The organisation has no policy to kill household pets to help the environment.
Logically→ No, the charred carcass of a dog does not prove the Maui fires were caused by energy weapons
Logically→ Video does not show the destruction of a Wagner cemetery
The Dispatch→ Yes, Mortgage Rates Have Gone Up During the Biden Presidency. Here’s Why.
The pandemic had something to do with it, but so did policy.
Full Fact→ Thousands share fake house giveaway
A post promising to give away two free houses with minor dents and scratches is too good to be true.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: While flooding in Nevada stranded tens of thousands of Burning Man attendees last weekend, there was not an Ebola outbreak at the event, contrary to social media posts.
PolitiFact→ LaKeshia Myers – It’s true, Wis. voters did not have standard notice of polling places in Spring 2020 election
During the spring 2020 election in Milwaukee, a reduction to only five polling locations “came days before the election and was done without proper notice to voters.”
The Dispatch→ No Labels Focusing on Nomination Rules Over Candidates, For Now
Plus: The RNC continues its early vote push ahead of 2024.
Logically→ Video from Polish air show does not show directed energy weapons
Full Fact→ Supposed Amazon E-scooter deal is too good to be true
Amazon is not selling e-scooters for £3 due to storage issues.
Full Fact→ How many people died while on waiting lists?
Apparently contradictory research from Labour and the Times suggests that either 121,000 or 340,000 people died while waiting for treatment in England last year.
Logically→ ‘भारत-विरोधी’ नारों पर प्रतिक्रिया देने वाले गौतम गंभीर के वीडियो से छेड़छाड़ की गई है
Logically→ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ನಾಯಕರನ್ನು ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯ ಮಾಡಲು ಎಡಿಟ್ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಬಸ್ನ ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ ‘భారత దేశానికి వ్యతిరేకంగా’ నినాదాలు ఇస్తున్నందుకుగానూ బిజెపి పార్లమెంట్ సభ్యులు గౌతం గంభీర్ అసహనం చెందారు అంటూ ఎడిట్ చేసిన వీడియో షేర్ చేస్తున్నారు
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಕೇವಲ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ ಸಮುದಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಮಾತ್ರವಾಗಿ ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ವಾಹನಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಬ್ಸಿಡಿ ನೀಡಿಲ್ಲ
The Dispatch→ A Late Summer COVID-19 Surge
‘You’ll get mild illness with this virus for decades to come … But that’s okay.’
Logically→ ২০১৪ চনলৈকে ব্ৰহ্মপুত্ৰৰ ওপৰত কেৱল এখন দলং আছিল বুলি মিছাকৈ শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ No, Karnataka government did not subsidize commercial vehicles just for Muslims
Logically→ গৌতম গম্ভীৰৰ অশ্লীল ইংগিতৰ কাৰণ বুলি সম্পাদিত ভিডিঅ’ শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
The Dispatch→ The Election Nobody Asked For
Whistling past the nursing home.
The Dispatch→ Vivek Ramaswamy: America First Visionary or Snake Oil Salesman?
Republican primary voters in New Hampshire have real questions about the 38-year-old presidential candidate’s authenticity.
Logically→ Filmgoer’s criticism of 2017 Shah Rukh Khan movie passed off as Jawan’s review
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Appoint FEMA Director Before Maui Fires, Did NOT Confirm He Knew They Would Occur
Did the timing of President Joe Biden appointing a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director before the Maui fires and subsequently saying that director was already in Hawaii when the fires broke out confirm Biden knew the wildf
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, President Joe Biden didn’t say the Maui, Hawaii, wildfires were ‘planned’
Video shows President Joe Biden confirmed “the Lahaina fires were planned.”
The Dispatch→ The Choice Is Made
It’s too late, Mike.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Jeep In Mud Was Published Before 2023 Burning Man Festival — No National Disaster Declared
Is this video showing a Jeep partially buried in the mud from the 2023 Burning Man gathering, and was that event "declared a national disaster"? No, that's not true: The online presence of the video predates the 2023 Burning Man gathering
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Social media posts misconstrue the efficacy of vaccines for flu, measles, mumps and rubella
CLAIM: Vaccines for the flu, measles, mumps and rubella were developed decades ago, yet the diseases haven't been eradicated, proving that the immunizations don’t work.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia’s Medvedev Did NOT Declare ‘Control Of Russia Army’ As Of September 7, 2023 — Clickbait Video Under Title Suggesting ‘Russian Military Coup’ Failed To Mention Any Of It
Was Russian President Vladimir Putin toppled, as of September 7, 2023? Did Dmitry Medvedev, a former president and prime minister, lead the coup, "acting in partnership with the United States"? Did Medvedev maintain close contact with the
PolitiFact→ Isabel Brown – Do Americans make less money now than during the Great Depression? That’s Pants on Fire!
Americans “currently are making less than at the height of the Great Depression.”
FactCheck.org→ The Problem with Greene’s Warning About ‘Communist Takeover’ of Judicial System
Responding to news that the former national leader of the Proud Boys was sentenced to 22 years for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called it “despicable” and commented: “We ar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Megan Rapinoe Did NOT Say She’s Leaving America — She’s Retiring From International Soccer
Did American soccer player Megan Rapinoe say she's leaving America because she gets "no respect"? No, that's not true: This claim is coming from a satirical website. It has been reported by multiple major news outlets that Rapinoe is goin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 5G Is NOT Causing Vaccinated People’s Heads To Explode — Video Shows Iraqi Protesters Shot With Tear Gas Grenade
Are the heads of vaccinated people exploding and combusting when the 5G signal in Israel is turned up? No, that's not true: These video clips are real, but the headline is baseless as the video clips have nothing to do with Israel, COVID-
PolitiFact→ Social Media – How a deepfake video of Ron DeSantis dropping out went viral
A video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.
Full Fact→ The number of band 3-5 prison officers increased by 701 in the year to 30 June 2023
Justice secretary Alex Chalk claimed that the number of full-time equivalent band 3-5 prison staff had increased by over 700 “since 30 June 2023”.
The Dispatch→ Polling on Trump’s Cases Shows Two Different Universes
Republicans are rallying around their guy, but the general electorate thinks the indictments are legit.
Logically→ There is no carbon shortage killing forests and making plants sick
Full Fact→ Russian president didn’t give speech warning of ‘satanic plans’ to depopulate the world
A video claiming Russian president Vladimir Putin warned of a plan to depopulate the world has been shared thousands of times on Facebook.
Full Fact→ Most people under 55 don’t have undiagnosed high blood pressure
A poll by Blood Pressure UK suggests that most 30-50s don’t know their blood pressure—but other evidence suggests that it won’t be high in most cases.
Full Fact→ House prices haven’t fallen to a 14-year low
A since-deleted post from the Daily Telegraph wrongly claimed house prices had fallen to “14-year lows”.
Full Fact→ Hoax injured dog post shared more than 1,000 times
Full Fact has previously checked near-identical posts in Facebook community groups.