Why identity politics and the ‘Real America’ fallacy are bad for our politics.
PolitiFact→ Thom Tillis – Tillis email omits key details of Democrat's proposed tax on guns
A Democrat-sponsored bill proposes a “1,000% gun tax on most firearms.”
PolitiFact→ Chris Christie – Chris Christie knocks Ron DeSantis for Florida’s increased spending. But he omits revenue rose, too
Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 222 Contributions With ‘Zero Donor Information’ Do NOT Prove There Is Fraud In Campaign Of Fulton County DA Fani Willis
Do 222 contributions with "zero donor information" to the campaign of Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis prove there was fraud? No, that's not true: An Emory University political science professor emeritus told Lead Sto
Health Feedback→ Rebel News article lacks evidence for claiming COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe and unnecessary
REVIEW On 29 August 2023, Rebel News, a Canadian website recognized for spreading COVID-19 misinformation and conspiracy theories, published an article and video titled “Why you should think twice before considering a COVID booster”. The article
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Coach Belichick Did NOT Overrule Players’ Vote To Allow ‘Protest’ Kneeling — It’s Satire
Did New England Patriots football coach Bill Belichick overrule the players' vote to allow "protest" kneeling? No, that's not true: This claim comes from a satirical website that has a history of fabricating content surrounding popular to
The Dispatch→ Congress Heads Toward a September Scramble
The gap between the House and Senate spending plans grows as the end of the fiscal year approaches.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Reveal Plan To ‘Increase The Number and Intensity of Extreme Weather Events’
Did President Joe Biden announce in September 2023 that his administration intends to "increase the number and intensity of the extreme weather events"? No, that's not true: A social media video used incomplete footage of a speech to impl
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, the US government didn’t ‘mysteriously lose’ trillions of dollars the day before 9/11
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Decades-old footage of Hawaiians being removed from parkland misleadingly shared online as recent
CLAIM: A video shows native Hawaiians being evicted from their property after the Maui wildfires. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Full Fact→ WEF has not advocated the slaughter of millions of pets
The organisation has no policy to kill household pets to help the environment.
Logically→ No, the charred carcass of a dog does not prove the Maui fires were caused by energy weapons
Logically→ Video does not show the destruction of a Wagner cemetery
The Dispatch→ Yes, Mortgage Rates Have Gone Up During the Biden Presidency. Here’s Why.
The pandemic had something to do with it, but so did policy.
Full Fact→ Thousands share fake house giveaway
A post promising to give away two free houses with minor dents and scratches is too good to be true.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: While flooding in Nevada stranded tens of thousands of Burning Man attendees last weekend, there was not an Ebola outbreak at the event, contrary to social media posts.
PolitiFact→ LaKeshia Myers – It’s true, Wis. voters did not have standard notice of polling places in Spring 2020 election
During the spring 2020 election in Milwaukee, a reduction to only five polling locations “came days before the election and was done without proper notice to voters.”
The Dispatch→ No Labels Focusing on Nomination Rules Over Candidates, For Now
Plus: The RNC continues its early vote push ahead of 2024.
Logically→ Video from Polish air show does not show directed energy weapons
Full Fact→ Supposed Amazon E-scooter deal is too good to be true
Amazon is not selling e-scooters for £3 due to storage issues.
Full Fact→ How many people died while on waiting lists?
Apparently contradictory research from Labour and the Times suggests that either 121,000 or 340,000 people died while waiting for treatment in England last year.
Logically→ ‘भारत-विरोधी’ नारों पर प्रतिक्रिया देने वाले गौतम गंभीर के वीडियो से छेड़छाड़ की गई है
Logically→ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ನಾಯಕರನ್ನು ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯ ಮಾಡಲು ಎಡಿಟ್ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಬಸ್ನ ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ ‘భారత దేశానికి వ్యతిరేకంగా’ నినాదాలు ఇస్తున్నందుకుగానూ బిజెపి పార్లమెంట్ సభ్యులు గౌతం గంభీర్ అసహనం చెందారు అంటూ ఎడిట్ చేసిన వీడియో షేర్ చేస్తున్నారు
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಕೇವಲ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ ಸಮುದಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಮಾತ್ರವಾಗಿ ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ವಾಹನಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಬ್ಸಿಡಿ ನೀಡಿಲ್ಲ
The Dispatch→ A Late Summer COVID-19 Surge
‘You’ll get mild illness with this virus for decades to come … But that’s okay.’
Logically→ ২০১৪ চনলৈকে ব্ৰহ্মপুত্ৰৰ ওপৰত কেৱল এখন দলং আছিল বুলি মিছাকৈ শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ No, Karnataka government did not subsidize commercial vehicles just for Muslims
Logically→ গৌতম গম্ভীৰৰ অশ্লীল ইংগিতৰ কাৰণ বুলি সম্পাদিত ভিডিঅ’ শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
The Dispatch→ The Election Nobody Asked For
Whistling past the nursing home.
The Dispatch→ Vivek Ramaswamy: America First Visionary or Snake Oil Salesman?
Republican primary voters in New Hampshire have real questions about the 38-year-old presidential candidate’s authenticity.
Logically→ Filmgoer’s criticism of 2017 Shah Rukh Khan movie passed off as Jawan’s review
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Appoint FEMA Director Before Maui Fires, Did NOT Confirm He Knew They Would Occur
Did the timing of President Joe Biden appointing a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director before the Maui fires and subsequently saying that director was already in Hawaii when the fires broke out confirm Biden knew the wildf
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, President Joe Biden didn’t say the Maui, Hawaii, wildfires were ‘planned’
Video shows President Joe Biden confirmed “the Lahaina fires were planned.”
The Dispatch→ The Choice Is Made
It’s too late, Mike.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Jeep In Mud Was Published Before 2023 Burning Man Festival — No National Disaster Declared
Is this video showing a Jeep partially buried in the mud from the 2023 Burning Man gathering, and was that event "declared a national disaster"? No, that's not true: The online presence of the video predates the 2023 Burning Man gathering
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Social media posts misconstrue the efficacy of vaccines for flu, measles, mumps and rubella
CLAIM: Vaccines for the flu, measles, mumps and rubella were developed decades ago, yet the diseases haven't been eradicated, proving that the immunizations don’t work.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia’s Medvedev Did NOT Declare ‘Control Of Russia Army’ As Of September 7, 2023 — Clickbait Video Under Title Suggesting ‘Russian Military Coup’ Failed To Mention Any Of It
Was Russian President Vladimir Putin toppled, as of September 7, 2023? Did Dmitry Medvedev, a former president and prime minister, lead the coup, "acting in partnership with the United States"? Did Medvedev maintain close contact with the
PolitiFact→ Isabel Brown – Do Americans make less money now than during the Great Depression? That’s Pants on Fire!
Americans “currently are making less than at the height of the Great Depression.”
FactCheck.org→ The Problem with Greene’s Warning About ‘Communist Takeover’ of Judicial System
Responding to news that the former national leader of the Proud Boys was sentenced to 22 years for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called it “despicable” and commented: “We ar