On Nikki Haley and lost causes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: War Exceptions Are NOT New For 2024 Insurance Policies
Did insurance companies Cigna and UnitedHealthcare add new text that denies health care if a person has been affected by a war in 2024? No, that's not true: This language has been included in Cigna's and UnitedHealthcare's insurance polic
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ False claims question Haley’s eligibility to serve as US president
With the Iowa caucuses just two weeks away, some on social media are erroneously claiming that Haley, who served as governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017, cannot legally hold the country’s highest office.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wernher von Braun Was NOT The Founder Of NASA
Did German-born rocket engineer Wernher von Braun found the National Aeronautics and Space Administration? No, that's not true: The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 29, 1958, led
The Dispatch→ No, Ben Carson Is Not Hawking CBD Gummies to Treat Hypertension
Web pages carrying his endorsement are fake.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Episode 9 Of Season 24 Of ‘The Simpsons’ Did NOT Predict A Solar Superstorm
Does a social media post accurately summarize the events portrayed in an episode of "The Simpsons" -- that a solar superstorm struck Springfield, causing an electromagnetic pulse that led to a complete shutdown of the town and internet ac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Australian Government Did NOT Advocate COVID-19 Vaccination Without Consent During Sedation
Did the Australian government recommend vaccinating patients for COVID-19 without consent, while the patient was under sedation? No, that's not true: There is no official support for such a claim. The Australian Technical Advisory Group o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Apeel Produce Coating Does NOT Contain Unidentified Or Harmful Ingredients
Does the Apeel produce coating Organipeel contain an "unidentified coating" that is falsely labeled as organic and that could be harmful to human health? No, that's not true: Though it may be applied to organic produce, it is neither cons
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Peter Doocy, John Berman Did NOT Report That 100 Earthquakes "Just Hit" Yellowstone In December 2023
Did journalists Peter Doocy or John Berman report that 100 earthquakes "just hit" Yellowstone National Park and that such earthquakes may lead to an "eruption"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that either journalist reported suc
Full Fact→ Video shows 2011 tsunami in Japan, not recent events
The footage is being shared across social media with the suggestion it shows the aftermath of yesterday’s earthquake.
Logically→ No, this video does not show the U.S. Navy sinking a Houthi rebel boat
Logically→ Old, unrelated visuals falsely linked to Japan earthquake
Logically→ ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪನವರನ್ನು ಉಲ್ಲೇಖಿಸಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿರುವ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸಿಎಂ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯನವರ ಕ್ಲಿಪ್ಅನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Photos from 2011, 2016 passed off as visuals of recent Japan earthquake
Logically→ Photos from 2011, 2016 passed off as visuals of recent Japan earthquake
Logically→ 2023లో తుర్కియేలో భూకంపానికి సంబంధించిన వీడియోని తాజా జపాన్ భూకంపం వీడియోగా షేర్ చేశారు
Logically→ Underwater video from Indonesia wrongly linked to recent Japan earthquake
Logically→ ৰাম মন্দিৰ নিৰ্মাণ হ’লে আত্মহত্যা কৰিম বুলি কপিল ছিবালে কোৱা নাছিল
Logically→ 2023 CCTV video of tremors at Turkey hospital shared as recent Japan earthquake
The Dispatch→ Going After Harvard Corp.
Pushing back against woke ideology.
The Dispatch→ Putting Nikki Haley in Focus
Will GOP voters see her as a change of pace or as a known quantity?
The Dispatch→ The United Methodist Church Split, Explained
Thousands of congregations have left the church amid a dispute about gay marriage and ordaining LGBT ministers.
PolitiFact→ Nick LaLota – NY’s Clean Slate law doesn’t keep convictions sealed from everyone
Under New York’s Clean Slate Act “violent crimes … will now be automatically sealed after a set time - like they never happened.”
The Dispatch→ At the Crossroads
As the calendar turns to 2024, which way will you go?
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on the Biggest Stories of 2023
Drama in the House, the 2024 primary, the war between Israel and Gaza, and more.
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with John McCormack
Our newest hire answers readers’ questions.
The Dispatch→ Church as Resistance
As the calendar turns and we consider the lives we want to live in 2024, let me invite you to join me and my begrudging son in the pew.
The Dispatch→ All the Pretty Horseshoes
Libertarian brain.
The Dispatch→ New Year’s Kiss-Off
Count me out of the countdown to 2024.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, T-Mobile isn’t going to start policing customers’ personal texts
A new T-Mobile policy aimed at curbing mass marketing texts that don’t meet industry standards is being misrepresented on social media as an effort to censor the messages of everyday people.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ABC News Did NOT Broadcast Report About Dr. Oz’s ‘Amazing’ Diabetes Cure — Audio Was Doctored
Did ABC News host David Muir advertise on air a diabetes cure discovered by TV personality and physician Dr. Mehmet Oz? No, that's not true: A clip containing images of both Muir and Oz used manipulated sound to mislead audiences. The vid
The Dispatch→ DeSantis’ Closing Iowa Strategy: Hit Haley
Plus, Joe Biden turns up the volume on his warnings about Donald Trump.
PolitiFact→ Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin Public Service Commission has approved rate hikes, but not $1.9 billion
“Wisconsin utilities have charged ratepayers more than $1.9 billion of increases since 2019.”
AllSides→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Recent Immigration Claims
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/24/us/politics/trump-immigration-fact-check.html Former President Donal
AllSides→ Nikki Haley Claims 1 in 6 American Families Can’t Afford Their Utility Bill
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/12/27/fact-check-haley-american-families-utility-bill/ In a recent inter
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch’s Best of 2023
The culture and content we enjoyed the most this year.
The Dispatch→ The Catholic Church’s Blessing of Same-Sex Couples, Explained
The church’s new guidance has left some confused.
The Dispatch→ Thomas Merton’s Blueprint for a More Contemplative Life
This year marked the 75th anniversary of his seminal work, ‘The Seven Storey Mountain.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: T-Mobile Will NOT Start Fining Customers On January 1, 2024, For Text Messages It Disagrees With
Will T-Mobile start fining individual customers in 2024 for sending texts or posting content the company doesn't agree with? No, that's not true: The claim on social media misrepresented the nature of the change that will only affect the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Katie Hobbs Was NOT Hanged At GITMO
Was Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs hanged at Guantanamo Bay on December 22, 2023? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. The website where this claim was made has a disclaimer that states it pub