‘Carbon capture’ reduces how much carbon dioxide from fossil fuel emissions gets into the air. Experts consider the technology a climate solution and a risk.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Trump didn’t rescue children born into sex slavery under Central Park, despite online claims
Former President Donald Trump rescued deformed children who were born into sex slavery in tunnels under Central Park in New York.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Geoengineered smoke? No. Satellites show smoke that covered northeast US was from Canadian wildfires
Smoke that covered New York, New Jersey and Connecticut after the Canadian wildfires “was a planned operation in geoengineering.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Ukraine’s military is not camouflaging tanks as houses
“A Ukrainian tank uses a house as camouflage.”
The Dispatch→ Reason and the Mob
Trump rivals can’t capitalize on his indictment. Continue reading Reason and the Mob »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence Gabby Petito texted 'send the authorities now' before her death
Gabby Petito’s last text to her mother included an acronym for “Send The Authorities Now.”
FactCheck.org→ Viral Video Makes False Claim About Pride Month Flag Display
Quick Take Rockefeller Center is celebrating Pride Month with a display of rainbow flags to show it is “an inclusive and diverse space for all.” But an Instagram post uses an image of Pride flags at Rockefeller Center while falsely clai
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Mel Gibson’s publicist dispels rumors about the actor working on a child sex trafficking documentary
“Mel Gibson has announced he has been secretly working on a 4 part docu series exposing the 34 billion dollar global child sex trafficking trade.”
The Dispatch→ Indictment Watch: The Cannon Conundrum
A gag order on Trump ain't gonna work. Continue reading Indictment Watch: The Cannon Conundrum »
The Dispatch→ Representation vs. Democracy
Not all representative bodies are democratic, and not everything should be democratized. Continue reading Representation vs. Democracy »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Apricot Seeds Do NOT Prevent Cancer, Have NOT Caused Hunza Valley People To ‘Never Get Cancer’
Do the people of the Hunza Valley in northern Pakistan never get cancer because they consume apricot seeds? No, that's not true: There are recorded cases of cancer among the people of the Hunza Valley that date back several decades and th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Constitution Does NOT Define Treason As Government Leaving ‘Borders Not Protected’
Does Article 3, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution state that treason is defined as the government leaving its "borders not protected" and does it declare "that the government will give comfort and aid to a hostile foreign invasion when t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say ‘3 Billion People Need To Die’
Did Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates suggest that "3 billion people need to die"? No, that's not true: The claim on social media recycles unsupported speculations from 2019 based on a distorted quote taken out of context
FactCheck.org→ Online Posts Misrepresent Coin Commemorating Trump’s Second Indictment
Quick Take A privately owned company called the White House Gift Shop is selling a coin commemorating the second indictment of former President Donald Trump. But, contrary to a misleading tweet from Sen. Bill Cassidy, the online sales company
The Dispatch→ Enough Already With the Toddler Economics
A good outcome doesn’t mean good economics, regardless of what you call it. Continue reading Enough Already With the Toddler Economics »
Logically→ No, Guardian columnist George Monbiot did not write a column on hot weather in June
Full Fact→ Hoax posts about dog bitten by rattlesnake shared widely online
The pictures used in the post have been circulating online for years.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Homosexuals Are Overrepresented …’
On June 13 2023 — amid a hugely weaponized disinformation narrative about queer and trans people timed to correspond with Pride Month — an iFunny commenter responded to a Pride flag-related post with a claim: “Despite being 2 percent
Full Fact→ The overall NHS waiting list continues to rise
Rishi Sunak says the government’s “cutting waiting lists”. That’s true in the case of some specific NHS waiting lists, but not for the main list overall.
The Dispatch→ Why Trump’s GOP Rivals Aren’t Piling On
Plus: Inside the RNC’s post-2022 midterms autopsy. Continue reading Why Trump’s GOP Rivals Aren’t Piling On »
PolitiFact→ Pence's point on gender-affirming care for minors ignores parental consent rules for tattoos
Twice recently, GOP presidential candidate Mike Pence cited tattoo laws as justification for his view that gender-affirming care should be barred for minors, even with parental consent. But this ignores that most states allow parents to consent to mino
Logically→ No, protests in Serbia are not against Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić’s connection with WEF
Logically→ Video of U.S. Coast Guard rescuing mariner falsely linked to cyclone Biparjoy
Logically→ Video of roof flying off, narrowly missing people is unrelated to cyclone Biparjoy
The Dispatch→ Former President Arraigned (Again)
Plus: Lawmakers weigh intelligence collection reform. Continue reading Former President Arraigned (Again) »
Logically→ Remdesivir does not contain cyanide
Logically→ No, clip doesn’t show women beating Kerala Congress MLA after watching ‘The Kerala Story’
Logically→ Old video of London bus garage blaze shared as recent
The Dispatch→ Jonny Law
"Pandas kind of suck" Continue reading Jonny Law »
The Dispatch→ Better Data Means Better Policy
The significance of the Census Bureau adopting a new method to measure inflation. Continue reading Better Data Means Better Policy »
The Dispatch→ The End of Bunga Bunga
Americans compare Silvio Berlusconi to the wrong U.S. president. Continue reading The End of Bunga Bunga »
The Dispatch→ Republican Senators Split on DOJ’s Trump Indictment
While some dismiss the charges out of hand, others focus on the gravity of the allegations without weighing in on their merit. Continue reading Republican Senators Split on DOJ’s Trump Indictment »
The Dispatch→ Judge Aileen Cannon and the Trump Criminal Case, Explained
The federal district court judge who appointed a ‘special master’ in Trump v. USA is now set to preside over USA v. Trump. Continue reading Judge Aileen Cannon and the Trump Criminal Case, Explained »
The Dispatch→ ‘But Her Emails’ Is Not the Defense of Trump His Supporters Would Like It to Be
When the government falls short of its standards, that doesn’t mean we should get rid of standards. Continue reading ‘But Her Emails’ Is Not the Defense of Trump His Supporters Would Like It to Be »
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Distortions of Federal Indictment
In the days leading up to his June 13 arraignment and in a speech several hours afterward, former President Donald Trump distorted what the federal indictment against him said and made faulty comparisons to other politicians’ actions. Trum
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Bedminster speech following documents indictment
Former President Donald Trump misrepresented laws governing the handling of sensitive and classified papers and offered misleading comparisons to Democratic politicians with record woes of their own. We fact-checked several of his claims.
New York Times→ Fact Check: Trump’s Misleading Defenses in Classified Documents Case
The former president drew misleading comparisons to others, misconstrued the classification process and leveled inaccurate attacks at officials.
The Dispatch→ Video: Trump Indictment, Judge Aileen Cannon, and More
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation. Continue reading Video: Trump Indictment, Judge Aileen Cannon, and More »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judge Aileen Cannon NOT Photographed In Full MAGA Regalia At Trump Campaign Rally
Did Judge Aileen Cannon, who was assigned to the Donald Trump documents case, appear at a September 3, 2022, political rally for the former president in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to suggest she w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Chemtrails’ Do NOT Contain Chemicals Known To Cause Human Harm — Chemtrails Are NOT Proven To Exist
Do "chemtrails" contain the chemicals aluminum, barium, strontium and ethylene to cause a number of negative health impacts, including migraines, runny noses, depression, lethargy and anxiety? No, that's not true: Experts largely agree th