Did President Joe Biden take away $250 million in funding for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) that is dedicated to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)? No, that's not true: The Biden administration has provided fundi
The Dispatch→ Thirsty Ron
You’re not mad at him. You’re mad at the party.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video of giant Barbie walking in Dubai was computer generated, not a hologram
CLAIM: A hologram of a giant Barbie doll is being displayed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obamas’ Chef Did NOT Have ‘Blunt Trauma’ Prior To His Death And They Did NOT ‘Call Off’ The Autopsy
Did Tafari Campbell, the Obamas' personal chef, suffer "blunt force trauma" prior to his July 2023 drowning death? No, that's not true: The Massachusetts State Police told Lead Stories that there were "no external trauma or injuries" obse
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Administration Did NOT Blame Kamala Harris For Cocaine Found In White House
Did the Biden administration blame Vice President Kamala Harris for the cocaine found in the White House on July 2, 2023? No, that's not true: There's no information or evidence to support that claim. The White House has never said or sug
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Las tarjetas de débito ‘flex card’ obtenidas a través de Medicare Advantage tienen límites
"Las personas mayores de 65 años con dificultades financieras" pueden calificar para una "flex card" de Medicare para comprar alimentos, pagar trabajo dental y otras necesidades.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Top WEF Official’ Did NOT Say That ‘Dangerous Conspiracy Theorists Must Be Eliminated’
Did a top World Economic Forum official call for the "elimination" of conspiracy theorists? No, that's not true: The man described as a "top WEF official" in the article making the claim doesn't work for them and doesn't have any authorit
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Congress didn’t pass law allowing consumers to erase negative credit information after two years
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, COVID vaccines don’t contain nanotechnology that can be programmed via 5G wireless networks
CLAIM: A patent held by Moderna proves its COVID mRNA vaccine contains “programmable” nanotechnology that can interact with 5G communications technology.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video of a robot and human playing table tennis was created with AI visual-effects software
CLAIM: A video shows a real robot beating a human at table tennis. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. A video of two humans playing table tennis at the recent European Championships was digitally altered to replace one competitor with a computer-generated robot.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Barack Obama Did NOT Call His Wife ‘Michael’ During 2011 Speech — He Was Referring To Michael Mullen
Did then-President Barack Obama refer to his wife Michelle as "Michael" during a speech in 2011? No, that's not true: He was talking about Navy Adm. Mike Mullen's son then-Lt. Michael Edward Mullen. This clip takes a moment from a speech
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t ingest borax: Experts say the cleaning product is a dangerous substitute for boron
Borax can be used to treat a variety of health problems, including joint pain, kidney stones, osteoporosis and chronic fatigue.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Republican Sen. Mitt Romney has not threatened to join Democrats, despite criticism of Trump
"Senator Mitt Romney threatens to leave the Republican party and join Democrats.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Republican Sen. Mitt Romney has not threatened to join Democrats, despite criticism of Trump
"Senator Mitt Romney threatens to leave the Republican party and join Democrats.”
The Dispatch→ The Waiting Is the Hardest Part
Donald Trump’s looming legal developments have Democrats strategizing for 2024.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This van was testing kids for COVID-19, not queerness
Video shows a van “‘Queer testing’ kids without parental approval … (that) involves clothing removal.”
Full Fact→ Covid isn’t fake
A social media post claims Covid-19 is a fake virus. This isn’t the case. Millions of people have died from the disease and it continues to infect people worldwide.
PolitiFact→ What was the fake elector plot by Trump allies following the 2020 election?
Prosecutors have investigated the 2020 fake elector plot orchestrated by Trump allies in an effort to overturn the election. 16 fake electors have already been charged in Michigan.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Has No Labels Said It Will ‘Do What It Takes’ to Help Trump?
The group has said the opposite.
PolitiFact→ Virginia Foxx – Foxx gives inaccurate explanation of U.S. asylum process
Immigrants are supposed to “apply for asylum in the country where they are, and then they try to come into the United States.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No existe una Barbie Baphomet creada por Mattel
“Ahora resulta que la corporación de juguetes MATTEL, lanza una ‘Barbie BAFOMET’, para complacer a la estrenada sociedad de la iglesia satánica en EEUU."
Logically→ No, this is not Pfizer’s patent to use COVID-19 vaccines to ‘track’ people
Full Fact→ Website claiming to offer £2 Amazon packages is fake
The website is linked to in a Facebook post claiming the retailer is giving away “unclaimed electronics” to British customers for £2.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, July 2023 Update
Summary In our seventh installment of this feature, gauging how various factors have changed under President Joe Biden, we found: The economy added 13.2 million jobs under Biden, putting the total 3.8 million higher than before the pandemic.
AllSides→ Video: Fewer Cases of Flu Due to Pandemic Precautions
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/07/scicheck-video-fewer-cases-of-flu-due-to-pandemic-precautions-contrary-to-viral-claim/
Logically→ Fabricated screenshot peddled as Irish Independent’s headline on ‘asymptomatic global warming’
Logically→ Old video of Sai Baba idol being replaced in Delhi shared with false claim
The Dispatch→ Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal on the Rocks
Plus: Introducing a new offering from The Dispatch.
Full Fact→ Five ways our fact checking had an impact in June
How thousands of people have helped slow and stop the spread of bad information this month
The Dispatch→ Heaven Can’t Wait
No legacy admissions in the Kingdom of God.
The Dispatch→ Awful Qualified Immunity Cases
HasTheSupremeCourtCleanedUpQualifiedImmunityYet.com
Washington Post→ The GOP claim that Biden is running a ‘shell game’ on the border
It's not a shall game, but the numbers are often confusing and hard to decipher.
The Dispatch→ Ohio’s Abortion Amendment, Explained
The attempt to relax abortion restrictions will likely be the only abortion-related state referendum this year.
The Dispatch→ Educational ‘Detracking,’ Explained
To close achievement gaps, more school systems are limiting course offerings for high-achievers.
The Dispatch→ Wealthy GOP Donors Are Bullish on Nikki Haley—For Now
Her debate performance will be key to keeping money flowing.
Logically→ Old video of tsunami in Japan shared as flooding in north India
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Tornado Forming Is NOT Real Or New York City — VFX Edit Over Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive
Did a dark and menacing stormcloud rotate over the New York City harbor, threatening to form a tornado? No, that's not true: This video of turbulent cloud effects is the work of a TikTok video creator and tutor, @insanepatient2. It was po
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nuclear Test Movies NOT Faked Because Cameras Were Not Destroyed
Were the movies of nuclear tests conducted in the 1950s by the United States fake because the cameras and film used to capture the images were not destroyed by the explosion or the radiation? No, that's not true: The cameras and film used
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obamas Did NOT Say They Were ‘On The Property’ On Martha’s Vineyard When Private Chef Drowned
Did Barack and Michelle Obama's story change about where they were when their personal chef Tafari Campbell drowned near their Massachusetts home, "altering the story to say they were indeed on the property" when Campbell went missing? No
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ FACT FOCUS: No head trauma or suspicious circumstances in drowning of Obamas’ chef, police say
Social media users are sharing false claims about the drowning death of former President Barack Obama’s personal chef on Martha’s Vineyard this week.