Logically→ Photographs taken in Ukraine prove Vladimir Putin is deploying body doubles.
Full Fact→ Labour MP wrong to say ‘there are no safe routes’ to enter UK
Khalid Mahmood wrongly claimed in Parliament that routes for people from Hong Kong and Afghanistan have been closed.
The Dispatch→ Xi and Putin’s Burgeoning Bromance
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023. (Photo by Pavel Byrkin / SPUTNIK / AFP via Getty Images)Plus: The Federal Reserve forges ahead with its rate-hiking campaign despite tu
Poynter→ Claims that Silicon Valley Bank donated $73 million to Black Lives Matter are unsupported
Newsmax, Tucker Carlson and Jesse Watters suggested without evidence that 'woke' investments contributed to the bank's collapse.
Full Fact→ The Liberal Democrats, SNP and Plaid Cymru all pledge to immediately restore the overseas aid target
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey claimed his is “the only party” calling for spending on foreign aid to be restored to 0.7% of Gross National Income.
The Dispatch→ Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Stake Out a New World Order
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a solemn welcome ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the St. George's Hall at the Kremlin in Moscow. (Photo by Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via Getty Images)Russia and China’s leaders claim to reject a ‘Co
The Dispatch→ The Growing Danger of the Iranian Cyber Threat
(Photo illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images)The Islamic Republic’s hostile actions against Israel and its Arab allies demonstrate the need for American leadership.Continue reading The Growing Danger of the Iranian Cyber Threat »
The Dispatch→ Trumped Up
Are hush money payments to mistresses campaign expenses?Continue reading Trumped Up »
The Dispatch→ To Shanshu in D.C.
"Heil Woodrow" backfires. Continue reading To Shanshu in D.C. »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Corn Flakes Were NOT Created To ‘Kill The Libido’ Of Health Resort Patients
Were Corn Flakes, the cereal product that launched the Kellogg Company, invented to "kill the libido" of patients at a health resort? No, that's not true: Several versions of the Kellogg Company's website attribute the creation of the cer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Publisher Robert Maxwell Put False Information In US Textbooks
Did British publisher Robert Maxwell, who owned Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Co. in a joint venture from 1989 until his death in 1991, put false information in American textbooks? No, that's not true: McGraw Hill told Lead Stor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Unsterile Human Remains Are NOT Drained Into Local Water Supplies During ‘Aquamation’
Are unsterile human remains processed by aquamation and being pulverized into a powder that is drained into local water supplies? No, that's not true: Bones are made into sterile ash, similar to that resulting from traditional flame crema
The Dispatch→ Hallucinators and Grifters
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on March 4, 2023, in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Donald Trump is not the cure for what ails us. Continue reading Hallucinators and Grifters »
FactCheck.org→ Diversity Programs Supported by SVB Wrongly Labeled as Donations to BLM
Quick Take A database that claims to show corporate contributions to the “BLM Movement & Related Causes” doesn’t show any contributions from Silicon Valley Bank to Black Lives Matter. But some conservative commenta
The Dispatch→ What If DeSantis Collapses?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on March 5, 2023. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Be afraid.Continue reading What If DeSantis Collapses? »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence Rubbing Ears Improves Kidney Health
Will rubbing your ears increase the amount of energy that goes toward the kidneys? No, that's not true: A nephrologist told Lead Stories there is no scientific evidence that the ear exercises shown in an online video will increase kidney
FactCheck.org→ Migrants DeSantis Flew to Martha’s Vineyard Were Not ‘Deported the Next Day,’ as He Claimed
The nearly 50 migrants Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis flew from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard in September were later moved to a shelter at a military base several miles away in Massachusetts. After that, most of them found housing in other parts
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of Trump Arrest Are NOT Real Photos But AI-Generated Images — There Had Been No Arrest When Photos Appeared
Do these photos show former President Donald Trump being arrested by a group of New York City law enforcement officers? No, that's not true: At the time these images appeared online, on March 20, 2023, and March 21, 2023, Trump had not be
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: What Did Ron DeSantis Say About Donald Trump’s Potential Extradition?
Ron DeSantis. (Photo by Kyle Mazza/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Contradictory claims are circulating online regarding Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ stated position on the potential indictment, arrest, and extradition of former President Donald Trump, a
Full Fact→ Toby Carvery is not giving away free meals for two on Facebook
A social media post falsely claims to be from the restaurant chain.
The Dispatch→ Cracking the Big Egg Conspiracy
Paul Maust processes eggs after they are washed at Mausts California Poultry in Chino, California, on January 20, 2023. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda/MediaNews Group/Press-Enterprise/Getty Images)Hint: It wasn’t ‘greedflation’ that caused high pr
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that Silicon Valley Bank donated $73 million to Black Lives Matter is unsupported
Silicon Valley Bank “donated $73M to 'BLM Movement'”
Full Fact→ You cannot get ‘half-ownership’ of a property you’ve rented for five years
A claim linked to Serco offering landlords six year, 11 month contracts is going viral.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of Elon Musk talking about Andrew Tate is a deepfake
Video shows Elon Musk saying he bought Twitter and unblocked Andrew Tate’s Twitter account because “we need to escape the suppression from the matrix and expose the global elites.”
The Dispatch→ Video: Will Trump be Arrested?
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation. Continue reading Video: Will Trump be Arrested? »
The Dispatch→ DeSantis Inches Into the Arena
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to Iowa voters on March 10 in Des Moine. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Plus: Where West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice stands on a Senate run. Continue reading DeSantis Inches Into the Arena »
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, your sexual partner’s mRNA vaccine will not vaccinate you
“You can get vaccinated by sleeping with somebody who is already jabbed” with an mRNA vaccine. “It’s called shedding.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a real Charles Darwin quote about what it means to be ‘woke’
Charles Darwin predicted a sub-species of humans “will deny biology” and “attempt to undo the centuries of human development by rewriting history.”
AllSides→ Fetterman Working on Legislation While in Hospital, Contrary to Social Media Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/fetterman-working-on-legislation-while-in-hospital-contrary-to-social-media-claims/
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden says expanded child tax credit sharply cut poverty for Black children; data shows he’s right
“We cut Black child poverty in half in 2021 because of the child tax credit.”
The Dispatch→ Getting ‘Forever Chemicals’ Out of the Water Supply
(Getty Images)Plus: Biden vetoes GOP-led bill on ESG investing.Continue reading Getting ‘Forever Chemicals’ Out of the Water Supply »
Poynter→ Do rising fentanyl seizures at the border signal better detection or more drugs?
Experts say seizure data can definitively tell us only how many drugs were stopped from entering the US. Any other information is theoretical.
The Dispatch→ The (Possible) Charges Against Donald Trump, Explained
Former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in March 2023. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)The Manhattan district attorney’s case likely would rely on tenuous legal reasoning. Continue reading The (Possible) Char
The Dispatch→ The Real Problem With the Manhattan DA’s Case Against Trump
Robert Fix shows his support for Donald Trump near his Mar-a-Lago home on March 20, 2023 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Relegating political questions to the legal system lets the former president cast himself as a victim. Co
The Dispatch→ Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Is Defying Early Expectations
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on March 16, 2023 in Rome. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)Her election prompted concerns about far-right tendencies, but she’s governed more like Thatcher than Orbán.Continue reading Italy’s Giorgia M
The Dispatch→ Investigating January 6th
Will Donald Trump slip away "peacefully and patriotically"?Continue reading Investigating January 6th »
The Dispatch→ Teacher’s Pest
No 2nd grade teacher needs tenure.Continue reading Teacher’s Pest »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Sorry, there’s no allowance card; that Dr. Phil ad is bogus
TV host “Dr. Phil” endorsed a “2023 seniors benefits program.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Former President Donald Trump’s Truth Social posts about his possible arrest don’t include this one
Former President Donald Trump said “any indictment of me is an indictment of you.”