A blog misinterpreting Airbnb’s changes to its refund and cancellation policy has been shared online with claims a lockdown is to be expected.
Full Fact→ Small boat arrivals are higher so far this year compared to 2023
Rishi Sunak’s claim that small boat crossings are “down by a third” since he became Prime Minister is only true when looking at arrivals in 2023.
The Dispatch→ TikTok Sues U.S. Government Over Divestment Law
The court will weigh First Amendment rights against national security concerns.
The Dispatch→ Class in Session: Jurisdiction Stripping
The need for Congress to take a more active role.
The Dispatch→ From Lamentation to Adulation: Donald Trump’s Rhetorical Journey Regarding January 6
The former president continues to double down on his support for January 6 rioters.
The Dispatch→ A Plan for Victory in Ukraine
Congress wants a strategy for Ukraine to win, not merely survive. The administration should embrace it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Manipulated Image Of Pro-Palestine ‘You Don’t Get To Choose’ Sign Replaces ‘How We Resist’ With ‘Who We Rape’
Is a photo showing a woman holding a pro-Palestine sign that reads "You don't get to choose who we rape" authentic? No, that's not true: the photo was digitally altered to change the original sign which read "You don't get to choose how
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Netanyahu Announcing Plan To Build Settlements In Gaza Strip
Did Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make an announcement on April 17, 2024, pledging to spend $5 billion to construct new settlements in the Gaza Strip? No, that's not true: The video posted on X shows Netanyahu speaking in Hebr
The Dispatch→ Abnormal Is the New Normal
And that ain’t great for America.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California’s Fresno River Viaduct Did NOT Cost $11 Billion, Did NOT Take 9 Years
Did the Fresno River Viaduct in California cost $11 billion over nine years of construction? No, that's not true: A claim on social media misleads about the cost and duration of the project. The viaduct was completed in roughly three year
Internet Archive→ Erin Burnett OutFront : CNNW : May 8, 2024 4:00pm-5:00pm PDT
Erin Burnett interviews President Joe Biden..This item belongs to: movies/TV-CNNW.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Item Tile, JSON, MPEG1, Metadata, SubRip, TV Clips JSON, Thumbnail, h.264
The Dispatch→ He’s Going to Get Away With It
Losing faith in the justice system.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Houston, we have no problem: This video doesn’t prove the moon landing was a hoax
Video proves the moon landing was a hoax.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Boeing whistleblowers died of infection, gunshot wound
Boeing-linked whistleblowers died of infection and a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to reports
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump repeats inaccurate claims on economy in local news interview in Pennsylvania
Former President Donald Trump repeated a bevy of inaccurate economic claims during an interview with WGAL-TV, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania television station. Here’s a rundown.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Administration Did NOT Interfere With Trump Transition Documents Later Shipped To Mar-A-Lago
Did the Biden administration have unfettered access for a large portion of 2021 to Donald Trump's transition documents and papers that were later shipped from storage near Washington, D.C., to Mar-a-Lago in Florida? No, that's not true: T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Quote Has Stormy Daniels Saying Trump Made ‘Gurgling Sounds and Fell Asleep’ After Sex
Did Stormy Daniels say that former President Donald Trump "made gurgling sounds and fell asleep" after the two had sex? No, that's not true: In a public reply to one such meme on X, Daniels stated that the events described didn't happen.
Internet Archive→ The Lead With Jake Tapper : CNNW : May 8, 2024 1:00pm-2:00pm PDT
Covering all the day's top stories around the country and the globe, from politics to money, sports to popular culture..This item belongs to: movies/TV-CNNW.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Item Tile
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this image doesn’t show Rihanna at the 2024 Met Gala
Image shows Rihanna at the 2024 Met Gala.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYPD Did NOT Say The People Arrested At Columbia Were Not Students — PD Data Confirmed Majority Were Students
Did the New York Police Department announce that the people arrested at Columbia University protests on April 30, 2024, were not students? No, that's not true: The law enforcement agency never said that. According to NYPD statistics, stud
PolitiFact→ Trump says the FEC saw no merit in Stormy Daniels-related case. Here’s why that’s misleading.
Former President Donald Trump misleadingly said the Federal Elections Commission said complaints against him lacked merit. The case died after commissioners split on their vote; none of the FEC commissioners said it lacked merit.
The Dispatch→ Political Sacred Cows Inflate American Grocery Prices
Protectionism makes our already costly supermarket trips even costlier—and for no good reason.
Full Fact→ Lion attack video is fake and was created for an experiment
The footage appearing to show a lion chasing hunters has been staged and edited together as part of an experiment in making viral videos.
The Dispatch→ Biden Campaign Targets Swing-State Minority Voters
Plus: Nikki Haley loyalists could cause trouble for Trump in November.
Full Fact→ Austrian airports don’t have counters for passengers who meant to fly to Australia
False claims that Salzburg or Vienna airports have desks to help passengers who accidentally fly to Austria instead of Australia have been recirculating online.
PolitiFact→ Were more bills signed into law, vetoed this year than normal in Wisconsin? Here’s our analysis.
Politicians may campaign on how many bills got signed into law this year. But was it more than average?
The Dispatch→ Social Media Posts Rely on Inaccurate Numbers to Compare Presidential Spending
Every president mentioned has seen a net increase in deficits while in office.
The Dispatch→ Who Will Be Trump’s Running Mate?
Potential veep picks engage in feats of loyalty as they vie for Trump’s favor.
The Dispatch→ The Great Wimpification
Jonah makes a case for embracing gratitude.
The Dispatch→ The Great Cicada Co-Emergence, Explained
This spring’s entomological marvel is an exceptionally American natural event.
The Dispatch→ The Pulitzer for Propaganda Goes to …
The Washington Post was rewarded for a willfully misleading series on the AR-15.
The Dispatch→ Go Woke, Get Tired
Nature is healing.
The Dispatch→ Video: Six Months to the Election
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Burning Cars Does NOT Show Assassination Attempt On Saudi Crown Prince In May 2024
Does a video of burning cars show the aftermath of an assassination attempt on the life of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in May 2024? No, that's not true: This video, which is not from May, shows a car accident in Riyadh, the cap
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Politician NOT Convicted, Fined For Merely Posting Statistics About Sexual Assaults By Afghan Immigrants
Was German politician Marie-Thérèse Kaiser convicted and fined in May 2024 solely for sharing statistics regarding sexual assaults committed by Afghan immigrants? No, that's not true: Kaiser was found guilty of "incitement to hatred" un
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of ‘Dr. Sebi’s Cousin’ In Court For ‘Revealing … Health Secrets’ Is Likely AI Creation
Does a photograph show "Dr. Sebi's cousin" on trial, purportedly for "revealing... GATEKEPT health secrets," as a post on Facebook suggested? No, that's not true: Multiple AI detection tools found evidence that the image of the man in an
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Misspelled ‘free Palastine’ spray-painted at Canadian school, not Columbia University
Photo shows “Palestine misspelled on the stairs” of Columbia University.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No proof Dr. Sebi’s cousin was ‘sent to life in prison’
“Dr. Sebi’s cousin was sent to life in prison for revealing these gatekept health secrets.”
PolitiFact→ The Republican Party wants more poll watchers. Here’s what they can, and can’t, do.
Poll watchers, typically appointed by political parties or campaigns, observe election sites but do not handle ballots. The RNC wants to recruit poll watchers, as well as poll workers, in 2024.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – AI-generated images of Katy Perry at 2024 Met Gala fool social media users, Perry’s mother
Images show Katy Perry at the 2024 Met Gala.