A viral video uses legitimate footage to make a false claim.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ An AI image of Sen. Rand Paul in a bathrobe is circulating online after Senate drops dress code
CLAIM: A photo shows U.S. Sen. Rand Paul sitting on the Capitol steps in a red bathrobe. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Clinton And Pope Francis Did NOT Call For ‘Urgent Depopulation’ To Save The Planet
Did Bill Clinton and Pope Francis call for "urgent depopulation" to save the planet? No, that's not true: The pope and former President Clinton had a public conversation in September 2023 during the Clinton Global Initiative 2023 meeting
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: McCarthy Can’t Keep His House in Order
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this project isn’t proof your money will be confiscated and replaced with a ‘digital dollar’
Under Project Hamilton, “every dollar you hold in your bank account, your wallet and even your retirement” will be confiscated and “replaced with a dangerous new totally digital dollar.”
The Dispatch→ Squeezing the Speaker
Why a small minority has such power over Kevin McCarthy.
PolitiFact→ Jim Justice – Did West Virginia’s unemployment rate hit a record low on Jim Justice’s watch?
“Under Jim Justice,” West Virginia had “the lowest unemployment rate in state history.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Ukraine support during a shutdown does not mean an end for essential services in the U.S.
U.S. aid to Ukraine will continue during a government shutdown, but programs for food stamps, transportation, education, justice, environmental protection and homelessness will not.
Full Fact→ Missing man hoax appeals for ‘Walter Peters’ recirculate with different photo
The hoax has been posted in community groups across the UK and abroad.
The Dispatch→ On the Brink of a Government Shutdown
No pain, no leverage.
PolitiFact→ Tracking Vivek Ramaswamy's shifting stances on Trump, Hunter Biden, TikTok and more
Vivek Ramaswamy says opponents and media mischaracterize his positions. But we found examples of when his views have shifted on former President Donald Trump, Hunter Biden, TikTok and more.
Logically→ Old video from U.K. shared as ‘Khalistanis threatening Gujaratis in Canada’
The Dispatch→ Footage Depicting Combat Between Russia and Ukraine Is Actually From Video Games
Facebook users are sharing the clips as though they are real.
Logically→ There is no proof that neo-Nazi Kent McLellan has fought in Ukraine
PolitiFact→ Could a President Vivek Ramaswamy lay off 75% of federal workers by himself?
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy says he will lay off three-quarters of the federal workforce if he is elected president. Experts are skeptical he could do it without Congress’ consent.
Logically→ বিজেপি সমৰ্থকে কানাডাৰ বিৰুদ্ধে কানাৰা বেংকৰ সন্মুখত প্ৰতিবাদ কৰা বুলি পুৰণি, সম্পাদিত ফটো প্ৰচাৰ
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಭಾರತದೊಂದಿಗಿನ ರಾಜತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಬಿಕ್ಕಟ್ಟಿನ ನಡುವೆ ಕೆನಡಾ ಆರ್.ಎಸ್.ಎಸ್ ಅನ್ನು ನಿಷೇಧಿಸಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ Old image of bridge collapse in Madhya Pradesh shared as from Gujarat’s Surendranagar
Logically→ Edited photo shared claiming BJP workers protested against Canada outside Canara Bank
Logically→ ఆసియా కప్పు 2023 ఫైనల్ మ్యాచ్ ‘ఫిక్స్’ అయ్యిందని వసీం అక్రం ఆరోపించలేదు
The Dispatch→ Unpacking the Menendez Indictment
The New Jersey senator faces another round of bribery charges, and Democrats are split on his next move.
Logically→ No, a trader did not throw real diamonds on the streets in Gujarat
Logically→ India-Canada row: 2021 image of protestors burning Kannada flag shared to mock BJP
Logically→ इंडोनेशिया में छात्रा से मारपीट के वीडियो को फ़र्ज़ी दावे से भारत का बताकर शेयर किया गया
The Dispatch→ The Grievances Podcast
Is banning drag queens unconstitutional?
The Dispatch→ Russian Propaganda Targets the Use of Depleted Uranium in Ukraine
The munitions aren’t prohibited and are considered conventional munitions.
The Dispatch→ A Classless Society, Indeed
America is taking an increasingly quick trip from authenticity to having no class.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Picture Does NOT Show Sen. Rand Paul In Bathrobe — It’s AI-Generated
Did Senator Rand Paul show up to work at the U.S. Capitol barefoot wearing a red bathrobe as an apparent comment on a change to the Senate's dress code? No, that's not true: This is an AI-generated image. The poster of this on X admitted
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Arizona’s governor hasn’t been ‘indicted’ by the state senate, contrary to viral claim
Social media users are falsely claiming Arizona’s governor has been “indicted” by local lawmakers. But the Republican leadership in Arizona’s state Senate say no such indictment has been issued.
The Dispatch→ Uncomfortably Numb
Trump’s getting worse. Not enough people care.
PolitiFact→ ¿El desempleo hispano ha disminuido a la mitad bajo Joe Biden? Eso es Mayormente Cierto
Un anuncio de la campaña de Joe Biden afirma que, desde que asumió el cargo, el desempleo latino se ha reducido a la mitad. Eso es Mayormente Cierto.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Casual Friday at the U.S. Capitol? Perhaps. But this isn’t Sen. Rand Paul in a bathrobe
Image shows Sen. Rand Paul in a bathrobe on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – El glaucoma y las cataratas no se pueden eliminar con un ‘remedio casero’
Una receta casera "restaura la visión en 7 días, el glaucoma y las cataratas quedan en el pasado".
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Barrels On A Plane Shows Ballast Tanks Used For Load Testing — Center Of Gravity Tests Are Not Mysterious
Does a photo of barrels inside the fuselage of a plane show anything strange or is it legitimately unclear what they are for? Nope, these are just water ballast tanks that allow a test plane to be loaded with weight which can be distribut
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Conspiracy theories about FEMA’s Oct. 4 emergency alert test spread online
CLAIM: An emergency broadcast system test on Oct. 4 will send a signal to cell phones nationwide in order to activate nanoparticles such as graphene oxide that have been introduced into people’s bodies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vast Majority of 100K ‘Severe’ Side Effects Per 1M Vaxed Teens NOT Deadly/Permanent — Soreness, Fever, Nausea, Headache
Does data from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) briefing from September 2023 show that mRNA COVID vaccines "CAUSE 100,000-200,000 severe side effects" for every one million shots given to "teens"? Yes, that's the label o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: China Did NOT Ban ‘All iPhones,’ As Of September 25, 2023
Did China pass a law formally prohibiting the use of "all iPhones" in the country? No, that's not true: No credible sources reported about the purported piece of legislation; China's officials denied the existence of such a law, and then,
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, California no separará a padres de hijos por debates de identidad de género
“El estado de California podría quitarte a tus hijos si no aceptas cambiarles el sexo".
PolitiFact→ Politicians blame 'wokeism' for low military recruitment. The problem is more complex.
Military recruitment is low. But blaming “woke” policies overstates the impact and oversimplifies the problem. Experts say several factors contribute to low recruitment, including employment opportunities outside the military and a shrinking pool o
Full Fact→ Photo of a man who died in 2014 used in recent hoax appeals for ‘missing’ man
The hoax has been shared in community groups across the UK and abroad.