Quick Take While announcing an investment in clean energy programs, Vice President Kamala Harris mistakenly said “reduce population” when she meant “reduce pollution.” Online posts shared a video of the gaffe and misleadingl
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s no free solar: Program promising free panels is a scam
Under the “2023 Solar Incentive Program,” U.S. homeowners can “now qualify to get a full, state-of-the-art solar system at absolutely no cost from the government.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence World Economic Forum Launched ‘Mark of the Beast’ CBDC Microchip That Will ‘End Gun Ownership in America’
Did the World Economic Forum introduce a "mark of the beast" CBDC microchip to "end gun ownership" in the United States? No, that's not true: The United States hasn't announced the implementation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC)
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Insect swarm at Baltimore festival were likely gnats, not deadly mosquitoes aimed at crowd
"Helicopter released deadly mosquitoes” at Baltimore’s AFRAM Festival.
The Dispatch→ Military Confirmation Gridlock Continues in the Senate
Plus: Another defense policy impasse in the House, and what’s next in the House’s Biden family investigation.
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Ron DeSantis’ False claim that some states allow ‘post-birth’ abortions. None do.
“In some liberal states, you actually have post-birth abortions.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Public Health Experts Did NOT Discredit Ivermectin To Ensure COVID Vaccines Got Emergency Use Authorization
Did public health experts discredit the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies got emergency authorization from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA)? No, that's not
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, Mitt Romney has not threatened to leave the GOP
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
FactCheck.org→ False Claim About Cause of Autism Highlighted on Pennsylvania Senate Panel
SciCheck Digest Studies have found the rate of autism is the same in vaccinated and unvaccinated children. But the false claim that vaccines are associated with the disorder persists. A prominent spreader of COVID-19 misinformation&n
Full Fact→ Metal pole badly mounted in pavement was not the work of ‘Warnborough Council’
An image circulating online shows a post that has been incorrectly screwed onto the pavement.
Full Fact→ NHS Professionals was not sold off by David Cameron
The staff bank NHS Professionals became a company in 2010, but it is still wholly owned by the Department of Health and Social Care.
PolitiFact→ Marjorie Taylor Greene – Fact-check: Marjorie Taylor Greene said Jack Smith ‘only targets Republicans.’ That’s wrong.
Prosecutor Jack Smith “only targets Republicans.”
Logically→ Visuals of a naked person hitting police officials in Uttar Pradesh falsely linked to Manipur
FactCheck.org→ Thermography Is No Substitute for Mammograms, Contrary to Facebook Post’s Advice
SciCheck Digest The U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers mammograms “the most effective primary breast cancer screening test” and says there is no evidence to indicate that thermography can replace mammograms. But an article shared o
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: A North Carolina Pfizer plant damaged by a tornado wasn't storing COVID-19 vaccines.
The Dispatch→ Vivek Ramaswamy Explains How He’ll Defeat Donald Trump
Plus: A China policy that would irk both wings of the GOP.
Logically→ No, Saudi minister Khalid Al-Falih has not announced a private investment of $3.3 trillion in Türkiye by 2030
Full Fact→ Most junior doctors’ basic pay was higher than £14 per hour in 2022/23
New claims about junior doctor pay in England, including from a Labour MP, are potentially misleading.
Logically→ There were, in fact, excess deaths during the 2022 heatwave in the U.K. and Europe
Logically→ Old video of actor Akshay Kumar falsely shared as his reaction to Manipur sexual assault incident
Logically→ ಏಕರೂಪ ನಾಗರಿಕ ಸಂಹಿತೆಗೆ ಬೆಂಬಲ ಸೂಚಿಸಲು ಕಾನೂನು ಆಯೋಗವು ‘ಮಿಸ್ಡ್ ಕಾಲ್’ ಅಭಿಯಾನವನ್ನು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ Digitally altered cover page of a German newspaper criticizing Zelenskyy shared as real
AllSides→ Did Matt Gaetz’s Wife Call for Boycott of ‘Barbie’ After Watching the Movie?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/matt-gaetz-wife-boycott-barbie-movie/ In July 2023, the highly antici
AllSides→ Are Increased Disability Claims Contributing to Low Unemployment?
https://thedispatch.com/article/fact-check-are-increased-disability-claims-contributing-to-low-unemployment/
Logically→ India news agency misreports the man arrested in May 4 Manipur incident is Muslim
Logically→ No, the WEF is not forcing people to move to smart cities
Logically→ No, the WEF is not forcing people to move to smart cities
Full Fact→ How many doctors are moving to Australia?
We looked into viral claims and figures cited by the Prime Minister about how many doctors move to Australia and how many stay in the NHS.
Logically→ Unrelated video from Chattisgarh miscaptioned to show protest against Manipur sexual assault incident
Logically→ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಸಿಯೂಟ ತಯಾರಿಸುವ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರು ಬಳೆಗಳನ್ನು ಧರಿಸುವಂತಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕವಲ್ಲ, ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಆದೇಶಿಸಿದ ನಿಯಮ
Logically→ No, footage of park rangers in Death Valley wearing jackets in extreme heat is not evidence that climate change is a hoax
The Dispatch→ Insurers Exit Florida, California
Plus: No Labels’ bipartisan ticket makes bipartisan enemies.
Logically→ An old video being used to falsely claim Wagner has announced a return to Ukrainian frontlines
Logically→ ಮೆಕ್ಸಿಕನ್ ಶಾಸಕರೊಬ್ಬರು ಪಾರ್ಲಿಮೆಂಟ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಬಟ್ಟೆ ಬಿಚ್ಚಿರುವ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪಾದ ನಿರೂಪಣೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ Old videos shared falsely as recent earthquake and tsunami warning in Alaska
The Dispatch→ Self-Abasing Gestures and Canine Loyalties
Barbie is Kevin's kind of conservative.
The Dispatch→ Two Bronze Doors
Oral argument at the Crypto.com courthouse.
The Dispatch→ Are AI Experts Worried About Its Threat to Humanity?
Why some are concerned about the seemingly outlandish.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show ‘8-Year-Old Coal Miner In Utah Or Colorado In The Early 1900s’
Does a photo in a social media post accurately portray an "8-year-old coal miner in Utah or Colorado, USA, in the early 1900s"? No, that's not true: A representative of the Helper's Mining and Railroad Museum, where the photo originated,
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence George Soros ‘going bankrupt,’ as a recent Facebook post claims
Video shows that “George Soros is going bankrupt.”