"America’s C40 cities will ban meat, dairy, new clothes, private cars by 2030.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Ukraine Seized ‘Train’ Filled With Russian SU-57 Jets In August 2023
Did Ukraine capture an entire "train" carrying multiple SU-57 jets used by the Russian army? No, that's not true: The video making such a claim in its clickbait headline did not actually say anything about this fighter jet. As of this wri
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Richest 1% Evade $163 Billion in Taxes Every Year, the United States Literally Has a Yacht Tax Deduction’
On August 28 2023, an unlinked post by former United States Secretary of Labor Robert Reich was shared to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter; it alleged that the “richest 1%” of Americans “evade $163 billion” in taxes each year
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Does NOT Show Ivermectin Reduces COVID-19 Mortality By 74%
Does an article published in the medical journal Cureus prove that ivermectin reduces COVID-19 mortality by 74 percent? No, that's not true: A professor of medicine at John Hopkins University School of Medicine told Lead Stories, "The stu
PolitiFact→ Vivek Ramaswamy – Why Vivek Ramaswamy’s claim about what Mike Pence could have done on Jan. 6 is False
Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021, could have approved the 2020 electoral votes on the condition that Congress pass an overhaul of election law.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, Fox didn’t refer to the UNC shooting suspect as a ‘mostly white Asian male’
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Trump’s Trial Dates and GOP Donors’ Next Moves
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PolitiFact→ Huracán Idalia: 5 mitos que debes evitar al prepararte para un huracán
En Español: Huracán Idalia se acerca a la costa oeste de Florida proyectándose como categoría 3. Aquí desmentimos falsos mitos de preparación que debes evitar.
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccines not ‘Mass Genocide’ of children
A Facebook post repeats the claim that Covid vaccines are causing death to children on a large scale. This isn’t true.
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಈ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ರಷ್ಯಾದ ಲೂನಾ-೨೫ ಚಂದ್ರನ ಮೇಲೆ ಅಪ್ಪಳಿಸುವುದನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ Old video shared as recent U.S. military aircraft crash in Australia
Health Feedback→ Vitamin K shots are safe and polysorbate 80 isn’t poisonous, contrary to claim by Brandy Vaughan
REVIEW Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding (VKDB) is a potentially fatal condition where the lack of vitamin K in newborns impairs blood clotting and causes hemorrhages. VKDB occurs in one in 60 to one in 250 newborns. Since the 1960s, newborns generally
Logically→ ఆగస్టు 14వ తారీఖున బుర్జ్ ఖలీఫా మీద పాకిస్థాన్ జెండాని ప్రదర్శించలేదు అనేది అబద్ధం
The Dispatch→ Lawmakers Seek to Upgrade Federal Aviation Administration
Plus: The growing risk of political violence.
Logically→ Visuals by NASA’s Mars rover peddled as Chandrayaan-3’s first video from the moon
The Dispatch→ Throwing Trump Under the Bus?
#WeNeedYouBradPitt
Logically→ পশ্চিমবংগৰ পুৰণি ভিডিঅ’ হাৰিয়ানাৰ নুহত সংঘটিত হিংসাৰ সৈতে মিছাকৈ জড়িত কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ ओडिशा ट्रेन दुर्घटना स्थल के पास मौजूद इस्कॉन मंदिर की तस्वीर को मस्जिद बताकर शेयर किया गया
The Dispatch→ Africa After Yevgeny Prigozhin
The mercenary leader’s death gives the Russian government an opportunity to wield more power and influence in Africa.
The Dispatch→ A Constitutional Crisis of Confidence
Why so much emphasis on disqualifying Trump rather than defeating him?
Logically→ চন্দ্ৰযান-৩ৰ অৱতৰণৰ পিছৰ বুলি ইছৰ’ৰ মুৰব্বীৰ পুৰণি নৃত্যৰ ভিডিঅ’ শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
The Dispatch→ He Looks Hard
Can a party be reactionary and countercultural?
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Your Policies Caused This’: DeSantis Heckled Trying to Appeal to Black Floridians
The initial attempt by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to reach out to Black residents in the wake of a racist shooting attack was met with derision and criticism for the contrast to his administration’s prior policies regarding Black history. R
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – She didn’t start the fire: Maui blames electric utility for fires, not Oprah
“Oprah started the fire.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The CDC didn’t say vaccinated people are more at risk of a new COVID variant than the unvaccinated
CLAIM: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that a new COVID-19 variant is more contagious among vaccinated people than those who are unvaccinated.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Indictments Against Trump Do NOT Carry ‘Potential Death Penalty’
Is former President Donald Trump facing the possibility of the death penalty in the four indictments against him? No, that's not true: Lead Stories spoke to three legal experts who told us that none of the charges against Trump carries th
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Fake FEMA news conference took place in 2007, not during the recent Maui wildfires
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Tafari Campbell’s mother didn’t accuse former President Barack Obama in her son’s death
“Mom of Barack Obama’s chef speaks out to expose Obama family.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Maui police: No bodies have washed ashore on Lanai after wildfires
“183 bodies have washed up on Lanai.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Judge Aileen Cannon hasn’t been ordered to recuse herself in the Trump documents case
“Judge Cannon been ordered to DISQUALIFY herself in Trump's case.”
FactCheck.org→ Number of Counties Won in Presidential Election Doesn’t Determine Outcome
Quick Take Democrats tend to win in densely populated counties, while Republicans win more sparse, rural counties. In 2020, the counties won by President Joe Biden had 67 million more residents than counties won by&nbs
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ California’s governor isn’t trying to block Trump from the ballot, despite what fake headline claims
CLAIM: Fox News reports that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to prevent former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s ballot in 2024 as a candidate for president.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say People Resisting ‘mRNA Tsunami’ Will Be ‘Excluded From Society’ — Misattributed And Distorted Quote
Did Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates suggest on the social media platform X that people who resist a coming "mRNA tsunami" will be punished by exclusion from society? No, that's not true: There's no record the billionaire ever wrote it on
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, a doctor in Malaysia wasn’t executed for giving a COVID-19 vaccine
"Malaysian doctor put to death for giving COVID injection under the (Nuremberg) Code.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Eustace Marvello’ Mugshot Tweet
On August 25 2023, a mugshot showing an interestingly coiffed man going by the name of “Eustace Marvello,” who was purportedly involved in a scheme to interfere with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, began circulating on Twitter: Eusta
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – World Health Organization did not say COVID-19 vaccines might cause multiple sclerosis
The World Health Organization said there is "a possible causal relationship" between COVID-19 vaccines and multiple sclerosis.
PolitiFact→ Puberty blockers: The facts and the myths
With outrage on all sides, it is difficult to get to the truth about gender-affirming care for youth. Are puberty blockers chemical castration? Or are they just a pause button? PolitiFact breaks it down.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Jason Aldean Refused $1M To Sing National Anthem At Super Bowl — Claim Comes From A Satirical Website
Did country singer Jason Aldean refuse a $1 million paycheck to sing the national anthem at the 2024 Super Bowl, saying, "I'll do it for free"? No, that's not true: This claim came from a satirical website. Google News' index of thousands
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People Chanting ‘Fk (Fuck) Joe Biden’ in Maui — It Was Digitally Altered
Did the "entire population" of Hawaii chant "Fk (Fuck) Joe Biden" during the president's visit to Maui on August 21, 2023? No, that's not true: A short clip on social media did not show any supposed protesters, and footage of the same eve
Truth or Fiction?→ The ‘Breaking Bad 2 Trailer,’ Explained
In late August 2023, a video purporting to be a trailer for the series Breaking Bad 2 began to appear on Reddit and Twitter — containing spoilers for the popular television series Breaking Bad and its prequel, Better Call Saul: Breaking Bad