Was a 19-year-old girl in Texas sentenced to "96 years in prison" after traveling across state lines to gain access to an abortion procedure? No, that's not true: The social media account that shared this post is a satirical one. Furtherm
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HAARP Does NOT ‘Send A Billion-Watt Microwave’ To Cause Disasters On Earth
Can the Alaska-based HAARP project, a former military research facility for studying the ionosphere, remotely initiate natural disasters such as earthquakes anywhere on Earth? No, that's not true: An "explanation" of its purported capabil
The Dispatch→ Stirewaltisms: Can DeSantis Go the Distance?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference on January 18, 2023. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)Media speculation about his candidacy heats up. The post Stirewaltisms: Can DeSantis Go the Distance? appeared firs
Truth or Fiction?→ Propublica’s Politwoops Archive in Peril — Can It Be Saved?
On February 24 2023, data journalist Derek Willis tweeted a “eulogy” for Politwoops, an archive of deleted tweets in the public interest maintained by investigative journalism organization ProPublica: For six years I had the responsibilit
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Think a $700 payout from Apple for a slow iPhone seems too good to be true? You’re right, it is
Apple will pay customers $700 for a slowed-down iPhone.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claim About Defense ‘Deal’ with South Korea
Former President Donald Trump, who has regularly complained about the amount of money South Korea pays the U.S. to maintain American military bases there, falsely claimed this week that he “had a deal [with South Korea] for full payment to us, $
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Definition Of Word ‘Horizontal’ Does NOT Prove Earth Is Flat
Did the word "horizon" come from the word "horizontal," and is this evidence that the Earth must be flat? No, that's not true: The word "horizon" came first, and the adjective "horizontal" followed. The adjective describes something "rela
PolitiFact→ Did Ohio train derailment cause CDC to update its vinyl chloride toxicology info? No
An update of vinyl chloride’s toxicological profile was released Feb. 9, days after the Ohio train derailment. An expert told PolitiFact the update had been in progress for many months before the derailment and described the timing of the update as
Full Fact→ Mark on Joe Biden’s forehead during Poland trip isn’t a ‘bruise’
The mark is actually an ash cross, given during the Ash Wednesday Mass.
Full Fact→ The NHS Test and Trace app did not cost £37 billion
£37 billion was the total budget for the NHS Test and Trace programme over its first two years, only a fraction of which was spent on the app.
The Dispatch→ Gearing Up for the Tucker Tapes
Protesters walk through the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)Plus: A look at lawmakers fighting isolationism as the war in Ukraine enters its second year.The post Gearing Up for the Tu
Full Fact→ Facebook posts about Samsung S23 and iPhone giveaways are fake
Posts on social media falsely claim that Argos and Amazon are selling Samsung S23 phones for £3 and that Amazon is also selling iPhone 14s for the same price.
Full Fact→ Newspapers and health minister understate junior doctors’ pay demand
Junior doctors are asking for a pay rise of about 35%—not 26%, which is how much their union says their pay has fallen by since 2008-9.
Logically→ The video shows a black cloud over East Palestine, Ohio, after a train carrying chemical materials derailed in the area.
This video of the black cloud was first uploaded on TikTok in November 2022. It predates the train derailment in Ohio and is unrelated to it.
Logically→ INEC said Nigerians can vote using printouts from a government website instead of PVCs.
Under the Electoral Act of 2022, Nigerians will need a valid PVC to vote in the upcoming general elections.
AllSides→ Biden’s April 2022 Remark About Some Ukraine Aid Covering Pensions Is Not ‘Breaking’ News
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/02/bidens-april-2022-remark-about-some-ukraine-aid-covering-pensions-is-not-breaking-news/
Logically→ Punjab government has ordered the monitoring of social media accounts of government employees.
An order issued by the Jammu & Kashmir administration was misrepresented as a Punjab government directive.
The Dispatch→ The East Palestine Blame Game
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg the site of the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. (Photo by Brooke LaValley-Pool/Getty Images)Plus: U.S.-Taiwan ties grow stronger.The post The East Palestine Blame Game appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ The video depicts a fracture in the earth’s crust caused by recent earthquakes in Turkey.
This old video shows the Loess Plateau in China's Pinglu County and is unrelated to the recent earthquake that hit Turkey in February 2023.
Poynter→ How Nigeria’s fact-checkers are using AI to counter election misinformation
As interest and concern grow over generative artificial intelligence and its unrivaled ability to rapidly spread misinformation, some are harnessing AI to promote healthy information ecosystems. Ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 […] The post How Nigeria
Poynter→ How FEMA and other federal agencies are aiding East Palestine with the train derailment
When disasters happen, local and state officials often turn to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for aid. So, after a freight train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, […] The post How FEMA and other federal agencies
Logically→ The video shows a child trying to console her baby brother in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.
The video is not from the February 6 earthquake and has been available online since November 2022.
The Dispatch→ A Congressional Fight Against Isolationism
Rep. Tony Gonzales walks down the steps of the Capitol. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)The For Country Caucus wants Congress to take a bigger role in foreign policy.The post A Congressional Fight Against Isolationism appeared first on T
The Dispatch→ My Own Private East Pakistan
Marjorie Taylor Greene at the U.S. Capitol on January 27, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Lessons on national divorce from South Asia. The post My Own Private East Pakistan appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Putin’s Ukrainian Fantasy
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Eternal Flame and the Unknown Soldier's Grave in Alexander Garden on February 23, 2023. (Photo by Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik / AFP/Ge
Logically→ Vivek Agnihotri’s film ‘The Kashmir Files’ has won the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023.
The Kashmir Files has won the 'Best Film' award at a festival named after Dadasaheb Phalke, not the coveted award presented by the Indian government.
The Dispatch→ Biden Abroad, Trump at Home
Is there a better photo op for ambitious Mayor Pete?The post Biden Abroad, Trump at Home appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pennsylvania Dog Did NOT ‘Test Positive’ For Vinyl Chloride Exposure Following Ohio Train Derailment
Did a dog in Pennsylvania test positive for exposure to vinyl chloride, a chemical that officials have confirmed has leaked from the train derailment site near East Palestine, Ohio? No, that's not true: In an interview with Lead Stories,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Report Does NOT Prove ‘Bill Gates’ Lab-Grown Meat Causes Cancer In Humans’
Does a report assessing the safety of a plant-based meat product made by a company in which Bill Gates has invested prove that meat grown in a laboratory causes cancer in humans? No, that's not true: Since the report doesn't even consider
AllSides→ No, the HEROES Act Doesn’t Let Biden Forgive Student Loans
https://reason.com/2023/02/23/no-the-heroes-act-doesnt-let-biden-forgive-student-loans/ Next week, the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The ’15-Minute City’ Is NOT About Restricting Movement
Will the "15-minute city" require residents to carry permits for more than 15 minutes of travel, track "in real time" their carbon footprints and block violators of city rules from accessing "daily activities"? No, that's not true: The 15
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden welcomed thousands of Ukrainians; many are in immigration limbo
A temporary immigration program has given a reprieve to 115,000 Ukrainians who entered the U.S. since April 2022. But the program doesn’t provide a path to citizenship, leaving beneficiaries in limbo.
The Dispatch→ Get Shorty
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference on January 18, 2023. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)Are the early attacks on DeSantis hurting him or helping?The post Get Shorty appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – President Joe Biden is alive and traveling; he wasn’t executed
President Joe Biden was “shot” in a “behind-the-scenes execution.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Bill Maher ‘Natural Immunity’ Study Tweet
On February 19 2023, a Twitter user tweeted a quote (with video) from talk show host and comedian Bill Maher, on the subject of a “big study” on “natural immunity” and how it held up against vaccines: Bill Maher: “Big story,
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, President Joe Biden didn’t admit the 2020 presidential election was stolen
“President Joe Biden admits to faking the election.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – COVID-19 vaccines did not cause a 17% increase in deaths in Australia in 2022
In Australia, a “17% increase in heart attack deaths” in the first eight months of 2022 is linked to COVID-19 vaccination.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Former Clinton White House aide wasn't murdered
“Clinton aide found dead, tied to tree in apparent murder.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Did these Medal of Freedom recipients fly on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane? Not according to flight logs
“Every single one” of former President Barack Obama’s Medal of Freedom recipients in this video “was on Epstein’s flight logs.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Ron DeSantis Ban Teaching About Slavery In Florida Public Schools?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo by Phelan M. Ebenhack/ Washington Post/ Getty Images.) During an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris on February 17, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell asked, “What does Gov. Ron DeSantis not know about black history