Google CEO Sundar Pichai, born in India, is among the many Silicon Valley workers and executives who immigrated to the United States for education and employment. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP/Getty Images.) Failing to improve our immigration policy giv
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The Dispatch→ Fact Check: An Old 2020 Election Lie Resurfaces
Former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally during the 2020 presidential election (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Old claims are recirculating online that there were 133 million registered voters during the 2020 presidential election and tha
FactCheck.org→ Posts Share Fake Chelsea Clinton Quote About Global Childhood Vaccination Effort
SciCheck Digest An international initiative called the Big Catch-Up aims to increase vaccination among children who have missed routine vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic. In describing the project, Chelsea Clinton did not say it was time to “
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Robot Did NOT Attack Worker — It’s Sci-Fi CGI
Did security footage capture the moment when an "angry" warehouse robot attacked a human worker? No, that's not true: This is a short science fiction film made by a film company in Georgia with CGI. The company, Sozo Bear Films, emailed L
The Dispatch→ A Fruitless Debt Ceiling Summit
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and President Joe Biden meet with other lawmakers in the Oval Office of the White House on May 9, 2023. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Plus: Checking in on child labor laws.C
Health Feedback→ Animal studies included in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine approval application showed no signs of reproductive toxicity
REVIEW On 19 April 2023, the Brownstone Institute published an article claiming that Australian regulatory authority the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) had evidence that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was unsafe during pregnancy before
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
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,"
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
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
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 »
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
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.
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
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/
Logically→ No, the carpet in Westminster Abbey on Coronation Day did not represent the Ukrainian flag
The Dispatch→ The U.S. Intelligence Community’s Annual Threat Assessment
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier at a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Russia and China lead the way
The Dispatch→ Legitimizing an Iran-Backed Terrorist
Sheikh Qais al-Khazali, the secretary general of the Shiite group Asaib Ahl al-Haq, speaks in 2016. (HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI/AFP via Getty Images)A U.S. diplomat spoke at the same conference as Qais al-Khazali, who masterminded a 2007 attack that killed fi
The Dispatch→ How GOP Donors Really Feel About Ron DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a fundraiser on May 6, 2023, in Rothschild, Wisconsin. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Party financiers have some reservations about the Florida governor, but the narrative of a donor exodus lacks nuance.Continue
The Dispatch→ The Danger of Mike Lee’s Ukraine Skepticism
Sen. Mike Lee attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on March 15, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images)He’s trying to re-create an isolationist worldview that the GOP banished decades ago. Continue reading The Danger of Mike Lee’s U
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disease-Related Patents Do NOT Prove Those Diseases Were Man-Made
Do patents related to the diseases AIDS, SARS, Zika and Ebola prove that they were man-made? No, that's not true: Three of the patents cited are associated with those diseases but they are not for the creation or invention of them. There
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘New Study’ Does NOT Prove ‘Fasting Cures Anything’ — There’s NO Recent Study
Does a "new study on fasting" prove it can cure any illness? No, that's not true: While fasting has been shown to have potential health benefits and may be useful in certain contexts, such as weight loss and improving insulin sensitivity,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Professional Athletes HAVE Lived To Be 100 Years Old — Exercise Is Shown To Increase Lifespan
Has a professional athlete never lived to be 100 years old, thus evidencing that exercise "doesn't increase lifespan" and "in fact, exercise can shorten lifespan"? No, that's not true: Globally, there are a number of professional athletes
The Dispatch→ Desperate Times
(Photo of Joe Biden by Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images. Photo of Donald Trump by Robert Perry/Getty Images.)A grim poll and a paralyzed country.Continue reading Desperate Times »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Space Station Footage Was Shot In ‘Hollywood Basement’
Do jumpy cuts in the asparagus-eating video recorded by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield while in the zero-gravity environment in 2013 prove it was shot in a "Hollywood basement," outer space does not exist and Earth is flat? No, that's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukraine Being Hit By Nuclear Weapon — It’s The Aftermath Of A Russian Missile Attack
Does a video posted on social media in early May 2023 show Ukraine being struck by a nuclear weapon? No, that's not true: Although the video does show the aftermath of a reported Russian missile attack in Ukraine, there is no evidence tha
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccine Benefits Outweigh Small Risks, Contrary to Flawed Claim From U.K. Cardiologist
SciCheck Digest Dozens of studies support the use of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which have a good safety profile and work well in preventing severe disease and death. Yet, citing a single, flawed paper, a British cardiologist known for peddling mi
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
May 11 will mark the end of the federal public health emergency for COVID-19, bringing changes to health care and public benefits. “Many Americans won’t feel a difference immediately at the end of the public health emergency,”&
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Old Migrant Caravan Photo Circulating on Social Media
Photo by Guillermo Arias (AFP via Getty Images) Social media users are claiming that a photograph shows a migrant caravan currently en route to the U.S. These claims are false, as the photograph was actually taken in October 2018. These invaders wi
The Dispatch→ Chris Christie Prepares ‘Direct, Frontal Challenge to Donald Trump’
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)Plus, former GOP Rep. Mark Walker looks poised to enter North Carolina’s gubernatorial race.Continue reading Chris Christie Prepares ‘Direct, Frontal Challenge to Donal
The Dispatch→ Against Strategery
Former President Donald Trump disembarks his plane in Aberdeen, Soctland, on May 1, 2023. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)Voters shouldn’t try to outsmart themselves.Continue reading Against Strategery »
The Dispatch→ Economy Still Weird
Workers fabricating metal in an American factory (via Getty Images)Plus: A Republican senator holds up high-ranking military promotions over the Pentagon’s abortion policy.Continue reading Economy Still Weird »
The Dispatch→ Dems’ Perilous Underestimation of Trump
Donald Trump supporters hold flags near Trump's Mar-a-Lago home on April 1, 2023. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)He repels swing voters, but he isn’t unelectable.Continue reading Dems’ Perilous Underestimation of Trump »