CNN reported “breaking news” that the Pentagon announced a plan to “implant Americans with nanotech particles.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Bill Gates-funded climate change venture doesn’t call for razing 70 million acres of trees
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – This isn’t an authentic video of Vice President Kamala Harris saying how women should ‘get ahead’
Video shows Vice President Kamala Harris discussing how women should “get ahead.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – More than 60 people missing after Maui fires, not 1,000 children
“Over 1,000 missing children in Maui.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Brazil’s Independence Day In 2023
Does a collage from social media prove that nobody showed up to celebrate Brazil's Independence Day in the country's capital in 2023? No, that's not true: The composite image shared on social media does not contain any photos from 2023. T
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Don’t confuse President Joe Biden with Leatherface; claims he’s wearing a ‘skin mask’ are unfounded
“Shocking video shows Biden wearing a skin mask.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – New photo of Queen Elizabeth II issued on her death anniversary, but it wasn’t this one
A new photo shows Queen Elizabeth II on the day she died.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO’s Tedros Is NOT Unvaccinated As Of September 2023 — He Was Vaccinated In May 2021
Did World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus admit that he's unvaccinated for COVID-19 as of September 12, 2023? No, that's not true: A clip of Tedros explaining his delayed vaccination was misrepresented. He
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report That Cash App Went Bankrupt
Did CNN report that Cash App went bankrupt and any funds a person had in their account would be given back to them in bankruptcy court? No, that's not true: Lead Stories did not find any evidence that CNN reported on this claim or that Ca
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Decades-old video doesn’t show police evicting Hawaiians after Maui wildfires
Video shows Hawaiians being evicted after Maui wildfires.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video no muestra una fábrica de carne humana en América, son escenas de una película de terror
Este video muestra una “fábrica de carne” humana “en America”.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, Congress isn’t printing election ballots without Donald Trump's name
“Congress say they will start printing 2024 ballot without Trump name in October 2023.”
PolitiFact→ Kevin McCarthy – Kevin McCarthy’s Full Flop on opening Joe Biden impeachment inquiry with a House vote
On moving forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden with a House vote.
Logically→ The HPV vaccine is not the deadliest vaccine ever created
Full Fact→ Do smart meters allow energy companies to cut you off remotely?
While smart meters do mean energy companies can cut off your supply without going to court for a permit to enter your home, they should only cut you off after taking other steps to help you pay your d
The Dispatch→ What Skeptics Get Wrong About ‘Globalization’
Spoiler: almost everything.
The Dispatch→ Glenn Youngkin Plays the Education Hits Ahead of Virginia Elections
Plus: Vulnerable House Republicans are backing McCarthy on impeachment inquiry—for now.
Full Fact→ Old video of fight in Ukrainian parliament re-emerges on social media
Footage of a fight breaking out in Ukraine’s legislature being shared online was actually filmed in 2010.
Logically→ Old story of temporary ban on Swedish flag shared as recent
PolitiFact→ Why the CDC has recommended new COVID-19 boosters for all
A Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention panel recommended Americans 6 months old and older get the latest COVID-19 booster. A day earlier, the Food and Drug Administration OK'd the booster, calling it safe and effective at protecting against circ
The Dispatch→ False Claims About the 9/11 Pentagon Attack Continue to Circulate Online
Photo, video, and eyewitness accounts all tell the same story.
Logically→ Donald Rumsfeld didn’t report $2.3 trillion missing from the Pentagon the day before 9/11
Logically→ ತೆಲಂಗಾಣ ಸಿಎಂ ಹೊಸ ಸೆಕ್ರೆಟರಿಯೇಟ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಸೀದಿ ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲದೆ ಮೂರು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನಾ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳನ್ನು ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಿದರು
Logically→ মৰক্কোৰ শেহতীয়া ভূমিকম্পৰ বুলি সংবাদ মাধ্যমত পুৰণি ফটো ভাইৰেল
Logically→ ক্ৰিষ্টিয়ানো ৰোনাল্ডোৰ হোটেলে মৰক্কোৰ ভূমিকম্প পীড়িতসকলক আশ্ৰয় দিয়া বুলি মিছাকৈ দাবী কৰা হৈছে
Full Fact→ Spanish Minister did not travel by private jet to ‘climate conference’
The posts also claim she exited a car to cycle the “last few metres” to the venue.
Logically→ No, Telugu daily didn’t publish an article declaring Chandrababu Naidu guilty
The Dispatch→ Revving the Impeachment Engines
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announces an inquiry into President Joe Biden.
The Dispatch→ ‘The Chosen’ Is ‘Message’ Entertainment Done Right
Plus: The New Mexico’s governor’s shameful whiff on fighting crime.
Logically→ तेलंगाना सीएम ने नए सचिवालय के पास सिर्फ़ मस्जिद ही नहीं, चर्च और मंदिर का भी उद्घाटन किया था
The Dispatch→ Bad Idea, Old Idea
Most Nordic tribes were, in fact, New York Jews.
The Dispatch→ The Populist Train Has Already Left the Station
Mike Pence’s speech defending conservatism came a few years too late.
PolitiFact→ House Speaker Kevin McCarthy orders impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden: What to know
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ordered the House to open an impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden over his family. Here’s what it means.
The Dispatch→ Video: McCarthy Launches Impeachment Inquiry
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judge Did NOT Rule Trump Has Absolute Immunity From Prosecution — Ruling Only Applies To Single Lower Court Case
Does a Pennsylvania judge's ruling in a state civil suit that Donald Trump's false election claims while in office are covered by presidential immunity also apply to his four criminal cases? No, that's not true: A law school professor cal
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Genetically modified mosquitoes aren’t being released from aircraft around the US
CLAIM: Videos of black substances in the sky in California and Ohio show the release of genetically modified mosquitoes that are part of an initiative backed by Bill Gates.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Vatican With UFO On Its Coat Of Arms — It’s Church In Mexico, With Galero Hat Heraldry
Does a viral picture prove that the Vatican is "ruled by aliens" or show that "the UFO symbol is almost everywhere" there? No, that's not true: The image does not show the Vatican or its official symbols -- the photo shows a coat of arms
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Of Exploding Twin Towers Without Planes Is NOT Real — Plane Crashes Are Edited Out
Does a video of the South Tower at the World Trade Center in New York City exploding without a plane crashing into it during the 9/11 attacks mean that bombs were the reason the buildings exploded? No, that's not true: The video has been
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: James Woods Did NOT Warn FBI About 9/11 A Month Before: ‘I Did Not Report This To The FBI Before September 11th’
Did actor James Woods warn the FBI about 9/11 a month before it happened? No, that's not true: Woods said in the same interview being used to make this claim that he "did not report this to the FBI before September 11" and denies the idea
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Footage of a fake alien invasion is being misrepresented as a lightning strike before Morocco quake
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.