Some news outlets included her description of her abortion, others omitted it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO Evidence A Video Documents An Aircraft Releasing Mosquitoes Over Los Angeles
Did a social media video document an aircraft releasing a swarm of mosquitoes over Los Angeles in October 2023? No, that's not true: Los Angeles' vector control districts, responsible for pest eradication, said there have been no known ai
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Does NOT Show That Vaccination Causes Greater Prevalence Of Childhood Illnesses
Does an article published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and featured in a video on social media prove that vaccination causes a greater prevalence of childhood illnesses? No, that's not true: Jou
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Greta Thunberg Did NOT Post A Photo Of Herself Holding A Poster Reading ‘6 Million Wasn’t Enough’ — Her Photo Was Doctored
Did the Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg post a photo of herself holding a placard that reads "6 Million wasn't enough"? No, that's not true: She never posted the photo in question. Thunberg did express her pro-Palestinian st
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pro-Gaza Protesters In India Are NOT Waving The Italian Flag — It Is The Welfare Party Of India Flag
Does a video circulating on social media show pro-Gaza protesters in India waving the Italian flag? No, that's not true: The flag carried by protesters shown in the video is the Welfare Party Of India flag, not the Italian flag, nor Pales
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Biden Reintroducing The Military Draft — It’s An AI Production
Did President Joe Biden announce the reintroduction of the draft? No, that's not true: A video showing such a purported announcement was created using artificial intelligence. An online outlet created this video using AI, describing the c
FactCheck.org→ Vitamin K Injection for Babies is Safe and Can Save Lives, Contrary to Post
SciCheck Digest An injection of vitamin K for babies has been recommended and used safely for more than 60 years. It prevents life-threatening bleeding in newborns. But a viral post incorrectly claims the shot is harmful and unnecessary.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A shrine in Iran raised a black flag in mourning, not to call for war
Black flag hoisted over a mosque in Iran is a “call to all of Islam for war.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video of Kim Jong Un doesn’t reference the Israel-Hamas war. The clip is old and mistranslated
CLAIM: A video shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un saying in a speech that he blames President Joe Biden for the latest Israel-Hamas war and other foreign conflicts, and that he supports Donald Trump for president in 2024.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, this video doesn’t show Russia attacking Israel in October 2023
Video shows Russia attacking Israel in October 2023.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Use Fabricated Audio to Misrepresent CNN Report During Rocket Attack in Israel
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take A CNN report on Oct. 9 showed a news crew in Israel taking shelter in a roadside ditch during a rocket attack. But social media posts used fabricated audio of the news c
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Unfounded claims about crisis actors amid Israel-Hamas war spread online
Video shows CNN interviewing “actors.”
PolitiFact→ Can the U.S. keep aid to Gaza out of Hamas’ hands?
The Biden administration announced at least $100 million in humanitarian aid to Gaza, with critics warning it could end up in Hamas’ control. Experts say it’s possible, but not easy, to distribute humanitarian relief in Gaza without helping Hamas.
The Dispatch→ Kevin’s House
A quasi-defense of an execrable leader.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Helicopters From Arab Countries Moving Toward Gaza — It Shows Mexican Navy Anniversary In Veracruz, Mexico
Does a video show helicopters from "Arab countries" flying toward Gaza in formation with their flags? No, that's not true: This video was filmed on October 4, 2023, in Veracruz, Mexico, and features an air show that was staged as part of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Joe Biden Sunbathing On Beach During Gaza And U.S. House Crises In October 2023 — It’s An Old Picture
Does a photo on social media show President Joe Biden sunbathing on a beach during the Hamas-Israel conflict and House speaker crisis in October 2023? No, that's not true: The picture shows the president and first lady Jill Biden at Rehob
Logically→ Video from 2020 anti-lockdown clash in Barcelona misattributed to recent pro-Palestine protests
Logically→ Victims of Hamas attack on music festival were not killed in crossfire
Full Fact→ Video of ‘pro-Palestine’ demonstration in Turkey is actually from 2021
A video circulating of a demonstration in Turkey was recorded before the outbreak of the latest Israel-Gaza conflict.
Logically→ Old video misrepresented to show Orthodox Jews protesting in support of Palestine
The Dispatch→ A Republican’s Defense of Arizona’s Election Integrity
Plus: House Republicans will try once again to find a speaker who can win.
AllSides→ Biden’s Numbers, October 2023 Update
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/10/bidens-numbers-october-2023-update/ Since President Joe Biden took of
Logically→ ಭಾರತ ಮತ್ತು ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನ ನಡುವೆ ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ನಡೆದ ಕ್ರಿಕೆಟ್ ಪಂದ್ಯದ ವೇಳೆ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರು ‘ಜೈ ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮ್’ ಎಂದು ಘೋಷಣೆ ಕೂಗಿದರು ಎಂದು ತೋರಿಸಲು ಹಳೆಯ ಎಡಿಟ್ ಮಾಡಿದ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
PolitiFact→ How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation
Researchers and misinformation experts say that a year of Elon Musk’s changes to Twitter, now X, have worsened the information ecosystem on a platform once revered as a go-to place for breaking news. We unpacked how he did it.
Logically→ इज़राइल पर परमाणु हमले का आह्वान करने वाली पाकिस्तानी नेता का पुराना वीडियो हालिया बताकर वायरल
The Dispatch→ Fatigue Is a Political Strategy
And ‘Buy American’ isn’t much of a strategy at all.
Logically→ పాత వీడియోని ఎడిట్ చేసే భారత్-పాకిస్థాన్ మ్యాచ్ లో ‘జై శ్రీ రామ్’ నినాదాలు ఇచ్చారని క్లైమ్ చేశారు
The Dispatch→ Bonus: Steve’s Extra Questions for McKay Coppins
Some politics.
Full Fact→ Clip claiming to show new ‘iron beam’ system in Israel is taken from a video game
Footage from the video game has spread on Facebook, with claims it shows a new air defence system in operation in Israel.
Logically→ Old video of Pakistani lawmaker calling for nuclear attack on Israel linked to Israel-Hamas war
The Dispatch→ Poles at the Polls
Plus: McKay Coppins previews his upcoming book, Romney: A Reckoning.
Logically→ বেইৰুট বন্দৰ বিস্ফোৰণৰ পুৰণি ভিডিঅ’ ইজৰাইল-হামাছৰ যুদ্ধৰ বুলি মিছাকৈ দাবী কৰা হৈছে
The Dispatch→ McKay Coppins on Mitt Romney
Running toward crises
The Dispatch→ Biden’s Iran Policy Is About to Change—One Way or the Other
The administration could shift from appeasement to nuclear acceptance quietly, or it could try to build a bolder, bipartisan consensus.
The Dispatch→ Chaos in Congress and Around the World
Another week of dysfunction at home and war abroad.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A video from 2012 is being misrepresented as an attack on the Israel Embassy in Bahrain
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The video was filmed in 2012.
The Dispatch→ Politics Without Consequences
While Joe Biden is gaining momentum, House Republicans can’t even agree to the rules of their own game.
The Dispatch→ The Italian Job
A religion of empire.
The Dispatch→ What Explains America’s Marriage Downturn?
Cultural, legal, and economic changes have made it less central to daily life—and that’s a problem.
The Dispatch→ The Mirage of Middle East Peace
Robert Kaplan’s new book explores how the region has historically wobbled between order and anarchy.