On April 17 2023, a viral tweet about a deadly “Benadryl challenge” spreading on TikTok claimed that a boy in Ohio died after participating in it: 13-year-old dead after trying deadly TikTok “Benadryl challenge” The challenge is where
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Angry Mob of Antifa’: Robocall Attacks ‘Tennessee Three’ with Regurgitated Smears
A “robocall” circulating in Tennessee is spreading false accusations about the trio of Democratic state lawmakers dubbed the “Tennessee Three” in the wake of their being targeted by their Republican counterparts for expulsion fr
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No hay restos de una nave nodriza gigante en Marte, las imágenes son falsas
Hay “restos de una nave nodriza gigante ocultada por la NASA” en Marte.
Logically→ Video of Indian Islamic scholar’s funeral falsely shared as Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad’s funeral
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – That’s not Vladimir Putin discussing US democracy; it’s a deepfake
Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin talking in English about U.S. democracy.
FactCheck.org→ FBI Access Request Is Not Evidence White House ‘Lied’ About Not Being ‘Involved’ in ‘Mar-a-Lago Raid’
Quick Take There’s no evidence the White House aided or had prior knowledge of the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago in August 2022. By law, the White House requested access for the FBI to review the classified documents that former President Dona
The Dispatch→ Rise of the Independents
Campaign signs sit in the front yard of a home on November 1, 2020, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)But not of third parties.Continue reading Rise of the Independents »
Full Fact→ Emergency alert won’t give government access to your location or personal data
The alert works via cell towers that send the message to all connected devices in their area.
PolitiFact→ Paul Ryan – Yes, it’s true, support for Trump in Wisconsin’s WOW counties has declined
"WOW county swing suburban voters (in Wisconsin) don't vote for Donald Trump.”
AllSides→ No Evidence Excess Deaths Linked to Vaccines, Contrary to Claims Online
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/04/scicheck-no-evidence-excess-deaths-linked-to-vaccines-contrary-to-claims-online/
Full Fact→ Emergency alert test is not an ‘activation signal’ for a vaccine ‘pathogen’
Posts on social media appear to claim the test will activate a “pathogen” in the Covid-19 vaccine.
The Dispatch→ Moderates Team Up on the Debt Ceiling
Rep. Don Bacon speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on January 10, 2023. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)A bipartisan group has agreed on a broad framework while Kevin McCarthy readies his own plan. Continue reading Moderates Team Up on the Debt
AllSides→ Here’s the truth about crime in Manhattan
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/politics/fact-check-manhattan-crime-trump-bragg/index.html As former Pre
AllSides→ The Facts on Manhattan Crime
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/04/the-facts-on-manhattan-crime/ The Republican-led House Judiciary Comm
AllSides→ Crime victims unload on NYC mayor, DA: ‘I don’t understand how anybody can feel safe here’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/crime-victims-unload-nyc-mayor-da-dont-understand-anybody-feel-safe Victi
Logically→ The golli*** doll does not originate from Egypt
Full Fact→ The HAARP research facility didn’t produce peculiar clouds
The clouds pictured in a social media post have nothing to do with the Alaskan research facility that is essentially a large radio transmitter used to study the upper parts of the atmosphere.
Logically→ No Khalistani link to Bathinda military station shooting, incident was a case of fratricide
Logically→ This photograph shows children exercising, not praying
Full Fact→ The UK is not being flooded with contaminated drugs
Former nurse and campaigner Kate Shemirani has wrongly claimed that contaminated drugs are “flooding the UK” and prescription medication is one of the top three causes of death.
Logically→ A falsely attributed passport belongs to Barack Obama’s father, not the former president
Logically→ Photos of Malayalam actor allegedly physically abused by partner shared with false communal angle
Poynter→ Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Here’s a look back at false claims about the voting machine company
Long before Dominion Voting Systems sued Fox News for defamation, PolitiFact was fact-checking claims about the election machine maker and its supposed influence over the 2020 election. Dominion was headed […] The post Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Here&
The Dispatch→ Sudan on the Precipice of Civil War
Sudanese security forces keep watch as they protect a military hospital and government offices during protests against a military coup overthrowing the transition to civilian rule on October 25, 2021 in the capital's twin city of Omdurman. (Photo
Logically→ No, Donald Trump didn’t win the 2020 election and isn’t the current President of the U.S.
Logically→ No, Vitamin D present in milk is not going to ‘poison’ you
Washington Post→ McCarthy says Biden has cost families $7,400, but it depends on your math
The House speaker cited an eye-popping number. But not all economists believe it is correct.
The Dispatch→ A Nerdy Amuse Bouche
Chip, chip, chippin' away at executive authority.Continue reading A Nerdy Amuse Bouche »
The Dispatch→ How to Prevent Future Intelligence Leaks
This photo illustration shows Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira reflected in an image of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Teixeira is suspected of being behind a major leak of sensitive US government secrets. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Ima
The Dispatch→ The Unbearable Opportunity Cost of Trumpism
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during a press conference after the passage of the Lower Energy Costs Act on Thursday March 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Matt McClain/Washington Post/Getty Images)What politicians sacrifice when they leap to defe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Usnea Lichen Is NOT Proven To Be More Effective Antibiotic Than Doxycycline and Penicillin
Is usnea lichen "scientifically proven" to be stronger than the antibiotics doxycycline and penicillin? No, that's not true: Though research suggests that usnea -- a lichen that grows on trees -- contains antimicrobial properties, these s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Radio Wave, Mobile Phone Technology Do NOT Cause Influenza, COVID Outbreaks
Does a social media video prove that the advent of radio wave and mobile phone technology ushered in flu, COVID and other viral outbreaks from the 1900s on? No, that's not true: The emergence of these viruses is a natural process and not
Truth or Fiction?→ Proposed Bill Would ‘Fine Texans for Multiple Environmental Complaints’ That Don’t Result in ‘Enforcement’
On April 17 2023, posts about purported proposed environmental legislation in Texas circulated on social media: A bill proposed in TX would allow TCEQ to fine *residents* for complaining too much about facilities that pollute their air/water/land. E
PolitiFact→ Here’s why social media panic over digital currency is overblown
Social media has been rife with claims that the U.S. is instituting a central bank digital currency to replace paper currency and better control U.S. citizens. The claims are overblown. Here’s why.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t fault these vaults; mass extinction idea isn’t true
"They have been preparing for mass extinction with these death caskets" in Madison, Ga.
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Excess Deaths Linked to Vaccines, Contrary to Claims Online
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccines substantially reduce the risk of dying from COVID-19, and serious side effects are very rare. Excess deaths among working-age adults in 2021 and 2022 were driven by COVID-19 and other factors, not vaccination. Faul
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Claim Biggest Problem During Revolutionary War Was Lack Of Airports — He Was Referencing Trump
Did then-presidential candidate Joe Biden claim that the biggest problem during the Revolutionary War was the fact that they did not have airports? No, that's not true: Biden was referring to something then-President Donald Trump had said
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Address American People In English About Their Democracy — It’s AI
Is there a video clip of Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking in English to Americans and saying that they are interfering with their own democracy? No, that's not true: The clip is a "deepfake," a form of artificial intelligence use
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – ‘Y’all be running with fake news’: Lizzo did not kill 34 people after crowd-surfing
“34 dead after Lizzo attempted to crowd surf.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Expecting to hear AOC and Hunter Biden on the phone? Stop. It’s not in this video.
A video shows Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., playing a phone conversation between Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Hunter Biden.