Video shows Pfizer agreed to pay $2.3 billion in a health care fraud settlement involving COVID-19 vaccines.
The Dispatch→ The Old Deal
President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks at the IBM facility in Poughkeepsie, New York, on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)Zombie New Dealers to the left of me and the right.Continue reading The Old Deal »
FactCheck.org→ Michelle Obama Not a 2024 Presidential Candidate, Contrary to Online Posts
Quick Take President Joe Biden has said he will seek a second term, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson have said they will challenge him for the 2024 Democratic nomination. But social media posts falsely claim that the party &#
PolitiFact→ Roy Cooper – Cooper says 4 NC Republicans vowed to protect abortion rights. He's right about 3.
Four North Carolina Republicans made “campaign promises” to protect reproductive rights
The Dispatch→ Fiasco
President Joe Biden walking along the U.S.-Mexico border fence in El Paso, Texas on January 8, 2023. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)The end of Title 42 may be an inflection point in Biden’s presidency. Continue reading Fiasco »
The Dispatch→ Trump Raises the Rent on Republicans
Former President Donald Trump drives a golf cart at the Trump Turnberry Golf Courses in Scotland on May 2, 2023. (Photo by Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images)He’s back in fighting form, and party members are rushing to clean up after him.Continue reading
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kevin Costner Is NOT Suing ‘The View’ For Hate Speech
Did actor Kevin Costner file a lawsuit against the American Broadcasting Company's television talk show "The View" for hate speech? No, that's not true: This claim originated from a self-described satirical website aimed at trolling conse
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Denzel Washington Did NOT Refuse To Work For Disney’s ‘Woke Cinematic Universe’
Did actor Denzel Washington refuse to play the role of a "secretly gay" character in a Disney superhero movie? No, that's not true: A satirical website originally published the article that makes this claim. The story (archived here) was
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Will Donald Trump need to register as a sex offender?
A jury found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll. Because the case was civil, not criminal, he is not required to register as a sex offender.
PolitiFact→ Could President Biden use the 14th Amendment to head off a debt default?
How could a clause in the 14th Amendment, enacted to guarantee citizenship after the Civil War, shape the battle over the debt limit? The White House is considering invoking the amendment to end the standoff, but courts have rarely ruled on the provisi
PolitiFact→ Robin Vos – Yes, Wisconsin's tax coffers would take a hit if Brewers leave
“When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salarie
Full Fact→ The WHO has not declared the Covid-19 pandemic over
The World Health Organisation recently announced that Covid is no longer a global health emergency. But contrary to some reports, it says the pandemic is still ongoing.
AllSides→ ‘Let Me Just Correct You’: Leftist Reporter Fact-Checked Live in White House Briefing
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/05/11/liberal-white-house-reporter-tries-to-revive-hoax-even-the-biden-admin-debunked-n2623131
AllSides→ ‘Let Me Just Correct You’: Leftist Reporter Fact-Checked Live in White House Briefing
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/05/11/liberal-white-house-reporter-tries-to-revive-hoax-even-the-biden-admin-debunked-n2623131
AllSides→ Was Donald Trump Found Guilty of Rape?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-donald-trump-found-guilty-rape-1799935 Donald Trump's reputatio
AllSides→ Was Donald Trump Found Guilty of Rape?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-donald-trump-found-guilty-rape-1799935 Donald Trump's reputatio
Full Fact→ Argos is not selling PlayStations for under £2
Argos says the offer is not genuine.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, every Black Californian is not receiving $1.2 million for reparations
California has approved $1.2 million in reparations for every black resident.
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Trump suggested raising Social Security retirement age in 2000, but hasn’t backed it since
“Donald Trump himself wrote a book where he was talking about the need to increase the age of eligibility for Social Security to 70.”
The Dispatch→ Nikki Haley Reopens the ‘Kill Marco’ Playbook
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks at a town hall event in New Hampshire on April 26, 2023. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Plus: Is Trump’s candidacy warping GOP Senate recruitment?Continue reading Nikki Haley Reopens the ‘K
Logically→ No, the Australian government isn’t killing bees to increase government control and wipe out pollination
The Dispatch→ Could the Hunter Biden Probe Prompt New Ethics Legislation?
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer and other Republican members of the committee hold a news conference to present preliminary findings into their investigation into President Joe Biden's family Thursday. (Photo by C
Logically→ A video of Jay-Z and Kanye predicting the COVID-19 pandemic is fake
Logically→ 2020 video from Telangana misrepresented to claim “RSS defaming Muslims” in Karnataka
Logically→ New York City officials have not decided to house migrants in Central Park
Health Feedback→ No evidence that hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin cure cancer; cancer and multiple sclerosis aren’t caused solely by parasites, contrary to claim by orthopedic surgeon
REVIEW A Facebook video posted on 5 May 2023 claimed that parasites cause cancer and multiple sclerosis, receiving more than 130,000 views. The video is an excerpt from a 5 December 2022 episode of the podcast “After Hours with Dr. Sigoloff”, du
Logically→ Old photos used to falsely claim former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was ‘tortured,’ ‘killed’ after his arrest
Logically→ Congress manifesto for 2018 Telangana elections falsely linked to Karnataka polls
The Dispatch→ Political Turmoil in Pakistan
Supporters of Imran Khan take part in a protest against the arrest of the former prime minister in Karachi, Pakistan on May 09, 2023. (Photo by Sabir Mazhar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Plus: A monumental election in Turkey.Continue reading Politica
Logically→ No, actor Akshay Kumar has not condemned former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest
Logically→ ‘The Kerala Story’ has not been banned by Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Logically→ Video caption falsely claims that a BJP MLA was found transporting EVMs in Karnataka
The Dispatch→ The GOP Takes an Immigration Victory Lap
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks alongside fellow Republican lawmakers after the House passed the Secure the Border Act Thursday. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)House Republicans pass their border bill despite intraparty drama.Continue r
The Dispatch→ The Biden Family’s Legal Woes, Explained
President Joe Biden and son Hunter arrive at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, on February 4, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)At least nine members of the president’s family have received paym
The Dispatch→ Turkey’s Existential Election
Posters of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the presidential candidate of the Main Opposition alliance, at Taksim Square in May 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)Ahead of Sunday’s vote, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lashes out agai
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Despite renewed claims, Hillary Clinton still doesn’t have Parkinson’s disease
“Hillary Clinton has Parkinson’s disease.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Old ‘Tartarian Empire’ Or Of ‘Mud Flood’ Resetting Society
Did a once powerful and technologically advanced "Tartarian Empire" exist before being washed away or buried in a great "mud flood" that reset society? No, that's not true: There is no proof to support this claim. While the assertion has
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Party Did NOT Confirm Michelle Obama Will Be 2024 Nominee
Did the Democratic Party confirm that Michelle Obama will be its presidential nominee in 2024? No, that's not true: There are no news reports about the purported event, and, as of this writing, the former first lady is not an officially r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Otto Warburg Did NOT Invent ‘Oxygen Therapy’ — EWOT NOT Proven To Cure ‘Top 200 Diseases In The World’
Can exercise with oxygen therapy (EWOT) "cure the top 200 diseases in the world ... by using oxygen and raising people's heart rates," as was discovered by chemist Otto Warburg? No, none of that is true: Warburg was a German scientist who
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘It’s Just Disgusting’: E. Jean Carroll Considering Suing Trump Again After CNN ‘Town Hall’
Author and veteran journalist E. Jean Carroll said she is considering filing a new defamation suit against disgraced former U.S. President Donald Trump in the wake of a heavily-criticized “town hall” broadcast on CNN. “Everything̵