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The Dispatch→ Death of a Talking Point
President Eisenhower in a 1956 televised address (via Getty Images)Returning to the tax policies of the 1950s would make our deficits worse. Continue reading Death of a Talking Point »
The Dispatch→ Our No-Win Scenario
Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden at the first 2020 presidential debate. (Photo by Jim Watson, Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)There’s still time to avoid a Biden-Trump rematch, but it would require party leaders to lead.Continue r
Full Fact→ Fact checkers and leading health organisations urge Government to take health misinformation seriously in Online Safety Bill
Open letter warns that the Online Safety Bill does not offer sufficient protection to prevent a surge of harmful health misinformation
The Dispatch→ Video: Campaign Politics and Title 42
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation. Continue reading Video: Campaign Politics and Title 42 »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump, Epstein Photos With ‘Underage’ Women NOT Authentic — They’re AI Generated
Did old, never-before-seen photos surface in May of 2023 of Donald Trump posing with young women on a private jet, and also partying with Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: Although there are authentic images of Donald Trump posing for
Lead Stories→ Plag-AI-rism: How Lead Stories Used ChatGPT To Find A False Story about Tucker Carlson … That Was ‘Plagiarised’ With ChatGPT
So you've probably read all those warnings from pundits, academics and researchers about how generative AI tools like ChatGPT are going to impact disinformation and fact checking. And you may have even seen some recent examples of a deep-
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mercury Found In Vaccines Is NOT ‘Killing You Slowly’
Is thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative, found in "almost every single vaccine" and is it "killing you slowly"? No, that's not true: Multiple studies have shown "no evidence of harm caused by the low doses of thimerosal in vaccines,"
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photo does not show an asylum seeker from Honduras
Photo shows first person from a Honduras caravan to be granted asylum in the U.S.
PolitiFact→ Will Cain – Democratic bill doesn’t ban detaining LGBTQ+ immigrants, but sets criteria DHS must meet to do so
Democrats “introduced a bill that would ban detaining gay illegal immigrants.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Eric Adams Keeps Spreading Disinformation About ‘Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis’
Despite evidence to the contrary, New York City mayor Eric Adams (D) has continued using public speaking appearances to push the idea that children are buying marijuana laced with fentanyl. In the most recent example, journalist Rebecca C. Lewis of Cit
PolitiFact→ Viral image – The Democratic Party didn’t name Michelle Obama its 2024 nominee
“The Democratic Party just confirmed Michelle Obama will be its nominee and nobody noticed.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Comfrey Can Heal Damaged Teeth, Gums
Can using the herb comfrey as a mouthwash help heal teeth and gums? No, that's not true: A professor at the UCLA School of Dentistry told Lead Stories that there is no evidence that comfrey can restore damaged gums or teeth. The Mount Sin
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Are we seeing a machine uprising? No. Video’s robot attack is an animation
“Robot attacks factory worker” in video.
The Dispatch→ Fox’s Reckoning
A person walks past the Fox News headquarters in New York City on March 9, 2023. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)A post-Tucker Carlson crisis.Continue reading Fox’s Reckoning »
PolitiFact→ Gavin Newsom – Gavin Newsom misleads in claim that Texas “cut” mental health funds, omits that money was restocked
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.”
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Campaign Politics and Immigration
Join us for our weekly livestreamed conversation.Continue reading Dispatch Live: Campaign Politics and Immigration »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chelsea Clinton-Endorsed Vaccine Program ‘The Big Catch-Up’ Does NOT Mandate Vaccines For US Children
Does the Chelsea Clinton-endorsed vaccine program "The Big Catch-up" require U.S. children to receive a COVID-19 mRNA immunization? No, that's not true: The program is a global effort to "catch up" on giving recommended childhood vaccines
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Grim Reaper’ Did NOT Appear At Coronation Of King Charles III — It Was A Verger
Did the Grim Reaper walk through Westminster Abbey during the coronation of King Charles III on May 6, 2023? No, that's not true: A press officer at the Abbey told Lead Stories that the robed figure seen on TV during the ceremony is a ver
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Cloud Generator’
Does a video circulating on social media demonstrate the use of "cloud generators" to manipulate the weather? No, that's not true: The clip reuses old footage of Russian-manufactured military machines. The claim appeared in a video post o
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – House Speaker Kevin McCarthy didn’t announce that his predecessor ‘will be impeached’
Video shows House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announcing U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi “will be impeached.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT Turn Down $30 Million Offer From CNN — It’s From Satire Site
Did former Fox News host Tucker Carlson turn down a $30 million offer to host a show on CNN? No, that's not true: This article is satire published by The Dunning-Kruger Times, part of a network of satire sites from America's Last Line of
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Images of Satanist Schooling in Libraries Are Digitally Generated
Picture via Getty Images Images are circulating online that purport to show demonic figures in libraries instructing children in the ways of Satanism. These images were generated using artificial intelligence software and are not real.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Do robots get tired of working, too? Social media posts exaggerate viral video
A robot with artificial intelligence “self-terminated” after 15 minutes of manual labor.
PolitiFact→ Mike Bost – Republicans vow not to cut veterans’ benefits. But the legislation suggests otherwise.
Addressing the impact of the House GOP debt-ceiling bill on veterans’ programs, "I'm dead serious that we're not cutting veterans, and I mean it."
PolitiFact→ Tracking misinformation about the Allen, Texas, mass shooting and response
After the May 6 mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets, misinformation spread as the public awaited official details from police. Here’s a look at some of the falsehoods.
Logically→ Cloud seeding does not cause climate change
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact and WLRN form Florida partnership with statewide public media
Poynter’s PolitiFact, a Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking media organization, is partnering with WLRN, an award-winning public radio station, to broadcast and publish PolitiFact content and share it with other public radio stations throughout Flor
The Dispatch→ Democrats Urge New Gun Laws Amid Spate of Shootings
Robert Jackson and his mother Cheryl Jackson hug as they visit a memorial near the scene of a mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets mall Monday. Eight people were killed and seven wounded in the attack in which the gunman was killed by police. (Ph
Logically→ No, this photo does not show King Charles with the Dunblane school shooter
Logically→ A video of 2015 French news report about a child sex abuse investigation in the U.K. has been misattributed to the current day
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Global vaccine catch-up effort involving Chelsea Clinton does not include forced vaccination
Chelsea Clinton said, “It’s time to force-jab every unvaccinated child in America.”
AllSides→ COVID-19 Vaccine Benefits Outweigh Small Risks, Contrary to Flawed Claim From U.K. Cardiologist
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/05/scicheck-covid-19-vaccine-benefits-outweigh-small-risks-contrary-to-flawed-claim-from-u-k-cardiologist/
AllSides→ ‘Is That a Real Thing?’: Reid Hoffman’s AI Chatbot Says the Democratic Megadonor Never Met Jeffrey Epstein
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/is-that-a-real-thing-reid-hoffmans-ai-chatbot-says-the-democratic-megadonor-never-met-jeffrey-epstein/
AllSides→ Trump, in 2023, tells a new lie about the 2020 election
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/25/politics/fact-check-trump-counties-2020-election-lies/index.html Add ano
AllSides→ Images of purported ‘satanic teachings’ in public libraries are AI-generated
https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-satanic-ai/fact-check-images-of-purported-satanic-teachings-in-public-libraries-are-ai-generated-idUSL1N3751LG
Logically→ No, the carpet in Westminster Abbey on Coronation Day did not represent the Ukrainian flag
Logically→ No, the WEF hasn’t said that water is not a human right or ordered governments to ration it
Logically→ Old video of cash being seized from tires falsely linked to 2023 Karnataka elections
Logically→ BJP Chief JP Nadda did not say that centre-sanctioned projects in Karnataka will be halted if party loses state