Did protesters in France release animals from the zoo after police shot a teen, causing the animals to roam the streets? No, that's not true: Social media posts making this claim are showing old video clips of various animals running loos
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump ‘Leaked’ Obama’s Address
In late June 2023, headlines appeared about a far-right activist named Taylor Taranto who had been arrested for apparently casing the neighborhood of former United States President Barack Obama after broadcasting a series of escalating threats: Taylor
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Fabricate a Political Endorsement by Altering Lady Gaga Photo
Quick Take Lady Gaga campaigned for Joe Biden during the 2020 election and performed at his inauguration. But viral social media posts use an altered photo to falsely make it appear she has endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2024. The performer
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – The Threads app is here, and no, Elon Musk did not tweet that it ‘sucks’
Elon Musk tweeted that he “just downloaded Threads” and it “sucks.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: United Nations Did NOT Declare Pedophilia Is A ‘Human Right’
Did the United Nations declare that pedophilia is a "human right"? No, that's not true: The person making the claim referenced a UN report that never says that pedophilia is a "human right" or that it should be legal or allowed. The repor
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, a Bill Gates-funded project did not cause the recent US malaria cases
Bill Gates is behind the five recent cases of malaria in the United States.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Please Don’t Send Us Unsolicited Nude Pics… Sincerely the Aliens’ Meme
On July 6 2023, an Imgur account shared a meme which referenced “unsolicited nude pics” sent by humans into space: The meme had two parts, including a simple line drawing of two naked humans at the bottom. Text appended to the top of the m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence China Found An Island With Dinosaurs
Did Chinese researchers find a uninhabited island with dinosaurs? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that anyone found an uninhabited island with dinosaurs. The most recent dinosaur news out of China was reported to be researchers
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Protesters In France — It’s A Concert Crowd In Mexico
Does this video show a crowd gathered in Nanterre, France, to protest the June 27, 2023, killing of Nahel Merzouk by police? No, that's not true: This video of a crowd at El Zocalo, the main square of Mexico City, was filmed and posted on
PolitiFact→ Where do the GOP candidates stand on a federal abortion ban?
GOP presidential candidates have spoken out against abortion on the campaign trail, but they don’t agree on a federal ban. Here’s what they’ve said so far.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – President Joe Biden lives and leads, video notwithstanding
President Joe Biden died and Vice President Kamala Harris was sworn into office.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Say Fashion Will Be Abolished By 2030 And ‘Humans Will Wear A Uniform’
Did the World Economic Forum announce in early July 2023 that it will ban fashion, making people exclusively wear uniforms by 2030? No, that's not true: The claim came into being as an exaggerated extrapolation of a 2019 report that wasn'
The Dispatch→ What Most People Don’t Understand About U.S.-China ‘Decoupling’
Especially the folks most aggressively urging it.
PolitiFact→ Trump indicted in classified documents case: Here’s the timeline
Trump wrote on Truth Social that he has been federally indicted and that he will appear in court in Miami. The FBI in August seized documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Full Fact→ French government has not restricted internet access to neighbourhoods in France
A fake press release appearing to be from France’s Interior Ministry is circulating online.
Full Fact→ Picture of Emmanuel Macron in front of fire is AI-generated
Full Fact has found numerous examples of AI images of the French president being shared widely online.
Full Fact→ Promotions on Facebook for £2 PlayStation consoles at Argos are fake
A spokesperson for the retailer told Full Fact the offers were not genuine.
Full Fact→ Government figures don’t show 140,000 children were ‘completely missing’ from formal schooling last year
Labour MP Ian Mearns told us his claim was based on a Sky News report which said around 140,000 were “never in class”. But that’s not what the data shows, and both have corrected their claims.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – World Economic Forum called for euthanizing millions of pets for climate change? Pants on Fire!
The World Economic Forum "wants to slaughter millions of pet cats and dogs to fight climate change."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Good Enough to Be True: Man’s 100th birthday dog parade draws 200 canine friends
More than “200 dogs showed up and lined up around the block” for a man’s 100th birthday celebration.
PolitiFact→ How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation
YouTube said it will no longer remove videos that promote election falsehoods. Some digital misinformation experts warn that the policy change could have ripple effects across social media platforms, allowing misinformation to spread more easily.
Logically→ No, recent U.S. malaria cases not linked to Bill Gates or mosquito release project
Full Fact→ Evidence doesn’t show sunscreen increases cancer risk
A social media post falsely claims that sunscreens increase cancer risk, and makes assertions about endocrine disruption that aren’t borne out in the evidence.
Logically→ Image from Belgium misinterpreted to show pro-refugee rally in France in 2016
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಹರಳೆಣ್ಣೆಯು ಗೆಡ್ಡೆಗಳು, ಮೂಳೆ ಸ್ಪರ್ಸ್ ಮತ್ತು ಗರ್ಭಾಶಯದ ಫೈಬ್ರಾಯ್ಡ್ಗಳನ್ನು ಗುಣಪಡಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ Shrapnel fragment photograph does not prove Ukraine destroyed a restaurant in Kramatorsk
Logically→ Video from Syria shared as violence in Manipur
Logically→ Viral video does not show a library in France set ablaze by protestors
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಕೇರಳ ಸರ್ಕಾರವಾಗಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹಾಲು ಒಕ್ಕೊಟವಾಗಲಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಡೈರಿ ಬ್ರ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ನಂದಿನಿಯನ್ನು ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಷೇಧಿಸಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ Old video of protesters vandalising police cars in Paris shared as recent
Logically→ No, the NHS COVID-19 app did not cost £37 billion
The Dispatch→ A Tumultuous SCOTUS Term
Plus: Biden administration hit with court order limiting communications with Big Tech platforms.
Logically→ ಬಿಹಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪತ್ನಿಯನ್ನು ಕೊಂದ ಆರೋಪಿಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಕೋಮು ಸ್ಪಿನ್ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Screenshot of Guardian op-ed supporting looting in France is fake
Logically→ Gujarat High Court has not passed order scrapping reservations
Logically→ No medical evidence to suggest Celtic salt can reduce high blood pressure
The Dispatch→ Legal Eagles Travel Log: A Gettysburg Anniversary Special
"A national divorce? Didn't we try that once?"
The Dispatch→ Bureaucratic Wrangling Is No Substitute for Lawmaking
The histories of affirmative action and student loan forgiveness show that circumventing Congress made both programs vulnerable from the start.
The Dispatch→ Powerball Politics
Too many in Washington want to ignore the price of risk or wrangle with costs and trade-offs.
The Dispatch→ Gaps in the Border Wall
Republicans are promising to complete a wall along the southern border, but doing so isn’t so simple.