Were "30 tons of stolen ammonia nitrate ... taken to Canada to start" the wildfires that began burning in Quebec in May 2023 and blanketed the northeastern United States in early June 2023? No, that's not true: There is no credible inform
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO US Government Program Launching In July 2023 Allowing Officials To Control Access To Bank Accounts
Is the federal government launching a new program that will allow officials to control individuals' bank accounts, and have officials of Visa and Mastercard warned about such a program? No, that's not true: The Federal Reserve is simply l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Storm Did NOT Lift Roof At Atheist Gathering In Benner, Colorado — Footage Shows Yichang City, Hubei, China
Was an atheist gathering in Benner, Colorado, hit by a sudden gust of wind that lifted the roof off the facility? No, that's not true: This video was filmed on June 11, 2023, in the city of Yichang in the Hubei province of China. There is
Truth or Fiction?→ The Missing Submarine and the ‘Logitech Controller’
On June 20 2023, “Logitech” trended on Twitter amid claims that a missing submersible that was intended to visit the remains of the Titanic was “controlled by a Logitech controller”: The Titanic tourist submarine that went mi
FactCheck.org→ Trump, Iran and the ‘Highly Confidential’ Document
In an interview with Fox News, former President Donald Trump denied showing a classified plan of a U.S. attack on Iran when he met in July 2021 with four people who lacked security clearances — contrary to an audio transcript of Trump contained
PolitiFact→ Why are federal plea deals common? Because the odds of acquittal at trial are low
As former President Donald Trump moves toward a trial in his federal documents case, he faces stiff odds: About 90% of federal defendants plead guilty to avoid the chance of conviction at trial, and four-fifths of those who go to trial are convicted.
The Dispatch→ The Art of the Deal
An opportune moment for Trump to plead guilty. Continue reading The Art of the Deal »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Call For ‘Globalized New Bible’ To Be ‘Rewritten’ By AI
Did a "top official with the World Economic Forum (WEF)" call for "religious scripture to be 'rewritten' by artificial intelligence (AI) to create a globalized 'new Bible'"? No, that's not true: Author and WEF contributor Yuval Noah Harar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Academy Of Country Music Did NOT Cancel Garth Brooks’ Lifetime Achievement Award — It’s A Satirical Site
Did the Academy of Country Music (ACM) cancel Garth Brooks' Lifetime Achievement Award? No, that's not true: This article was written by a self-described satirical website that tries to troll people with their articles. No corporate state
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Say what? Contrary to altered video, child didn’t yell expletive at President Joe Biden
A video shows a child yelling an expletive at President Joe Biden.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Child Did NOT Yell ‘Shut The Fuck Up’ At Biden During A ‘Take Your Child To Work Day’ Event — Audio Is Edited
Did a child yell, "Shut the fuck up!" while President Joe Biden was speaking at an event? No, that's not true: The shouting child's voice was edited into this footage of Biden speaking at a Take Your Child To Work Day event at the White H
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IRS Would NOT Collect $846 Million On A $1.28 Billion Lottery Prize
Would the Internal Revenue Service receive over 66 percent of a $1.28 billion lottery prize if someone wins it? No, that's not true: The claim significantly overestimated federal tax payments because it did not consider that the lump sum
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Kentucky Cutting Polling Places’
On June 20 2023, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of a tweet about “Kentucky polling places,” specifically about a purported closure ahead of “Tuesday’s” primary: Voter disenchantment An image attached to the tweet
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show ‘World’s Tiniest And Darkest’ Baby — It’s A Baby Gorilla Doll
Does this photo show a human baby dubbed "The blackest South African baby in the world" or "the World's Tiniest, Darkest, and Most Resilient Baby"? No, that's not true: This photo doesn't show a human baby but a handcrafted doll by sculpt
The Dispatch→ Did Hunter Biden Get A Sweetheart Deal…?
“Man, he’s lived an exemplary life.” Continue reading Did Hunter Biden Get A Sweetheart Deal…? »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Administration Does NOT ‘Quietly’ Drop ‘All Charges Against Sam Bankman-Fried’ — Still Facing 8 Counts
Did federal prosecutors "quietly" drop all 13 criminal charges against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the collapsed crypto-exchange FTX? No, that's not true: On June 14, 2023, prosecutors announced that, for the time being, they would
PolitiFact→ Hochul’s defense of migrants’ presence in New York state has legal basis, experts say
Asylum seekers are lawfully present before immigration decision, but a new Biden administration rule puts limits on who can seek asylum.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Hunter Biden to Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion
Join us for our weekly livestreamed conversation. Continue reading Dispatch Live: Hunter Biden to Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion »
PolitiFact→ Steve Milloy – Particulate matter is not ‘junk science.’ Decades of research show it affects human health
Particulate matter, found in wildfire smoke, has “no effect” on human health and is “total junk science.”
The Dispatch→ Trail Tales
And what they tell us about the campaigns. Continue reading Trail Tales »
The Dispatch→ House Readies for Schiff Censure Vote
Plus: How GOP lawmakers feel about Blinken’s trip to Beijing. Continue reading House Readies for Schiff Censure Vote »
Full Fact→ Wetherspoons is not giving away free meals for two on Facebook
The company has confirmed that the post, shared more than 10,000 times online, is not genuine.
Full Fact→ Injured dog hoax uses photo of pet recovering from surgery
A widely-shared Facebook post claims that a dog was injured in a hit-and-run incident.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, una iglesia en Massachusetts no se incendió durante matrimonio gay
Una iglesia fue “quemada por un rayo en Boston, EE. UU. durante una ceremonia de boda gay. Este 5 de mayo de 2023, sin sobrevivientes entre los participantes”.
PolitiFact→ Can GOP candidates pardon Donald Trump if they win? Can Trump pardon himself?
On the presidential campaign trail, Republican candidates are weighing or sidestepping questions about how they would handle a potential pardon for former President Donald Trump. Some seem open to the idea. Is there anything to keep them from doing it?
PolitiFact→ What have GOP candidates said about pardoning former President Donald Trump?
On the presidential campaign trail, Republican candidates are weighing in about how they would handle a potential pardon for former President Donald Trump.
Full Fact→ Plea to help find missing grandma on Facebook is a hoax
The posts appear in community groups across the UK but use a photo from a genuine missing person appeal in the US, who has since been found.
PolitiFact→ Mark Kaye – Claim is wrong: Donald Trump’s former attorney general did not call the former president a spy
Former Attorney General Bill Barr “says Donald Trump is a spy.”
Logically→ Wildfires in Canada are the result of climate change, not arson
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – La afirmación de que un cártel mexicano tiene un Javelin enviado a Ucrania carece de pruebas
“Arma que EE.UU. le dio a Ucrania es vista en manos de cártel”.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ¿Hay riesgo de cáncer de mama al tomar 3 tazas de leche diarias? Aquí te explicamos
Científicos descubren que al “consumir 3 tazas de leche diaria, las personas tienen más riesgos de desarrollar cáncer de mama”.
Logically→ News outlets give communal angle to incident of vandalism in Bulandshahr’s temple
Full Fact→ Police can’t automatically track your location if you press 55 during a 999 call
A claim about “new technology” has been shared more than 38,000 times, but isn’t correct.
The Dispatch→ Blinken Returns From Beijing Empty-Handed
The high-stakes trip failed to reestablish military-to-military communications. Continue reading Blinken Returns From Beijing Empty-Handed »
Logically→ Viral circular from Osmania University with rescheduled dates for undergraduate examination is fake
Logically→ No, this video does not show cyclone Biparjoy in Karachi, Pakistan
The Dispatch→ The White House Runs Through Georgia
Fusing the Georgia GOP. Continue reading The White House Runs Through Georgia »
The Dispatch→ The Fight Over Renaming Military Posts, Explained
Why are Republican presidential candidates calling for Confederate names to be reinstated? Continue reading The Fight Over Renaming Military Posts, Explained »
The Dispatch→ Is Biden’s Southern Border Plan Working?
Encounters are down, but the cause for that is up for debate. Continue reading Is Biden’s Southern Border Plan Working? »
Logically→ Video from Myanmar shared claiming army personnel assaulted Kuki Christian girl in Manipur