Washington Post→ Fact checking the second Republican primary debate
Here’s our roundup of fishy claims in the second GOP debate of the 2024 election cycle.
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: What Republican candidates claimed in the second presidential primary debate
Here's how we fact-checked the 7 Republican presidential candidates at the second primary debate hosted by Fox Business News.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Peter McCullough Did NOT Officially Address European Parliament On September 13, 2023 — Gathering Was Not A Hearing
Did Dr. Peter McCullough, a cardiologist who has repeatedly made anti-COVID-19 vaccine statements, officially appear before the European Parliament and call for a "total recall" of COVID vaccines on September 13, 2023? No, that's not true
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cancers NOT Appearing In ‘Ways Never Before Seen’ After COVID Vaccinations
Are cancers appearing in "ways never before seen" following vaccination for COVID-19? No, that's not true: There is no scientific evidence to suggest that COVID vaccines cause or lead to the development of cancer in unprecedented ways. Th
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Fabricated video spreads false report that a member of Ukraine’s UN delegation got into a bar fight
CLAIM: A video published by USA Today reports that a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly got into a “drunken brawl” on Sept. 21 at The Campbell, a bar in New York City.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine Did NOT Issue Stamp With Yaroslav Hunka On It — Viral Image Showed Barcode From Different Product
Did Ukraine issue a stamp with an "image of the Nazi" who was "given a standing ovation in the Canadian Parliament" to recognize Yaroslav Hunka as Ukraine's national hero? No, that's not true: The website of the Ukrainian national postal
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ¿Te picó un mosquito? No es culpa de Bill Gates, él no esta liberandolos
“Bill Gates está liberando miles y miles de mosquitos modificados genéticamente para que le piquen a las personas…y que pueden ser perfectamente una arma biológica”.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, Biden is not warning the US to prepare for a food shortage amid a migrant influx
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
The Dispatch→ The Politics of Bob
How much credit do Democrats deserve for turning against Menendez?
The Dispatch→ The Trout in Robert Menendez’s Milk
Too many politicians feel no shame, much less express it.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Videos of homeless housing in Hawaii and California misrepresented online as FEMA camps
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video shows Donald Trump admiring a Glock handgun, not buying one
"Trump just bought a handgun!”
FactCheck.org→ Video: Hearst on Updated COVID-19 Vaccines
Hearst Television, one of our media partners, produced a recent segment of “Get the Facts” partly based on our Q&A article about the updated COVID-19 vaccines. In the segment, Hearst Washington correspondent Jackie DeFusco gives basic infor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Jets Head Coach Says He’ll Quit ‘On The Spot’ If Team Signs Colin Kaepernick
Did the head coach of the New York Jets say he'll quit "on the spot" if the team signs Colin Kaepernick? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find any news coverage where the coach was quoted saying this. The Dunning-Kruger Times,
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video clips of extreme weather don’t support claim about current Berlin highway closures
Video shows all highways closed in Berlin “right now.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Low attendance at Biden’s 2021 inauguration? This video omits key context
“They brought in 25,000 (National Guard members) because Biden couldn't get enough people to his inauguration.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘120 Million Tons Of Lithium’ In Maui, Or That Lithium Prompted Fires To Be Started
Were the 2023 Maui wildfires started because the island holds 120 million tons of lithium? No, that's not true: A U.S. Geological Survey representative and an associate professor emeritus of geology both said there is no evidence that the
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Posts mislead on Mayo Clinic’s hydroxychloroquine webpage
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy SEALs Did NOT ‘Save Missing Maui Children’
Did U.S. Navy SEALs save missing Maui children imprisoned in padlocked cages in Honolulu Harbor? No, that's not true: This claim is from a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. If this claim were true, there would be signif
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mayo Clinic Website NOT ‘Recently’ Updated To Say Hydroxychloroquine Can Be Used To Treat COVID-19 Patients — Doctors Can Prescribe But It’s Not Recommended Treatment
Did the Mayo Clinic website change in September 2023 to say hydroxychloroquine can be used to treat COVID-19 patients, after previously saying it was ineffective? No, that's not true: First, the Mayo Clinic's website was not "recently" up
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Don’t fall for this supposed anti-Ukrainian billboard declaring ‘Glory to Urine’
A greeting message for Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said “Glory to Urine.”
The Dispatch→ The UAW (and Bidenomics) vs. Economic Reality
How policy fuels a needless conflict that may have no long-term winners.
Full Fact→ Video of staged argument about trans plane passenger circulating as if it’s real
The video has been shared across multiple social media platforms.
The Dispatch→ Can Nikki Haley Be the Consensus Candidate—And Will It Matter?
Plus: Joe Biden goes on the offensive against Republicans, and Rep. Mike Gallagher on the GOP field.
AllSides→ Q&A on Looming Government Shutdown
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/09/qa-on-looming-government-shutdown/ The federal government is heading
Logically→ No, this video does not show a migrant cooking a cat on Lampedusa
Logically→ No, Manipur tribal leaders forum didn’t issue this press release about ‘Mega Poppy Flower Sale’
Logically→ No, Manipur tribal leaders forum didn’t issue this press release about ‘Mega Poppy Flower Sale’
Logically→ Old images passed off as scenes from the recent anti-Brexit rally in London
Logically→ No, this is not a video of the Andhra Pradesh additional advocate general dancing
Logically→ ಭಾರತ-ಕೆನಡಾ ಉದ್ವಿಗ್ನತೆ: ೨೦೨೧ ರ ಕನ್ನಡ ಧ್ವಜವನ್ನು ಸುಡುವ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನಾಕಾರರ ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಬಿಜೆಪಿಯನ್ನು ಅಣಕಿಸಲು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
PolitiFact→ Live fact-checking the second 2024 Republican presidential primary debate: How to watch
Seven Republican presidential candidates have qualified for the second GOP primary debate Sept. 27. PolitiFact will be live fact-checking the debate on our website and across social media.
Logically→ లేదు, ఏ వ్యాపారవేత్త గుజరాత్ వీధుల్లో వజ్రాలు పడేయలేదు
Logically→ Video of Himachal Pradesh politician shared as Nepali MP criticizing Indian PM Narendra Modi
Logically→ Video of Himachal Pradesh politician shared as Nepali MP criticizing Indian PM Narendra Modi
Logically→ G20 leaders haven’t announced plans to impose digital currencies and IDs worldwide
Logically→ গুজৰাটৰ এজন ব্যৱসায়ীয়ে ৰাস্তাত হীৰা ছটিয়াই দিয়া বুলি মিছাকৈ দাবী কৰা হৈছে
The Dispatch→ Iran Shows No Signs of ‘De-Escalation’
As the White House pursues diplomacy, Iran’s president threatens America and its allies.
Logically→ Old video from Indonesia shared as Kukis training in Manipur