(Image via IMDb.)‘The Covenant’ reminds us of how America has failed those who helped us most in Afghanistan.Continue reading A Broken Promise »
The Dispatch→ Vlad to the Bone
The BS of the new Bull Moose Party.Continue reading Vlad to the Bone »
The Dispatch→ Social Truth, Virtuous Lies, and ‘Pawning’
A participant holding an “Abolish Police” sign at a protest in Brooklyn. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket/Getty Images)Black Americans have been used as means to an end throughout our nation’s history.Continue reading Social Truth, Virtuous Li
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Purported ‘Morgellons Test’ Does NOT Extract Chemtrail, Air Pollution ‘Nanoparticles From Saliva
Does a test that supposedly extracts "chemtrail" and air-pollution nanoparticles from a person's saliva accurately show a diagnosis of Morgellons disease? No, that's not true: Food chemistry experts told Lead Stories that precipitates cre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Did NOT Ban COVID-19 Vaccines
Did the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ban COVID-19 vaccines in April 2023? No, that's not true: On April 18, 2023, the agency amended its previous emergency use authorizations (EUAs) to remove authorization for monovalent vaccin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Robot Did NOT Commit Suicide — It Fell During Trade Show Demo
Did a robot that experienced "wage slavery" for 15 minutes commit suicide after determining that was the logical choice rather than to continue working? No, that's not true: The video was posted by Agility Robotics, celebrating the 99-per
FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead on Rules for Guns at NRA Convention, Utah GOP Event
Quick Take The three-day National Rifle Association convention in Indianapolis allowed attendees to carry firearms, except for a two-hour period when former President Donald Trump and other leaders spoke in a hall secured by the Secret Service.&nbs
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New York City Is NOT ‘Trying To Ban Meat’
Is New York City, one of the world's culinary capitals, "trying to ban meat"? No, that's not true: The rumor followed a Mayor's Office announcement about the reduction of food-related carbon emissions, not a complete prohibition of meat.
The Dispatch→ In Praise of Normalcy
Protesters in Chicago hold signs as they rally against the fatal police assault of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, on January 27, 2023. It’s how most Americans want to live their lives, contrary to the assumptions of arrogant radicals.Continue reading In Pr
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Nancy Pelosi didn’t order anyone to be shot Jan. 6, 2021. You’re seeing a deepfake.
Video shows Nancy Pelosi saying, “I’ve given a shoot-to-kill order for any breach of the speaker’s lobby,” on Jan. 6, 2021.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, George Soros is not banned in six countries
George Soros is banned in Russia, Pakistan, Turkey, Hungary, Poland and the Philippines.
PolitiFact→ CO2 is only 0.04% of the atmosphere, but a viral video ignores that it’s a major climate threat
A viral video emphasizes that carbon dioxide is only 0.04% of the Earth’s atmosphere. The video ignores the outsize effect that CO2 has on climate change.
The Dispatch→ Pro-Life Leaders Are Turning Against Trump
Pro-life demonstrators listen to President Donald Trump at the 47th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on January 24, 2020. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)An irresistible force meets an immovable object.Continue reading Pro-Lif
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – U.N.-backed report doesn’t say adults having sex with children is OK
"U.N. calls for decriminalizing sex with minors.”
The Dispatch→ DeSantis Can’t Sell Trump Lite
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)Supporters of the former president care less about elec
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Cites False Ukrainian Casualty Numbers
Tucker Carlson. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.) During an April 13 broadcast, Fox News host Tucker Carlson cited a tranche of recently leaked U.S. intelligence documents as evidence that “Ukraine is in fact losing the war” against Russia.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Book Club on Dispatch Live
Join our weekly livestreamed conversation.Continue reading Dispatch Book Club on Dispatch Live »
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden is pushing for more electric cars. Will there be enough charging stations?
Tight new vehicle emission standards from the Biden administration likely mean more electric vehicles will be on the road in the years ahead. Will there be enough charging stations?
Full Fact→ The IMF has not launched its own Central Banking Digital Currency
A cryptocurrency calling itself a CBDC was launched at an IMF spring meeting but the IMF has not endorsed it.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – This study about Antarctica doesn’t contradict climate change, as claim suggests
"Scientists struggle to understand why Antarctica hasn’t warmed for over 70 years despite rise in CO2."
Logically→ You will not receive alerts if you opt out of the upcoming U.K. emergency alert
Full Fact→ Study does not find ‘short breaks induce mental exhaustion’
Several publications incorrectly reported the findings of this study.
The Dispatch→ Lawmakers Game Out a Chinese Attack on Taiwan
Taiwanese soldiers during a drill in September 2021. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Plus: GOP leaders forge ahead with their own debt ceiling bill.Continue reading Lawmakers Game Out a Chinese Attack on Taiwan »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – FedNow no va sustituir el sistema bancario de EEUU, es solo un sistema de pago
La Reserva Federal “presentó su nuevo sistema de pagos que va a sustituir al sistema bancario actual".
Full Fact→ FDA document does not say graphene oxide is in Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
A blog has made false claims about a recently released Covid-19 vaccine document. The document does not say that the Pfizer vaccine contains graphene oxide.
Full Fact→ The numbers behind the PM’s maths claims fact checked
We’ve dug into the figures behind Rishi Sunak’s claims about the negative impact of poor numeracy.
Logically→ Old video from Israel misinterpreted as recent protests by migrants in Calais
Logically→ A clip from a video mocking conspiracy theories used to show 5G can spread COVID-19
Logically→ No, Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer Vijay Mishra’s home in Prayagraj was not attacked with a crude bomb
AllSides→ Mike Lindell Bet $5M to Prove His Election Lies Wrong. Now He Has to Pay Up.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3vpn/mike-lindell-cyber-symposium-big-lie-conspiracy-challenge-payout
Logically→ No, this statue was not recently unveiled in Oxford
The Dispatch→ Biden’s Pick for Labor Secretary Faces Skeptical Senate
Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee during her confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of the Labor Department on April 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla
Poynter→ A video of a former CIA director is not proof that the government is spraying the sky with chemicals
The conspiracy theory that the U.S. government is intentionally spraying toxic chemicals into the air has persisted for nearly two decades. The baseless claims often refer to so-called “chemtrails” and say that the […] The post A v
The Dispatch→ Fox News Will Not Change
Lobsters for the Brisket.Continue reading Fox News Will Not Change »
The Dispatch→ Poll: DeSantis Outperforming Trump in Michigan
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on March 5, 2023 in Simi Valley, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)New GOP research says the Florida governor matches up better against Joe Biden.Continue reading Poll: DeSantis Outperforming Trump in Michigan »
The Dispatch→ Jordan’s Threat to the Middle Eastern Order
King Abdullah IIat the royal Al-Husseiniya Palace in Amman on December 21, 2022, as Jordan hosts a Middle East summit. (Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images) The kingdom has made a tradition of inciting unrest with Israel during the holy month of Ra
The Dispatch→ Mike Pence Plots His Presidential Bid
Former Vice President Mike Pence at a Heritage Foundation event in October 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)But some question what the former vice president’s electoral path to the White House looks like. Continue reading Mike P
The Dispatch→ Ron DeSantis Stays Quiet on Abortion
Gov. Ron DeSantis signing Florida’s 15-week abortion in 2022. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)The Florida governor has been mum on the issue since signing a six-week ban.Continue reading Ron DeSantis Stays Quiet on Ab
FactCheck.org→ Dueling Ads: Trump and DeSantis on Social Security and Medicare
Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis both say they do not support cuts to Social Security. But dueling ads from super PACs supporting their presidential bids say past statements or actions suggest they once did, and therefore se
The Dispatch→ It’s Not The Media’s Fault That DeSantis Isn’t Doing Well
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Well, mostly.Continue reading It’s Not The Media’s Fault That DeSantis Isn’t Doing Well »