A video showing people collapsing claims to show deaths due to 5G activating ingredients injected into them.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fight breaks out in congressional hearing? That’s a fake claim
"F.ight BREAKS as C.omer SHUTS UP Biden's lawyer with B0MBSHELL."
Full Fact→ The Covid-19 vaccines saved many lives
A widespread meme on social media is clearly wrong when it suggests there is no evidence that the Covid vaccines saved any lives at all.
The Dispatch→ Ron DeSantis Sharpens Attacks on Trump
Plus: Republicans split by predictable fault lines in the House debt ceiling fight. Continue reading Ron DeSantis Sharpens Attacks on Trump »
Full Fact→ Sun corrects net migration graph which didn’t reflect the latest data
A graph published on the newspaper’s website suggested a steeper recent rise in net migration than that shown by Office for National Statistics figures.
Full Fact→ Not all fish in the Channel belong to the EU
A post on Facebook also makes a misleading claim about small boat crossings to the UK.
Logically→ Photo does not show Celine Dion attending her son’s wedding in a wheelchair
Full Fact→ Fake birth parents appeal on Facebook uses US photographer’s picture
The image used in two posts was taken from a Seattle photographer’s website, despite the claim that the person searching was born in both Plymouth and Bristol.
Logically→ Video of Indonesian bus accident falsely shared as Meghalaya incident
Full Fact→ Hoax post about injured dog uses picture taken in Australia
A picture of a dog reported found in a County Durham Facebook group was actually taken in Australia in 2019.
Full Fact→ NHS Covid tracing app did not cost £37bn
Multiple Facebook posts have claimed that £37 billion was spent on the NHS Test and Trace app when it actually cost about £35 million in 2020/21.
The Dispatch→ International Outrage over Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law
Critics oppose the African country’s crackdown on homosexuality on both moral and practical grounds. Continue reading International Outrage over Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law »
Logically→ Video of man assaulting a woman in Madhya Pradesh falsely shared as ‘love jihad’ incident
Logically→ Misleading posts about ‘Disease X’ add fuel to misinformation on Twitter
Logically→ John Kerry did not say farmers must stop growing food
Logically→ AI-generated images used to claim actor Dwayne Johnson performed Hindu Aarti
Washington Post→ McCarthy hypes ‘largest cut’ to sell debt-ceiling deal
There are many ways to run the numbers but no metric puts this deal in first place.
The Dispatch→ The Bahnsen Conspiracy
From economic markets to the coming kingdom. Continue reading The Bahnsen Conspiracy »
The Dispatch→ Excessive Fines and Strange Bedfellows
Geraldine gets her cash. Continue reading Excessive Fines and Strange Bedfellows »
The Dispatch→ Get Ready for More ‘Bud Lighting’
The beermaker is suffering a sales slump, but boycotters don’t even even need to hurt a company’s bottom line to declare victory. Continue reading Get Ready for More ‘Bud Lighting’ »
The Dispatch→ Beware the Hype Over Two New Alzheimer’s Drugs
They could cost taxpayers billions while potentially delivering few benefits. Continue reading Beware the Hype Over Two New Alzheimer’s Drugs »
Logically→ Clip of students being taught how to perform Namaz is of a play rehearsal
Logically→ Old, unrelated image used to claim hair dryer was used to dry pitch during IPL 2023 final
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Maricopa Officials Breaking Into Election Machines — It Shows Routine Pre-Election Installation
Does a post show "new video evidence" of Maricopa County election officials breaking into sealed election machines? No, that's not true: The "new" video is a recording of a 2022 public live stream of the Maricopa County, Arizona, election
PolitiFact→ ¿DeSantis votó en contra de un muro fronterizo? Analizamos los hechos
En Español: El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, ha expresado su apoyo a la construcción de un muro en la frontera entre EE.UU. y México, a pesar de lo que afirma un anuncio engañoso de un comité de acción política pro-Donald Trump.
Truth or Fiction?→ State Farm No Longer Insuring California Homes, Insurance Industry in Climate Crisis
On May 30 2023, The Recount tweeted about a purported decision by insurer State Farm, which would evidently no longer be accepting new applications from California homeowners: State Farm is no longer accepting new applications for homeowner insurance
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israeli Data Do NOT Show ‘Zero Young Healthy Individuals Died Of COVID-19’ — Only Fraction Of Statistics Available
Do Israeli data show "Zero Young Healthy Individuals Died Of COVID-19"? No, that's not true: While the risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19 is generally higher among older individuals or those with pre-existing health conditions,
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Kevin McCarthy questioned whether House should expel Adam Schiff, but didn’t call for his removal
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy called for the immediate “expulsion and prosecution of Rep. Adam Schiff for committing crimes of treason against the United States.”
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, Ron DeSantis didn’t ban displaying Puerto Rico’s flag in public
Says Ron DeSantis said Puerto Rico’s flag can’t be displayed in Florida.
The Dispatch→ A Show About Nothing
What was the point of the debt-ceiling fight? Continue reading A Show About Nothing »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that California Rep. Eric Swalwell is facing charges lacks proof
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is facing charges after “lying” to Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A Target Looted In 2023 In Response To ‘Right-Wing Boycott’ — Scene Is From 2020
Did "leftist activists" loot a Target store in response to the 2023 Target boycott started by right-wingers? No, that's not true: In the tweet making that claim, the image is from 2020, three years before the protest over LGBTQ+ merchandi
The Dispatch→ GOP Leaders Look to Build Support for Debt Deal
Kevin McCarthy aims to pass it this week—and quell a potential far-right uprising. Continue reading GOP Leaders Look to Build Support for Debt Deal »
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: GOP Primary Updates and a Dispatch From Ukraine
Join us for our weekly livestreamed conversation. Continue reading Dispatch Live: GOP Primary Updates and a Dispatch From Ukraine »
Truth or Fiction?→ Ashley Babbitt Fundraiser Controversy
On May 29 2023, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of a tweet by Ron Filipkowski, claiming that the “guy who set up the Ashli Babbitt fund reportedly stole all the money”: The guy who set up the Ashli Babbitt fund reportedly stole all t
The Dispatch→ Who Are the GOP Swing Voters?
Plus: Why is my car made for men? Continue reading Who Are the GOP Swing Voters? »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Car Convoy Does NOT Show People Fleeing Belgorod, Russia After Pro-Ukraine Paramilitaries ‘Invaded’
Does a video of a long convoy of cars show residents of Belgorod, Russia evacuating their homes after Russian paramilitary groups fighting for Ukraine crossed the Russian-Ukraine border on May 22, 2023, and attacked the Belgorod region? N
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video shows Rep. Nancy Pelosi getting into her car, not getting arrested
Video shows Rep. Nancy Pelosi being arrested.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ron DeSantis Picture Does NOT Show George Soros In The Background
Did Florida governor and 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis post a picture at an event showing George Soros, a billionaire philanthropist who is often the subject of conspiracy theories, in the background? No, that's not true: The o
PolitiFact→ Can ChatGPT fact-check? PolitiFact tested.
With AI proliferating online spaces, we wanted to put ourselves to the test — can ChatGPT fact-check as well as a human? Not quite yet, but researchers are looking to see how the technology can assist reporting and strengthen the fight against misinf