The real picture of the former president has been released, but two others are also being shared.
Full Fact→ You don’t need an electric vehicle to comply with ULEZ
TfL says most vehicles seen driving in outer London on an average day comply with the ULEZ standards.
Full Fact→ BBC article overstated increase in asylum application withdrawals
The BBC has corrected an article which claimed only 60 asylum cases were withdrawn over a 12 month period after being contacted by Full Fact.
The Dispatch→ Post-Debate, Nikki Haley Gets a Second Look
Plus: Trump and Tucker discuss the prospect of civil war.
Full Fact→ London’s Low Emission Zone and Ultra Low Emission Zone are two separate schemes
A since-corrected Daily Mail article wrongly claimed that the Low Emission Zone in London “became known as ULEZ” after being extended in 2019.
Full Fact→ Great Western Railway is not giving away a free year of travel for £1.69
Hundreds of people have shared a Facebook post advertising the implausibly good deal.
Logically→ नहीं, यह नासा द्वारा जारी किया गया चंद्रयान-3 का लैंडिंग वीडियो नहीं है
Logically→ ಇಸ್ರೋ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥರ ನೃತ್ಯದ ಹಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಚಂದ್ರಯಾನ-೩ ರ ಲ್ಯಾಂಡಿಂಗ್ ನಂತರ ನಡೆದ ಸಂಭ್ರಮಾಚರಣೆಯದ್ದು ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಬಿಂಬಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ
Lead Stories→ Mike Lindell’s WMD Online Detection Viewer: Dennis Montgomery And A Cryptic Message
Mike & Dennis At Lead Stories we have a long history of looking at Mike Lindell's election fraud claims. Readers will remember our fact checks about Lindell's four conspiracy-filled election fraud "documentaries" here, here, here and
Logically→ ಫೋಟೋಶಾಪ್ ಮಾಡಿದ ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಚಂದ್ರನ ಮೇಲೆ ಚಂದ್ರಯಾನ-೩ ರ ಪ್ರಗ್ಯಾನ್ ರೋವರ್ ನ ಮುದ್ರೆಯೆಂದು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ కృత్రిమ మేధ ద్వారా సృష్టించిన వీడియోని చంద్రయాన్-3 తీసిన భూమి వీడియో అని షేర్ చేశారు
Logically→ చంద్రుడి మీద చంద్రయాన్-3కి చెందిన ప్రగ్యాన్ రోవర్ ముద్ర ఫొటో ఇది అంటూ షేర్ చేసిన ఫొటో ఫొటోషాప్ ద్వారా తయారుచేసిన ఫొటో
Logically→ टीवी पर धीरेंद्र शास्त्री की कथा सुनते हुए पीएम नरेंद्र मोदी का एडिटेड वीडियो वायरल
PolitiFact→ Few firm beliefs and low trust: Americans not sure what’s true in age of health misinformation
Few firm beliefs and low trust: Americans not sure what’s true in age of health misinformation
PolitiFact→ MovieFact: ‘Oppenheimer’ sticks close to historic record, with some liberties
The movie “Oppenheimer” hews close to the historic record, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t take a few liberties for the sake of the dramatic touch.
Logically→ Animated video of Apollo 11 model shared to show Chandrayaan-3 landing on the moon
Logically→ চন্দ্ৰপৃষ্ঠত চন্দ্ৰযান-৩ৰ প্ৰজ্ঞান ৰভাৰৰ চাপ বুলি ফটোশ্বপ কৰা ছবি শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ ఇస్రో చీఫ్ నాట్యం చేస్తున్న పాత వీడియోని చంద్రయాన్-3 ల్యాండింగ్ తరువాత సంబరాలు చేసుకుంటున్నట్టుగా చూపించారు
The Dispatch→ A Rival Economic Bloc Grows
Several nations receive invitations to join BRICS.
Washington Post→ Vivek Ramaswamy says ‘hoax’ agenda kills more people than climate change
We puzzled till our puzzler was sore — this claim makes no sense.
The Dispatch→ The Debate That Didn’t Matter
Not worth your time.
The Dispatch→ F-16s Raise Questions about the Future of Ukraine Aid
The White House’s delay in sending fighter jets gives more time for GOP support for Ukraine aid to wither.
The Dispatch→ Special Operations Forces Aren’t the Answer for Fighting Cartels
An existing program is safe, effective—and vastly under-resourced.
Logically→ ২০১৭ চনৰ ভিডিঅ’ পশ্চিমবংগত ‘ৰোহিংগীয়াই হিন্দু মহিলাক বন্দী কৰা’ বুলি মিছাকৈ শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ Old video of ISRO chief dancing wrongly shared to show celebrations after Chandrayaan-3’s landing
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump NOT Wearing Black Pin-Stripe Suit Or Striped Tie In His Real Mug Shot — Counterfeits Abound
Is an image of Donald Trump in a black pin-stripe suit the real mug shot taken after he was surrendered and was arrested in Atlanta on August 24, 2023? No, that's not true: The image is fake and according to an AI detection website is 99
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: mRNA NOT Added To All Childhood Vaccines Without Regulatory Reapproval — Any Changes Require Vaccines To Be Treated As New Product, Re-Evaluated
Is mRNA being integrated into "every childhood vaccine" without regulatory reapproval? No, that's not true: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calls the claim "completely false." There are rigorous regulatory processes in place t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fauci Did NOT Declare That All ‘Unvaccinated Citizens Must Be Locked Down This Winter’
Did Anthony Fauci state in August 2023 that "all unvaccinated citizens must be locked down this winter"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories watched the entire interview where this quote supposedly originated and found no such statement. Fu
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Carbon dioxide helps plants grow. That doesn’t mean more of it is good for the planet
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Supposed recording of Obama reacting to chef’s death isn’t authentic
Former President Barack Obama “reacts to chef’s wife blaming him for the death of her husband Talafi Cambell.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Conspiracy theorist spreads false information about the return of COVID-19 mandates
CLAIM: Transportation Security Administration managers were told on Aug. 15 that by mid-September they, along with airport employees, will again be required to wear face masks and by mid-October the policy will apply to travelers as well.
The Dispatch→ The Demagogue Won
Of course he did.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Interview with Carlson
In lieu of joining his fellow Republican presidential candidates in the Aug. 23 debate, former President Donald Trump granted an interview to former Fox News host Tucker Carlson — who posted it to X minutes before the debate began. Trump made se
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Government Does NOT Have Study Figures Showing Pfizer COVID Vaccine Safer Than Placebo — But Shot Still Safe, Effective
Does the German government have study figures that show people given the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) "have overall suffered from fewer medically undesirable events as subjects who received the placebo"? No, that's not true: As of
Truth or Fiction?→ Heath Ledger ‘Happy’ Quote
On August 20 2023, a quote about being “happy” (attributed to Heath Ledger) was shared by the Facebook page “Distorted and Creepy side of our disney” [sic]: It appeared to show a screengrab of a tweet and included a photograph
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The military didn’t arrest FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks, despite online claims
“Military arrests FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks.”
PolitiFact→ Untangling Ron DeSantis’ debate anecdote about an improbable abortion survival story
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shared an abortion anecdote during the Aug. 23 GOP debate, saying he had met a woman who survived an attempted abortion in the 1950s at 23 weeks after being left in a bedpan. Medically speaking, the story is dubious.
PolitiFact→ Vivek Ramaswamy – More deaths from climate policies than climate change? Scientists say Ramaswamy’s claim is baseless
“The reality is more people are dying of bad climate change policies than they are of actual climate change.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – U.S. Navy: Story about SEALs rescuing child sex slaves in San Francisco isn’t true
U.S. Navy SEALs rescued 807 children who were being kept as sex slaves on a barge in San Francisco Bay.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Don’t be an ‘idiot’: ID-10T is not the name of a new global virus
“New global virus called ID-10T is spreading quickly.”