Logically→ Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo stormed an election collation center in Abuja.
No reputable source has corroborated this narrative.
Logically→ Results for Ekiti State were published prior to the Nigerian general elections.
The Dispatch→ Judge Rao on Separation of Powers
A little insight into the Mazars dissent.The post Judge Rao on Separation of Powers appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Video shows an anti-Modi protest in London after an income tax raid on BBC’s India offices.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccinated People Do NOT Become The Property Of mRNA Vaccine Patent Holders — mRNA Does NOT Alter Natural DNA
Do gene editing mRNA vaccine patent holders own vaccinated people outright once injected, and does mRNA alter natural human DNA? No, that's not true: A Stanford University professor of law specializing in bioethics told Lead Stories that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Charles Darwin Predicted ‘The Rise Of The Woke’
Did British naturalist Charles Darwin, best known for his contributions to the evolutionary theory in biology, who died in 1882, predict "the rise of The Woke," a modern-day slang term frequently used by the opponents of those raising awa
The Dispatch→ War Fever
An apartment in Irpin destroyed by a Russian bombardment in the area. Evidence of the destruction wrought by the war is still very visible in the town of Irpin, close to Kyiv. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)On the rise
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MiraLAX Does NOT Contain Ethylene Glycol, The Active Ingredient In Antifreeze
Does the laxative MiraLAX contain ethylene glycol, a chemical commonly used in antifreeze that can be poisonous if ingested? No, that's not true: MiraLAX contains polyethylene glycol, a compound commonly used in medications. Although the
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Send 13-Year-Old Drinking Water to East Palestine?
Former President Donald Trump stands next to a pallet of water before delivering remarks at the East Palestine Fire Department station on February 22, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images) Claims are circulating online t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Man Pictured With Stethoscope Is NOT Sen. John Fetterman’s Doctor — He’s Porn Actor Johnny Sins
Is the man presented as "John Fetterman's doctor" in a post about the U.S. senator's condition a doctor? No, that's not true: He is porn actor Jonny Sins and the post is the latest version of spoofs in which Sins, who plays a doctor in fi
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Kid Rock didn’t tweet this about tyranny and face masks
Kid Rock tweeted, “Some people wouldn’t recognize tyranny if it slapped a mask on their face, made them stand 6 feet apart, and forced them to take a vaccine for a virus with a 99.8% survival rate.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Derailed Ohio train carried vinyl chloride, which is banned in aerosols, but not other products
The train that derailed in Ohio was carrying “over 300,000 gallons of a chemical that was banned in 1974.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – The war in Ukraine isn’t ‘fake,’ and these photos don’t prove that it is
Photos of an apartment building in Kyiv are evidence the war in Ukraine “is fake.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Social media posts distort Trump, Biden child sex trafficking records
Former President Donald Trump “was the 1st president in U.S. history to acknowledge that children are being sold for sex in the U.S.” while President Joe Biden “rescinded Trump’s executive order that helped combat child sex trafficking.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘You Must Remove the 🇺🇦 From Your Profile’ Twitter Pop-Up
On February 25 2023, Twitter user @walter_report shared a screenshot of a Twitter pop-up warning, which purportedly demanded that the account “remove the [Ukrainian flag emoji]” from their profile: You can’t be serious, @elonmusk? N
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Bill Gates Is Creating A Seed To ‘Target Black People’
Is Bill Gates engineering a seed that "will target Black people" and possibly kill them? No, that's not true: A video making that claim offers no evidence that Gates is producing a seed for plants that can attack the immune system of Blac
Truth or Fiction?→ Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘Dragons and Dinosaurs’ Tweet
In late February 2023, screenshots of a particularly bizarre tweet about dinosaurs and dragons attributed to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) circulated on Reddit and Twitter: Since @RepMTG deleted this tweet, I decided to repost it for clarit
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Sen. Elizabeth Warren didn’t say Republicans shouldn’t vote. A viral video was altered.
Says Elizabeth Warren said, “Allowing Republicans to vote could threaten the integrity of an election.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Graph Does NOT Claim Paxlovid Starts Working Before Taken
Does a line graph in a peer-reviewed medical study published by The Lancet show that the oral anti-COVID-19 medication Paxlovid starts working before the patient ingests it? No, that's not true: The lead author of the study told Lead Stor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Twitter Did NOT Institute Policy Banning Flag Of Ukraine
Did Twitter make a rule that users may not display the flag of Ukraine on their profile because it is considered a political statement against Russia? No, that's not true: A post from Walter Report contained a fabricated image which appea
Full Fact→ Kate Shemirani makes several false claims about childhood vaccines
Claims that children get almost 100 vaccines, that none are safe or effective, and that no vaccines have ever been trialled together are all false.
PolitiFact→ Alex Epstein – Reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 would require major increase in mined materials
“The whole green energy agenda involves more than doubling 10 types of mining.”
The Dispatch→ Ramaswamy Grabs the Mic
Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in December 2002 in Phoenix. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)Plus: A Club for Growth VP eyes a Senate run in Virginia. The post Ramaswamy Grabs the Mic appeared f
AllSides→ Multiple Federal Agencies Supporting East Palestine, Contrary to Partisan Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/02/multiple-federal-agencies-supporting-east-palestine-contrary-to-partisan-claims/
The Dispatch→ Who Are These ‘Cultural Christians’?
Interior view of Milan Cathedral, Duomo di Milano, with marble columns and high arches. (Photo by Frank Bienewald/LightRocket/Getty Images)Christian sensibility, but without the belief, is very little more than niceness inflated to the point of metaphy
The Dispatch→ The China-Russia Partnership Holds Steadfast
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photograph during their meeting in Beijing, on February 4, 2022. (Photo by Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik / AFP via Getty Images)American officials say Beijing will face consequen
Logically→ Videos show the earthquake that hit eastern Tajikistan on February 23.
Old video clips of various earthquakes from around the world have been misattributed to the recent earthquake in Tajikistan.
The Dispatch→ Divorced From Reality
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene at the U.S. Capitol on January 10, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images.)Americans already live the way they want to live, where they want to live.The post Divorced From Reality appeared first on The Dispatch.
Poynter→ Did George Soros endorse Ron DeSantis for president? No.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis does not have a Truth Social account. But his name has become a fixture in former President Donald Trump’s posts on the platform. Trump’s latest swipe […] The post Did George Soros endorse Ron DeSantis for pr
The Dispatch→ Will Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Stand?
Student loan borrowers stage a rally in front of the White House in August 2022 to celebrate President Joe Biden cancelling student debt. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We the 45m)The Supreme Court considers the program Tuesday. The post Will B
The Dispatch→ A Time for American Stability—and Power
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Ukrainian presidential palace on February 20, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via Getty Images)Our allies are pondering whether we ar
Washington Post→ So far, Trump’s rollback of regulations can’t be blamed for Ohio train wreck
The Trump administration shelved many rail and environmental rules. But a link to the East Palestine derailment is hard to find.
The Dispatch→ Latest Episode of The Dispatch Book Club Out Now
Listen to Sarah talk to author Adam Hochschild about his book ‘American Midnight.’ The post Latest Episode of The Dispatch Book Club Out Now appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week We Marked One Year of War in Ukraine
A woman cries during a prayer near the graves of Ukrainian soldiers killed in the Russian-Ukrainian war at the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine on February 25, 2023. (Photo by Pavlo Palamarchuk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Plus: Marjorie Taylor Green
PolitiFact→ Elise Stefanik – Poll on voters’ opinion of Biden laptop story doesn't tell whole story
53% of Americans made aware of the Hunter Biden laptop story would have changed their vote in 2020.
The Dispatch→ Another Biden Immigration Plan That Looks a Lot Like Trump’s
President Joe Biden speaks with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers as he visits the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on January 8, 2023. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)President Joe Biden’s plan for asylum likely faces the sa
The Dispatch→ The Cabin Problem
(Kristen Cui, Dave Bautista, and Abby Quinn in 'Knock at the Cabin.' Image via IMDb.)A review of ‘Knock at the Cabin.’The post The Cabin Problem appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Paging Dr. Strangelove
War is too important to be left to the politicians. The post Paging Dr. Strangelove appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ America’s Changing Death Penalty Debate
A lethal injection gurney is shown before being dismantled in March 2019 at California's San Quentin State Prison. (Photo by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via Getty Images)Americans are souring on the death penalty for lo