On the protest votes—both of them—in Michigan.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Donald Trump did not call his wife ‘Mercedes’ instead of Melania
Donald Trump called his wife "Mercedes" instead of Melania.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ ATF rules not updated to allow migrants to purchase firearms
Amid accusations from Republicans that President Joe Biden’s migrant policies are to blame for the recent killing of a nursing student in Georgia, social media users are falsely claiming that the ATF is making it easier for people who enter the U.S.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Bad connection: Solar flares didn’t cause AT&T’s cellphone outage
Solar flares caused AT&T’s cellphone outage.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No proof Taylor Swift said she’d leave the U.S. if Donald Trump won
Taylor Swift said she “will leave the United States if Donald Trump becomes President in 2024.”
PolitiFact→ Deborah Ross – Which state has the longest voting period in the nation?
“North Carolina has the longest voting period in the country … and we have the most ways of voting.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Radium Exposure Is NOT Beneficial To Human Health
Is exposure to radium beneficial to human health, as a post on Instagram implies? No, that's not true: Radium is recognized by public health experts as a known carcinogen or cancer-causing agent. While it is true that radium was historica
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Dr. Oz Being Attacked For Promoting Diabetes Cure — Footage Is Of Ukrainian Journalist Brawling With Pro-Russian Politician
Does a video show Dr. Oz being attacked on TV for promoting a supposed three-day diabetes cure? No, that's not true: The footage that purports to be of Dr. Mehmet Oz being beaten up on a TV set stage was a live broadcast of a Ukrainian jo
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Migrants living in the U.S. unlawfully can not legally purchase firearms
The ATF updated their background check policy to allow “illegal immigrants” to purchase firearms.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Rescue of Crew from Ship Attacked by Houthis
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi militants damaged a British-owned cargo ship on the Red Sea on Feb. 18 and forced its crew to evacuate. Some social media posts f
The Dispatch→ Remote Work Is Here to Stay, Mostly for the Better
It’s great for working parents, people with disabilities, and anyone who likes more flexibility at work.
The Dispatch→ Biden’s Standing With Arab-American Voters Seems Shaky Post-Michigan
Plus: Haley supporters feel abandoned by Trump’s GOP.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Questionnaire asking blood donors’ vaccination status isn’t proof COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe
The American Red Cross asking blood donors about their vaccination status proves COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous.
Full Fact→ Overall GDP hasn’t had ‘seven consecutive quarters of no growth’
Labour MP Sarah Owen’s claim at Prime Minister’s Questions isn’t true of GDP overall. She was referring to GDP per capita instead, though she didn’t specify this at the time.
Health Feedback→ The level of aluminum in childhood vaccines is safe, even for babies
REVIEW Opponents to vaccination commonly point to the presence of aluminum in some vaccines as supporting evidence for their toxicity. Health Feedback explained that these claims are unsubstantiated in previous reviews. Nevertheless, these claims pe
The Dispatch→ Congress Tries to Avoid A(nother) Shutdown
The latest continuing resolution funding deadline is fast approaching.
The Dispatch→ Queer Factors
The real problem are the straight people.
The Dispatch→ With Unity Like This, Who Needs Division?
Trump claims the GOP is lined up behind him. So why is Haley still running?
The Dispatch→ Traditional Republicans Feel Unwelcome in Trump’s GOP
Defections stand to reshape the party and could imperil former president’s White House bid.
The Dispatch→ Countering the Coming Drone War
The U.S. faces a rapidly evolving drone threat. Can the Pentagon and industrial base keep up?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Audio Is Faked In Post Purporting To Show Navalny’s Mother Accusing His Wife
Did Alexi Navalny's mother Lyudmila publicly accuse the politician's widow Yulia Navalnaya of capitalizing on her son's death? No, that's not true: The purported "address" is an AI-generated fake. Its origin can be traced to a network of
The Dispatch→ The Least Bad Option
Should Joe Biden be replaced as nominee at the Democratic convention?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Zelenskyy Doing Crotch-Jiggling Belly Dance — It’s Doctored Footage Of Argentinian Dancer
Does a video show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doing a crotch-jiggling belly dance in a nude sparkly leotard? No, that's not true: The footage is doctored -- it uses video of Argentinian dancer Pablo Acosta with the head of Zel
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Is the U.S. third in gun violence because of five cities? Data doesn’t support that claim
Removing gun-related homicides in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and St. Louis would drop the U.S. to 189th out of 193 countries in gun violence.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trudeau Misspoke When He Said ‘Russia Must Win This War’ — He Corrected, Saying ‘Ukraine Must Win This War’
Did Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say that Russia must win this war? Yes: Trudeau did misspeak at the end of a news conference in Poland. While speaking of how aid and military equipment would be supplied to Ukraine, he accidenta
FactCheck.org→ Breaking Down the Immigration Figures
Encounters on the southern border of those trying to enter the U.S. without authorization have gone up significantly under President Joe Biden. Government statistics show that in the initial processing of millions of encounters, 2.5 million people hav
FactCheck.org→ Study Largely Confirms Known, Rare COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects
SciCheck Digest An international study of around 99 million people confirmed known serious side effects of COVID-19 vaccination. It also identified a possible relationship between the first dose of the Moderna vaccine and a small risk of a neurolog
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea
An independent journalist incorrectly claimed the Houthis sank a ship and rescued the crew.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘White Hats’ Did NOT Foil Supposed Plot to ‘Assassinate President Trump’ — Story Is From Site That Produces Fiction
Did "White Hats" foil a supposed plan to "assassinate President Trump"? No, that's not true: Searching the locations mentioned in the article for press releases and an online news index search of keywords relating to this claim did not yi
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: No Show Tonight, But Did You Catch Our Weekend Shows?
Good things come in pairs.
Full Fact→ Video does not show a real nuclear attack alert in the US
Footage taken from a ‘mock scenario’ on YouTube has been circulating online as if it shows a real emergency alert.
Full Fact→ Image does not show Israeli soldier who died by suicide after attack by fellow troops
An image shared with a claim that it shows an Israeli soldier who took her own life uses a photo of a soldier who was killed at a checkpoint in 2022.
Full Fact→ Ireland’s U17 women’s football team didn’t turn away during Israeli national anthem
A video which is claimed to show the football team turning their backs while the Israeli anthem is played, has been edited.
Full Fact→ No evidence people posing as ‘home affairs officers’ are robbing houses
Warnings about this have been circulating in various countries around the world since at least 2016, but these posts appear to be hoaxes.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – More gun ownership does not lead to less gun violence
The states that have 97% of guns are the states with the least amount of gun violence.
Full Fact→ Raw milk doesn’t make it easier to digest lactose
It may also contain harmful pathogens, so people with weaker immune systems are advised not to consume it.
The Dispatch→ Alabama Supreme Court Sparks IVF Debate
The ruling protecting frozen embryos under the state’s wrongful death law, explained.
Full Fact→ London council tax as a whole isn’t 71% higher than it was when Sadiq Khan took office
Only the mayor’s portion of council tax in London has increased by 71% in this time. Council tax as a whole has risen, but not by as much.
The Dispatch→ The Future of the Conservative Movement
"Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me."
The Dispatch→ Live from Alabama
Don't go to law school without a business plan.