Is a swastika-shaped decoration on a Christmas tree in Latvia a Nazi symbol? No, that's not true: The symbol has been a part of the history and mythology of Latvia since the third century. A tree in Latvia this year was decorated with the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dolly Parton Has NOT Passed Away As Of December 5, 2022
Has Dolly Parton, a country music hall-of-famer, passed away as of December 5, 2022? No, that's not true: Parton has been active on her verified social media accounts since the claim was published. There have also been no credible news or
AllSides→ Crypto CEOs’ and Founders’ ‘Sudden Deaths’—What We Do Know, What We Don’t
https://www.newsweek.com/crypto-ceos-founders-sudden-deathswhat-we-do-know-what-we-dont-1763586 News of
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos?
On Dec. 7, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Moore v. Harper, a North Carolina redistricting case that centers on the independent state legislature theory. The outcome could upend longstanding practices in elections. Here’s a primer.
Poynter→ Are these photos from the Arctic accurate?
Climate change is on everyone’s radar, so it is perhaps obvious why the following Tweet recently went viral: “Two photos of the arctic taken 100 years apart showing the dramatic […] The post Are these photos from the Arctic accurate? appear
Truth or Fiction?→ Moore County Substation Attack: What We Know So Far
On the night of December 3 2022, residents of North Carolina’s Moore County lost power; subsequently, the Moore County Sheriff’s Office published a Facebook post indicating that the loss of power was being investigated as a “criminal
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Cup German National Team’s Plane NOT Banned From Landing In Qatar For FIFA Because Of Its Diversity Logo, Mural
Did Qatar ban the German team's plane landing there for the FIFA World Cup because of the aircraft's inclusive logo and mural? No, that's not true: The plane left Frankfurt, Germany, and landed in Muscat, Oman, for training in mid-Novembe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi, ‘Other Deep Staters’ Were NOT Arrested By US Military At Biden Banquet On December 1, 2022
Were Nancy Pelosi and "other Deep Staters" arrested at a President Joe Biden banquet in a faux White House owned by filmmaker Tyler Perry? No, that's not true: No branch of the U.S. military is allowed to arrest civilians, per the Posse C
PolitiFact→ Jill Underly – Wisconsin schools chief touts silver lining, but scores did not buck national trend
“Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Low Serial Number ‘Holocaust Tatt(…)’ Does NOT Prove There Were Fewer Victims
Does a low serial number of the Nazi concentration camp tattoo disprove the scale of the Holocaust? No, that's not true: Those serial numbers are irrelevant to estimating the death toll among the Jewish population because most of the vict
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Economic Forum Chief Klaus Schwab Did NOT Suffer ‘Second’ Heart Attack
Did World Economic Forum (WEF) Chairman Klaus Schwab suffer a second heart attack? No, that's not true: A WEF press spokesman said Schwab has never experienced a heart attack and confirmed that he is in "good health." The claim appeared i
Logically→ Oxfordshire County Council approved plans for climate lockdowns.
There is no evidence that such measures are being planned. The measure in question is intended to reduce traffic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ronald Reagan Is NOT Denying Holocaust In This Clip
Did former President Ronald Reagan deny that 6 million Jewish people were killed in concentration camps during World War II? No, that's not true: There is missing context to this video. A transcript of this event shows that Reagan is answ
Logically→ Cameroon fans attacked Breel Embolo’s parent’s house after he scored a goal for Switzerland against Cameroon.
People angry about a power outage during the football match attacked an energy company's office. Nobody attacked Embolo's parents' house.
Logically→ Saudi Arabian football players will each receive a Rolls Royce as a gift for their win against Argentina in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Saudi Arabia made no such public announcement that gifts have been announced for the national football team. The team has also dismissed the rumor.
Logically→ Recent U.K. census data is evidence of the Great Replacement theory.
There is no reasonable basis on which to interpret the census results as evidence of a Great Replacement.
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Charlotte Lawson
Charlotte responds to questions from members about the University of Virginia, classic rock, and life in Turkey. The post The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Charlotte Lawson appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud issued a death threat to Saudi Arabian football team players if they lost to Poland in the 2022 World Cup.
The original video of the Saudi Prince encouraging his national football players has been edited to include audio in English to claim as such.
Full Fact→ Full Fact becomes first team to receive British Academy award historically awarded to individuals
The British Academy has awarded its prestigious President’s Medal for the first time to an organisation, Full Fact, rather than an individual in recognition of the team’s vital work combating misinfor
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccine causes ALS
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Logically→ This photo shows chief designer Lotta Volkova posing for the 2022 Balenciaga ad campaign.
Volkova has not worked with Balenciaga since 2018 and is not the model in the crimson outfit. The photo is from the 2016 China Fashion Week.
Logically→ Three Ukrainian football fans were arrested for Nazi graffiti at the World Cup stadium in Qatar.
Several independent analysts and news outlets, including Al Jazeera itself, have confirmed that this video is fake.
Logically→ Lionel Messi gave his Man of the Match award to teammate Mac Allister after the Poland vs. Argentina match at FIFA World Cup 2022.
Allister was the man of the match for scoring a goal against Poland and helping the team secure a position in the top 16 at the world cup.
The Dispatch→ Unpopular Populists and the Authenticity Trap
Who gets to speak for silent majorities?The post Unpopular Populists and the Authenticity Trap appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ House Republicans Begin to Pick Up the Pieces
GOP leaders find themselves with a slim majority—and questions about how to avoid disappointment again. The post House Republicans Begin to Pick Up the Pieces appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ A Heroic Life
Michael J. Fox’s recent Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award win reminds us of what being a hero truly means. The post A Heroic Life appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ ‘Now I Find Myself Alone’
The career of David Sylvian—a pop star turned avant-garde recluse—is rich, rewarding, and fiercely individual. The post <strong>‘Now I Find Myself Alone’</strong> appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘I Hope They Are Better Prepared’: Experts Raise Alarm on Trump-Fuentes-Ye Meeting Coverage
The multimedia spectacle touched off by the meeting between former United States President Donald Trump and white supremacist Nick Fuente has already stirred concerns around how larger media outlets will handle the further incursion of extreme right-wi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Americans Can Legally Avoid Income Tax Payment
Is there no law requiring American citizens to file an annual 1040 income tax return or to pay income tax on their labor? No, that's not true: The U.S. Constitution's 16th Amendment, ratified in 1913, authorizes Congress to collect income
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Black Eyes Of Famous People NOT Caused By COVID Vaccine — Photos Were Taken Before Vaccine Was Available
Does a picture grid showing more than a dozen famous people, all of them with what seem to be black eyes, prove they got them from the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: All the images shown in the social media post were taken before
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DASANI’s Bottled Water Does NOT Contain Lethal Amount Of Potassium Chloride
Does the bottled drinking water DASANI contain lethal amounts of potassium chloride, the same chemical used to kill death row inmates? No, that's not true: All bottled water contains small amounts of the mineral, but a water sciences expe
PolitiFact→ Florida leaders misrepresented research before ban on gender-affirming care
Throughout its push to prohibit transition-related services for transgender patients, Florida misrepresented research and suggested that for most teenagers, the desire to identify with sex not assigned at birth will fade away.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Tax Refund Shock’
On December 1 2022, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of a news article reporting that 2023 U.S. tax refunds (that is, filed in 2023 for the year 2022) might “shock” filers: That claim alone was provocative, as many Americans rely on annu
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Firearm background check system had brief glitch, not intentional shutdown, as claim implies
“They removed your ability to go buy firearms the day of election.”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking the Georgia runoff election for Senate between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker
Final fact-checks of Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker, the Senate candidates in Georgia, before their runoff election Dec. 6.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Global Warming Is NOT Caused By Solar System Having Two Suns
Is global warming caused by the solar system having two suns? No, that's not true: An astronomy expert and the National Weather Service told Lead Stories this claim is "completely false." The claim appeared in a video on Instagram on Nove
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: USA Today Did NOT Publish This Article On Neuralink Study Monkey Deaths — Screenshot Is Made Up
Did USA Today publish an article on November 30, 2022, titled, "Elon Musk's Neuralink implants have killed nearly 3000 monkeys since last December, 98% fatality rate"? No, that's not true: This is not a real USA Today headline and the num
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These Photos Do NOT Show A ‘Ukrainian Soldier’ With A Swastika Tattoo Captured In November 2022
Do photos circulating on social media show a recently captured Ukrainian POW with a swastika tattoo on his back? No, that's not true: These are seven-year-old images, taken during fighting in 2015 with armed, Russia-backed separatists in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Terra-Infinita’ Map Does NOT Show Real Place — It’s Illustration Of Lands In Science Fiction Series
Does a map showing "Terra-Infinita" show a real place composed of 178 worlds that exist beyond the domed territory of the "Known Lands" of Earth, ringed by a giant wall of ice and guarded by "custodians"? No, that's not true: This detaile
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Ancient virus discovery will not spark a new pandemic
“There may be a new pandemic on the way after the release of a 50,000-year-old zombie virus.”