Logically→ एमपी सीएम शिवराज सिंह चौहान का छेड़छाड़ किया गया वीडियो ग़लत दावे के साथ शेयर किया जा रहा है
The Dispatch→ That’s So Meta
State attorneys general file lawsuits against the social media giant.
Logically→ Unrelated video shared as Israelis protesting against violence against Palestinians
The Dispatch→ So, About International Law
'The ICC is a fairly farcical organization.'
The Dispatch→ What a Ground Campaign in Gaza Will Look Like
Expect a drawn-out battle with high casualty counts—and frightening global implications.
The Dispatch→ Social Justice for Me, Not Thee
How can so many campus activists give the Hamas attacks a moral pass while screaming inclusion from the rooftops?
The Dispatch→ Member Discussion for “The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams” — November 2023
We want to hear from you while you’re reading this month’s book.
The Dispatch→ Member Discussion for “Killers of the Flower Moon” – December 2023
We want to hear from you while you’re reading this month’s book.
The Dispatch→ Member Discussion for “American Prometheus” — January 2023
We want to hear from you while you’re reading this month’s book.
The Dispatch→ Member Discussion for “The Big Short” — February 2023
We want to hear from you while you’re reading this month’s book.
PolitiFact→ New York Citizens Audit – No, difference in voter roll data and election results does not indicate crime
A discrepancy in the number of ballots and voters in the 2022 general election in New York “appears to be a federal crime.”
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week We Got a Speaker
Finally.
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Alex Demas
It’s our fact checker’s turn to answer your questions.
The Dispatch→ So Much for Moving On
January 6 will cast a shadow over at least one more election.
The Dispatch→ You Say You Want a Revolution
The universal nature of settler-colonialism.
The Dispatch→ How ‘The Exorcist’ Took the Sacred Seriously
A look back at William Friedkin’s 1973 film.
The Dispatch→ The Four Myths of the American Dream
David Leonhardt’s ‘Ours Was the Shining Future’ downplays the promises and possibilities of life in America.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Endorse Fake $6,400 ‘Health Subsidy’ For ‘Every American’
Did President Joe Biden endorse a plan by the federal government to distribute a "health subsidy" worth up to $6,400, with every American qualifying for the payment after watching a video shared on Facebook? No, that's not true: The claim
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Bogus social media ad uses an edited video of Kelly Clarkson to sell weight-loss gummies
CLAIM: A video on Kelly Clarkson’s Instagram page shows the singer promoting weight-loss gummies. AP’S ASSESSMENT: Altered video.
PolitiFact→ Steve Kirsch – Experts rebut claims that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are ‘adulterated’
“The FDA is required to take the COVID vaccines off the market” because they are “adulterated.”
The Dispatch→ The Hamas Vote
How the Middle East’s new war might scramble 2024.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Videos do not show a ‘crisis actor’ pretending to be a victim in Gaza. They show two different men
CLAIM: Videos taken one day apart show a Palestinian “crisis actor” pretending to be seriously injured in a hospital bed one day and completely fine the next.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – McDonald’s didn’t introduce blue-and-white food wrappers to support Israel, company says
McDonald’s changed its food wrappers to support Israel amid the war.
PolitiFact→ Shannon Watts – In Maine, is it harder to buy Sudafed than an AR-15? It depends
“It is harder to buy Sudafed than an AR-15 in Maine.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – El parole humanitario sigue vigente para venezolanos
"Estados Unidos le cancelara el Parole a los venezolanos".
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Show Palestinian Child As Crisis Actor — These 2016 Photos Show Real Child Helped In Aleppo, Syria
Was the same Palestinian child used to stage fake rescue photos from three separate Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip on the same day in October 2023? No, that's not true: These three photos were taken in Aleppo, Syria, on August 27, 2016
PolitiFact→ Did Mike Johnson work for a hate group? SPLC and Christian law firm have sparred over label
After the rise of Rep. Mike Johnson, a low-profile congressman, to House speaker, claims began to circulate about his past work for the Alliance Defending Freedom, which has been labeled a “hate group.” We examined Johnson’s involvement and the e
The Dispatch→ Settle This One For Me
Why ‘settler colonialism’ is just a fancy way to say you don’t like Israel.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cucumber-And-Carrot Juice Is NOT A ‘100% Effective’ Way To Restore Vision In 7 Days
Is cucumber-and-carrot juice a "100% effective" way to restore vision within a week? No, that's not true: There is no scientific evidence that this drink can improve eyesight or cure any degenerative diseases of the eye, the National Eye
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Did NOT Change Its Wrappers To Blue and White In Support Of Israel
Did McDonald's change its food wrappers to blue and white, the colors of the Israeli flag, in support of Israel during the 2023 Hamas-Israel conflict? No, that's not true: The fast food chain told Lead Stories that the wrappers were not i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Police Pushing Crowds In Gaza In October 2023 — It Was Filmed Months Before In East Jerusalem
Does a video on social media depict Israeli law enforcement grappling with people in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip in October 2023? No, that's not true: The video was first posted online in April 2023. The footage shows clashes with Chr
PolitiFact→ Chris Larson – Larson’s tweet on Brewers stadium funding Mostly False and lacks some context
The Milwaukee Brewers “are complaining about a lack of transit going to the ballpark at the same time as they are testifying in favor (of) taking $135 million away from Milwaukee County, which funds transit."
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Old video shows US Army arriving in Romania, not Marines landing in Israel
CLAIM: A video shows U.S. Marines arriving in Israel amid the latest Israel-Hamas war. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The video is from 2022 and shows soldiers from the U.S.
The Dispatch→ Will New Speaker Mike Johnson Actually Decentralize Power in the House?
All recent speakers say they want to, but it never really happens. Why?
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Sen. Chuck Schumer isn’t an Israeli citizen
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer “is a dual Israeli citizen.”
Full Fact→ Is the asylum backlog ‘falling rapidly’?
We’ve looked at the figures after immigration minister Robert Jenrick made this claim on Sky News.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a President Joe Biden impostor
Video shows a President Joe Biden impostor.
The Dispatch→ A Speaker, if the House Can Keep Him
Plus: Joe Biden draws a primary challenger, Rep. Dean Phillips.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Fact Check: Maine mass shooting, Kim Jong Un speech
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit.