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The Dispatch→ A Giant Disappointment
The point of a film review isn’t just to rehash the plot or critique the acting, but to examine its themes, the ideas it explores, the questions it asks. The recently released Godzilla vs. Kong asks a question I’ve never seen a movie ask be
The Dispatch→ WaterGaetz
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Lead Stories→ Lead Stories Participates In FACTS-NFT Platform For Trading Fact Checks In NFT Format
At Lead Stories we are always open to trying out new technologies and methods when it comes to fact checking. The only way to truly know if something works or not is to try it out. Which is why we are happy to announce we have chosen to p
The Dispatch→ The Morning Dispatch: Understanding Georgia’s New Elections Law
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The Dispatch→ The Culture Wars as Distraction
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Full Fact→ How AI helps us detect 100,000 potential claims a day
In 2019 Full Fact, Africa Check and Chequeado received a $2m grant from Google.org supporting work to build a new AI tool to fight bad information. We’re pleased to be able to share some of the results from this ongoing partnership. Our experienc
Snopes→ Supreme Court Gives Georgia Win in Water War with Florida
The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Florida's water lawsuit against Georgia, ending the long-running legal fight between the two states.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines don’t hamper the function of the immune system and are likely to limit the generation of variants; no evidence that they produce more lethal variants
REVIEW On 13 March 2021, Vernon Coleman posted a video on the platform BrandNewTube, in which he claimed that the COVID-19 vaccines are “dangerous” and caused numerous health problems like strokes. Within two weeks, the video reached 240,000 views
The Dispatch→ Eric Greitens Tries Again
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The Dispatch→ The Walls Are Strong, but the Cannon Fire Is Real
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The Dispatch→ Infrastructure Push and Bumpy Roads
President Biden introduced a massive $2 trillion infrastructure plan in Pittsburgh, and the gang is wondering what type of fight the GOP is going to put up against the bill. Steve asks, “You’d think this might be something Republicans would
Snopes→ France Announces 3-Week School Closure, Domestic Travel Ban
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a three-week nationwide school closure and a month-long domestic travel ban in an effort to fight the rapid spread of the virus.
Poynter→ False COVID-19 vaccine claims persist on Facebook, despite a ban. Here’s why.
In the early days of the pandemic, a Facebook page for Earthley promised an easy way to avoid getting COVID-19. The wellness company promoted a vitamin D cream and an elderberry elixir to strengthen the body’s immune response and “help fight of
Truth or Fiction?→ Comedian Reveals Himself as Creator of Viral ‘Darla From Amazon’ Twitter Account
A Chicago comedian revealed on March 30 2021 that he was the creator of at least one Twitter account that had users wondering whether it was a real “ambassador” for Amazon, as the tech megacorporation faced both a unionization vote and more
The Dispatch→ Uphill: Freshman Vibe Check
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The Dispatch→ The EU Is Missing a Chance to Address Its Problems With Turkey
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Economic Reforms Known As NESARA Were Secretly Approved by Congress And Bill Clinton
Did President Bill Clinton quietly sign into law an economic reform measure secretly passed by Congress and did President George W. Bush later orchestrate the 9/11 attacks to prevent the enactment of the law, commonly known as NESARA? No,
Snopes→ CDC Director Has Feeling of ‘Impending Doom’ Amid New Spike
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made an impassioned plea to Americans not to let their guard down in the fight against COVID-19, warning of a potential fourth wave of the virus.
The Dispatch→ How the GOP Can Reverse the Progressive Advance
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Snopes→ ‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’; A Heavyweight Bout with a Light Touch
The film includes a fight on and underneath an aircraft carrier in the middle of the ocean, with Kong struggling and Godzilla moving smoothly and realistically through water.
The Dispatch→ Elizabeth Warren: Senator From Massachusetts—or the Roman Empire?
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FactCheck.org→ Texas Doctor Spreads False Claims About COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Federal officials authorized two mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 after they were determined to be safe and effective against symptomatic illness in clinical trials. But a Texas doctor, in a widely shared video, falsely claims the vaccines do
Full Fact→ Covid-19: Behind the death toll
We see the scale of this pandemic in another way if we look at the death toll alongside how many years of life are being lost—including among people who don’t die. Readers have been asking us different versions of the same question for man
The Dispatch→ How the House’s Election Reform Bill Would Exacerbate Our Polarization
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Behind Claims Tying Hillary Clinton, Human Trafficking And Cargo Ship Stuck In Suez Canal
Is a ship that blocked traffic in the Suez Canal on March 23, 2021, used for human and sex trafficking? Is there a connection between the ship and Hillary Clinton? No, that's not true: There's no publicly available evidence the container
Full Fact→ Avoid this report about a child attack
Links are being shared on Facebook to a story with the headline “12 year old girl was forced to endure a 15-minute journey before being attacked in an isolated spot”. This is a false story about a girl called Ellie Morrad alleged to h
Full Fact→ Here’s exactly what Nadine Dorries said on Woman’s Hour about nurses’ salaries
A widely-shared tweet, also reposted on Facebook, claims that health minister Nadine Dorries “just said that most nurses will understand and accept the 1% pay rise BECAUSE THEY HAVE HUSBANDS AND PARTNERS WHO ARE BRINGING IN SALARIES.” This
The Dispatch→ The Morning Dispatch: Suez Stoppage Stretches On
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Full Fact→ Burnt-out police car in Bristol protests was not fake
A screengrab taken from Instagram of a burnt-out police car has been circulating on Facebook. The photo, originally posted by Best of Bristol, was taken during protests in Bristol on Sunday, 23 March over the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
Health Feedback→ Both viruses and bacteria cause disease; pathogenic viruses aren’t naturally created in the body as a response to damage
REVIEW In March 2021, a series of Facebook posts (see examples here, here, and here) discussing what viruses are and if viruses and bacteria can cause diseases were posted by chiropractor Melissa Sell. The posts made a number of inaccurate and misle
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax Atlanta shooter Facebook post shared online
An image circulating online purports to show a Facebook post urging Americans to “fight back against China” that was allegedly published by a man arrested for a shooting rampage in the US city of Atlanta that left eight people dead, including six w
The Dispatch→ Did Marvin Hagler Die From the COVID-19 Vaccine?
After former professional boxer Marvin Hagler died on March 13 at age 66, rumors began to spread online suggesting that he died from the COVID-19 vaccine. A widely shared Instagram post claims that “Marvin Hagler was allegedly in ICU fighting aft
The Dispatch→ Did Marvin Hagler Die From the COVID-19 Vaccine?
After former professional boxer Marvin Hagler died on March 13 at age 66, rumors began to spread online suggesting that he died from the COVID-19 vaccine. A widely shared Instagram post claims that “Marvin Hagler was allegedly in ICU fighting aft
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Turn Gates Foundation Into A Corporation To Carry Out U.S. Plot To Depopulate Developing Countries
Is the Gates Foundation a multinational corporation that profits from vaccines as part of a U.S. government plot hatched in the 1970s to depopulate developing countries? No, that's not true: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a re
Full Fact→ Champion honesty and fix parliament’s corrections process: Full Fact writes to senior politicians
We all make mistakes. We know that politicians will make mistakes when they speak in public, and that’s okay. Full Fact has never sought a world without mistakes. What we will always fight for though, is a world where politicians calmly and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Medbeds’ Exist Or That They’ll Be Available Soon
Do "medbeds" exist? Will they be available soon? No, that's not true: There's no publicly available evidence such devices are real. The claim is situated within the broader QAnon conspiracy theory that believes the world is controlled by
The Dispatch→ Did the Gates Foundation Get $3.5 Billion From the COVID Relief Bill?
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The Dispatch→ Did the Gates Foundation Get $3.5 Billion From the COVID Relief Bill?
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Full Fact→ Full Fact launches consultation on the Framework for Information Incidents
Over the next eight weeks, we’re seeking feedback on a new shared model to fight online misinformation: the Framework for Information Incidents. The framework is the product of hard-won experience of how certain events such as pandemics, terroris