https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/fact-check-throws-cold-water-on-global-boiling-claims
AllSides→ Republicans Oversell Archer’s Testimony About Hunter and Joe Biden
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/08/republicans-oversell-archers-testimony-about-hunter-and-joe-biden/ Co
AllSides→ 8 Pants on Fire statements by Donald Trump about Georgia 2020 election
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/15/8-pants-on-fire-fact-checks-of-donald-trump-about/ Forme
Logically→ The FDA has not changed its position on ivermectin
Logically→ No, vaccines did not cause autism in Vietnam
PolitiFact→ 3 key differences between Donald Trump’s Georgia indictment and his other 3
Donald Trump’s indictment in a case in Fulton County, Georgia, is his fourth in five months. Here are three ways this case differs the previous three.
PolitiFact→ Read indictment of Donald Trump in Georgia 2020 election case
Former President Donald Trump has been charged 13 times in a 41-count indictment by a Georgia grand jury investigating interference in the 2020 presidential election. Read the charges against him here.
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: 8 Pants on Fire statements by Donald Trump about Georgia 2020 election
After Donald Trump lost the 2020 election in Georgia, he made multiple Pants on Fire statements about it, including that he won, there was improper counting of ballots and signature verification and there were copious fake ballots.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Worsening Legal Woes
Plus: Devastating wildfires in Hawaii.
The Dispatch→ Unsatisfying Obscenity (Doctrines)
Obscene for some and not for others.
The Dispatch→ The Disastrous Implications of the $6 Billion Iran Hostage Deal
That it will encourage hostage diplomacy among our foes is the least of the problems.
The Dispatch→ Will Donald Trump Attack the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court?
He’s mostly directed his outrage at lower-court judges, but his calculus could change over the next year.
The Dispatch→ The Law Is No Substitute for Public Virtue
Only voters can break the spell of corruption.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Hawaii Wildfires Caused By ‘Direct Energy Weapon Assault’
Was the deadly wildfire that began the evening of August 8, 2023, on the Hawaiian island of Maui caused by a "direct energy weapon assault"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to support that assertion. Instead, natural factors, not
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A video of fire blowing across a street is from Ohio in 2022, not the Maui wildfires
CLAIM: A video shows a fire spreading across a street amid strong winds during the Maui wildfires. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video claiming to show a directed-energy weapon is actually an edited clip of an explosion in Russia
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nattokinase NOT A Proven COVID ‘Spike Protein Detox’ NOR Has US Even Set Dosages — It’s A Food Supplement
Is nattokinase an effective treatment for "spike protein detox" associated with COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: COVID vaccines are not shown to be toxic, so it is not necessary to "detox" from them. Nattokinase is a soybean supple
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A video doesn’t show a laser beam igniting Maui’s wildfires. It’s a transformer explosion in Chile
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Trees and poles standing amid Maui fire wreckage aren’t unusual, contrary to conspiracy theories
CLAIM: Scenes from the Maui wildfires show cars and buildings badly damaged near trees and poles that remain standing, suggesting a wildfire wasn’t the cause.
The Dispatch→ Yes, Small Donors Are Bad
Large donors? Also not great.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Hawaii fires weren’t set intentionally to turn Maui into a ‘smart island’
Maui fires are part of an intentional effort to rebuild the island into a “smart island.”
PolitiFact→ Steve Kirsch – Activist misuses federal data to make Pants on Fire claim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 676,000
COVID-19 vaccines have killed 676,000 Americans.
Truth or Fiction?→ Massachusetts Millionaires’ Tax and Free School Lunches
On August 13 2023, a post about a Massachusetts “millionaire tax” funding school lunches appeared on Reddit’s r/politics: Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire’s tax last year. Now every public school student is going
PolitiFact→ The Gateway Pundit – No, suspected voter registration irregularities in Michigan did not result in 2020 election fraud
Police report shows “massive 2020 voter fraud uncovered in Michigan.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed in 1945, despite conspiracy theories
“Hiroshima and Nagasaki were never nuked.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – This Bud Light ‘crybabies’ billboard is fabricated.
Bud Light billboard says “lol CRYBABIES”
FactCheck.org→ Republicans Oversell Archer’s Testimony About Hunter and Joe Biden
Congressional testimony by Hunter Biden’s former business partner, Devon Archer, on July 31 led to competing narratives about what Archer said, and how damaging his testimony was to President Joe Biden. The release of a transcript of Archer̵
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photos of hooded shoppers taken in California and Colorado, not Vasser’s Mini-Mart in Selma, Alabama
Photos show people wearing Ku Klux Klan hoods in the mini-mart owned by someone involved in the Montgomery riverfront brawl.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Suits’ Writers Paid Just $3,000?
On August 13 2023, a popular post to Reddit’s r/WorkReform featured a claim about writers for the popular show Suits only earning $3,000 “collectively” for their work on the series: Here’s Why They’re Striking b
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – DeSantis says he removed critical race theory from K-12 schools, but districts say it wasn’t taught
“We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Standing Trees Do NOT Prove Maui Wildfires Were False Flag Operations
Does a widely shared video of still-standing trees prove that the Maui wildfires were false flag operations? No, that's not true: Social media users who reposted the clip pointed out that some plants survived fires, but that does not supp
The Dispatch→ Fact-Check: Did Mike Pence ‘Accidentally Admit’ He Had the Authority to Overturn the 2020 Election?
No, Pence said the opposite.
Full Fact→ Only cash withdrawals using a credit card, not a debit card, impact on a credit score
A Facebook post with thousands of shares suggests all cash withdrawals impact a person’s credit score.
Logically→ Viral video of a tiger taking bath is not from Coorg, Karnataka
Logically→ No, Obama didn’t say he wants ordinary people to ‘surrender to powerful sovereign’
The Dispatch→ Why Iowa Still Matters
‘Iowa is basically testing the waters for the rest of the country,’ state GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann tells The Dispatch.
Full Fact→ People in the UK illegally cannot apply for council housing
A Facebook post has suggested that council houses are readily available for people who are in the UK illegally, but this is not true. People in the UK illegally can't apply for council housing.
Logically→ A beach video filmed in Germany has been falsely presented as evidence Ukrainians are enjoying the war
Logically→ No, new Illinois bill does not allow ‘illegal immigrants’ to become police officers in the U.S.
The Dispatch→ Born Rich
It’s not just about money.