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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Muslim Immigrant Urinating On Pork In Dutch Supermarket — Creator Has Posted Similar Staged Scenes Before
Did a bystander or cohort film a spontaneous incident when a Muslim immigrant urinated on packages of pork in a Dutch supermarket? No, that's not true: The video is staged and was posted by a TikTok creator. The same creator posted severa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Laura Ingraham Did NOT Report Dr. Oz Was Sued Over ‘Revolutionary Diabetes Curing Drug’ — Audio Is Doctored
Did Fox News Channel host Laura Ingraham report that Dr. Mehmet Oz was sued by "Big Pharma" over a "revolutionary diabetes curing drug"? No, that's not true: A Fox News spokesperson told Lead Stories that Ingraham didn't say that on her s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Army Attacking Patients From Kamal Hospital In Gaza With Bulldozers
Does a viral video on the X platform prove that "the Kamal Hospital in the Gaza Strip" was attacked by the Israeli forces "with a bulldozer" in 2023? No, that's not true: The footage predates the conflict. It is a least a decade old, and
Full Fact→ How to spot deepfake videos and AI audio
We’ve been fact checking a new kind of misinformation lately—here are some practical tips on how to spot it.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Texas Children’s Pediatrics clinics don’t have a vaccine mandate for patients
“Texas Children’s Hospital pediatric clinics announce they will no longer treat unvaccinated children.”
The Dispatch→ The Unpollable Election
No one knows anything.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, all Gaza school children have not been killed in Israel-Hamas war
Gaza’s education ministry “officially announced the end of the 2023/2024 academic year as all students have been killed.”
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – Haley is correct that fentanyl deaths top casualties from 3 wars combined
“We’ve had more Americans die of fentanyl than the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam Wars, combined.”
PolitiFact→ James Woods – Biden’s net worth is around $10 million, not $41 million
Joe Biden’s net worth was $41 million in 2022.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump claimed the Lincoln Project used AI to make him ‘look bad.’ But the clips are real
The Lincoln Project is “using A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)” in its “television commercials.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Palestinian Baby Injured During 2023 Gaza Conflict — It’s American Infant With Serious Medical Conditions Born Before War
Does a video of a baby with medical tubes and sensors attached to their body show the consequences from conflict in Gaza for Palestinian children in 2023? No, that's not true: The footage in a post making that implication predates the 202
PolitiFact→ Mark Lamb – No, the U.S. government is not giving people who crossed the border illegally $5,000 gift cards
“We have our government giving people who came into this country illegally $5,000 gift cards.”
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About a Supposed Investigation Into the Former Italian Health Minister
There is currently no evidence to suggest Roberto Speranza is on the verge of facing murder charges.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Arrest Georgia Secretary Of State Raffensperger For Treason — It’s A Made-Up Story
Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps arrest Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for treason in December 2023? No, that's not true: The chief operating officer for the Secretary of State's office posted a message on s
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Houthis Explained, 2024 Gets Weird
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PolitiFact→ Chris Christie – Christie’s claim on Trump’s China trade deal is on the right track, but hinges on the math
Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israel Did NOT Officially Admit Its Army ‘Bombed At Nova Festival And Killed 364 Israelis’
Did Israel officially admit that its army bombed the Nova Festival and caused the death of 364 Israelis during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: Israeli officials called the claim "untrue" and "fake." Additionally,
PolitiFact→ Divisions in Cyprus amplify fact-checking challenges
Divisions in Cyprus amplify fact-checking challenges: The Mediterranean island nation’s unusual bicultural dynamic poses challenges for fighting off misinformation. Our report from both sides of the United Nations buffer zone.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Chaplain Did NOT Say In Prayer ‘Please Get Rid Of Joe Biden’ — The Audio Was Edited
Did a military chaplain end a prayer with "Please get rid of Joe Biden and bring back the real president, Donald J. Trump"? No, that's not true: This audio has been edited. Lead Stories found the original video, taken at a pre-Thanksgivin
Full Fact→ University of Edinburgh has not issued a ‘public apology’ to the Palestinian people
A letter supposedly showing this has been circulating online. It’s actually a fictional text created for a performance piece.
PolitiFact→ Julian Bradley – Has Wisconsin's governor vetoed multiple middle-class tax cuts this year?
"Wisconsin Republicans have passed multiple billion dollar middle-class tax cuts this year, but each time we have, Governor Tony Evers has vetoed the relief."
Full Fact→ Full Fact in 2023
Your support has led to a bumper year for calling out misinformation and holding those in positions of power to account. From all of us here, thank you.
Logically→ No, 5 million ULEZ fines did not go unpaid
Logically→ Israeli commander did not admit to Israeli tanks killing civilians in interview
Logically→ Rishi Sunak’s video endorsing Elon Musk’s investment project is a deepfake
Logically→ Old video of Ontario construction site fire passed off as incident in Tel Aviv
The Dispatch→ Israel Faces Renewed Calls for Hostage Negotiations
The IDF’s accidental killing of three hostages sparks protests in Tel Aviv, but Israeli leaders remain steadfast in their desire to see Hamas eliminated.
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಉಚ್ಚಾಟನೆಯ ನಂತರ ಭಾರತೀಯ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ ಮಹುವಾ ಮೊಯಿತ್ರಾ ಅವರನ್ನು ಸಂಸತ್ತಿನಿಂದ ಹೊರಗೆ ಎಳೆದು ಹಾಕಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ कोलकाता में बने दुर्गा पूजा पंडाल का वीडियो अयोध्या के राम मंदिर का बताकर वायरल
Logically→ Products with 729 barcode prefix aren’t necessarily made in Israeli
Logically→ ‘হিন্দু পুৰোহিতৰ সৈতে প্ৰধানমন্ত্ৰী মোডী, অমিত শ্বাহৰ ভাৰ্চুৱেল সাক্ষাৎকাৰ’ বুলি সম্পাদিত ভিডিঅ’ প্ৰচাৰ
Logically→ Old video shared to claim TDP leader assaulted over rape case in Andhra Pradesh
Logically→ Gammelt billede af syrisk barn med amputerede arme og ben knyttes til krigen mellem Israel og Hamas
The Dispatch→ Another Dobbs Leak!
Infrastructure Week continues.
The Dispatch→ Rust in Peace, United States Steel
Graveyards are full of indispensable corporations, but the end of the steel giant just feels different.
The Dispatch→ New Gene-Editing Treatments, Explained
The FDA has approved two new treatments for sickle-cell anemia, but much remains unknown.
Logically→ No, man wielding sword in viral video is not Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Oz Did NOT Promote A ‘Cure’ For Prostate Disease
Did Dr. Mehmet Oz promote a "cure" for prostate disease that does not require surgery? No, that's not true: A representative for Oz told Lead Stories, "This is a fake post fraudulently using Dr. Oz's name and likeness." A link that accom
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Endorse A ‘$6,400 Bonus’ Scheme Before Christmas
Did Donald Trump endorse a "$6,400 bonus" scheme before Christmas 2023? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find any evidence that the former president ever made any of the comments in a video making the claim, and it appears to b