The Prime Minister claimed house building has hit a record high under the current government.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking CPAC 2023 claims about the FBI, fentanyl, IRS
Fact-checking CPAC 2023 claims about the FBI, fentanyl, IRS
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that acid rain fell over Ohio farmlands lacks evidence, experts say
In Ohio, “there are 75,000 acres of farmland, fertile farmland, that are all now being poured down with acid rain.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Millions’ of Muslims converting to Christianity? Available data doesn’t support that claim
“Muslims by the millions are converting to Christianity.”
The Dispatch→ Lawmakers May Find Common Ground on a Sweeping Privacy Law
Sens. Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell at a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee meeting on March 1. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)A bipartisan coalition in the House hopes the divided Congress can make a deal. The post Lawmakers
AllSides→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Zelenskyy’s Remarks on U.S. Military Involvement
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/social-media-posts-misrepresent-zelenskyys-remarks-on-u-s-military-involvement/
Logically→ President Zelenskyy’s ‘body double’ was caught on camera during President Biden’s surprise trip to Kyiv.
Logically→ An image shows an article published by The Guardian about a tomato famine in the U.K.
Logically→ The train in the recent Ohio derailment carried over 300,000 gallons of a chemical banned in 1974.
Logically→ Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked the U.S. to send young Americans to fight the war against Russia in Ukraine.
Logically→ Aldi is offering free food boxes worth £35 to people on Facebook in March.
The Dispatch→ COVID-19’s Origins Back Under the Microscope
Laboratory technicians wearing personal protective equipment at a a COVID-19 testing facility, in Wuhan in China. (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)“[Whether] this was a lab leak or not, it’s absolutely conceivable that the next epidemic could be
Logically→ ಡಾ. ದೇವಿ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿಯವರು ಬರೆದ ಪತ್ರವೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ ಮೋದಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ವಿಧಿಸಿರುವ ಶೇ.೫ ರಷ್ಟು ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸೇವಾ ತೆರಿಗೆಯನ್ನು ಕೊನೆಗೊಳಿಸುವಂತೆ ಕೇಳಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
Poynter→ New reports show backing for the COVID-19 lab leak theory, but government agencies remain divided
A Feb. 26 report by The Wall Street Journal sent major ripples through the policy world and social media. The article said the Energy Department had concluded in a five-page report that […] The post New reports show backing for the COVID-19 lab
The Dispatch→ Millions May Lose Their Pandemic Medicaid Coverage
A notice from the state of Arkansas stating an enrollee is ineligible for Medicaid benefits. (Photo by Brandon Dill for The Washington Post via Getty Images)The expiration of a temporary pandemic measure could cause headaches for states and Medicaid en
The Dispatch→ Bartlett’s Familiar-to-Liberals Quotations
Former President Barack Obama. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)A new edition has a decided ideological bent.The post Bartlett’s Familiar-to-Liberals Quotations appeared first on The Dispatch.
Full Fact→ Conservatives’ estimate that Labour plans would create a ‘£90 billion black hole’ is unreliable
The Conservative Party claims that Labour has pledged £90 billion worth of unfunded spending commitments. We’ve looked into how it reached this figure.
Logically→ Mexico is banning chemtrails by shutting down solar geoengineering experiments.
The Dispatch→ Red, Blue, and Green
No comeback for Caligula. The post Red, Blue, and Green appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Was NOT Caught Using Human Meat In Its ‘Oklahoma City Meat Factory’
Was human meat discovered in a McDonald's meat factory in Oklahoma City? No, that's not true: The video in this post was taken from a now-defunct satirical website and has been around since at least 2014. The claim resurfaced in a post on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Medicare Data Do NOT Show COVID Vaccines Increase Risk Of Dying
Do Medicare data show that COVID-19 vaccines increase your risk of dying? No, that's not true: "There is no credible scientific evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are causing excess deaths," or deaths that wouldn't have otherwise happened, t
The Dispatch→ ‘Never’ Means Never
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Yes, Trump is worse than DeSantis.The post ‘Never’ Means Never appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Medical IDs in East Palestine, Ohio, do not track residents. No one has one yet.
Digital IDs were given to residents in East Palestine, Ohio, “to track long term health problems like difficulty breathing” before the Feb. 3 train derailment.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Pandemic Treaty Does NOT Supplant US Sovereignty
Does a draft of a World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic treaty supplant U.S. sovereignty, giving the international organization the authority to dictate American policies? No, that's not true: Nothing in the draft states the U.S. will
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Zelenskyy’s Remarks on U.S. Military Involvement
Quick Take Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicted that if Russia’s invasion of his country is successful, it will invade nearby NATO countries, triggering a war involving the U.S. military. Some conservative commentator
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Harvard Medical Student Discovered Secret Mineral That Can Help Someone Lose ’52 Lbs in 28 Days’
Is there proof that a Harvard Medical student discovered a "secret mineral" that can help someone lose "52 lbs in 28 Days"? No, that's not true: There is no scientific evidence for this claim in an online article. The images in the articl
Health Feedback→ Infection-induced immunity is more unpredictable and poses a higher risk than vaccine-induced immunity
REVIEW As COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, most countries implemented vaccine requirements to help limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2. This measure triggered an intense social debate about why previously infected people would still need to get
PolitiFact→ Kat Cammack – At CPAC 2023, Florida congresswoman repeats false claim about DOJ labeling parents ‘terrorists’
The Justice Department has been “calling parents that are concerned about what their kids are being taught, they are labeling them terrorists.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Homeless Couple Was Found Living In Walmart Attic
Was a homeless couple found living in a Walmart's attic with a hot plate, meth lab and 42-inch TV? No, that's not true: This story has been ripped from a fake news website called Now8News and reposted to another fake news website. No othe
PolitiFact→ Pete Buttigieg – Marco Rubio and Pete Buttigieg debated over train inspections; here’s what to know
Sen. Marco Rubio signed a 2021 letter that “supports waivers that would reduce visual track inspections.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fentanyl Does NOT Kill On Skin Contact
Can fentanyl be lethal during brief contact with the skin? No, that's not true: While this drug can alleviate pain in cancer and post-surgery patients in hospital settings via skin patches, this type of absorption is an extremely slow pro
Truth or Fiction?→ Blaise Ingoglia, Florida Republicans, and the ‘Ultimate Cancel Act’
On February 28 2023, a post about a Florida Republican lawmaker’s purported proposal to “cancel” the Democratic party in his state was popular on Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter: Florida Republicans introduce a bill to
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Volodymyr Zelensky Say that U.S. Troops Would Have to Fight in Ukraine?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media on February 24, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images) A video clip of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been taken out of context to supp
FactCheck.org→ WHO ‘Pandemic Treaty’ Draft Reaffirms Nations’ Sovereignty to Dictate Health Policy
SciCheck Digest Members of the World Health Organization are in the process of developing a new agreement to prevent, prepare for and respond to pandemics. A preliminary draft presented in February reaffirms nations’ sovereign right to make t
Poynter→ Misinformation ‘superspreader’ engagement increased 44% on Twitter since Musk purchase, study says
Since his acquisition of Twitter, tech mogul Elon Musk has received pushback on numerous occasions for promoting false information and conspiracy theories (some of which he has since walked back). […] The post Misinformation ‘superspreader’ e
FactCheck.org→ Still No Determination on COVID-19 Origin
SciCheck Digest Most U.S. intelligence agencies assess a spillover from an animal is most likely the origin of COVID-19, but recent news reports say the Energy Department now favors the lab-leak hypothesis. Online posts wrongly claim this means a l
PolitiFact→ New reports show backing for lab leak theory, but government agencies remain divided
Since the Energy Department reportedly backed the lab leak theory as COVID-19’s origin, some characterized the news as the government’s official stance. But it’s premature to say there’s consensus. Several intelligence agencies are undecided or
Logically→ Greta Thunberg’s arrest in Oslo was staged.
Logically→ There was a human trafficking operation run through the Ukrainian embassy in Washington, DC.
Logically→ A video shows Nigerians protesting at INEC’s National Collation Centre in Abuja following the 2023 election.