Store Closing sign seen outside Walmart at Delta Park in North Portland, Oregon. (via Getty Images)Examining claims that crime in Portland is to blame for recent business closures.Continue reading Why are Businesses Fleeing Portland? »
The Dispatch→ McCarthy’s Debt-Ceiling Plan Is Built on Unrealistic Spending Caps
Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks on Capitol Hill on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)The fiscal benefits would likely be far below what is advertised.Continue reading McCarthy’s Debt-Ceiling Plan I
The Dispatch→ The Flooded Zone
Ben Smith, shown here in the newsroom at BuzzFeed headquarters, December 11, 2018. in New York City. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Review of ‘Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral’ by Ben Smith.Continue
FactCheck.org→ Kansas School Sports Act Doesn’t Require ‘Genital Inspections,’ Contrary to Online Posts
Quick Take Kansas passed a bill allowing only “biologically female” students to play on girls’ and women’s athletic teams from elementary through college. Social media posts misleadingly claim the bill will allow “forc
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Clip of Fighting AI Robot Is Computer Generated, Not Real
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid robot is displayed during the SoftBank Robot World 2017 on November 21, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) A viral TikTok clip purporting to show a robot performing a backflip and various pun
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Anheuser-Busch isn’t closing half its breweries. Those claims stem from a satirical website.
“Anheuser-Busch closing half its U.S. breweries” after Dylan Mulvaney backlash
The Dispatch→ Elected Republicans Have No Reason to Endorse DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives remarks at the Heritage Foundation's 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit on April 21, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)No rational reason, at least.Continue reading Elected Re
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – Is Nikki Haley right that $500 billion in COVID-19 funding could be rescinded? It’s not that simple
There is “$500 billion of unspent COVID money” that can be rescinded.
PolitiFact→ Jonathan Martin – Was Biden older on his first day as president than Reagan was on his last day? Yes
“Joe Biden was older on his first day as president than Ronald Reagan was on his last day.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trisha Yearwood Is NOT Endorsing, Selling Weight-Loss Gummies
Is country singer Trisha Yearwood endorsing or selling weight-loss gummies? No, that's not true: Yearwood has denied that she made any such endorsement and Lead Stories did not find publicly available evidence that she has previously endo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove CNN Promoted Baseless ‘Empire Of The City’ Conspiracy
Did CNN produce or air a documentary popularizing a baseless conspiracy theory about three cities controlling the world? No, that's not true: A video clip on social media recycled a fragment from a film that, in turn, reused 1997 footage
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Spotify CEO Did NOT Say Company Offered Tucker Carlson $129 Million For Podcast
Did the chief executive officer (CEO) of Spotify offer Tucker Carlson $129 million to host a podcast? No, that's not true: This story originated from a website that clearly labels itself fiction/satire aimed at trolling conservatives. No
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Pressing Your Wrist Helps With Heart Pain, Epilepsy
Is there a "button for the heart" above your wrist and does it help alleviate conditions such as heart pain and epilepsy? No, that's not true: While stimulation of Pericardium 6 -- an acupuncture and acupressure point located on the wrist
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No es cierto que un ‘nuevo WhatsApp’ permite espiar a tus contactos
“El nuevo WhatsApp de 2023” permite “ver con quién están hablando tus contactos en vivo”.
The Dispatch→ Rivals Ding DeSantis on Disney Dispute
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives a speech during the Jerusalem Post conference April 27, 2023. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)Plus: Who will Wisconsin Republicans get to challenge Sen. Tammy Baldwin?Continue reading Rivals Ding DeSantis on Disney Disp
AllSides→ No, Biden and Alex Soros Weren’t Photographed in Front of Pic of Epstein’s Island
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-alexander-soros-epsteins-island/ In late April 2023, a photogra
AllSides→ Posts Misrepresent U.N. Panel’s Guidance on Consensual Sex Between Adolescents
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/04/posts-misrepresent-u-n-panels-guidance-on-consensual-sex-between-adolescents/
The Dispatch→ The Reaganite
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives remarks at the Heritage Foundation's 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit on April 21, 2023, in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)What Ron DeSantis does—and doesn’t—have in common
PolitiFact→ New electric vehicle tax credit rules aim to reduce dependence on China, but present new obstacles
The US is pushing electric vehicle sales but also limiting tax credits for them. The limits are an effort to rely less on China.
The Dispatch→ Ukraine Prepares to Mount its Counteroffensive
DONETSK OBLAST, UKRAINE - APRIL 28: Ukrainian soldiers enter coordinates to fire GRAD missiles from a BM-21 in the direction of Bakhmut. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)‘Ukraine’s armed forces will have a tough time
The Dispatch→ Is Joe Biden Too Senior of a Statesman?
President Joe Biden laughs during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)Some Democrats worry while others brush the question off.Continue reading Is Joe Biden Too Senior of a State
The Dispatch→ The Republican Case for Lying Down for Trump Again
Former President Donald Trump speaks to guests at an NRA event on April 14, 2023, in Indianapolis. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Should GOP candidates grin and bear it one more time?Continue reading The Republican Case for Lying Down for Trump Aga
The Dispatch→ What Happens if a Presidential Nominee Can’t Continue, Explained
Joe Biden walks off of his campaign bus in 2020. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)The parties have contingencies before Election Day. But after that, it’s complicated.Continue reading What Happens if a Presidential Nominee Can’t Continue, Ex
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on the Debt Ceiling, the Heritage Foundation, and Infrastructure
Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy addresses the media at the U.S. Capitol on April 26, 2023 in Washington, D.C., after the House voted and passed a bill raising the nation's debt ceiling. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)Plus, more on
The Dispatch→ White Flags and Olive Branches
Kevin's playing with live ammunition. Continue reading White Flags and Olive Branches »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Quarantine camps’ takes NY public health rule too far
Gov. Hochul wants “quarantine camps” and “imprisonment” if you’re suspected of having a disease.
The Dispatch→ Welcome to Schmicago!
Jane Krakowski, Jaime Camil, Dove Cameron and Alan Cumming in "Schmigadoon!" (Photo courtesy Apple TV.)‘Schmigadoon!’ is back for a second season with the same cast and a new premise.Continue reading Welcome to Schmicago! »
The Dispatch→ Deep Schmitt
Take it like Tucker.Continue reading Deep Schmitt »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Antarctica doesn’t contain the planet’s oceans, and Earth isn’t flat
The ocean is "flat" and "contained" by land features that jut up from a flat (not spherical) earth.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Shirtless Person In Jockstrap Is NOT Traceable To UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Does a photo that has been circulating online since November 2022 show British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak flashing his bare chest and wearing nothing but a white lab coat and a jockstrap? No, that's not true: This photo cannot be traced b
The Dispatch→ Tucker’s Matrix
Tucker Carlson in 2018. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for Politicon )Tucker Carlson thinks he’s the last honest man, and he’ll lie to prove it.Continue reading Tucker’s Matrix »
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No evidence of pilots dying on flights from COVID-19 vaccine effects
"Healthy pilots are suffering from myocarditis and dropping dead on flights” because of the COVID-19 vaccines.
The Dispatch→ The Underdog
President Joe Biden. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images.)Biden’s reelection chances are worse than you think.Continue reading The Underdog »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia High School Did NOT Teach Students To Create Real ‘Cannibalism’ Business Plan — It Was A Lesson In Satire For English Class
Did a public high school in Georgia implement a "business model" assignment in which students had to devise ways of "raising and eating human babies to solve the world hunger problem?" No, that's not true: At two points in a video intervi
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent U.N. Panel’s Guidance on Consensual Sex Between Adolescents
Quick Take An international judicial panel working with the United Nations’ AIDS agency issued recommendations in March on laws related to sexual conduct, including consensual sex between adolescents. Social media posts misrepresented the rec
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Rep. Eric Swalwell ‘Crying’ After Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Remarks
Does a clip shared on social media show Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell of California breaking into tears as a result of Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments? No, that's not true: The video's title is misleading, and the re
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT File Suit Against Whoopi, ‘The View’ for ‘Dehumanizing’ Remarks
Did former Fox News host Tucker Carlson file suit against Whoopi Goldberg and "The View," the TV talk show she moderates, for dehumanizing remarks? No, that's not true: This article was published by the Dunning-Kruger Times, one of severa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Mortgage Contract Will NOT Be Voided If Bank ‘Switches Currency’
If a bank "switches currency," will that void a mortgage contract? No, that's not true: A mortgage document is a legally binding contract and within it there is a promissory note that requires the borrowed amount be paid and the loan agen
The Dispatch→ Star-Spangled Biden
President Joe Biden looks on during a state visit welcoming ceremony for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the South Lawn of the White House on April 26, 2023. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)The president kicks off his reelection c
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Study does not show that COVID-19 mask wearing raises risk of stillbirths, other health problems
“Face masks may raise risk of stillbirths, testicular dysfunction and cognitive decline, study warns.”