Was former President Barack Obama interrupted by uncontrollable chanting of "Fuck Joe Biden" during a campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday, October 29, 2022? No, that's not true: A video included on social media posts making t
The Dispatch→ ‘Die Hard’ is a Holiday Movie …
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The Dispatch→ In All of This Messiness There Is Christ Present
The Second Vatican Council still brings simplicity and renewal to the Catholic Church 60 years later.The post In All of This Messiness There Is Christ Present appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Switzerland and Spiders at Halloween
The greatest Christian author you’ve never heard of.The post Switzerland and Spiders at Halloween appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ A Global Hostage Crisis
How Washington tries to prevent international adversaries from using captive Americans as leverage: A Dispatch Explainer.The post A Global Hostage Crisis appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pelosi Attack Suspect David DePape Is NOT Pictured Here – It’s Sean Dunnavant, Charged With Murder In Chicago
Is the man pictured at left David DePape, the suspect who allegedly broke into the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on October 28, 2022, and attacked her husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer? No, that's not true: Police have identified t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘United States Post Office’ Is NOT Safer Alternative To USPS For Mail-in Voting
Is mailing ballots through the "United States Post Office" more reliable than through the United States Postal Service? Is the "United States Post Office" the country's "de jure postal service," while the United States Postal Service is a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Accurate In Calling Will Smith Slap At Oscars A Re-enactment
Does a video accurately describe the conflict between two renowned actors at the 2022 Academy Awards as a fake, a re-enactment of an old movie scene? No, that's not true: The video in this post was published online two months after Will S
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Ballots found in drop box before the voting period opened were legitimate, county official says
Pennsylvania drop boxes were “pre-loaded” with ballots.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Price Of Gas Was NOT $5 A Gallon When Biden Took Office — It Was Less Than Half As Much
Was the price of gasoline $5 a gallon when President Joe Biden took office in January 2021? No, that's not true: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website says a gallon of regular unleaded gas was only going for close to $2.33, on
FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort Misleading Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Data
SciCheck Digest A rigorous vaccine safety monitoring system has shown that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe and only rarely have serious side effects. But an article shared on social media falsely says that CDC data show more than 18 million people “we
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Arizona ballot error did not target Republicans
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs “sent 6,000 wrong ballots to Republicans.”
FactCheck.org→ Flu Vaccines Given to Prevent Disease, Not Just to Support Pandemic Vaccine Manufacturing
SciCheck Digest Seasonal influenza vaccines are recommended because they help prevent illness and death. Dr. Robert Malone incorrectly suggested that the annual shots are only given in the U.S. to support vaccine manufacturing in case of an in
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The pesticide Monitor hasn’t been used on potatoes since 2009
McDonald's uses potatoes sprayed with a highly toxic pesticide called Monitor.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Meta sounds like the Hebrew word for “dead,” but the company lives
Facebook changed its name because it is a “dead entity” whose assets were seized.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dietary Supplement Measure Would NOT Ban ALL Non-FDA-Approved Supplements, Would Not Ban Herbs
Will the proposed Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022 ban all non-Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved supplements and ban all herbs? No that's not true: Senate Bill 4090 doesn't give the FDA more power. The bill would make ingr
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Post Misrepresents Connecticut Ballot Question on Early Voting
Quick Take A ballot question in Connecticut asks voters if they want to enact early voting. But a social media post falsely claims the proposal would also “remove the requirement of a certified seal from certain ballots.” The measure refers
PolitiFact→ Tom Horne – Republican Arizona school chief candidate said kids are resistant to COVID-19
“Kids are resistant to COVID as opposed to older people.”
FactCheck.org→ Altered Video of Exchange Between White House Press Secretary and Reporter on Gas Prices Goes Viral
In an Oct. 19 press briefing, Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre a question about President Joe Biden’s request for U.S. oil companies to help lower high gasoline prices. Jean-Pierre asked Doocy t
Poynter→ Trick or truth: Are drug dealers really targeting kids on Halloween?
“Watch your kids’ candy!” “Looks like SweeTarts!” Halloween’s coming, and you may be seeing social media posts like these about the dangers of brightly colored pills sometimes called “rainbow fentanyl.” […] The post Trick or tru
PolitiFact→ Charlie Crist – Charlie Crist’s crime comparison with Ron DeSantis lacks data
"Crime is up under Governor DeSantis. Crime was down when I was your governor."
PolitiFact→ Ted Cruz – Ted Cruz’s misleading claim that only Democratic cities take days to count votes
Only Democratic cities take “‘days’ to count their votes” while “the rest of the country manages to get it done on election night.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Gas prices hit $5 a gallon more than a year after Joe Biden took office, not when he was inaugurated
The price of gas is “down from over $5 when I took office.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Hammer-Wielding Home Invader Attacks Paul Pelosi, Spouse of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Early on the morning of October 28 2022, news appeared that the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was attacked at their residence by an individual with a hammer. A post to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter featured a tweet about the incident:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Officials in Pennsylvania Did NOT Mail Out 255,000 Ballots To Unverified Voters — They Were Mail-In Ballot Applications
Did Democratic election officials in Pennsylvania mail out 255,000 ballots to unverified voters? No, that's not true: As required by state law, county election offices mailed applications for mail-in or absentee ballots to any registered
PolitiFact→ Mark Kelly – Mark Kelly misrepresents Blake Masters’ current Social Security stance in Arizona Senate race
Blake Masters “wants to privatize” Social Security.
FactCheck.org→ Kansas State Art Funding Distorted as ‘Drag Shows for Children’ in Governor’s Race
The Kansas state government awarded grants to two nonprofit arts organizations to fund a visiting artist and operating expenses, according to state contracts and one of the groups. Republican efforts to link the funding to all-ages drag shows don̵
Snopes→ You Owe Yourself a Treat This Halloween — a Faster Snopes Website
Just in time for Halloween, we're preparing to launch new technology that will give our website speed and a leaner, streamlined look. No tricks, all treats here.
Snopes→ Did Thomas Edison Say, ‘Our Greatest Weakness Lies in Giving Up’?
There's no shortage of fake quotes on the internet. However, this one is real.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Congratulate Musk On October 27, 2022, For Buying Twitter
Did former President Donald Trump send out an October 27, 2022, statement congratulating Tesla owner and billionaire Elon Musk for purchasing Twitter? No, that's not true: Trump's spokesperson said the claim is not real. Trump has comment
Snopes→ Has a 2,000 Year Old Roman City Been Uncovered in Spain?
Archaeologists say they’ve found “buildings of monumental proportions.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Courts did review Trump campaign ‘evidence’ of election fraud. Claims that say otherwise are wrong
“It’s not that there is no evidence the election was stolen, but that no court had the guts to HEAR the evidence. They dismissed the cases, NOT the evidence.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this Trump statement about returning to Twitter isn’t real
Former President Donald Trump issued an Oct. 27 statement saying he was told his Twitter account “will be back up and running on Monday.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Instagram post falsely says ‘2,000 Mules’ proves Democrats cheated
The documentary “2,000 Mules proves” Democrats “cheated on the 2020 elections.”
Full Fact→ Facebook post linking Covid-19 vaccines with report about cancer in the under-50s is misleading
There is no evidence that the Covid-19 vaccines are causing cancer.
Full Fact→ Contrails can last for hours
A false claim that contrails, the lines of frozen water vapour which form behind planes, disappear quickly is being used to suggest that chemtrails exist.
PolitiFact→ Fentanyl deaths are up, but GOP ads mislead by blaming ‘open borders,’ migrants crossing illegally
GOP ads claim Democrats have “open borders” policies that cause fentanyl overdose deaths. Experts say most illegal fentanyl comes from smugglers through legal checkpoints, not through migrants crossing illegally.
Logically→ The decrease in gas exports from Russia does not impact U.K. energy prices.
The increase in U.K. gas prices results from several factors, many of which relate to the reduction of Russian natural gas flows to Europe.
Full Fact→ Are crime rates at a record high?
Although the number of crimes recorded by police is on the rise, the overall crime rate as measured by the crime survey is falling.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Phoenix TV station accidentally airs mock election results
A Phoenix TV station aired the election results more than a week early.