Roseanne Barr made a video of a rainbow in a sprinkler questioning 'what the heck is in our water supply.'
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Arizona isn’t banning electronic voting machines in 2024
“Arizona BANS Electronic Voting Machines.”
The Dispatch→ Three Big Strikes Against ‘Greedflation’
Rising profits and inflation aren’t a corporate conspiracy. Continue reading Three Big Strikes Against ‘Greedflation’ »
The Dispatch→ Your Life Portfolio—and Ours
Diversify, buy-and-hold, and other secrets to the good life. Continue reading Your Life Portfolio—and Ours »
Truth or Fiction?→ Boston University President Accuses Students of ‘the Cancel Culture’ for Booing Warner Bros. Head
The outgoing president of Boston University lashed out at graduating students who booed and heckled Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive David Zaslav while he was speaking at the university in the midst of a strike by the Writers’ Guild of Amer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ron DeSantis Is NOT Selling A ‘Make America Florida’ Hat — It’s Being Sold By Separate Website
Is presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis selling a "Make America Florida" hat? No, that's not true: This hat is not available on DeSantis' official online store. A separate shop that is not officially associated with DeSant
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It Is NOT TRUE That Whoopi Goldberg Was Asked To Leave Tina Turner’s Funeral
Did another publication's fact check find that it was true that Whoopi Goldberg had been asked to leave Tina Turner's funeral? No, that's not true: A satire website published a fake story about Goldberg and then fact-checked their own fak
AllSides→ Amanda Gorman says her inaugural poem has been banned by Miami-Dade school
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4018143-amanda-gorman-says-her-inaugural-poem-has-been-banned-by-miami-dade-school/
AllSides→ The Media’s Latest ‘Book Ban’ Story Appears To Be Completely Unfounded
https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/25/media-book-ban-unfounded-evidence/ Numerous major media outlets quic
AllSides→ A Fla. school restricted poet Amanda Gorman’s book. Here’s what to know.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/05/24/florida-amanda-gorman-inauguration-poem/ As a wave
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, el gobierno no está pagando hasta $26,000 a personas que trabajaron durante la pandemia
"Si trabajaste en el año 2020 puede ser que te deban muchísimo dinero” a través de un “crédito que está activo hasta ahora”.
Truth or Fiction?→ AOC Parody Account on Twitter Aims to Confuse
On May 30 2023, screenshots appeared of a tweet by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), about a verified “parody account” targeting her: FYI there’s a fake account on here impersonating me and going viral. The Twitter CEO has e
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Amanda Gorman poem moved to middle school shelves in one library, not banned in Miami-Dade County
“Miami-Dade County has banned” Amanda Gorman’s poem “from elementary schools.”
PolitiFact→ Alex Epstein – Chart on Arctic Sea Ice extent has no bearing on Al Gore quote about the North Pole melting away
A chart on Arctic sea ice provides evidence that Al Gore was wrong when he said in 2009 that the north polar ice cap would lose all of its ice “within the next five to seven years.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of A Woman At An ‘International Airport’ Does NOT Show The Wife Of Russia’s Belgorod Region Governor Fleeing Country
Does a photo shared on social media during the May 22, 2023, attack on the Russian region of Belgorod by two paramilitary groups show the wife of the region's governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, at an "international airport" with her "belonging
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Leaked Footage’ Of ‘Flat Earth From 1977’ — It’s From A Satire Account
Does a video shared on social media show "leaked footage of our flat Earth from 1977"? No, that's not true: A 22-second clip that was first posted to TikTok in February 2023 was created by a satirical account that uses computer-generated
Full Fact→ 5G is not triggering nanotechnology in the Covid vaccines
A video showing people collapsing claims to show deaths due to 5G activating ingredients injected into them.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fight breaks out in congressional hearing? That’s a fake claim
"F.ight BREAKS as C.omer SHUTS UP Biden's lawyer with B0MBSHELL."
Full Fact→ The Covid-19 vaccines saved many lives
A widespread meme on social media is clearly wrong when it suggests there is no evidence that the Covid vaccines saved any lives at all.
The Dispatch→ Ron DeSantis Sharpens Attacks on Trump
Plus: Republicans split by predictable fault lines in the House debt ceiling fight. Continue reading Ron DeSantis Sharpens Attacks on Trump »
Full Fact→ Sun corrects net migration graph which didn’t reflect the latest data
A graph published on the newspaper’s website suggested a steeper recent rise in net migration than that shown by Office for National Statistics figures.
Full Fact→ Not all fish in the Channel belong to the EU
A post on Facebook also makes a misleading claim about small boat crossings to the UK.
Logically→ Photo does not show Celine Dion attending her son’s wedding in a wheelchair
Full Fact→ Fake birth parents appeal on Facebook uses US photographer’s picture
The image used in two posts was taken from a Seattle photographer’s website, despite the claim that the person searching was born in both Plymouth and Bristol.
Logically→ Video of Indonesian bus accident falsely shared as Meghalaya incident
Full Fact→ Hoax post about injured dog uses picture taken in Australia
A picture of a dog reported found in a County Durham Facebook group was actually taken in Australia in 2019.
Full Fact→ NHS Covid tracing app did not cost £37bn
Multiple Facebook posts have claimed that £37 billion was spent on the NHS Test and Trace app when it actually cost about £35 million in 2020/21.
The Dispatch→ International Outrage over Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law
Critics oppose the African country’s crackdown on homosexuality on both moral and practical grounds. Continue reading International Outrage over Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law »
Logically→ Video of man assaulting a woman in Madhya Pradesh falsely shared as ‘love jihad’ incident
Logically→ Misleading posts about ‘Disease X’ add fuel to misinformation on Twitter
Logically→ John Kerry did not say farmers must stop growing food
Logically→ AI-generated images used to claim actor Dwayne Johnson performed Hindu Aarti
Washington Post→ McCarthy hypes ‘largest cut’ to sell debt-ceiling deal
There are many ways to run the numbers but no metric puts this deal in first place.
The Dispatch→ The Bahnsen Conspiracy
From economic markets to the coming kingdom. Continue reading The Bahnsen Conspiracy »
The Dispatch→ Excessive Fines and Strange Bedfellows
Geraldine gets her cash. Continue reading Excessive Fines and Strange Bedfellows »
The Dispatch→ Get Ready for More ‘Bud Lighting’
The beermaker is suffering a sales slump, but boycotters don’t even even need to hurt a company’s bottom line to declare victory. Continue reading Get Ready for More ‘Bud Lighting’ »
The Dispatch→ Beware the Hype Over Two New Alzheimer’s Drugs
They could cost taxpayers billions while potentially delivering few benefits. Continue reading Beware the Hype Over Two New Alzheimer’s Drugs »
Logically→ Clip of students being taught how to perform Namaz is of a play rehearsal
Logically→ Old, unrelated image used to claim hair dryer was used to dry pitch during IPL 2023 final
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Maricopa Officials Breaking Into Election Machines — It Shows Routine Pre-Election Installation
Does a post show "new video evidence" of Maricopa County election officials breaking into sealed election machines? No, that's not true: The "new" video is a recording of a 2022 public live stream of the Maricopa County, Arizona, election