France said it would shut down internet services “to control the riots.”
The Dispatch→ The End of COVID Politics
Dead or just resting?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Building Fire Did NOT Happen In France During 2023 Riots — It Was In The UAE
Does a video show a building on fire in France amid the 2023 protests following the police shooting death of a teenager of North African descent? No, that's not true: The video shows a fire in a residential building in Ajman, United Arab
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Italian Government ‘Reached Out’ To Mark Zuckerberg About A Fight At Colosseum
Did the Italian government offer Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg the Colosseum as a location for their fight? No, that's not true: A spokesperson of the Italian Ministry of Culture told Lead Stories that no related paperwork existed to subs
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Depict 2023 French Riots — It’s From 2016 Euro Cup Final
Was this photo taken during the summer 2023 French riots? No, that's not true: This photo is from 2016 during the Union of European Football Association's championship, also known as the Euro Cup, in Paris, France. A Huffington Post artic
Truth or Fiction?→ Cartier Boss with $7.5 Billion Fears ‘Prospect of the Poor Rising Up’ Every Night
On July 3 and 4 2023, screenshots of a headline (“Cartier boss with $7.5bn fortune says prospect of the poor rising up ‘keeps him awake at night'”) spread in three popular iterations on Twitter (and in many scattered tweets): We’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Hamish Harding Tweeted About ‘Biden Crime Family’ Before Diving In OceanGate Titan Sub
Did Hamish Harding, an aviation businessman and aircraft pilot who died in the OceanGate Titan submersible disaster, tweet on June 17, 2023, that the Biden family tried to hire his aviation company for human smuggling? No, that's not true
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Arson Attack At National Library Of France — Blaze Was At Historic Post Office In Philippines
Did an "arson attack on the Bibliothèque nationale de France" (National Library of France) on July 3, 2023, destroy "thousands of books and manuscripts"? No, that's not true: The video in a social media post shows a fire at the historic
Full Fact→ Riot video of Marseille library actually shows fire at Manila post office
This is one of several mislabelled videos we’ve seen claiming to show the outcome of riots in France.
Logically→ No, Swedish law does not allow for only the Quran to be burned
Full Fact→ Facebook posts contain false claims about FDA product approval
Social media posts claim a “nasal herbal box” is FDA approved for weight loss and liver health. This is simply not true.
Logically→ No, the NHS COVID-19 app did not cost £37 billion
Full Fact→ The Foreign Office has not warned against travel to France
Multiple posts on social media claim that British citizens are being warned by the UK government not to travel to France because of the riots.
Logically→ No, viral video of vehicle plowing into a crowd is not from protests in France
PolitiFact→ Creadores de contenido en redes sociales fomentan desinformación sobre políticas migratorias
En español: No toda la información en redes sociales es errónea. Pero existen cuentas con millones de vistas que difunden información falsa sobre la inmigración e influyen en las decisiones que toman los migrantes antes de cruzar la frontera.
PolitiFact→ How content creators on social media spread misinformation about immigration policies
Immigration policies are complicated and have changed a lot in the last few years. This breeds misinformation, often promoted by influencers on social media.
Logically→ Old unrelated video of riots in Sweden goes viral in the wake of recent Quran burning
Logically→ Edited image of Lady Gaga shared to claim she is supporting Trump for 2024 elections
Logically→ Image taken amid violence during 2016 Euro Cup finals linked to protests in France
Logically→ The President of Angels for Peace was not assaulted during the recent unrest in France
Logically→ ಗುಜರಾತ್ನ ಹಳೆಯ, ಸಂಬಂಧವಿಲ್ಲದ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ದೆಹಲಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಸ್ತಿಪಟುಗಳ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಗೆ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಲಿಂಕ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Video of Elon Musk high on an edible is a deepfake
Logically→ No, Tesla hasn’t launched new crypto trading platform for EU to ‘make families richer’
The Dispatch→ The Future of Lab-Grown Meat
Plus: A conversation with NYT publisher A.G. Sulzberger.
Logically→ ಐಸಿಸ್ ಟೀ-ಶರ್ಟ್ ಧರಿಸಿರುವ ತಮಿಳುನಾಡಿನ ಯುವಕರ ಹಳೆಯ ಚಿತ್ರ ಕೇರಳದ್ದೆಂದು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Old video of COVID-19 protests in Brussels linked to riots in France
Logically→ Old video of COVID-19 protests in Brussels linked to riots in France
Logically→ Old videos of wild animals roaming freely on streets unrelated to protests in France
Logically→ No, this is not a building set on fire by protesters in France
Logically→ ಕೇರಳದ ಬೀದಿ ನಾಟಕವೊಂದರ ಹಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿ ಆರ್ಎಸ್ಎಸ್ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತನನ್ನು ಹತ್ಯೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Full Fact→ Arc de Triomphe photo shows 2019 ‘gilets jaunes’ protest, not recent riots
An image shared on Facebook depicts flames and protesters in the centre of Paris.
Logically→ The U.S. House of Representatives did not impeach Joe Biden
Logically→ No evidence that weapons sent to Ukraine ended up in France during recent civil unrest
The Dispatch→ A.G. Sulzberger on NYT, Objectivity, and Media Bias
"Journalism's essential value."
The Dispatch→ ‘Independent Journalism Is a Good Fit for Any Moment, but Particularly This Moment’
A conversation with New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger.
Logically→ Viral Batman video does not show vigilantes in France
The Dispatch→ Why Judicial Restraint Is Now Seen as Judicial Activism
In striking down Biden’s loan forgiveness, the Supreme Court upheld the separation of powers.
The Dispatch→ Happy Birthday, America
A sledgehammer to the soapbox.
Full Fact→ Picture of refugee banner wasn’t taken in France
A picture contrasting a pro-refugee protest with the recent riots in France has been shared hundreds of times online.
Full Fact→ A ‘Guardian’ opinion article supporting looting in France is fake
A screenshot of a fake Guardian article has been widely shared on social media.