Did President Joe Biden announce that the "US dollar will now become cryptocurrency"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to back that claim. While the president did issue an executive order (EO) on March 9, 2022, on "Ensuring Respon
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Police didn’t say that thousands of people witnessed a demonic portal above the White House
Police say thousands of people witnessed a “demonic portal opening above White House.”
Truth or Fiction?→ How a ‘Deadline’ Story Obscured Matt Damon’s Support for the SAG-AFTRA Strike
As Hollywood’s actors joined screenwriters on strike in July 2023, the entertainment news outlet Deadline faced online criticism for de-emphasizing actor Matt Damon’s expression of solidarity with union leadership. The site posted a tweet f
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Saharan dust clouds are regular occurrence, not a Bill Gates sun-blocking plot
"The sand storm headed our way is an attempt by Bill Gates to block out the sun.”
PolitiFact→ Here are our fact-checks about Ray Epps, who is suing Fox News for defamation over Jan. 6 claims
Ray Epps is suing Fox News for defamation over false claims made on the network that Epps was a covert FBI agent who instigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Here are our fact-checks about Epps.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Blank phone screens are not proof that a July 4 White House event was staged
CLAIM: A video shows people at a July 4 White House celebration pretending to take photos of President Joe Biden with switched-off phones, proving the event was staged.
Truth or Fiction?→ When Fats Waller Was ‘Kidnapped’ for Al Capone’s Birthday
On July 11 2023, a meme about jazz pianist Thomas “Fats” Waller attending a birthday party for crime boss Al Capone was popular on Imgur: The post (“Imagine being such a talented musician that the mafia kidnaps you to perform at a b
The Dispatch→ Conflict Resolution
Who won the GOP civil war over Ukraine?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No Amish kids get cancer, diabetes, autism? That’s Pants on Fire!
"Zero Amish children diagnosed with cancer, diabetes or autism."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Spanish Minister Teresa Ribera Did NOT Fly Government Jet To Climate Event
Did Teresa Ribera, third vice president of Spain and Spain's minister for ecological transition and demographic challenge, fly on a private jet to attend a climate summit? No, that's not true: No aircraft used by Spanish dignitaries lande
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fourth Of July Event Attendees Did NOT Have Their Phones Off
Did President Joe Biden attend a Fourth of July event where every attendee had their phone off? No, that's not true: Evidence from news organization footage shows that people were recording and phones were on. It was possible that because
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: Biden Admin Says Its Stimulus Spending Didn’t Spike Inflation
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/fact-check-biden-admin-says-its-stimulus-spending-didnt-spike-inflation/
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Ron DeSantis’ statement on federal government growth is exaggerated
Federal “agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Does the U.S. Spend 4 Percent of Economic Output Defending NATO Countries?
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s claim about defense spending doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Wave ‘To Nobody’ After His Speech In Lithuania — Audience Included People Beside Stage
Did President Joe Biden wave "to nobody" after delivering his address in Lithuania on July 12, 2023? No, that's not true: The claim is based on video showing only the president, not a wider shot showing the audience beside the stage. The
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old video of former President Donald Trump miscaptioned as ‘breaking news’
Video shows “breaking news” because “President Trump just dropped a bombshell!!!”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fourth of July video featuring Hunter Biden wasn’t taken same day cocaine discovered at White House
Video of Hunter Biden at the White House was taken on the “same day they found cocaine.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Polish Astronaut Did NOT Admit The Earth Is Flat — It Was A Joke
Did Polish astronaut Miroslaw Hermaszewski admit in a 2018 interview that that the Earth is flat? No, that's not true: The claim takes his remarks out of context -- it was an apparent joke aimed at flat-earthers and demonstrating obvious
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Fabricate DeSantis High School Yearbook Quote
Quick Take Earlier this year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ high school yearbook photo was posted to Reddit by a person claiming to be a former schoolmate. But Instagram posts show an altered version of the yearbook entry that includes a fake qu
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden gets some good news on inflation, but challenges remain
President Joe Biden recently got some good economic news: the 12th straight month of declining inflation and the second straight month in which wages outpaced consumer prices. But wages have a long way to catch up after being eroded by past inflation.
Logically→ Claims that Earth will experience an ‘internet apocalypse’ in 2025 are false
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – What’s missing from this offer of grants for free dental implants? The grants
“Free dental implants” are available “through Dental Grants.”
PolitiFact→ How many trans people are there in the U.S., and why do we overestimate it?
Transgender people make up about 1% of the U.S. population, yet surveys show people perceive they make up 20%! What can psychologists tell us about our tendency to overestimate minority groups and how that might influence the political landscape?
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Don’t believe this altered Associated Press headline about the White House cocaine culprit
The Associated Press reported that cameras show a TikTok influencer leaving a bag of cocaine in the West Wing of the White House.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, no está oculto el ‘número de la bestia’ 666 en el logo de Threads
El logo de Threads oculta “el número de la bestia” 666.
Logically→ No, video doesn’t show people pushing a train to ‘start’ it
Logically→ Video of Karnataka’s Jog Falls wrongly shared as visuals from Kerala
Logically→ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಪಕ್ಷವು ಸೋತರೆ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ ಮಂಜೂರಾದ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳು ಸ್ಥಗಿತಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ ಎಂದು ಜೆಪಿ ನಡ್ಡಾ ಹೇಳಲಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ No scientific evidence that toothpaste can cure foot or toenail fungus
The Dispatch→ A Busy Week for NATO Leaders in Vilnius
Plus: The best inflation report in years.
Health Feedback→ 2023 malaria cases in the U.S. are unrelated to the release of genetically modified mosquitoes, contrary to viral claims online
REVIEW Mosquitoes serve as vectors for a number of potentially fatal diseases like dengue, chikungunya, Yellow fever, and West Nile fever, as well as malaria and Japanese encephalitis. Altogether, they cause hundreds of thousands of deaths each year
Logically→ No, cayenne pepper cannot stop a heart attack
Full Fact→ The UK’s tax revenue isn’t £40 billion less than it used to be “because of Brexit”.
A now-corrected article in The Guardian fails to make clear that a figure estimating the impact of Brexit on UK tax revenues is based on a counterfactual analysis.
Logically→ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚುನಾವಣೆಗೆ ಮುನ್ನ ‘ಮೋದಿ ಹಟಾವೋ, ದೇಶ್ ಬಚಾವೋ’ ಘೋಷಣೆಯನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲು ಜಾಹಿರಾತೊಂದನ್ನು ಡಿಜಿಟಲಿ ಎಡಿಟ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ
Washington Post→ Trump conjures up a phony dispute with Ron DeSantis over China tariffs
The former president claims Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis opposed his tariffs on China and his aid to farmers. That's false.
The Dispatch→ The Great Couch Detectives
Shaking hands with Frank Sinatra.
The Dispatch→ AO on K Street
No Summer Associates were harmed during this recording.
The Dispatch→ Surprise and Frustration at the NATO Summit
Turkey drops its opposition to Swedish accession, but Ukraine is left with uncertainty.
The Dispatch→ Process Over Outcomes
The Supreme Court’s upcoming Second Amendment case is just as much about due process.
The Dispatch→ Why Nikki Haley Is Feeling Confident
She explains in an interview with The Dispatch why she’s looking beyond polling to measure her campaign’s success.