A video shows people holding up their phones to film President Joe Biden, but “every phone there is turned off.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Quote Under Ron DeSantis’ Yearbook Photo
Did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' high school yearbook photo have a quote underneath that reads, "My Mount Rushmore is Jesus, Sir-Mixes-a-Lot, and Nintendo 64"? No, that's not true: The photo in a post making that claim is real, but "there i
Truth or Fiction?→ Moms for Liberty’s ‘Americans and Jews’ Tweet
On July 12 2023, a screenshot of a tweet addressing “Americans and Jews” was attributed to the far-right activist group Moms for Liberty. It was quickly shared to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter and r/MarchAgainstNazis: “Am
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, Texas y Florida no anunciaron que van a darle ‘papeles’ a inmigrantes ilegalmente en EE.UU.
"Tejas, Florida y otros estados acaban de anunciar que le darán papeles a todos los inmigrantes indocumentados".
The Dispatch→ ‘The Bear’ Is a Tribute to Dynamism—and What Blocks It
The regulatory nightmare of opening a restaurant.
PolitiFact→ Florida immigration law: Do new employment rules affect workers in seasonal, agricultural jobs?
Florida’s new immigration law includes penalties for employers who hire people not legally authorized to work in the U.S. Experts said they expect that some of the new rules apply to seasonal workers, though those workers are not specifically mention
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t believe this flushing falsehood. People in Switzerland may flush toilets after 10 p.m.
“In Switzerland, it is illegal to flush the toilet after 10 p.m. in apartments to avoid disturbing neighbors.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Vaccine Testing by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Democratic presidential candidate made a misleading statement in a Fox News interview.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Tesla shareholder meeting video altered to misrepresent CEO Elon Musk’s comments
Video shows Elon Musk “urging everyone in the UK to take advantage of this great opportunity before the big banks close completely.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Progress pride flag flew in San Diego, but its colors don’t represent pedophiles
Video shows the city of San Diego displaying a flag supportive of pedophilia.
Full Fact→ False claims of links between vaccines and HIV spread online
A social media post falsely links Dr Anthony Fauci to the origins of the AIDS epidemic and repeats a long debunked theory that the smallpox vaccine causes HIV.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of old Senate committee hearing is sensationalized, and mischaracterized, on social media
Video shows a Senate committee hearing witness who “cries to Josh Hawley for ‘no jailtime.’”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Baseless clone claims replicate on social media
Photos prove former Vice President Mike Pence and King Charles III have clones.
Full Fact→ Hoax missing boy post uses picture of animal rescue volunteer in Philippines
Fake appeals for information about a supposedly missing five-year-old have been shared in UK Facebook groups.
Logically→ The Biden administration is not planning to address global warming through solar geoengineering
Logically→ The WHO did not admit fully vaccinated mothers are giving birth to babies with heart defects
The Dispatch→ Nikki Haley Opposes Discrimination Against Transgender Adults
Plus: Pence group advocates fiscal restraint and Youngkin pushes early voting strategy in Virginia.
Logically→ Old footage of a waterlogged street in Haryana passed off as video from Delhi
Logically→ ವರದಕ್ಷಿಣೆ ಕೇಳಿದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ವಧುವಿನ ತಂದೆ ವರನನ್ನು ಥಳಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ, ಹಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ಸ್ಕ್ರಿಪ್ಟ್ ಮಾಡಿ ಅಭಿನಯಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ
Full Fact→ Money spent on Test and Trace couldn’t fund 15% NHS pay increase for 35 years
A resurfaced claim that the money spent on the Test and Trace scheme would pay for a 15% pay rise for health service staff until 2058 is incorrect.
Logically→ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ್ ಜ್ಯುವೆಲರ್ಸ್ನ ೩೦ ನೇ ವಾರ್ಷಿಕೋತ್ಸವದಂದು ೨೨-ಕ್ಯಾರೆಟ್ ಚಿನ್ನವನ್ನು ಉಡುಗೊರೆಯಾಗಿ ನೀಡುವ ಸಂದೇಶವು ಒಂದು ಹಗರಣವಾಗಿದೆ.
Full Fact→ Twitter community note about video of building collapsing in France is wrong
A community note on Twitter incorrectly claims a viral video of the aftermath of riots in France shows an unrelated incident in Paris from before the unrest began.
Full Fact→ Conservative and Labour claims on house building fact checked
We’ve seen a number of seemingly contradictory claims at the last two PMQs. Some are more accurate than others, but none tell the full story.
Health Feedback→ Analysis of adverse event variation between Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine batches doesn’t indicate safety problems, contrary to claim by John Campbell
REVIEW On 5 July 2023, YouTuber and retired nurse instructor John Campbell published a YouTube video regarding findings published in a research letter by Schmeling et al. in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation[1]. In the video, which rece
The Dispatch→ Pennsylvania’s U-Turn on School Choice
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro sinks his own school voucher program.
Logically→ Nej, den svenska regeringen stödjer inte bränning av koraner
Logically→ Filmen av ett raketgevär som avfyras mot den svenska flaggan är inte en reaktion på den senaste koranbränningen i Sverige
Logically→ Gammal orelaterad video från upplopp i Sverige blir viral efter den senaste tidens koranbränningar
Logically→ Nej, svensk lag tillåter inte att “endast koranen bränns”
Logically→ Nej, Amishsamhällen har inte lägre dödlighet i COVID-19 på grund av att de inte vaccinerats
Logically→ Old, unrelated videos peddled as visuals of crocodiles in Haryana’s flooded streets
The Dispatch→ As Crime Goes By
Potential employers and criminal histories.
Logically→ Old video from China used to claim Bhakra Nangal Dam gates opened amid floods
The Dispatch→ Moral Equivalence vs. Moral Leadership
Cluster munitions can be horrible. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t send them to Ukraine.
The Dispatch→ Interest Payments Are a Ticking Time Bomb
Massive federal borrowing means gambling America’s economic future on interest rates never rising.
The Dispatch→ Mike Pence’s 2024 Gamble
He’s not convinced the Republican Party is as Trumpified as conventional wisdom suggests.
Logically→ Old videos from 2022 rallies shared to claim Trump is getting more support for 2024 Presidential bid
The Dispatch→ Video: Senate Elections and the Next Big Second Amendment Case
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: TMZ Did NOT Report That Madonna Was ‘Clinically Brain Dead’
Did the celebrity gossip website TMZ report that Madonna was "clinically brain dead"? No, that's not true: An image of the headline made to look like it was from TMZ is counterfeit and never appeared on the site. A real TMZ story with a h
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Lauren Boebert filed articles of impeachment against Biden. That doesn’t mean he was impeached
CLAIM: President Joe Biden was impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors in June 2023. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Biden has not been impeached.