A Brinks truck makes a stop at Silicon Valley Bank's headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on March 13, 2023. (Photo by Noah Berger/AFP/Getty Images.)Fear and loathing, but mostly fear.Continue reading The Politics of the SVB Bailout »
Truth or Fiction?→ California’s Shasta County Drops Dominion Voting Machines Due to Unfounded Conspiracy Theories
On March 13 2023, a post to Reddit’s r/California_Politics reported that northern California’s Shasta County had just “dumped” Dominion voting machines, “leaving its election operations up in the air”: [Sh
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Prince Harry wasn’t deported from the United States and King Charles isn’t exiling him to Botswana
“Harry could be exiled to Botswana after he was deported from the United States due to an expired visa.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Does New Orleans Have Any Public Schools Left?
Students attend music class at the Encore Academy charter school in New Orleans. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) A viral tweet claims “there are no more public schools in New Orleans.” It stems from the idea that charter schools are not public
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Post about ‘The View’ and Kyle Rittenhouse is satire; there is no lawsuit settlement
“‘The View’ settles with the Rittenhouses for $22 million and a formal apology.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Article Does NOT Prove ‘Half-Human, Half-Pig Hybrid Enters World’
Does this article prove a piglet with human features was born between 2015 and March 10, 2023? No, that's not true. The article that reported it relied on the old photos of sculptures created by an Italian artist and provided no other evi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Stop Adrenochrome Shipment Being Sent To U.S. — It’s A Fabricated Story
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin intercept an adrenochrome shipment that was in transit to the United States? No, that's not true: The claim contains a hodgepodge of conspiracy theories and it originated in an outlet known for publish
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Endorse A Remedy Called Shilajit — Video Altered With Cloned Voice
Did Elon Musk endorse a remedy called shilajit? No, that's not true: This video clip of Musk speaking at the Ted2022 Conference has been dubbed with a sound-alike clone copy of Musk's voice to make it appear he was touting shilajit, when
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Patrick Mahomes Was NOT Suspended By The NFL — It’s A Fake Story That Leads To An Advertisement
Was Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes indefinitely suspended by the NFL? No, that's not true: The claim in a social media post has a "Learn more" link that goes to a fake ESPN page promoting an "off-market supplement." The fa
Truth or Fiction?→ Etsy Sellers Affected by SVB Collapse
After the collapse of tech-industry favorite Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on March 10 2023 (quickly followed by the collapses of Signature Bank and Silvergate), several popular social media posts indicated that sellers on the popular platform Etsy were ex
AllSides→ Explaining the Missing Context of Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 Presentation
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The Dispatch→ How ESG Became a Right-Wing Flashpoint
Employees stand outside of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank headquarters on March 10, 2023, in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Plus: ‘Anything that gets you asking me questions about Jan. 6 instead of asking me about
Logically→ Bill Gates was cornered with COVID-19 vaccine-related questions during an interview.
The Dispatch→ Funny Thing About Louisville
People march for the third day since the release of the grand jury report on the death of Breonna Taylor on September 26, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Why are Democrats so bad at running cities?Continue readi
Logically→ Bangladeshi actor Nazifa Tushi has converted to Hinduism.
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – Nikki Haley overreaches with attack on Democrats over gasoline cars, gas stoves
Democrats "want to ban gas powered cars and gas stoves.”
Logically→ Eight times more people died due to COVID-19 vaccines over a six-month period than died of COVID-19 over an 18-month period.
The Dispatch→ The Second-Largest Bank Failure In U.S. History
Employees walk outside of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)The federal government tries to contain the fallout from Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse.Continue reading
Logically→ This photo shows “something” coming down to earth from the sky in Turkey.
Poynter→ Fact-checking 6 claims in Joe Biden’s budget speech on the economy, taxes and Medicare
President Joe Biden proposed a $6.8 trillion budget this week that would impose tax hikes on the wealthy to bolster Medicare’s finances ands provide additional money to expand social programs. […] The post Fact-checking 6 claims in Joe Biden’
Logically→ HAARP is being used to accelerate the climate change agenda through global weather modification.
The Dispatch→ The Power of a Bad Idea
Howell Cobb (1815-1868). (Photo By Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG/Getty Images)Howell Cobb used phony theological, pseudo-scientific babble to argue for the perpetuation of slavery.Continue reading The Power of a Bad Idea »
The Dispatch→ The Public Still Deserves Answers About Our COVID Response
Drivers line up to take COVID-19 tests in Long Beach, California, on December 9, 2020. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)Three years on, a blue-ribbon commission should investigate where we went wrong—and what we got right.Continue r
The Dispatch→ Harming Students in the Name of Fairness
(Stock photo by Getty Images.)Dropping the SAT for the sake of ‘equity’ forces colleges to rely on admissions standards that benefit wealthy and privileged applicants.Continue reading Harming Students in the Name of Fairness »
Logically→ Video shows a worker from Bihar who was stabbed to death in Tamil Nadu.
Logically→ There was only one bridge over the Brahmaputra river in Assam till 2014.
Logically→ Turkey supported Pakistan at the UNHRC and said India is guilty of human rights violations in Kashmir.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on Tucker Carlson, the CHIPS Act, and 2024
Tucker Carlson. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)Plus: It’s been three years since the pandemic got real.Continue reading Our Best Stuff on Tucker Carlson, the CHIPS Act, and 2024 »
PolitiFact→ For New York counties, a lot of money at stake in Hochul's Medicaid move
Counties warn about shift in Medicaid funds if Hochul provision passes.
The Dispatch→ Manfredball and the MLB’s Crisis of Confidence
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels pitches against the Oakland Athletics on October 5, 2022, in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)This season’s rule changes merely deflect from the game’s real problem: Hitters ar
The Dispatch→ Has Sunak Sealed Brexit?
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street on March 8, 2023, in London. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)The ‘Windsor framework’ promises a resolution in Northern Ireland, but key stakeholders are holding out. Continue reading
The Dispatch→ Heaven, Earth, and Lithuania
The Paintings of M. K. Čiurlionis.Continue reading Heaven, Earth, and Lithuania »
The Dispatch→ History of the Bored, Part II
A review of ‘History of the World, Part II.’Continue reading History of the Bored, Part II »
The Dispatch→ The Lobster Effect
We all need that sweet, sweet pillow money.Continue reading The Lobster Effect »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All Senior Citizens CANNOT Get Free $3,500 Grocery Card From Medicare In 2023
Can all senior citizens get a free $3,500 grocery card from Medicare in 2023? No, that's not true: Neither the government nor Medicare are offering a free grocery card valued at $3,500 to all senior citizens in the United States. The clos
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Twisted Nationalism
Former President Donald Trump speaks at CPAC on March 4, 2023. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)To the former president, making America great again is about nothing more than making himself the most important person in the world.Continue reading Trump
FactCheck.org→ Explaining the Missing Context of Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 Presentation
Quick Take On Jan. 6, 2021, about 140 police officers were assaulted during the Capitol riot, and 326 participants — more than 100 armed with weapons — have been charged. But Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson has used recently re
PolitiFact→ Scott Adams – Unite the Right rally was real, not a staged ‘intel op’
The 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was “an American intel op against Trump.”
The Dispatch→ A Pyrrhic Prosecution
Former President Donald Trump. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Bad vibes about New York’s looming Trump indictment.Continue reading A Pyrrhic Prosecution »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Yes, beverages can foil at-home COVID-19 tests. But that doesn't mean they're unreliable
Video shows that certain drinks can “test positive” for COVID-19 when using at-home COVID-19 tests.