CBDCs are intended to make financial transactions safer and better regulated. Claims that it would be used to control people's income are baseless.
Logically→ The British Army has been deployed on the M25 motorway in the U.K. to evacuate Just Stop Oil protestors.
The British Army has not been deployed on the M25 motorway. The post appears to be satire.
Logically→ United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been arrested.
Nancy Pelosi has not been arrested. Video clips of Pelosi with her security detail are being shared with unsubstantiated claims.
Washington Post→ The debunked claims and faux ‘facts’ supporting Trump’s plan to execute drug dealers
At campaign rallies, Trump keeps touting a plan to execute drug dealers, but the claims he makes as part of this riff are easily debunked or cannot be verified.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates The Billionaire Is NOT On The Board Of Maricopa County
Is Seattle billionaire Bill Gates now chairman of the Maricopa County, Arizona Board of Supervisors? No, that's not true: A representative for Maricopa County told Lead Stories that a different Bill Gates serves Maricopa County. Gates the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NATO Did NOT Host "Demonic" Dance Performance At Conference
Did The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) host a contemporary dance performance that some commenters have called "demonic" at one of its conferences? No, that's not true: The performance took place in 2017 at Ghent University, Bel
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Delayed Election Results In The US ARE Normal And Not Proof Elections Are Rigged
Are delayed election results not normal, a Democratic Party plot that slows counting until days after Election Day? No, that's not true: It's becoming increasingly routine to get U.S. election results after election night because of state
The Dispatch→ Fifth Episode of The Dispatch Book Club Out Now
A new Book Club podcast is out for members-only. The post Fifth Episode of The Dispatch Book Club Out Now appeared first on The Dispatch.
Health Feedback→ Scientific evidence shows that unvaccinated people are more likely to develop severe COVID-19 and die, contrary to claim in viral social media posts about Germany data
REVIEW Despite scientific evidence demonstrating that COVID-19 vaccination effectively reduces the risk of severe disease[1-5], claims that COVID-19 vaccines don’t work or even make things worse persist in online spaces and social media. Such clai
The Dispatch→ What Happened to FTX?
One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges has declared bankruptcy: A Dispatch Explainer.The post What Happened to FTX? appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Fighting Against the Brevity of Life
‘Ikiru’ at 70.The post Fighting Against the Brevity of Life appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Steven Spielberg’s Search for America
Revisiting the director’s civic-minded oeuvre before his latest film.The post Steven Spielberg’s Search for America appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Germ Theory Is NOT ‘Unproven’ — It Is Basis For Modern Microbiology, Virology, Bacteriology
Is it true that germ theory has "NEVER" been proven? No, that's not true: This claim was posted without corroborating materials, nor medical credentials for the person to whom the claim is attributed. The germ theory is a scientifically e
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Map Does NOT Show Returns In NY Gubernatorial Race After Counting 99% Of Votes
Does a viral map claiming that identical tallies turned New York predominantly blue in the gubernatorial race with ">99%" votes allegedly counted prove election fraud? No, that's not true: Even three days after the video with the map w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nuclear Fission Reactors In Gabon Were NOT Built By Ancient Civilization — Naturally Formed
Did an ancient civilization in Africa build a nuclear reactor two billion years ago that was more advanced than a modern nuclear reactor and ran on 100-percent pure water? No, that's not true: About two billion years ago, in the area now
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cyber Sleuths Did NOT Spot Immigrants Voting With Fake IDs In Colorado
Did the U.S. Army Cyber Command find evidence that immigrants lacking permanent legal status in Colorado used fraudulent state identification cards to vote for Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections? No, that's not true: The claim origin
FactCheck.org→ Ballot Processing Continues in Closely Watched States Amid Unfounded Claims of Fraud
Quick Take Close Senate races are underway in some states that have different laws regarding ballot deadlines and tabulation. But some high-profile Republicans — including former President Donald Trump — have suggested, without any evidence
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Fries Do NOT Contain An Insecticide Named Monitor
Does McDonald's use a toxic insecticide named Methamidophos, or Monitor, on the potatoes used for fries? No, that's not true: A spokesman for Lamb Weston, one of McDonald's primary potato suppliers, denied the claim to Lead Stories. Use o
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – No evidence for Donald Trump's claim about stopping a 'steal' in 2018 for Ron DeSantis
In the 2018 Florida governor's race "votes were being stolen by the corrupt election process in Broward. … I sent in the FBI and the U.S. Attorneys, and the ballot theft immediately ended. … I stopped his Election from being stolen."
PolitiFact→ Why vote spikes on graphs shared by Mike Lindell are not evidence of stolen elections
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell shared Election Day graphs that showed spikes in votes in various races, alleging they were evidence of stolen elections. But that’s a misunderstanding of how votes are processed and reported, experts said.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Claim to Show Hobbs in Arizona Election Tabulation Room
Quick Take An image shared on social media shows a woman with glasses and brown hair in an Arizona ballot tabulation room. The posts falsely identify the woman as Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs, who is the secretary of state, implying t
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Bizarre Claim of Stopping DeSantis’ 2018 Election ‘From Being Stolen’
Former President Donald Trump claimed he “sent in the FBI and the U.S. Attorneys” to Broward County during the 2018 election to stop “ballot theft” and help Ron DeSantis become Florida’s governor. But a spokesman for the
PolitiFact→ Is Elon Musk under federal investigation? Here’s what we know
Elon Musk’s activities prompted some federal officials to discuss opening a probe into his Twitter purchase. A court filing suggested some were underway. President Biden on Nov. 9 said Musk’s foreign relationships merit scrutiny, but he didn’t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Tabulators Were NOT Problem Machines Used In Maricopa County, AZ – Runbeck Supplied The Machines & Technology
Were Dominion Voting System tabulators the machines that caused problems in Maricopa County, Arizona on Election Day, November 8, 2022? No, that's not true: "Runbeck is our printer vendor," Maricopa County Elections Department Communicati
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this map doesn’t delegitimize the New York governor’s race
A New York election results map is evidence of fraud.
PolitiFact→ Does running for president protect Donald Trump from legal issues? No.
Donald Trump wouldn’t be able to invoke any formal legal protections by announcing his candidacy, especially this far ahead of the next election. And the unofficial benefits would be modest at best, legal experts told PolitiFact.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence US Military Found ‘Election Fraud Amid Fizzled Red Wave’
Did the U.S. military find "evidence of election fraud amid fizzled red wave"? No, that's not true: This claim was made on a website known for publishing fabricated content. The claim originated in an article published by Real Raw News on
Full Fact→ Fake alerts for missing pensioners are circulating online
The names, pictures and locations of those being sought are false.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump falsely claims Nevada and Arizona election officials ‘want more time to cheat’
Election results in Clark County, Nevada, and Arizona are not yet known because those places “want more time to cheat.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dutch Government Is NOT Planning To Quit The World Economic Forum
Is the Dutch government planning to cancel its membership in the World Economic Forum, the Swiss-based international public policy organization? No, that's not true: The claim is based on a press release by a radical-right opposition part
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No evidence Bexar County election calls were made fraudulently
“Many elections in Bexar are being called with 0% of precincts reporting! I smell MAJOR FRAUD!”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Democrats didn’t steal ‘every election in the country’ with mail ballots
Democrats used “47 million mail-in ballots” to steal “every election in the country.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t video evidence of election fraud in Philadelphia
Video shows a Philadelphia poll worker committing election fraud.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Shapiro had more than a million votes in PA with 36% reporting, despite viral image
When 36% of the vote was in, Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro had 370,706 votes and 56.6% of the vote while Doug Mastriano had 844,669 and 41.6%.
Full Fact→ Wetherspoons ‘meal for two’ deal is fake
Thousands of people have shared a Facebook post which claims that Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin is retiring.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a photo of Katie Hobbs in a Maricopa County ballot tabulation room
Image shows Arizona gubernatorial candidate and Secretary of State Katie Hobbs in the room where ballots were being counted in Maricopa County.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, these aren’t photos of trashed 2022 election ballots
Photos shows 2022 “midterm ballots in trash.”
PolitiFact→ Julie Gunnigle – Democratic Maricopa County attorney candidate says Arizona has world’s eighth-highest incarceration
"If Arizona were a country, it’d be the eighth largest incarcerator in the world."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Technology issues in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are not proof of a rigged election
Glitches with voting in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are proof the election is rigged.
Logically→ Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met with an activist who shouted pro-Pakistan slogans at a rally.
Rahul Gandhi is seen meeting a student named Miva Jolly in the viral post. The activist who raised pro-Pakistan slogans is Amulya Leona.