For decades, an unassuming government vaccine safety surveillance system has done its job, quickly flagging possible side effects and allowing scientists and regulators to investigate further. But for nearly as long, the Vaccine Adverse
AllSides→ CNN’s Bakari Sellers calls Nikki Haley ‘white governor’ after town hall
https://nypost.com/2023/06/05/cnns-bakari-sellers-calls-nikki-haley-white-governor-after-town-hall/ A C
The Dispatch→ The Freedom Caucus, Defanged
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy doesn’t appear to be in much danger from his right flank—for now. Continue reading The Freedom Caucus, Defanged »
Logically→ No, Sweden has not recognized sex as a sport
Full Fact→ The total asylum initial decision backlog has increased since December
The home secretary’s claim that the backlog is down by 17,000 refers only to applications made before 28 June 2022.
Logically→ Video of Danish PM Frederiksen addressing the world is a deepfake
Logically→ No, the U.K. has not approved the SKYCovion vaccine to be sprayed from aircraft
Logically→ Image of 23-year-old woman murdered by husband in Maharashtra given communal spin
Logically→ Kohli and Dhoni have not donated money to Odisha train crash victims
Logically→ False claims about religious identity of station master linked to Odisha train accident go viral
Logically→ Viral image of man carrying mannequin in Egypt falsely shared with a communal spin
Logically→ No, World Economic Forum does not plan to replace pets with cyber dogs
Logically→ No, this is not a hospital being renovated in Odisha ahead of PM Modi’s visit
The Dispatch→ The Ukrainian Counteroffensive Might Be Here
Plus: Will RFK Jr. prove to be a thorn in Joe Biden’s side? Continue reading The Ukrainian Counteroffensive Might Be Here »
Logically→ The number of recorded miscarriages in Lanarkshire did not double in 2022
Logically→ Old visuals from Taliban military parade falsely linked to recent Iran-Afghanistan clashes
Logically→ U.K.’s changes to student visa routes don’t specifically target Nigerian students
Washington Post→ Haley falsely links rise in girls’ suicidal thoughts to trans athletes
Transgender girls are more likely to contemplate committing sucide than cisgender girls, according to the CDC reported cited by Haley.
The Dispatch→ Explainer: Turkey Today
Turkey's nationalist rule continues. Continue reading Explainer: Turkey Today »
The Dispatch→ Lower Your Expectations
SCOTUS serving veggies and not the filet mignon. Continue reading Lower Your Expectations »
The Dispatch→ Russia’s Other Propaganda War
It’s not all about elections. Putin also tries to destabilize Western democracies by stoking culture wars. Continue reading Russia’s Other Propaganda War »
The Dispatch→ North Carolina Republicans Fret Over Their Gubernatorial Frontrunner
Few in the state GOP want to incite a costly primary battle against Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. Continue reading North Carolina Republicans Fret Over Their Gubernatorial Frontrunner »
Logically→ No, this video of overcrowded train was not taken minutes before it derailed in Balasore
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Many Members Of Royal Families Of Europe Have Undergone ‘Elite Gender Inversion’
Do photos of members of European royal families prove that they are transgender and part of a purported "Elite Gender Inversion"? No, that's not true: There is no publicly available evidence that the monarchs of various European countries
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine’s Commander-In-Chief Did NOT Disappear In May 2023 Or On June 3, 2023
Did Commander In Chief Of The Armed Forces Of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyy disappear during the battle of Bakhmut in May 2023 or on June 3, 2023, as the country was moving forward with its counteroffensive plans? No, that's not true: The cla
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove COVID-19 Spike Protein Replaces Sperm In Men
Does a video presentation prove that the spike protein in COVID-19 mRNA vaccines replaces the sperm in men? No, that's not true: No scientific evidence supports the claim. The spike protein is a harmless protein found on the surface of th
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – U.S. Air Force didn’t conduct AI simulation in which military drone killed operator, official says
In a simulation, an AI-enabled drone operated by the U.S. Air Force killed its operators and “started taking out communication towers.”
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Haley’s CNN Town Hall
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley — a former governor of South Carolina and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during former President Donald Trump’s administration — made a few false and misleading statements in a Jun
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Cancer-Causing "Green Monkey DNA" Found In mRNA COVID Vaccines
Did a legitimate, peer-reviewed study successfully demonstrate that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna were shown to contain simian virus 40 (SV40), a DNA virus that has been linked to certain cancers? No, that's not tr
FactCheck.org→ A Florida School Restricted Access to Amanda Gorman’s Poem, But Didn’t ‘Ban’ It
Quick Take Following a parent’s complaint, one K-8 school in Florida restricted access to a poem by Amanda Gorman that she had read at the 2021 presidential inauguration. The school moved the book in its library to a shelf for upper-grade stu
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Ron DeSantis' claim that Trump wanted to grant ‘amnesty’ to 2 million people needs context
Donald Trump "wanted to amnesty 2 million illegal aliens in 2018 when he was president."
PolitiFact→ Charlie Kirk – Fact-checking baseless rumors about Jamie Foxx's health and COVID-19 vaccines
“Jamie Foxx left ‘paralyzed and blind’ from blood clot in his brain” after a COVID-19 vaccine injection.
The Dispatch→ The ‘Normalcy’ Candidate
Is it DeSantis—or Trump? Continue reading The ‘Normalcy’ Candidate »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Italy Did NOT Officially Introduce ‘Family Pride Month’ To Replace Celebration Of LGBTQ+ Community In June 2023
Did the Italian government announce "Family Pride Month" to celebrate heterosexual "mothers and fathers" instead of the LGBTQ+ community? No, that's not true: While Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been criticized domestically an
Truth or Fiction?→ In a Friday News Dump, YouTube Announces Election Disinformation Policy Changes
On June 2 2023, a Reddit user shared a post claiming that YouTube altered a policy and was no longer restricting false claims about the 2020 election in the United States: YouTube changes policy to allow false claims about past US presidenti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Rainbow Around France’s Arc De Triomphe For Pride Month — It’s An Artist’s Video
Is the French monument known as the Arc de Triomphe decorated with a giant rainbow for Pride Month? No, that's not true: This is work done by an artist who works in the medium of videos. Video artist Ian Padgham used three-dimensional ani
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking 2024 presidential candidates, who’s running
The race for the White House is already getting started, with former President Donald Trump the first to declare a 2024 bid. Here’s how the declared candidates have fared on our Truth-O-Meter.
Full Fact→ ‘Pride installation’ on Arc de Triomphe is animated video
Claims suggesting that the iconic Paris monument has been decorated with a rainbow sculpture have been shared hundreds of times online.
Logically→ No, the Arc de Triomphe has not been decorated for LGBTQ+ Pride month
AllSides→ Biden Officials Have Taken Oaths of Office, Contrary to Social Media Claim
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/biden-officials-have-taken-oaths-of-office-contrary-to-social-media-claim/