A number of Facebook posts wrongly claim a video showed protests in London against the arrest of the former Pakistani Prime Minister earlier this month.
Logically→ Old video claimed to be of recent fireworks factory explosion in West Bengal
Logically→ Scripted video of Muslim couple aiding Hindu priest experiencing seizures shared as real
Logically→ No, BJP didn’t lose 58 seats by a margin of less than 2,000 votes in Karnataka polls
Logically→ Photo shows NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, not a film studio
The Dispatch→ The Durham Report
Special counsel John Durham in Washington, DC. (Photo by Ron Sachs/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images)Plus: The Supreme Court punts on tech companies’ Section 230 protections.Continue reading The Durham Report »
The Dispatch→ The Durham Split Screen
AI will fill this for us. Continue reading The Durham Split Screen »
The Dispatch→ Chris Sununu Leans Into the White House Race
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu speaks in 2021. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)New Hampshire’s governor is taking steps to run in 2024. Continue reading Chris Sununu Leans Into the White House Race »
The Dispatch→ A City—and a Warlord—Under Siege
A Ukrainian serviceman walks near a residential building damaged by shelling in the frontline city of Bakhmut on April 23, 2023. (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)How the fight for Bakhmut became the venue for a Russian power struggle.Co
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Watch The Water 2’ Does NOT Prove COVID-19 MRNA Vaccines Come From Snake Venom, Do NOT Cause Humans To Produce Venom In Bodies
Do COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and treatments for the virus come from snake venom and do the vaccines then cause humans to produce venom in their bodies? In addition, is nicotine the "perfect antidote" for COVID, making the vaccines unnecessar
AllSides→ False claim the Democratic Party named Michelle Obama the 2024 presidential nominee
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/05/18/no-michelle-obama-isnt-running-for-president-fact-check/70227530007/
AllSides→ False claim the Democratic Party named Michelle Obama the 2024 presidential nominee
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/05/18/no-michelle-obama-isnt-running-for-president-fact-check/70227530007/
FactCheck.org→ Debt Ceiling Talks Go Down to the Wire — Again
The U.S. government will likely run out of money “in the first two weeks of June.” That’s when the Congressional Budget Office expects the Treasury Department will have exhausted the “extraordinary measures” it has been taking since Jan. 19
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Raw Vegan Diet Or ‘Detox’ Does NOT Change Eye Color
Do the blue eyes of babies turn brown because of carbon -- and can adult eye color tinted by heavy metals, toxins and diseases be changed by "detoxing" -- by adopting a raw fruit-based vegan diet or using herbs such as contribo? No, that'
AllSides→ Disney cancels plans for Florida campus amid feud with Ron DeSantis, forgoing historic tax incentive
https://politifact.com/article/2023/may/18/disney-cancels-plans-for-florida-campus-amid-feud The Walt D
AllSides→ Disney cancels plans for Florida campus amid feud with Ron DeSantis, forgoing historic tax incentive
https://politifact.com/article/2023/may/18/disney-cancels-plans-for-florida-campus-amid-feud The Walt D
PolitiFact→ Disney cancels plans for Florida campus amid feud with Ron DeSantis, forgoing historic tax incentive
In 2020, with Ron DeSantis as governor, Florida approved up to $570 million in tax credits for The Walt Disney Co. for a regional campus in Orlando. But Disney backed out of the deal as their feud escalates.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Nancy Pelosi ‘cries like kid’? No. Viral video’s caption is clickbait
Video shows “Pelosi CRIES LIKE KID after McCarthy kicked her out as speaker.”
The Dispatch→ No, It’s Not 2016 All Over Again
Former President Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz during the Republican presidential debate on January 14, 2016. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)And no, Ron DeSantis isn’t Cruz 2.0.Continue reading No, It’s Not 2016 All Over Again »
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – There's no evidence shelves in Florida grocery store are empty due to a truckers’ boycott
This video shows empty shelves at a Florida grocery store because truckers said “they were not delivering anything to Florida !!!”
PolitiFact→ Bernie Sanders – Are US prescription drug prices 10 times higher than those in other nations? Only sometimes
"We pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, in some cases 10 times more than the people of any other country."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Nike Was ‘Forced To Pay $1000 To Every Customer’
Was Nike "forced to pay $1000 to every customer" via gift cards? No, that's not true: As of May 18, 2023, there is no indication that courts or authorities made the company do so. The claim originated from a post published on Facebook on
Truth or Fiction?→ Disney ‘Pulls Plug’ on Billion Dollar Florida Campus
On May 18 2023, a flurry of posts about Disney “pulling the plug” on a billion-dollar planned investment began appearing across social media, with popular posts on r/politics and r/LeopardsAteMyFace (twice): Disney Pulls Plug on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. ‘Special Forces’ Did NOT Raid ‘Regime Warehouse Filled With Drug Shortage Meds Headed To Ukraine’
Did "United States Special Forces" raid a "regime warehouse filled with drug shortage" medicine headed to Ukraine? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories this article "is false." The article is also located on a we
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – El Congreso no ha aprobado un nuevo seguro de salud gratuito para todos
“El Congreso ha aprobado un seguro de salud gratis con cobertura médica, dental y de visión”.
FactCheck.org→ DeSantis’ Law Requiring Online Vendors to Charge Sales Tax Wasn’t a New Tax
A TV ad misleadingly accuses Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of increasing taxes. But the law in question didn’t create a new tax. Instead, it implemented a more effective way of collecting an existing tax. The law required online vendors to direct
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Does NOT Reveal Most People’s Lungs Now ‘Riddled With Microplastics’ From Disposable Masks
Does a study reveal that disposable face masks are the cause of the high levels of microplastics found in human lungs? No, that's not true: Contrary to a headline about the study, the study never mentions disposable masks as a cause of th
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden casts GOP budget as specific on law enforcement cuts, but it’s unknown
"The Republican plan would cut federal law enforcement officers — 30,000 — including 11,000 FBI agents, 2,000 border agents, DEA agents, and so on."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – This video doesn’t prove Joe Biden had an inappropriate relationship with a minor. It’s edited
An Instagram video shows a man confronting President Joe Biden about an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
Truth or Fiction?→ L.A. Dodgers Capitulate to Right-Wing Campaign Against ‘Pride Night’
The Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team has disinvited a prominent drag performance and activism group following a campaign orchestrated by the Catholic League and supported by Marco Rubio (R-Florida). The team announced on May 17 2023 that it had resci
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Baby With Fish Tail Is NOT Real — It’s Manipulated Version Of A Real Image
Is an image showing a baby whose lower body resembles that of a fish legitimate? No, that's not true: The original image actually shows a baby girl born with a rare condition that fused her legs together. However, her legs did not look li
PolitiFact→ Kathy Hochul – NYS funding for pre-K is climbing, but districts face barriers to serving everyone
The NY state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolers
Full Fact→ Wrong man pictured in social media posts about Met Police shooting of two dogs
Thousands of people have shared posts which wrongly claim to have identified a police officer at the incident earlier this month.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Study on possible COVID-19 brain effects looked at virus, not vaccines
“A European study has found COVID vaccines could be causing ‘long-term brain damage.’”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Do Tdap shots expose pregnant women to undue risk? No. Studies show the vaccines are safe
Pregnant women getting the Tdap vaccine “voluntarily are quite literally the experiment.”
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Dash for the border on video was months before Title 42 ended
“JUST IN: A MASSIVE CARAVAN of illegal aliens is forcing their way into the US!”
Full Fact→ No evidence videos show ‘geoengineered’ skies
Thousands of people have liked an Instagram video claiming to show the difference between natural and allegedly engineered skies.
Full Fact→ Photograph of girls in white dresses does not show child brides
The photo shows young relatives of brides and grooms at a mass wedding in Gaza.
Logically→ Video of AIMIM MLA quarreling with police personnel shared as from Karnataka
Full Fact→ Photos of Prince Harry and Prince William together at the coronation are AI-generated
The eight photos appear to show the brothers embracing and speaking to each other at the celebration.