Quick Take A video by country singer Jason Aldean was pulled by Country Music Television after critics called it offensive and racist. Some Aldean fans have responded by calling for the “Bud Light treatment” of CMT and falsely claiming
PolitiFact→ Did Donald Trump ever apologize to the ‘Central Park Five’?
Yusef Salaam, one of five men exonerated for an attack on a Central Park jogger in 1989, won a Democratic primary for New York’s city council earlier this year. That revived discussion of Donald Trump’s comments about the case. Over the years, Trum
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, Hank Williams Jr. didn’t resign from CMT’s board of directors. The network doesn’t have a board
CLAIM: Singer Hank Williams Jr. resigned from Country Music Television’s board of directors and artists including Carrie Underwood and Toby Keith have pulled their music videos from the network in recent days.
The Dispatch→ Approaching the Appropriations Fight
The tight deadline to pass a series of spending bills will again test Kevin McCarthy’s leadership.
Full Fact→ Aldi coupon giveaway on Facebook is not genuine
Thousands of people have shared a post claiming to offer people money off their shop.
Logically→ Video of Zelenskyy with ‘war robot from U.K.’ is digitally altered
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – El estudio detrás de ‘Sound of Freedom’ niega declaraciones de sabotaje en salas de cine
A las personas que van a ver ‘Sound of Freedom’ “en medio de la película se les va la luz, les hacen unas alarmas de bomberos o simplemente dicen que tienen que evacuar”.
PolitiFact→ Everything old is new again? The latest round of health policy proposals reprises existing ideas
Republicans have floated ideas that could subtly let employers bypass the Affordable Care Act's basic benefits requirements. Options include association health plans, self-insurance and giving workers money to buy individual coverage.
PolitiFact→ What did Trump say in the other phone calls to Georgia officials?
In addition to former President Donald Trump’s phone call with Georgia’s secretary of state, he joined two other phone calls with Georgia officials in the weeks after the 2020 election as he sought to overturn the election.
PolitiFact→ Here's what Donald Trump asked Georgia election officials in 2020 phone call
The Fulton County district attorney launched an investigation following Trump’s January 2021 phone call with state election officials. Trump’s directives to state officials involved a quest to “find” enough ballots to put him in the winning col
Logically→ Clip from Bangkok falsely shared as footage of metro overbridge collapse in India
Logically→ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಹಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯು ‘ಪಾಪ್ಕಾರ್ನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂತ್ರವನ್ನು ಬೆರೆಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ’ ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Video of a bridge collapsing in India shared as footage from Venezuela
Logically→ Video of men urinating on a tribal man is not from Manipur
The Dispatch→ Passport Problems Pile Up
Plus: What’s next for China’s economy?
Logically→ Video of women stripped naked in West Bengal falsely linked to Manipur violence
Logically→ Old video misattributed to recent events in Odesa following attack on Transfiguration Cathedral
Logically→ ಉತ್ತರ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆತ್ತಲೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯೊಬ್ಬ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೊಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ದೃಶ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಮಣಿಪುರಕ್ಕೆ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಲಿಂಕ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ
The Dispatch→ Fake News Meets Artificial Intelligence
As disinformation becomes even more rampant, ‘prebunking’ can help fight back.
The Dispatch→ Did Alabama Defy the Supreme Court?
Hi, I'm crime-ing now. Watch me crime.
The Dispatch→ South Africa Looks East
The important U.S. trading partner tries to toe the line between Washington and Moscow.
The Dispatch→ The Perilous Gap in Election Trust
Election doubts have already warped one party. Could they consume the republic?
Logically→ Photo of BJP leader and son falsely shared as accused in Manipur viral video case
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Anchor Larry Madowo Was NOT ‘Threatened On Live TV’ By Ugandan ‘Minister’
Was CNN anchor Larry Madowo "threatened on live TV" by a Ugandan government minister? No, that's not true: An authentic interview between CNN One World's Larry Madowo and Ugandan Foreign Minister Gen. Jeje Odongo that aired on August 24,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The New Facebook ‘Like’ Button Sound Is NOT A Thing — The Memes Are A Practical Joke
Did Facebook add a new feature, a funny sound that is triggered by clicking the "like" button? No, that's not true: Memes suggesting that the new Facebook like button makes a sound so funny that people will laugh out loud are a practical
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: YouTube Did Not Ban ‘Sound of Freedom’ Clips For ‘Discriminating Against Pedophiles And MAPs’
Did YouTube ban video clips from the newly released movie, "Sound of Freedom" due to "discriminating against pedophiles" and "discrimination against MAPs"? No, that's not true: There is no policy listed under the community guidelines of Y
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show UK Military Robot Sent To Help Ukraine In War — It’s Digitally Edited
Did the United Kingdom send a "'Robot Royal Force' 🇬🇧 Type-C robot" to help Ukraine with the war in July 2023? No, that's not true: There was no information or credible report online to corroborate the claim that the United Kingdom
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Luke Bryan didn’t encourage giving CMT ‘the Bud Light treatment.’ That originated on satire site
“Luke Bryan pulls his videos from CMT: ‘Time for the Bud Light treatment.’”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Headline about Hank Williams Jr. resigning from CMT to support Jason Aldean comes from satire site
“Hank Williams Jr resigns from CMT’s board of directors: ‘I support Jason Aldean.’”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A24 … Is Able to Adhere To SAG-AFTRA’s Terms,’ While Big Studios Are ‘Acting Like They Can’t Afford’ To
On July 19 2023, YouTuber @TheHorrorGuru tweeted an article from Variety, claiming that the smaller independent production company A24 managed to “adhere to SAG-AFTRA’S terms while the big studios making the top 10 grossing films of the yea
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Pfizer facility destroyed by tornado didn’t manufacture COVID-19 vaccines
“A Pfizer warehouse full of Covid vaccines was just DESTROYED BY A TORNADO in North Carolina.”
The Dispatch→ Whitewash?
Untangling the controversy over Florida’s black history curriculum.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Joy Reid isn’t hawking diet gummies on CNN; ‘I’ve been deepfaked, MSNBC host says
MSNBC’s Joy Reid hawked diet gummies in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – World Economic Forum chairman Klaus Schwab didn’t admit to forced lockdown plot
Klaus Schwab “publicly admitted he is planning to implement China-style forced COVID lockdowns all over the world during the ‘next pandemic.’”
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Unfounded claims blaming COVID vaccine for ESPN analyst Shaka Hislop’s recent collapse spread online
ESPN soccer analyst Shaka Hislop collapsed on air because of the COVID-19 vaccine.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show Mel Gibson seeking protection from ‘Hollywood elite’ after ‘Sound of Freedom’
“7 MINUTES AGO: Mel Gibson Cries For PROTECTION From Hollywood Elite After Sound of Freedom.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Water Was Laced With Fentanyl’
A new fearmongering tale about fentanyl began circulating online in July 2023, this time involving officials from various jurisdictions as justification. At least one iteration is presented as a warning from the New York State Department of Transportat
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Do Florida school standards say ‘enslaved people benefited from slavery,’ as Kamala Harris said?
Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Ghislaine Maxwell ‘Worked At Disney’ In 1985
Do photographs of Ghislaine Maxwell with Donald Duck taken in 1985 confirm that the now-convicted sex offender -- associated with financier Jeffrey Epstein who died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges -- worked for
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Morgan Wallen Did NOT Pull His Music From CMT In Jason Aldean Controversy — Claim Is From A Satire Site
Did country star Morgan Wallen pull his music from Country Music Television (CMT) in response to CMT removing a song by Jason Aldean? No, that's not true: This is a fabricated satirical article crafted to spin off the true news that CMT d