Logically→ No, Vancouver did not apply stickers that read ’15-minute City Ready’ on slow streets gateways
Logically→ No, Vancouver did not apply stickers that read ’15-minute City Ready’ on slow streets gateways
Logically→ An old image of young men from Tamil Nadu wearing ISIS t-shirts falsely linked to Kerala.
The Dispatch→ The U.S. Intelligence Community’s Annual Threat Assessment
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier at a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Russia and China lead the way
Logically→ Edited video falsely claims that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was waiting for Sonia Gandhi’s permission to sit down
Logically→ Morphed image of Hitler falsely shared to compare Nazi dictator with Modi
Logically→ Video of an older man marrying his daughter-in-law after his son’s death is scripted
The Dispatch→ Perceptions of Violence
Looking at legal standards for intervention. Continue reading Perceptions of Violence »
The Dispatch→ Legitimizing an Iran-Backed Terrorist
Sheikh Qais al-Khazali, the secretary general of the Shiite group Asaib Ahl al-Haq, speaks in 2016. (HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI/AFP via Getty Images)A U.S. diplomat spoke at the same conference as Qais al-Khazali, who masterminded a 2007 attack that killed fi
The Dispatch→ How GOP Donors Really Feel About Ron DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a fundraiser on May 6, 2023, in Rothschild, Wisconsin. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Party financiers have some reservations about the Florida governor, but the narrative of a donor exodus lacks nuance.Continue
The Dispatch→ The Danger of Mike Lee’s Ukraine Skepticism
Sen. Mike Lee attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on March 15, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images)He’s trying to re-create an isolationist worldview that the GOP banished decades ago. Continue reading The Danger of Mike Lee’s U
Logically→ Old Video from Telangana falsely linked to protests against ‘The Kerala Story’
Logically→ Video from Philippines peddled as Kuki tribals looting shops owned by Meiteis in Manipur
Logically→ 2021 video of tractor rally to support farmers’ protests falsely linked to wrestler’s protest
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disease-Related Patents Do NOT Prove Those Diseases Were Man-Made
Do patents related to the diseases AIDS, SARS, Zika and Ebola prove that they were man-made? No, that's not true: Three of the patents cited are associated with those diseases but they are not for the creation or invention of them. There
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘New Study’ Does NOT Prove ‘Fasting Cures Anything’ — There’s NO Recent Study
Does a "new study on fasting" prove it can cure any illness? No, that's not true: While fasting has been shown to have potential health benefits and may be useful in certain contexts, such as weight loss and improving insulin sensitivity,
PolitiFact→ Expira Título 42: ¿Qué sigue para los migrantes que piden asilo en la frontera de EEUU?
En Español: El Título 42, una política de salud pública que ha bloqueado el proceso de asilo para muchos migrantes, expira el 11 de mayo. El gobierno de EEUU ahora se prepara para un aumento en el número de personas en busca de asilo.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Professional Athletes HAVE Lived To Be 100 Years Old — Exercise Is Shown To Increase Lifespan
Has a professional athlete never lived to be 100 years old, thus evidencing that exercise "doesn't increase lifespan" and "in fact, exercise can shorten lifespan"? No, that's not true: Globally, there are a number of professional athletes
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t fear the Reaper; Death personified doesn’t darken King Charles’ door at coronation
Video shows the “Grim Reaper” appearing at King Charles III’s coronation.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – NASA astronaut dropped the ball, but video shows only part of the story
Dropped globe in video shows NASA astronauts filming in TV studio.
The Dispatch→ Desperate Times
(Photo of Joe Biden by Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images. Photo of Donald Trump by Robert Perry/Getty Images.)A grim poll and a paralyzed country.Continue reading Desperate Times »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Verbal jousting? Sure. Jostling blows? No. Fight didn’t break out in House hearing
Video shows a fight breaking out in a U.S. House of Representatives committee hearing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Space Station Footage Was Shot In ‘Hollywood Basement’
Do jumpy cuts in the asparagus-eating video recorded by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield while in the zero-gravity environment in 2013 prove it was shot in a "Hollywood basement," outer space does not exist and Earth is flat? No, that's
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Image showing thousands of bridge-crossing migrants was from 2018, not 2023
Photo shows migrants heading to U.S. border in May 2023.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukraine Being Hit By Nuclear Weapon — It’s The Aftermath Of A Russian Missile Attack
Does a video posted on social media in early May 2023 show Ukraine being struck by a nuclear weapon? No, that's not true: Although the video does show the aftermath of a reported Russian missile attack in Ukraine, there is no evidence tha
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccine Benefits Outweigh Small Risks, Contrary to Flawed Claim From U.K. Cardiologist
SciCheck Digest Dozens of studies support the use of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which have a good safety profile and work well in preventing severe disease and death. Yet, citing a single, flawed paper, a British cardiologist known for peddling mi
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wasn’t found guilty of treason
Says U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi “is guilty of treason.”
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
May 11 will mark the end of the federal public health emergency for COVID-19, bringing changes to health care and public benefits. “Many Americans won’t feel a difference immediately at the end of the public health emergency,”&
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Another altered photo of Michelle Obama shared as part of unfounded conspiracy theory
Photo shows former first lady Michelle Obama as a man.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – We heard no clapping; there’s no ovation in mashup of ex-Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s House speeches
Video shows U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn receiving an “ovation” after confronting U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Can mRNA be ingested via milk? Study didn’t say so and USDA isn’t testing it in food
“mRNA in food is being tested by USDA now.”
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Marines didn’t arrest a CDC official. Claim comes from a site known for misinformation
U.S. Marine Corps arrested a CDC official.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Old Migrant Caravan Photo Circulating on Social Media
Photo by Guillermo Arias (AFP via Getty Images) Social media users are claiming that a photograph shows a migrant caravan currently en route to the U.S. These claims are false, as the photograph was actually taken in October 2018. These invaders wi
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Satirical story about Michelle Obama’s mother repackaged as real news
“Michelle Obama’s mother dies, leaves inheritance to ‘My son Michael.’”
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Bannon’s ‘War Room’ mixes up labs in Sudan and South Sudan
Fauci, DOD and CDC funded deadly pathogen research at Sudan lab
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Good Enough to be True: You really can order cookies from Girl Scouts in NYC’s shelter system
“If you need Girl Scout cookies this year and don’t have a local troop to support, please consider buying from Troop 6000, which is entirely made up of girls living in NYC’s homeless shelters.”
The Dispatch→ Chris Christie Prepares ‘Direct, Frontal Challenge to Donald Trump’
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)Plus, former GOP Rep. Mark Walker looks poised to enter North Carolina’s gubernatorial race.Continue reading Chris Christie Prepares ‘Direct, Frontal Challenge to Donal
Logically→ Video of President Biden walking away from U.S. Air Force Academy football team has been edited
The Dispatch→ Against Strategery
Former President Donald Trump disembarks his plane in Aberdeen, Soctland, on May 1, 2023. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)Voters shouldn’t try to outsmart themselves.Continue reading Against Strategery »