Did University of Pennsylvania students chant, "We want Jewish genocide!" at a pro-Palestine rally in Philadelphia? No, that's not true: The chant was, "Israel, Israel, you can't hide, we charge you with genocide." The student group poste
The Dispatch→ Only Trump Is Trump
Lessons from the humiliation of Jim Jordan.
PolitiFact→ Did Israel use its laser weapon ‘Iron Beam’ for the first time? Here’s what we know
Social media users circulated videos claiming to show Israel using its laser weapon system “Iron Beam” to intercept missiles. Israeli defense officials said it was “not used operationally.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Say He Was Born In Israel — He Was Talking About Why Israel Was Created
Did President Joe Biden say he was born in Israel in a speech he made during the 2023 Hamas-Israel conflict? No, that's not true: During his speech, Biden explained why he believed Israel was developed. An official transcript records him
The Dispatch→ Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty in Georgia
And the new gag order in Trump’s federal election interference case, explained.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Hamas no se ha rendido a Israel
“A partir de ahora la milicia de Hamas se vio obligada a rendirse al ejército Israeli, ondeando sus banderas blancas".
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misleading Poverty Rate Comparison
The official U.S. poverty rate in 2022 “remained stable compared to 2021,” but an alternative method of measuring poverty “increased significantly, reflecting changes in economic well-being following the end of many pandemic-era prog
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wall Street Journal Did NOT Report That An ‘American MK-84’ Bomb Was Dropped On Gaza Hospital
Did a Wall Street Journal article state that it was "an American MK-84" bomb that hit the Gaza hospital on October 17, 2023? No, that's not true: The newspaper did not publish that. The only supporting "evidence" in the social media post
The Dispatch→ War and Lies in Gaza
One man's misinformation is another's truth-telling.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Turkish President Erdogan Did NOT Threaten ‘To Intervene In The Israeli War On Gaza’
Did Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan say his country may get involved in the Hamas-Israel conflict? No, that's not true: His words as cited in a social media post were both misconstrued and altered. Erdogan did not talk about milita
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Embassy In Lebanon Was NOT On Fire On October 18, 2023
Was the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon on fire on October 18, 2023? No, that's not true: According to the caption of a photo from an image hosting site, this fire happened outside the security gates of the embassy. The embassy said in an October
PolitiFact→ Explaining a deleted X post that said Israel is responsible for Gaza hospital strike
A pro-Israel social media influencer posted on X that an Israeli airstrike hit a Gaza hospital, then deleted it, raising suspicions among social media users about who or what had caused the blast. But he said his post was based on an early headline tha
PolitiFact→ Americans for Prosperity – Fact-checking how much the Inflation Reduction Act affects taxes
“The Inflation Reduction Act led to higher taxes.”
PolitiFact→ Jim Justice – Does national credit card debt exceed $1 trillion for the first time ever? And what does that mean?
"Credit card debt is above $1 trillion for the FIRST TIME EVER."
AllSides→ Stefanik’s Distorted U.S. Energy Production Claim
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/10/stefaniks-distorted-u-s-energy-production-claim/ In her speech nomina
Health Feedback→ Naturopath promotes scientifically unsubstantiated claim that cayenne pepper is “the most powerful blood thinner”
REVIEW The saying “Food is medicine” encapsulates one of the guiding principles of healthcare, recognizing the role that our diet plays in our health. But this concept is sometimes oversimplified and exploited to spread attractive but unsubstant
Logically→ No, this video does not show Palestinians fleeing to Egypt amid Israel-Hamas war
Logically→ ಇಸ್ರೇಲಿ ಪಡೆಗಳಿಂದ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಪ್ಯಾಲೆಸ್ತೀನಿಯರು ಭಾರತದ ಧ್ವಜಗಳನ್ನು ಬೀಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದನ್ನು ವೀಡಿಯೋ ತೋರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ ఇజ్రాయెల్ సైన్యం నుండి తప్పించుకోవటానికి పాలస్తీనా ప్రజలు భారతీయ జెండా చూపిస్తున్న వీడియో కాదిది
Logically→ No, IDF’s Arabic Facebook account did not state Israel bombed Gaza hospital
Logically→ Photo doesn’t show Rs. 42 crore being seized from Bengaluru contractor’s home
Logically→ 2021 video of U.N.G.A. session shared as Israel ‘being summoned for human rights violations’
Logically→ संयुक्त राष्ट्र में इज़राइल के एम्बेसडर द्वारा UNHRC रिपोर्ट फाड़ने का पुराना वीडियो हाल का बताकर वायरल
The Dispatch→ ‘You Are Not Alone’
President Biden used Wednesday's visit to Israel to reiterate U.S. support for the war-torn nation.
Logically→ লেবানন সীমান্তত ভাৰতীয় সৈন্যই হামাছৰ বিৰুদ্ধে যুঁজ দিবলৈ সাজু বুলি অসমীয়া সংবাদ মাধ্যমত মিছা বাতৰি প্ৰচাৰ
Health Feedback→ Published studies show no association between COVID-19 vaccines and heart attacks, contrary to British cardiologist’s claim
REVIEW A Facebook reel posted on 10 October 2023 showed British cardiologist Aseem Malhotra on the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, claiming that “whistleblower from a prestigious university in the UK” told him people who had been vaccinated ag
Logically→ Video af termit-angreb i Ukraine knyttes fejlagtigt til konflikt mellem Israel og Gaza
Logically→ ISIS video from 2016 shared as ‘Hamas torturing Israeli soldiers’
Logically→ 2014 video of people chanting ‘Gaza is cemetery’ shared amid Israel-Hamas war
Logically→ Video shows Palestinian man carrying the body of a child, not a doll
The Dispatch→ Mistaken Identity
Identity synthesis has done away with eschatology.
The Dispatch→ High Feminism and Lessons from Battlestar Galactica
Disruptions at the court.
The Dispatch→ It’s Time for House Speaker Mike Gallagher
The world is too perilous for Republicans to continue wasting time with unserious lawmakers.
The Dispatch→ Ron DeSantis Endorsements Keep Coming
The increase in support for the GOP contender doesn’t match polls showing a campaign in decline.
The Dispatch→ The Politics of Fear Has Its Limits
What Jim Jordan’s sinking speakership bid tells us about one of Washington’s iron laws.
The Dispatch→ The Times Jumps the Gun
Was there, in fact, an airstrike on a Gaza hospital? Maybe, maybe not.
The Dispatch→ The White House’s Israeli Embrace
Joe Biden’s full-throated support for Israel strengthens U.S. leverage in the unfolding war.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The US didn’t order the evacuation of its embassy in Lebanon last week
CLAIM: The U.S. Embassy in Beirut was evacuated on Oct. 11. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The U.S. Department of State debunked the claim at the time and confirmed Wednesday that the embassy near the Lebanese capital remains open and operational.
The Dispatch→ Face Value
On the Israeli airstrike that wasn’t.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Where does Hamas get its weapons?
Hamas, a Palestinian militant group, smuggles weapons from Iran and also builds them in Gaza, according to the CIA. Claims that U.S. weapons were used in Hamas’ attack on Israel lack evidence.