A cryptocurrency calling itself a CBDC was launched at an IMF spring meeting but the IMF has not endorsed it.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – This study about Antarctica doesn’t contradict climate change, as claim suggests
"Scientists struggle to understand why Antarctica hasn’t warmed for over 70 years despite rise in CO2."
Logically→ You will not receive alerts if you opt out of the upcoming U.K. emergency alert
Full Fact→ Study does not find ‘short breaks induce mental exhaustion’
Several publications incorrectly reported the findings of this study.
The Dispatch→ Lawmakers Game Out a Chinese Attack on Taiwan
Taiwanese soldiers during a drill in September 2021. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Plus: GOP leaders forge ahead with their own debt ceiling bill.Continue reading Lawmakers Game Out a Chinese Attack on Taiwan »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – FedNow no va sustituir el sistema bancario de EEUU, es solo un sistema de pago
La Reserva Federal “presentó su nuevo sistema de pagos que va a sustituir al sistema bancario actual".
Full Fact→ FDA document does not say graphene oxide is in Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
A blog has made false claims about a recently released Covid-19 vaccine document. The document does not say that the Pfizer vaccine contains graphene oxide.
Full Fact→ The numbers behind the PM’s maths claims fact checked
We’ve dug into the figures behind Rishi Sunak’s claims about the negative impact of poor numeracy.
Logically→ Old video from Israel misinterpreted as recent protests by migrants in Calais
Logically→ A clip from a video mocking conspiracy theories used to show 5G can spread COVID-19
Logically→ No, Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer Vijay Mishra’s home in Prayagraj was not attacked with a crude bomb
AllSides→ Mike Lindell Bet $5M to Prove His Election Lies Wrong. Now He Has to Pay Up.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3vpn/mike-lindell-cyber-symposium-big-lie-conspiracy-challenge-payout
Logically→ No, this statue was not recently unveiled in Oxford
The Dispatch→ Biden’s Pick for Labor Secretary Faces Skeptical Senate
Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee during her confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of the Labor Department on April 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla
Poynter→ A video of a former CIA director is not proof that the government is spraying the sky with chemicals
The conspiracy theory that the U.S. government is intentionally spraying toxic chemicals into the air has persisted for nearly two decades. The baseless claims often refer to so-called “chemtrails” and say that the […] The post A v
The Dispatch→ Fox News Will Not Change
Lobsters for the Brisket.Continue reading Fox News Will Not Change »
The Dispatch→ Poll: DeSantis Outperforming Trump in Michigan
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on March 5, 2023 in Simi Valley, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)New GOP research says the Florida governor matches up better against Joe Biden.Continue reading Poll: DeSantis Outperforming Trump in Michigan »
The Dispatch→ Jordan’s Threat to the Middle Eastern Order
King Abdullah IIat the royal Al-Husseiniya Palace in Amman on December 21, 2022, as Jordan hosts a Middle East summit. (Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images) The kingdom has made a tradition of inciting unrest with Israel during the holy month of Ra
The Dispatch→ Mike Pence Plots His Presidential Bid
Former Vice President Mike Pence at a Heritage Foundation event in October 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)But some question what the former vice president’s electoral path to the White House looks like. Continue reading Mike P
The Dispatch→ Ron DeSantis Stays Quiet on Abortion
Gov. Ron DeSantis signing Florida’s 15-week abortion in 2022. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)The Florida governor has been mum on the issue since signing a six-week ban.Continue reading Ron DeSantis Stays Quiet on Ab
FactCheck.org→ Dueling Ads: Trump and DeSantis on Social Security and Medicare
Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis both say they do not support cuts to Social Security. But dueling ads from super PACs supporting their presidential bids say past statements or actions suggest they once did, and therefore se
The Dispatch→ It’s Not The Media’s Fault That DeSantis Isn’t Doing Well
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Well, mostly.Continue reading It’s Not The Media’s Fault That DeSantis Isn’t Doing Well »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of Jeffrey Epstein With Children On Beach Are NOT Real Photos — AI Generated
Did a photo recently surface that shows Jeffrey Epstein posing with four children on a tropical beach? No, that's not true: This is not a real photo but an image created with the AI program Midjourney. This image, and another in the same
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Huggies diaper designs don’t include coded references to pedophilia
Symbols on Huggies diapers are coded references to pedophilia.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Este video no enseña extraterrestres en la Isla de Pascua en Chile
“Extraterrestres reales de visita”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Map Does NOT Show Where 3-Year-Old Children Can Get ‘Sex Change Surgery’
Does a map circulating on social media prove 3-year-old children can get a gender-affirming surgery in the United States? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such surgeries have ever been performed on patients of this age, and
PolitiFact→ Mike Pence – Mike Pence said ‘liberals’ emptied mental health hospitals in 1960s. They didn’t act alone.
"In the 1960s, liberals emptied our psych wards."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of former CIA director is not proof that government is spraying sky with chemicals
A video proves that “our own government is acknowledging that they’re spraying the skies” with toxic chemicals.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Yes, Missouri's attorney general has a website for reporting concerns about trans health care
Missouri’s attorney general has a website “where people can report trans individuals and the people who help them.”
Full Fact→ Thousands share hoax post about injured dog
Police in the US have recently warned that identical posts are connected to scams.
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Meet and Greet Event in Houston
Come meet Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and fellow members in Houston. Continue reading The Dispatch Meet and Greet Event in Houston »
Poynter→ Fact-checkers boosted budgets and broadened focus to tackle misinformation, report finds
Fact-checking organizations ramped up their budgets and diversified their focus in 2022, according to a new report that surveyed 93 verified signatories of the International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter. The […] The post Fact-checkers boosted
Logically→ There is no evidence that ‘seven Ukrainians are being killed for every Russian’
Logically→ The U.K. emergency alert system cannot activate pathogens in the vaccinated
Logically→ Smart city project in Ladyzhyn misidentified as a 15-minute city, fuels claim that the war in Ukraine is a hoax
AllSides→ Biden makes misleading claims when slamming House GOP debt ceiling proposal
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/fact-check-biden-misleading-claims-gop-debt-ceiling
Health Feedback→ Analysis by insurance executive Josh Stirling misrepresents official UK data, doesn’t show that COVID-19 vaccines led to 600,000 deaths
REVIEW An article published by the website The Florida Standard claimed that 600,000 Americans died from the COVID-19 vaccines, attributing this to an analysis by insurance executive Josh Stirling. Stirling collaborated with financier Edward Dowd to
Logically→ New Zealand commentator Simon Doull did not make statement equating living in Pakistan to being in jail
The Dispatch→ DeSantis Scuffling
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to police officers in the Staten Island borough of New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Plus: The Ukraine war is draining U.S. weapons stockpiles.Continue reading DeSantis Scuffling »
The Dispatch→ Five Words of Wisdom
People walking down the street in Chicago. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/ Getty Images)The U.S. economy is stupendous, despite what you might be hearing.Continue reading Five Words of Wisdom »