Plus: Sackler Family's due process appeal
Logically→ No, viral photos don’t show arsenal Niger received from Russia
The Dispatch→ Israel Missed Its Moment
It might have had a chance to stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions a few years ago, but the Middle East has changed.
The Dispatch→ The New School Closures
Despite getting millions in pandemic aid, not all schools are equipped to stay open.
Logically→ ‘মণিপুৰত কুকি ছোৱালীক প্ৰহাৰ কৰি হত্যা’ কৰা বুলি ম্যানমাৰৰ ভিডিঅ’ শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ Waterspout’s video captured in June shared as recent footage of Hurricane Idalia
Logically→ চন্দ্ৰযান-৩ৰ পৰা বন্দী কৰা পৃথিৱীৰ দৃশ্য বুলি ‘এআই-জেনেৰেটেড’ ভিডিঅ’ প্ৰচাৰ কৰা হৈছে
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jared Kushner And Ivanka Trump Did NOT Pose In Room With Bone Saws On The Walls — Photo Is Doctored
Did Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump pose for a photo in a room that has surgical bone saws hanging on the walls? No, that's not true: The image of the couple has been doctored and the bone saws have been added to the photo, likely as a com
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A clip of a waterspout at a Florida beach is being misrepresented as Hurricane Idalia
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Riley Gaines Did NOT ‘Beat’ Lia Thomas For The ‘Last Spot On The Pro Tour’ — Story Is From A Satire Site
Did former competitive swimmer Riley Gaines "beat" competitive swimmer Lia Thomas for the "last spot on the pro tour"? No, that's not true: This claim appeared in an article on a satirical website known for publishing fabricated content.
Truth or Fiction?→ Central Casting Criticized For Demanding ‘Recordings’ of Actors’ Likenesses
As screenwriters and actors continued striking for better residual pay and working conditions in August 2023, the largest Hollywood casting agency for background talent came under heavy criticism for reportedly expecting its roster of performers to sig
The Dispatch→ Bad Intentions
Ron DeSantis, the left, and the Jacksonville massacre.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Social media videos push baseless conspiracy theory that blue items were spared from Maui wildfires
CLAIM: Only blue items survived the Maui wildfires and lasers do not impact that color, suggesting the island was actually hit by a directed energy weapon “attack.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Image of Fox News chyron calling UNC shooting suspect a ‘mostly white Asian’ is fabricated
Fox News chyron called University of North Carolina shooting suspect “mostly white Asian.”
The Dispatch→ Xi’s Republic of China
China’s experiment with market-based economics didn’t negate the problems of one-party rule. It merely delayed them.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ CDC data does not show that 99% of COVID-19 deaths were due to other causes
CLAIM: Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 99% of deaths attributed to COVID-19 were actually caused by something else.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, a meat allergy caused by ticks is not tied to a Gates Foundation-funded program. Here’s why
CLAIM: Increased incidence of a meat allergy linked to tick spit in the U.S. is connected to a project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that involves genetically modifying cattle ticks.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Claim that FEMA is burying Maui wildfire victims in a ‘mass gravesite’ started as satire
“Marines caught FEMA operatives piling corpses into a mass gravesite at the Maui Forest Reserve.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Publish Video Claiming Prigozhin ‘Is Alive’ On August 29, 2023
Did the BBC, a British public service broadcaster, produce and publicly post a video claiming that the Wagner mercenary boss Evgeny Prigozhin is still alive? Did the clip confirm that the plane crash -- that, according to the Russian auth
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video shows professor talking about water equity, not adding COVID-19 vaccines to water supply
Speaker at World Economic Forum conference proposed adding COVID-19 vaccines to water supply.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: RT Did NOT Publish Article Saying ‘Post-Vaccine Myocarditis’ Affected Pilot In Plane Crash That Killed Yevgeny Prigozhin
Did RT, a Russian state news organization, publish a headline saying that the plane whose crash killed Yevgheny Prigozhin was piloted by a person suffering "post-vaccine myocarditis"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that RT ever
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Canada wildfires linked to record heat and drought, not ‘smart cities’
Video suggests Canada wildfires were deliberately set to advance “smart cities” push.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Biden didn’t get segregationist Thurmond to vote for the Civil Rights Act. White House says he misspoke
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – CDC didn’t say vaccinated people are likelier to get the new COVID-19 variant than unvaccinated
“CDC says new COVID variant is more contagious among vaccinated people than those unvaccinated.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, President Joe Biden isn’t facing trial for treason, sedition and other crimes
President Joe Biden is going to trial for “treason,” “sedition” and “crimes against humanity.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Soccer star Lionel Messi has shined in Miami; other players’ moms aren’t complaining
The mothers of Major League Soccer players “file complaint against Leo Messi.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘It’s Disability Pride Month,’ Disabled Americans Can’t ‘Have More Than $2,000 in Money and Assets Combined’
On August 29 2023, a tweet about disabled people and Medicaid-related laws about cash and assets was shared to Reddit’s r/facepalm: I didn’t know that, yeah… by u/ColorlessHedgehog in facepalm The Post an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Health Organization Did NOT Say COVID-19 Vaccination Can Cause Multiple Sclerosis
Did the World Health Organization (WHO) say COVID-19 vaccination can cause multiple sclerosis? No, that's not true: WHO has not stated that COVID-19 vaccination can cause multiple sclerosis or any other serious chronic condition. The glob
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Los ricos no pintaron sus casas azul para evitar incendio en Maui, Hawai
“Personas poderosas ricas … pintaron los techos” de sus casas de color azul para que no se dañaran durante los incedios forestales en Maui, Hawai.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media posts spread unfounded rumors about Obamas, their late personal chef Tafari Campbell
Video shows former first lady Michelle Obama “accidentally reveals what really happened to their chef.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show ‘Great Britain now’ with people underwater. Clips are misrepresented
Video shows the state of “Great Britain now,” with “78,000 people under the water.”
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Global Tariff Idea Is Obviously Terrible. Biden Helped Make It Possible.
The president has fought to maintain his predecessor’s policies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Mark Zuckerberg Banned Elon Musk From Facebook — Claim Comes From A Satirical Website
Did Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ban Tesla CEO Elon Musk from Facebook? Has Musk responded to Zuckerberg's alleged statement? No, neither of those are true: This claim comes from a satirical website and was originally posted in March 2023
The Dispatch→ Untangling Jen Psaki’s Statements About Support for Late-Term Abortion
The former White House press secretary’s recent comments are misleading.
Full Fact→ Lucy Letby is not in hospital after prison attack
This claim has been shared by thousands of people on social media.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video de surfistas en California no fue grabado durante el paso de la tormenta tropical Hilary
"Surfistas en California aprovechan las fuertes marejadas del Huracán Hilary, para sus prácticas deportivas".
Logically→ Photo of Fox News report with a tagline of UNC suspect’s details has been digitally altered
Health Feedback→ Daily Mail article provides misleading interpretation on South Korean mask study to imply mask-wearing is dangerous
REVIEW August 2023 saw a revival of discussions over a possible return to mask mandates, amid concerns over rising COVID-19 cases. In the wake of this news, a Daily Mail article published on 27 August 2023 claimed that a “mask study published by N
The Dispatch→ University of Alabama Slated to Host Third Republican Debate
Plus, Wisconsin Republicans ramp up early vote efforts ahead of 2024.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Robar en California sigue siendo ilegal: La Proposición 47 habla de consecuencias
La Proposición 47 en California dice "cualquier persona que trate de robar artículos con un valor menos de $950 no serán llevados a la cárcel, ni serán penados por ningún tipo de ley".