In his two-part interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier, former President Donald Trump shared his perspective on key events at his Mar-a-Lago and Bedminster properties that prosecutors cited in his indictment. Legal experts say some of his comments could
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Jim Jordan doesn’t insult Adam Schiff in video
Video shows U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, telling U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., that he is “not even an expert” and shutting him up.
Full Fact→ Images falsely claim to show Titanic sub debris
Some images being shared are likely to be AI-generated while another was taken 19 years ago around the Titanic wreck.
Full Fact→ Video of ‘explosion in Paris’ was actually filmed in Russia in 2020
A dramatic video shared on social media shows a huge fireball rising over a busy road.
Full Fact→ Mirror wrong to say NHS standards ‘since Covid’ behind excess cardiovascular deaths
A print article claimed that poor NHS standards were the reason for almost 100,000 excess cardiovascular deaths since 2020, but it didn’t mention that Covid itself might have caused most of them.
The Dispatch→ Will Hurd Launches His ‘Dark Horse’ Presidential Bid
Plus: DeSantis tries to outflank Trump on vaccine skepticism. Continue reading Will Hurd Launches His ‘Dark Horse’ Presidential Bid »
Full Fact→ Greta Thunberg didn’t predict the world would end in June 2023
A since-deleted tweet shared by the climate campaigner in 2018 has been taken out of context.
Logically→ Man in Madhya Pradesh beaten up for attacking a woman, video shared with communal spin
AllSides→ Snopes Forced to Reverse Fact Check Blaming Elon Musk’s Starlink for Sub Tragedy
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2023/06/22/nolte-snopes-forced-to-reverse-fact-check-blaming-elon-musks-starlink-for-sub-tragedy/
Logically→ Video from Pakistan shared as Karnataka residents arguing with electricity board officials
AllSides→ Titanic Conspiracy Theory Takes Off After Sub Tragedy—’Hit Job’
https://www.newsweek.com/titanic-conspiracy-theory-takes-off-after-titan-sub-tragedy-1808616 Aconspirac
AllSides→ Q&A on Mpox
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/scicheck-qampa-on-mpox/ Last summer saw the largest outbreak ever of
Logically→ 2020 video falsely linked to gas explosion in central Paris
Logically→ Video of people hitting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s effigy is from U.K., not U.S.
Logically→ Old photos shared as visuals of recent protests against PM Modi in the U.S.
Logically→ No, WEF is not promoting ‘degrowth’ economic theory to depopulate the world
Logically→ Video falsely claims illegal ‘mazar’ being constructed near Himachal Pradesh temple
Logically→ Old video of people thrashing man in Ambala shared with a communal angle
Logically→ Strange Schumann resonances were not caused by aliens
The Dispatch→ U.S., India Unite Over Common Adversary
Plus: Will Hurd enters the GOP presidential primary. Continue reading U.S., India Unite Over Common Adversary »
Full Fact→ No evidence for MP’s claim 100,000 ‘ghost kids’ disappeared from school rolls in pandemic
Bob Seely MP made the claim during a debate in parliament.
Logically→ Fake news clip about Dalit girl beheading six Muslim men in U.P. goes viral
Washington Post→ Trump falsely compares Hillary Clinton’s emails to his document hoard
Donald Trump mixes partial facts and invented assertions as he attacks Hillary Clinton over her emails.
The Dispatch→ A Race of Unpopulars
Feverswamp eschatology. Continue reading A Race of Unpopulars »
The Dispatch→ Republican Women’s Complex Views on Abortion
One year after Dobbs, women in the GOP hold wide-ranging opinions. Continue reading Republican Women’s Complex Views on Abortion »
The Dispatch→ The Challenges Facing the PGA-LIV Merger, Explained
The deal combining golf’s two biggest players faces scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers. Continue reading The Challenges Facing the PGA-LIV Merger, Explained »
The Dispatch→ How Erdoğan Is Fomenting an Anti-Western Mindset in Turkey
The president is trying to alter societal values and norms from the bottom up. Continue reading How Erdoğan Is Fomenting an Anti-Western Mindset in Turkey »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Picture Does NOT Show Biden Wearing A Diaper — It’s Been Edited
Does a photo circulating on social media show President Joe Biden wearing a diaper? No, that's not true: The image in this post has been digitally altered. The claim appeared in a post on Instagram on June 1, 2023. It contained a picture
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Missing OceanGate Submarine’ NOT ‘Found Empty’ — Debris Found, Suffered ‘Catastrophic Implosion’
Was the "missing OceanGate submarine found empty" at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean by search-and-rescue teams? No, that's not true: The U.S. Coast Guard said on June 22, 2023, that the OceanGate Titan suffered a "catastrophic implosion
Truth or Fiction?→ Researchers: Nazi-Quoting ‘Moms’ Have Forged Ties to Other Right-Wing Groups
As the right-wing group “Moms for Liberty” was caught quoting Adolf Hitler in its material in June 2023, it was also revealed as both an ally to other far-right extremists and a major player in anti-government efforts targeting Black and LG
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media posts distort 2018 Greta Thunberg tweet
Greta Thunberg said the world would end on June 21, 2023.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Tucker Carlson video about Affordable Care Act subsidies was altered
Video shows Tucker Carlson advertising Affordable Care Act subsidies.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden mistakes his oceans when describing train development in Africa
"We have plans to build a railroad from the Pacific all the way across the Indian Ocean."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: OceanGate Titan Was NOT Rescued With All Passengers Alive On June 21, 2023
Was OceanGate's Titan, the submarine vessel that disappeared while descending to the wreckage of RMS Titanic, rescued with all passengers alive three days after going missing on June 18, 2023? No, that's not true: In a news conference hel
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Declare ‘War On Russia’ On Or Before June 17, 2023
Did President Joe Biden declare "war on Russia" as of June 17, 2023? No, that's not true: This video post is missing context as the footage, taken from a March 2022 event of Biden speaking to the House Democratic Caucus, was edited. The t
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Mpox
Editor’s note: This is an updated version of a Q&A we published in May 2022. Last summer saw the largest outbreak ever of mpox, the disease formerly known as monkeypox. Beginning in May 2022, cases of the disease, which is a muc
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Baseless claims that Titan passengers faked their own deaths start to spread online
The Titan “submarine never happened. They faked their own deaths.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old video featuring Dr. Anthony Fauci mischaracterized online
Video shows Dr. Anthony Fauci getting “confronted on what was exposed about him last night.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Video does not show Donald Trump floating a Biden body double conspiracy theory
Video shows former President Donald Trump saying an impostor is pretending to be President Joe Biden.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No need to hide the trowels and topsoil. USDA has no mandatory garden registry.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture requires anyone with a garden to “register that with the government.”