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
The Dispatch→ GOP Financiers Still Looking for a Trump Alternative
Plus: Party leaders are still talking up Glenn Youngkin while Team Trump talks up Ramaswamy.
Logically→ Old video from Venezuela falsely shared as recent floods in Chile
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – El COVID-19 sí existe, más de 1 millón de personas han fallecido en Estados Unidos por la enfermedad
El COVID-19 “nunca existio”.
The Dispatch→ The Whited Sepulcher
On the supposed heroism of Mike Pence.
Logically→ ಅಪೊಲೊ ೧೧ ಮಾಡೆಲ್ ನ ಅನಿಮೇಟೆಡ್ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಚಂದ್ರಯಾನ-೩ ನ ಲ್ಯಾಂಡಿಂಗ್ ಅನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Att Obamas och andra kändisars egendomar och herrgårdar överlevde bränderna på Maui bevisar inte att de var anlagda eller styrda.
Logically→ En video som visar träd och växter som överlevt bränderna på Hawaii betyder inte att bränderna var falska
Logically→ Bilden visar inte Obama, Fauci och Melinda Gates vid Wuhan-laboratoriet 2015
Logically→ Nej, Greta Thunberg har inte sagt att det enda sättet att rädda planeten på är att rädda bankerna
Logically→ Det finns många dokument som bevisar att Nazityskland hade en utrotningspolitik under andra världskriget
Logically→ Nej, solskyddsmedel orsakar inte cancer
Logically→ Denna video visar inte en ny HAARP-maskin i Alaska
The Dispatch→ The Death of a Russian Warlord
Two months after a failed mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to be no more.
Logically→ No, this video does not show Russia’s Luna-25 crashing on the moon
The Dispatch→ Threats and Allies in the Indo-Pacific
“When peace is threatened you’ll make friends with anyone.”
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump’s New Immigration Proposals, Explained
The former president plans even more strict crackdowns on illegal and legal immigration if he takes the White House again.
The Dispatch→ GOP Candidates Wobble on Trump (Again)
Despite months to prepare, Republican presidential hopefuls still knocked off-balance by Trump debate questions.
Logically→ বিজেপি নেতা, পুত্ৰৰ ফটো মণিপুৰ ভাইৰেল ভিডিঅ’ গোচৰত অভিযুক্ত হিচাপে মিছাকৈ শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ ভাইৰেল ভিডিঅ’টোত থকা মণিপুৰী মহিলা গৰাকীয়ে বিৰোধীৰ সন্মুখত চৰকাৰক প্ৰশংসা কৰা নাছিল
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week of the First Debate
Plus, F-16s to Ukraine and a debate about Trump and the 14th Amendment.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims about New York’s marijuana laws
Fact-checking claims about legal marijuana use in NY.
The Dispatch→ The Return of COVID Anxiety Poses Problems for Democrats
No one—except for a few hardliners—wants to hear about lockdowns and mask mandates.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Ramaswamy’s Claims on Campaign Trail, Including on Climate and Jan. 6
The upstart Republican candidate has made inaccurate claims about climate change as well as the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, while mischaracterizing his own positions and past comments.
The Dispatch→ Rat Races
Crowds are dangerous.
The Dispatch→ Russell Moore’s Diagnosis of Evangelical America
A review of ‘Losing Our Religion.’
The Dispatch→ MLK and the Content of Character
Reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous words on the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.