Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: President Joe Biden has not been impeached, the House voted last month to send articles of impeachment to its Judiciary Committee and its Homeland Security Committee for r
Full Fact→ Amazon virtual assistant Alexa does not predict the start of WWIII
In a viral audio clip, Alexa supposedly predicts that WWIII will start in November 2023.
Full Fact→ No investigation into football used in 2022 World Cup
Multiple posts on social media claim an investigation will be launched into the ball for being controlled using a remote.
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis Dominate GOP Fundraising
Plus: A preview of today’s social conservative cattle call in Iowa.
Full Fact→ Missing girl hoax uses photo of kidnapped US child
The hoax post appeals for help to find a girl called Sofia who supposedly went missing in South Shields in the UK.
AllSides→ Did Disney Own ‘Sound of Freedom’ Rights?
https://www.newsweek.com/disney-sound-freedom-shelved-jim-caviezel-1812179 The box office surprise of t
AllSides→ Was the Titan Sub’s Text Message ‘Transcript’ or ‘Log’ Released?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/titan-sub-transcript/ In early July 2023, TikTok and YouTube users pu
Logically→ False communal spin added to Bengaluru double murder case
Logically→ ರಾಹುಲ್ ಗಾಂಧಿಯನ್ನು ಕೇಂಬ್ರಿಡ್ಜ್ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ರಾಹುಲ್ ರಾಜೀವ್ ಫಿರೋಜ್’ ಎಂದು ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಎಡಿಟ್ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಚಿತ್ರ ತೋರುತ್ತದೆ
Logically→ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಜೋಗ್ ಫಾಲ್ಸ್ ನ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಕೇರಳದಲ್ಲಿನ ದೃಶ್ಯಗಳು ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಜೋಗ್ ಫಾಲ್ಸ್ ನ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಕೇರಳದಲ್ಲಿನ ದೃಶ್ಯಗಳು ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Viral video of ‘Muslim man marrying granddaughter-in-law’ is scripted
Logically→ ಜನರು ತೆರೆದ ಚರಂಡಿಯಿಂದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸುವ ವೈರಲ್ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ತಮಿಳುನಾಡಿನದ್ದು, ಮುಂಬೈನದ್ದಲ್ಲ
The Dispatch→ The PGA Tour Finds Few Allies on Capitol Hill
Plus: Threads takes on Twitter.
Logically→ No, Disney is not opening themed pediatric transgender clinics for children
Logically→ Carbon dioxide is a major cause of climate change, although it makes up just 0.04 percent of the atmosphere
Logically→ 2021 video of building collapsing in Shimla passed off as recent
Logically→ Vehicles driving over Indian flag in Pakistan peddled as incident in Kerala
The Dispatch→ Donors and Grifters
Don’t draw red lines if you’re not going to keep them.
The Dispatch→ A Grassroots Movement to Depolarize the U.S.?
The Braver Angels organization seeks to help red and blue Americans see each other as neighbors instead of enemies.
The Dispatch→ Native American Population Growth, Explained
What’s driving the surge in American Indian and Alaska Native census numbers?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Department Of Justice Did NOT Say ‘International Sex Trafficking Of Minors’ Is Not Area Of Concern
Did the Department of Justice under President Joe Biden decide that "international sex trafficking of minors" was no longer an area of concern for prosecution? No, that's not true: A Department of Justice (DOJ) spokesperson told Lead Stor
FactCheck.org→ Trump Appointed Weiss with Democrats’ Blessing
Democrats’ response to Republican claims that Hunter Biden got a “sweetheart deal” has been to note that former President Donald Trump appointed U.S. Attorney David Weiss – the prosecutor who allowed Biden to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax ch
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Announce ‘US Dollar Will Now Become Cryptocurrency’
Did President Joe Biden announce that the "US dollar will now become cryptocurrency"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to back that claim. While the president did issue an executive order (EO) on March 9, 2022, on "Ensuring Respon
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Police didn’t say that thousands of people witnessed a demonic portal above the White House
Police say thousands of people witnessed a “demonic portal opening above White House.”
Truth or Fiction?→ How a ‘Deadline’ Story Obscured Matt Damon’s Support for the SAG-AFTRA Strike
As Hollywood’s actors joined screenwriters on strike in July 2023, the entertainment news outlet Deadline faced online criticism for de-emphasizing actor Matt Damon’s expression of solidarity with union leadership. The site posted a tweet f
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Saharan dust clouds are regular occurrence, not a Bill Gates sun-blocking plot
"The sand storm headed our way is an attempt by Bill Gates to block out the sun.”
PolitiFact→ Here are our fact-checks about Ray Epps, who is suing Fox News for defamation over Jan. 6 claims
Ray Epps is suing Fox News for defamation over false claims made on the network that Epps was a covert FBI agent who instigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Here are our fact-checks about Epps.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Blank phone screens are not proof that a July 4 White House event was staged
CLAIM: A video shows people at a July 4 White House celebration pretending to take photos of President Joe Biden with switched-off phones, proving the event was staged.
Truth or Fiction?→ When Fats Waller Was ‘Kidnapped’ for Al Capone’s Birthday
On July 11 2023, a meme about jazz pianist Thomas “Fats” Waller attending a birthday party for crime boss Al Capone was popular on Imgur: The post (“Imagine being such a talented musician that the mafia kidnaps you to perform at a b
The Dispatch→ Conflict Resolution
Who won the GOP civil war over Ukraine?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No Amish kids get cancer, diabetes, autism? That’s Pants on Fire!
"Zero Amish children diagnosed with cancer, diabetes or autism."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Spanish Minister Teresa Ribera Did NOT Fly Government Jet To Climate Event
Did Teresa Ribera, third vice president of Spain and Spain's minister for ecological transition and demographic challenge, fly on a private jet to attend a climate summit? No, that's not true: No aircraft used by Spanish dignitaries lande
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fourth Of July Event Attendees Did NOT Have Their Phones Off
Did President Joe Biden attend a Fourth of July event where every attendee had their phone off? No, that's not true: Evidence from news organization footage shows that people were recording and phones were on. It was possible that because
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: Biden Admin Says Its Stimulus Spending Didn’t Spike Inflation
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/fact-check-biden-admin-says-its-stimulus-spending-didnt-spike-inflation/
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Ron DeSantis’ statement on federal government growth is exaggerated
Federal “agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Does the U.S. Spend 4 Percent of Economic Output Defending NATO Countries?
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s claim about defense spending doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Wave ‘To Nobody’ After His Speech In Lithuania — Audience Included People Beside Stage
Did President Joe Biden wave "to nobody" after delivering his address in Lithuania on July 12, 2023? No, that's not true: The claim is based on video showing only the president, not a wider shot showing the audience beside the stage. The
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old video of former President Donald Trump miscaptioned as ‘breaking news’
Video shows “breaking news” because “President Trump just dropped a bombshell!!!”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fourth of July video featuring Hunter Biden wasn’t taken same day cocaine discovered at White House
Video of Hunter Biden at the White House was taken on the “same day they found cocaine.”