Quick Take In a meeting with the Indian prime minister and CEOs of technology companies, President Joe Biden joked about Republican investigations into him and his family. “I sold a lot of state secrets and a lot of very important things,R
The Dispatch→ What Impeachment?
The House GOP dabbles in alternate history.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, los tripulantes del sumergible Titan no están vivos, según las autoridades
Los cinco tripulantes del sumergible Titan “estan vivos”.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Yevgeniy Prigozhin’ is ‘Under a Felony Indictment in the US’
After a June 2023 Wagner Group “rebellion” in Russia, the evolving story took yet another turn after its purported leader, Yevgeniy Prigozhin was identified as being under “felony indictment” and “wanted” by the U.S
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, John F. Kennedy no fingio su muerte
John F. Kennedy está vivo.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, no se filtraron audios de tripulantes del sumergible Titan pidiendo ayuda
"Se filtran audios de millonarios diciendo ayuda desesperados” en el sumergible Titan.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Atlantic Did NOT Publish ‘A Man Exposed His Genitals To My 6 Year Old’ Article — Spokesperson Denied It
Did The Atlantic magazine publish an article titled, "At this weekend's Pride parade a man exposed his genitals to my 6 year old. She was horrified. Am I raising a bigot?"? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the magazine told us that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Al Jazeera Did NOT Release Video Claiming Ukrainians Thought Titan Passengers Spent Too Much On Deadly Expedition
Did Al Jazeera media network publish a video reporting that Ukrainian social media users accused the passengers of the OceanGate Titan submersible of spending too much money on the trip when that money could have been used to support Ukra
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Target no vende ropa con motivos satánicos. Las fotos son generadas por inteligencia artificial
Fotos muestran ropa con motivos satánicos en las tiendas Target en 2023.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – U.S., Canadian officials have not released audio of noises heard during Titan search, despite claims
Audio is of “the knocking they caught from the submarine” that imploded on the way to view the Titanic wreckage.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, estas no son imágenes de los restos del sumergible Titan
"Imagenes de los restos encontrados del submarino” Titan de la empresa OceanGate.
PolitiFact→ Hunter Biden’s criminal case: What IRS whistleblowers said about Joe Biden, DOJ
Republicans say that IRS whistleblowers’ testimony shows that Hunter Biden’s plea agreement was unduly soft. Legal experts told PolitiFact that prosecuting a defendant connected to a high-ranking government official poses unique challenges.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Prigozhin’s Rebellion, LIV-PGA Merger, and More
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Full Fact→ Titanic shipwreck far deeper than cropped video might suggest
The wreckage of the famous ship is almost four kilometres below sea level.
The Dispatch→ Will New Hunter Biden Claims Lead to Impeachments?
What new whistleblower allegations could mean for the House GOP and Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Full Fact→ Titan sub victim was not World Economic Forum vice chairman
Posts on social media incorrectly claim Shahzada Dawood, a passenger on the Titan sub, was the vice chairman of the WEF.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old video, same claim. Video doesn't show Donald Trump 'made a new deal' with Vladimir Putin
“Donald Trump called up Putin today and made a new deal that will save America.”
The Dispatch→ Dobbs Didn’t Matter
Also: Why can neither political party do math?
AllSides→ TikTok Video Mangles American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Estimates
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/scicheck-tiktok-video-mangles-american-cancer-society-breast-cancer-estimates/
Full Fact→ Genuine ‘get sterilised’ poster appeared in Islington in 2019
The poster, which was created by a street artist, appeared in Islington in 2019 but was soon replaced.
Logically→ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಮಂಡಳಿಯ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿಗೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯೊಬ್ಬರು ಹೊಡೆದಿರುವ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ನ ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಭರವಸೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಜೋಡಿಸಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ No, these videos do not show Russian military engaging with Wagner troops
Logically→ CGI video shared to show ‘alien’ sighting in Las Vegas
Logically→ ರಸ್ತೆ ಅಪಘಾತದಲ್ಲಿ ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡ ಮಹಿಳೆಯ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಉಚಿತ ಬಸ್ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ಯೋಜನೆಗೆ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹೋಲಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ No, this image does not depict the wreckage of OceanGate’s Titan submersible
Logically→ Video falsely shared to claim patriotic Russians sing after recent Wagner mutiny
Logically→ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಫುಟ್ಬಾಲ್ ಆಟಗಾರರು ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಯವರ ಮನೆಯ ಹೊರಗೆ ಕಾಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪಾದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
The Dispatch→ SCOTUS Gives POTUS a Policy Pass
The justices say Texas and Louisiana lack standing to challenge the Biden administration’s immigration policy.
Logically→ ಎಐಎಂಐಎಂ ಶಾಸಕ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಜಗಳವಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ್ದು ಎಂದು ಶೇರ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ
Logically→ No, this footage does not show Wagner Troops entering Moscow Oblast
Logically→ No, black cumin seed oil does not provide sun protection
The Dispatch→ The Military’s Recruiting Crisis
Defense officials are trying to figure out how to reverse projected shortfalls for the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
The Dispatch→ Revisiting the SCOTUS Game Day Prayer Ruling
The decision’s “coercion test” has guided key lower-court religious freedom cases over the past year.
Logically→ Video of woman injured in road accident falsely linked to Karnataka’s free bus ride scheme
Logically→ Fake CNN screenshot shared to claim Titanic-bound submarine was empty
Logically→ Old, unrelated video shared as ‘Balasore station master Sharif getting thrashed’
The Dispatch→ Exciting News! New Book Club Episode: Sarah Isgur Interviews Del Wilber on ‘Rawhide Down’
Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Starbucks Does NOT Cancel Pride Month — Some Stores Did Not Decorate Or Took Down Decorations
Did Starbucks cancel Pride Month in its retail locations? No, that's not true: There is nothing to suggest that Starbucks, as a company, has canceled Pride Month. Starbucks has historically shown support for the LGBTQ community and has be
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Gold fringe on the US flag means the Constitution is suspended? That’s a fringe theory
Gold fringe on an American flag means “the Constitution is suspended.”
The Dispatch→ Coup to Form
An inept putsch attempt mirrors the ineptitude of Russia’s war.