Do the blue eyes of babies turn brown because of carbon -- and can adult eye color tinted by heavy metals, toxins and diseases be changed by "detoxing" -- by adopting a raw fruit-based vegan diet or using herbs such as contribo? No, that'
AllSides→ Disney cancels plans for Florida campus amid feud with Ron DeSantis, forgoing historic tax incentive
https://politifact.com/article/2023/may/18/disney-cancels-plans-for-florida-campus-amid-feud The Walt D
AllSides→ Disney cancels plans for Florida campus amid feud with Ron DeSantis, forgoing historic tax incentive
https://politifact.com/article/2023/may/18/disney-cancels-plans-for-florida-campus-amid-feud The Walt D
PolitiFact→ Disney cancels plans for Florida campus amid feud with Ron DeSantis, forgoing historic tax incentive
In 2020, with Ron DeSantis as governor, Florida approved up to $570 million in tax credits for The Walt Disney Co. for a regional campus in Orlando. But Disney backed out of the deal as their feud escalates.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Nancy Pelosi ‘cries like kid’? No. Viral video’s caption is clickbait
Video shows “Pelosi CRIES LIKE KID after McCarthy kicked her out as speaker.”
The Dispatch→ No, It’s Not 2016 All Over Again
Former President Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz during the Republican presidential debate on January 14, 2016. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)And no, Ron DeSantis isn’t Cruz 2.0.Continue reading No, It’s Not 2016 All Over Again »
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – There's no evidence shelves in Florida grocery store are empty due to a truckers’ boycott
This video shows empty shelves at a Florida grocery store because truckers said “they were not delivering anything to Florida !!!”
PolitiFact→ Bernie Sanders – Are US prescription drug prices 10 times higher than those in other nations? Only sometimes
"We pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, in some cases 10 times more than the people of any other country."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Nike Was ‘Forced To Pay $1000 To Every Customer’
Was Nike "forced to pay $1000 to every customer" via gift cards? No, that's not true: As of May 18, 2023, there is no indication that courts or authorities made the company do so. The claim originated from a post published on Facebook on
Truth or Fiction?→ Disney ‘Pulls Plug’ on Billion Dollar Florida Campus
On May 18 2023, a flurry of posts about Disney “pulling the plug” on a billion-dollar planned investment began appearing across social media, with popular posts on r/politics and r/LeopardsAteMyFace (twice): Disney Pulls Plug on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. ‘Special Forces’ Did NOT Raid ‘Regime Warehouse Filled With Drug Shortage Meds Headed To Ukraine’
Did "United States Special Forces" raid a "regime warehouse filled with drug shortage" medicine headed to Ukraine? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories this article "is false." The article is also located on a we
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – El Congreso no ha aprobado un nuevo seguro de salud gratuito para todos
“El Congreso ha aprobado un seguro de salud gratis con cobertura médica, dental y de visión”.
FactCheck.org→ DeSantis’ Law Requiring Online Vendors to Charge Sales Tax Wasn’t a New Tax
A TV ad misleadingly accuses Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of increasing taxes. But the law in question didn’t create a new tax. Instead, it implemented a more effective way of collecting an existing tax. The law required online vendors to direct
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Does NOT Reveal Most People’s Lungs Now ‘Riddled With Microplastics’ From Disposable Masks
Does a study reveal that disposable face masks are the cause of the high levels of microplastics found in human lungs? No, that's not true: Contrary to a headline about the study, the study never mentions disposable masks as a cause of th
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden casts GOP budget as specific on law enforcement cuts, but it’s unknown
"The Republican plan would cut federal law enforcement officers — 30,000 — including 11,000 FBI agents, 2,000 border agents, DEA agents, and so on."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – This video doesn’t prove Joe Biden had an inappropriate relationship with a minor. It’s edited
An Instagram video shows a man confronting President Joe Biden about an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
Truth or Fiction?→ L.A. Dodgers Capitulate to Right-Wing Campaign Against ‘Pride Night’
The Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team has disinvited a prominent drag performance and activism group following a campaign orchestrated by the Catholic League and supported by Marco Rubio (R-Florida). The team announced on May 17 2023 that it had resci
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Baby With Fish Tail Is NOT Real — It’s Manipulated Version Of A Real Image
Is an image showing a baby whose lower body resembles that of a fish legitimate? No, that's not true: The original image actually shows a baby girl born with a rare condition that fused her legs together. However, her legs did not look li
PolitiFact→ Kathy Hochul – NYS funding for pre-K is climbing, but districts face barriers to serving everyone
The NY state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolers
Full Fact→ Wrong man pictured in social media posts about Met Police shooting of two dogs
Thousands of people have shared posts which wrongly claim to have identified a police officer at the incident earlier this month.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Study on possible COVID-19 brain effects looked at virus, not vaccines
“A European study has found COVID vaccines could be causing ‘long-term brain damage.’”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Do Tdap shots expose pregnant women to undue risk? No. Studies show the vaccines are safe
Pregnant women getting the Tdap vaccine “voluntarily are quite literally the experiment.”
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Dash for the border on video was months before Title 42 ended
“JUST IN: A MASSIVE CARAVAN of illegal aliens is forcing their way into the US!”
Full Fact→ No evidence videos show ‘geoengineered’ skies
Thousands of people have liked an Instagram video claiming to show the difference between natural and allegedly engineered skies.
Full Fact→ Photograph of girls in white dresses does not show child brides
The photo shows young relatives of brides and grooms at a mass wedding in Gaza.
Logically→ Video of AIMIM MLA quarreling with police personnel shared as from Karnataka
Full Fact→ Photos of Prince Harry and Prince William together at the coronation are AI-generated
The eight photos appear to show the brothers embracing and speaking to each other at the celebration.
Logically→ No, the Great Replacement isn’t real and data from California does not support the conspiracy theory
Logically→ Old video of cow slaughter on BJP flag from Manipur falsely linked to Karnataka polls
Logically→ Brij Bhushan Singh didn’t slap a wrestler for seeking “justice”
The Dispatch→ Zelensky’s European Tour
British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Aylesbury, England.(Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)With U.S. military aid on the verge of drying up, Ukrainians look elsewhere to shore up their defenses.Continu
Logically→ Photo of pro-Trump protests in January 2021 falsely shared as Joe Biden rally in 2020
Logically→ No, man pouring alcohol isn’t in charge of police outpost in Uttar Pradesh
Logically→ 2022 video falsely claimed as footage of Russian troops surrendering during a Ukrainian counter-offensive in 2023
The Dispatch→ Hell Is Other Pundits
True rank punditry. Continue reading Hell Is Other Pundits »
The Dispatch→ Waiting for the SCOTUS Hit Parade
SCOTUS backlog raises eyebrows.Continue reading Waiting for the SCOTUS Hit Parade »
The Dispatch→ Reforming Higher Ed Goes Beyond Free Speech and Loan Forgiveness
Ben Sasse. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)Innovation is in order, and leaders like Ben Sasse are well-poised to carry that out.Continue reading Reforming Higher Ed Goes Beyond Free Speech and Loan Forgiveness »
The Dispatch→ The Arab League’s Misguided Faith in Bashar al-Assad
Syria's President Bashar al-Assado n May 3, 2023 In Damascus, Syria. (Photo by Borna News/Matin Ghasemi/Aksonline ATPImages/Getty Images)The organization has lifted his suspension based on promises he’s unlikely to keep.Continue reading The Arab
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NATO Did NOT Sign Agreement Not To Expand Eastwards After Soviet Union’s Fall
Did NATO sign a written agreement not to expand eastwards after the fall of the Soviet Union? No, that's not true: On its website, NATO refutes the claim, and even Russia -- which historically argued that it was offered verbal guarantees
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Healthy Liver Does NOT Prevent ‘The Spread Of Any Cancer’
Does solely maintaining a healthy liver prevent the spread of any cancer in the human body? No, that's not true: A Harvard Cancer Center professor of medical oncology told Lead Stories that this claim is "entirely false." Also, the woman