https://www.newsweek.com/burning-man-fema-ebola-conspiracy-theories-1824295 After the Burning Man festi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Was NO Ebola Outbreak At Burning Man In 2023
Was a state of emergency declared due to an Ebola outbreak at Burning Man in Black Rock City, Nevada? No, that's not true: There were no reports of known or suspected Ebola cases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Putin Attending Funeral For ‘Wagner Boss’ — It’s For Putin’s Judo Trainer
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin attend Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin's funeral to pay his last respects? No, that's not true: Putin did not attend Prigozhin's funeral, according to news organizations including The Guardian. In real
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: No Dispatch Live Tonight
Our regular livestreamed conversation will return next week.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Justin Trudeau Did NOT Pass ‘Digital Existence Act’ — It’s Fake Post About a Nonexistent Bill
Did Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pass the "Digital Existence Act" in response to the spread of a new COVID variant, helping Canada to transition to Digital ID, Central Bank Digital Currency and a Social Credit system? No, that's
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Yes, a top FEMA official was in Hawaii before the Maui fires, but it was for a conference
CLAIM: President Biden admitted that a top Federal Emergency Management Agency official was already on the ground in Hawaii even before the Maui wildfires started.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: India Did NOT Fake Chandrayaan-3 Landing On The Moon — A Simulation Image Was Broadcast Live
Did India fake the landing of the Chandrayaan-3 lander module on the surface of the moon, and attempt to fool the world with an animation? No, that's not true: This image does show a simulation, but it was not presented in an effort to de
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – WHO pandemic preparedness treaty will not remove human rights protections, restrict freedoms
The WHO is developing a pandemic treaty that will remove current human rights protections, enforce surveillance and censorship and eliminate freedom of speech.
PolitiFact→ Debbie Mucarsel-Powell – Does Rick Scott want to ‘end’ Social Security? FL Dem Mucarsel-Powell’s claim exaggerates old plan
Sen. Rick Scott “wants to … end Social Security and Medicare coverage.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Burning Man flooding triggers false claims of Ebola outbreak, ‘national emergency’
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Full Fact→ It is illegal for businesses to refuse cash in France
Thousands of people have shared a post about an apparent protest against a cashless supermarket in France.
Logically→ No, this video does not show protesters occupying the French embassy in Niger
Logically→ No, Ireland does not allow ‘anyone’ to vote in its elections
Logically→ President Zelenskyy did not say he won’t hold elections unless the U.S. and EU pay for them
Logically→ No, sea moss cannot cure diabetes
PolitiFact→ From farming to doomsday prepping: How one YouTube channel changed to fuel misinformation
A YouTube channel with a rapidly growing audience regularly publishes misleading videos that stoke people’s fear of disaster. Experts say this content goes viral because it elicits an emotional response from viewers.
Logically→ Video from 2022 Balenciaga show shared as cat walk at 2023 Burning Man festival
Full Fact→ Wes Streeting column claiming 5,000 drop in GPs over last decade amended
Mr Streeting wrote that there were almost 5,000 fewer fully qualified GPs than a decade ago, but NHS England says the data pre-September 2015 is not comparable to current figures.
Logically→ পুৰণি ফটোক মণিপুৰত মেইটেই মহিলাক কুকি লোকে ধৰ্ষণ কৰা বুলি মিছাকৈ শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ Old video of garbage flowing through street shared as 2023 Burning Man festival
Logically→ బురఖా ధరించి స్వాతంత్ర దినోత్సవ కార్యక్రమానికి హాజరైన ఒక అధికారి వీడియో కర్ణాటకకి చెందిన వీడియో అని షేర్ చేస్తున్నారు
Logically→ An excerpt of a speech given by French President Emmanuel Macron was mistranslated and presented out of context
The Dispatch→ The Election Nobody Wants
Despite low favorability ratings, a Trump-Biden rematch in 2024 is looking more and more likely.
Logically→ Video of Ron DeSantis dropping out of the U.S. presidential race is a deepfake
Logically→ Video shows NYC’s Union Square in disarray after messy giveaway, not everyday scenes
Logically→ No plans for London’s ULEZ to be developed into a pay-per-mile scheme
Logically→ গুজৰাটৰ পুৰণি ভিডিঅ’ দিল্লীৰ মল্লযোদ্ধাসকলৰ প্ৰতিবাদৰ সমৰ্থনত কৰা সমদলৰ বুলি মিছাকৈ শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
The Dispatch→ Five Known Unknowns for 2024
We’ve got the outline for next year’s elections, but we’ll have to wait for the details.
The Dispatch→ Good Luck With That Grand Strategy
Even the most comprehensive plans are bound to fail if leaders can’t build support for them.
Health Feedback→ Posts misrepresent CDC risk assessment of new SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86; COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the risk of infection
REVIEW The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a document on 23 August 2023 summarizing what was known at the time about a new SARS-CoV-2 variant called BA.2.86. In the document, the CDC reported that “BA.2.86 may be mo
Full Fact→ There are no official reports of an Ebola outbreak at Burning Man festival
The desert festival has been mired by wet weather but there are no credible reports of an Ebola outbreak.
Full Fact→ Bargain online offers at Wilko are fake
The real Wilko website no longer allows online purchases.
Logically→ CGI video shared as visuals of tornado amid Hurricane Idalia
Logically→ 2013 video of Burkina Faso Minister collapsing shared as Gabon President Ali Bongo
Logically→ नहीं, यह तस्वीर भारत-पाक एशिया कप मैच में दर्शकों को बीजेपी का झंडा थामे नहीं दिखाती
Logically→ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಮೋದಿಯವರು ಡೆನ್ಮಾರ್ಕ್ ರಾಣಿಯನ್ನು ಭೇಟಿಯಾದ ೨೦೨೨ರ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪಾದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Gabon coup: 2022 video of former senate president with tons of cash shared as recent
Logically→ Ample evidence to prove Hawaii wildfire ‘blue theory’ isn’t true
Logically→ ప్రధానమంత్రి మోదీ డెన్మార్క్ రాణిని కలిసినప్పటి వీడియోని తప్పుడు క్లైమ్ తో షేర్ చేశారు
Logically→ Video of burqa-clad officer at Independence Day celebrations shared as from Karnataka