Should Trump’s January 6 prosecution be televised?
PolitiFact→ Transcript of Devon Archer testimony doesn’t back key claims about Joe and Hunter Biden
A transcript of Devon Archer's congressional testimony revealed that he undercut key claims that have been made about Joe Biden and Hunter Biden's business dealings. Here's what Archer said.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Does NOT Show ‘Vast Majority Of Humanity’ Vaccinated For COVID-19 By ‘Shedding’ Of Vaccine From Vaccinated To Unvaccinated
Does a study by University of Colorado medical researchers show that the "vast majority of humanity has gotten the COVID-19 vaccine via "shedding," meaning the vaccine spread from person to person? No, that's not true: The study's lead au
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Claiming Trump Ad Is Fire Was NOT Produced Or Released By Trump Campaign
Is a video that warns about what the "deep state" could be doing to subvert democracy in the United States an official Donald Trump presidential campaign ad? No, that's not true: The caption on the screen of the video implies that it was
FactCheck.org→ Posts Share Fabricated Quote on ‘Permanent Climate Lockdowns’
SciCheck Digest In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Economic Forum proposed an initiative to reform economic and social systems, called the “Great Reset.” But a 2020 video of WEF’s Nicole Schwab discussing this initiative
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Why are millions of Americans not working but excluded from the ‘unemployed’ rate?
The government doesn’t define people as “unemployed” unless they are actively looking for work. This has been the policy since the 1940s.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s First Amendment Defense
Former President Donald Trump and one of his attorneys have invoked a First Amendment defense in response to the federal indictment charging Trump with trying to “subvert the legitimate election results.” But legal experts note Trump’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Simpsons Did NOT Predict New Twitter X Logo — Altered Cartoon Image Of Old iPhone Home Screen
Did "The Simpsons" predict the new X logo for Twitter, which appeared as an icon on Homer Simpson's iPhone in an episode released on May 13, 2012? No, that's not true: This cartoon image has been altered to include the new "X" logo, but t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘White Hats’ Did NOT Arrest ‘Black Hats’ in New York State
Were a U.S. Army major and a command sergeant major arrested after recruiting 250 soldiers into a private army "whose mission was to suppress civil insurrection if Joseph Biden wins the 2024 presidential election"? No, that's not true: Th
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘In Matthew 25, Jesus Describes True Converts as Being Marked by a Peculiar Empathy …’
On July 31, the Facebook page The Other 98% shared a screenshot of a tweet about “Matthew 25,” a Bible verse purportedly describing how followers of Christianity should regard the “poor, marginalized, and incarcerated” in societ
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: Former President Donald Trump does not face the death penalty on any of the federal charges brought in a recent indictment.
Logically→ ೨೦೨೩ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಸೋಲುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುವ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆಯೊಂದರ ಫ್ಯಾಬ್ರಿಕೇಟೆಡ್ ಗ್ರಾಫಿಕ್ ಅನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Video alleging that Russia destroyed NATO weapons is a video game clip
Full Fact→ Photo of kneeling maid in apartheid-era South Africa doesn’t show Elon Musk
The picture was taken in 1988, when Mr Musk would have been 17.
Full Fact→ How many people have been intercepted while attempting to cross the Channel in small boats?
Oliver Dowden’s claim that there had been a 40% increase in interceptions in the Channel refers to the number of people prevented from crossing in small boats in 2022, compared to 2021.
The Dispatch→ Senate Advances Kids’ Online Safety and Privacy Bills—Again
Plus: Congress reacts to another Trump indictment as the House GOP investigates the Bidens.
The Dispatch→ The Ron DeSantis Reset Gets Mixed Reviews After One Week
The Florida governor’s campaign implemented a massive overhaul, but will it be enough?
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump Defenders’ Claims After Indictment in Election Case
Former President Donald Trump’s supporters have made inaccurate claims about the judge presiding over his case and misleadingly compared his conduct to that of other politicians.
Logically→ Video from Algeria shared as African immigrants jumping off bus in Germany
Logically→ ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಭೂಕುಸಿತಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾದ ಭಾರೀ ಮಳೆಯ ಹಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದೆಂದು ಹೇಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಸಭೆಯ ಬ್ಯಾನರ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಚೋರ್’ ಗ್ರೂಪ್ ಎಂದು ಬರೆದಿಲ್ಲ
The Dispatch→ What Devon Archer Told Congress
The House Oversight Committee releases the transcript of its closed-door session with Hunter Biden’s former business associate.
Logically→ The Nigerien junta has not ordered the armed forces to arrest any European nationals found in the country
Logically→ Old Pakistan video falsely claimed to be from Haryana amid unrest
The Dispatch→ Schrödinger’s Trump
Jonah is in a major positional mood.
Logically→ Nigerian senator Enyinnaya Abaribe is alive
The Dispatch→ Pakistan’s Self-Made Jihadist Crisis
Years of playing footsie with the Taliban has fed the country’s current insurgent violence.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, Trump is not facing the death penalty on his latest federal charges, as some online claim
CLAIM: Former President Donald Trump is facing the death penalty on federal charges filed against him in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday related to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
FactCheck.org→ What Trump Asked of Pence
In an interview hours after former President Donald Trump was indicted for an alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election, one of his attorneys said that all Trump had ultimately asked his vice president to do was “simply pause
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Attorney General Merrick Garland ‘cries like kid’? Not in this video.
Video shows that Attorney General Merrick Garland “cries like kid after Taylor Greene calls out stupid ‘Trump’s Arraignment.’”
PolitiFact→ Why did it take the DOJ more than two years to indict Donald Trump in the 2020 election case?
Donald Trump’s case is unusual because he’s a former president, and “no reasonable prosecutor would bring this case unless and until they were confident they had an extensive and comprehensive factual record,” one legal expert told PolitiFact.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The US and 12 other countries did not agree to ‘abolish farming’ to mitigate climate change
“13 nations agree to abolish farming in order to save the planet.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ False claim that a male prostitute was found in Nancy Pelosi’s home reemerges after Trump indictment
CLAIM: A male prostitute was found in the home of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Médicos no recomiendan usar aguja para pinchar alguien teniendo derrame cerebral, mejor llama al 911
“Una aguja puede salvar la vida de una persona teniendo un derrame cerebral”.
The Dispatch→ Debate Me, Bro
Ron DeSantis vs. Gavin Newsom is good for everyone.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Former FBI Agent Ted Gunderson’s Death Was NOT Suspicious — It Was Cancer
Does a video on social media prove that the death of former FBI agent Ted Gunderson was connected to his public speeches and did not result from natural causes? No, that's not true: The video, shared under different captions on social med
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Angelina Jolie With Leg Amputated Is NOT Real Image Of Actress
Does a photo of Angelina Jolie in a wheelchair with an amputated leg confirm "very sad news" about the actress? No, that's not true: The photo appears to be a doctored image of Jolie's head on the body of a woman in Scotland whose leg was
Truth or Fiction?→ The Third Trump Indictment Documents Also Indict Weaponized Disinformation
On August 1 2023, disgraced former United States President Donald Trump was indicted for the third time, this time in a high-profile case helmed by United States Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith. The charging documents described a poli
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden said inflation-adjusted wages are up. That’s Half True
"Wages are up after being adjusted for inflation."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Corn Blight Linked To Chinese Spy Balloon — Video Revealed As Comedy Skit
Does a social media video provide evidence of a "new odd blight on corn" that follows the path of a Chinese spy balloon that traversed sections of the United States from January 28, 2023, through February 4, 2023? No, that's not true: The