Did COVID-19 vaccines cause a massive mortality spike in breast cancer female patients below the age of 45, reaching 297,000 deaths during the first six months of 2023? No, that's not true: Posts on social media distorted a report publish
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Simpsons’ Episode Did NOT Predict Death Of Donald Trump On March 13, 2023
Was the death of Donald Trump predicted to occur on March 13, 2023, in an episode of "The Simpsons"? No, that's not true: This is not a real episode of "The Simpsons" but an edited hoax. Additional material was spliced into a section of t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Massive Vote Discrepancy’ Found In 2022 Arizona Midterm Election
Was there a massive vote discrepancy found in the 2022 Arizona midterm election? No, that's not true: An election expert told Lead Stories the claims of vote discrepancy were "100% false." The Arizona Secretary of State spokesperson said
The Dispatch→ France Riots, Explained
Violent reactions and political responses.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misleadingly Equate Gun Case Against Hunter Biden With Rapper Kodak Black
Quick Take Hunter Biden, who has no prior criminal history, has reached a plea deal that would avoid jail time for a gun-related charge. Some conservative commentators claim the president’s son is getting special treatment, misleadingly equat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show French Protesters In Apparently Stolen Police Van In July 2023 — It’s From A Movie
Did a picture on social media capturing what looked like a group of armed people riding a police van portray France in early July 2023? No, that's not true: It was a screenshot from a fictional movie released in 2022. The claim appeared i
Full Fact→ Eiffel Tower ‘riot’ photo is actually from Euro 2016 final
A post on Facebook claims that the photo shows riots taking place under the Eiffel Tower during recent protests.
Full Fact→ Zebras and lions filmed running through streets were not filmed during French riots
Posts claiming that protesters have released the animals from Paris Zoo have circulated extremely widely online.
Full Fact→ Bill Gates-funded company did not cause malaria cases in Florida
Claims that a company happened to start releasing mosquitoes in the same places local-acquired malaria has been identified have been shared on social media.
Logically→ No, this video does not show looters robbing a jewelry store in France
The Dispatch→ The Fundraising Do-or-Die Moment for 2024 Hopefuls
Plus: The GOP field for the Michigan Senate race is wide open.
PolitiFact→ La trampa de la desinformación: el negocio de engañar a los migrantes
En Español: Muchas personas que buscan migrar a Estados Unidos dependen de información que ven en redes sociales. Sin quererlo, muchos financian el negocio de la desinformación y se vuelven víctimas de fraudes y engaños.
PolitiFact→ The misinformation trap: the business of misleading migrants
Many people who seek to migrate to the United States depend on the information they see on social media. Without meaning to, many end up financing the business of misinformation and become victims of frauds and scams.
Logically→ Claim that Boris Johnson did not get COVID-19 is based on satire
Logically→ Video from music concert in Mexico falsely linked to France protests
Full Fact→ Diane Abbott understated pay of NHS England boss
The MP said that Amanda Pritchard earns £86,000. But her annual earnings in 2021/22 were actually more like £255,000.
The Dispatch→ Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Has the Wrong Job
She leans into political rhetoric when the law doesn’t take her side.
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಹೊಸ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಸರ್ಕಾರವು ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಶಾಲೆಯ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದ ಊಟಕ್ಕೆ ಮೊಟ್ಟೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಸದಾಗಿ ಸೇರಿಸಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ Video of fire at a parking lot in Australia linked to protests in France
Logically→ ೨೦೨೨ರ ವೀಡಿಯೋವೊಂದನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಕಲಿ ಮತದಾನವನ್ನು ನಡೆಸಲಾಯಿತು ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ ‘Fast and Furious 8’ clip shared as violence amid protests in France
The Dispatch→ Student Debt Cancellation, Canceled
Plus: SCOTUS rules for a Christian website designer in a free speech case.
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಸ್ಥಾನದಿಂದ ಡಿಕೆ ಶಿವಕುಮಾರ್ ಅವರನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿಲ್ಲ.
Logically→ ಡಿ.ಕೆ ಶಿವಕುಮಾರ್ ಅವರ ಹಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ೨೦೨೩ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಪ್ರಚಾರಾದ ಸಮಯದ್ದು ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಬಿಂಬಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ No, new Congress government in Karnataka didn’t just add eggs to midday meals
The Dispatch→ The Feds’ Family Planning Program, Explained
Title X has become a political football in recent years, with far-reaching implications for contraception and abortion.
The Dispatch→ China’s Designs on Latin America, Explained
The U.S. adversary sees opportunities in America’s traditional sphere of influence.
The Dispatch→ Patriotic Visionaries
It is time for Americans of good conscience, left or right, to hoist the flag higher.
Logically→ Video of signboard displaying photos of ‘traffic offenders’ in Chennai is digitally edited
The Dispatch→ A Made Man
The Italians weren't genocidal people.
The Dispatch→ Justice by Association
A review of Danielle Allen’s ‘Justice by Means of Democracy.’
The Dispatch→ The Heartbreak of An Immigrant
The new movie ‘Past Lives’ delivers a refreshing immigration story.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Guard Donald Trump In Columbus, Georgia — And, No, An ‘Armed Military’ Escort Does NOT Make Him President
Does a video show "armed military escorting" former President Donald Trump during a June 10, 2023, visit to a Waffle House in Columbus, Georgia, and does this escort prove that Trump is still the president of the United States? No, that's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Former Biden Campaign Worker Runs ‘Erica Marsh’ Twitter Account — Name Not Known To Biden Campaign, DNC, FEC
Is a Twitter account under the name of Erica Marsh run by someone with that name who identifies themself as a "Proud Democrat: Former Field Organizer to elect President Biden. Volunteer for the Obama Foundation"? No, that's not true: Ther
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Introduce Malaria In Texas And Florida By Releasing Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
Did Bill Gates hatch a convoluted plan to create a demand for anti-malaria drugs he funded by also funding malaria-fighting programs while developing a means to introduce malaria to the United States through genetically modified mosquitoe
PolitiFact→ Sid Miller – Was Garth Brooks ghosted by Illinois fans over his pro-LGBTQ+ stance? No, that story is satirical.
Garth Brooks played to a “half empty arena” in Illinois.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Campaign-Style Speeches
President Joe Biden has been giving a series of campaign-style speeches, touting the success of his economic policies, which he calls “Bidenomics,” and talking about his efforts to diversify the federal courts. But we found that some of his claims
The Dispatch→ There Oughta Be a Law
Want to forgive student loans? Win more elections.
The Dispatch→ You Keep Using That Word
I do not think ‘liberal’ means what you think it means.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Estas fotos de Elon Musk besando un robot no son reales, fueron creadas con inteligencia artificial
“El multimillonario Elon Musk ha anunciado que su futura esposa será Catanella, la primera chica robótica que ha creado usando inteligencia artificial".