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Full Fact→ Keir Starmer wrong to say turbines at UK’s largest onshore wind farm made in Indonesia
Sir Keir Starmer incorrectly claimed that there are 350 Indonesian-made turbines at Whitelee Wind Farm. There are in fact 215 European-manufactured wind turbines.
Full Fact→ Appeal for missing ‘Justin Smith’ is a hoax
The child in the picture was actually reported missing in New York state last month, and has since been located.
Logically→ Old video of Beirut port explosion shared as a Russian missile strike on British ships in Odesa
Logically→ Video of drones dropping bombs in Myanmar falsely linked to Manipur clashes
Logically→ ಬುಡಕಟ್ಟು ಜನಾಂಗದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಪುರುಷರು ಮೂತ್ರ ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆ ಮಾಡುವ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ಮಣಿಪುರದಲ್ಲ
Logically→ Image of 2012 Nirbhaya protest incorrectly linked to Manipur violences
Logically→ Image of 2012 Nirbhaya protest incorrectly linked to Manipur violences
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಈ ವೈರಲ್ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರದ ಅಹರ್ಬಲ್ ಜಲಪಾತದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಳುಗಿದ ಯುವಕನನ್ನ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ No, this video does not show collision between two electric vehicles
Logically→ Video of man helping others cross a flooded road in Colombia falsely shared as clip from India
The Dispatch→ Is Facebook Making Us More Polarized or Not?
Plus: Aliens 👽
Logically→ No, the majority of the grain in the Black Sea Grain Initiative does not go to Europe
Logically→ No, white vehicles in the street are not evidence that the Johannesburg explosion was staged
Logically→ Old, unrelated images shared in connection with recent violence in Haryana
The Dispatch→ The Alito Burn Book
Why denounce your side when you can pretend it never happened?
The Dispatch→ Not Good, Steve.
Save acts of God, it's only getting worse for Steve.
The Dispatch→ Hunter Biden’s Art Sale Allegations, Explained
A report that the president’s son was aware of two buyers of his paintings has sparked controversy, but key questions remain unknown.
The Dispatch→ The Coolidge Miracle
How ‘Silent Cal’ cleaned up the federal government after Warren Harding’s many scandals.
Logically→ Social media posts falsely label Yuval Noah Harari a WEF official
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The sun might swallow the Earth, but not for another 5 billion years
CLAIM: Scientists have warned that the “Earth will be swallowed by the sun.” AP’S ASSESSMENT: Missing context.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Mitt Romney Did NOT Threaten To Leave The Republican Party And Join Democrats
Did Sen. Mitt Romney threaten to leave the Republican Party and join the Democrats? No, that's not true: The Utah senator's spokesperson told Lead Stories there was "zero truth" to the claim. Romney filed paperwork in July 2023 that would
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Obama’s doctor didn’t conduct his late chef’s autopsy and the 911 call wasn’t delayed, police say
CLAIM: The Obama family’s personal chef had been writing a tell-all book when he was found dead with injuries to his head in less than 4 feet of water.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video, Swiss Study Do NOT Prove 1 In 35 Given COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Develop Heart Injury
Did one in every 35 people who received a Moderna COVID-19 mRNA-1273 booster vaccination suffer myocardial injury? No, that's not true: There is no reliable evidence or data to support this claim. Such a high rate of adverse reactions wou
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claim misrepresents removal of 500,000 fugitives from background check database
Former President Barack Obama “removed 500,000 pedophiles from background check database.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CIA Does NOT Try To Cover Up The Existence Of Diego Garcia Island — Info Is On The Agency’s Website
Does the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) hide the existence of the military base on Diego Garcia island in the Indian Ocean? No, that's not true: As of this writing, the agency discusses this specific base on the publicly available sect
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Barack Obama’s taped fingers evidence he’s connected to his chef’s death? That’s a conspiracy theory
Photos of Barack Obama golfing with bandaged fingers are proof of his involvement in Tafari Campbell’s death.
Truth or Fiction?→ Antidepressants and Hot Weather Warning
In late July 2023, a year-old warning about “antidepressants and hot weather” recirculated on Facebook (and other platforms like Reddit and TikTok): As its getting warmer in the Northern Hemisphere at least. Be careful with dehy
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eating These Ten Foods Will NOT Cause A Miscarriage
Does eating certain foods cause miscarriages? No, that's not true: Lead Stories spoke to a perinatal dietitian and a registered dietitian nutritionist about this claim and was told by both that in general foods do not cause the loss of a
The Dispatch→ The Doom Poll
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media post misleadingly presents old news as a recent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump
There was a recent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump in Reno, Nevada.
PolitiFact→ Under Joe Biden, is inflation coming down or are prices much higher? Both
Despite coming to opposite conclusions about inflation, President Joe Biden and GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie both have a point. This is how that works.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Jason Aldean didn’t sue Whoopi Goldberg, ‘The View’ for defamation. A satire website made that up
CLAIM: Country music star Jason Aldean has sued Whoopi Goldberg and ABC’s “The View” for defamation in relation to his song, “Try That In A Small Town.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video shows former President George H. W. Bush ill, not dying, at 1992 dinner in Japan
CLAIM: Footage shows former President George H. W. Bush dying on live television. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media post misleads about Bill Gates’ remark about injecting kids
Says Bill Gates said, “We’re taking things that are genetically modified organisms, and we’re injecting them into little kids’ arms” in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Ukraine Troops SURRENDER En-masse’ — It’s A Prisoner Exchange
Does a viral video show a large group of Ukrainian soldiers surrendering on July 24, 2023, or on July 30, 2023? No, that's not true: The clip captures a prisoner exchange that was reported to have taken place in late May 2023 in an undisc
Truth or Fiction?→ Moms For Liberty San Diego Library Protest
A July 30 2023 pair of tweets about Moms For Liberty and LGBTQ+ books spread that day and the next, suggesting that the group’s efforts to eliminate books led to $30,000 in donations for “more LGBTQ themed books”: When the story ran
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, prosecutors did not drop all charges against Sam Bankman-Fried
CLAIM: The Department of Justice has dropped all charges against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is accused of cheating investors and looting customer deposits on the cryptocurrency trading platform.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The View’ Did NOT Cancel A Scheduled Interview With Jason Aldean — This Story Is Satire
Did producers for ABC's talk show "The View" rescind an invitation to Jason Aldean to be a guest on the show after he surprised them by accepting their disingenuous offer? No, that's not true: This article was published by The Dunning-Kru
Full Fact→ Experts advise pouring cool water on an overheating dog
Facebook posts shared by thousands of people incorrectly claim you should never throw cold water on an overheating dog.