Social media has been rife with claims that the U.S. is instituting a central bank digital currency to replace paper currency and better control U.S. citizens. The claims are overblown. Here’s why.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t fault these vaults; mass extinction idea isn’t true
"They have been preparing for mass extinction with these death caskets" in Madison, Ga.
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Excess Deaths Linked to Vaccines, Contrary to Claims Online
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccines substantially reduce the risk of dying from COVID-19, and serious side effects are very rare. Excess deaths among working-age adults in 2021 and 2022 were driven by COVID-19 and other factors, not vaccination. Faul
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Claim Biggest Problem During Revolutionary War Was Lack Of Airports — He Was Referencing Trump
Did then-presidential candidate Joe Biden claim that the biggest problem during the Revolutionary War was the fact that they did not have airports? No, that's not true: Biden was referring to something then-President Donald Trump had said
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Address American People In English About Their Democracy — It’s AI
Is there a video clip of Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking in English to Americans and saying that they are interfering with their own democracy? No, that's not true: The clip is a "deepfake," a form of artificial intelligence use
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – ‘Y’all be running with fake news’: Lizzo did not kill 34 people after crowd-surfing
“34 dead after Lizzo attempted to crowd surf.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Expecting to hear AOC and Hunter Biden on the phone? Stop. It’s not in this video.
A video shows Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., playing a phone conversation between Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Hunter Biden.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A ‘Recently Unveiled’ Oxford Statue — It Has Been In The Hague Since 2017
Does a photo show a sculpture named "Woman of our times" in Oxford, UK? No, that's not true: The artwork, which has a different name, has been displayed on streets of The Hague, Netherlands, since 2017. There is no evidence that it was re
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, Defense Department didn’t award COVID-19 contract in Ukraine before virus emerged
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a contract for COVID-19 research in Ukraine months before the virus was known.
Truth or Fiction?→ Clarence Thomas ‘Defunct Real Estate Firm’ Controversy
On April 16 2023, a Twitter screenshot was shared to r/WhitePeopleTwitter, claiming that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas claimed income from “a defunct real estate firm” for almost two decades: Resign! by u/monaleepari
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Crowd Running From Gunfire Was NOT In Dadeville, Alabama, But New Year’s Eve In Mobile
Does this video show a crowd running from gunfire in Dadeville, Alabama, after a shooting at a birthday party on April 15, 2023? No, that's not true: This video footage of a large crowd running was filmed in Mobile, Alabama, on New Year's
PolitiFact→ Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News: What to know before the trial
A judge on April 16 announced a one-day trial delay in the defamation lawsuit Dominion Voting Systems brought against Fox News. Should the case go to trial April 18, here’s a guide to what’s at issue, who’s involved and what terms you need to kno
Full Fact→ Police appeal for mother of abandoned abandoned baby in Walsall is fake
West Midlands police confirmed social media posts about an abandoned baby boy are not true.
PolitiFact→ Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Looking back at false claims about voting machine company
Fox News is scheduled to be in court this week, defending against a Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit. Here’s a look at how we’ve checked dozens of false claims against the voting equipment company.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Fox News Cover a New Chicken Sandwich Instead of the Louisville Shooting?
Fox News headquarters in New York. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket/Getty Images) A digitally altered screenshot of a Fox News report has been taken by social media users to suggest that the network aired coverage of a new chicken sandwich released
The Dispatch→ Arizona GOP Primary Gets First Major Contender
Mark Lamb speaks in 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)Plus: The McCormick/Mastriano cold war in Pennsylvania.Continue reading Arizona GOP Primary Gets First Major Contender »
Full Fact→ No evidence Bill Gates talked about putting ‘vaccines in our food supply’
There’s no record of him tweeting it and his foundation says he never did.
AllSides→ California Politicians Need Private Security To Protect Them From Conservatives
https://freebeacon.com/california/fact-check-california-politicians-need-private-security-to-protect-them-from-conservatives/
AllSides→ Did Kenyan Passport Belong to Barack Obama?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-kenyan-passport-belong-barack-obama-1794472 Among the most perv
Logically→ Unrelated video from 2019 shared as footage of violance by Muslims against Hindus in West Bengal.
The Dispatch→ Against Euro-Vassalization
French President Emmanuel Macron (center) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. (Photo by Antoine Gyori/Corbis/Getty Images)Thwarting the Chinese threat requires a wealthy and powerful European Union that can partner with the U.S.Continue reading Against
Logically→ No, the Modi-led government did not first introduce bio-toilet systems in Indian Railways in 2014
Logically→ 2022 video of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath resurfaces after encounter of gangster’s son
Logically→ Old video of a mobile tower on fire in India falsely shared as 5G towers set on fire
Logically→ Video misrepresents email from Fauci and his advice about wearing masks amid spread of COVID-19
Logically→ Video misrepresents email from Fauci and his advice about wearing masks amid spread of COVID-19
The Dispatch→ Leak Plugged
Dighton police cars block Maple Street in North Dighton, Mass., half a mile from the house where Airman Jack Teixeira was arrested for sharing classified documents. (Photo by Kylie Cooper for The Washington Post via Getty Images)A 21-year-old member of
Logically→ Viral video claiming Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was seen using cocaine is digitally altered
Full Fact→ AirPods haven’t been shown to be dangerous
An Instagram video, which was widely viewed before being deleted, claimed electromagnetic field radiation from Apple AirPods is dangerous. There is no good evidence that this is a risk.
Logically→ Fake letter attributed to RSS claims it asked Hindu men to ‘entrap’ Muslim women
Poynter→ Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics?
A ProPublica report that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury trips from a high-profile Republican donor without disclosing them prompted a fresh flurry of criticism from Democrats and raised […] The post Why doesn’t the Suprem
Logically→ No, the UK government is not planning to eliminate all forms of cash in the next three years.
Logically→ The Nashville protest is not equivalent to the January 6 insurrection
The Dispatch→ Freedom and Justice Around the Corner
Museum Runde Ecke. (Photo by P/F/H/ullstein bild/Getty Images)The former home of the Stasi is a tribute to those who overthrew their oppressors.Continue reading Freedom and Justice Around the Corner »
The Dispatch→ Elon Musk’s CCP Pressure Points
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the groundbreaking ceremony of Tesla Shanghai gigafactory on Jan. 7, 2019. (Xinhua/Ding Ting) (Xinhua/ via Getty Images)Chinese government mouthpieces praise his Twitter policies just as he announces new business ventures in
The Dispatch→ Taiwan Needs Our Help Now
A Harpoon missile. (Photograph from Wikimedia Commons.)A missile contract that won’t be fulfilled until 2029 demonstrates that our foreign military sales program is unacceptably slow.Continue reading Taiwan Needs Our Help Now »
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on the Classified Document Scandal, the Turkish Election, and the Whigs
A photo illustration shows the Discord logo reflected in an image of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images)A little history with your news and politics roundup. Continue reading Our Best Stuff on the Classified Doc
The Dispatch→ Depeche Mode Confronts Mortality
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 05: Martin Gore and Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode perform during The "Memento Mori" World Tour at United Center on April 05, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)‘Memento Mori,’ the ban
The Dispatch→ A Breath of Fresh Air (Jordans)
(Matthew Maher, Matt Damon, and Jason Bateman in 'Air.' Photo by ANACARBALLOSA/Ana Carballosa/Amazon Studios - © ANA CARBALLOSA)‘Air’ entertains with the story of how Nike signed the GOAT.Continue reading A Breath of Fresh Air (Jordans) »
The Dispatch→ Banana Republicans
The insult of the Pentagon leak.Continue reading Banana Republicans »