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.
Logically→ No, this video does not show Russia’s Luna-25 crashing on the moon
The Dispatch→ Threats and Allies in the Indo-Pacific
“When peace is threatened you’ll make friends with anyone.”
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump’s New Immigration Proposals, Explained
The former president plans even more strict crackdowns on illegal and legal immigration if he takes the White House again.
The Dispatch→ GOP Candidates Wobble on Trump (Again)
Despite months to prepare, Republican presidential hopefuls still knocked off-balance by Trump debate questions.
Logically→ বিজেপি নেতা, পুত্ৰৰ ফটো মণিপুৰ ভাইৰেল ভিডিঅ’ গোচৰত অভিযুক্ত হিচাপে মিছাকৈ শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ ভাইৰেল ভিডিঅ’টোত থকা মণিপুৰী মহিলা গৰাকীয়ে বিৰোধীৰ সন্মুখত চৰকাৰক প্ৰশংসা কৰা নাছিল
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week of the First Debate
Plus, F-16s to Ukraine and a debate about Trump and the 14th Amendment.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims about New York’s marijuana laws
Fact-checking claims about legal marijuana use in NY.
The Dispatch→ The Return of COVID Anxiety Poses Problems for Democrats
No one—except for a few hardliners—wants to hear about lockdowns and mask mandates.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Ramaswamy’s Claims on Campaign Trail, Including on Climate and Jan. 6
The upstart Republican candidate has made inaccurate claims about climate change as well as the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, while mischaracterizing his own positions and past comments.
The Dispatch→ Rat Races
Crowds are dangerous.
The Dispatch→ Russell Moore’s Diagnosis of Evangelical America
A review of ‘Losing Our Religion.’
The Dispatch→ MLK and the Content of Character
Reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous words on the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Wagner Boss Prigozhin Jet On Fire Before Crashing’ — It Was Filmed Two Months Prior
Does a video shared to social media on August 23, 2023, show Russian oligarch Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin's jet "on fire before crashing"? No, that's not true: While the video itself is authentic, it documented an unrelated plane crash
The Dispatch→ P01135809
The costs and benefits of prosecuting a president.
FactCheck.org→ No Support for Viral Claim That COVID-19 ‘Lockdowns’ Are Returning This Fall
SciCheck Digest The U.S. is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases, so it may be prudent for people to wear masks when out in public and take a few extra precautions. But the government is not planning to implement mask mandates or “lockdowns,” des
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Fauci didn’t say that unvaccinated people must be locked down this winter
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
The Dispatch→ If Life Was a Movie
A weird trick that helps me identify the real-world protagonists.