A viral video shows a woman receiving her McDonald’s order in a wrapper she says shows support for Israel.
Full Fact→ Images of a ‘Palestinian girl’ being rescued were taken in Syria in 2016
Social media posts have queried a series of images showing a girl being saved by rescuers.
Full Fact→ Onion skins aren’t effective treatments for prostatitis or UTIs
An apparently AI-generated video claims a tea of onion skins will treat prostatitis and cure UTIs. It won’t. These conditions often need antibiotics, and sometimes become serious without them.
The Dispatch→ Mike Pence Bows Out
The former vice president urged American leadership in the world in his Republican primary valediction.
Logically→ Old, unrelated interview of Iraqi politician linked to ongoing Israel-Hamas war
The Dispatch→ Three Ways of Looking at Mike Johnson
Are Republicans trying to force normal conservatives away from the party?
Logically→ 2022 video from Romania shared as U.S. soldiers arriving in Israel amid war with Hamas
Logically→ తెలంగాణ మంత్రి ప్రసంగం వీడియోని ఎడిట్ చేసి తన పార్టీని తానే విమర్శించారు అని క్లైమ్ చేస్తూ షేర్ చేశారు
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ವೈಎಸ್ಆರ್ಸಿಪಿ ಬೆಂಬಲಿಗರು ಚಂದ್ರಬಾಬು ನಾಯ್ಡು ಅವರ ಬಂಧನವನ್ನು ಸಂಭ್ರಮಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದನ್ನು ವೈರಲ್ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ತೋರಿಸುವಿದಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ 2017 video misrepresented as recent attack by Houthis on U.S. Navy destroyer
Logically→ Old images of explosions from different locations passed off as recent U.S. airstrikes in Syria
Logically→ ইজৰাইল-হামাছৰ যুদ্ধৰ মাজতে গাজাত মৃতদেহৰ ভাও জোৰা বুলি পুৰণি, অসংলগ্ন ভিডিঅ’ ভাইৰেল
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.