Plus, analysis of the big end-of-term Supreme Court decisions.
Health Feedback→ No scientific evidence indicates that parasites are the key cause of autoimmunity
REVIEW A TikTok video posted on 23 June 2023 claimed that “the number 1 indicator of parasites is actually an autoimmune condition”. This claim was made by Austin Lake, who introduced himself as a “functional medicine practitioner” in the v
The Dispatch→ High Times
"Heh. Skim milk."
The Dispatch→ Olivia Rodrigo’s Mainstream Nostalgia
Why are her songs about teenagers falling out of love and not being able to parallel park captivating?
The Dispatch→ We’ll Always Have Turner Classic Movies … or Will We?
Why attacks on the classic film channel amount to more than a hill of beans.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The World Economic Forum hasn’t called to abolish fashion and create a global ‘uniform’
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lady Gaga Did NOT Endorse Trump For President In 2024 — It’s An Altered Image In A Fake Post
Does a photo circulating on social media show pop star Lady Gaga endorsing Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign on his social media application Truth Social? No, that's not true: The image has been digitally altered. The original pho
Truth or Fiction?→ FDR and the Business Plot of 1933
On July 6 2023, a post to Reddit’s r/todayilearned subreddit shared a post about United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and “The Business Plot” of 1933: TIL of The Business Plot of 1933, a failed attempt t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A ‘Lancet Study’ Does NOT Show COVID Vaccine Caused 74% Of Deaths In Sample — Lancet Rejected Paper And Its Methods
Did a preprint paper submitted to The Lancet on July 5, 2023, find that 74 percent of the deaths in the autopsies it reviewed were caused by the COVID-19 vaccine? Additionally, was it also a legitimate study from The Lancet? No, neither i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Did NOT Endorse Ron DeSantis — It’s A Deepfake Video
Did former first lady, Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton go on MSNBC to express her support for Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis? No, that's not true: The video
Truth or Fiction?→ Oklahoma Education Head Says State Will Not Back Away From Tulsa Race Massacre
The head of Oklahoma’s state Department of Education drew local and national criticism after a July 6 2023 meeting for a seemingly evasive answer to a question about the infamous 1921 attack on Tulsa’s “Black Wall Street” —
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, Europe has not stopped offering COVID-19 vaccines
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
The Dispatch→ Could It Be? A Policy Debate in the GOP?
The party would benefit from coming to a consensus on abortion.
The Dispatch→ When Reality Is a Punch in the Face
Reflections on an old column.
The Dispatch→ The Joy of Anti-Trumpism
Chris Christie and the 20 percent.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Biden did not misspell ‘billion’ in remarks about debt ceiling
CLAIM: President Joe Biden misspelled the word “billion” while addressing reporters after debt ceiling talks with congressional leaders at the White House.
PolitiFact→ What a video shared by DeSantis campaign omits about Trump's LGBTQ+ rights record
A video shared by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign portrays Donald Trump as an LGBTQ+ rights supporter, drawing on statements before he was president. But that omits actions his administration took in opposition to LGBTQ+ rights.
PolitiFact→ The Supreme Court ended affirmative action for colleges. Are legacy admissions next to go?
The Supreme Court recently ruled that race can no longer be considered in deciding college admissions. Here’s why critics say that legacy admissions — preferential treatment for applicants who are connected to alumni or other influential people —
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Barack Obama is not being sent to Guantanamo Bay
Former President Barack Obama “is being sent to Gitmo.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Lions, tigers and bears on the streets of Paris? No, zoo animals haven’t been released amid riots
Protestors in France have released animals from the zoo.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A WHO report of infant myocarditis cases in Wales is being misrepresented on social media
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Recirculated video recycles false claim that California moved to outlaw the Bible
"Bibles banned in California moves one step closer to evil reality."
Logically→ No, the EU’s Digital Services Act is not a censorship law
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: Aerial footage of a massive structure engulfed in flames shows a fire at a post office in the Philippines in May, not a French library set alight amid protests over the po
Logically→ Arctic ice is melting, and global warming is impacting the planet
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not under investigation
“Justin Trudeau is being investigated by the (Royal Canadian Mounted Police).”
Logically→ No, Amish communities do not have lower COVID-19 mortality rates because they are unvaccinated
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Haley’s Claim on China, U.S. Farmland and Military Installations
Foreign investors own about 40 million acres of U.S. agricultural land, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Of that, Chinese investors own 383,935 acres, or about 1% of foreign-held acres. In a July 2 interview, former U.S. Ambassador
Full Fact→ NHS data doesn’t show 27,000 quit the health service for work-life balance reasons
The Observer reported that 27,546 staff had quit the NHS in England in 2022 citing work-life balance reasons, but the figures include staff moving to other health service jobs.
The Dispatch→ Afghanistan After-Action Report Fuels GOP Oversight Plans
Plus: An interview with Sen. Jeff Merkley on China policy.
The Dispatch→ Pence’s January 6 Defense
Plus, Nikki Haley offers her refined version of MAGA.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – El Titanic se hundió en 1912, no es cierto que fue cambiado por otro crucero llamado el Olympic
“El Titanic no se hundió en 1912 sino que fue el Olympic, otro transatlántico casi idéntico el que se hundió”.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, esta imagen no muestra ovnis siendo desenterrados en Rusia
"Ovnis desenterrados en Rusia".
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Un ovni no se estrelló en el Caribe, es una imagen de la nave de ‘Star Wars’
"Ovni estrellado en el Caribe".
Logically→ Video from Italy miscaptioned as footage of police brutality in France
Logically→ ಗುಜರಾತ್ ಹೈಕೋರ್ಟ್ ಮೀಸಲಾತಿಯನ್ನು ರದ್ದುಗೊಳಿಸಿರುವುದಾಗಿ ಆದೇಶ ನೀಡಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ ಗುಜರಾತ್ ಹೈಕೋರ್ಟ್ ಮೀಸಲಾತಿಯನ್ನು ರದ್ದುಗೊಳಿಸಿರುವುದಾಗಿ ಆದೇಶ ನೀಡಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ Video of Marine Le Pen misinterpreted to claim she said ‘Macron will be arrested’
Logically→ No, the Philadelphia mass shooting suspect is not a transgender person
Logically→ ರಾಜಸ್ಥಾನದ ಹಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಂದೂಗಳನ್ನು ಬಹಿಷ್ಕರಿಸುವುದಾಗಿ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮರು ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ