Social media users are sharing a screenshot of a baseless article titled: “Microsoft To Disable Computers of Users Who Share ‘Non-Mainstream Content’ Online.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, wearing ‘humanic bracelets’ won’t aid weight loss
Wearing this bracelet aids in weight loss.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Microsoft Did NOT Say It Would Disable Computers of Users Who Share ‘Non-Mainstream Content’ Online
Did Microsoft announce plans to disable the computers of users who share "non-mainstream content" online? No, that's not true: This claim is completely made up, mis-stating what Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in an interview with NBC's
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Migrants in New York City will receive prepaid debit cards, not credit cards, for designated goods
Amid a massive influx of migrants to New York City, social media users are misrepresenting the new program with false claims about the type of aid participants will receive.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Border Deal Breakdown and Biden’s Iran Response
Join us for our weekly livestreamed conversation.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Who Pays Tariffs and Whether They Preserve Jobs
Trump adviser Stephen Miller made several false or misleading claims.
PolitiFact→ Ask Politifact: What does the data show on deadly shootings by 18-20 year olds?
After Florida lawmakers proposed lowering the minimum age to buy firearms from 21 to 18, residents opposed to the bill claimed that 18-to-20-year-olds are likelier — sometimes three times likelier — to commit gun homicides. Experts say that’s right.
Full Fact→ Poll suggests British Muslim voters’ support for Labour has fallen by 30%, not by half
ITV News has corrected an article which inaccurately reported a poll’s findings on British Muslims’ support for Labour since 2019.
PolitiFact→ Tammy Baldwin – Yes, there were over 1,400 opioid-related deaths in Wisconsin in 2022
“Wisconsin had over 1,400 opioid overdose deaths in 2022.”
Full Fact→ Health committee posts incorrect stat about doctors’ union membership
About 60% of NHS consultants in England are BMA members, not the 40% that the committee’s post on X claimed.
Full Fact→ Image of hay bales and tractors by the Eiffel Tower is AI-generated
This comes amid farmer protests across France.
The Dispatch→ Labeling the Third-Party Movement
No Labels seeks to do what no third-party White House bid in recent memory has achieved—win.
The Dispatch→ The Problem With Multidistrict Litigation
The O.G. Breyer, Breyer clerk.
The Dispatch→ Israel’s Northern Front Looms
Will Hezbollah bring about another Israel-Lebanon war?
The Dispatch→ The United Nations’ Palestinian Refugee Agency, Explained
The revelation that U.N. staff members participated in October 7 is the latest in a string of controversies.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s RFK Jr. Anxieties Are Well Placed
Kennedy appeals to many of the same voters who’ve supported the former president.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Flyer Listing ‘Sudden Death’ As Side Effect Is NOT An Authentic Government COVID-19 Vaccine Placard
Does a government health poster list "heart attacks," "strokes" and "sudden death" as side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine, as shown in an Instagram post? No, that's not true: It is counterfeit. Though it was made to look like official Ir
PolitiFact→ Steve Scalise – No, the Senate immigration bill does not allow 5,000 people to illegally enter the U.S. daily
The Senate’s border bill “accepts 5,000 illegal immigrants a day.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Of Taylor Swift In Anti-Trump T-Shirt Are NOT Real — 2019 News Photo Was Doctored To Sell Shirts
Is a photo posted on social media showing Taylor Swift wearing a T-shirt with an anti-Trump slogan on it authentic? No, that's not true: The image has been digitally altered. The original photos of Swift with a flowered headband in her ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Map Overlaps Do NOT Prove That 5G Is Linked To COVID In US, UK
Does a social media post showing a group of maps with overlapping hotspots prove a connection between 5G coverage and the spread of COVID-19? No, that's not true: A similar data distribution of 5G coverage and high numbers of COVID-19 cas
The Dispatch→ The Fast and the Furious
Send the immigration bill to the House.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Denver Police Department Has NOT Arrested More Than ’50 Al-Qaeda Members’ — Department Denied The Claim
Did the Denver Police Department arrest "over 50 Al-Qaeda members in the last two months"? No, that's not true: The Denver Police Department has refuted that claim. Lead Stories did not find any credible evidence for this claim in a searc
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – Nikki Haley said Texas could secede from the U.S. Here’s why that’s wrong
If Texas says, “‘We don’t want to be part of America anymore’ … that’s their decision to make.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump Lawyer Alina Habba Said Judge Kaplan Took $5 Million Bribe To Convict Trump
Did Donald Trump's lawyer Alina Habba say that U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan took a $5 million bribe to convict Trump? No, that's not true: There is no proof that Habba ever accused Kaplan of taking a bribe to convict the former presid
PolitiFact→ Donna Brazile – Donna Brazile, Reince Priebus disagreed on record for Black unemployment. Brazile is closer to right
Under President Joe Biden, “Black unemployment is the lowest in American history.”
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, Russia is not supplying weapons to Texas in border dispute
Russian United Nations representative Vasily Nebenzya spoke about Russia supplying weapons to Texas to use in its border dispute with the Biden administration.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Convoy Of Truckers ‘Heading To Texas’ In 2024
Does a viral video capture a convoy of truckers traveling to the southern border in 2024 to support Texas Governor Greg Abbott's stance on immigration? No, that's not true: The footage was posted online two years earlier. It captured truc
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Killer Mike's arrest at Grammy Awards wasn't because he didn't endorse Joe Biden
Killer Mike arrested at Grammy Awards for not endorsing Joe Biden on “Real Time with Bill Maher.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy Seal ‘White Hats’ Did NOT Kill Intruders At Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Estate In January 2024
Did U.S. Navy Seal "white hats" kill two intruders at Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate on January 27, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim originated from a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. A Palm Beach Police Departm
The Dispatch→ The Senate Foreign-Aid-and-Border Package Is Mostly Dead
The Republican House has no truck for the deal brokered by Senate negotiators.
Full Fact→ Photo does not show farmers protesting in Italy
Although farmers are protesting across Europe, an image circulating on social media doesn’t show a recent protest in Verona. It’s actually of a demonstration by farmers in Paris in 2010.
PolitiFact→ Matthew Rosendale – Congressman off base in ad claiming Fauci shipped COVID-19 to Montana a year before it was detected
“It’s been revealed that Fauci brought COVID to the Montana one year before COVID broke out in the U.S.!”
AllSides→ Biden Makes False Claim About Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/02/biden-makes-false-claim-about-jan-6-capitol-attack/ About 140 law enf
The Dispatch→ There’s a Price to Pay for Public Trust
Crimes that corrupt our institutions don’t just hurt the people who are directly involved.
Full Fact→ How many people use food banks?
Labour and the TUC have claimed there are 2.98 million people now using food banks—but this figure appears to actually be the number of parcels handed out by the Trussell Trust.
The Dispatch→ U.S. Steps Up Offensive Against Iranian Proxies
Will the Biden administration’s latest actions be enough to deter attacks on U.S. troops and treasure?
The Dispatch→ A Libertarian’s Journey to Trump
How to create a Trump voter.
The Dispatch→ It’s Time to Pass the Kids Online Safety Act
Social media is contributing to unprecedented levels of anxiety, depression, and self-harm in adolescents.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on the Child Tax Credit and the GOP Primary
And yes, we weighed in on the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce conspiracy theory.
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Mary Trimble
It’s one of our Morning Dispatch reporters’ turn to answer your questions.