Wild happenings in Wisconsin.
The Dispatch→ Cledus the Country Pundit
The tragedy of Joe Biden's presidency.
The Dispatch→ The High Plains Grifter
Just try and write fictional satire that is more ridiculous than the facts of Ken Paxton’s impeachment in Texas.
The Dispatch→ It’s Up to Congress to Stop the Iranian Nuclear Threat
The Biden administration is too willing to trade sanctions relief for illusory concessions.
The Dispatch→ Ukraine Looks Long-Range and Long-Term
To bring the fight to Russia, Kyiv eyes building up its own defense industry.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Crowd Chanting ‘We Want Trump’ At DeSantis In Florida — It Was Digitally Altered
Did "enthusiastic crowds" chant "We want Trump" at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis while he spoke in Jacksonville, Florida? No, that's not true: The audio in one of the three videos in this post has been edited. While DeSantis was heckled at an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Myocarditis Did NOT Cause 850 Deaths In Two Weeks In Monterrey — Increased Deaths Happened During Heat Wave
Did 850 deaths occur in two weeks in Monterrey, a city in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, that were caused by myocarditis? No, that's not true: The increased number of deaths in Mexico during June 2023 occurred during a heat wave, and i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Were NO 353 Counties In 29 States With Voter Registrations Exceeding 100% of Eligible Voters
Were there 353 counties in 29 states with voter registrations exceeding "100 percent" and is that definitive evidence of something? No, that's not true: the social media account making that claim omits to say the "100 percent" is not refe
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Tafari Campbell’s widow didn’t expose the Obama family, contrary to social media claims
“Barack Obama’s late chef’s wife comes out to expose Obama family.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Lead Developer At Google Earth’ Believes Earth Is Flat
Did a "lead developer at Google Earth" say he believes the Earth is flat? No, that's not true: This claim originated from a 2017 article that Lead Stories was unable to verify as being authentic. We could not find any evidence that a lead
The Dispatch→ The Liberation of the Self-Anointed
On the radical zealotry of the right today.
The Dispatch→ The Elephant in the Room
Should Biden make a campaign issue of Trump’s criminal jeopardy?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Clickbait Facebook post draws in users with supposed gossip about Melissa Rivers, Michelle Obama
“Joan Rivers’ daughter threatens to expose Michelle Obama.”
Logically→ Claim that cooking gas prices were higher during the Congress rule is misleading
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old video of Clearwater Beach mischaracterized online
Video shows Clearwater Beach during Hurricane Idalia.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Truck Driver Did NOT Rescue ‘Approximately 15’ Children ‘Trapped In Padlocked Cages’ On Pickup Truck — It Was Mother, Her 4 Kids Heading Home, Police Say
Did a truck driver in New Mexico rescue "'Approximately 15' Children Trapped in Padlocked Cages in the Back of Pickup Truck" during a kidnapping incident? No, that's not true: The New Mexico State Police told Lead Stories, "This story is
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, there’s no Florida law requiring fathers take a DNA test to sign their child’s birth certificate
A new Florida law says “a father must submit a DNA test before signing the birth certificates.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Government Report’ Did NOT Find ‘Millions of Children’ Vaccinated With COVID Vaccines Developed ‘VAIDS’
Did a 2023 "government report" prove that "millions of children" who were vaccinated with the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed a condition known as "vaccine acquired immune deficiency, or VAIDS"? No, that's not true: There was no "g
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag is Back
It’s Managing Editor Michael Reneau’s turn to answer your questions.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – There were floods, there was mud, but Burning Man sparked no emergency declaration
“Burning Man was a national emergency because it was flooded.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A video filmed at a New York art exhibit is being misrepresented as a new airplane seat concept
CLAIM: A video of a woman positioning herself upside down in a chair-like object, her arms resting in stirrups and her knees on the seat, shows a concept for new airplane seats.
The Dispatch→ Yes, the House Voted on Articles of Impeachment for President Biden. But Not in a Way That Really Matters.
The resolution that passed merely forwarded a resolution by Lauren Boebert to committee for review.
PolitiFact→ Could the 14th Amendment be used to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot?
Discussion has intensified about using the 14th Amendment to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 presidential ballot. Some scholars have suggested that Trump’s role on Jan. 6, 2021, breaches the amendment, which bars people who join an “insurrection”
Full Fact→ White lines coming from planes aren’t evidence of ‘chemtrails’
The contrails and wingtip vortices that can sometimes be seen emerging from planes are not ‘chemtrails’.
Logically→ Video of explosion in Luhansk Oblast misattributed to counteroffensive near Zaporizhzhia
Full Fact→ Daily Star corrects error in reporting obesity deaths
The paper has corrected its claim that 2.8 billion people die of obesity each year, with the real figure being in millions.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Gender-affirming surgery is not banned for minors in Europe, but is mostly inaccessible
“Norway, Finland, Sweden, Holland, and the UK have now banned gender transition surgery for minors.”
Logically→ Recent U.K. airport technical failure was not a deliberate attempt to stop people from traveling
The Dispatch→ Mike Pence to Decry Republican Populism in New Hampshire Speech
Plus, Vivek Ramaswamy pitches his America First vision, and Glenn Youngkin’s PAC rakes in cash.
Logically→ No, vaccinated people are not more vulnerable to BA.2.86 coronavirus variant
Full Fact→ Starmer’s education speech warned of school buildings starting to ‘crumble’
The Prime Minister suggested that Keir Starmer didn’t mention RAAC in a recent speech on education.
Full Fact→ ‘Legacy’ wording on UKHSA job advert not proof of a planned pandemic
Social media posts suggest a UKHSA job advert shows that a new pandemic is being planned. But the UKHSA says the wording from the advert is a “legacy” from before the Covid-19 vaccine rollout began.
Full Fact→ Hoax posts posts about ‘missing’ man called Gerald spread across UK
The fake alerts have been shared more than 1,600 times.
Logically→ New speed limits in Wales will not end private vehicle ownership
Logically→ Old video of group chanting in Croatia falsely shared as White House
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ಭಾರತ-ಪಾಕ್ ಏಷ್ಯಾಕಪ್ ಪಂದ್ಯದ ವೇಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರು ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಧ್ವಜವನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ కుజ గ్రహానికి సంబంధించి నాసా విడుదల చేసిన ఫొటోలని చంద్రమండలం మీద చంద్రయాన్-3 తీసిన మొదటి వీడియో అని చెబుతూ షేర్ చేశారు
Logically→ অসমৰ ‘নিচাসক্ত’ নাহৰফুটুকী বুলি ভুল দাবীৰে ভিডিঅ’ ভাইৰেল
Logically→ No, video doesn’t show ‘drunk’ leopard in Assam
The Dispatch→ Hopeless in Haiti
‘It’s the worst it’s ever been in the last … probably 50 years.’