At a military veterans event in Delaware, President Joe Biden told a detailed story about how as vice president he presented one of his uncles, Frank Biden, with a Purple Heart, which his uncle refused to accept. But the facts of Biden’s story d
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – Elon Musk said he wouldn’t ban the Twitter account tracking his jet. Weeks later, he suspended it
“My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Elon Musk Flew To ‘Epstein Island’; Map Is Fake And There’s No Place To Land
Does an image of a flight log shared on social media show that a private jet owned by Elon Musk traveled to Little St. James Island -- also known as "Epstein Island" -- a dozen times since 2010? No, that's not true: The map has been ackno
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Russia’s Army wasn’t ‘destroyed’
Russia’s Army was “destroyed.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Elon Musk, Jared Kushner at World Cup in Qatar
On December 18 2022, a photograph purportedly showing Twitter’s new chief executive officer Elon Musk with Jared Kushner at the World Cup was shared to r/pics, later rising to the top spot on r/all: Elon Musk hanging out with Jared Kus
PolitiFact→ What we know about the Jan. 6 committee's criminal referrals
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol voted to refer criminal charges against former President Donald Trump to the Justice Department. Here's what we know about the committee's referrals and what happens
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Cast Down The Mighty, Send The Rich Away’
An anti-capitalist Biblical message out of a church in New Zealand is getting quite a lot of attention online. “I’m quite amazed how much beef we’re getting that this sign is not Christmassy,” Dean Jay Ruka said of the sign outs
AllSides→ Left’s Persistent Myth on ‘Rewriting Facts’ in Kennedy v. Bremerton
https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/lefts-persistent-myth-on-rewriting-facts-in-kennedy-v-bremerton/
AllSides→ Did Ex-Intel Officials Call Hunter Biden Laptop Disinformation?
https://www.newsweek.com/hunter-biden-laptop-jim-jordan-facebook-disinformation-twitter-1767369 The "Tw
FactCheck.org→ Our Annual Fundraising Appeal
It has been a challenging time for fact-checkers. An alarming percentage of people are vulnerable to deceptions, while at the same time knowledge of civics is on the decline. In the past year, we’ve tried to do our part by providing you the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Yellowstone Officials’ Did NOT ‘Close Down The Park’ Or Say ‘Volcanic Uplift Is Rising’ On December 18, 2022
Is it true that "Yellowstone officials just closed down the park & said the volcanic uplift is rising" on December 18, 2022? No, that's not true: A video that made this claim reused shots from a fictional movie that has been available
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Viral Claim About Elon Musk
A popular social media account attributes an Orwell quote to Musk.The post Fact Checking a Viral Claim About Elon Musk appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ A Brief History of New York Times Crossword Puzzle Swastikas
On December 19 2022, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of a tweet claiming that the December 18 2022 New York Times crossword puzzle was in the shape of a swastika: .@NYTimes Last straw. On the first night of Hanukkah?! I’m done with you. It’
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of cellphones used to pop popcorn kernels is part of viral marketing campaign
Cellphones can be used to pop popcorn kernels.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Pelosi unveiled her own portrait at the U.S. Capitol
A video shows Nancy Pelosi unveiling a portrait of former U.S. Energy Department employee.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet That Banning Reporters From Twitter Was ‘Innocuous Alternative’ To Murder
Did Elon Musk tweet, "You know, in some parts of the world, journalists get murdered for crossing the wrong people. Banning the reporters I don't like from my own platform feels like a pretty innocuous alternative to me" on December 16, 2
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Just Launch ‘Terrifying Hypersonic T-Jet To Beat Russia’
Did Elon Musk just launch the "terrifying hypersonic T-Jet to beat Russia"? No, that's not true: There is zero evidence to support the claim. Musk's private rocket company made no such announcement, and the video making the allegation is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 80,000 Polish Troops Did NOT Besiege Kaliningrad, Russia
Did 80,000 Polish troops besiege Kaliningrad, Russia? No, that's not true: The video making this claim in its headline does not mention 80,000 Polish troops besieging Kaliningrad, Russia, in its recorded content. There have also been no n
PolitiFact→ Rita Harris – Florida's property insurance overhaul doesn't promise 'immediate relief'
Florida Senate Bill 2A does not provide "immediate relief" to homeowners dealing with high property insurance rates and "will force some … constituents to pay up to 20% more."
PolitiFact→ Rita Harris – Florida's property insurance overhaul doesn't promise 'immediate relief'
Florida Senate Bill 2A does not provide "immediate relief" to homeowners dealing with high property insurance rates and "will force some … constituents to pay up to 20% more."
Full Fact→ Hoax posts about missing grandfather circulating on local Facebook groups
The posts, which claim to be from someone looking for their missing grandfather, feature an image of a man who passed away earlier this year.
Full Fact→ Fake KFC deal shared by thousands on Facebook
A post claiming social media users can get a voucher “for nothing” has been shared widely.
Full Fact→ The lowest paid nurses aren’t getting a 9% pay increase
Oliver Dowden MP said multiple times that the lowest paid nurses were given a 9% increase. A newly qualified nurse in England has seen their pay increase by around 5.5% following the latest pay award.
Logically→ Den svenska domaren Anna Åse påstår att omfattande valfusk har skett i det brasilianska valet.
I videon talar sångerskan Agneta fältskog om lyckan av att vara hemma med sina barn. Brasilianska Försvarsdepartementet har uteslutit valfusk.
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccin orsakar Amyotrofisk Lateral Skleros (ALS).
Det finns inga vetenskapliga bevis som kopplar COVID-19 vaccin till ALS.
Logically→ En muslimsk flicka kidnappades av den svenska staten och gavs till ett gaypar.
Barnet föddes i en kristen familj och vårdnaden överfördes till gayparet med samtycke från alla involverade parter.
Logically→ Actor Shahrukh Khan promised to donate the first day’s earnings from his film Pathan to Pakistan.
Actor Shahrukh Khan didn't make such a statement. The claim stemmed from a Facebook page known for sharing satirical content.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘We Took Police At Their Word’: Florida News Outlets Fuel Latest Police ‘Overdose’ Story
A story out of Florida in December 2022 quickly gained traction online and made it to the national spotlight, becoming the latest story to push the claim — contrary to medical expertise — that even brief exposure to fentanyl can induce an o
AllSides→ Trump Swapped Prisoners, Too
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/12/trump-swapped-prisoners-too/ Criticizing the Biden administration’s
Logically→ The video shows Marina Beach in Chennai during the recent Cyclone Mandous.
A video from 2021 showing flooding at Marina Beach has been misattributed to 2022's Cyclone Mandous.
Logically→ PM Narendra Modi has expressed his support for the film Pathaan.
A video clip of Modi talking about former Pakistan PM Imran Khan has been edited out and shared out of context. Modi has made no comments on the film.
PolitiFact→ Ro Khanna – US trade deficit with China now $400 billion per year, much higher than in the 1990s
The U.S. "trade deficit with China has gone from about $80 billion a year in the 1990s to $400 billion a year.”
PolitiFact→ How a House speaker could kick some lawmakers off committees
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has said that if he becomes House speaker, he wants to unseat some Democratic lawmakers from committees. Here’s how he could do that, and what obstacles he would face.
Logically→ FIFA president Gianni Infantino has announced that the football World Cup will be held every three years.
The FIFA president has made no such announcement. The next FIFA World Cup will be held as per norms after four years in 2026.
Logically→ Lionel Messi converted to Islam after Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Videos and images of Messi wearing a black and gold robe while lifting the trophy at the FIFA World Cup final were falsely shared with communal spin.
Logically→ This video shows a Chinese soldier injured during the clash with Indian troops in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh on December 9, 2022.
The viral video is from the 2020 Galwan Valley clash between Indian and Chinese troops. It is unrelated to the December 2022 Tawang incident.
The Dispatch→ Life Is Too Short For Hating Harry & Meghan
Office workers watch Harry & Meghan. (Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Images/Getty Images.)What wretched souls would want to earn their bread by performatively despising strangers?The post Life Is Too Short For Hating Harry & Meghan appeared first o
Logically→ Video shows Vande Bharat Express train compartment flooded with water.
The video is from 2019 when water leaked from an AC vent in the Sanghamitra Express. No such incident occurred on the Vande Bharat Express train.
Washington Post→ Ten of the most popular fact checks of 2022
Fact checks concerning former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Hunter Biden dominated the annual list.
The Dispatch→ Sixth Episode of The Dispatch Book Club Out Now
A new Book Club podcast is out for members-only.The post Sixth Episode of The Dispatch Book Club Out Now appeared first on The Dispatch.