Brad Wilcox’s new book wagers that a marriage-skeptical culture can see the upshots of tying the knot.
The Dispatch→ Tony Soprano: Father, Killer
On its 25th anniversary, a look at how an episode of ‘The Sopranos’ managed to both relate with and repel its audience.
Internet Archive→ President Biden Delivers Remarks on the Death of Alexei Navalny : CSPAN : February 17, 2024 2:10am-2:24am EST
"Putin is responsible," said President Biden as he delivered remarks on the death of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. During his remarks, President Biden urged House Republicans to pass aid to Ukraine, stating that "history is watch
Internet Archive→ Hannity : FOXNEWSW : February 16, 2024 6:00pm-7:00pm PST
Commentary and interviews about the day's news..This item belongs to: movies/TV-FOXNEWSW.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Item Tile, JSON, MPEG1, Metadata, SubRip, TV Clips JSON, TV Plays JSON, Thumb
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alexa Answers Do NOT Provide Proof Of Birth-Certificate-Bond Conspiracy Theory
Do answers by Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa provide proof of the birth-certificate-bond conspiracy theory? No, that's not true: Alexa produces answers gathered from a variety of sources, and in some instances can be gamed to provide in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 4,000 Israeli Employees Were NOT Warned Not To Go To Work On 9/11 — Baseless Conspiracy Myth
Did approximately 4,000 Israelis avoid the attacks at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, because advance warning from an Israeli messaging service told them precisely when and where they would happen? No, that's not true: These
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy JAG Was NOT Holding ‘345 FEMA Employees At Marine Corps Base Hawaii’ In February 2024
Was the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate Corps holding 345 Federal Emergency Management Agency employees at a U.S. Marine Corps Base in Hawaii as of February 2024? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is
FactCheck.org→ Indictment of FBI Informant Undermines Centerpiece of GOP’s Impeachment Case
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. In directing the House to open a formal impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy cited, among other things, an unverified report from a “tr
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media posts invented the name 'Sahil Omar' as one of the Kansas City shooting suspects
“At least one of Kansas City shooters identified as Sahil Omar, a 44 year old illegal immigrant.”
FactCheck.org→ Texas Abortion Recipients Not Subject to Penalty, Contrary to Online Claims
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Abortion is illegal in Texas, with narrow exceptions for the life and health of a pregnant patient. Those who provide abortions can face stiff penalties, but Texas law s
The Dispatch→ There’s a Tucker Born Every Minute
On Alexei Navalny and coin-operated grocery carts.
FactCheck.org→ Republicans Distort Facts on Special Counsel Decision Not to Charge Biden
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. At their weekly news conference, several Republican House leaders wrongly claimed the special counsel report into Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents found the presid
The Dispatch→ Truth in Labeling
‘Right’ and ‘left’ might always be changing, but that just means we need more labels, not fewer.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Google didn’t confirm that the 1969 US moon landing was fake
"Google proves that no one ever went to the moon.”
PolitiFact→ Did a Florida school district send permission slips to teach kids Black history? Here are the facts
A Miami school sent parents permission slips for a read-aloud event involving a book "by an African American." The school district said it was complying with a state law that requires consent for extracurriculars, not specifically Black history.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this photo doesn’t show Klaus Schwab nude at the beach
A photograph shows Klaus Schwab nude at the beach.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media claim wrong about number of immigrants and reemergence of livestock disease
Because “17 million immigrants” were “let in” the U.S, “ foot and mouth disease is back. We got rid of that fifty years ago.”
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misidentify Suspect in Kansas City Parade Shootings
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Kansas City authorities charged two juvenile suspects with crimes connected to the Feb. 14 shootings at the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory celebration, in which one p
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump have dropped out of the 2024 presidential race
Joe Biden or Donald Trump dropped out of the 2024 presidential race as of Feb 15.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Angelina Jolie Did NOT Say That ‘The World Should Unite Against Israel’
Did American actress Angelina Jolie in 2024 call on the world to "unite against Israel"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence corroborating the claim. This phrase has been falsely attributed to Jolie since at least 2006, ac
FactCheck.org→ Review Article By Misinformation Spreaders Misleads About mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have a good safety record and have saved millions of lives. But viral posts claim the contrary, citing a recent peer-reviewed article authored by known COVID-19 misinformation spreaders and published in a
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Weather conditions, not Joe Biden, linked to helicopter crash that killed Nigerian banker
Joe Biden’s tweet is proof that a helicopter crash that killed six Nigerian billionaires was planned by Biden.
PolitiFact→ Chris Larson – If the state expanded Medicaid could Wisconsin hire thousands of more teachers?
Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Unfounded Claim About Swift and Kelce’s Post-Election Plans
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Neither Taylor Swift nor Travis Kelce has endorsed a candidate in the 2024 presidential race as of Feb. 16. But social media posts are making the unfounded claim that the pa
The Dispatch→ The Attention Turns to Donald Trump’s Georgia Prosecutor
Plus: Was Robert Hur out of line in his report on Joe Biden’s classified documents?
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, no mataron a estas vacas para reemplazarlas por carne sintética
Video muestra vacas muriendo “en extrañas circunstancias” para reemplazarlas por “carne sintética”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: France 24 Did NOT Report Macron Cancelled Visit To Ukraine Over Fears Of Assassination Attempt
Did France 24 report that French President Emmanuel Macron cancelled a visit to Ukraine over fears of an assassination attempt? No, that's not true: France 24 debunked the claim. The video purporting to show the network report the news is
PolitiFact→ What do articles of impeachment say Alejandro Mayorkas did or didn’t do?
Republicans voted Feb. 13 to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The impeachment articles say he broke immigration law. But Congress has never appropriated adequate funding for any Homeland secretary to follow the law.
PolitiFact→ J.D. Vance – Ukraine aid bill doesn’t contain ‘a hidden impeachment clause against President Trump’
“The Ukraine supplemental includes a hidden impeachment clause against President Trump.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: Three juveniles were detained and one was later released in connection with the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory celebration.
Full Fact→ Clip of missiles hitting ships is from video game Arma 3 (not the Red Sea)
Gameplay footage of Arma 3 has often been linked to misinformation about recent ongoing conflicts.
PolitiFact→ Sorting out what Marco Rubio said about Senate immigration bill’s ‘asylum corps’
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said the Senate’s immigration bill created an “asylum corps” of thousands of “bureaucrats” making asylum easier to get. The bill expanded asylum officers’ powers, but they already existed.
Full Fact→ How does the Wellingborough by-election result compare to other by-election swings?
It’s the second largest by-election swing to Labour in the post-war period, though several other by-elections in that time have seen larger swings to other parties.
PolitiFact→ Have there been more US mass shootings than days in 2024? Common statistic needs context
After a mass shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, left one dead and 22 injured, Joe Biden said there had been more mass shootings in 2024 than days in the year. We put his statement in context.
PolitiFact→ What's going on at the US-Mexico border, and what are asylum and parole?
What's going on at the US-Mexico border, and what are asylum and parole?
Health Feedback→ Childhood vaccines are an important protection against preventable diseases, not “poison” as claimed by Candace Owens
REVIEW Social media posts have repeatedly spread misleading claims about the safety of the contents of vaccines. These posts typically misrepresent the nature of individual vaccine components and disregard the safety and benefits of vaccination. In
The Dispatch→ Impeaching Mayorkas: Take Two
House Republicans made a historic statement about the border crisis. Now what?
Full Fact→ Has the Scottish government said it plans to ‘maintain funding’ for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees?
Although the Scottish First Minister has denied funding to a UN agency for Palestinian refugees has been “paused”, the Scottish government says it currently has no plans to give more aid.
The Dispatch→ MAGA vs. NATO
Free Jonah.
The Dispatch→ Most of the Money in the ‘Foreign Aid’ Bill Would Stay in the U.S.
More than three-fourths will be invested domestically.