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Full Fact→ Memorials honouring Gurkha and Sikh soldiers already exist in the UK
An announcement in the Budget about funding for a memorial for Muslim soldiers has led to misleading claims circulating on social media.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Bill Gates Advocating Destroying Agricultural Land — Portions Of Gates’ Remarks Have Been Cut
Does a video prove Bill Gates suggested destroying agricultural land? No, that's not true: A convoluted post on social media cut out portions of Gates' response to a question, changing the context of what he said. The edited clip of Gates
AllSides→ Has Oklahoma not seen an increase to its minimum wage since 2008?
https://gigafact.org/fact-briefs/has-oklahoma-not-seen-an-increase-to-its-minimum-wage-since-2008?utm_source=website&utm_id=112
AllSides→ 10 Times People Accused Fox News of Lying
https://www.snopes.com/list/fox-news-accused-of-lying/ Since its debut in 1996, Fox News has been a fla
AllSides→ Florida School ‘Bans’ Amanda Gorman Poem
https://freebeacon.com/media/fact-check-florida-school-bans-amanda-gorman-poem/ Claim: A school in Flor
The Dispatch→ Gig Workers Face New Rules
Updated regulations governing independent contractors took effect this week.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Mel Gibson didn’t release a video of satanic rituals on Jeffrey Epstein’s island
“Mel Gibson just released a video that shows the satanic rituals which took place on Jeffrey Epstein’s island.”
The Dispatch→ Stopping the Stop Woke Act
Phone calls from middle schoolers is not a way to influence congress.
The Dispatch→ When Iran Goes Nuclear
The Islamic Republic will even more aggressive toward Israel and improve its standing with Russia and China.
The Dispatch→ Republicans Try to Undo Trump’s Damage on Mail-In Votes
The former president is his own worst enemy, but having a real campaign organization behind him can mitigate the damage.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ’80 Percent Of Texas’ Cattle Grazing Land’ Was NOT Destroyed In 2024 Wildfires
Was "80 percent of Texas' cattle grazing land" destroyed in the 2024 wildfires burning across the Texas Panhandle, as is claimed in a post and video on Instagram? No, that's not true: As of this writing, more than 1.2 million acres have b
PolitiFact→ Katie Britt – Breaking down the false claims in Katie Britt’s retelling of a sex trafficking survivor’s story
A woman was “sex trafficked by the cartels starting at the age of 12 … We wouldn't be okay with this happening in a third world country. This is the United States of America.”
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s ‘Fact Check’ of the State of the Union
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Former President Donald Trump promised to provide a live “play by play” via Truth Social to “correct, in rapid response, any and all inaccurate Statements” mad
PolitiFact→ Pete Buttigieg – Fact-checking Pete Buttigieg on the stock market’s rise under different presidents
The stock market “hit an all-time high under President Biden and not under President Trump."
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump Fights?
For what?
Health Feedback→ Are AirPods and other wireless communication devices harmful, as claimed on social media? A look at the evidence
REVIEW An Instagram post shared on 25 February 2024 by physician Paul Saladino claimed that Apple AirPods emit dangerous levels of radiation, which can have a harmful impact on the body. It specifically highlighted dangers to reproductive health by
The Dispatch→ Sen. Katie Britt Misleads With Anecdote About a Sex-Trafficking Victim
The account is real, but the Alabama Republican left out that the trafficking happened in Mexico during the early 2000s.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims of Voter Fraud in Texas’ GOP Primary
Supporters of Dan Crenshaw’s opponent made false and misleading allegations.
The Dispatch→ The Ethics of Surrogacy | Debate: Emily Zanotti and Elizabeth Nolan Brown
Is surrogacy good for families and society?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Daughter Of Dr. Sebi On Trial For ‘Spreading Health Secrets’
Does a photograph show a daughter of "Dr. Sebi" on trial, purportedly for "revealing TOP SECRET health hacks," as claimed in a Facebook post? No, that's not true: The image of a woman in an orange prison outfit is not a real photograph. O
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Hillary Clinton Specifically Said She ‘Would Like To See People Like Donald Trump Run For Office’
Did Hillary Clinton say in 2013 that she "would like to see people like Donald Trump run for office"? No, that's not true: In the extensive publicly accessible record of Clinton statements, Lead Stories found only that she said in 2013 th
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden said Medicare drug price negotiations cut the deficit by $160 billion. That's years away.
“We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to Big Pharma.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Missouri bill would make it a felony for teachers to “support” trans students’ “social transition”
A new Missouri bill “would put teachers on the sex offense registry if they ‘contribute to social transition’” of transgender students, including by using gender-affirming pronouns.
PolitiFact→ Why COVID-19 patients who could most benefit from Paxlovid still aren’t getting it
Why COVID patients who could most benefit from Paxlovid still aren’t getting it
The Dispatch→ It’s Go Time For Biden
Plus: Who would join a No Labels third-party ticket?
Full Fact→ Parade of mounted guards through London unrelated to death of Jacob Rothschild
A baseless claim linking Lord Rothschild’s death with a manoeuvre by the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment has been circulating online.
AllSides→ FactChecking Biden’s State of the Union
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/03/factchecking-bidens-state-of-the-union/ In his final State of the Uni
Full Fact→ NHS England was wrong to claim its data showed 3.4 million children are ‘unprotected’ against measles
It seems the health service actually calculated that 3.4 million children might have missed at least one vaccine dose.
The Dispatch→ There Is No Labor Shortage
It’s mostly the sectors dominated by low-wage jobs that are struggling.
The Dispatch→ The Clock TikToks Down
Could the latest congressional push to restrict the popular app succeed?
Full Fact→ Ukrainian Embassy did not tell French farmers to stop protesting
This claim appears in a fake Euronews video that appeared on the Russian news site Pravda last month.
Internet Archive→ This Week With George Stephanopoulos : KGO : March 11, 2024 2:00am-3:00am PDT
Anchor George Stephanopoulos and co-anchors Martha Raddatz and Jonathan Karl interview top newsmakers and officials, with reporting from across the country and roundtable debates over the hottest political issues..This item belongs to: movies/TV-KGO.Th
The Dispatch→ Democracy and Freedom
Human rights activist and former Israeli politician Natan Sharansky joins Jamie to talk about his ...
The Dispatch→ Israel, Gaza, and the ‘Day After’ Dilemma
Key stakeholders remain divided over postwar Palestinian governance.
The Dispatch→ The SAT at the Crossroads
Standardized tests can identify bright kids from disadvantaged backgrounds—if that’s what colleges want to use them for.
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2024 Donald Trump Campaigns in Rome, GA : CSPAN : March 10, 2024 5:00am-7:01am EDT
2024 Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump campaigned at a rally in Rome, Georgia. He critiqued President Biden's recent State of the Union speech as well as his immigration policies....This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPA
The Dispatch→ Why Jerusalem Is Considered Islam’s Third Holiest City
Ramadan brings renewed attention to tensions between Muslims, Jews, and Christians.
The Dispatch→ A Shortcut Through the Long Campaign
We don’t have to get too wrapped up in the parties’ narratives at this point.
The Dispatch→ Take a Deep Breath
Presidents don't matter.