Did Sweden launch a "surprise air strike" against Russia on May 3, 2023? No, that's not true: The claim comes from a clickbait video and is not supported by any other credible sources. The story originated from a post on Facebook on May 3
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Video Shows the Wrong Border Fence
A picture of Melilla, at the border between Morocco and Spain, taken on June 25, 2022. (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images) A video clip is circulating online showing a border fence overwhelmed by hundreds of people trying to climb to the other
The Dispatch→ The Content Trap
Donald Trump appears at an NBC Town Hall at the Today Show on April 21, 2016, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)As long as Donald Trump draws an audience, the media will keep focusing on him.Continue reading The Content Trap »
The Dispatch→ Senators Examine Worldwide Threats
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines speaks during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Plus: A new China competition bill is in the works, and e-commerce trade benefits receiv
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Sen. Ron Johnson again says Social Security is a Ponzi scheme
Says Social Security is a “legal Ponzi scheme.”
Logically→ The Labour Party has no plan to defund and close Teesside International Airport in Darlington, England
Full Fact→ Photo shared on social media doesn’t show King Charles with Dunblane gunman
A 1999 photo of the king and Jimmy Savile is real, but the third man in the picture is not the Dunblane shooter, who killed himself after the massacre three years earlier.
Full Fact→ Appeal for dog ‘found’ in Bexleyheath is not real
The pictures used were taken from reports about a dog found on a mountain in the US five years ago.
The Dispatch→ Will Democrats Try to Turn the Tables on Trump’s Age?
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on May 2, 2023 in Turnberry, Scotland. (Photo by Robert Perry/Getty Images)Plus: Kari Lake threatens to clear the GOP field in Arizona.Continue reading Will Democrats Try to Turn the Tables on Trump’s Age? »
Full Fact→ No evidence video shows a real ‘fighting robot’
Viral footage supposedly showing a robot appears to be computer-generated and there’s no evidence it is associated with the robotics company Boston Dynamics, as has been claimed.
Logically→ Dr. Bharat Pankhania is not the CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Full Fact→ Post about puppy with leg cast is a hoax
A fake appeal on social media features a picture of a very small puppy wearing a blue cast on its leg.
Logically→ There is no evidence that shilajit cures cancer
Logically→ No, Castor oil compresses cannot cure tumors, bone spurs, cysts, and uterine fibroids
Logically→ A study does not provide evidence that mask-wearing causes long COVID
The Dispatch→ SCOTUS Poised to Rein in the Administrative State
The U.S. Supreme Court building on April 23, 2023. (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)Plus: Ed Sheeran fends off a copyright lawsuit. Continue reading SCOTUS Poised to Rein in the Administrative State »
Logically→ Claims that the U.K. government’s voter ID changes will cost £200 million are misleading
Health Feedback→ Sugar isn’t inherently cancer-causing; no evidence that removing sugar from diet cures cancer
REVIEW A popular belief about cancer is that sugar feeds cancer cells, thereby aggravating the disease, and that removing sugar from the diet will prevent or even cure cancer. Some go as far as to label sugar as the cause of cancer, like physician M
Logically→ No, the Pentagon didn’t admit that there are 46 U.S. military-funded bioweapon facilities in Ukraine
Logically→ Viral video from Bengaluru falsely claims to show police arresting child kidnappers
Logically→ Old images falsely shared as visuals of Israel’s recent air strikes on the Gaza Strip
Logically→ Video of Malaysian saree draping expert falsely given communal twist in India
Logically→ There is no evidence that the herb comfrey stimulates tissue regeneration in teeth and gums
The Dispatch→ Crime and Drones
Recalibrating crime coverage.Continue reading Crime and Drones »
The Dispatch→ The Threat of an Emboldened Iran
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for visiting President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi in February 2023. (Photo by Pang Xinglei/Xinhua via Getty Images)The Islamic Republic has allies and patrons in Russia and Chin
The Dispatch→ Three Ways of Looking at the Debt Ceiling
A sign at a bus shelter shows the national debt in Washington, DC on January 2023. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)The immediate crisis might be exaggerated, but disaster looms if we don’t address spending. Continue reading Three Ways of L
Logically→ No, the man recorded dancing to a Bollywood song is not senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal
Logically→ Video of man accused of murdering wife in Bihar shared with false communal spin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Acupressure Massages On Hands And Fingers Do NOT Aid Digestion
Do acupressure massages on a person's hands and fingers aid digestion or relieve digestion issues? No, that's not true: The director of gastroenterology at the University of Alberta told Lead Stories that this post reflects "inaccurate in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Border Breach Video Is NOT US-Mexico Border — It Shows Spanish Enclave Melilla In North Africa
Does this video show a large crowd of migrants scaling the fence at the U.S. border with Mexico? No, that's not true: This scene was filmed in North Africa in March 2022 as migrants from sub-Saharan Africa climbed the border fence of the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Excess Cyanocobalamin Does NOT Make Anxiety, Depression Worse — It’s Manmade Vitamin B12
Does cyanocobalamin, a man-made form of vitamin B12, cause or aggravate anxiety and depression if too much of it remains in the body? No, that's not true: The human body has a difficult time absorbing B12, no matter what form it comes in.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Remove 500,000 ‘Pedophiles From Government Online Databases’
Did former President Barack Obama remove half a million pedophiles from government online databases? No, that's not true: The claim refers to changes in criminal record-keeping. The Trump administration issued the memo in February 2017 th
The Dispatch→ Members Only: Inside Fox News (Live Event)
Chris, Steve, and Jonah at live Remnant recording.The pundit tea party. Continue reading Members Only: Inside Fox News (Live Event) »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this video doesn’t show a Republican lawmaker confronting U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Video shows U.S. Rep. Doug Collins exploding “with rage after Pelosi admits dirty ‘squad’ plan for Trump impeachment.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of an old U.S. House floor speech is repackaged with false advertising
Video shows House Speaker Kevin McCarthy calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to “step down.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ni Apeel es una compañía fundada por Bill Gates, ni vas a enfermar por consumir sus productos
Apeel “es una compañía fundada por Bill Gates que utiliza mono y diglicéridos tóxicos para enfermarte”.
The Dispatch→ The Death of Jordan Neely
New York City Mayor Eric Adams. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)Was the tragedy an example of vigilantism—or self-defense? Continue reading The Death of Jordan Neely »
PolitiFact→ Vivek Ramaswamy – Vivek Ramaswamy largely right on Ron DeSantis, Disney carve-out
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co.
PolitiFact→ Charles Schumer – Fact-checking Chuck Schumer on Tommy Tuberville’s military promotion blocking
Sen. Tommy Tuberville is preventing military promotions “because he objects to women within the military getting access to reproductive care.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Yes, a Texas bill would give GOP power to call election do-overs in left-leaning Harris County
“Texas Republicans just voted to give a Republican appointee the power to single-handedly CANCEL election results in the state’s largest Democratic county.”