Photos show children wearing satanic clothing and participating in a satanic club.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT All Autoimmune Diseases Are Caused By Parasites
Does having an autoimmune disease mean a person also has a parasite? No, that's not true: An infectious disease specialist told Lead Stories that "parasitic infections are not causes or triggers of autoimmune disease." While some evidence
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video does not show the King of Bahrain walking with a robot bodyguard
CLAIM: A video shows the King of Bahrain being escorted by a robotic bodyguard. AP ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Luke Bryan Did NOT Pull His Videos From CMT And Say It’s ‘Time For The Bud Light Treatment’
Did country music singer Luke Bryan pull his music videos from CMT and say it was "time for the Bud Light treatment"? No, that's not true: This claim originated from a self-described satirical website aimed at trolling conservatives. The
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Man Attacks 86 Year Old Woman … Because He Thought She Was Transgender’
On July 20 2023, a blurry screenshot of tweet and an apparent news headline — ” Man beats up 86-year-old woman with dementia because he thought she was transgender” — made it to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter: WT
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Flagger In Metro Chicago NOT Killed By Fentanyl-Laced Water Given By Person In Passing Car
Did a flagger working for "NPL Pipeline Company in the Chicago suburbs" die after being given a bottle of water "suspected" of being "laced with fentanyl"? No, that's not true: NPL told Lead Stories that the report is "entirely false." Th
The Dispatch→ Trump/Kennedy
Why not?
Truth or Fiction?→ Reddit’s r/Place Turned Into a Protest
On July 21 2023, Reddit accounts asked others to explain what “the deal” was with subreddit r/place in a post to the self-explanatory subreddit r/OutOfTheLoop: What’s the deal with r/place? by u/Indigo_132 in OutOfThe
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Kamala Harris Error
Quick Take While announcing an investment in clean energy programs, Vice President Kamala Harris mistakenly said “reduce population” when she meant “reduce pollution.” Online posts shared a video of the gaffe and misleadingl
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s no free solar: Program promising free panels is a scam
Under the “2023 Solar Incentive Program,” U.S. homeowners can “now qualify to get a full, state-of-the-art solar system at absolutely no cost from the government.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence World Economic Forum Launched ‘Mark of the Beast’ CBDC Microchip That Will ‘End Gun Ownership in America’
Did the World Economic Forum introduce a "mark of the beast" CBDC microchip to "end gun ownership" in the United States? No, that's not true: The United States hasn't announced the implementation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC)
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Insect swarm at Baltimore festival were likely gnats, not deadly mosquitoes aimed at crowd
"Helicopter released deadly mosquitoes” at Baltimore’s AFRAM Festival.
The Dispatch→ Military Confirmation Gridlock Continues in the Senate
Plus: Another defense policy impasse in the House, and what’s next in the House’s Biden family investigation.
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Ron DeSantis’ False claim that some states allow ‘post-birth’ abortions. None do.
“In some liberal states, you actually have post-birth abortions.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Public Health Experts Did NOT Discredit Ivermectin To Ensure COVID Vaccines Got Emergency Use Authorization
Did public health experts discredit the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies got emergency authorization from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA)? No, that's not
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, Mitt Romney has not threatened to leave the GOP
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
FactCheck.org→ False Claim About Cause of Autism Highlighted on Pennsylvania Senate Panel
SciCheck Digest Studies have found the rate of autism is the same in vaccinated and unvaccinated children. But the false claim that vaccines are associated with the disorder persists. A prominent spreader of COVID-19 misinformation&n
Full Fact→ Metal pole badly mounted in pavement was not the work of ‘Warnborough Council’
An image circulating online shows a post that has been incorrectly screwed onto the pavement.
Full Fact→ NHS Professionals was not sold off by David Cameron
The staff bank NHS Professionals became a company in 2010, but it is still wholly owned by the Department of Health and Social Care.
PolitiFact→ Marjorie Taylor Greene – Fact-check: Marjorie Taylor Greene said Jack Smith ‘only targets Republicans.’ That’s wrong.
Prosecutor Jack Smith “only targets Republicans.”
Logically→ Visuals of a naked person hitting police officials in Uttar Pradesh falsely linked to Manipur
FactCheck.org→ Thermography Is No Substitute for Mammograms, Contrary to Facebook Post’s Advice
SciCheck Digest The U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers mammograms “the most effective primary breast cancer screening test” and says there is no evidence to indicate that thermography can replace mammograms. But an article shared o
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: A North Carolina Pfizer plant damaged by a tornado wasn't storing COVID-19 vaccines.
The Dispatch→ Vivek Ramaswamy Explains How He’ll Defeat Donald Trump
Plus: A China policy that would irk both wings of the GOP.
Logically→ No, Saudi minister Khalid Al-Falih has not announced a private investment of $3.3 trillion in Türkiye by 2030
Full Fact→ Most junior doctors’ basic pay was higher than £14 per hour in 2022/23
New claims about junior doctor pay in England, including from a Labour MP, are potentially misleading.
Logically→ There were, in fact, excess deaths during the 2022 heatwave in the U.K. and Europe
Logically→ Old video of actor Akshay Kumar falsely shared as his reaction to Manipur sexual assault incident
Logically→ ಏಕರೂಪ ನಾಗರಿಕ ಸಂಹಿತೆಗೆ ಬೆಂಬಲ ಸೂಚಿಸಲು ಕಾನೂನು ಆಯೋಗವು ‘ಮಿಸ್ಡ್ ಕಾಲ್’ ಅಭಿಯಾನವನ್ನು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ Digitally altered cover page of a German newspaper criticizing Zelenskyy shared as real
AllSides→ Did Matt Gaetz’s Wife Call for Boycott of ‘Barbie’ After Watching the Movie?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/matt-gaetz-wife-boycott-barbie-movie/ In July 2023, the highly antici
AllSides→ Are Increased Disability Claims Contributing to Low Unemployment?
https://thedispatch.com/article/fact-check-are-increased-disability-claims-contributing-to-low-unemployment/
Logically→ India news agency misreports the man arrested in May 4 Manipur incident is Muslim
Logically→ No, the WEF is not forcing people to move to smart cities
Logically→ No, the WEF is not forcing people to move to smart cities
Full Fact→ How many doctors are moving to Australia?
We looked into viral claims and figures cited by the Prime Minister about how many doctors move to Australia and how many stay in the NHS.
Logically→ Unrelated video from Chattisgarh miscaptioned to show protest against Manipur sexual assault incident
Logically→ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಸಿಯೂಟ ತಯಾರಿಸುವ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರು ಬಳೆಗಳನ್ನು ಧರಿಸುವಂತಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕವಲ್ಲ, ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಆದೇಶಿಸಿದ ನಿಯಮ
Logically→ No, footage of park rangers in Death Valley wearing jackets in extreme heat is not evidence that climate change is a hoax
The Dispatch→ Insurers Exit Florida, California
Plus: No Labels’ bipartisan ticket makes bipartisan enemies.