CNN reported that “Barack Obama’s ex-boyfriend admits he was ‘prime suspect’ in gay serial killer case.”
The Dispatch→ Gunning for Trouble
A sinister power play in New Mexico.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – FEMA set up Chicago offices to help residents affected by flooding, not to plan a disaster
A FEMA office in Chicago is proof of a conspiracy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2,000 Kids NOT Missing From Maui A Month After 2023 Wildfires — School Enrollment Data ≠ Missing Persons Data
Were 2,000 kids missing in Maui a month after the wildfires of August 2023? No, that's not true: There are not 2,000 missing children on the island of Maui, Hawaii Governor Josh Green's office told Lead Stories on September 11, 2023. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC Video Does NOT Prove 9/11 WTC 7 Conspiracy — A Reporting Error On A Chaotic, Confusing Day Was Corrected ASAP
Does a BBC report from September 11, 2001, saying World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7) fell more than 20 minutes before it actually did prove a conspiracy? No, that's not true: There's no evidence of a WTC 7 conspiracy. The discrepancy i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Footage Does NOT Show Real Asteroid Crashing Into Moon — Footage Was Created By CGI
Does this video show a real asteroid crashing into the moon, prompting an explosion following the collision? No, that's not true: Lead Stories determined through a reverse image search that the footage in question was first posted by a Yo
FactCheck.org→ Trump Walked Back Abortion Statement Misleadingly Used in Biden-Harris Ad
As a presidential candidate seven years ago, Donald Trump said women needed to face “some form of punishment” for violating abortion bans — a position he quickly retracted after being criticized. In a statement issued the same day, T
Health Feedback→ Study didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines weaken children’s immune response, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson
REVIEW A study from researchers at the University of Melbourne[1] became the basis of claims on social media that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine damaged children’s immune response against other diseases. One example of such a claim can be seen in thi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WEF Did NOT Sign ‘Order Cancelling US Election’ To Make Americans ‘Ruled By Global Elite For Their Own Good’
Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) issue an "order" banning elections in the United States and will Americans from now on be ruled by a global elite? No, none of it is true: A non-governmental organization such as the WEF doesn't have the
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Meet and Greet in Des Moines
Join us in Iowa!
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence Elon Musk predicted President Joe Biden will die in a month
Elon Musk said President Joe Biden “has one month left to live.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Did Pope Francis swat then-President Donald Trump’s hand? No, that video is altered
Video shows Pope Francis slapping former President Donald Trump’s hand.
PolitiFact→ A possible House impeachment investigation of Joe Biden: What to know
For months, House Republicans have been investigating President Joe Biden’s son Hunter over payments received from a Ukrainian company. There’s increasing talk that this could morph into a formal impeachment probe in the House. Here’s what to know.
Logically→ The earthquake in Morocco was the result of the movement of tectonic plates, not HAARP
The Dispatch→ Nikki Haley Tries a Non-Trump Middle Road
Plus: Another Ramaswamy flip-flop, and The Dispatch has receipts.
PolitiFact→ Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it’s getting hotter
Heat was the underlying or contributing cause in about 1,670 U.S. deaths in 2022, provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows. That’s a rate of about 5 deaths per million residents, the highest heat-related death rate in at leas
Logically→ Video does not show fake or lab-grown chicken meat sold at Walmart
Full Fact→ Altered photo showing ‘flat’ Earth has not been leaked by SpaceX
The photo is altered and has been circulating online for several years.
Logically→ Clip does not show Danish health minister collapsing after vaccination
Logically→ A video of a building collapsing has been misattributed to the recent earthquake in Morocco
The Dispatch→ Hunter Biden Has It Coming
On America’s gun laws, housing prices, the country between Pakistan and Bangladesh, attorneys general, Texas, and 9/11.
Full Fact→ Independent corrects claim former top civil servant ‘voted for Brexit’
A headline published by the newspaper claimed Lord McDonald of Salford said he voted for Brexit. He actually revealed that he voted to remain in the EU.
Logically→ ೨೦೧೫ರ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ರಕ್ಷಾ ಬಂಧನದಂದು ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಿಗೆ ಕಿರುಕುಳ ನೀಡಿದ ಯುವಕರ ಮೇಲೆ ಪೊಲೀಸರು ಥಳಿಸಿರುವುದಾಗಿ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ No, an airborne laser (ABL) and other energy weapons did not cause the Maui fires.
Logically→ কংগ্ৰেছ চৰকাৰৰ দিনত ৰন্ধন গেছৰ দাম বেছি আছিল বুলি বিভ্ৰান্তিকৰ দাবী কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ 2022 video from Morocco shared as building collapsing in recent earthquake
Logically→ కేవలం ముస్లింలకి మాత్రమే కర్ణాటక ప్రభుత్వం రాయితీ మీద వాహనాలు అందిస్తున్నదన్న క్లైమ్ అవాస్తవం
The Dispatch→ One Earth, One Family, One Future
Takeaways from this weekend’s G20 summit in New Delhi.
Logically→ Study on COVID-19 vaccines misrepresented to claim they cause ‘VAIDS’ in children
Logically→ 2015 video falsely shared as police thrashing youths for harassing women on Raksha Bandhan
Logically→ অসমৰ এক চিকিৎসক নিযুক্তিৰ ৬৪ শতাংশই মুছলমান ধৰ্মাৱলম্বী লোক বুলি মিছা দাবী কৰা হৈছে
The Dispatch→ Constant Arrivals
New York City is feeling the strain from the migrant crisis, leaving faith groups to fill the gaps.
The Dispatch→ Conspiracy Theorists Need Not Apply
Vivek Ramaswamy’s comments about the 9/11 terror attacks show he’s not fit for public office.
Logically→ No, scientific studies don’t support ‘hot pineapple water cure’ for cancer
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on Ken Paxton’s Impeachment and Mike Pence’s ‘Time for Choosing’
Plus, voters have questions about Vivek Ramaswamy.
The Dispatch→ Ken Paxton’s Impeachment Trial
Why contribute to an office if you can buy it?
The Dispatch→ Mike Pence Plants His Flag at the ‘Unbridgeable Divide’
His fight for the survival of the GOP.
The Dispatch→ Follow the Loser
Enormous sack of "I told you so"s.
The Dispatch→ George Orwell’s Diagnosis of Modern Russia
Masha Karp’s ‘George Orwell and Russia’ explores the country’s pathologies through the novelist’s eyes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Megyn Kelly Did NOT Say She Contracted VAIDS After Getting Vaccinated For COVID-19 — She Said She Had An ‘Autoimmune Issue’
Did talk show host and podcaster Megyn Kelly say she "contracted Vaccine Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (VAIDS)" after getting the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine? No, that's not true: On "The Megyn Kelly Show" in early September 2023, she sai