Does dairy intake cause asthma? No, that's not true: Although someone with both a dairy allergy and asthma may experience heightened asthma symptoms if they consume dairy, dairy is not a root cause of asthma. Asthma may be caused by a var
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The Dispatch→ The Post-Filibuster Age
It’s coming—but maybe not as soon as we expect.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sodium Bicarbonate In Bottled Water Does NOT Cause ‘Severe Side Effects’
Does sodium bicarbonate in bottled water pose significant health risks? No, that's not true: This element is commonly known as baking soda, which is chemically salt. The Food and Drug Administration considers sodium bicarbonate safe to be
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chemotherapy Drugs Are NOT ‘100% Mustard Gas’
Do chemotherapy drugs consist of "100% mustard gas," as a post on Instagram claimed? No, that's not true: The National Cancer Institute told Lead Stories that its records do not indicate any forms of chemotherapy drugs are known to contai
PolitiFact→ Jonathan Martin – ICE gives some migrants smartphones to track them, not for personal use
“This is the era where people are given smartphones when they cross the border and enter our country.”
PolitiFact→ Why Gavin Newsom’s claim about 65,000 births from rape is not as conclusive as he made it sound
Gavin Newsom said there’s been “65,000” births from rape since Roe was overturned. A paper estimated 65,000 rape-related pregnancies, not births, have occurred in 14 states with total abortion bans. The data had limitations.
Health Feedback→ Childhood vaccine ingredients are safe in the amount present in vaccines; cells, animal products, and viruses aren’t part of these ingredients
REVIEW Vaccination helps people live longer and healthier by protecting them against life-threatening diseases that were widespread not long ago. According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), immunization against preventable disease
Truth or Fiction?→ Can Wet Hair Cause Illness?
Many of us have grown up with the warning to not go outside with wet hair in cold weather, fearing we might catch a cold. This piece explores the truth behind this belief and what actually contributes to our winter illnesses. With insights from medic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Bill AB-1840 Would NOT Give Interest-Free Home Loans To Undocumented, DOES To Eligible US Citizens
Does California give away interest-free home loans exclusively to "people who came into this country illegally," bypassing U.S. citizens? No, that's not true: California's AB-1840 bill never proposed such a measure. U.S. citizens who meet
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Has NOT ‘Secretly Flown 320,000 Illegal Immigrants From Latin American Airports’ to US Cities
Has President Joe Biden "secretly flown 320,000 illegal immigrants from Latin American airports to 43 U.S. cities"? No, that's not true: The Biden administration called the claim "categorically false," noting it had publicly announced the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT Say Biden Was Planning ‘Terrible Crime’ Against Russia On March 7, 2024
Did Tucker Carlson say in Russian that Biden was planning a "terrible crime" against Russia on March 7, 2024? No, that's not true: In the original video of Carlson taken from his social media account for a post on X, he does not mention P
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Fact Focus: Biden falsely accused of secret flights for hundreds of thousands of immigrants
In his victory speech Tuesday, former president Donald Trump echoed false statements on social media that the Biden administration had secretly flown hundreds of thousands of migrants to the United States.
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – Fact check: Elon Musk's claim that Democrats are avoiding deportations to win elections is False.
Democrats don’t deport undocumented migrants “because every illegal is a highly likely vote at some point.”
PolitiFact→ Benny Johnson – Joe Biden visited Walter Reed in February for a physical. He was not ‘rushed’ to the hospital
President Joe Biden was “rushed to hospital unexpectedly.”
Full Fact→ More confusion over how many people are waiting for NHS treatment
Claims that 7.6 million people are waiting for treatment have resurfaced, but that's the number of courses of treatment people in England are waiting for, with some people waiting for more than one.
The Dispatch→ The Many Problems With Accusing Israel of ‘Genocide’ in Gaza
There’s plenty of room to criticize its actions without going that far.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Potential Adverse Reactions Are NOT Listed On Hepatitis B Vaccine Package Insert Because FDA Says They Are Causally Related
Are potential adverse reactions listed on a Hepatitis B vaccine package insert because the Food and Drug Administration says those adverse reactions and the vaccine are causally related? No, that's not true: The FDA requires manufacturers
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 9/11 Commission Did NOT Refuse To Interview World Trade Center Custodian William Rodriguez — They Interviewed Him In 2004
Did the 9/11 Commission refuse to interview William Rodriguez, a custodian in the World Trade Center 7 Building? No, that's not true: Rodriguez was interviewed by the 9/11 Commission Report staff in 2004. The report did not mention Rodrig
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Does NOT Have Federal Ban On Collecting Rainwater
Does the federal government prohibit collecting rainwater nationwide? No, that's not true: There is no such ban. The Energy Department highlights the benefits of collecting rainwater for non-drinking purposes and shares a detailed guide e
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Rogan Did NOT Say A US Navy Ship Was Attacked By A Megalodon
Did Joe Rogan, in an episode of his podcast, say that a U.S. Navy ship was attacked by a megalodon? No, that's not true: Narration that sounds like Rogan telling a tale of a Navy ship being ambushed by an ancient, giant shark is covered b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Cause To Every Disease’ Does NOT Originate In The Colon
Does the "cause to every disease" originate in the colon, as a video on Instagram suggests? No, that's not true: Scientific literature shows that there is a relationship between gut health and both the management and prevention of certain
AllSides→ Rubio gets the Cruz treatment with dubious ‘fact check’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/2157376/rubio-gets-the-cruz-treatment-with-dubious-fact-check/
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – For the most part, the US pays double for prescriptions compared with other countries, as Biden says
If you went “anywhere in the world,” you could get a prescription filled for 40% to 60% less than it costs in the U.S.
PolitiFact→ The Biden-versus-Trump economy: Who did better on inflation, jobs, gasoline prices and more?
The leading 2024 presidential candidates are talking about the economy. A lot. Here’s how the terms of Joe Biden and Donald Trump stack up with each other and their predecessors.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is There a Real Floating Balloon House?
The dream of a house that floats through the sky, much like the enchanting tale in the animated film “Up,” may seem like pure fantasy, but it is deeply rooted in the annals of human endeavor and innovation. From the pioneering flights of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. JAG Did NOT Arrest 3rd Colorado Supreme Court Justice
Did the U.S. Judge Advocate General's Corps arrest a "third" Colorado Supreme Court justice who voted in favor of removing former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the state for the 2024 presidential election? No, that's not true:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israelis Do NOT Get Free Health Care In US, Do NOT Receive Organs Ahead Of Americans
Do Israelis get free healthcare in the United States and receive transplant organs ahead of Americans? No, that's not true: Healthcare in the United States is primarily provided through private insurance or government programs like Medica
The Dispatch→ Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied
Who’s to blame for the pace of Trump’s January 6 trial?
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Schumer, Biden discussed election, not blaming Republicans, in hot mic moment
“Chuck Schumer caught on hot mic” plotting to “blame REPUBLICANS AND MAGA” for reform delays.
Health Feedback→ Tennessee House Bill HB1894 isn’t evidence that vaccines are present in food at grocery stores; edible vaccines remain hypothetical for now
REVIEW On 21 February 2024, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill (HB1894) on food labeling sponsored by lawmaker Scott Cepicky. The bill “prohibits the manufacture, sale, or delivery, holding, or offering for sale of any food that
Health Feedback→ Various childhood vaccines have been tested in saline placebo-controlled randomized trials, contrary to claims by those opposed to vaccination
REVIEW The claim that no childhood vaccine has ever been tested against a placebo in a double-blind, randomized trial commonly crops up in anti-vaccine content. One example of this claim can be seen in this Instagram post. Prominent figures in the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aaron Bushnell Did NOT Comment On Reddit ‘Palestine Will Be Free When All The Jews Are Dead’
Did Aaron Bushnell comment on Reddit that "Palestine will be free when all the jews are dead"? No, that's not true: Bushnell, the 25-year-old U.S. Air Force member who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., d
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This photo doesn’t show the Smokehouse Creek fire in Texas; it was posted in 2017
Photo shows the Smokehouse Creek fire in Texas.
The Dispatch→ The Gemini Debacle Is Just the Beginning
With tough questions about AI alignment up in the air, politics is getting in the way.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No proof a study found lab-grown meat funded by Bill Gates causes 'turbo cancer'
“Study reveals Bill Gates’ Fake Meat causes ‘turbo cancers’ in humans.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Bad connection: Solar flares didn’t cause AT&T’s cellphone outage
Solar flares caused AT&T’s cellphone outage.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Dr. Oz Being Attacked For Promoting Diabetes Cure — Footage Is Of Ukrainian Journalist Brawling With Pro-Russian Politician
Does a video show Dr. Oz being attacked on TV for promoting a supposed three-day diabetes cure? No, that's not true: The footage that purports to be of Dr. Mehmet Oz being beaten up on a TV set stage was a live broadcast of a Ukrainian jo
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Questionnaire asking blood donors’ vaccination status isn’t proof COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe
The American Red Cross asking blood donors about their vaccination status proves COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Audio Is Faked In Post Purporting To Show Navalny’s Mother Accusing His Wife
Did Alexi Navalny's mother Lyudmila publicly accuse the politician's widow Yulia Navalnaya of capitalizing on her son's death? No, that's not true: The purported "address" is an AI-generated fake. Its origin can be traced to a network of
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Is the U.S. third in gun violence because of five cities? Data doesn’t support that claim
Removing gun-related homicides in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and St. Louis would drop the U.S. to 189th out of 193 countries in gun violence.