"Panico en Moscu Putin anuncia que Ucrania toma la ciudad".
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Space is real, and that fact still holds water
Says a video showing water inside a glass on a spaceflight proves space isn’t real
PolitiFact→ Roger Marshall – No, US flag code wasn’t violated when the progress pride flag was displayed at the White House
Displaying the progress pride flag between two American flags during a White House pride event was “in breach of US Flag Code.”
The Dispatch→ Critical Trump Theory
Many on the right have embraced the idea that the system is rigged against the former president. Continue reading Critical Trump Theory »
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Pfizer is not paying Anderson Cooper $12 million to promote COVID vaccine
“Pfizer funneled $12 million to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper as part of a deal to promote mRNA COVID jabs to the American public.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Live Footage Of Apollo 17 Moon Launch Was NOT Faked — Livestream Technology Existed In 1972
Is livestreamed footage of the lunar module Challenger's 1972 takeoff from the moon fake since the technology did not exist at the time to livestream such an event? No, that's not true: NASA's chief historian confirmed to Lead Stories tha
FactCheck.org→ Cleveland Clinic Study Did Not Show Vaccines Increase COVID-19 Risk
SciCheck Digest Numerous studies have found that additional COVID-19 shots are generally associated with extra protection against the coronavirus. Many people on social media, however, have shared a preliminary finding from a Cleveland Clinic study
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Massachusetts church wasn’t hosting same-sex wedding when it burned down after lightning strike
A Boston church burned during “a homosexual marriage” and there were no survivors.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Miranda Lambert isn’t hawking these weight-loss gummies
Country singer Miranda Lambert is giving away “free belly melt kits.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – It’s Pride Month, but the United Nations didn’t replace its country flags with LGBTQ flags, contrary
“The United Nations replaces all 193 country flags with LGBT flags.”
The Dispatch→ How Long Does DeSantis Have?
The clock is ticking on Trump’s most plausible challenger. Continue reading How Long Does DeSantis Have? »
The Dispatch→ The People’s Justice
A look at Thomas' time as Justice. Continue reading The People’s Justice »
PolitiFact→ Trump and some in GOP are promoting a Biden bribery allegation. It is from 2020 and unverified.
Trump and his allies have promoted an allegation that Joe Biden took a $5 million bribe. This stems from an unverified account provided to the FBI in June 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Found Or Promote AI Cryptocurrency Trading Platform Bitsoft 360
Did Elon Musk launch an AI cryptocurrency trading platform called Bitsoft 360 AI? No, that's not true: This video of Musk was taken from a guest appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast on September 7, 2018, and its transcript shows Musk never
FactCheck.org→ Video: Q&A on the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
The federal public health emergency for COVID-19 ended on May 11, bringing changes to health care and public benefits. In this video, FactCheck.org teamed up with Factchequeado to answer some questions about how this might affect you. Th
PolitiFact→ Viral image – SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman wasn’t arrested by the military
The military arrested the administrator of the Small Business Administration.
The Dispatch→ Failure to Launch?
Republican candidates for 2024 struggle to respond to Trump’s indictment. Continue reading Failure to Launch? »
FactCheck.org→ Ad Misleads: Trump Not Charged as Spy
The latest ad from the anti-Trump Lincoln Project promotes the same mistaken argument that Donald Trump himself has made — that the former president has been charged with spying or espionage. Trump was charged under a part of the Espionage Act c
PolitiFact→ Some GOP hopefuls want to honor Confederate Braxton Bragg with US base. Here's what to know
Two Republican presidential candidates, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence, recently said they would return the name Fort Bragg to the large Army base in North Carolina. Historians see many reasons why they shouldn’t.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Dr. Sebi’ murió de neumonía, no fue asesinado por sus declaraciones sobre ciertos alimentos
"Silenciaron al Dr. Sebi" por decir que ciertos vegetales "son productos de laboratorio".
Full Fact→ Photographs show a dead baboon not an alien
A Facebook post shows photos of what it incorrectly claims are aliens.
Full Fact→ Fake Amazon iPhone deal advertised on Facebook
The post uses a similar video to other fake promotions we’ve checked before.
PolitiFact→ Making sense of 'bleach' and hammer claims: What really happened with Hillary Clinton's emails?
With the attention on Donald Trump’s handling of government documents, we’ve heard a lot about “bleach” and hammers used to destroy Hillary Clinton’s emails. But what’s it all about? We explain:
The Dispatch→ Pence Confronts Trump
Plus: Republicans see a chance to knock off Maine’s Rep. Jared Golden. Continue reading Pence Confronts Trump »
Full Fact→ Police don’t advise smashing car windows to rescue dogs in hot weather
Tens of thousands of people have shared inaccurate information about the law on rescuing dogs from hot cars.
Full Fact→ Sunken ice isn’t a reliable way to spot if your drink’s been spiked
Viral social media posts are warning people to watch for ice sinking in their drink—but if it’s been spiked, ice will usually still float.
Logically→ Old video of a flash flood wrongly linked to cyclone Biparjoy
AllSides→ Newsom Manipulates the Facts to Make California Sound Better Than DeSantis’s Turf
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/06/13/newsom-manipulates-the-facts-to-make-california-sound-better-than-desantiss-turf-n2624445
AllSides→ Pence’s point on gender-affirming care for minors ignores parental consent rules for tattoos
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/jun/14/pences-point-gender-affirming-care-minors/ Twice in the
AllSides→ Has Donald Trump Been ‘Threatened’ With 400 Year Sentence?
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-indictment-400-year-sentence-claim-1806951 Donald Trump has publi
AllSides→ Video Distorts Early Coronavirus Research To Promote Baseless Bioweapon Conspiracy Theory
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/video-distorts-early-coronavirus-research-to-promote-baseless-bioweapon-conspiracy-theory/
Logically→ No, there is no rule barring people from making bank transactions over 5 km from their home
Logically→ Old video of waterspout from Cyprus falsely attributed to cyclone Biparjoy
Logically→ Old video from Colombia of man atop a tower shared with false communal claim
The Dispatch→ Turkey and Hungary Continue to Block Sweden’s NATO Bid
Plus: House Republicans target Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Continue reading Turkey and Hungary Continue to Block Sweden’s NATO Bid »
Logically→ Artificially-generated video passed off as visuals of Biparjoy
Logically→ Old hoax stating ‘combining mango with cold drink is fatal’ resurfaces
The Dispatch→ Circle the Wagon
Trump is poison for the Republican Party. Continue reading Circle the Wagon »
The Dispatch→ The Feds’ Crackdown on Cryptocurrency, Explained
The SEC hopes the courts will help it tighten regulations on cryptocurrencies. Continue reading The Feds’ Crackdown on Cryptocurrency, Explained »
The Dispatch→ An Attempt to Upend the Electoral College, Explained
A push for a national popular presidential vote faces constitutional problems. Continue reading An Attempt to Upend the Electoral College, Explained »