Is the photo that shows Michelle Obama as "a man" authentic? No, that's not true: The image of Obama is doctored, making her features appear more masculine. She posted the picture with then-President Barack Obama on her official Instagram
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Offer Free Gold Bars To 10,000 People — Video Has Been Altered With Fake Voiceover
Does a video document an Elon Musk offer to give free gold bars to the first 10,000 people who respond to his offer? No, that's not true: The audio track of this video has been replaced with audio of a fake voice that resembles Elon Musk'
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: A Palestinian and an Israeli Discuss Gaza
Join us for our weekly livestream conversation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BMJ Did NOT Find ‘Child Mask Mandates Caused Irreversible Brain Damage’ — Study Didn’t Discuss It
Did an article published by one of the specialized scholarly outlets of the British Medical Journal say that child mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic led to "irreversible brain damage"? No, that's not true: The study didn't even m
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims that Lloyd Austin ‘Threatened’ to Send American Troops to Fight Russia
Tucker Carlson mischaracterized Austin’s comments during a classified briefing.
Full Fact→ London’s Low Emission Zone does operate on Christmas day
But ULEZ and the congestion charge don’t.
Logically→ No, the flu jab does not contain harmful ingredients that will kill you
Washington Post→ Trump on Hannity’s show: 24 false or misleading claims in 5 minutes
The former president falsely claimed he could save Social Security with oil and gas revenue, among many bogus claims — an average of one every 12 seconds.
Logically→ Nyhetsrubrik om israelisk blankning av aktier före Hamas-attacken är fabricerad
Logically→ Not all recent immigrants to Ireland are on benefits
Full Fact→ Government website wrong on how to vote in mayoral elections
Since May 2023, mayoral elections in England have used the ‘First Past the Post’ system, rather than the ‘Supplementary Vote’.
Full Fact→ Methylene chloride is not an ingredient in the sweetener Acesulfame K
The chemical is used during the manufacturing process, but the FDA found no methylene chloride in samples of Acesulfame K that it tested, and said it does not expect it to be present.
Logically→ Fabricated news report shared to claim Telangana Congress workers assaulted TDP members
Logically→ కన్యాకుమారికి సంబంధించిన పాత వీడియో మిజ్ గాం తుఫాన్ సమయంలో చెన్నైకి చెందినదిగా ప్రచారం అయింది
Full Fact→ A year in the life of a clinical fact checker
Full Fact’s clinical fact checker Dr Fergus Brown looks back at his year of fact checking health misinformation and reflects on what he’ll take back to his work in medicine.
Logically→ ತೆಲಂಗಾಣದ ಬಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು ಜಗಳವಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಹಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
The Dispatch→ Biden Targets the Pharmaceutical Industry
A proposed rule could allow major government interference in drug patents.
Logically→ No, Canada is not expanding medical assistance in dying for infants
Logically→ ২০১৮ চনৰ ভিডিঅ’ মাউণ্ট মেৰাপিত সংঘটিত শেহতীয়া আগ্নেয়গিৰি উদগীৰণৰ দৃশ্য বুলি শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ शिवराज सिंह चौहान के रोने का पुराना वीडियो एमपी के नए सीएम की घोषणा के बाद का बताकर वायरल
Logically→ Clip from 2023 Army-Navy game edited to include anti-Biden chants
Logically→ Old video from Karnataka shared as women fighting in a bus in Telangana
Logically→ Old video from Karnataka shared as women fighting in a bus in Telangana
Logically→ Haaretz headline about Israel short-selling shares before Hamas attack is fabricated
The Dispatch→ Clients Don’t Always Listen
Plus: dealing with defamation.
The Dispatch→ Iowa Shrugs at 2024
No Democratic caucus and not much suspense for Republicans means Iowa’s clout risks being diminished.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Candace Owens Did NOT Turn Down Spot On ‘The View’ — Did NOT Say ‘I’m Not Saving Their Dying Show’
Did conservative TV personality Candace Owens turn down an offer to be a host on "The View" television show while being quoted saying, "I'm not saving their dying show"? No, that's not true: This claim originated from an article on a sati
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Devil Worship’ In Austria
Does a video show "devil worship" in Austria? No, that's not true: The event is a Krampus parade, which is based on the folk tale of Krampus, a mythological beast who punishes poorly behaved children at Christmas time. His partner is St.
The Dispatch→ Release of January 6 Footage Prompts New Misleading Claims of Police Complicity
Right-wing outlets are selectively promoting footage of ‘peaceful protesters’ and ignoring footage of actual violence.
The Dispatch→ Character Is Destiny, Personnel Is Policy
More on Trump’s second term.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of students who drank laxative-laced lemonade is fiction, not real life
Video shows the aftermath of a school prank in which students drank lemonade containing “horse laxatives.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Did NOT Say All Cancer Treatments Cause Cancer — Agency Studying <.5 Percent Of Cases Related To Last-Option Treatments Of Advanced Blood Cancers
Did the Food and Drug Administration say all cancer treatments "actually cause cancer"? No, that's not true: The agency issued a press release announcing that it is investigating only cases related to one specific type of drugs -- CAR-T t
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Instagram post misrepresents photo to falsely connect beaten woman to George Floyd
Photo shows a woman named Araceli Hernandez who “was kidnapped by George Floyd and brutally beaten during a home invasion.”
PolitiFact→ Out-of-state residents can ‘participate’ in the Iowa caucuses, but they can't vote in them
Casey DeSantis called on out-of-state residents to “participate” in Iowa caucuses; she later said she did not mean they can vote. It’s not unusual for residents from other states to represent candidates at the Iowa caucus or on the ground in the
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – DeSantis’s claim that trans kids can flee to CA and get care without their parents gets it wrong
“Your minor child can go to California without your knowledge or without your consent, and get hormone therapy, puberty blockers and a sex change operation.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Moderna Did NOT ‘Confirm’ That Its mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Cancer
Did Moderna admit that its COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause cancer? No, that's not true: Moderna made no such admission that its COVID mRNA vaccines are contaminated, nor that that they cause cancer or birth defects. There is no publicly avai
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Army-Navy football crowd didn’t chant anti-Joe Biden vulgarity. This video is altered.
"Massive f— Joe Biden chant breaks out at Army/Navy game.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Obama Family By The Ocean NOT Taken At ‘Epstein Island’ — The Striped Building Was Added
Did Barack and Michelle Obama visit "Epstein Island" and pose for a photo with their daughters with the iconic and blue and white striped building of Epstein Island in the background? No, that's not true: This photo has been altered to ad
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video footage from the 2023 Army-Navy game was altered to add anti-Biden chant
CLAIM: A video shows the crowd at this year’s Army-Navy football game chanting “F--- Joe Biden.” AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Crowd At Army/Navy Football Game Did NOT Shout ‘Fuck Joe Biden’ — New Audio Was Dubbed In
Did the crowd at the December 9, 2023, Army/Navy football game chant "Fuck Joe Biden"? No, that's not true: The cadets and midshipmen shouted no such thing. The original audio was removed and new audio was dubbed in. The claim appeared in