In a speech from Mar-a-Lago hours after pleading not guilty to criminal charges in Manhattan, and in social media posts, former President Donald Trump has said the case against him is unfair. Here, we explain his attacks on the prosecutor, judge and v
The Dispatch→ Video: Trump’s Indictment and DeSantis’ 2024 Strategy
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.Continue reading Video: Trump’s Indictment and DeSantis’ 2024 Strategy »
FactCheck.org→ What’s in Trump’s Indictment?
The unsealed 16-page indictment against Donald Trump accuses the former president of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, but it is the accompanying 13-page “Statement of Facts” released by the Manhattan district attorney that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mercedes That Crashed In Paris Tunnel Was NOT Same Car Diana Was In Earlier That Evening — Thus Different License Plates
Is there a mystery regarding the license plate of the Mercedes that was purportedly carrying Princess Diana and Dodi al-Fayed on the night they were both killed in a car crash? No, that's not true: The couple rode together in two differen
PolitiFact→ Trump’s indictment, explained: Falsifying business records, prosecutors’ challenges, and what’s next
Donald Trump was indicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg did not specifically list the related charges that make the crimes felonies. The case poses several challenges for prosecutors.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Analysis’ Does NOT Prove $147 Billion In Economic Damage, Tens Of Millions Injured Or Disabled
Does a "new report" prove that an estimated "26.6 million people were injured, 1.36 million disabled, and 300,000 excess deaths can be attributed to COVID-19 vaccine damages in 2022 alone"? No, that's not true: The Centers for Disease Con
PolitiFact→ ¿Puede Donald Trump ser candidato a la presidencia tras enfrentar cargos criminales en Nueva York?
En Español: ¿Puede Donald Trump ser candidato a la presidencia tras enfrentar cargos criminales en Nueva York?
Truth or Fiction?→ The Disinformation Panic Around ‘Boycotting’ Dylan Mulvaney and Bud Light
The announcement that trans actress Dylan Mulvaney was working with the Bud Light brand of beers sent right-wing media organizations and bloggers into a transphobic fit — with a predictably ahistorical bent. As the LGBTQ news site Them reported,
The Dispatch→ Wisconsin: Tomorrow’s Takes Today
Judge Janet Protasiewicz. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for WisDems)Pre-spinning the biggest election of the year.Continue reading Wisconsin: Tomorrow’s Takes Today »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Uyghur Women On ‘The Second Day Of Ramadan’ in 2023
Does a video that resurfaced on social media show Uyghur women consuming alcohol against their will on "the second day of Ramadan" in 2023? No, that's not true: The clip was initially published in 2018, but the exact date and circumstance
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Ohio’s Strict New Voter ID Law’ Tweet
On April 4 2023, Imgur u/SugarTeet shared a screenshot of a tweet which warned voters in Ohio that a “new voter ID [identification]” law went into effect “TODAY”: Ohio's strict new voter ID law goes into effect TODAY Here
AllSides→ Fact Check: No Evidence Sen. John Fetterman Has a Body Double
https://thedispatch.com/article/fact-check-no-evidence-sen-john-fetterman-has-a-body-double/ Two photos
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Surveillance Footage Does NOT Show Nashville School Shooter Wearing Different Shoes And Pants
Does police body camera footage from the March 27, 2023, mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, show that the active shooter had changed clothes and shoes sometime during the incident? No, that's not true: Two still
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Ingesting Pavana Leaf Will Treat Cancers
Does the pavana leaf treat cancer? No, that's not true: A surgical oncologist told Lead Stories that there is no medical evidence supporting that claim. The FDA warns consumers to be wary of products that claim to treat cancer. The implie
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ukraine Staging War Scenes ‘To Maintain Morale In The Ranks’
Did Ukraine stage war scenes to boost the morale of its soldiers at the frontlines by exaggerating their success? No, that's not true: A clip used as "proof" by social media users actually shows backstage footage from a real movie set loc
PolitiFact→ Laura Ingraham – Protesters against gun violence didn’t make their way onto the Tennessee House floor
Video clip shows that protesters in Tennessee “made their way onto the state capitol floor.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the FedNow Service is not replacing cash. It’s an instant payment service.
The FedNow program “is going to replace your paper currency.”
PolitiFact→ Charles Schumer – Fact-checking Chuck Schumer on Sullivan County, drug trafficking
Sullivan County “has the highest opioid death rate in all of New York state” yet “it’s the only county in the Hudson Valley not included in the federal High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” program.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: What Has the Biden Administration Said About Uganda’s Anti-LGBT Law?
Joe Biden. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images.) A digitally altered image attributed to President Joe Biden’s verified personal Twitter account is circulating online. The fake tweet, proliferated across social media platforms in the context
PolitiFact→ Read the 34 felony charges in the Donald Trump indictment over the Stormy Daniels payoff
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Read the charges against Trump here.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Is NOT Being Led By A Blind Man In Video
Does a video show President Joe Biden being led into a room by a blind man? No, that's not true: Biden was escorting a blind man into an event in Kansas City, Missouri, allowing the man to hold his arm as they were ushered to their places
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Morgan Freeman Did NOT Criticize Biden’s Ice Cream Comments — It’s An AI Mask
Did actor Morgan Freeman make a video criticizing President Joe Biden for talking about ice cream? No, that's not true: This is a deepfake of Freeman. Someone has put on a filter that looks like Freeman's face while also trying to speak l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Boy Dressed Like A Girl’ On Biden Plane
Was a "little boy" in female clothes videotaped while traveling on the same plane as President Joe Biden? No, that's not true: A video making that claim on social media shows Biden's granddaughter Natalie Biden going down steps from the a
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: The Day Trump Got Indicted
Join our weekly livestreamed conversation.Continue reading Dispatch Live: The Day Trump Got Indicted »
The Dispatch→ Another Great Migration?
A U-Haul truck travels along Interstate 10 in California. The state, along with other blue states, has seen increased rates of people moving away. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images)How will post-COVID population trends shape our politics?Continue
Truth or Fiction?→ Tennessee Republicans Move to Expel Democratic Colleagues Following Gun Control Protest
On April 4 2023, a popular post to Reddit’s r/politics described an attempt to expel three Nashville, Tennessee Democrats from the state House over a “gun control protest”: Chants of ‘Fascists!’ Ring Out as Tenn
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Bury the falsehood, not the president. Biden never had a funeral and lives.
Joe Biden received a military funeral service Jan. 20, 2021
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – In past speeches, Hillary Clinton talked of figurative glass ceiling, not literal glass dome
Videos show former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discussing a glass dome over Earth.
PolitiFact→ Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries
Republican leaders have likened former President Donald Trump's indictment to something out of a "banana republic" or a "third-world country." PolitiFact examined how countries across the globe have brought criminal offenses against their leaders.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A popular video promised tears from Pelosi and an exoneration for Trump. It delivered neither.
“Pelosi cries like a kid after Trump’s lawyer proves her client ‘innocence.’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Detention photos of Brittney Griner in Russia aren’t new and they weren’t ‘leaked’
“Brittney Griner’s shocking detention photos leaked online.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ohio Republican Jim Jordan didn’t send President Joe Biden to jail
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, “sends Biden straight to jail.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is that a masked man? No, that’s really Donald Trump.
Former President Donald Trump is actually another man wearing a Trump mask.
FactCheck.org→ Vote for Us to Win a Webby
Nominees for the 27th Annual Webby Awards were announced today, and FactCheck.org is one of the contenders in the category for Websites and Mobile Sites: News & Politics. To help us win the Webby People’s Voice Award, which is voted on by
The Dispatch→ Can the GOP Force Biden’s Hand on the Debt Ceiling?
President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy on March 17, 2023. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)House Republican leaders may pass their own bill to raise the federal borrowing limit. Continue reading Can the GOP Force Biden’s Hand
Poynter→ What’s the key to regulating misinformation? Let’s start with a common language.
This op-ed was published in commemoration of International Fact-Checking Day, held April 2 each year to recognize the work of fact-checkers worldwide. One big challenge looms over attempts to regulate misinformation, […] The post What’s the ke
Logically→ Old image of former Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra falsely linked to his recent visit as Foreign Secretary
AllSides→ Misinformation Watch: Is the Government Coming for Your Gas Stove?
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Poynter→ Global fact-checkers have diverse backgrounds, but their pursuit of facts is universal
This op-ed was published in commemoration of International Fact-Checking Day, held April 2 each year to recognize the work of fact-checkers worldwide. The pursuit of facts is the highest goal in […] The post Global fact-checkers have diverse bac
AllSides→ 74 people have been killed or injured by guns at American schools this year
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166651590/nashville-school-shootings-gun-violence-children-cause-death-2023