“I’m not allowed to testify” because of a gag order.
The Dispatch→ Biden Aims to Quell Voter Anxiety on Campus Protests
Plus: The deal to force TikTok divestment turned on under-the-radar maneuvering.
Full Fact→ No evidence that lab-grown meat causes ‘turbo-cancer’
There’s no evidence that eating meat made from immortalised cells causes cancer in humans.
Full Fact→ West Bank fire video is not recent
The video actually shows a fire at a plastics factory in February.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – HIV doesn’t spread through pools but some online users wrongly claim people are getting infected
Four people “tested positive” after a Texas pool was “infected with AIDS.”
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: A video clip of actor Robert De Niro yelling in a crowd shows him rehearsing for a Netflix series, not confronting anti-Israel protesters in New York.
Full Fact→ Viral clip of Robert De Niro doesn’t show him shouting at pro-Palestinian protesters
The video actually shows him rehearsing a scene for a new show.
Full Fact→ Audio of swearing protesters added to video of Keir Starmer at polling station
An audio clip of people jeering has been edited over real footage published by the Independent and the video’s subtitles have been changed to report on the alleged chanting.
Full Fact→ No evidence PM was verbally abused while out jogging
The run was widely covered in the press without mention of the alleged incident.
FactCheck.org→ Still No Evidence COVID-19 Vaccination Increases Cancer Risk, Despite Posts
SciCheck Digest It has not been shown that COVID-19 vaccines cause or accelerate cancer. Yet opponents of the vaccines say a new review article “has found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could aid cancer development.” The review conclusions are mai
Internet Archive→ America’s Newsroom : FOXNEWSW : May 3, 2024 6:00am-7:00am PDT
Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino cover current events happening around the nation and the world; guests pertinent to the news topics are interviewed and viewer emails are also answered by the anchors and guests..This item belongs to: movies/TV-FOXNEWSW.This
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 mRNA vaccines were tested in clinical trials, aren’t experimental
REVIEW A Facebook reel posted on 26 April 2024 by the Pastor Chris Facebook page, which has more than two million followers, claimed that COVID-19 vaccines are “ineffective and harmful”. In the reel, faith leader and preacher Chris Oyakhilome ca
The Dispatch→ Biden Condemns Violence on University Campuses
‘We are a civil society, and order must prevail.’
Health Feedback→ Evidence shows Tdap booster in pregnant women reduces the risk of whooping cough in infants
REVIEW Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. When an infected person coughs or sneezes, droplets of the bacteria spread through the air, allowing the disease
The Dispatch→ The Cult of The College Protest
Unforced errors of cultural stupidity.
The Dispatch→ How a Bipartisan Group Overcame the Odds to Pass the TikTok Divestment Bill
The yearslong process bested several hurdles, including a Donald Trump about-face on the issue.
The Dispatch→ The Curiously Relevant Case of Rick Perry
Obviously official acts can still be read as potential crimes if an enterprising prosecutor so desires.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Photo Of Israel, Nazi, Confederate Flags Together Is Edited 2017 Charlottesville Rally Image
Did a photographer capture a scene showing a group of people gathered to march who were carrying Nazi, Confederate and Israeli flags? No, that's not true: This photo has been edited to add the flag of Israel. The original photo was taken
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Mike Lindell At The Waukesha Wisconsin Trump Rally Is NOT Real — Digitally Edited
Is a photo showing a haggard Mike Lindell posing for a photo with a Trump rally-goer in Waukesha authentic? No, that's not true: This photo has been digitally edited. The original photo shows a smiling Lindell posing with liberal Wisconsi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Spetznas’ Snipers Did NOT Kill WEF Member Kiva Allgood In Ukraine
Did "Spetznas" snipers fatally shoot the World Economic Forum's head of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, Kiva Allgood, on April 26, 2024? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that this happened. In ad
The Dispatch→ Meathead
Ron DeSantis’ terrible new New Right policy.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump’s claims about tax cuts, job numbers and inflation in Wisconsin, Michigan
At campaign rallies May 1, former President Donald Trump made misleading statements about tax cuts and jobs filled by immigrants in the U.S. illegally. But he spoke more accurately on the rising costs of food, including chicken.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Airbnb isn’t expecting government lockdowns June 6
“Airbnb is expecting large-scale government actions and lockdowns to begin on June 6, 2024, according to a newly obtained email.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Photo Of Rep. Matt Gaetz In Tigger, Spider-Man Costume Is Edited Old Image
Does an image featuring the likeness of Rep. Matt Gaetz in a revealing Tigger and Spider-Man costume actually show Gaetz? No, that's not true: The image was edited to add Gaetz's face to another person's body. The original image has been
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Denzel, Wahlberg, Sly Did NOT Quit SAG To Form ‘No-Woke’ Actors Union — Claim Is From Satire Site
Did Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg and Sylvester Stallone all resign from the Screen Actors Guild to create a new "no-woke" union focused on traditional values? No, that's not true: Washington's representative told Lead Stories the clai
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Posts share fake New York Post story saying a bill would make it illegal to question 9/11
Social media users are sharing the false image to erroneously allege that the U.S. government is considering limits on what people can say about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
PolitiFact→ Greg Steube – Did the health care of immigrants illegally in the country cost Florida taxpayers $566 million?
Immigrants in the country illegally cost “Florida taxpayers $566 million for 54,000 hospital visits.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NY Post Did NOT Report Congress Will Vote On Bill Criminalizing Skepticism About 9/11
Is there a New York Post headline and article that claims Congress will vote on a bill that would make it a crime to question the events surrounding the September 11, 2001, attacks? No, that's not true: Such a headline and article never a
Internet Archive→ Your World With Neil Cavuto : FOXNEWSW : May 2, 2024 1:00pm-2:00pm PDT
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The Dispatch→ Social Media Posts Make Misleading Claims About International Student Enrollment
International students are not in the majority at Northeastern or Columbia.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Computer Hacker Hamza Bendelladj Was NOT Executed — As Of May 2024 He Still Serves His Prison Term
Was Hamza Bendelladj, an Algerian hacker who gained notoriety in the 2010s, executed? No, that's not true: As of this writing, he was still serving his sentence in a federal prison in the United States. The crimes he was convicted of did
The Dispatch→ The Late-Night Laughs From Donald Trump’s Trial
What TV comedians communicate about average Americans’ takeaways from court proceedings.
The Dispatch→ While You Weren’t Looking, American Cities Got Nice
How the reclamation of old infrastructure resulted in an urban upgrade.
Full Fact→ ONS data doesn’t show four Covid vaccine doses raise risk of death
This is based on official data that warns against drawing comparisons in this way.
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Did Trump say states have the right to monitor, punish women over abortion, as Kamala Harris said?
In his Time magazine interview, Donald Trump “said states have the right to monitor pregnant women to enforce these bans, and states have the right to punish pregnant women for seeking out abortion care.”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims that George Soros is ‘paying student radicals’ involved in campus protests
Sharing a New York Post headline, social media users said George Soros paid campus protesters. Soros’ foundation gave grants to some groups involved in the protests, but the money and protesters had several degrees of separation.
PolitiFact→ Nancy Pelosi – Nancy Pelosi omits pandemic in singling out job losses under Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump “has the worst record of job loss of any president.”
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Second-Term Policy Agenda
‘The next time, I’m not waiting.’
The Dispatch→ Tears of Scrutiny
"I'm on laughing gas. And two, there's a Kleenex box with a dead bird on my dining room table."
The Dispatch→ Will the Real Anti-Liberal Please Stand Up?
The anti-liberal tradition that is tearing America apart- again.