“Tens of millions of Americans live in communities where they cannot find a doctor while others have to wait months to be seen.”
PolitiFact→ What is chestfeeding? How it relates to trans parents and what the CDC says
Conservative news outlets and social media users have denounced the CDC’s use of the gender-neutral term “chestfeeding” in the breastfeeding section of the agency’s website. It wasn’t a new update, but here’s what it means.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jason Aldean Did NOT Fire His Agent For Agreeing To Censor His Video
Did country star Jason Aldean fire his agent for agreeing to censor his "Try That in a Small Town" music video? No, that's not true: The claim about Aldean's video was published by a satirical website known for posting made-up stories. Th
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A wind turbine can produce in months, not years, more energy than was needed to manufacture it
A wind turbine must “spin continually for over four years just to replace the energy it took to manufacture it.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden said heat kills more Americans than floods, hurricanes and tornadoes combined. Is it true?
“The No. 1 weather-related killer is heat. 600 people die annually from its effects, more than from floods, hurricanes and tornadoes in America combined.”
The Dispatch→ The New Right Is Neither New nor Right
When ‘timeless principles’ become inconvenient.
PolitiFact→ Francis Suarez – Francis Suarez’s misleading claim about millions of migrants getting free cellphones, plane tickets
"In Biden's America, 7 million people illegally crossed the border and are given a free cellphone and airline tickets."
The Dispatch→ New Charges, Same Indictment
What’s new in the superseding indictment of Donald Trump, and what not to expect in response from his Republican rivals.
PolitiFact→ Nicole Malliotakis – Fast food jobs vs. the military: Pay comparison missing context
“You can work at some McDonald’s in this country for more money than … signing up for the military.”
The Dispatch→ Congress Debates Airline Pilot Safety Measures
Plus: An impeachment inquiry could give House Republicans more power to investigate Joe Biden.
Full Fact→ Video of firefighters giving deer water is not from Rhodes wildfires
The video was taken in Spain last year.
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: Ingesting borax, a chemical in cleaning products, can be harmful or deadly, contrary to online claims.
AllSides→ Liberal Commentators Go All In on Kamala Harris’s Lie about Florida’s History Curriculum
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/liberal-commentators-go-all-in-on-kamala-harriss-lie-about-floridas-history-curriculum/
AllSides→ Was Antifa Protester Pictured at Capitol on January 6?
https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-january-6-riot-antifa-protester-fact-check-1815840 Inve
Full Fact→ Hoax lost dog picture circulating online for months
Posts showing a dog in a crate have been shared thousands of times in Facebook groups around the world.
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump Facing New Charges in Classified Documents Case
Plus: More on the relatively cautious GOP donor primary and Biden’s lean campaign spending machine.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – El calentamiento global es real y no hay evidencia de que el planeta se esté enfriando
"No hay calentamiento global, de hecho las gráficas indican que nos estamos enfriando cada vez más”.
AllSides→ Biden’s Numbers, July 2023 Update
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/07/bidens-numbers-july-2023-update/ In our seventh installment of this f
Logically→ No, Ukraine defence minister didn’t buy mansion for daughter using Western aid
PolitiFact→ Lizzo – Truth hurts: Fact-checking Lizzo’s incorrect claim about US House’s hearing on UFOs, aliens
“The government just stated under oath that they are in possession of UFOs and nonhuman alien bodies.”
Full Fact→ Most international students enrolling in UK universities have to prove they’re proficient in English
Reform UK politician Alex Phillips claimed international students don’t have to pass an English proficiency test, but many are required to take one.
Full Fact→ Argos is not selling Emma mattresses for £3
Fake offers from retailers with deals too good to be true are common on Facebook.
Logically→ Clips from satirical program shared to claim human meat is being sold in the U.K.
Logically→ No, viral video is not of youth drowning in Kashmir’s Aharbal waterfall
Logically→ Nepal’s 2020 temporary ban on Indian news channels misrepresented as recent
Logically→ Banner at a Congress party meeting did not have a spelling error
The Dispatch→ Trump Indictment Version 2.1
Plus: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' latest grilling on Capitol Hill.
Logically→ 500 rupee note with star symbol in serial number isn’t fake, it’s legal tender
Logically→ Old video of heavy rain causing a landslide in Maharashtra misattributed to Karnataka
Health Feedback→ Claim by Brian Hooker that unvaccinated children are healthier compared to vaccinated children relies on flawed studies
REVIEW On 7 July 2023, the anti-vaccine organization Children’s Health Defense (CHD) published a video of an interview with chemical engineer Brian Hooker, offering a sneak peek into Hooker’s upcoming book “Vax-Unvax: Let the Science Speak”,
The Dispatch→ Washington Is A Mess
We all evolve into crab people.
Logically→ Old video of a group of men sexually assaulting a woman in Bihar shared as recent
The Dispatch→ Staying Safe: Try That in a Small Town
The crime rate in an undersized municipality often isn’t what most expect.
The Dispatch→ Ukraine’s Stalled Counteroffensive, Explained
Efforts to reclaim occupied territory have faced early setbacks, but Ukraine is focused on the long term.
The Dispatch→ Ron DeSantis’ Summer Doldrums
The Florida governor attempts to reset his endangered 2024 presidential bid.
Logically→ 2018 video from Atlanta falsely shared as immigrant attempting suicide at London’s Heathrow airport
Full Fact→ Full Fact campaign wins improved media literacy in the Online Safety Bill
If implemented effectively, changes to the Bill will now help more people spot truth from fiction online.
Truth or Fiction?→ Sinéad O’Connor’s Saturday Night Live Rehearsal
Sinead O’Connor had a short but storied life. When the Irish musician and performer (who since 2018 had called herself Shuhada’ Sadaqat after converting to Islam) — died on July 26 2023, her groundbreaking Saturday Night Live per
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, LeBron James did not wear pink for the “Barbie” movie.
These images show LeBron James dressed in pink for the “Barbie” movie.
Truth or Fiction?→ Hate Boner: Bluechew Co-Founder Seemingly Dabbles in ‘Race Science’
A co-founder of the company behind a popular erectile dysfunction (ED) drug locked his Twitter account after making remarks about a so-called “woke mind” and claiming that a “non-racist society” would be “communism.”