Is it true that Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, was not a slave owner, while Ulysses S. Grant, who led the Union Army, was? No, that's not true: General Lee owned dozens of slaves and cont
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The Dispatch→ Did the Heritage Foundation Say That the 2017 Tax Cuts ‘Didn’t Grow the Economy’?
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FactCheck.org→ Unpacking WHO’s Asymptomatic COVID-19 Transmission Comments
At a June 8 press conference, a World Health Organization scientist confusingly suggested that asymptomatic transmission of the coronavirus is “very rare” — a statement that many scientists found problematic, and which some politicians and th
AFP Fact Check→ These photos show a 2012 passenger plane crash in Myanmar’s Shan state
Multiple photos a crashed plane have been shared hundreds of times on Facebook in June 2020 alongside a claim that they show a Myanmar military aircraft that recently crashed near Rakhine state in western Myanmar. The claim is false; the photos in fact
Climate Feedback→ The potentials and limitations of tree plantings as a climate solution
In 2020, the World Economic Forum launched an initiative to plant one trillion trees to tackle climate change. Similar initiatives can be found across the world, yet the international conversation on tree plantings as a solution to reducing CO2 emissio
Full Fact→ A viral post on autopsies, Italy and the new coronavirus has many inaccuracies
A viral post on Facebook has made a number of claims about Italy’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. The almost 1,000 word long post begins: “Well! Well! Well! People are Waking up! Italy went against the WHO, saying no autopies [si
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 22-Point Meme Of Conspiracy Memes Is Mix Of Falsehoods, Predictions, And Some Truth
Is a meme listing 22 points, including conspiracy claims about 5G hazards, adrenochrome, Jeffrey Epstein, Pizzagate, and Britain's Royal Family factual? Mostly no, although some points are true and others are just predictions that cannot be f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Is NOT George Soros’ Niece
Is Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer the niece of billionaire philanthropist George Soros? No, she is not. Soros, the descendant of Hungarian Jews, has two nephews by his only brother, Paul, but no nieces. Whitmer's family tree bends toward Engla
Snopes→ Amid US Tension, Iran Builds Fake Aircraft Carrier to Attack
As tensions remain high between Iran and the U.S., the Islamic Republic appears to have constructed a new mock-up of an aircraft carrier off its southern coast for potential live-fire drills.
FactCheck.org→ Does Vitamin D Protect Against COVID-19?
Q: Does vitamin D help protect against COVID-19? A: Some scientists have hypothesized vitamin D might be helpful, but there is no direct evidence that vitamin D can prevent COVID-19 or lessen disease severity. Nevertheless, it should be part of a healt
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Looters Burned Redlands Amazon Facility To Ground In Floyd Protests
Did "looters" burn to the ground an Amazon fulfillment center in Southern California amid protests over the death of George Floyd? No, that's true: Fire officials told Lead Stories that no evidence exists that looters or rioters had anything t
FactCheck.org→ Trump Touts Strong Jobs Report, Flubs Some Facts
In a Rose Garden address to comment on a surprisingly strong May jobs report, President Donald Trump continued to repeat false, misleading and exaggerated claims about the economy, the administration’s response to COVID-19, the border wall, veter
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Floyd Is NOT Alive And There Is No Evidence Video Of His Death Was Faked
Is George Floyd alive and was video of him dying under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer faked? No, that's not true: Two autopsies -- one by a medical examiner, and a second private examination -- confirmed that Floyd is dead. Video rec
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Video Of Cop Pinning George Floyd Down Is ‘False Flag’ — Minneapolis Police Cars DO Say ‘POLICE’ On License Plates
Is the video of a Minneapolis police officer pinning down George Floyd before Floyd died a "false flag" because the police car license plate that says "POLICE" is fake? No, that's not true. The video of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Third-Party Fact Checkers Did NOT Rate The Bill of Rights as False Information
Did Facebook's independent fact checkers rate an image of the Bill of Rights as "False Information"? No, that's not true: an image circulating on social media that appears to show a fact checking overlay on the Bill of Rights is a crude forger
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Showing Dr. Anthony Fauci Saying, ‘No Reason To Be Walking Around With A Mask’ Is From Early March, NOT Recently
Did Dr. Anthony Fauci say "There's no reason to be walking around with a mask?" Yes, but he said it in early March 2020, and much had changed by May. Federal health experts, including Dr. Fauci began recommending that Americans wear a mask in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judge Did NOT Rule Cliven Bundy And Co-Defendants Were ‘Justified In Their Actions,’ Bundy Case NOT Ignored In The News
Was cattleman Cliven Bundy unfairly forced off his own land by federal agents in 2014, and then vindicated in court because he was justified in his actions? No, that is not true. Bundy owed the government more than $1 million for 21 years of g
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Joe Biden’s Website Mention ‘Letting Palestinians Off the Hook for Their Choices’?
On May 20 2020, Twitter user Jordan Uhl (@JordanUhl) tweeted an apparent screenshot from Joe Biden’s campaign website, with one portion (“while letting Palestinians off the hook for their choices”) highlighted: I really don't k
AllSides→ Did Nikki Haley Say the Confederate Flag Represented ‘Service, Sacrifice, and Heritage’?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/did-nikki-haley-say-the-confederate On Sunday, journalist Soledad O
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘McDonald’s Crucifixion’ Image Repurposed as Purportedly ‘Protesting Stay at Home Orders’
In late May 2020, a photograph of three purported protesters of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders circulated which purported to show three men “crucified” outside a McDonald’s. A since-deleted Facebook post originally stated: I have no
The Dispatch→ Did Nikki Haley Say the Confederate Flag Represented ‘Service, Sacrifice, and Heritage’?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Was a California Woman Caught Posting a Racist Letter on Neighbors’ Doors?
On May 24 2020, police in San Leandro, California arrested — and then released — a woman revealed on social media as the person behind a string of racist letters harassing Asian-American residents. According to authorities, 52-year-old Nan
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sheryl Crow Did NOT Say, ‘I Forbid My Kids To Watch TV When Trump Is On, I Prefer Classy People Like Hillary Clinton.’
Did Sheryl Crow say on television that she won't let her kids watch TV when President Trump is on, and that she prefers "classy people like Hillary Clinton"? No, that's not true: This clickbait headline has been circulating since 2017. And whi
Climate Feedback→ Video from PragerU makes several incorrect and misleading claims about climate change
SUMMARY This video discussing climate change was first published on PragerU’s website in April 2016 and recently posted on Facebook in May 2020. The video has received more than 356,000 views on Facebook over the past week. Scientists that evaluat
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Hydroxychloroquine, Again
Summary In announcing that he has been taking hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19, President Donald Trump made a series of inaccurate, unsubstantiated or misleading statements related to the drug, which remains an unproven treatment against the coro
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Trump Say There Are ‘Many Per Capitas’ During a COVID-19 Discussion?
On May 20 2020, a number of people on social media referenced remarks by United States President Donald Trump about the meaning of the phrase “per capita”: Trump: "And, when you say per capita, there’s many per capitas. It’s li
Truth or Fiction?→ In May 2020, Did Scientists Find Evidence of a Parallel Universe Where Time Runs Backwards?
If you spent any time on social media in the later days of May 2020, chances are you saw a New York Post article from May 19 2020 about scientists “discovering a parallel universe” circulating on social media, which is apparently a place
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Clinton Foundation Investigator Named Kenneth McCormick Found Dead
Was a "Clinton Foundation Investigator" named Kenneth McCormick found dead? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wuhan, China, NOT Back On Lockdown With ‘2nd Wave’ of COVID-19 Cases
Did Wuhan, China, go back on lockdown amid a second wave of new COVID-19 cases? No, that's not true: Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak began in late 2019, is not back on lockdown despite 15 new cases being found in the city's province. The
Snopes→ Truckers Honk Near White House over Shipping Rates, Not ‘In Favor of’ Trump
President Donald Trump says the sound of truck horns just south of the White House is a “sign of love” for him from truckers. But the truckers are actually honking their opposition to low shipping rates.
Snopes→ Man Accused of Eating Parts of Ex Going to Mental Hospital
A southern Indiana man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body in 2014 is headed to a state mental hospital months after being found incompetent to stand trial.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The United States Is NOT The Only Country On Earth Where People Are Protesting Coronavirus Lockdown
Is the United States the only country on Earth that is protesting being on lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak? No, that's not true: There have been COVID-19 lockdown fueled protests around the world. There have been protests in France, Ger
FactCheck.org→ Testing, By the Numbers
Flanked by large signs proclaiming, “America leads the world in testing,” President Donald Trump said at a May 11 press conference, “we’ve prevailed on testing.” While the United States has done more total tests for COVID-19 t
FactCheck.org→ Trump Falsely Suggests Pennsylvania Is Making ‘No Effort’ to Reopen
At a May 11 press conference, President Donald Trump falsely suggested that Pennsylvania was making “no effort” to reopen its economy, which was largely shut down by the novel coronavirus pandemic. In fact, the state is in the midst of a ph
Climate Feedback→ Article in Business Insider accurately describes results from a study estimating up to 3 billion people could live in much warmer temperatures by 2070
SUMMARY The article in Business Insider discusses findings from a study published May, 2020 that projected one to three billion people could live in much warmer climates by 2070, assuming migration is limited and greenhouse gas emissions remain high
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misleading Ad on Coronavirus Testing
A new Trump campaign ad claims that President Donald Trump took “fast action” in regard to testing for the novel coronavirus. While “fast action” is subjective, pandemic experts say the U.S. did not move quickly to set up an adequate sy
FactCheck.org→ How Many COVID-19 Tests Are ‘Needed’ to Reopen?
The Trump administration has repeatedly claimed that there are enough COVID-19 tests for states to begin reopening their economies. While that may be true for select locations, experts say more tests are needed, even if they don’t agree on a particul
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a May 6 1993 ‘Simpsons’ Episode Feature an ‘Asian Flu’ And ‘Murder Bees’?
Almost every major global event has a purported Simpsons episode predicting it, and COVID-19 was no different — but a variation of the 2020 claim that The Simpsons predicted COVID-19 snapped back with a second claim the same episode also pre
FactCheck.org→ False Claim Targets Gates Using Epstein Connection
Quick Take There’s no evidence that Bill Gates ever visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean, contrary to a viral Facebook post claiming he went there numerous times. The “flight records” cited do not show that.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was ‘Proud Boy’ Rob Cantrell Photographed at a Right-Wing Protest in Michigan?
The photograph that came to symbolize the hypocrisy present in an anti-government protest in Michigan on April 30 2020 became the center of an unfounded allegation concerning its origins. The image, showing an unidentified man yelling at a group of po