Woke shibboleths.
The Dispatch→ Indictment Watch: Georgia on My Mind
Georgia RICO ain't federal RICO.
The Dispatch→ Why Small Dollar Donors Have Such Outsize Influence on Our Politics
We end up with more extreme candidates, for starters.
The Dispatch→ Incentivizing More Iranian Terrorism
Analysts say $6 billion the U.S. is sending to Iran won’t just underwrite humanitarian expenses.
Logically→ পশ্চিমবংগত মহিলাক উলংগ কৰি প্ৰহাৰ কৰা ভিডিঅ’ মণিপুৰৰ বুলি শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Trump Indictment, Hunter Biden Special Counsel
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rail Gun Physics Does NOT Prove The Earth Is ‘Missing Curvature’
Does a rail gun's ability to "hit a target 100 miles away in a perfectly straight line" prove that the Earth is "missing curvature"? No, that's not true: Such claims are "absurd" and "completely nuts," two physicists told Lead Stories. Th
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Trump’s Georgia Indictment
For the fourth time in a little more than four months, former President Donald Trump was indicted. This time, it’s by a special state grand jury in Georgia that alleges Trump and 18 co-defendants “refused to accept that Trump lost” the 2020 p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Did NOT Approve Ivermectin As COVID-19 Treatment
Was ivermectin approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a treatment for COVID-19 in August 2023? No, that's not true: The FDA has not granted approval of the anti-parasitic drug for treating the virus. Clinical studies a
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Co-Conspirators in Georgia
In addition to former President Donald Trump, the indictment handed up by a state grand jury in Georgia names 18 defendants. The list includes familiar names, such as former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and others who may not be known outsid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Execute ‘Defiant 5G Executives’
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin order the executions of "defiant 5G executives"? No, that's not true: The claim, published by a website with a long history of spreading false statements, was not corroborated by credible sources in En
The Dispatch→ Racket Ball
The fourth indictment is the most satisfying.
AllSides→ No, This Video Doesn’t Show a ‘Directed Energy Weapon’ Attack on Maui
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/not-direct-energy-weapon-attack-maui/ A conspiracy theory that went v
AllSides→ Fact checking a bizarre claim that government ‘direct energy weapons’ caused the Maui fires
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2023/what-started-maui-hawaii-fires-2023-direct-energy-weapons-conspiracy/
AllSides→ Image shows aftermath of SpaceX launch, not weapon starting Hawaii fires
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/08/14/maui-fires-not-caused-by-light-beam-in-image-fact-check/70579240007/
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Sometimes trees stay standing after wildfires. That’s because of how the fire typically spreads
“Wildfires do not completely burn out cars, glass and all, yet leaving nearby trees and utility poles still standing upright.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hawaii Digital Government Summit Was NOT Planned To Rebuild Maui As ‘The First Smart Island,’ ‘Governed by AI’
Was the 2023 Hawaii Digital Government Summit scheduled with the purpose of turning Maui into "the first smart island," "governed by AI" and was the August 2023 wildfire started to create a crisis to be solved by AI? No, that's not true:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stephen King’s Book Sales Have NOT Dropped 70 Percent Since He ‘Went Woke’ — This Is Satire Story
Have Stephen King's book sales dropped 70 percent since he "went woke"? No, that's not true: The claim appeared in an article on a satirical website known for publishing fabricated content. The claim originated in an article published by
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gas Station Explosion Was NOT Ignited By Red Laser Beam Weapon — CGI Effect Added To Real Video
Does this video of a gas station attacked with a red laser beam show an example of a Directed Energy Weapon (DEW)? No, that's not true: This video has been edited. The original eyewitness video does not feature a laser beam. Filmed in the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Babies DO Need Hepatitis B Vaccine — Not Just ‘Hookers & Drug Users’
Do babies not need the hepatitis B vaccine because it was only created for "hookers & drug users" and are babies being used by the pharmaceutical companies to mitigate losses? No, that's not true: There are legitimate reasons for babi
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A Mexican lawmaker spoke nearly naked, but didn’t make statement attributed to him on social media
While nearly naked, a member of Mexico’s congress said, “You are ashamed to see me naked, but you are not ashamed to see your people in the streets naked.”
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Trump’s Georgia Indictment, Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal
Join us for our weekly live news hour.
The Dispatch→ Appropriations Turmoil Incoming
A Biden administration request that includes additional aid for Ukraine may cause problems for House Republicans.
Full Fact→ Andrew Bridgen misrepresents study in letter to PM
The MP has called for a halt to the Covid-19 vaccine booster programme based on a Swiss study. But the study has a number of limitations, and the authors view their findings differently.
Full Fact→ Health secretary Steve Barclay wrong to claim NHS consultants receive tax-free pensions
Retirement benefits paid to consultants are subject to tax, as they are for all pensioners.
Full Fact→ A UN expert did not say Christians who don’t accept paedophiles will be ‘excluded from society’
The claim appears to come from an online blog and has been shared widely on social media.
Full Fact→ The number of asylum seekers in hotels has increased
The number of “legacy backlog” cases has fallen over the year to date, while the number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels has increased.
AllSides→ Fact check throws cold water on global ‘boiling’ claims
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/fact-check-throws-cold-water-on-global-boiling-claims
AllSides→ Republicans Oversell Archer’s Testimony About Hunter and Joe Biden
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/08/republicans-oversell-archers-testimony-about-hunter-and-joe-biden/ Co
AllSides→ 8 Pants on Fire statements by Donald Trump about Georgia 2020 election
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/15/8-pants-on-fire-fact-checks-of-donald-trump-about/ Forme
Logically→ The FDA has not changed its position on ivermectin
Logically→ No, vaccines did not cause autism in Vietnam
PolitiFact→ 3 key differences between Donald Trump’s Georgia indictment and his other 3
Donald Trump’s indictment in a case in Fulton County, Georgia, is his fourth in five months. Here are three ways this case differs the previous three.
PolitiFact→ Read indictment of Donald Trump in Georgia 2020 election case
Former President Donald Trump has been charged 13 times in a 41-count indictment by a Georgia grand jury investigating interference in the 2020 presidential election. Read the charges against him here.
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: 8 Pants on Fire statements by Donald Trump about Georgia 2020 election
After Donald Trump lost the 2020 election in Georgia, he made multiple Pants on Fire statements about it, including that he won, there was improper counting of ballots and signature verification and there were copious fake ballots.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Worsening Legal Woes
Plus: Devastating wildfires in Hawaii.
The Dispatch→ Unsatisfying Obscenity (Doctrines)
Obscene for some and not for others.
The Dispatch→ The Disastrous Implications of the $6 Billion Iran Hostage Deal
That it will encourage hostage diplomacy among our foes is the least of the problems.
The Dispatch→ Will Donald Trump Attack the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court?
He’s mostly directed his outrage at lower-court judges, but his calculus could change over the next year.
The Dispatch→ The Law Is No Substitute for Public Virtue
Only voters can break the spell of corruption.