In late July 2023, a year-old warning about “antidepressants and hot weather” recirculated on Facebook (and other platforms like Reddit and TikTok): As its getting warmer in the Northern Hemisphere at least. Be careful with dehy
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eating These Ten Foods Will NOT Cause A Miscarriage
Does eating certain foods cause miscarriages? No, that's not true: Lead Stories spoke to a perinatal dietitian and a registered dietitian nutritionist about this claim and was told by both that in general foods do not cause the loss of a
The Dispatch→ The Doom Poll
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media post misleadingly presents old news as a recent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump
There was a recent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump in Reno, Nevada.
PolitiFact→ Under Joe Biden, is inflation coming down or are prices much higher? Both
Despite coming to opposite conclusions about inflation, President Joe Biden and GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie both have a point. This is how that works.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Jason Aldean didn’t sue Whoopi Goldberg, ‘The View’ for defamation. A satire website made that up
CLAIM: Country music star Jason Aldean has sued Whoopi Goldberg and ABC’s “The View” for defamation in relation to his song, “Try That In A Small Town.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video shows former President George H. W. Bush ill, not dying, at 1992 dinner in Japan
CLAIM: Footage shows former President George H. W. Bush dying on live television. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media post misleads about Bill Gates’ remark about injecting kids
Says Bill Gates said, “We’re taking things that are genetically modified organisms, and we’re injecting them into little kids’ arms” in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Ukraine Troops SURRENDER En-masse’ — It’s A Prisoner Exchange
Does a viral video show a large group of Ukrainian soldiers surrendering on July 24, 2023, or on July 30, 2023? No, that's not true: The clip captures a prisoner exchange that was reported to have taken place in late May 2023 in an undisc
Truth or Fiction?→ Moms For Liberty San Diego Library Protest
A July 30 2023 pair of tweets about Moms For Liberty and LGBTQ+ books spread that day and the next, suggesting that the group’s efforts to eliminate books led to $30,000 in donations for “more LGBTQ themed books”: When the story ran
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, prosecutors did not drop all charges against Sam Bankman-Fried
CLAIM: The Department of Justice has dropped all charges against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is accused of cheating investors and looting customer deposits on the cryptocurrency trading platform.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The View’ Did NOT Cancel A Scheduled Interview With Jason Aldean — This Story Is Satire
Did producers for ABC's talk show "The View" rescind an invitation to Jason Aldean to be a guest on the show after he surprised them by accepting their disingenuous offer? No, that's not true: This article was published by The Dunning-Kru
Full Fact→ Experts advise pouring cool water on an overheating dog
Facebook posts shared by thousands of people incorrectly claim you should never throw cold water on an overheating dog.
The Dispatch→ Early Jockeying in Virginia to Succeed Glenn Youngkin in 2025
Plus: Most GOP hopefuls avoid hitting Trump in the latest Iowa cattle call.
Full Fact→ Review of Somalian refugee status did not lead to 1,600 people being deported from Norway
A Norwegian government spokesperson confirmed that of around 1,400 cases which were reviewed “very few” saw their refugee status revoked.
Full Fact→ Emissions camera in Edinburgh is not linked to fines or points
The Facebook post claims the camera can also detect speed, acceleration and number plates with mobile phone and seat belt detection “on the way”.
Full Fact→ Amazon is not clearing £3 bundles of unclaimed electronic packages
A post about bargain packages of iPhones, AirPods and Playstations is too good to be true.
Full Fact→ Average annual income of UK plumbers is not between £150,000 and £1 million
This claim appeared in a Facebook video about jobs that earn over £100,000 without a degree.
Logically→ 2021 Turkish drone strike video in Iraq shared as recent
The Dispatch→ The Achilles’ Heel of the Rich and Powerful
Donald Trump's valet problem.
PolitiFact→ Who is Fani Willis, the prosecutor in Trump’s Fulton County, Georgia, election interference case?
Fani Willis is the Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney leading an investigation into former President Trump and his allies’ possible interference in the 2020 presidential election. Here’s a look at her background and high-profile cases.
PolitiFact→ How health incidents like Bronny James’ cardiac arrest fuel COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
When Bronny James suffered cardiac arrest, Elon Musk and others suggested without evidence that COVID-19 vaccines were the cause. It’s a longtime trend in anti-vaccine disinformation.
Logically→ Old video of terror attack falsely shared as recent incident of violence by ‘Muslim refugees’ in France
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks about transgender stats, book bans and climate change
Here’s what readers said about PolitiFact’s recent fact-checks about transgender data, Florida school standards on Black history and statements by Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Logically→ Old footage of Ukrainian forces destroying Russian KA-52 helicopter shared as recent
Full Fact→ Drinking borax carries risk of toxicity
A video that has been widely shared on social media falsely claims that borax, a cleaning chemical, isn’t toxic when consumed, and can help with various ailments.
The Dispatch→ A Coup in Niger
The new junta puts the U.S. and France in a difficult position.
Health Feedback→ Flawed preprint based on autopsies inadequate to demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccines caused 74% of those deaths
REVIEW On 5 July 2023, a manuscript titled “A systematic review of autopsy findings in deaths after COVID-19 vaccination” was uploaded to the Social Science Research Network (SSRN), a preprint server associated with The Lancet. The review analyz
Logically→ No, Andhra Pradesh government will not impose a ₹20,000 fine for driving with earphones on
Logically→ Video of Brazil murder falsely shared as Christian woman killed in Manipur
The Dispatch→ Another Border Battle
Neither the Biden administration nor the state of Texas has ultimate solutions for border problems, those on the ground say.
The Dispatch→ Why India Matters to the United States
Some are wary of stronger ties with New Delhi, but the two nations share common interests.
Logically→ No, Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not use an abusive word at Rajasthan rally
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week of Indictment News
Donald Trump faces new charges in his documents case, and a whole new indictment is looming.
The Dispatch→ The Verdict of the Persuadables
DeSantis, Trump, and Biden rack up big debts with general election voters.
The Dispatch→ Goldbergs and Englishmen
A traumatic trip through the Alps.
The Dispatch→ ‘Love of Home’ Environmentalism
Better climate policy begins with awe for America’s natural heritage.
The Dispatch→ Myopic ‘Barbie’
Greta Gerwig’s film culminates in a narrow vision of womanhood.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Nuclear weapons are real, contrary to conspiracy theory about archival test footage
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Migrants Filmed Jumping From Bus Were NOT In Germany — Filmed In Algeria
Did illegal migrants in Germany evade deportation by breaking a window and jumping out of a bus moving slowly in traffic? No, that's not true: The details of this widely circulated video are not well documented, but the video was not film