Western leaders show steadfast support for Israel. Will it last?
Logically→ No, video doesn’t show Assam Rifles troops fleeing a mob in Manipur
Logically→ Regulering af landbruget er ikke et globalistisk komplot, som skal give World Economic Forum kontrol over verdens fødevarer
Logically→ Assamese media outlet peddles old videos as visuals of recent Israel-Hamas war
Logically→ Assamese media outlet peddles old videos as visuals of recent Israel-Hamas war
The Dispatch→ High Cost Punditry
What kind of government were the founders trying to achieve?
The Dispatch→ The War on Thinking
Critics of the Jewish state rely on trite clichés about proportionality and escalation to hamper the Israeli response.
The Dispatch→ The Man Helping to Build Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’
Mohammad Saeed Izadi is an IRGC official who is at the center of escalatory actions against Israel over the last decade.
The Dispatch→ The Moral Corruption of Victim-Blaming
The idea that Israel must always be on guard against organized barbarity suggests that Hamas has no agency.
Logically→ Video of people cooking pig shared as ‘migrants roasting dog’ in Ireland
The Dispatch→ The Massacre in Israel
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hamas Fighters Parachuting Into SuperNova Rave Ahead Of Attack — Video Is From An Event In Egypt
Does a video of parachutists landing in a crowd show Hamas militants dropping among Israeli citizens ahead of an attack at a musical festival on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: The clip was originally posted to TikTok on September 2
The Dispatch→ Israel First?
Why MAGA Republicans sound like neocons after Hamas’ attack.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Warn US Not To Interfere In Hamas-Israel War — He Was Speaking About Ukraine And Russia
Does a video show Russian President Vladimir Putin "warning that America should not interfere in the Israel Palestine war" amid the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: The video of Putin is from December 2022 a
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Widely shared video of pro-Palestinian rally in Chicago is from 2021
Video shows pro-Palestine march in Chicago on Oct. 8.
FactCheck.org→ Republican Claims on Hamas Attack and Iran Funds Distort the Facts
Contrary to claims by some Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, U.S. taxpayers did not indirectly fund the recent Hamas attack on Israel with Iranian money unfrozen as part of a prisoner swap with Iran in August. The $6 billion fr
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The US isn’t planning to order young men to enlist in the military, despite claims made online
CLAIM: The U.S. military is planning to reinstitute the draft. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Defense officials confirm the armed forces have made no such recommendation to Congress or the president, which are the entities empowered to authorize a draft.
PolitiFact→ Tim Scott – Fact-checking Tim Scott on Biden administration's early response to Hamas attacks in Israel
The Biden administration “wanted Israel to stand down after the attack" by Hamas.
PolitiFact→ Paula Congelio – Has West Virginia University increased unfunded aid to students?
West Virginia University has “increased the amount of unfunded institutional aid provided to students and expects this amount to exceed $134 million in 2024.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A misleadingly-edited 2019 clip of Trump quoting Rep. Ilhan Omar on Israel is circulating online
CLAIM: A clip shows former President Donald Trump saying at a rally that “Israel has hypnotized the world” and has committed “evil-doings.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israel Did NOT Bomb, Destroy 900-Year-Old Church of Saint Porphyrios In Gaza On October 9, 2023
Was the nearly 900-year-old Saint Porphyrios Greek Orthodox Church In Gaza destroyed by Israeli bombs? No, that's not true: After claims went viral that the church had been destroyed, the church posted messages on its Facebook account, re
FactCheck.org→ Viral Video Clip Misrepresents Trump Remarks on Israel
Quick Take A video clip shared on Instagram on the day Hamas attacked Israel appears to show former President Donald Trump condemning Israel. But the clip is from a 2019 campaign rally and has been taken out of context. Trump was not expressing his
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Parliament Chanting ‘Death To America’ In Connection To 2023 Hamas-Israel Conflict — It’s Old Footage
Did CNN show footage capturing Iranian lawmakers chanting "death to America" in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack of Israel? No, that's not true: The video circulating on social media was aired in 2020. The chanting was t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Footage Does NOT Show Israeli Air Force Striking Targets In Gaza In October 2023 — It Is Video From Five Months Earlier
Does a video of an explosion in an urban area with clouds of smoke and large pieces of debris hurled skyward show the Israeli Air Force striking terror targets in Gaza in October 2023? No, that's not true: The footage is from a May 2023 a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Rockets Fired By Hamas From Gaza Strip Toward Israel In 2023 — Old Footage From 2020
Does this video show a salvo of rockets fired by Hamas from the Gaza Strip toward Israel in October 2023? No, that's not true: This video was posted over three years earlier on YouTube, on February 28, 2020, with a Russian-language captio
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Israel-Hamas war: Misinformation is spreading. Here are the facts
False claims about the latest Israel-Hamas war are flooding social media. Here's a look at the misinformation spreading online — and the facts.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: The Massacre in Israel
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Hamas Terrorist With Kidnapped Jewish Baby Girl In Gaza’ — Toddler Is Arab, Video Is From Before Hamas Attack In October 2023
Does a social media video show a "Hamas terrorist with kidnapped Jewish baby girl in Gaza," following the Hamas attack on Israel in early October 2023? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found the original video and it predates the October
PolitiFact→ West Virginia University Faculty Senate – Has President E. Gordon Gee increased West Virginia University’s debt load by 55%?
E. Gordon Gee’s university projects have increased “WVU’s debt load by 55%.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Donald Trump was quoting U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar when he said Israel hypnotized the world
Former President Donald Trump said, “Israel has hypnotized the world.”
PolitiFact→ E. Gordon Gee – Are less than 2% of WVU students affected by the elimination of majors?
“Fewer than 2% of students are impacted whatsoever by the decisions we're making” to cut the budget.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Footage Does NOT Show Israelis Rehearsing ‘Fake Child Death Video’ To Frame Hamas In 2023 — It’s A Staged Scene From A Film
Does a viral video capture the staging of a "fake child death" aimed at blaming Hamas for attacking civilians during the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, or during later atrocities? No, that's not true: The footage predates this
Full Fact→ Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party conference speech: fact checked
We’ve looked into two claims made by the Labour leader during his keynote speech at the party’s conference.
The Dispatch→ Lawmakers Pledge Israel Support Amid Speakership Uncertainty
While House Republicans decide on a speaker, congressional Democrats spar over Israel.
Logically→ Video of a building hit by an airstrike in May 2023 misattributed to recent violence in Israel and Gaza
Logically→ No, this video does not show 1,671 Israeli refugees arriving in Alanya, Türkiye
Logically→ Clip from short film used to falsely claim that both Hamas and Israel are producing fake news of injured boy
The Dispatch→ Palestinian Political Leader Claims Hamas Has Attacked ‘Mainly’ Military Establishments
Hundreds of civilians are among the dead and kidnapped.
Logically→ This year’s increase in butterflies is not proof of a thriving environment in the U.K.
Logically→ Old video of naval clash at Taiwan Strait shared as American warships deployed near Israel