatures at a Miami mall on Jan. 1, 2024.
FactCheck.org→ Fight Right Inc.
Political leanings: Republican/Pro-Ron DeSantis 2022 total spending: N/A Fight Right Inc. is the newest political action committee trying to help Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis win the Republican nomination for president. The super PAC filed with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Sponsor New Arizona ‘Health Credits’ Subsidy Program in Arizona
Did President Joe Biden sponsor a new "health credits" subsidy program in Arizona? No, that's not true: The claim that the government is freely giving out health credits is a scam. Such scams are usually attached to an ad asking whether a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FedEx Is NOT Selling Pallets Of Packages
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video shows comedy TikTokers on Jan. 6, not proof Capitol attack was an inside job
Hundreds of people have been convicted or pleaded guilty for their role in the Jan. 6 riot, but more than three years later some on social media are still claiming it was the work of the government itself.
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Is income growth in Florida No. 1 in the U.S., as Ron DeSantis said?
In Florida, “income growth is top of the chart.”
PolitiFact→ Mark Green – FBI director never said Hamas militants can walk right into the U.S. through the southern border
Says FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress “that with the border wide open and a war in Israel, Hamas can just walk right in.”
PolitiFact→ There’s a new COVID-19 variant and cases are ticking up. What do you need to know?
Nationally, a sharp uptick in emergency room visits and hospitalizations for COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, began in mid-December and seems to be gaining steam. Here are some things to know this time around.
Full Fact→ Sun doesn’t set at 7pm by mid-February in the UK
Sunset won’t happen after 7pm in the UK until the end of March.
Full Fact→ South Yorkshire Police has not arrested a man for inciting hatred by ‘insisting he was English’
This claim comes from a fake screenshot appearing to show a social media post by the police force.
The Dispatch→ Iowa is Donald Trump’s to Lose
Plus: How Democrats see their (narrow) path to a House majority.
AllSides→ Left-Wing Attempt To Tie Trump To Foreign Influence Money Doesn’t Add Up, Records Show
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/05/left-wing-trump-foreign-influence-money/ House Oversight Committee D
AllSides→ Nikki Haley exaggerates rate of federal telework
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jan/05/nikki-haley/nikki-haley-exaggerates-rate-of-federal-telework/
AllSides→ What Gaza’s death toll says about the war
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67764664 On average, nearly 300 people have been killed each
Health Feedback→ Scam ads use a fake endorsement by Ben Carson to promote unproven hypertension treatment
REVIEW Scams selling clinically unsupported natural cures for diseases such as cancer or diabetes are rife on social media, as Health Feedback already documented in earlier reviews. Some hallmarks of those scams include fabricated celebrity endorsem
The Dispatch→ Pretend It’s a University
On the past and future of higher education.
Logically→ Nej, Jimmy Kimmel nämns inte i de offentliggjorda Epstein-dokumenten
Logically→ అయోధ్యలో రామ మందిరం ప్రారంభోత్సవానికి ముందు జరిగిన కలశ యాత్ర వీడియో అని పాత వీడియో షేర్ చేశారు
Logically→ ম্যানমাৰৰ অস্ত্ৰ ভাণ্ডাৰৰ ভিডিঅ’ মণিপুৰ সংঘৰ্ষৰ সৈতে মিছাকৈ সম্পৰ্কিত কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ नहीं, यह वीडियो छत्तीसगढ़ में अडानी-विरोधी प्रदर्शनकारियों पर पुलिस लाठीचार्ज नहीं दिखाता
The Dispatch→ One Short Week ‘Til the Iowa Caucuses
The leading GOP contenders barnstorm the Hawkeye State.
Logically→ Photos from the Maldives passed off as India’s Lakshadweep Islands amid diplomatic row
Logically→ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಮಸೀದಿ ಒಂದರ ನಾಪಫಲಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಪಠ್ಯವನ್ನು ಅಳವಡಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಲು ಹಳೆಯ ಫೋಟೋವನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Fabricated screenshot peddled as Maldivian President’s apology to Indians on X