For months, House Republicans have been investigating President Joe Biden’s son Hunter over payments received from a Ukrainian company. There’s increasing talk that this could morph into a formal impeachment probe in the House. Here’s what to know.
Logically→ The earthquake in Morocco was the result of the movement of tectonic plates, not HAARP
The Dispatch→ Nikki Haley Tries a Non-Trump Middle Road
Plus: Another Ramaswamy flip-flop, and The Dispatch has receipts.
PolitiFact→ Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it’s getting hotter
Heat was the underlying or contributing cause in about 1,670 U.S. deaths in 2022, provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows. That’s a rate of about 5 deaths per million residents, the highest heat-related death rate in at leas
Logically→ Video does not show fake or lab-grown chicken meat sold at Walmart
Full Fact→ Altered photo showing ‘flat’ Earth has not been leaked by SpaceX
The photo is altered and has been circulating online for several years.
Logically→ Clip does not show Danish health minister collapsing after vaccination
Logically→ A video of a building collapsing has been misattributed to the recent earthquake in Morocco
The Dispatch→ Hunter Biden Has It Coming
On America’s gun laws, housing prices, the country between Pakistan and Bangladesh, attorneys general, Texas, and 9/11.
Full Fact→ Independent corrects claim former top civil servant ‘voted for Brexit’
A headline published by the newspaper claimed Lord McDonald of Salford said he voted for Brexit. He actually revealed that he voted to remain in the EU.
Logically→ ೨೦೧೫ರ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ರಕ್ಷಾ ಬಂಧನದಂದು ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಿಗೆ ಕಿರುಕುಳ ನೀಡಿದ ಯುವಕರ ಮೇಲೆ ಪೊಲೀಸರು ಥಳಿಸಿರುವುದಾಗಿ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ No, an airborne laser (ABL) and other energy weapons did not cause the Maui fires.
Logically→ কংগ্ৰেছ চৰকাৰৰ দিনত ৰন্ধন গেছৰ দাম বেছি আছিল বুলি বিভ্ৰান্তিকৰ দাবী কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ 2022 video from Morocco shared as building collapsing in recent earthquake
Logically→ కేవలం ముస్లింలకి మాత్రమే కర్ణాటక ప్రభుత్వం రాయితీ మీద వాహనాలు అందిస్తున్నదన్న క్లైమ్ అవాస్తవం
The Dispatch→ One Earth, One Family, One Future
Takeaways from this weekend’s G20 summit in New Delhi.
Logically→ Study on COVID-19 vaccines misrepresented to claim they cause ‘VAIDS’ in children
Logically→ 2015 video falsely shared as police thrashing youths for harassing women on Raksha Bandhan
Logically→ অসমৰ এক চিকিৎসক নিযুক্তিৰ ৬৪ শতাংশই মুছলমান ধৰ্মাৱলম্বী লোক বুলি মিছা দাবী কৰা হৈছে
The Dispatch→ Constant Arrivals
New York City is feeling the strain from the migrant crisis, leaving faith groups to fill the gaps.
The Dispatch→ Conspiracy Theorists Need Not Apply
Vivek Ramaswamy’s comments about the 9/11 terror attacks show he’s not fit for public office.
Logically→ No, scientific studies don’t support ‘hot pineapple water cure’ for cancer
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on Ken Paxton’s Impeachment and Mike Pence’s ‘Time for Choosing’
Plus, voters have questions about Vivek Ramaswamy.
The Dispatch→ Ken Paxton’s Impeachment Trial
Why contribute to an office if you can buy it?
The Dispatch→ Mike Pence Plants His Flag at the ‘Unbridgeable Divide’
His fight for the survival of the GOP.
The Dispatch→ Follow the Loser
Enormous sack of "I told you so"s.
The Dispatch→ George Orwell’s Diagnosis of Modern Russia
Masha Karp’s ‘George Orwell and Russia’ explores the country’s pathologies through the novelist’s eyes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Megyn Kelly Did NOT Say She Contracted VAIDS After Getting Vaccinated For COVID-19 — She Said She Had An ‘Autoimmune Issue’
Did talk show host and podcaster Megyn Kelly say she "contracted Vaccine Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (VAIDS)" after getting the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine? No, that's not true: On "The Megyn Kelly Show" in early September 2023, she sai
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, a video does not show a helicopter dropping mosquitoes in Florida
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Supposed video of a car trapped at Burning Man was shot before the festival even started
Video shows “someone who tried to escape Burning Man.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, CNN didn’t report on a supposed Cash App bankruptcy
“CNN just said Cash App went bankrupt and any funds you had in your account would have to be awarded to you through bankruptcy court.”
FactCheck.org→ Video Falsely Claims 850 People Died of Myocarditis in Mexico
SciCheck Digest Cases of myocarditis have been reported following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, but they are rare and usually mild. Yet, a viral video distorts news reports to falsely claim 850 people died in Monterrey, Mexico, in June due to myocardi
The Dispatch→ The Most Useful Idiot
Trapped in Elon Musk’s world.
PolitiFact→ What are fentanyl patches? Does Narcan work for fentanyl overdoses? Here's what to know
PolitiFact answers readers’ most commonly asked questions about fentanyl. We explain the difference between medical and illicit fentanyl, why there are fentanyl skin patches and where the drug mostly originates.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s no CNN report saying Joe Biden’s family confirmed he died
CNN reported Sept. 7, 2023, that President Joe Biden’s family admitted “he died and was replaced by an actor in 2019.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Social media users spread false claim that CNN reported that Cash App is bankrupt
CLAIM: CNN has reported that online payment service Cash App has gone bankrupt. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Increase In Nancy Pelosi’s Net Worth Is NOT Proof Of Any Illegality On Her Part
Is a massive jump in Rep. Nancy Pelosi's net worth proof that she engaged in some sort of illegal activity? No, that's not true: Although it may be true that Pelosi's net worth has increased sharply since 2007, when she became the first f
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Are there more US hunters than worldwide military personnel? By most measures, no
CLAIM: There are more hunters in the U.S. than the world’s armies combined. AP’S ASSESSMENT: Partly false.
PolitiFact→ COVID-19 lockdowns returning? Here’s why public health experts say that’s unlikely
With COVID-19 cases increasing a few schools and companies have temporarily reinstated mask mandates. Conservative commentators, politicians and social media users warn that lockdowns are impending, but public health experts disagree.
The Dispatch→ Base Assumptions
Why identity politics and the ‘Real America’ fallacy are bad for our politics.