The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will decide whether to recommend updated COVID-19 boosters. If the committee doesn’t recommend the shots, insurance companies wouldn’t have to pay for them, which could leave economically disadvantaged
The Dispatch→ No, Biden Did Not Visit Ground Zero on September 12, 2001
He participated in a Senate session in Washington that day.
Logically→ Video of building collapsing in Turkey shared as Morocco earthquake footage
Logically→ ভিডিঅ’ত দেখা যুৱককেইজন ইজৰাইলৰ প্ৰতিৰক্ষা বাহিনীৰ কুকি জোৱান, মণিপুৰৰ উগ্ৰপন্থী নহয়
Logically→ తెలంగాణా సచివాలయం దగ్గర, ముఖ్యమంత్రి దేవాలయం మరియు చర్చిని కూడా ప్రారంభించారు, ఒక్క మసీదు మాత్రమే కాదు
Full Fact→ What happened to school rebuilding funding when Rishi Sunak was chancellor?
Annual spending on school rebuilding in England fell by 41% between 2019-20 and 2021-22—but that figure doesn’t tell the whole story.
Logically→ No, Cristiano Ronaldo’s hotel in Marrakech is not hosting earthquake victims
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccine doesn’t raise risk of catching and dying from the disease
An uncertain statistical finding in a single study is heavily outweighed by a large body of evidence showing that the Covid vaccines reduce your chance of severe Covid.
The Dispatch→ The Summer of Labor?
Despite a number of high-profile strikes, union membership in the U.S. remains near record lows.
Logically→ कौन बनेगा करोड़पति के 7.5 करोड़ वाले प्रश्न का ग़लत उत्तर देने का यह वीडियो एडिटेड है
Logically→ No, FDA is not planning to replace salt with ‘mRNA fake salt’
Logically→ Telangana CM inaugurated three places of worship and not just a mosque at the new secretariat
Washington Post→ Cassidy Hutchinson’s book joins many by Trump insiders. Here’s what sells.
John Bolton and James Comey top the list, while three lesser-known aides sold fewer than 10,000 copies.
The Dispatch→ Did the Biden Admin Violate the First Amendment?
How biased is Advisory Opinions?
The Dispatch→ Looking for New Voter Trends in the Old Dominion
Glenn Youngkin isn’t on the ballot, but the state’s midterms will be a referendum on his leadership.
The Dispatch→ Israel’s Multifront War on Terror
The embattled country is leading the fight against Iranian-sponsored terrorism in the Middle East.
Logically→ 2021 video of pro-Trump rally in Japan peddled as footage of recent event
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Demo Video And Blue Objects Do NOT Prove A Laser Caused Hawaii’s Maui Fires
Do an unburned blue car and beach umbrella seen in a social-media video about the August 2023 wildfire that ravaged the town of Lahaina on Hawaii's island of Maui prove that lasers caused the blaze since the color blue can resist lasers?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NFL Did NOT Refuse Kaepernick’s Request For ‘Active Status,’ Did NOT Suggest ‘He Should Sell Hair Products’ — It’s Satire
Did the NFL's ethics committee deny Colin Kaepernick's request to return to "active status" and suggest "he should go sell hair products"? No, that's not true: This claim comes from a satirical website that has a history of fabricating co
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – CNN didn’t suggest former President Barack Obama is a serial killer, despite social media claims
CNN reported that “Barack Obama’s ex-boyfriend admits he was ‘prime suspect’ in gay serial killer case.”
The Dispatch→ Gunning for Trouble
A sinister power play in New Mexico.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – FEMA set up Chicago offices to help residents affected by flooding, not to plan a disaster
A FEMA office in Chicago is proof of a conspiracy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2,000 Kids NOT Missing From Maui A Month After 2023 Wildfires — School Enrollment Data ≠ Missing Persons Data
Were 2,000 kids missing in Maui a month after the wildfires of August 2023? No, that's not true: There are not 2,000 missing children on the island of Maui, Hawaii Governor Josh Green's office told Lead Stories on September 11, 2023. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC Video Does NOT Prove 9/11 WTC 7 Conspiracy — A Reporting Error On A Chaotic, Confusing Day Was Corrected ASAP
Does a BBC report from September 11, 2001, saying World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7) fell more than 20 minutes before it actually did prove a conspiracy? No, that's not true: There's no evidence of a WTC 7 conspiracy. The discrepancy i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Footage Does NOT Show Real Asteroid Crashing Into Moon — Footage Was Created By CGI
Does this video show a real asteroid crashing into the moon, prompting an explosion following the collision? No, that's not true: Lead Stories determined through a reverse image search that the footage in question was first posted by a Yo
FactCheck.org→ Trump Walked Back Abortion Statement Misleadingly Used in Biden-Harris Ad
As a presidential candidate seven years ago, Donald Trump said women needed to face “some form of punishment” for violating abortion bans — a position he quickly retracted after being criticized. In a statement issued the same day, T
Health Feedback→ Study didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines weaken children’s immune response, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson
REVIEW A study from researchers at the University of Melbourne[1] became the basis of claims on social media that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine damaged children’s immune response against other diseases. One example of such a claim can be seen in thi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WEF Did NOT Sign ‘Order Cancelling US Election’ To Make Americans ‘Ruled By Global Elite For Their Own Good’
Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) issue an "order" banning elections in the United States and will Americans from now on be ruled by a global elite? No, none of it is true: A non-governmental organization such as the WEF doesn't have the
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Meet and Greet in Des Moines
Join us in Iowa!
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence Elon Musk predicted President Joe Biden will die in a month
Elon Musk said President Joe Biden “has one month left to live.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Did Pope Francis swat then-President Donald Trump’s hand? No, that video is altered
Video shows Pope Francis slapping former President Donald Trump’s hand.
PolitiFact→ A possible House impeachment investigation of Joe Biden: What to know
For months, House Republicans have been investigating President Joe Biden’s son Hunter over payments received from a Ukrainian company. There’s increasing talk that this could morph into a formal impeachment probe in the House. Here’s what to know.
Logically→ The earthquake in Morocco was the result of the movement of tectonic plates, not HAARP
The Dispatch→ Nikki Haley Tries a Non-Trump Middle Road
Plus: Another Ramaswamy flip-flop, and The Dispatch has receipts.
PolitiFact→ Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it’s getting hotter
Heat was the underlying or contributing cause in about 1,670 U.S. deaths in 2022, provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows. That’s a rate of about 5 deaths per million residents, the highest heat-related death rate in at leas
Logically→ Video does not show fake or lab-grown chicken meat sold at Walmart
Full Fact→ Altered photo showing ‘flat’ Earth has not been leaked by SpaceX
The photo is altered and has been circulating online for several years.
Logically→ Clip does not show Danish health minister collapsing after vaccination
Logically→ A video of a building collapsing has been misattributed to the recent earthquake in Morocco
The Dispatch→ Hunter Biden Has It Coming
On America’s gun laws, housing prices, the country between Pakistan and Bangladesh, attorneys general, Texas, and 9/11.