“Dave McCormick is fully against abortion.”
The Dispatch→ Sizable Senate Majority in Reach for GOP
Look out for Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
The Dispatch→ Instinctual Stupidity
On man and country.
The Dispatch→ Too Many Laws—and Too Little Judging
In his new book, Neil Gorsuch lets a focus on process overshadow a serious threat to liberty.
The Dispatch→ What Draws Latinos to the Trump-Era GOP?
Mike Madrid’s new book downplays the appeal of conservative ideals.
PolitiFact→ Terence Everitt – Democrats falsely claim Ashlee Adams 'campaigned for Mark Robinson and his radical agenda'
Republican state Senate candidate Ashlee Adams “campaigned for Mark Robinson and his radical agenda.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Repeat Posts About ‘Approximately 2 Years Old’ Boy Taken To Police Station Are NOT Authentic — Bait & Switch For Real Estate Ads
Are social media posts posting authentic information that police officers in various states have "no idea" where an "approximately 2 years old" boy who was found and taken to a police station lives? No, that's not true: Lead Stories has d
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claims of ‘No Help’ or Helicopters Sent for Helene Victims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In his continued attack on the federal response to Hurricane Helene, former President Donald Trump falsely said that no helicopters and no help were sent to the affected areas for d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mission Hospital In North Carolina Did NOT Contain 900 Unidentified Bodies, Is NOT Morgue For Hurricane Helene Victims
Did Mission Hospital in North Carolina contain 900 unidentified bodies of Hurricane Helene victims and was the hospital turned into a morgue amid the disaster? No, that's not true: "Mission Hospital is not serving as the local community m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Read From Teleprompter During Live Univision Town Hall — It Was For Moderator
Did Univision "accidentally broadcast proof" that Kamala Harris was reading scripted responses from a teleprompter during her live town hall on the network? No, that's not true: Univision's footage repeatedly shows Harris responding to qu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of ‘Disney World Destroyed By Hurricane Milton’ Are NOT Authentic — It’s AI-Generated Content From Website With Satire Label
Do viral images authentically capture the massive destruction caused by Hurricane Milton at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida? No, that's not true: Those pictures were generated by AI and first posted on a website with a satire labe
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Claims Proliferate on Hurricanes and Weather Modification
SciCheck Digest Experts say people cannot create or meaningfully alter hurricanes through existing weather modification techniques. That has not stopped a deluge of social media posts baselessly claiming or implying that Hurricanes Helene and Milto
The Dispatch→ More False Claims Circulate Comparing Hurricane Disaster Aid to Migrant Benefits
Social media users are wrong about both FEMA benefits and handouts to illegal immigrants.
FactCheck.org→ Harris Makes Unsupported Claim About Fentanyl Flows
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Federal data do not show that “the flow” or “intake” of illegal fentanyl into the United States has been cut “by half” during the Biden-Harris ad
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oregon Did NOT Leave Trump Out Of Voters’ Pamphlet For Political Reasons — Campaign Declined To Participate
Did Oregon officials omit Donald Trump from a voters' pamphlet about candidates in the 2024 election for political reasons? No, that's not true: Trump's campaign chose not to submit information for the pamphlet, according to a statement f
The Dispatch→ The 47 Percent
Has Trump’s ceiling in the popular vote risen?
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Teleprompter at Univision town hall was for moderator, not Kamala Harris
“Univision accidentally shows that Kamala Harris is reading from a teleprompter live on air.”
The Dispatch→ Who’s the Bad Guy?
Hollywood could take some hints and give us some additional, true-to-life villains.
PolitiFact→ Senate Leadership Fund – Senate Republicans stretch Sherrod Brown’s comments on gender-affirming care
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown “supported allowing puberty blockers and sex-change surgeries for minor children.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Clip from LGBTQ+ FEMA webinar goes viral without context
2023 FEMA webinar shows the agency is prioritizing its relief efforts around LGBTQ+ people
PolitiFact→ X posts – North Carolina’s post-Helene changes for absentee, in-person voting are not signs of ‘cheating’
North Carolina’s new voting rules in response to Hurricane Helene amount to “cheating” or “stealing.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, migrants don’t receive $3,500 debit cards
The government gave $3,500 debit cards to immigrants while giving only $750 to Hurricane Helene victims.
PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – Kari Lake says Arizona was safer in 1994, but crime statistics say otherwise
“Arizona was safe” when she moved to the state in 1994, but has become “unsafe.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: National Hurricane Center Map Does NOT Show New Storm Approaching Florida After Hurricane Milton
Does a National Hurricane Center tracking map show a new storm heading for Florida immediately after Hurricane Milton hit in early October 2024? No, that's not true: The Center's "Atlantic Tropical Cyclones and Disturbances" map shows no
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Recent hurricanes devastated U.S. communities, but this isn’t an authentic photo of a rescued child
An image shows a child affected by recent hurricanes in the United States.
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Is Kamala Harris right about reducing 'the flow of fentanyl by half'?
“We have cut the flow of fentanyl by half.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Hurricane Nadine didn’t exist as of Oct. 10, but a fictional article about one did
“Hurricane Nadine was a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane that struck Central America and the Bahamas in October 2024.”
Full Fact→ Video of house flooding is from New Jersey in 2021, not recent scenes in Florida
Footage taken in New Jersey following Hurricane Ida in 2021 is being shared online with the suggestion it shows the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz extended a finger at a recent college football game, but not the middle one
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gave a college football crowd “the bird.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Tim Walz wasn’t banned from college football games after attending one recently; that's fake news
Says Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was “banned from future games for flipping off the fans.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – As Hurricane Milton moved away from Florida, misinformation about a Hurricane Nadine made landfall
Image shows the projected trajectory for a Hurricane Nadine is “the same path as Helene.”
Full Fact→ UKHSA posts graphs based on non-existent data
Graphs showing “data for 2023-24” posted by the UKHSA on X aren’t actually based on real data.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Flooding footage shows Mumbai, India, not Florida during Hurricane Milton
Video shows “people attempting to flee Florida & Hurricane Milton.”
The Dispatch→ This Pennsylvania County Could Show Where the Election Is Headed
Plus: Where could third-party candidates cost Trump and Harris the most?
PolitiFact→ Robert Reich – 100 Republicans voted against FEMA funding during hurricane season, but an attack omits context
“Two weeks ago 100 GOP lawmakers voted against additional FEMA funding.”
PolitiFact→ Eric Hovde – Wisconsin GOP challenger's ad falsely claims Dem US Senator 'gave stimulus checks to illegals'
Says Democratic opponent Tammy Baldwin "gave stimulus checks to illegals."
Full Fact→ Old footage of deer running from wildfire is recirculating online
The clip has been shared on social media with false claims it shows recent scenes from a wildfire in the US state of Wyoming.
Full Fact→ Video shows coral farm not HAARP research facility around Florida
Misleading posts have been circulating on social media linking Hurricane Milton with claims that the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program is in the nearby ocean.
Health Feedback→ Onions don’t cure RSV; limited evidence to suggest that tryptophan improves sleep quality
REVIEW Folk remedies often suggest that onions can help alleviate symptoms of respiratory illnesses. These alleged healing properties of onions surface frequently in social media posts, with users recommending various methods for using onions to boo
Health Feedback→ Claim that flu is “natural healing process” overlooks flu-related hospitalizations and deaths
REVIEW A Facebook post from early September 2024 claimed that “a flu is your body healing itself” while “a flu shot is big pharma removing that natural healing process and profiting from it”. The post, which received more than 10,000 user en