Even ‘We the People’ need checks and accountability.
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump’s RICO Nightmare
A primer on the racketeering case brought by Fani Willis.
The Dispatch→ Systematic Reviews of Gender Transition Treatments, Explained
The American Academy of Pediatrics is playing catch-up with European health officials.
Logically→ ৰামায়ণৰ ওপৰত ৰাহুল গান্ধীৰ মন্তব্যৰ অসম্পূৰ্ণ ভিডিঅ’ ভাইৰেল হৈছে
Logically→ এই ভিডিঅ’টোত মণিপুৰৰ এক কুকি-মেইটেই যুটিয়ে একেলগে গান গোৱা নাই
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hawaii’s Governor Green Did NOT Announce State To Take Ownership Of Lahaina To Turn It Into A ‘Smart City’
Did Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announce in mid-August 2023 that the state will take ownership of Lahaina to convert it into "a smart city"? No, that's not true: The governor discussed a range of measures aimed at protecting housing security f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Laser Beam Was NOT Present In Press Photo Of Burning Lahaina Church — Photo Was Swiped And Edited To Deceive
Did an orange laser beam ignite a fire in a Maui church that was already consumed in flames, surrounded by blowing embers, and palm trees bending in a heavy wind? No, that's not true: This photo has been altered. The original photo by Mau
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Secret CDC Report’ Shows Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children ‘Died Suddenly’ Following Rollout Of COVID-19 Vaccines
Does a "secret CDC report" show hundreds of thousands of children "died suddenly" in the United States following the COVID-19 vaccine rollout? No, that's not true: The author or authors of the article making the claims did not find any su
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A photo of a US Navy test was edited to add a UFO rising out of the ocean
CLAIM: A photo shows a UFO emerging from the ocean next to a naval ship and a large explosion. AP’S ASSESSMENT: Altered photo.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Speed Of ‘Fire and Fury’ Book Publication Does NOT Prove Maui Fire Was Planned Or Foretold
Is the unusually fast publication speed for the book "Fire and Fury: The Story of the 2023 Maui Fire and Its Implications for Climate Change" a sign that something is suspicious -- that the author either was tipped off the disaster was go
The Dispatch→ The End of Electability
As Trump’s jeopardy deepens, his primary lead grows.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Misinfo about ‘suitcases’ of ballots and a burst pipe in 2020 return after Trump’s Georgia indictment
CLAIM: On election night in 2020, a burst water pipe at a ballot processing site in Georgia’s Fulton County allowed workers to steal the election from former President Donald Trump.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Book is not proof Maui wildfires were planned
A book published Aug. 10 about the Maui wildfires is proof the wildfires were planned.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden says he declared a national climate emergency, but he hasn’t
“I’ve already” declared a national climate emergency
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Fire Crawling On Cement In Maui — It’s Ohio In 2022
Does a video show fire crawling on cement in Maui during the wildfires of August 2023? No, that's not true: The video appeared online more than a year before the Maui fires. It shows a fire in Cleveland, Ohio, in June 2022 that was report
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Military’s Response to Maui Wildfires
Quick Take The White House declared the site of the Maui wildfires a disaster area, and the Department of Defense has provided more than 400 troops, air support and other resources in firefighting and recovery efforts. Yet posts on Instagram misrep
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest Former IRS Director Charles Rettig
Did U.S. Marines arrest former IRS director Charles Rettig? No, that's not true: The U.S. military does not have the authority to arrest civilians because of the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act. Lead Stories could not find any legitimate news re
Health Feedback→ England mortality data shows a lower COVID-19 mortality risk among vaccinated people compared to unvaccinated ones, contrary to claim by Slay News
REVIEW Large clinical trials and post-marketing real-world data showed that COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing severe forms of the disease[1-5]. Despite this evidence, there have been misleading claims that the higher number of COVID-19 d
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Pre-Debate Happy Hour in Milwaukee
Come meet Steve, Audrey, David Drucker, and fellow members in Milwaukee.
FactCheck.org→ Biden Cherry-Picks Unemployment Record
In recent speeches touting so-called Bidenomics, President Joe Biden has repeatedly cited the statistic that “unemployment has been below 4% for the longest stretch in over 50 years.” It’s true, according to the Bureau of Labor S
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, Georgia officials didn’t err in releasing Trump indictment with grand jurors’ names
THE FACTS: A grand jury in Georgia on Monday indicted Trump as well as 18 others for their alleged efforts to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss in the state.
Full Fact→ The US, Germany and 11 other nations haven’t abolished farming to tackle climate change
Posts shared widely on social media claim that 13 different countries have abolished farming to tackle climate change.
PolitiFact→ Maria Bartiromo – The FDA didn’t reverse course. Ivermectin is still not approved as a COVID-19 treatment.
“The FDA is now saying that it’s OK to take ivermectin if you have COVID.”
Full Fact→ Photo showing ‘selective’ fires in Maui is actually from San Diego in 2003
The image shows a street of houses that have burned down while the surrounding trees remain standing.
Full Fact→ Photos don’t show evidence of government ‘laser weapons’ starting wildfires
The pictures actually show lens flares, long exposure effects and light pillars, not government-funded laser beams.
Full Fact→ Pfizer CEO has not been arrested by the military
Albert Bourla has been the subject of misinformation before.
Logically→ The publication of a book does not prove that the Maui wildfires were planned in advance
Logically→ Photo does not show Indian Air Force helicopter crashed in Nigeria
PolitiFact→ After hottest month on record, can novel solutions address ‘urban heat islands’?
Are cities’ novel solutions enough to solve the problem of urban heat islands?
Logically→ No, this video does not show emergency services near the recent Tel Aviv explosion site
Full Fact→ Around 60% of people in poverty live in households where at least one adult is in work
Dame Angela Eagle claimed 60% of people in poverty are in work. This isn't quite right. The percentage of working age adults who are in relative poverty and who are also in work is substantially lower
Full Fact→ Video of explosion is from Chile, not Maui
The video, which appears to show a beam of light igniting a fire, was actually filmed in a suburb of Santiago.
Logically→ There are many documents proving Nazi Germany had an extermination policy during WWII
PolitiFact→ To limit fentanyl supply, Tim Scott wants Title 42-like restrictions. Experts say they won’t help
To stem the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., wants to reinstate Title 42 or pass a law with similar restrictions. But expelling people from the southern border won’t reduce fentanyl seizures or overdose deaths, experts say.
Logically→ Shirdi Sai Trust did not donate ₹35 crore for Haj, viral claim is fake
AllSides→ ‘The Castle of Lies Is Crumbling’: WaPo Quietly Issues Yet Another ‘Update’ to Biden-Burisma Fact-Check
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2023/08/11/wapo-fact-check-n2626898 The New York Post’s H
AllSides→ Biden tells three false personal anecdotes in economic speech
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/16/politics/fact-check-biden-amtrak-grandfather-pittsburgh-bridge-debt/index.html
AllSides→ Did Michigan Police Uncover 2020 Democratic Election Plot?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-michigan-police-uncover-2020-democratic-election-plot-1820154 F
Logically→ नहीं, कांग्रेस पार्टी की बैठक के बैनर पर ‘चोर’ ग्रुप नहीं लिखा, वायरल तस्वीर एडिटेड है
Logically→ U.N. chief didn’t call for societal exclusion of Christians who don’t support pedophiles