Photos of an apartment building in Kyiv are evidence the war in Ukraine “is fake.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Social media posts distort Trump, Biden child sex trafficking records
Former President Donald Trump “was the 1st president in U.S. history to acknowledge that children are being sold for sex in the U.S.” while President Joe Biden “rescinded Trump’s executive order that helped combat child sex trafficking.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘You Must Remove the 🇺🇦 From Your Profile’ Twitter Pop-Up
On February 25 2023, Twitter user @walter_report shared a screenshot of a Twitter pop-up warning, which purportedly demanded that the account “remove the [Ukrainian flag emoji]” from their profile: You can’t be serious, @elonmusk? N
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Bill Gates Is Creating A Seed To ‘Target Black People’
Is Bill Gates engineering a seed that "will target Black people" and possibly kill them? No, that's not true: A video making that claim offers no evidence that Gates is producing a seed for plants that can attack the immune system of Blac
Truth or Fiction?→ Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘Dragons and Dinosaurs’ Tweet
In late February 2023, screenshots of a particularly bizarre tweet about dinosaurs and dragons attributed to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) circulated on Reddit and Twitter: Since @RepMTG deleted this tweet, I decided to repost it for clarit
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Sen. Elizabeth Warren didn’t say Republicans shouldn’t vote. A viral video was altered.
Says Elizabeth Warren said, “Allowing Republicans to vote could threaten the integrity of an election.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Graph Does NOT Claim Paxlovid Starts Working Before Taken
Does a line graph in a peer-reviewed medical study published by The Lancet show that the oral anti-COVID-19 medication Paxlovid starts working before the patient ingests it? No, that's not true: The lead author of the study told Lead Stor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Twitter Did NOT Institute Policy Banning Flag Of Ukraine
Did Twitter make a rule that users may not display the flag of Ukraine on their profile because it is considered a political statement against Russia? No, that's not true: A post from Walter Report contained a fabricated image which appea
Full Fact→ Kate Shemirani makes several false claims about childhood vaccines
Claims that children get almost 100 vaccines, that none are safe or effective, and that no vaccines have ever been trialled together are all false.
PolitiFact→ Alex Epstein – Reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 would require major increase in mined materials
“The whole green energy agenda involves more than doubling 10 types of mining.”
The Dispatch→ Ramaswamy Grabs the Mic
Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in December 2002 in Phoenix. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)Plus: A Club for Growth VP eyes a Senate run in Virginia. The post Ramaswamy Grabs the Mic appeared f
AllSides→ Multiple Federal Agencies Supporting East Palestine, Contrary to Partisan Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/02/multiple-federal-agencies-supporting-east-palestine-contrary-to-partisan-claims/
The Dispatch→ Who Are These ‘Cultural Christians’?
Interior view of Milan Cathedral, Duomo di Milano, with marble columns and high arches. (Photo by Frank Bienewald/LightRocket/Getty Images)Christian sensibility, but without the belief, is very little more than niceness inflated to the point of metaphy
The Dispatch→ The China-Russia Partnership Holds Steadfast
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photograph during their meeting in Beijing, on February 4, 2022. (Photo by Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik / AFP via Getty Images)American officials say Beijing will face consequen
Logically→ Videos show the earthquake that hit eastern Tajikistan on February 23.
Old video clips of various earthquakes from around the world have been misattributed to the recent earthquake in Tajikistan.
The Dispatch→ Divorced From Reality
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene at the U.S. Capitol on January 10, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images.)Americans already live the way they want to live, where they want to live.The post Divorced From Reality appeared first on The Dispatch.
Poynter→ Did George Soros endorse Ron DeSantis for president? No.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis does not have a Truth Social account. But his name has become a fixture in former President Donald Trump’s posts on the platform. Trump’s latest swipe […] The post Did George Soros endorse Ron DeSantis for pr
The Dispatch→ Will Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Stand?
Student loan borrowers stage a rally in front of the White House in August 2022 to celebrate President Joe Biden cancelling student debt. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We the 45m)The Supreme Court considers the program Tuesday. The post Will B
The Dispatch→ A Time for American Stability—and Power
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Ukrainian presidential palace on February 20, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via Getty Images)Our allies are pondering whether we ar
Washington Post→ So far, Trump’s rollback of regulations can’t be blamed for Ohio train wreck
The Trump administration shelved many rail and environmental rules. But a link to the East Palestine derailment is hard to find.
The Dispatch→ Latest Episode of The Dispatch Book Club Out Now
Listen to Sarah talk to author Adam Hochschild about his book ‘American Midnight.’ The post Latest Episode of The Dispatch Book Club Out Now appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week We Marked One Year of War in Ukraine
A woman cries during a prayer near the graves of Ukrainian soldiers killed in the Russian-Ukrainian war at the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine on February 25, 2023. (Photo by Pavlo Palamarchuk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Plus: Marjorie Taylor Green
PolitiFact→ Elise Stefanik – Poll on voters’ opinion of Biden laptop story doesn't tell whole story
53% of Americans made aware of the Hunter Biden laptop story would have changed their vote in 2020.
The Dispatch→ Another Biden Immigration Plan That Looks a Lot Like Trump’s
President Joe Biden speaks with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers as he visits the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on January 8, 2023. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)President Joe Biden’s plan for asylum likely faces the sa
The Dispatch→ The Cabin Problem
(Kristen Cui, Dave Bautista, and Abby Quinn in 'Knock at the Cabin.' Image via IMDb.)A review of ‘Knock at the Cabin.’The post The Cabin Problem appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Paging Dr. Strangelove
War is too important to be left to the politicians. The post Paging Dr. Strangelove appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ America’s Changing Death Penalty Debate
A lethal injection gurney is shown before being dismantled in March 2019 at California's San Quentin State Prison. (Photo by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via Getty Images)Americans are souring on the death penalty for lo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine NOT First Time 100,000 Troops Invaded Another Country Since World War II
Was Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the first time 100,000 troops had invaded another country since World War II? No, that's not true: There are many examples of military forces totaling more than 100,000 inv
FactCheck.org→ Multiple Federal Agencies Supporting East Palestine, Contrary to Partisan Claims
Quick Take The people affected by the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, do not qualify for direct financial aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. But FEMA and other federal agencies have been assisting
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Pfizer Conducting Any Inappropriate Coronavirus Experiments
SciCheck Digest Scientists say the experiments Pfizer has performed on the coronavirus are standard for the industry. Baseless claims that the company is mutating the virus for profit, however, have been circulating since the release of a
The Dispatch→ Cocaine Bear
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)Russia’s war, one year later.The post Cocaine Bear appeared first on The Dispatch.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort Soros’ Comments on a DeSantis Candidacy
Quick Take Billionaire George Soros said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “is likely to be the Republican candidate” in the 2024 presidential race. But social media posts edited Soros’ remarks to falsely claim he endorsed the governor. Sor
AllSides→ Bottled water Trump gave to Ohioans wasn’t yellow
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-water-ohio-train-derailment-786142559705?utm_source=ForYou&utm_medium=HomePage&utm_id=Taboola
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump’s ‘I had nothing to do with it’ remarks after the Ohio train derailment
In 2018 the Trump admin repealed an Obama-era rule about fast railroad brakes. But even if that rule had been in effect, it would not have applied to the type of train that derailed in East Palestine.
Truth or Fiction?→ Ukraine Marks One-Year Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion
Weaponized disinformation campaigns and more conventional attacks on February 24 2023 marked the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; amid retrospectives and updates, a popular Imgur post featured a video and commentary attribute
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claim twists U.N. resolution, smart city concept and the Ohio train derailment into baseless plot
"The laws governing Agenda 2030 land development allows the government to seize polluted lands and move their residents to … smart cities.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ’19-Year-Old Girl In Texas’ NOT Sentenced To ’96 Years In Prison’ After Abortion
Was a 19-year-old girl in Texas sentenced to "96 years in prison" after traveling across state lines to gain access to an abortion procedure? No, that's not true: The social media account that shared this post is a satirical one. Furtherm
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HAARP Does NOT ‘Send A Billion-Watt Microwave’ To Cause Disasters On Earth
Can the Alaska-based HAARP project, a former military research facility for studying the ionosphere, remotely initiate natural disasters such as earthquakes anywhere on Earth? No, that's not true: An "explanation" of its purported capabil
The Dispatch→ Stirewaltisms: Can DeSantis Go the Distance?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference on January 18, 2023. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)Media speculation about his candidacy heats up. The post Stirewaltisms: Can DeSantis Go the Distance? appeared firs
Truth or Fiction?→ Propublica’s Politwoops Archive in Peril — Can It Be Saved?
On February 24 2023, data journalist Derek Willis tweeted a “eulogy” for Politwoops, an archive of deleted tweets in the public interest maintained by investigative journalism organization ProPublica: For six years I had the responsibilit