Photo shows “Palestinian activists” blocking “Jewish students from entering Columbia University.”
Full Fact→ Moon did block sun during total solar eclipse
A false claim that it was not the moon that blocked the sun during the 2024 full solar eclipse has been widely shared online.
The Dispatch→ U.S. Losing Foothold in Northwestern Africa
‘What’s happening in the Sahel is really an overlap of counterterrorism and Great Power competition.’
Full Fact→ Argos is not selling laptops for just £3
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook.
The Dispatch→ Pressing the SCOTUS Panic Button
And: protecting free speech on college campuses.
The Dispatch→ Rocky Loses
And it’s no small thing.
The Dispatch→ A ‘Mostly’ Misleading Partisan Press
The big problem with media bias isn’t what it does to the other side, it’s what it does to the home team.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Using Communal Swimming Pool CANNOT Cause HIV Infection
Can using a communal swimming pool cause HIV infection? No, that's not true: The chief medical officer of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation told Lead Stores that there are "no cases of HIV transmission" in a swimming pool. HIV is typically s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Piers Morgan Did NOT Interview Barbara O’Neill About A Diabetes Remedy — Fake Video
Did Piers Morgan interview controversial wellness coach Barbara O'Neill about a "Diabetes Solution" on his program "Uncensored"? No, that's not true: The video circulating on social media is fabricated, using an AI voiceover to simulate a
The Dispatch→ That Dog Won’t Hunt
Kristi Noem’s ruthless miscalculation.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Judge in Trump’s criminal trial didn’t threaten to arrest Trump specifically over son’s graduation
“Judge Merchan says Trump will be arrested if he misses any day of the trial, even for Barron’s graduation.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden repeats False tale that he got arrested during Civil Rights era
Says he “got arrested” while protesting in favor of desegregation.
PolitiFact→ Mike Johnson – Amid Columbia protests, safety concerns, Speaker Mike Johnson is off-base on hybrid classes plan
Said Columbia University has told students, “Well, if you’re Jewish, maybe you do want to stay home.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Barbara O’Neill Did NOT Endorse Thyme Oil That Supposedly Kills 97% Of Lung Tumor Cells
Did controversial naturopath Barbara O'Neill endorse a recipe of thyme oil said to "eliminate 97% of lung tumor cells," as a post on Facebook suggested? No, that's not true: O'Neill is the subject of a fake post on Facebook designed to lo
Health Feedback→ Modified RNA in COVID-19 vaccines aren’t linked to cancer development
REVIEW Science Feedback and other organizations have repeatedly refuted unsupported claims and flawed public health data analyses suggesting that the COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of cancer. We also explained that a predicted increase of new c
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Posts misrepresent Green Party candidate’s comment on a Jewish homeland
As tensions rise on college campuses over protests about the Israel-Hamas war, social media users are misrepresenting what Stein said at the Ivy League university about a Jewish homeland.
Internet Archive→ Katy Tur Reports : MSNBCW : April 29, 2024 12:00pm-1:00pm PDT
The latest breaking news, reporting and live coverage of the day's important stories; hosted by trusted NBC News journalists, these dynamic hours offer discussions with newsmakers, journalists and politicians..This item belongs to: movies/TV-MSNBCW.Thi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Doctored Image Of Paraglider Dummies At Columbia University Is NOT Authentic — It Was Digitally Altered
Does a photo show that students in the pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University installed inflatable dummies of paragliders, referencing one method that Hamas reportedly used during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel? No, that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Publicly State That Bill Gates Should Go To Prison As Of April 2024 — Claim Is From Site That Publishes ‘Fake News’ And Satire
Did Elon Musk publicly call for the arrest of Bill Gates as of April 2024? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a website that publishes made-up news stories related to Musk. An online search by Lead Stores found nothing to subs
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Say ‘The Moon Is More Important Than The Sun’
Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say, "The moon is more important than the sun as the moon gives us light at night when it is dark out. The sun only gives us light during the day when it is already light out"? No, that's not true: Lead S
The Dispatch→ Race Politics Roils Maryland Democratic Senate Primary
Plus: The president keeps laughing at himself.
Full Fact→ Video of luxury cars in inflatable dinghies in Dubai floods is CGI
Footage circulating online appears to show a number of cars floating down a flooded highway.
Full Fact→ Matt Hancock still earns salary as an MP
A post on X about the former Health Secretary’s salary has been shared thousands of times.
Full Fact→ Beach in Iran is naturally red due to iron oxide soil
A video is being shared online with claims it shows a beach on Hormuz Island that “turned” red due to severe weather, but in fact it’s usually that colour.
Full Fact→ It’s not true that only 8.2% of Leicester’s population identifies as ‘British’
Posts shared on Facebook wrongly claim that “8.2% of the population of Leicester” consider themselves British. In fact, more than half of the city’s population does.
Full Fact→ Photo does not show Sir Keir Starmer sitting beside Jimmy Savile
The image has been edited to include Jimmy Savile’s face on the body of Gordon Brown.
Full Fact→ UN has not issued a directive to create a ‘one world government’
The United Nations is not forcing countries to hand over their militaries or change their names in July 2025.
The Dispatch→ Mike Johnson Declines Invitation to Be a Hostage
Without willing hostages, MTG et al. have little real power.
PolitiFact→ Are there really Chinese sleeper cells operating in the U.S.?
Is the Chinese Communist Party operating “sleeper cells” on American soil? That’s what Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., said in a recent social media post. Whether she’s right depends on how you define “sleeper cell.”
AllSides→ Posts Misrepresent Immigrants’ Eligibility for Social Security Numbers, Benefits
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/04/posts-misrepresent-immigrants-eligibility-for-social-security-numbers-benefits/
The Dispatch→ The Biggest Electoral Contest in History
This year’s Indian elections have already been marred by violence.
The Dispatch→ Is Qatar an Arsonist or Firefighter?
"There's no earthly reason why this should be a major non-NATO US ally, as long as they are supporting these terror groups on their soil."
The Dispatch→ Viktor Orbán’s Complicated Record, Explained
Hungary’s prime minister is a darling of the New Right, but his efforts to consolidate power have sparked criticism.
Internet Archive→ President Biden Remarks in Syracuse, NY on the CHIPS Act : CSPAN : April 28, 2024 5:20pm-5:40pm EDT
President Biden announced a preliminary agreement between his administration and semiconductor manufacturing company Micron in Syracuse, New York. The agreement would provide $6.1 billion in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act and $125 billion from
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Busy Week for Donald Trump’s Lawyers
Plus: A deep dive on the Cass Review, the protests taking over elite universities, and more.
Internet Archive→ Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo : FBC : April 28, 2024 11:00am-12:00pm EDT
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The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Wendy Lane Cook
Our new deputy managing editor answers your questions.
The Dispatch→ All the Lonely People
"There's a different decline among different groups, but the decline is unanimous across the board."
The Dispatch→ What Might Come of the United Methodist Church’s General Conference?
As global demographics and views on LGBT issues changed, so did the fractured denomination.
The Dispatch→ A House (Narrowly) Divided
Why it is likely to stay that way, regardless of which party wins a majority in November.