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FactCheck.org→ The Facts Underpinning Jan. 6 Committee Criminal Referrals
After a year and a half and more than 1,000 interviews, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol released a 154-page summary of its final report on Dec. 19 that concludes former President Donald Tru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Leonel Messi Did NOT Direct Profanity Or Criticism At Ukraine’s Zelenskyy In Instagram Post
Did Leonel Messi, an Argentinian football star who led his national team to the 2022 World Cup, swear at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Instagram, demanding that the Ukrainian leader "take [his] people and get out of Europe" a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Boy Who Was Found ‘Roaming Around’ — It Was Misappropriated To Promote Scam
Does this image show an unidentified boy in the care of police officers after being found "roaming around"? No, that's not true: The boy in the picture actually helped locate someone else -- an older man with Alzheimer's disease. The post
Full Fact→ Study didn’t link children’s flu vaccine to strep A infections
A 2014 study has been widely shared as alleged proof nasal flu vaccines are linked to strep A infections.
Full Fact→ Police warn against interacting with posts about missing Surrey boy
A social media post about a supposedly missing child has been shared hundreds of times.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Thieves Stole U.S. Postal Service Uniforms And Are Using Them To Rob Homeowners At Gunpoint
Did thieves steal U.S. Postal Service uniforms and use them to rob homeowners at gunpoint? No, there's no evidence that's true: A local Postal Service spokesman told Lead Stories the claim "could not be substantiated." Additionally, there
Logically→ Endast 0,1% av barn i finska skolor har svåra koncentrationsproblem tack vare hur deras skoldagar är strukturerade.
Ungefär 4–8% av finska barn har ADHD. Finlands unika skolstruktur kan möjligen lindra ADHD-symptom, men inte bota dem.
Full Fact→ Fake lost dog post uses old stock image
The picture was originally taken in the Philippines in 2016.
Full Fact→ Tampering with electricity meters to try and save on energy bills is illegal and dangerous
A Facebook post has suggested it’s possible to save on electricity bills by bypassing your meter with a piece of wire. This is illegal and can also be dangerous.
Full Fact→ Oxford traffic scheme won’t ‘confine’ residents to specific neighbourhoods
Some have claimed on social media that a controversial plan to reduce congestion in Oxford constitutes a “climate lockdown”.
Logically→ The World Economic Forum claims that God is dead, that Jesus is fake news, and that they have gained divine powers.
According to an article on the website Newspunch, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has said that God is dead, that Jesus is "fake news," that WEF leaders have gained divine powers to rule over humanity, and that they will turn humans into gods
Full Fact→ ‘Facts’ in a graphic about UK Muslims are mostly wrong
The Facebook post makes a number of false claims about Muslim mayors, mosque numbers, Sharia councils and other information about Muslims in Britain.
Full Fact→ Appeals about injured and lost dogs are fake
Facebook posts from users claiming to have found a missing or injured dog are fake.
Logically→ Photo shows Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid’s Valdebebas training ground after Portugal’s exit from FIFA World Cup.
While Ronaldo did train at Valdebebas, the photo has been altered to show the same. The original photo is of the athlete in Qatar before a match.
The Dispatch→ Why Can’t the Senate Pass Popular Bills?
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer talks to reporters Tuesday about the bipartisan federal omnibus spending legislation. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)This week’s massive omnibus bill includes one of the most important election bills in
The Dispatch→ Authoritarianism’s Bad Year
Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images.) Putin bungled his war with Ukraine, and China and Iran contended with massive protests.The post Authoritarianism’s Bad Year appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Elon for a Day
(Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)How the Twitter czar is like Xi Jinping.The post Elon for a Day appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ ತವಾಂಗ್ ಘರ್ಷಣೆ ನಡುವೆಯೂ ಅದಾನಿ ಗ್ರೂಪ್‌ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯವರು ಗುಜರಾತ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಚೀನಾ ಕಂಪನಿಗಳ ಸಹಯೋಗದೊಂದಿಗೆ ೩೦೦ ಮಿಲಿಯನ್ ಡಾಲರ್ ಬಂಡವಾಳ ಹೂಡಲು ಒಪ್ಪಂದ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡಿದೆ.
ತವಾಂಗ್ ಘರ್ಷಣೆ ನಡೆಯುವ ಮೊದಲೇ ೨೦೧೭ರಲ್ಲಿ ಚೀನಾದ ಈಸ್ಟ್ ಹೋಪ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅದಾನಿ ಗ್ರೂಪ್‌ ಒಡಂಬಡಿ
Logically→ ಈ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ಮಾಂಡೌಸ್ ಚಂಡಮಾರುತದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರೀಕರಿಸಿದ ಚೆನ್ನೈನ ಮರೀನಾ ಬೀಚ್ ದೃಶ್ಯವನ್ನು ಬಿಂಬಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
ಮರೀನಾ ಬೀಚ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದ ೨೦೨೧ರ ಪ್ರವಾಹದ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ೨೦೨೨ರ ಮಾಂಡೌಸ್ ಚಂಡಮಾರುತದ್ದು ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Did NOT Report Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Causes Blood Clots’
Did the Food and Drug Administration report that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine "causes" blood clots? No, that's not true: In remarks to Lead Stories, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that the vaccine meets its safety s
The Dispatch→ Video: 2022 Year in Review
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Video: 2022 Year in Review appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Katie Porter Saying Pedophilia Is An ‘Identity’ Not A Crime — Clip Is Taken Out Of Context
Does a video of a congressional hearing show a Democratic congresswoman from California saying she believes pedophilia is an identity and not a crime? No, that's not true: Katie Porter's remarks were about the use of false narratives on s
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – No evidence to support Joe Biden's anecdote about giving uncle a Purple Heart while vice president
After Joe Biden became vice president, at the behest of his father, he gave his uncle, Frank H. Biden, a Purple Heart for serving in the U.S. military during World War II.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Despite his claim, Joe Biden has not visited Afghanistan or Iraq as president
Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president.
PolitiFact→ Karen Bass – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass conflates county, city deaths among people without homes
“Literally five (homeless) people a day die on our streets” in the city of Los Angeles.
PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – Sorting through confusing recounts in an Iowa state House election
Luana Stoltenberg “originally LOST her race for Iowa State House when Machines declared the Democrat the Winner.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama’s Doctor Did NOT Go On Record About Seeing Proof That She Is Male — This Story Is Satire From A Liberal Troll
Did Michelle Obama's doctor go on the record about the former first lady using a urinal during the 2008 presidential campaign, thereby proving that she is a man? No, that's not true: The article making this claim originated in 2017 on a n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Actor Michael J. Fox Has NOT Died As Of December 20, 2022
Has actor Michael J. Fox passed away? No, as of December 20, 2022, that's not true: His publicist told Lead Stories on December 20 that Fox is alive. Additionally, Fox's social media accounts, as well as his foundation, have not reported
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, Tesla didn’t launch this cryptocurrency trading platform
Tesla launched a cryptocurrency platform that “aims to help families become wealthier.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this video doesn't show Matt Gaetz threatening Robert Mueller with jail time
A video shows Rep. Matt Gaetz threatening Robert Mueller with jail time.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Altered video appears to show Elon Musk saying he’ll buy Meta
Elon Musk said, “I predict that I will buy tomorrow the entire Meta company.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘I Wish Iraqi Journalist Muntadhar Al-Zaidi a Very Pleasant Anniversary of the Time He Threw a Shoe at George W. Bush’
On December 20 2022, an Imgur account shared a screenshot that purportedly showed Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi thanking someone who wished him a “very pleasant anniversary of the time he threw a shoe at President George W. Bush” on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HIV DOES Cause AIDS
Was the statement that HIV causes AIDS "made Up"? No, that's not true: It's an established fact, proven by numerous scientific studies. However, posts on social media continue to claim otherwise. A recent example appeared on Facebook on D
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence fake postal workers are robbing people at gunpoint
People who stole U.S. Postal Service uniforms are posing as postal workers and robbing people at gunpoint.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the FDA did not say that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine causes blood clots
“The FDA finally came out and said that Pfizer’s COVID shot causes blood clots.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – ‘The Simpsons’ didn’t predict Pizzagate
“The Simpsons predicted Pizzagate.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video shows Jim Jordan denying he said the election was stolen
A video shows Jim Jordan saying the 2020 “election was stolen.”
Full Fact→ Instagram post wrongly links nasal flu vaccines to strep A outbreak
There’s no evidence that nasal flu vaccines are driving increased rates of strep A, and the timing of the outbreak doesn’t mean this is the case.
Logically→ This video shows Lionel Messi hugging his mother after the World Cup win.
A video of Lionel Messi hugging the national team's chef Antonia Farías was misreported as the striker hugging his mother.