Logically→ Social media post falsely claims Burkina Faso has banned uranium exports to France and US
The Dispatch→ How to Bury a Billionaire
Yay! Young Nazis!
The Dispatch→ A Party Switch Bears Fruit for the North Carolina GOP
Republicans are taking advantage of a veto-proof supermajority thanks to a Democratic defection.
The Dispatch→ Secret Service Protection, Explained
RFK Jr. says he should be receiving security, but Secret Service protection this early in the election is extremely uncommon.
The Dispatch→ An Invitation to Chaos
Want to save the world? Follow the rules.
Logically→ No, Klaus Schwab’s daughter Nicole hasn’t endorsed ‘permanent lockdown’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Doctor Did NOT Represent World Health Organization At COVID Summit In Brussels — She Was Criticizing WHO
Did Dr. Meryl Nass represent the World Health Organization (WHO) at a press conference, boldly outlining plans to ignore existing human rights laws? No, that's not true: Nass does not speak for the WHO. She is an internal medicine doctor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Doctor Did NOT Represent World Health Organization At COVID Summit In Brussels — She Was Criticizing WHO
Did Dr. Meryl Nass represent the World Health Organization (WHO) at a press conference, boldly outlining plans to ignore existing human rights laws? No, that's not true: Nass does not speak for the WHO. She is an internal medicine doctor
PolitiFact→ Jack Posobiec – No, Tanya Chutkan is not only D.C. judge to give harsher Jan. 6 sentences than government requested
Judge Tanya Chutkan “is the only federal judge in Washington, D.C., who has sentenced Jan. 6 defendants to sentences longer than the government had requested.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DJ Avicii, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Anthony Bourdain Were NOT All Killed For Their Work On Child Sex Trafficking Documentary ‘The Silent Children’
Were DJ Avicii, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell and Anthony Bourdain all killed because of their work on a child sex trafficking documentary called "The Silent Children"? No, that's not true: The producer of the movie told Lead Stories
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DJ Avicii, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Anthony Bourdain Were NOT All Killed For Their Work On Child Sex Trafficking Documentary ‘The Silent Children’
Were DJ Avicii, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell and Anthony Bourdain all killed because of their work on a child sex trafficking documentary called "The Silent Children"? No, that's not true: The producer of the movie told Lead Stories
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Tyson Has NOT Died As Of August 2, 2023
Has Mike Tyson, a former professional boxer, died as of August 2, 2023? No, that's not true: A Tyson representative told Lead Stories that this claim is "fake news." Tyson has also been active on his verified social media accounts since t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Tyson Has NOT Died As Of August 2, 2023
Has Mike Tyson, a former professional boxer, died as of August 2, 2023? No, that's not true: A Tyson representative told Lead Stories that this claim is "fake news." Tyson has also been active on his verified social media accounts since t
FactCheck.org→ Indictment Details Trump’s Attempt to Overturn Swing State Election Outcomes
The federal indictment against former President Donald Trump, concerning his efforts to remain in office despite losing the election, details actions Trump and his co-conspirators allegedly took to get state officials to change legitimate electoral vo
PolitiFact→ What Donald Trump, Hunter Biden and Devon Archer have in common: a news cycle
Some Republicans allege prosecutors timed the Trump indictment to distract from Hunter Biden news. There is no evidence of a connection between the timing of the Trump case and probes into Hunter Biden
PolitiFact→ Acusación contra Trump: todo lo que debes saber
En Español: El expresidente Donald Trump ha sido acusado por un gran jurado que investiga los acontecimientos del 6 de enero de 2021. Preguntas y respuestas sobre lo que esto significa, y lo que viene a continuación.
The Dispatch→ Soylent Green Is Wrong, People
The 50-year-old dystopian flick was hardly prescient.
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Donald Trump’s false and misleading responses after charges over role in Jan. 6 riot
Former President Donald Trump responded to his indictment on charges related to the 2020 election with a campaign statement, fundraising email and Truth Social posts. We fact-checked his misleading and inaccurate claims.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Little Yikes’ Kid’s ‘Ankle Monitor’ Is NOT Real Toy, Nor Is It Sold By Walmart
Is a children's "ankle monitor" toy a genuine product sold in Walmart stores and manufactured by a company named Little Yikes? No, that's not true: A video of the "toy" shared widely on social media in July 2023 was created by spoof compa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Little Yikes’ Kid’s ‘Ankle Monitor’ Is NOT Real Toy, Nor Is It Sold By Walmart
Is a children's "ankle monitor" toy a genuine product sold in Walmart stores and manufactured by a company named Little Yikes? No, that's not true: A video of the "toy" shared widely on social media in July 2023 was created by spoof compa
The Dispatch→ We’re Not Coming All The Way Back From This
On the Trump indictment. The latest one.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Does NOT Face A Chornobyl-Style Disaster From Water Shortage As Of July 2023
by: Evgenia Prodaeva Can "a nuclear explosion like in Chornobyl," the world's worst nuclear accident, now occur at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after the June 6, 2023, explosion that destroyed the Kakhovka dam emptied most o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Does NOT Face A Chornobyl-Style Disaster From Water Shortage As Of July 2023
by: Evgenia Prodaeva Can "a nuclear explosion like in Chornobyl," the world's worst nuclear accident, now occur at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after the June 6, 2023, explosion that destroyed the Kakhovka dam emptied most o
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, lab-grown chicken is not made using human cells
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Tax Complaint’ Filed Against Moms For Liberty in Michigan
On August 2 2023, a post about the tax status of far-right activist group Moms for Liberty was popular on image-sharing site Imgur: Tax status complaint filed against anti-LGBTQ+ Moms for Liberty In total, ten article screenshots were attached to the
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking conspiracy theories about death of Obamas’ personal chef
Tafari Campbell, a White House sous chef later hired as a personal chef by Barack and Michelle Obama, died while paddleboarding in a pond near the Obamas’ Martha’s Vineyard home. Police say his death wasn’t suspicious, but social media was soon a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Jackson Simmons’ And His Dog ‘Cami’ Are NOT Missing — It’s Scam Story
Are a person with dementia named "Jackson Simmons" and his dog "Cami" missing and has there been a silver alert issued for "Simmons"? No, that's not true: The story has been posted on social media as a part of a bait-and-switch scam. Such
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proven Link Between ‘Athlete Cardiac Arrests’ And COVID-19 Vaccine — Many Non-Cardiac, Non-Vaccine-Related Cases Cited In Goodsciencing List
Does a social media post listing "1,884 Athlete Cardiac Arrests" and 1,310 deaths between January 2021 and July 2023 prove a connection between these mishaps and the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: While the ultimate source of the
The Dispatch→ Merger Madness
New guidelines from the Justice Department and FTC seek to revive discredited legal doctrines.
FactCheck.org→ Romney Not Switching Parties, Contrary to Online Claim
Quick Take Sen. Mitt Romney has sometimes been critical of fellow Republicans and veered from the party line. But an Instagram post falsely claims Romney “threatens to leave the Republican Party and Join Democrats.” A Romney spokesperso
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Ditch the detox. The spike proteins produced from COVID-19 vaccination aren’t toxins.
People who received COVID-19 vaccines can “detoxify” their bodies from the spike protein.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WEF Founder Klaus Schwab’s Daughter Nicole Did NOT Say ‘Permanent Climate Lockdowns Coming — Whether You Like It or Not’
Did Nicole Schwab -- daughter of World Economic Forum (WEF) founder Klaus Schwab -- say, "permanent climate lockdowns [are] coming -- whether you like it or not"? No, that's not true: There is no record of Nicole Schwab having said that.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clapping Hands Does NOT Bring ‘Instant Relief’ For Heel Pain
Does clapping your hands three times instantly relieve pain in the heel of your foot? No, that's not true: A podiatrist who is a spokesperson for the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) told Lead Stories "without hesitation" tha
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Daughter of WEF founder did not warn that permanent climate lockdowns are coming
CLAIM: The daughter of World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab said in a roundtable discussion that, “permanent climate lockdowns are coming, whether people like it or not.”
The Dispatch→ Indictment Watch: A Difficult Case Against Trump
Waiting for a really good lightning strike.
The Dispatch→ Indictment Watch: A Difficult Case Against Trump
Waiting for a really good lightning strike.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The White House did not issue ‘official’ warning about imminent attack to critical infrastructure
The White House delivered an “official statement” July 28 that we “need to be getting prepared for something big to happen, potentially to our critical infrastructure.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Good Harvest’ Does NOT Produce ‘Human Steak’ — That Company Doesn’t Exist And There’s No Human Steak Factory
Is there a "Good Harvest" company that produces "human steak" for human consumption? No, that's not true: Good Harvest and its "human steak" is an invention of the creators of a spoof documentary. The mockumentary is meant as a satirical
PolitiFact→ What the indictment about the 2020 election and Jan. 6, 2021, tells us about Donald Trump’s actions
Former President Donald Trump’s third indictment, for his actions related to Jan. 6, 2021, consolidates a broad swirl of Trump’s activity into four charges. Here are details about what the indictment tries to accomplish and how it frames Trump’s