Health Feedback→ Daily Mail article provides misleading interpretation on South Korean mask study to imply mask-wearing is dangerous
REVIEW August 2023 saw a revival of discussions over a possible return to mask mandates, amid concerns over rising COVID-19 cases. In the wake of this news, a Daily Mail article published on 27 August 2023 claimed that a “mask study published by N
The Dispatch→ University of Alabama Slated to Host Third Republican Debate
Plus, Wisconsin Republicans ramp up early vote efforts ahead of 2024.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Robar en California sigue siendo ilegal: La Proposición 47 habla de consecuencias
La Proposición 47 en California dice "cualquier persona que trate de robar artículos con un valor menos de $950 no serán llevados a la cárcel, ni serán penados por ningún tipo de ley".
Logically→ Academician’s comments misconstrued to falsely claim WEF will use water for vaccination
AllSides→ Video: Hearst on the First GOP Debate
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/08/video-hearst-on-the-first-gop-debate/ Our article about the first Rep
AllSides→ Media Rush to Dems’ Defense after GOP Debate Shines a Spotlight on Abortion Extremism
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/media-rush-to-dems-defense-after-gop-debate-shines-a-spotlight-on-abortion-extremism/
Logically→ BBC News video claiming Prigozhin death was staged is a fake
Logically→ No evidence Lucy Letby was framed
Logically→ ನಾಸಾದ ಮಂಗಳ ರೋವರ್ ಸೆರೆಹಿಡಿದ ದೃಶ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಚಂದ್ರಯಾನ-೩ರ ಮೊದಲ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿಕೊಂಡು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ షిలాజిత్ క్యాన్సర్ నయం చేస్తుందంటానికి ఎటువంటి ఆధారం లేదు
Logically→ Unrelated video shared as Tamil Nadu man chopping off his finger for voting for Congress
The Dispatch→ GOP Struggles to Reach Consensus on Abortion Policy
‘We have a war within the Republican Party to decide if we even are pro-life at the federal level.’
The Dispatch→ GOP Struggles to Reach Consensus on Abortion Policy
‘We have a war within the Republican Party to decide if we even are pro-life at the federal level.’
The Dispatch→ Video: Trump’s Trial Dates and GOP Donors’ Next Moves
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.
Logically→ नासा के मार्स रोवर के दृश्यों को चंद्रयान-3 का पहला वीडियो बताकर शेयर किया गया
Logically→ চন্দ্ৰযান-৩ চন্দ্ৰত অৱতৰণ কৰা দেখুৱাবলৈ এপ’ল’ ১১ৰ এনিমেটেড ভিডিঅ’ শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Washington Post→ An FBI source, a Burisma deal, the Bidens and details that don’t match up
A deal described in the memo is very different than what occurred, assuming it is the same transaction.
The Dispatch→ Generation Flex
Did safety culture create cancel culture?
The Dispatch→ To Address Shootings, Do the Work
The government has tools to fight violent crime involving firearms.
The Dispatch→ Biden Is Losing the High-Tech War With China
A new executive order banning investing in certain technologies will barely dent China’s ambitions.
The Dispatch→ China’s Economy Is Spiraling
Will it drag down the rest of us?
Logically→ ইমৰান খানৰ গ্ৰেপ্তাৰৰ পিছৰ বুলি পুৰণি ফটো মিছাকৈ শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Belarus Did NOT Annex Kaliningrad ‘With NATO Approval’ In August 2023
Does the Russian region of Kaliningrad "now belong to Belarus," with NATO forces supporting Minsk in its struggle against Russia? No, that's not true: No parties allegedly involved in the supposed confrontation issued any statements confi
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Florida photo mischaracterized in posts about California property crimes law
Photo shows someone stealing less than $950 of goods in California.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – False rumors about gunshots fired at a South Carolina high school spread on social media
“Shots fired T.L Hanna High School 1 seriously injured.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Jacksonville shooter’s manifesto has not been released, despite claims online
CLAIM: Police quickly released the manifesto written by the white gunman who killed three Black people at a Dollar General Store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Aug. 26, yet a manifesto written by the shooter who killed six people at a Christian school in
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – COVID-19 vaccines not a threat to children of vaccinated women, experts say
Women vaccinated against COVID-19 face "unknown side effects that could perpetually go down through the lineage" to their children.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Hearst on the First GOP Debate
Our article about the first Republican debate of the 2024 election was the basis for this fact-checking video segment produced by Hearst Television — one of our media partners. The segment — which features Hearst’s Washington, D.C
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Tafari Campbell’s drowning death was accidental, he wasn’t murdered, according to medical examiner
Tafari Campbell was “murdered.”
The Dispatch→ Electability’s Last Stand
The politics of Trump’s trial date.
PolitiFact→ Mike Pence – Mike Pence off base about his policies aiding last U.S. debt decrease
"I actually pushed the Deficit Reduction Act. That was the last time we actually reduced the national debt in the United States, when I was the leader of House conservatives."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Un libro no prueba que los incendios de Maui, Hawai, fueron planeados
El libro “Fire & Fury” “salió un día después del fuego en Hawaii … Esto es más evidencia de que todo fue planificado”.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales had not resigned as of Aug. 29, despite Facebook post’s claim
As of Aug. 25, "Luis Rubiales has resigned as the president of the Spanish Football Federation."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media post distorts climate report. No U.S. city is banning meat, dairy, new clothes or cars
"America’s C40 cities will ban meat, dairy, new clothes, private cars by 2030.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Ukraine Seized ‘Train’ Filled With Russian SU-57 Jets In August 2023
Did Ukraine capture an entire "train" carrying multiple SU-57 jets used by the Russian army? No, that's not true: The video making such a claim in its clickbait headline did not actually say anything about this fighter jet. As of this wri
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Richest 1% Evade $163 Billion in Taxes Every Year, the United States Literally Has a Yacht Tax Deduction’
On August 28 2023, an unlinked post by former United States Secretary of Labor Robert Reich was shared to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter; it alleged that the “richest 1%” of Americans “evade $163 billion” in taxes each year
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Does NOT Show Ivermectin Reduces COVID-19 Mortality By 74%
Does an article published in the medical journal Cureus prove that ivermectin reduces COVID-19 mortality by 74 percent? No, that's not true: A professor of medicine at John Hopkins University School of Medicine told Lead Stories, "The stu
PolitiFact→ Vivek Ramaswamy – Why Vivek Ramaswamy’s claim about what Mike Pence could have done on Jan. 6 is False
Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021, could have approved the 2020 electoral votes on the condition that Congress pass an overhaul of election law.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, Fox didn’t refer to the UNC shooting suspect as a ‘mostly white Asian male’
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.