Plus: The growing risk of political violence.
Logically→ Visuals by NASA’s Mars rover peddled as Chandrayaan-3’s first video from the moon
The Dispatch→ Throwing Trump Under the Bus?
#WeNeedYouBradPitt
Logically→ পশ্চিমবংগৰ পুৰণি ভিডিঅ’ হাৰিয়ানাৰ নুহত সংঘটিত হিংসাৰ সৈতে মিছাকৈ জড়িত কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ ओडिशा ट्रेन दुर्घटना स्थल के पास मौजूद इस्कॉन मंदिर की तस्वीर को मस्जिद बताकर शेयर किया गया
The Dispatch→ Africa After Yevgeny Prigozhin
The mercenary leader’s death gives the Russian government an opportunity to wield more power and influence in Africa.
The Dispatch→ A Constitutional Crisis of Confidence
Why so much emphasis on disqualifying Trump rather than defeating him?
Logically→ চন্দ্ৰযান-৩ৰ অৱতৰণৰ পিছৰ বুলি ইছৰ’ৰ মুৰব্বীৰ পুৰণি নৃত্যৰ ভিডিঅ’ শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
The Dispatch→ He Looks Hard
Can a party be reactionary and countercultural?
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Your Policies Caused This’: DeSantis Heckled Trying to Appeal to Black Floridians
The initial attempt by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to reach out to Black residents in the wake of a racist shooting attack was met with derision and criticism for the contrast to his administration’s prior policies regarding Black history. R
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – She didn’t start the fire: Maui blames electric utility for fires, not Oprah
“Oprah started the fire.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The CDC didn’t say vaccinated people are more at risk of a new COVID variant than the unvaccinated
CLAIM: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that a new COVID-19 variant is more contagious among vaccinated people than those who are unvaccinated.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Indictments Against Trump Do NOT Carry ‘Potential Death Penalty’
Is former President Donald Trump facing the possibility of the death penalty in the four indictments against him? No, that's not true: Lead Stories spoke to three legal experts who told us that none of the charges against Trump carries th
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Fake FEMA news conference took place in 2007, not during the recent Maui wildfires
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Tafari Campbell’s mother didn’t accuse former President Barack Obama in her son’s death
“Mom of Barack Obama’s chef speaks out to expose Obama family.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Maui police: No bodies have washed ashore on Lanai after wildfires
“183 bodies have washed up on Lanai.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Judge Aileen Cannon hasn’t been ordered to recuse herself in the Trump documents case
“Judge Cannon been ordered to DISQUALIFY herself in Trump's case.”
FactCheck.org→ Number of Counties Won in Presidential Election Doesn’t Determine Outcome
Quick Take Democrats tend to win in densely populated counties, while Republicans win more sparse, rural counties. In 2020, the counties won by President Joe Biden had 67 million more residents than counties won by&nbs
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ California’s governor isn’t trying to block Trump from the ballot, despite what fake headline claims
CLAIM: Fox News reports that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to prevent former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s ballot in 2024 as a candidate for president.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say People Resisting ‘mRNA Tsunami’ Will Be ‘Excluded From Society’ — Misattributed And Distorted Quote
Did Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates suggest on the social media platform X that people who resist a coming "mRNA tsunami" will be punished by exclusion from society? No, that's not true: There's no record the billionaire ever wrote it on
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, a doctor in Malaysia wasn’t executed for giving a COVID-19 vaccine
"Malaysian doctor put to death for giving COVID injection under the (Nuremberg) Code.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Eustace Marvello’ Mugshot Tweet
On August 25 2023, a mugshot showing an interestingly coiffed man going by the name of “Eustace Marvello,” who was purportedly involved in a scheme to interfere with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, began circulating on Twitter: Eusta
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – World Health Organization did not say COVID-19 vaccines might cause multiple sclerosis
The World Health Organization said there is "a possible causal relationship" between COVID-19 vaccines and multiple sclerosis.
PolitiFact→ Puberty blockers: The facts and the myths
With outrage on all sides, it is difficult to get to the truth about gender-affirming care for youth. Are puberty blockers chemical castration? Or are they just a pause button? PolitiFact breaks it down.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Jason Aldean Refused $1M To Sing National Anthem At Super Bowl — Claim Comes From A Satirical Website
Did country singer Jason Aldean refuse a $1 million paycheck to sing the national anthem at the 2024 Super Bowl, saying, "I'll do it for free"? No, that's not true: This claim came from a satirical website. Google News' index of thousands
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People Chanting ‘Fk (Fuck) Joe Biden’ in Maui — It Was Digitally Altered
Did the "entire population" of Hawaii chant "Fk (Fuck) Joe Biden" during the president's visit to Maui on August 21, 2023? No, that's not true: A short clip on social media did not show any supposed protesters, and footage of the same eve
Truth or Fiction?→ The ‘Breaking Bad 2 Trailer,’ Explained
In late August 2023, a video purporting to be a trailer for the series Breaking Bad 2 began to appear on Reddit and Twitter — containing spoilers for the popular television series Breaking Bad and its prequel, Better Call Saul: Breaking Bad
The Dispatch→ GOP Financiers Still Looking for a Trump Alternative
Plus: Party leaders are still talking up Glenn Youngkin while Team Trump talks up Ramaswamy.
Logically→ Old video from Venezuela falsely shared as recent floods in Chile
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – El COVID-19 sí existe, más de 1 millón de personas han fallecido en Estados Unidos por la enfermedad
El COVID-19 “nunca existio”.
The Dispatch→ The Whited Sepulcher
On the supposed heroism of Mike Pence.
Logically→ ಅಪೊಲೊ ೧೧ ಮಾಡೆಲ್ ನ ಅನಿಮೇಟೆಡ್ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಚಂದ್ರಯಾನ-೩ ನ ಲ್ಯಾಂಡಿಂಗ್ ಅನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Att Obamas och andra kändisars egendomar och herrgårdar överlevde bränderna på Maui bevisar inte att de var anlagda eller styrda.
Logically→ En video som visar träd och växter som överlevt bränderna på Hawaii betyder inte att bränderna var falska
Logically→ Bilden visar inte Obama, Fauci och Melinda Gates vid Wuhan-laboratoriet 2015
Logically→ Nej, Greta Thunberg har inte sagt att det enda sättet att rädda planeten på är att rädda bankerna
Logically→ Det finns många dokument som bevisar att Nazityskland hade en utrotningspolitik under andra världskriget
Logically→ Nej, solskyddsmedel orsakar inte cancer
Logically→ Denna video visar inte en ny HAARP-maskin i Alaska
The Dispatch→ The Death of a Russian Warlord
Two months after a failed mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to be no more.