“When fentanyl burns it smells like popcorn.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Documents show Chick-fil-A did not backtrack on donation recipients
Chick-fil-A “donates another $1.8 million to anti-LGBTQ groups,” backtracking on its promise not to.
PolitiFact→ The battle over the debt limit: What to know after the House GOP passed its bill
This week’s passage of a House bill to raise the debt limit and enact Republican priorities is another milepost along the uncertain road to avoiding national default. Here’s an update on what the debt limit is, why it’s important, and what could
Full Fact→ Transgender athlete did not win a female category of the London Marathon
Though biologically male, Glenique Frank participated as a female in the mass event but did not win.
Full Fact→ Missing girl Facebook post is a hoax
The photograph of a girl who’s supposedly just been found in a number of locations is at least seven years old.
Full Fact→ Hoax appeal for missing boy and dog uses images of a child in the US first shared in 2019
The post, which is similar to other hoax appeals we’ve written about recently, claims an autistic boy named Brandon Smith has gone missing with his dog.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No hard evidence ‘oil pulling’ improves oral health, but some signs it could help
"Oil pulling” improves overall oral health, strengthens gums, helps prevent cavities, whitens teeth and reduces plaque.
Full Fact→ Missing girl hoax uses photos from US of two different children
The Facebook post uses photos of two different children who both went missing in the US.
Logically→ No, Fujitsu did not subcontract Infosys for U.K.’s emergency alert system
The Dispatch→ A Debt Deal Still Seems Out of Sight
President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy on March 17, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)After passing their borrowing bill, House GOP leaders are betting Democrats will blink.Continue reading A Debt Deal Still Seems Out
AllSides→ Joe Biden Said Republicans Are ‘Banning Books’ Like ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/fact-check-joe-biden-said-republicans-are-banning-books-like-to-kill-a-mockingbird/
AllSides→ Trump’s latest false climate figure is off by more than 1,000 times
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/24/politics/fact-check-trump-sea-levels-ocean-climate-change/index.html For
AllSides→ Does U.S. Government Hold More Than 200,000 Bitcoin?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-does-us-government-hold-more-200000-bitcoin-1790613 The recent surg
Full Fact→ Miscarriages in Lanarkshire did not double in 2022
Data in a response to a Freedom of Information request contained a calculating error, which has since been corrected.
Logically→ Malayalam actors’ Eid-themed video doctored to claim it’s an advertisement promoting an interfaith relationship
Logically→ No, monovalent COVID-19 vaccines have not been banned
Logically→ Message offering 22-carat gold as a gift on Kalyan Jewellers’ 30th anniversary is a scam
The Dispatch→ The Disney-DeSantis Feud Escalates
An aerial view of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Plus: Biden reaffirms the U.S. commitment to South Korea’s defense.Continue reading The Disney-DeSantis Feud Escalates »
Logically→ Old images shared as visuals from the recent Maoist attack in Chattisgarh’s Dantewada district
Washington Post→ Biden’s misleading deficit claim earns him a Bottomless Pinocchio
Over and over, the president claims credit for $1.7 trillion in defict reduction. That's wrong.
The Dispatch→ Bad Week for NatCons
Sarah was not harmed in the making of this podcast.Continue reading Bad Week for NatCons »
The Dispatch→ Republicans Lose Out When Local News Collapses
(Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/ Washington Post/Getty Images)Small-town citizens lose ties to their community, and having fewer watchdogs means more opportunity for government waste and corruption. Continue reading Republicans Lose Out When Local News Col
The Dispatch→ A Debt Ceiling Win Cools GOP Tensions—For Now
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise in the House Chamber on May 17, 2022. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)But some say House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has kept his No. 2, Steve Scalise, at arm’s length.Continu
The Dispatch→ Which Side Are You On?
Container ship pulling into Port of Los Angeles. (Photo by Getty Images)Infrastructure and energy vs. political convenience Continue reading Which Side Are You On? »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Road Roller Demolishing Bud Light Cans In Criticism Of Dylan Mulvaney Ad
Does a video show a compaction roller demolishing cases of Bud Light beer cans in response to a marketing campaign for the brand featuring transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney? No, that's not true: The video shows thousands
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Chemtrails’ are not causing diseases. They’re not real.
Chemtrails are being put into the atmosphere and are trickling down into soil and water, becoming “the real cause of disease.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Those are no actors. They’re President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
"There is no Biden presidency. The real Biden was executed for his crimes long ago along with Clinton."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – That’s no masked impersonator. It’s really President Joe Biden.
Video shows someone impersonating Joe Biden in a mask.
The Dispatch→ Calvinball in Ohio
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose speaks at a campaign stop on November 4, 2022, in Moraine, Ohio. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Changing the rules on abortion in the middle of the game.Continue reading Calvinball in Ohio »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fasting Will NOT Cure AIDS
Does fasting cure AIDS? No, that's not true: Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.N.'s UNAIDS organization told Lead Stories there is no cure to HIV/AIDS. However, with proper medical care, the virus can
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pressing Chest Is NOT Proven To ‘Boost Lung Health,’ Alleviate ‘Cough, Wheezing, Asthma, and Dyspnea’
Does pressing the "lung 1" point on one's chest help to cure, treat or alleviate such conditions as cough, wheezing, asthma and dyspnea? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence supporting this theory. The claim appeared in a p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Russian Missile Strike ‘Killed 200 NATO Generals, Including At Least 20 Or 30 High-Ranking American Officers’
Does a TV interview with international affairs analyst Gilbert Doctorow prove that a Russian hypersonic missile "killed 200 NATO generals, including at least 20 or 30 high-ranking American officers"? No, that's not true: Doctorow doesn't
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Sudan Rapid Support Force’ In Control Of ‘Khartoum International Airport And Military Base’ On April 15, 2023
Does a video shared on social media show Sudan Rapid Forces (SRF) troops in control of "Khartoum International Airport and Military base"? No, that's not true: The video appeared online three months before fighting broke in Sudan in mid-A
Poynter→ The battle over authenticity — and coolness — following The Great Unverification
In the first phase of the Twitter Blue initiative, blue verification checks were doled out to anyone on Twitter willing to pay for them. What was previously a de facto […] The post The battle over authenticity — and coolness — following The G
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Recommend Shutting Down News Agencies To Oppose Fascism?
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a news conference on the “Green New Deal” in front of the U.S. Capitol on April 20, 2023. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Contrary to claims circulating online, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has not recom
FactCheck.org→ Warming Beyond 1.5 C Harmful, But Not a Point of No Return, as Biden Claims
It’s increasingly likely that the planet will reach 1.5 degrees Celsius, or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit, of warming, probably within the next two decades. But while that level of warming comes with a variety of dangerous effects, it’s not
Full Fact→ Suella Braverman did not claim parliamentary expenses to pay her parents’ utility bills
The claims related to her London home and were within the rules governing such payments.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Un video fue editado para enseñar al presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro defendiendo al narcotráfico
Este video enseña “las primera palabras” de Gustavo Petro junto a Joe Biden.
Poynter→ Poynter’s MediaWise debuts media literacy project in Guatemala
MediaWise, the Poynter Institute’s digital media literacy initiative, is expanding its international reach to Spanish-speaking Latin America. One year after developing WhatsApp-based media literacy courses in Brazil, France, Spain and […] The p
Full Fact→ Hoax alert about missing boy and dog uses stock image
A post about a boy named Brandon Smith has been shared in community Facebook groups.