AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Supposed recording of Obama reacting to chef’s death isn’t authentic
Former President Barack Obama “reacts to chef’s wife blaming him for the death of her husband Talafi Cambell.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Conspiracy theorist spreads false information about the return of COVID-19 mandates
CLAIM: Transportation Security Administration managers were told on Aug. 15 that by mid-September they, along with airport employees, will again be required to wear face masks and by mid-October the policy will apply to travelers as well.
The Dispatch→ The Demagogue Won
Of course he did.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Interview with Carlson
In lieu of joining his fellow Republican presidential candidates in the Aug. 23 debate, former President Donald Trump granted an interview to former Fox News host Tucker Carlson — who posted it to X minutes before the debate began. Trump made se
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Government Does NOT Have Study Figures Showing Pfizer COVID Vaccine Safer Than Placebo — But Shot Still Safe, Effective
Does the German government have study figures that show people given the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) "have overall suffered from fewer medically undesirable events as subjects who received the placebo"? No, that's not true: As of
Truth or Fiction?→ Heath Ledger ‘Happy’ Quote
On August 20 2023, a quote about being “happy” (attributed to Heath Ledger) was shared by the Facebook page “Distorted and Creepy side of our disney” [sic]: It appeared to show a screengrab of a tweet and included a photograph
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The military didn’t arrest FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks, despite online claims
“Military arrests FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks.”
PolitiFact→ Untangling Ron DeSantis’ debate anecdote about an improbable abortion survival story
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shared an abortion anecdote during the Aug. 23 GOP debate, saying he had met a woman who survived an attempted abortion in the 1950s at 23 weeks after being left in a bedpan. Medically speaking, the story is dubious.
PolitiFact→ Vivek Ramaswamy – More deaths from climate policies than climate change? Scientists say Ramaswamy’s claim is baseless
“The reality is more people are dying of bad climate change policies than they are of actual climate change.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – U.S. Navy: Story about SEALs rescuing child sex slaves in San Francisco isn’t true
U.S. Navy SEALs rescued 807 children who were being kept as sex slaves on a barge in San Francisco Bay.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Don’t be an ‘idiot’: ID-10T is not the name of a new global virus
“New global virus called ID-10T is spreading quickly.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show LA Metro Station Flooded By ‘Hurriquake’ — It’s An Amusement Park Ride
Is this a video of the Vermont Beverly metro station in Los Angeles flooding due to the August 20, 2023, "hurriquake"? No, that's not true: This video is of a tram tour/amusement park ride at Universal Studios Hollywood. The tour simulate
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Obama’s Chef Was Writing Tell-All Book Before ‘Mysterious Death’
Was the Obamas' personal chef writing a tell-all book before his "mysterious death"? No, that's not true: There is no proof shown in a video making the claim that Tafari Campbell was writing a book about the former president and first lad
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Zero response’ for Maui, Hawaii claim is false; government aid came hours after wildfire started
“There has been zero response from local, regional or federal officials” to aid people affected by the Maui, Hawaii, wildfires.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Single Man In China Splitting Up Seats In Movie Theater On Valentine’s Day
Does an image show a single man in China breaking up couples' seating arrangements in a movie theater on Valentine's Day? No, there's no evidence of that: The image actually shows the reopening of a movie theater in Beijing amid the coron
Truth or Fiction?→ Audible vs. Libby App
An August 17 2023 Facebook post advising readers to swap Audible purchases for the Libby app proved to be virally popular: Shared as a text-based status update, white text against a dark red background read: STOP paying for books on Audible. Download
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, a top FEMA official was not arrested for treason following the Maui fires. The claim is satire
CLAIM: Erik Hooks, the deputy director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has been arrested in connection with the agency’s response to the Maui wildfires.
Full Fact→ Government spent much more than £18bn on the Covid health response
£18 billion went towards the NHS in England’s frontline Covid response in 2020/21, but far more was spent on other health programmes such as test and trace and buying PPE.
The Dispatch→ On Trump’s Indictments, There Was No Debate
The GOP field (mostly) punts on the frontrunner’s legal problems.
Full Fact→ Hundreds share fake appeal for ‘missing’ girl Bella Heather
Posts claiming a five-year-old girl has gone missing have been shared across the UK and around the world.
PolitiFact→ Fake mug shots of Donald Trump spread online ahead of his expected surrender in Georgia
The Fulton County, Georgia, sheriff has said former President Donald Trump will be booked into jail like any other suspect, including having his mugshot taken. But at the time these mugshots appeared online, Trump had not yet taken one.
Full Fact→ Kensington & Chelsea residents not given £3,000 for weekend trip to avoid Notting Hill Carnival
There is a scheme for elderly people in the area to take a coach trip to Eastbourne for the weekend.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fires can hop; directed energy weapons did not spare blue things in Hawaii
Images of blue things that weren’t burned in Hawaii are evidence directed energy weapons started the wildfires there.
Full Fact→ Windowless cars in Maui aftermath pictures don’t mean fires were caused by weapon
People online have also claimed the fires weren’t hot enough to melt glass. Some fires are hot enough to do that, but often the glass shatters from heat.
Full Fact→ Comparison of benefit fraud and tax avoidance losses is inaccurate
Claims that the amount lost to tax avoidance exceeds the amount lost to benefit fraud by 200:1 are incorrect.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fabricated story fantasizes about Maui gunfight between U.S. Marine Corps and FEMA agents
“Marines neutralize fleeing FEMA convoy in Maui.”
Health Feedback→ The FDA continues to recommend against ivermectin for treating or preventing COVID-19, despite claims to the contrary
REVIEW Since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many misleading claims have promoted the ability of ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 despite a lack of evidence. Recently, social media claims have suggested that the U.S. Food and Drug
Logically→ Old clip peddled as former Unacademy educator Karan Sangwan’s response to termination
Logically→ ಜಿಂಬಾಬ್ವೆ ಕ್ರಿಕೆಟಿಗರು ‘ಜೈ ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮ್’ ಘೋಷಣೆಗಳಿಗೆ ನೃತ್ಯ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಎಡಿಟ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ
The Dispatch→ Video: Post-Debate with the Dispatch Team
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.
Logically→ కర్ణాటక ముఖ్యమంత్రి ప్రమాణ స్వీకార కార్యక్రమం ఆహ్వాన పత్రిక అని ఒక అబద్ధపు ఆహ్వానం వైరల్ అయ్యింది
Logically→ చంద్రుడి ఉపరితలానికి సంబంధించిన యానిమేటెడ్ వీడియోని చంద్రయాన్-3 తీసిన ఫొటోలు అని షేర్ చేశారు
Logically→ यूपी में 6 मुस्लिमों का सिर कलम करने वाली दलित लड़की के बारे में फ़र्जी ख़बर वायरल
Logically→ ఒక ఆదివాసీ యువకుని మీద కొంత మంది పురుషులు మూత్ర విసర్జన చేస్తున్న వీడియో మణిపూర్ కి చెందినది కాదు.
The Dispatch→ The Elephant Not in the Room
Wednesday’s GOP presidential primary debate was full of fireworks, but will it matter?
Full Fact→ Seven ways to spot if a Facebook post is a hoax
Our new short guide explains how to spot bogus information being shared in community groups on the social network.
Logically→ Old video of Russian military plane being shot down shared as plane crash involving Prigozhin
Full Fact→ The government is spending £6 million a day on hotel accommodation for asylum seekers
Lee Anderson appeared to suggest the government is spending £7 million a day on hotels for asylum seekers.
Logically→ Nej, denne video viser ikke et angreb med energivåben på Maui