CLAIM: News reports say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's psychiatrist died by suicide. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The claim comes from a 2010 satirical blog post.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Un video no muestra a maquilladores y actores fingiendo heridas en Gaza en 2023
Video muestra gente en Gaza en 2023 maquillándose heridas.
Full Fact→ No evidence clip of Sadiq Khan supposedly calling for ‘Remembrance weekend’ to be postponed is genuine
The Mayor’s office says the audio, which purports to be of a private conversation, is fake.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, Ohio’s new abortion-rights measure doesn’t allow for ‘financial’ exemptions to restrictions
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Full Fact→ A YouGov poll found 41% think London protest rules are ‘too relaxed’
Conservative MP Danny Kruger claimed on the Today programme the poll found by “two to one” the public believe police are “too soft” on pro-Palestinian protesters.
Full Fact→ Suella Bravermen did not use parliamentary expenses to pay her parents’ energy bills
The claims related to her London home and were within the rules governing such payments.
Full Fact→ Facebook has not banned the Lord’s Prayer
Meta has confirmed that posting the text of the Lord’s Prayer is not against the social network’s policies.
Full Fact→ CCTV footage of hospital explosion is from Syria in 2016, not Gaza
A video showing multiple clips of CCTV footage has been shared across social media platforms.
The Dispatch→ Is Tim Scott Running on Fumes?
After the debate in Miami, the South Carolina senator remains stuck behind.
Logically→ Picture of cricketer Glenn Maxwell touching Sachin Tendulkar’s feet has been digitally altered
AllSides→ News outlets deny Israeli claim that freelance journalists knew of Hamas attack
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67375667 A number of news outlets have strongly rejected Isr
AllSides→ ‘Accomplices in Crimes Against Humanity’: Netanyahu Demands Answers from Media after Report on Journalists Embedding with Hamas
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/did-they-know-in-advance-israeli-opposition-leader-demands-answers-from-media-after-report-on-journalists-embedding-with-hamas/
AllSides→ News Agencies Deny Viral Report Claiming Journalists Knew Hamas Was Going to Attack
https://www.thedailybeast.com/news-agencies-deny-viral-report-claiming-journalists-knew-hamas-was-going-to-attack
The Dispatch→ Did an Iron Dome Missile Fail and Fall on Tel Aviv?
The claim is true, though no injuries were reported.
Health Feedback→ Peter McCullough misinterprets study on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy; the study shows that vaccines are safe for pregnant women
REVIEW COVID-19 can be dangerous to pregnant women. Indeed, scientific studies have shown that pregnant women who get COVID-19 are at higher risk of severe disease[1-3]. Furthermore, COVID-19 also increases the risk of negative pregnancy outcomes su
Logically→ No, this video doesn’t show Israeli crisis actors faking their parents’ death
Logically→ Footage of pro-Palestinian demonstration misrepresented as Palestinian casualties in Gaza
Logically→ Fake WhatsApp message claims Rahul Gandhi is giving out free mobile recharge for three months
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Altered video appears to show Canadian politician promoting an Elon Musk project, but it’s fake
Video shows Ontario Premier Doug Ford promoting Elon Musk’s “latest project.”
Logically→ That’s PM Narendra Modi’s lookalike dancing at a garba event
Logically→ Old video of Congress leader Kamal Nath edited to add fabricated audio
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Al-Qaida terrorists were responsible for Sept. 11 attacks, not ‘Jews’ or Israel
“Jews did 9/11.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: Reports of a gas leak at a Kentucky polling place were not an election-rigging tactic to gain more votes for Democratic Gov.
Logically→ Fake letter claims Chandrababu Naidu asked his community to back Congress in Telangana elections
AllSides→ ‘Well, Actually’: Lester Holt Tries To Fact Check Tim Scott In Real Time, Fails
https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/08/lester-holt-tim-scott-energy-fact-check-rnc-gop-presidential-debate/
AllSides→ Fact-checking Chris Christie on U.S. security obligations toward Ukraine
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/nov/09/chris-christie/fact-checking-chris-christie-on-us-security-obliga/
AllSides→ Does CCTV Show 2020 Ballot Stuffing in Georgia?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-does-cctv-show-2020-ballot-stuffing-georgia-1840790 A Connecticut j
Full Fact→ English maternity services rated worse on safety specifically than overall
The Mirror and BBC Radio reported a figure on official maternity ratings without clarifying that it referred to safety specifically.
Logically→ ఎడిటెడ్ వీడియోని తెలుగు ఇన్ఫ్లూయెన్సర్లు బీఆర్ఎస్ వ్యతిరేక పాటకి డ్యాన్స్ చేస్తున్నట్టుగాషేర్ చేశారు
Logically→ ఎడిటెడ్ వీడియోని తెలుగు ఇన్ఫ్లూయెన్సర్లు బీఆర్ఎస్ వ్యతిరేక పాటకి డ్యాన్స్ చేస్తున్నట్టుగాషేర్ చేశారు
Logically→ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಸಮಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಜಗಳವನ್ನು ಅದು ವೈಎಸ್ಆರ್ಸಿಪಿ ನಾಯಕರ ನಡುವಿನ ಜಟಾಪಟಿ ಎಂದು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
The Dispatch→ The (Very Recent) Past is Prologue
House Republicans find themselves in familiar territory.
Logically→ Viral Forbes cover featuring former Hamas chief Khaled Mashal is fake
Full Fact→ It’s time political parties tidied up their election campaigns
Political parties need to start restoring trust in our democracy and ending dodgy election campaign practices
The Dispatch→ The Devolution of Idealism
Israel provides an opportune face of evil for activists looking for a symbol of power, oppression, and colonialism.
Logically→ ইউক্ৰেইনৰ ভিডিঅ’ গাজাত ইজৰাইলৰ ৰাসায়নিক অস্ত্ৰৰ আক্ৰমণৰ দৃশ্য় বুলি শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ 2016 video from Syria shared as Hamas attack on Israeli soldiers in Gaza
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lady Gaga Was NOT ‘Demonically Possessed’ During Live Performance — Video Was Altered
Does a video circulating on social media show singer Stefani Germonotta, otherwise known as Lady Gaga, "becoming demonically possessed" during a live performance? No, that's not true: This video has been digitally altered. The original vi
The Dispatch→ Live from New York: Audience QA with Jonah and Steve
Bonus content from our New York event.
The Dispatch→ With Subpoenas, the House Impeachment Inquiry Is Speeding Up
Plus, evaluating Trump’s PR strategy as his civil fraud trial continues.