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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Hawaii Wildfires Caused By ‘Direct Energy Weapon Assault’
Was the deadly wildfire that began the evening of August 8, 2023, on the Hawaiian island of Maui caused by a "direct energy weapon assault"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to support that assertion. Instead, natural factors, not
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A video of fire blowing across a street is from Ohio in 2022, not the Maui wildfires
CLAIM: A video shows a fire spreading across a street amid strong winds during the Maui wildfires. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video claiming to show a directed-energy weapon is actually an edited clip of an explosion in Russia
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nattokinase NOT A Proven COVID ‘Spike Protein Detox’ NOR Has US Even Set Dosages — It’s A Food Supplement
Is nattokinase an effective treatment for "spike protein detox" associated with COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: COVID vaccines are not shown to be toxic, so it is not necessary to "detox" from them. Nattokinase is a soybean supple
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A video doesn’t show a laser beam igniting Maui’s wildfires. It’s a transformer explosion in Chile
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Trees and poles standing amid Maui fire wreckage aren’t unusual, contrary to conspiracy theories
CLAIM: Scenes from the Maui wildfires show cars and buildings badly damaged near trees and poles that remain standing, suggesting a wildfire wasn’t the cause.
The Dispatch→ Yes, Small Donors Are Bad
Large donors? Also not great.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Hawaii fires weren’t set intentionally to turn Maui into a ‘smart island’
Maui fires are part of an intentional effort to rebuild the island into a “smart island.”
PolitiFact→ Steve Kirsch – Activist misuses federal data to make Pants on Fire claim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 676,000
COVID-19 vaccines have killed 676,000 Americans.
Truth or Fiction?→ Massachusetts Millionaires’ Tax and Free School Lunches
On August 13 2023, a post about a Massachusetts “millionaire tax” funding school lunches appeared on Reddit’s r/politics: Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire’s tax last year. Now every public school student is going
PolitiFact→ The Gateway Pundit – No, suspected voter registration irregularities in Michigan did not result in 2020 election fraud
Police report shows “massive 2020 voter fraud uncovered in Michigan.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed in 1945, despite conspiracy theories
“Hiroshima and Nagasaki were never nuked.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – This Bud Light ‘crybabies’ billboard is fabricated.
Bud Light billboard says “lol CRYBABIES”
FactCheck.org→ Republicans Oversell Archer’s Testimony About Hunter and Joe Biden
Congressional testimony by Hunter Biden’s former business partner, Devon Archer, on July 31 led to competing narratives about what Archer said, and how damaging his testimony was to President Joe Biden. The release of a transcript of Archer̵
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photos of hooded shoppers taken in California and Colorado, not Vasser’s Mini-Mart in Selma, Alabama
Photos show people wearing Ku Klux Klan hoods in the mini-mart owned by someone involved in the Montgomery riverfront brawl.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Suits’ Writers Paid Just $3,000?
On August 13 2023, a popular post to Reddit’s r/WorkReform featured a claim about writers for the popular show Suits only earning $3,000 “collectively” for their work on the series: Here’s Why They’re Striking b
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – DeSantis says he removed critical race theory from K-12 schools, but districts say it wasn’t taught
“We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Standing Trees Do NOT Prove Maui Wildfires Were False Flag Operations
Does a widely shared video of still-standing trees prove that the Maui wildfires were false flag operations? No, that's not true: Social media users who reposted the clip pointed out that some plants survived fires, but that does not supp
The Dispatch→ Fact-Check: Did Mike Pence ‘Accidentally Admit’ He Had the Authority to Overturn the 2020 Election?
No, Pence said the opposite.
Full Fact→ Only cash withdrawals using a credit card, not a debit card, impact on a credit score
A Facebook post with thousands of shares suggests all cash withdrawals impact a person’s credit score.
Logically→ Viral video of a tiger taking bath is not from Coorg, Karnataka
Logically→ No, Obama didn’t say he wants ordinary people to ‘surrender to powerful sovereign’
The Dispatch→ Why Iowa Still Matters
‘Iowa is basically testing the waters for the rest of the country,’ state GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann tells The Dispatch.
Full Fact→ People in the UK illegally cannot apply for council housing
A Facebook post has suggested that council houses are readily available for people who are in the UK illegally, but this is not true. People in the UK illegally can't apply for council housing.
Logically→ A beach video filmed in Germany has been falsely presented as evidence Ukrainians are enjoying the war
Logically→ No, new Illinois bill does not allow ‘illegal immigrants’ to become police officers in the U.S.
The Dispatch→ Born Rich
It’s not just about money.
Logically→ కర్ణాటక కాంగ్రెస్ విజయోత్సవ సభ వీడియోలో కనిపించింది పాకిస్థాన్ జెండా కాదు
Logically→ ೨೦೨೧ ರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಾಚಾರ ವಿರೋಧಿ ದಾಳಿಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ದೆಹಲಿಯದೆಂದು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ জনজাতীয় লোকৰ ওপৰত একাংশ পুৰুষে প্ৰস্ৰাৱ কৰা ভিডিঅ’টো মণিপুৰৰ নহয়
Logically→ ব্ৰাজিলৰ হত্য়াকাণ্ডৰ ভিডিঅ’ মণিপুৰত খ্ৰীষ্টান মহিলাৰ হত্যাকাণ্ড বুলি মিছাকৈ শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
The Dispatch→ A Special Counsel for Hunter
Plus: Breaking down the Biden administration’s prisoner swap with Iran.
Logically→ পুৰণি, অসংলগ্ন ছবি শেহতীয়াকৈ হাৰিয়ানাত সংঘটিত হিংসাৰ সৈতে জড়িত কৰি শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ এই ছবিখনত মণিপুৰ ভাইৰেল ভিডিঅ’ গোচৰত কৰা গ্ৰেপ্তাৰৰ প্ৰতিবাদ দেখা যোৱা নাই
Logically→ Video of tires burning in Kuwait used to downplay importance of reducing greenhouse gas use
Logically→ ఇయర్ ఫోన్స్ పెట్టుకుని బండి నడిపే వారికి ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ ప్రభుత్వం Rs.20,000 జరిమానా విధించటం లేదు
Logically→ Indian actor Sonali Bendre’s image falsely shared as fashion blogger who died of cancer
Logically→ Clip from short film falsely shared as violence against Muslims in Haryana
The Dispatch→ The Jones Act, Explained
Analyzing the effects of a century-old maritime shipping law.