The feds say the e-commerce company bilked customers into paying for Amazon Prime.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘600,000 Americans Per Year’ Are NOT ‘Dying From COVID Shots’ — The Vaccines Save Lives
Are "600,000 Americans Per Year Are Dying From COVID Shots"? No, that's not true: COVID-19 vaccines have undergone rigorous testing and monitoring for safety and efficacy before being approved for use. While vaccines can have side effects
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT Warn A 100-Foot-Wide "Fissure-Crack" Just Opened Yellowstone Volcano
Did Tucker Carlson in June 2023 warn a 100-foot-wide "fissure-crack" just opened the Yellowstone volcano? No, that's not true: This video is a mashup of various recycled claims and Lead Stories could find no evidence that former Fox News
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Remarks at the Faith & Freedom Coalition Conference
In June 24 remarks, former President Donald Trump made misleading claims about the reach of the National Archives and Records Administration and the federal charges he is facing for allegedly retaining classified documents after he was no longer in of
The Dispatch→ Defending Conservatism—From the Right
Opportunists and pyromaniacs are rejecting the ideals we once took as givens.
The Dispatch→ Is This Cake Baked?
Despair about the state of the Republican primary.
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Distort Greta Thunberg Tweet Warning About Climate Change
Quick Take A Harvard University professor warned in 2018 that steps were needed over the next five years to reduce carbon pollution to preserve Arctic ice. Climate activist Greta Thunberg then shared a tweet that misquoted the professor. But recent
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Admit He ‘Sold A Lot Of State Secrets’ — It Was A Joke
Did President Joe Biden confess in public that he "sold a lot of state secrets and a lot of very important things"? No, that's not true: He was kidding members of the White House press corps, and he said that in his own words, as confirme
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Memento Homo’ and Untrustworthy Google Results
On June 26 2023, Google took another turn toward actively disinforming readers when the search engine propagated a joke tweet by Twitter account @WeirdMedieval as a legitimate translation: crying bc google is propagating my fake news pic.twitter.c
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Donald Trump’s security detail is not proof he’s still president
Video showing someone in military gear outside a Georgia Waffle House proves that Donald Trump is president.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Activision Did NOT Post Tweet Mocking Russian Military
Did "Call of Duty" game maker Activision post a tweet mocking the Russian military, apologizing to gamers for using Russia as an antagonist and saying it should have built games around a more competent army, such as that of Cuba or Laos?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pineal Gland NOT Calcified By Chlorine In Swimming Pools
Does the use of chlorine in swimming pools calcify the pineal gland or contribute to calcification? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no credible peer-reviewed studies supporting the claim, and a doctor specializing in neurology con
PolitiFact→ Vivek Ramaswamy – Vivek Ramaswamy is partially right about patriotism decline among young Americans
“Young Americans across this country are no longer proud to be American.”
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. – No evidence atrazine in the water supply is causing more kids to identify as transgender
Atrazine in the water supply is contributing to "sexual dysphoria" in kids.
The Dispatch→ Nikki Haley Knocks Donald Trump’s China Policy
Plus: Scott Walker on the open Senate primary in Wisconsin.
Full Fact→ Fake missing man appeal uses picture of pet detective
A Facebook post claiming a man is missing in Cookstown, Northern Ireland uses a picture of an Ohio-based pet detective.
Logically→ Video from Thailand shared as ‘man being assaulted for publicly offering namaz’
AllSides→ Misleading Online Posts Distort Biden’s Joke at Meeting with Indian Prime Minister
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/misleading-online-posts-distort-bidens-joke-at-meeting-with-indian-prime-minister/
Logically→ Morphed image shared claiming Modi wore a skull cap in Egypt
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ೫೮ ಸ್ಥಾನಗಳನ್ನು ೨,೦೦೦ ಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮತಗಳ ಅಂತರದಿಂದ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡಿಲ್ಲ
The Dispatch→ SCOTUS Shoots Down the ‘Independent State Legislature’ Theory
Plus: The latest Hunter Biden allegations.
Logically→ ‘Hindu rights’ activist talking about ‘love jihad’ misidentified as IPS officer
Logically→ ಮಣಿಪುರದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಧ್ವಜದ ಮೇಲೆ ನಡೆದ ಗೋ ಹತ್ಯೆಯ ಹಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚುನಾವಣೆಗೆ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹೋಲಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Graffiti depicting Zelenskyy being hanged has not appeared in The Hague
Logically→ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಗೆದ್ದ ನಂತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನರು ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನದ ಧ್ವಜವನ್ನು ಹಾರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದನ್ನು ವೀಡಿಯೋ ತೋರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ Video from China shared to falsely claim Muslim immigrant attacked a woman in Spain
Logically→ No, this video doesn’t show Titan submersible’s remote control on the seabed
The Dispatch→ Nuking the Independent Legislature Doctrine
"Nah dawgs" falling from orbit.
The Dispatch→ When in Rome
There aren't enough Italians.
The Dispatch→ Vladimir Putin’s Crisis Averted—For Now
The Wagner Group’s move on Moscow may be over, but a Russian collapse could be on the horizon.
The Dispatch→ GOP Contenders Overhype Plans to Overhaul the DOJ
The rhetoric is sharp, but installing new leaders is commonplace for new presidents.
Logically→ Clipped video of President Droupadi Murmu’s speech shared to falsely claim she supports wrestlers’ protest
Logically→ No, the travel time between Thrissur and Coimbatore hasn’t reduced by 110 minutes
The Dispatch→ Video: The Short-Lived Russian Rebellion
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NATO Did NOT Change Its Air Force Status To ‘Combat’ From ‘Air Police’ Over The Baltics
Did NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announce on June 26, 2023, that the international military alliance would change the status of the air force mission protecting the skies of the Baltic states to a "combat" role?" No, that's not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show New Robot Hired To Serve And Protect U.S. Citizens — It’s CGI Footage Spliced Into News Video
Did a new robot designed and built by a robotics company in Japan, known as STN-YGF, arrive in the United States to serve and protect citizens? No, that's not true: This video has been edited to include computer-generated imagery (CGI). T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Definitive Proof That ‘Margarine Causes Macular Degeneration’
Does margarine cause macular degeneration? No, that's not true: While there is some evidence to suggest the consumption of certain foods and fats may play a role in and are associated with the development of macular degeneration and other
Truth or Fiction?→ Reddit’s Fight Against Its Moderators is Now Affecting Google Searches
A labor dispute between Reddit and its forum moderators immediately spilled onto another tech platform, affecting Google users enough that the popular search engine acknowledged it at an “all-hands” meeting. According to CNBC, Google’
FactCheck.org→ Misleading Online Posts Distort Biden’s Joke at Meeting with Indian Prime Minister
Quick Take In a meeting with the Indian prime minister and CEOs of technology companies, President Joe Biden joked about Republican investigations into him and his family. “I sold a lot of state secrets and a lot of very important things,R
The Dispatch→ What Impeachment?
The House GOP dabbles in alternate history.