The video is being shared widely on social media with claims the birds died as a result of the freezing temperatures.
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – Elon Musk says there’s ‘scientific consensus’ on birth control depression, suicide risk. He’s wrong
There is “clear scientific consensus” that “hormonal birth control makes you fat, doubles risk of depression and triples risk of suicide.”
PolitiFact→ Elise Stefanik – Illegal crossings at the U.S.-Canada border increase, but lag far behind the southern border
“We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.”
Full Fact→ Fiona Bruce’s husband not paid £3.9 million per year to advertise for the government
Nigel Sharrocks left the company group associated with this contract before the contracts this claim seems to refer to were awarded.
PolitiFact→ Tammy Baldwin – Yes, the price of an inhaler in the U.S. is massively higher than overseas cost
“Big drug companies charge as little as $7 for an inhaler overseas and nearly $500 for the exact same one here in the US.”
The Dispatch→ War in Ukraine, Two Years Later
Wavering U.S. support leaves Ukraine undergunned in its conflict with Russia.
Full Fact→ Footage of woman with genetic disorder being claimed to show Israeli phosphorus injuries
The woman in the video actually has a rare genetic disorder that causes extreme sensitivity to UV light.
Full Fact→ French and British energy bills are no longer rising by 4% and 54%
The French government capped energy bill increases at 4% in 2022, but prices have risen by more since then. British energy bills rose by 54% at one point in 2022, but by less since.
The Dispatch→ ‘Hope Without Hope’ on Ukraine’s Frontlines
Amid suspended American aid and an emboldened enemy, Ukrainians see two options: victory or death.
The Dispatch→ Biden’s Hezbollah Plan Is a Win-Win—for the Terrorists
Israel faces a harsh reality in an election year for the United States.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cyanocobalamin In B12 Supplements Is NOT Harmful
Is the cyanocobalamin found in B12 supplements harmful to humans? No, that's not true: Cyanocobalamin is a synthetic form of vitamin B12 used to treat vitamin deficiencies; it is converted into active forms of B12 in the body. The small a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fiction Website’s Latest Dark Fantasy Did NOT Spur American Red Cross Letter to U.S. Navy JAG
Did American Red Cross Chief Executive Officer Gail McGovern send a letter to the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps about a fiction website's fantasy stories about political tribunals and executions at Guantanamo Bay? No, that's no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: San Francisco City Council Did NOT Appoint ‘Illegal Immigrant’ To Board Of Elections
Did the San Francisco City Council appoint to the Board of Elections someone who a social media post called an "illegal immigrant"? No, that's not true: The person who was appointed to a commission in San Francisco is a "legal immigrant,"
The Dispatch→ A New Cope
Is Joe Biden getting a raw deal from the media?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show ‘HAARP Ionospheric Heaters’
Does a post on social media that claims the HAARP ionospheric heater is all over the world show an authentic photo of one? No, that's not true: It's a photo of a long-abandoned Soviet-era radar in Ukraine. Before the 2022 Russian full-sca
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Cloud seeding not connected to California storms
Cloud seeding program connected to recent California storms.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lunar Roving Vehicle DID Fit Inside Lunar Module During Apollo 15 Mission
Is it true that the Lunar Roving Vehicle could not have fit inside the Lunar Module on the Apollo 15 mission, meaning moon missions after that were faked, as a post on Instagram suggested? No, that's not true: The Apollo 15 mission was a
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The Rock was booed for upcoming wrestling villain role, not for supporting Joe Biden
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was booed in Las Vegas because he’s a Joe Biden supporter.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Use Bogus Document to Falsely Claim Zelenskyy Plans Move to Florida
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has traveled throughout the world seeking support for Ukraine’s effort to resist Russia’s invasion, but he has always
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Argentine President Javier Milei Is Related To Netanyahu Or That They Have Same Surname
Are Javier Milei, president of Argentina, and Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, related, and is this assertion based on a shared familial last name? No, that does not seem to be true: There is no evidence that the two politica
AllSides→ Republicans Distort Facts on Special Counsel Decision Not to Charge Biden
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/02/republicans-distort-facts-on-special-counsel-decision-not-to-charge-biden/
AllSides→ Fact Check: Was Joe Biden Ruled Mentally Unfit to Stand Trial?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-joe-biden-ruled-mentally-unfit-stand-trial-1870259 Special coun
AllSides→ If Joe Biden is unfit to stand trial, he’s unfit to be president. It’s that simple
https://nypost.com/2024/02/13/opinion/if-joe-biden-is-unfit-to-stand-trial-hes-unfit-to-be-president-its-that-simple/
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Migrants in New York City will not receive up to $10,000 in prepaid debit cards
Migrants in New York City are receiving prepaid debit cards with up to $10,000 and no restrictions.
PolitiFact→ Heartland Signal – Claim that GOP candidate Eric Hovde 'owns three homes in Central America' is Mostly False
Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde claims he "understands the tragedy of children being trafficked through Central America because he owns three homes there."
The Dispatch→ Dune 2 and The Golden Path: Jonah and David Feeling the Hype
The modern Lawrence of Arabia?
Full Fact→ Post exaggerates benefits available to asylum seekers
The Home Office does not generally provide mobile phones. While some hotels housing asylum seekers have been four-star, many are not and many asylum seekers aren’t housed in hotels at all.
Full Fact→ Primark is not shutting down
Claims have been made online that Primark is closing all of its UK stores on 1 March, but the company has confirmed this is not true.
Internet Archive→ Federal & State Lawmakers Speak at CPAC : CSPAN : February 22, 2024 10:13am-1:18pm EST
[LIVE] Federal and state lawmakers speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) being held in the Washington, DC area. Sponsor: Conservative Political Action Conference.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the fo
PolitiFact→ What is Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s stance on abortion?
An attack ad says Eric Hovde is “totally opposed” to abortion. We dug into his stances.
Full Fact→ No evidence Pope Francis told people to ‘eat whatever you want’ during Lent
A passage about Lent is spreading widely on social media and has been attributed to the Pope.
The Dispatch→ Farmers Protest Across Europe
Narrowing profit margins and stifling regulations are pushing Europe’s farmers to the brink.
Full Fact→ Video does not show pro-Palestinian protesters hijacking Amsterdam airport announcement system
A Dutch government spokesperson confirmed the public address system was not taken over during the demonstration.
The Dispatch→ Taylor Swift and the Magna Carta
On this day the law came alive.
The Dispatch→ There’s Something About Marriage
Marriage matters.
The Dispatch→ The 2024 Battle for the Senate Takes Shape
Democrats’ path to keeping their Senate majority has become more challenging in recent days.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYC Spokesman Did NOT Say Trucker Boycott Caused Empty Shelves In February 2024 Throughout City
Did a New York City spokesman say that a trucker boycott has caused shelves to go empty throughout stores in New York City in February 2024? No, that's not true: This story originated from a website that clearly labels itself satire. The
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-check: Trump calls his fraud case ‘a form of Navalny.’ That distorts the cases.
Donald Trump’s fine in the New York fraud case “is a form of Navalny, it is a form of communism or fascism.”
FactCheck.org→ Trump Repeats Many Claims in Fox News Town Hall
In a Feb. 20 town hall in South Carolina that aired on Fox News, days before the state’s Republican primary, former President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading claims we’ve fact-checked before. Trump and Ingraham at th
The Dispatch→ The Acceptance Stage
Nikki Haley confronts her post-Republican future.