A claim about “new technology” has been shared more than 38,000 times, but isn’t correct.
The Dispatch→ Blinken Returns From Beijing Empty-Handed
The high-stakes trip failed to reestablish military-to-military communications. Continue reading Blinken Returns From Beijing Empty-Handed »
Logically→ Viral circular from Osmania University with rescheduled dates for undergraduate examination is fake
Logically→ No, this video does not show cyclone Biparjoy in Karachi, Pakistan
The Dispatch→ The White House Runs Through Georgia
Fusing the Georgia GOP. Continue reading The White House Runs Through Georgia »
The Dispatch→ The Fight Over Renaming Military Posts, Explained
Why are Republican presidential candidates calling for Confederate names to be reinstated? Continue reading The Fight Over Renaming Military Posts, Explained »
The Dispatch→ Is Biden’s Southern Border Plan Working?
Encounters are down, but the cause for that is up for debate. Continue reading Is Biden’s Southern Border Plan Working? »
Logically→ Video from Myanmar shared claiming army personnel assaulted Kuki Christian girl in Manipur
Logically→ Old video from Times Square shared with a false ‘clown attack’ claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of Military Gear Do NOT Show Unusual Deployment In June 2023 In US, Canadian Cities — It’s Training Season
Do images of military equipment in U.S. and Canadian cities show some sort of military action or deployment is taking place in June 2023? No, that's not true: Military equipment in U.S. and Canadian cities does not necessarily indicate th
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fear-mongering Facebook post misleads about tinnitus
“Ringing in your ears can cause total shutdown in under two years” but a pill can make tinnitus disappear.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Tom Cruise With Two Body Doubles — It’s AI Generated
Does a photograph authentically show Tom Cruise with his two "stunt doubles"? No, that's not true: An image shared widely on social media in June 2023 was generated using the artificial intelligence program Midjourney, the image creator c
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Did Dodgers play to empty stadium after honoring LGBTQ+ activists who parody nuns? Evidence says no.
Protests of (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) at a Los Angeles Dodgers game led to a "virtually empty stadium for the game itself.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show Cyclone Biparjoy battering Karachi
Video shows “current weather situation in Karachi.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A remotely controlled camera captured Apollo 17 leaving the moon, not some doomed astronaut
Video is evidence the moon landing was faked because someone would have had to stay behind to film
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Water Staying In Jar Does NOT Prove The Shenzhou-13 Crew Faked Spaceshot — Effect Of Surface Tension
Has the Chinese space program staged an elaborate and obvious hoax? Is an open glass jar with water in it sitting out on a table in plain sight during a mission evidence that they did not really go into space? No, that's not true: Shenzho
The Dispatch→ Do Republicans Want to Win?
Thoughts on ‘the culture of losing.’ Continue reading Do Republicans Want to Win? »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Hobby Lobby Is Selling Satanic Statues — Images Are AI Creations
Do photos show that the craft store chain Hobby Lobby is selling demonic statues? No, that's not true: These images have been created by an AI artist. The images originated on Reddit and Facebook in groups for AI art. Hive Moderation, a p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Burisma Co-Owner’s Wife Is NOT Dead As Of June 19, 2023; Her Attorney Denies She Was Firm’s Accountant
Was the wife of a former Burisma co-owner found dead after she had offered to disclose the firm's secrets she had accessed as an accountant? No, that's not true: According to her attorney, the woman is alive and well as of June 19, 2023,
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Wildfires’ carbon dioxide output exceeds century’s worth of human activity? No
Recent wildfires put more carbon in the atmosphere than "the human race has put out in the last 100 years."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old misinformation about Democratic party staffer Seth Rich gains new traction online
“Breaking dead DNC leaker has just been identified.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video clip of singer Tim McGraw altered to hawk diet gummies
Video shows singer Tim McGraw talking about diet gummies.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Wait, was Elon Musk discussing cryptocurrency? No. The video was altered.
Video shows Elon Musk talking about an “AI cryptocurrency trading platform” he launched.
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Does milk consumption increase breast cancer risk? More research is needed, experts say
A Facebook post says that drinking 3 cups of milk daily increases breast cancer risk. Different studies have varying conclusions.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old video doesn’t show a recent Donald Trump speech, but a Facebook post claims otherwise
Video shows former President Donald Trump addressing the nation on June 16.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Altered image appears to show President Joe Biden with a diaper
Image shows a fall revealing President Joe Biden’s diaper.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Did a printer error in Nassau County, N.Y., turn every registered voter Democratic?
A printer error in Nassau County, New York, turned every registered voter Democratic.
PolitiFact→ Nick LaLota – Except during pandemic, New Yorkers have gotten less money back from the federal government
“For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.”
Full Fact→ Facebook pages giving away Alton Towers tickets not associated with theme park
One of the posts has almost 3,500 shares.
The Dispatch→ Vivek Attempts the Pro-Trump Bank Shot
Plus: With new leadership, can the Georgia GOP right the ship? Continue reading Vivek Attempts the Pro-Trump Bank Shot »
Full Fact→ Wages are growing faster than before the pandemic, but have fallen in real terms
The Prime Minister claimed his government was delivering “the fastest wage growth in years”.
AllSides→ New York Times Misreads Polling to DeSantis’s Detriment
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/new-york-times-misreads-a-poll-to-desantiss-detriment/ “Ron DeS
Logically→ No, COVID-19 Vaccines were not manufactured by military contractors
PolitiFact→ What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works
Generative AI recently exploded into view thanks to new tools that let people use prompts to create realistic images and text. Here’s what to know about what it is and how it works.
Full Fact→ Steve Barclay wrong to claim the WHO has announced the Covid-19 pandemic is ‘officially over’
In fact, the World Health Organisation has said Covid is no longer a global health emergency, but that the pandemic is still ongoing.
Logically→ No, Italy has not canceled Pride Month and replaced it with Family Month
The Dispatch→ When Public Opinion Is Irrelevant
The Supreme Court is in the law business, not the justice business. Continue reading When Public Opinion Is Irrelevant »
Logically→ Video of tree falling over three men riding a two-wheeler not of cyclone Biparjoy’s impact
AllSides→ Ad Misleads: Trump Not Charged as Spy
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/ad-misleads-trump-not-charged-as-spy/ The latest ad from the anti-Tru
PolitiFact→ Gavin Newsom – Gov. Newsom said more Floridians move to California. He’s technically right, but it’s close to equal
"Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.”