Elon Musk said a new Tesla feature can scan testicles and use that information “to biometrically unlock and start the car.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Data Does NOT Show ‘Net Zero’ Warming In Antarctica For Over 70 Years
Have temperatures in Antarctica not increased in more than 70 years? No, that's not true: A climatologist and global climate expert told Lead Stories that it is "evident that temperatures are increasing across the Antarctic." According to
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Anheuser-Busch CEO didn’t resign after Bud Light partnered with Dylan Mulvaney
“Anheuser-Busch CEO resigns” after Bud Light partners with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Hillary Clinton wasn’t indicted, despite nonsense online claims
“Hillary Clinton indicted.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Anheuser-Busch’s CEO Resign After Bud Light Campaign?
Dylan Mulvaney at the Rainbow Room on March 13, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) Claims are circulating online that the CEO of Anheuser-Busch—the brewing company that owns Budweiser, Michelob, Stella Artoois, and other brew
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biggie Smalls Did NOT Predict COVID-19 In 1994
Did Biggie Smalls predict the COVID-19 pandemic in his 1994 song lyrics? No, that's not true: The rapper, real name Christopher Wallace, did not write about the SARS-CoV-2 virus outbreak decades before it occurred. The video claiming to s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Nike Is Giving Away Gift Cards For $1
Did Nike lose a lawsuit and as a result have to give away gift cards to their customers for only one dollar? No, that's not true: This is a scam post. Nike's verified Facebook and Twitter pages have not mentioned such a giveaway. There ha
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Misleading Claims About Bill to Protect LGBTQ+ Events in Ontario
Quick Take Four members of a minority party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario introduced a bill on April 4 that would create temporary community safety zones around drag performance venues to prevent “acts of intimidation.” But onl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Anheuser-Busch CEO Did NOT Resign After ‘Record Low’ Sales Of Bud Light
Did the CEO of the brewing company Anheuser-Busch resign following "record low" sales of Bud Light, one of the company's brands? No, that's not true: Not only is the claim based on inaccurate information about the company's CEO and leader
The Dispatch→ No Labels, Big Plans
Voting booths stand ready for use in a U.S. election. (Photo from Getty Images.)Plus: Meet George Santos’ first primary challenger.Continue reading No Labels, Big Plans »
Poynter→ Yes, Africa is ‘splitting apart’ — but it will take millions of years
This post on TikTok, which says that the continent of Africa is “splitting apart,” caught my attention. “A massive crack stretching several kilometers made a sudden appearance in Kenya in […] The post Yes, Africa is ‘splitting apart’
The Dispatch→ Meet the Whigs
Abraham Lincoln. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Republicans should remember that they are a third party.Continue reading Meet the Whigs »
Logically→ Video of Ram Navami procession from Kashmir falsely shared as a ‘safe’ celebration in Pakistan
The Dispatch→ Transgender Athletes and Title IX
University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas swims the 100 Freestyle prelims at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)The Biden admi
Poynter→ US public schools are still teaching about the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is one of America’s founding documents, yet a video circulating online claims that students in the U.S. aren’t learning about it. “Here’s a real rabbit hole […] The post US public schools are still
The Dispatch→ Europe Puts Its Chips Down
(Photograph from Getty Images.) A forthcoming EU plan to subsidize semiconductor production may be more bark than bite.Continue reading Europe Puts Its Chips Down »
The Dispatch→ DeSantis Stuck in Cruz Control
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a Midland County Republican Party event on April 6, 2023, in Midland, Michigan. (Photo by Chris duMond/Getty Images)Is he headed for the same finish?Continue reading DeSantis Stuck in Cruz Control »
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week Trump Got Arraigned
Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits with his defense team in a Manhattan court during his arraignment on April 4, 2023. (Photo by Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images)Plus: the Wisconsin Supreme Court race and Republican shenanigans in Tennessee.Continue r
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Are more than half of felony charges in Manhattan downgraded? Yes, but its common elsewhere, too
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has downgraded over 50% of the felonies to misdemeanors.”
The Dispatch→ Tales of Loneliness, Stories of Syncretism
A review of Samanta Schweblin’s ‘Seven Empty Houses’ and Scholastique Mukasonga’s ‘Kibogo.’Continue reading Tales of Loneliness, Stories of Syncretism »
The Dispatch→ All the Pieces Fall Into Place
A review of ‘Tetris.’Continue reading All the Pieces Fall Into Place »
The Dispatch→ I See Dumb People
Is the GOP trying to look bad?Continue reading I See Dumb People »
The Dispatch→ DeSantis, Decider
Florida man as the next Commander-In-Chief?Continue reading DeSantis, Decider »
The Dispatch→ A Modest Case for the Case Against Trump
Former President Donald Trump arrives to his hearing in Manhattan on April 4, 2023. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)The indictment might not be strong, exactly, but neither is it as weak as many have argued.Continue reading A Modest Case for the Ca
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Woke’ Did NOT Originally Come From ‘Willingly Overlooking Known Evil’
Did the expression "woke" originate from the phrase "willingly overlooking known evil"? No, that's not true: The term "stay woke" was first used in a 1938 song by blues musician Lead Belly about Black teenagers accused of raping white wom
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pepsi Does NOT Produce Parasites When Poured On Raw Pork
Does pouring the soft drink Pepsi on raw domestic pork cause parasites to appear on the pork's surface? No, that's not true: A parasitologist told Lead Stories that this claim has been "fabricated." Claims about Pepsi's effects on pork pa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New COVID Variants Did NOT Stop ‘All The Sudden’ After Fauci Retirement At End Of 2022
Did the world suddenly stop having new COVID-19 variants after Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), retired at the end of 2022? No, that's not true: More than a year befo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vitamin D Is NOT ‘A Rat Poison’
Does getting vitamin D "from anywhere other than the Sun" poison people? No, that's not true: A video on social media misrepresents the properties of vitamin D. The claim appeared in a clip published on Facebook on April 4, 2023, under th
The Dispatch→ Three and Out
Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson of Knoxville speaks during a vote to expel her from the state Legislature on April 6, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Seth Herald/Getty Images)Thoughts on Tennessee.Continue reading Three and Out »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – US public schools are still teaching about the Declaration of Independence
U.S. public schools don't teach the Declaration of Independence.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Exaggerate Lab Findings About COVID-19’s Impact on Immune System
SciCheck Digest Outside of long COVID or very severe cases, most research suggests COVID-19 doesn’t cause lasting damage to the immune system. A few studies have found evidence of some possible damage, but nothing as severe as an immunodeficiency
PolitiFact→ Stormy Daniels’ order to pay Trump in failed defamation suit is unrelated to NY case
Donald Trump’s April 4 arrest on criminal charges is not likely to be impacted by a failed 2018 defamation case that Stormy Daniels brought against the then-president and a recent financial order that Daniels pay some of his legal fees.
The Dispatch→ The Ties That Blind
Former President Donald Trump arrives at an event at the Mar-a-Lago Club April 4, 2023 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)With no other frame of reference, young conservatives are starting to think it’s normal to be jerks.
PolitiFact→ North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus – NC Democrats exaggerate education funding ranking
“North Carolina ranks last in the country in K-12 funding.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim That Obama Will ‘Relocate To Kenya In June’ Is NOT News Story — It’s April Fool’s Day Joke
Will former President Barack Obama move to Kenya in June 2023 as a Senate-confirmed special envoy for U.S. diplomacy? No, that's not true: The article that makes this claim has a disclaimer that states it's an April Fool's Day story. Some
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The FDA didn’t approve Twinkies, just some of its ingredients
"Vitamins aren’t FDA approved, but Twinkies are.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – COVID-19 did not stop mutating when Fauci stepped down from top role
There have been no new variants since Dr. Anthony Fauci retired.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Truck driver who defaced a Florida pride crosswalk was not ultimately charged with a hate crime
“Florida man charged with a hate crime” for defacing pride crosswalk
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Does pouring soda on raw pork reveal parasites? Don’t believe this myth
Pouring soda on raw pork will cause parasites to emerge.
Washington Post→ Parsing Clarence Thomas’s statements on the gifts he didn’t disclose
We take a line-by-line look at Thomas's rare public comment.