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PolitiFact→ Steve Milloy – Particulate matter is not ‘junk science.’ Decades of research show it affects human health
Particulate matter, found in wildfire smoke, has “no effect” on human health and is “total junk science.”
The Dispatch→ Trail Tales
And what they tell us about the campaigns. Continue reading Trail Tales »
The Dispatch→ House Readies for Schiff Censure Vote
Plus: How GOP lawmakers feel about Blinken’s trip to Beijing. Continue reading House Readies for Schiff Censure Vote »
Full Fact→ Wetherspoons is not giving away free meals for two on Facebook
The company has confirmed that the post, shared more than 10,000 times online, is not genuine.
Full Fact→ Injured dog hoax uses photo of pet recovering from surgery
A widely-shared Facebook post claims that a dog was injured in a hit-and-run incident.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, una iglesia en Massachusetts no se incendió durante matrimonio gay
Una iglesia fue “quemada por un rayo en Boston, EE. UU. durante una ceremonia de boda gay. Este 5 de mayo de 2023, sin sobrevivientes entre los participantes”.
PolitiFact→ Can GOP candidates pardon Donald Trump if they win? Can Trump pardon himself?
On the presidential campaign trail, Republican candidates are weighing or sidestepping questions about how they would handle a potential pardon for former President Donald Trump. Some seem open to the idea. Is there anything to keep them from doing it?
PolitiFact→ What have GOP candidates said about pardoning former President Donald Trump?
On the presidential campaign trail, Republican candidates are weighing in about how they would handle a potential pardon for former President Donald Trump.
Full Fact→ Plea to help find missing grandma on Facebook is a hoax
The posts appear in community groups across the UK but use a photo from a genuine missing person appeal in the US, who has since been found.
PolitiFact→ Mark Kaye – Claim is wrong: Donald Trump’s former attorney general did not call the former president a spy
Former Attorney General Bill Barr “says Donald Trump is a spy.”
Logically→ Wildfires in Canada are the result of climate change, not arson
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – La afirmación de que un cártel mexicano tiene un Javelin enviado a Ucrania carece de pruebas
“Arma que EE.UU. le dio a Ucrania es vista en manos de cártel”.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ¿Hay riesgo de cáncer de mama al tomar 3 tazas de leche diarias? Aquí te explicamos
Científicos descubren que al “consumir 3 tazas de leche diaria, las personas tienen más riesgos de desarrollar cáncer de mama”.
Logically→ News outlets give communal angle to incident of vandalism in Bulandshahr’s temple
Full Fact→ Police can’t automatically track your location if you press 55 during a 999 call
A claim about “new technology” has been shared more than 38,000 times, but isn’t correct.
The Dispatch→ Blinken Returns From Beijing Empty-Handed
The high-stakes trip failed to reestablish military-to-military communications. Continue reading Blinken Returns From Beijing Empty-Handed »
Logically→ Viral circular from Osmania University with rescheduled dates for undergraduate examination is fake
Logically→ No, this video does not show cyclone Biparjoy in Karachi, Pakistan
The Dispatch→ The White House Runs Through Georgia
Fusing the Georgia GOP. Continue reading The White House Runs Through Georgia »
The Dispatch→ The Fight Over Renaming Military Posts, Explained
Why are Republican presidential candidates calling for Confederate names to be reinstated? Continue reading The Fight Over Renaming Military Posts, Explained »
The Dispatch→ Is Biden’s Southern Border Plan Working?
Encounters are down, but the cause for that is up for debate. Continue reading Is Biden’s Southern Border Plan Working? »
Logically→ Video from Myanmar shared claiming army personnel assaulted Kuki Christian girl in Manipur
Logically→ Old video from Times Square shared with a false ‘clown attack’ claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of Military Gear Do NOT Show Unusual Deployment In June 2023 In US, Canadian Cities — It’s Training Season
Do images of military equipment in U.S. and Canadian cities show some sort of military action or deployment is taking place in June 2023? No, that's not true: Military equipment in U.S. and Canadian cities does not necessarily indicate th
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fear-mongering Facebook post misleads about tinnitus
“Ringing in your ears can cause total shutdown in under two years” but a pill can make tinnitus disappear.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Tom Cruise With Two Body Doubles — It’s AI Generated
Does a photograph authentically show Tom Cruise with his two "stunt doubles"? No, that's not true: An image shared widely on social media in June 2023 was generated using the artificial intelligence program Midjourney, the image creator c
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Did Dodgers play to empty stadium after honoring LGBTQ+ activists who parody nuns? Evidence says no.
Protests of (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) at a Los Angeles Dodgers game led to a "virtually empty stadium for the game itself.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show Cyclone Biparjoy battering Karachi
Video shows “current weather situation in Karachi.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A remotely controlled camera captured Apollo 17 leaving the moon, not some doomed astronaut
Video is evidence the moon landing was faked because someone would have had to stay behind to film
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Water Staying In Jar Does NOT Prove The Shenzhou-13 Crew Faked Spaceshot — Effect Of Surface Tension
Has the Chinese space program staged an elaborate and obvious hoax? Is an open glass jar with water in it sitting out on a table in plain sight during a mission evidence that they did not really go into space? No, that's not true: Shenzho
The Dispatch→ Do Republicans Want to Win?
Thoughts on ‘the culture of losing.’ Continue reading Do Republicans Want to Win? »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Hobby Lobby Is Selling Satanic Statues — Images Are AI Creations
Do photos show that the craft store chain Hobby Lobby is selling demonic statues? No, that's not true: These images have been created by an AI artist. The images originated on Reddit and Facebook in groups for AI art. Hive Moderation, a p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Burisma Co-Owner’s Wife Is NOT Dead As Of June 19, 2023; Her Attorney Denies She Was Firm’s Accountant
Was the wife of a former Burisma co-owner found dead after she had offered to disclose the firm's secrets she had accessed as an accountant? No, that's not true: According to her attorney, the woman is alive and well as of June 19, 2023,
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Wildfires’ carbon dioxide output exceeds century’s worth of human activity? No
Recent wildfires put more carbon in the atmosphere than "the human race has put out in the last 100 years."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old misinformation about Democratic party staffer Seth Rich gains new traction online
“Breaking dead DNC leaker has just been identified.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video clip of singer Tim McGraw altered to hawk diet gummies
Video shows singer Tim McGraw talking about diet gummies.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Wait, was Elon Musk discussing cryptocurrency? No. The video was altered.
Video shows Elon Musk talking about an “AI cryptocurrency trading platform” he launched.
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Does milk consumption increase breast cancer risk? More research is needed, experts say
A Facebook post says that drinking 3 cups of milk daily increases breast cancer risk. Different studies have varying conclusions.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old video doesn’t show a recent Donald Trump speech, but a Facebook post claims otherwise
Video shows former President Donald Trump addressing the nation on June 16.