REVIEW Vaccines are always subjected to monitoring, even after authorization or approval. This is to ensure that rare side effects that didn’t appear during clinical trials can be detected. This will allow public health authorities to take appropr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Greta Thunberg’s Detainment In Germany Was NOT Staged — She Was Brought To Police Station To Share Her Personal Information
Was Greta Thunberg's detainment by police in Germany staged? No, that's not true: The spokesperson of the Aachen police department told Lead Stories that Thunberg's interactions with the police at the scene were real, but no arrests were
PolitiFact→ Occupy Democrats – Social Security does add to federal budget deficit, despite Occupy Democrats’ claim to the contrary
"Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit or the national debt."
Full Fact→ Brandon Lewis misleading to compare voter ID to picking up parcel or library book
The MP and former cabinet minister said needing ID to vote was the same as needing it to pick up a parcel at the Post Office.
Logically→ This image shows the wreckage of the Yeti Airlines aircraft that crashed in Pokhara, Nepal on January 15, 2023.
An image of a passenger plane crash in Kathmandu, Nepal from 2018 has been falsely linked to the 2023 Yeti airline crash in Pokhara.
Logically→ WEF chairman Klaus Schwab has pulled out of the 2023 World Economic Forum Conference in Davos due to health issues.
Klaus Schwab was present at the opening of 2023 World Economic Forum. There are no reports of Schwab having health issues.
Logically→ Lisa Marie Presley shared her COVID-19 vaccination experience on Facebook in March 2022.
A Facebook post by a blogger is being falsely shared to claim that late singer Lisa Marie Presley shared her COVID-19 vaccination experience.
Logically→ The photo shows a child named Tyler Miller, who has gone missing.
Posts purporting to show Tyler Miller, a boy who has gone missing, are fake. These are scam posts showing Maggie Banyard, a girl with leukemia.
The Dispatch→ Understanding the Debt Ceiling Debate
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 10: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets with colleagues. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Lawmakers gear up for yet another fight over raising the debt limit.The post Understanding the Debt Ceiling Debate appeared fi
Poynter→ The cost of eggs has increased significantly, but social media posts exaggerate the price jump
For many Americans lately, buying eggs has felt like being on an expensive Easter egg hunt. Bird flu outbreaks have strained the supply of eggs nationwide, driving up prices when demand […] The post The cost of eggs has increased significantly,
The Dispatch→ Of Course Your House Is Killing You
Fireplaces and wood-burning stoves emit more pollution than gas stoves. (Photo By MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle/Getty Images)And it’s not just the gas range.The post Of Course Your House Is Killing You appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The GOP’s Spending Fight Is More About Fighting Than Spending
Incoming House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (right) argues with members of the Freedom Caucus, including Rep. Bob Good, Rep. Matt Gaetz, and Rep. Matt Rosendale during votes for speaker of the House. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.)These new defic
The Dispatch→ Turkish Demands Over Kurdish Refugees Are Threatening Sweden’s NATO Accession
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.(Photo. by Cem Tekkesinoglu/dia image/Getty Images.)It’s time for the U.S. and other NATO nations to put pressure on Erdoğan.The post Turkish Demands Over Kurdish Refugees Are Threatening Sweden’s NATO Acces
Logically→ Images online show more than 80 Iranian Muslims accepted Christianity in Germany recently.
Older images of people being baptized on different occasions have been misrepresented as 80 Iranian Muslims converting to Christianity recently.
Logically→ Video shows the Yeti Airlines plane catching fire and crashing in Pokhara, Nepal.
A 2021 video of a Russian prototype military plane crash during a test flight in Moscow is falsely attributed to be the recent plane crash in Nepal.
Logically→ Rahul Gandhi was reading a Kannada newspaper.
Gandhi was reading the English pages of the National Herald newspaper in 2017. Only the first and last pages were in Kannada.
Washington Post→ McCarthy’s specious attacks on Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell
The House speaker's reasons for booting them off the House Intelligence Committee don't add up.
The Dispatch→ Old Man Blues
Cynicism is the only safe harbor for wisdom. The post Old Man Blues appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Video: Dispatch Live for January 17
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Video: Dispatch Live for January 17 appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The Most Important Thing You Read Today
(Stock photo via Getty Images.)It’s about diversity training, and it’s not by me.The post The Most Important Thing You Read Today appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real Plane Crash or Emergency — It’s Video Game Footage
Does this video accurately show a plane crash or emergency? And might it even be live ? No, that's not true: This footage is not real. It is a computer-generated video from a popular video game named Grand Theft Auto V that is often used
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Extract ‘Giant Mummies’ From Caverns In Grand Canyon
Has the U.S. military "extracted giant mummies" from caverns in the Grand Canyon? No, that's not true: The story about Egyptian artifacts allegedly found in North America goes back to the beginning of the 20th century. Since then, it has
Truth or Fiction?→ Failed GOP Candidate Embraced Disinformation, Violence in Shooting Plot
The history of the 39-year-old alleged “mastermind” behind a plan to attack multiple Democratic Party officials in New Mexico showed an embrace of both violence and conspiracy theories that have driven right-wing political violence in the U
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Propose Ban On Gas Stoves
Did President Joe Biden propose a ban on gas stoves? No, that's not true: He is against the idea of a future ban on gas stoves, a White House spokesperson has said. A Consumer Product Safety commissioner said gas stoves posed a "hidden ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show The Deadly Nepal Plane Crash On January 15, 2023
Was this video taken just before the deadly Yeti Airlines plane crash in Nepal on January 15, 2023? No, that's not true: The post's video, showing a plane on fire and then crashing, is of a Russian military transport plane prototype that
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Workers aren’t being paid up to $26,000 because of a COVID-19-related tax credit, as claim suggests
“Americans who worked through the pandemic are being paid up to $26,000 by qualifying for the Employee Retention Credit.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Three Republicans voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, despite claims
“Every single Republican blocked Ketanji Brown Jackson’s SCOTUS appointment.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Eggs, Chickens, and ‘Windfall Profit Tax’ Tweets
Amid concerns about the lack of availability and rocketing prices of eggs, a popular January 15 2023 post to Reddit’s r/SandersForPresident touched on one of the topics contained in public discussions: We need a windfall profits tax.
PolitiFact→ Thom Tillis – Tillis vote shows shift in same-sex marriage position
On supporting marriage rights for same-sex couples.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Altered video of Elon Musk uses 2017 interview about the future of transportation
Video shows Elon Musk talking about what “every failed leader” he met had in common.
The Dispatch→ Crab Mentality
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the Republican Jewish Coalition annual meeting at in Las Vegas on November 19, 2022. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.)Pulling Ron DeSantis back down into the bucket.The post Crab Mentality appeare
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Is all gender-affirming care for children ‘experimental’? Experts say no
“All ‘gender affirming care’ for children is 100% experimental. There are zero long term studies on the effects the drugs and surgeries will have on them.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘FDA Chief’ Does NOT Call For Immediate End To COVID Vaccines — Millions Are NOT Dropping Dead
Did the chief of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) call for an immediate end to COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: The head of the FDA is Dr. Robert M. Califf and he is not mentioned in the article where the claim appears. The s
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live for January 17
Join our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Dispatch Live for January 17 appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Just Form A ‘Union’ With Mexico and Canada That Ended U.S. Sovereignty
Did President Joe Biden just form a "union" with Mexico and Canada that ended U.S. sovereignty? No, that's not true: The claim misconstrues the Declaration of North America, a trilateral partnership aimed at addressing major regional issu
Health Feedback→ Tweet by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene misinterpreted; no evidence that XBB.1.5 preferentially infects vaccinated people
REVIEW A tweet by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (@nychealthy), posted on 13 January 2023, generated confusion over its statement that “Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for 73% of all sequenced COVID-19 cases in N
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ID Of Injured Woman NOT Unknown — Post Is Spam To Entice Shares
Are police asking for help identifying a young woman who was allegedly mugged, stabbed and left for dead on a roadside? No, that's not true: The claim is a hoax meant to trick people into sharing the post to garner attention -- a "bait an
FactCheck.org→ What to Know About the Special Counsels Investigating Trump and Biden
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Jan. 12 that he has appointed Robert Hur, a former U.S. attorney, as special counsel for the investigation of how classified documents from President Joe Biden’s time as vice president ended up at Biden
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Spy Software’ Time Theft Firing
In mid-January 2023, viral posts on social media addressed a worker who was reportedly fired after “spy software” identified “time theft”: Spy software found a worker wasn’t working as much as she said. Now she
The Dispatch→ The Sweep: Where Have All the Candidates Gone?
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives on stage before announcing that he was officially launchinghis 2024 presidential campaign. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Donald Trump is still the only announced candidate for 2024.The post The Sweep: Wher