“Stop getting mammograms immediately as they are outdated and dangerous!” Thermography “is a safer way to test for breast cancer!”
PolitiFact→ David Harris Jr. – Justice Department web page revisions did not lower priority of fighting child sex trafficking
The U.S. Justice Department removed international child sex trafficking from its "list of offenses that deserve a high degree of attention."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Snow White’ Set Photos Were NOT Fake — Though They Did NOT Portray Lead Actors
Are images used by the Daily Mail that appear to have been leaked from the "Snow White" set inauthentic? No, that's not true: The Daily Beast article that declared Disney described photos as "fake" was updated to include new comments from
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show Ted Cruz asking the U.S. Supreme Court to charge an aide to the attorney general
Video shows Sen. Ted Cruz asking the Supreme Court to file charges against an aide to Attorney General Merrick Garland.
The Dispatch→ Long Weekend
Two rough days for traditional conservatives.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – The World Economic Forum didn’t ban natural conception in favor of lab-grown babies
The World Economic Forum “bans natural conception” because “all babies must be lab-grown by 2030.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video about zombie fungus isn’t ‘the truth.’ It’s from HBO’s fictional ‘The Last of Us’
Video shows ‘truth’ that fungus may be the “next government project.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – ‘Demonic possession’ footage is scary, but fabricated
Video shows “footage of an actual demonic possession in 1896.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Footage Of An ‘ACTUAL Demonic Possession In 1896’
Does this video document a demonic possession in 1896? No, that's not true: The video was created with CGI digital effects as the account that published it in 2019 noted. The claim appeared in a post published on Instagram on May 14, 2023
PolitiFact→ ¿Cómo afecta la nueva ley de inmigración de Florida a los trabajadores temporales y agrícolas?
En Español: Una nueva ley en Florida sanciona a compañías que contratan a personas sin autorización de empleo en EE.UU. Algunas de las reglas aplican para los trabajadores temporales, aunque no son mencionados específicamente en la ley.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, health care professionals aren’t being ‘urged’ to call vaginas ‘bonus holes’
Health professionals are being “urged” to call vaginas “bonus holes” to avoid offending transgender or nonbinary patients.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Neil deGrasse Tyson did not expose NASA conspiracy about moon landing
Video shows Neil deGrasse Tyson describing how NASA faked the moon landing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Suggest That ‘Reducing Population’ Is Climate Change Movement’s Goal On July 14, 2023 — She Meant ‘Reduce Pollution’
Did Vice President Kamala Harris give a speech to say reducing population is a goal of the climate change movement? No, that's not true: While she did say the words "reduce population," a While House official confirmed to Lead Stories tha
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Viral video of Ohio’s new plan for death row prisoners was ripped from The Onion
Ohio replaced lethal injection “with a system that quickly and humanely rips off the heads of death-row inmates using powerful robotic arms.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Washington Post Did NOT Report Bill Gates Was ‘Being Held’ On Charges Of ‘War Crimes Against Humanity’
Did The Washington Post report that Bill Gates was "being held under armed watch at Guantanamo Bay" after having been "charged with war crimes against humanity"? No, that's not true: A search through the newspaper's digital database retur
PolitiFact→ Viral image – This girl has good aim, but she didn’t hit former Vice President Mike Pence with a water balloon
Video shows a girl hitting former Vice President Mike Pence in the head with a water balloon.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims Miss USA boycotting Miss Universe over transgender contestant originated on a fake news site
“Miss USA boycotts Miss Universe pageant: ‘I’m not competing against a man.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Pence Was NOT Hit With Water Balloon During Parade — That’s County Executive Bruce Blakeman
Did a young woman blindside former vice president Mike Pence while he was walking in a parade, hitting him squarely in the back of the head with a water balloon? No, that's not true: The video shows the Stewart Manor 4th of July Parade in
AllSides→ Wash Post publishes piece with debunked claim about DeSantis’ Florida despite source admitting it was wrong
https://www.foxnews.com/media/wash-post-publishes-piece-debunked-claim-about-desantis-florida-despite-source-admitting-wrong
AllSides→ Sen. Tommy Tuberville overestimates number of abortions military women would seek out under new DOD policies, researchers say
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/12/politics/tommy-tuberville-abortion-military-fact-check/index.html
AllSides→ Is ‘Barbie’ Map Pushing Chinese ‘Propaganda’?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-barbie-map-pushing-chinese-propaganda-1813340 Barbie has attracted
Full Fact→ Fake Facebook giveaway not connected to Chester Zoo
Chester Zoo has confirmed neither the Facebook post or the page sharing it are genuine.
Full Fact→ It does not cost the public £500,000 to train a doctor
It may cost nearly half a million to train a surgeon, but not any doctor, as the former health minister also said. It also does not look likely that almost half of UK doctors later move to Australia o
The Dispatch→ Ted Cruz Braces for Another Reelection Battle
Plus, Tucker Carlson grills GOP hopefuls on Ukraine during an Iowa cattle call that Donald Trump skips.
Logically→ No, Mark Wahlberg didn’t say, “Hollywood pedophiles have ‘nowhere left to hide’”
PolitiFact→ How improperly using AI could deter you from voting, or hurt your health
Generative AI can mislead when it comes to self-diagnosing medical issues or creating political ads. Experts warned that these uses can hurt your health or deter you from voting.
The Dispatch→ A Wealth of Imbecility
The Constitution doesn't confuse imaginary and realized incomes.
Logically→ No, Hunter Biden was not financing bio-labs in Ukraine
Logically→ Doctor falsely claims risk of myocarditis after mRNA vaccine is ‘1 per 30 dose’
Logically→ Doctor falsely claims risk of myocarditis after mRNA vaccine is ‘1 per 30 dose’
Logically→ ೨೦೧೮ ರ ತೆಲಂಗಾಣ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಪ್ರಣಾಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚುನಾವಣೆಗೆ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಲಿಂಕ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Old video shared to claim Rahul Gandhi ate non vegetarian during month of ‘Sawan’
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಜನರು ರೈಲನ್ನು ‘ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಲು’ ಅದನ್ನು ತಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿರುವುದನ್ನು ವೀಡಿಯೋ ತೋರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ Viral video of landslide is from Italy, not Himachal Pradesh
Logically→ ಆಯುರ್ವೇದ ದೋಷ ಪರಿಹಾರಗಳು ಮದ್ಯಪಾನದ ಋಣಾತ್ಮಕ ಪರಿಣಾಮಗಳನ್ನು ತಡೆಯಬಹುದು ಎಂಬುದಕ್ಕೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪುರಾವೆಗಳಿಲ್ಲ
PolitiFact→ Red light on ‘greenwashing’? US regulatory agency takes fresh look at deceptive climate claims
To curb “greenwashing,” or false marketing about eco-friendliness, the Federal Trade Commission is taking a fresh look at its “Green Guides.” The guidelines aim to keep companies from making deceptive climate claims.
The Dispatch→ A Top Iran Envoy’s Suspension Raises Eyebrows
Lawmakers demand answers as the State Department remains silent on an FBI investigation into Rob Malley.
Logically→ Viral video peddles misleading claims about COVID, ‘next pandemic’, and WHO
Washington Post→ Here we go again: An explosive Hunter Biden laptop email needs context
Fox News highlighted a 2015 email from the president’s son. But it doesn’t prove Hunter Biden influenced a policy developed within the U.S. government.
The Dispatch→ Conservatives Abroad
Can American conservatives learn something from the Brits?