On July 30 2023, an anecdote about actor Antonio Banderas arranging a cats only premiere of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was shared to Facebook by the page “Tacatshi Purrakami” (presumably named as a pun-heavy reference to artist Takashi Mu
PolitiFact→ Read indictment of Donald Trump in the special counsel’s 2020 election, Jan. 6 investigation
Former President Donald Trump has been charged four times in a federal indictment by a grand jury investigating efforts to overturn election results. Read the charges against him here.
The Dispatch→ Scamming Grandma
Team DeSantis’ new line of attack against Trump won’t work.
Washington Post→ Biden said his son earned no money from China. His son says otherwise.
Hunter Biden's testimony last week revealed new details about his earnings from China
FactCheck.org→ Post Retreads False Claim About Biden’s Funding for Historically Black Colleges
Quick Take The Biden administration has awarded billions in funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, including more than $2.7 billion provided in the American Rescue Plan. Yet a social media post revives an old, false claim that Bid
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – New law lets you remove old debts from your record after only two years? Sorry, no
A new law allows people to permanently erase unpaid debt older than two years from their credit records.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Billboard In Japan Did NOT Carry An Anti-Ukraine Message — Sign In Video Is Edited
Did a billboard in Japan read "Stop War, Stop Zelenskyy"? No, that's not true: Those statements were added to an electronic billboard on a Japanese street in a video. The actual advertisement on the sign had nothing to do with the Russian
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Lab Grown’ Chicken Approved By Regulators Is NOT ‘Grown From Human Cells’
Is "lab grown" chicken that was approved by U.S. regulators "grown from human cells"? No, that's not true: Neither of the companies that received regulatory approval to sell cell-cultivated meat in the U.S. use human cells in their produc
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Biden no olió a un bebé en este vídeo. Fue alterado
"Joe Biden no sabía que esta mujer estaba grabando y puedes escucharlo olfatear agresivamente a su pequeño hijo”.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Skin cancer didn’t emerge in the last 60 years. It dates to at least 1804
“Skin cancer is a relatively new phenomenon in the last 60 years or so.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jason Aldean Did NOT File Defamation Suit Against Whoopi and ‘The View’ With Statement ‘I’m No Racist’
Did country music star Jason Aldean file a defamation suit against host Whoopi Goldberg and the talk show "The View"? No, that's not true: This claim originated from a self-described satirical website aimed at trolling conservatives. That
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Indictment Countdown, DeSantis Fumbles, UFOs
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Truth or Fiction?→ WWF ‘Twitter Ad’ Uses ‘X’ Rebranding as Climate Analogy
On August 1 2023, a Reddit account shared a purported World Wildlife Fund (WWF) advertisement to r/europe: "Protect wildlife, before it’s too late" WWF Deutschland campaign by u/BkkGrl in europe Alongside a
The Dispatch→ What’s At Stake in the Farm Bill?
A bastion of bipartisanship or big government run amok?
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.