As he campaigned for president in 2020, Joe Biden responded to a New Hampshire town hall question unequivocally, adding repetition for emphasis. “No more drilling on federal lands,” he said Feb. 9, […] The post President Joe Biden f
The Dispatch→ China’s Middle East Power Play
Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud in Riyadh on December 8, 2022. (Photo by Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)A Beijing-brokered normalization deal between Iran
The Dispatch→ The High Cost of Cheap Money
A Silicon Valley Bank office in Tempe, Arizona, on March 14, 2023. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/AFP/Getty Images)SVB relied too much and for too long on low-risk, low-interest investments. Continue reading The High Cost of Cheap Money »
The Dispatch→ Exotic Fish and Russian Missiles
(The remains of a bombed apartment in Kramatorsk, March 14. Credit: Bennett Murray.)A small aquarium brings a bit of normalcy to those living near the frontlines. Continue reading Exotic Fish and Russian Missiles »
Health Feedback→ Methodologically flawed cholesterol study from 2016 used to support false claims that high cholesterol increases longevity
REVIEW On 11 March 2013, a Facebook post claimed, “A new study found that 92 percent of people with a high cholesterol level lived longer”. The post linked to an article with that exact title published on Livingtraditionally.com in 2020, which i
The Dispatch→ Tossed Salads and Scrambled Meigs
Time to go nuclear. Continue reading Tossed Salads and Scrambled Meigs »
The Dispatch→ Walk of Shame (Is Protected Speech)
"It's not 'Letters from a Birmingham Coffeehouse.'"Continue reading Walk of Shame (Is Protected Speech) »
Logically→ A doctor was attacked in Spain for asking a Muslim woman patient to remove her hijab.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Offers Of Walmart Gift Cards On Facebook Are NOT Associated With Feeding America Food Bank Network
Is Feeding America running promotions on Facebook to give away $500 Walmart gift cards or food stamp vouchers to people who will answer four short questions? No, that's not true: Feeding America is a real charity but these promotions are
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Menstrual Cycles ARE Natural, Are NOT Caused Because Body Is Removing Toxins
Are menstrual cycles not natural and are they caused because the body is removing toxins? No, that's not true: "It is completely natural and it is essential," a physician and scientist told Lead Stories about the menstrual cycle. The clai
The Dispatch→ Everything I Don’t Like Is ‘Woke’
Workers prepare the stage for CPAC 2022. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)What ‘wokeness’ is, and isn’t.Continue reading Everything I Don’t Like Is ‘Woke’ »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is Monster Energy's logo a reference to the anti-Christ? No
Monster Energy’s logo uses a sign of the anti-Christ as part of its marketing effort.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Grant to Georgia’s DeKalb County doesn't amount to an elections 'takeover'
A $2 million grant for Georgia’s DeKalb County amounts to a “private takeover of election offices.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Drivers With No DUIs Are NOT Getting $710 Back In Savings
Are drivers with no DUIs getting $710 back in savings? No, that's not true: A post making the claim, which is misleading, is an apparent attempt to push people toward buying or switching their auto insurance coverage. The claim appeared i
New York Times→ No, Diversity Did Not Cause Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse
Blaming workplace diversity or environmentally and socially conscious investments for the firm’s downfall signals a “complete lack of understanding of how banks work,” one expert said.
Truth or Fiction?→ Sen. Steve Drazkowski: ‘I Have Yet to Meet a Person in Minnesota That is Hungry’
On March 15 2023, popular Reddit posts to r/WhitePeopleTwitter and r/nottheonion referenced comments from Sen. Steve Drazkowski (R-Minnesota) about legislation covering school lunches: State Lawmaker Opposed to Free School Lunch Proposal Sa
The Dispatch→ The Mind’s Lies
President Joe Biden. (Photo by Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)Does Joe Biden really believe the stories he tells about his past?Continue reading The Mind’s Lies »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Does NOT Find Men Should Masturbate 21 Times A Day To Reduce Risk Of Prostate Cancer
Did a study find that men should masturbate 21 times a day to "significantly" reduce the risk of prostate cancer? No, that's not true: A 2016 study that looked into the relationship between ejaculation frequency and prostate cancer made n
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – President Joe Biden flip-flopped on allowing new oil and gas drilling on federal lands
On drilling on federal lands.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Will The 2024 Democratic National Convention Be Held on Jeffrey Epstein’s Island?
(Photo Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) A screenshot of a Google Maps image is circulating online purporting to show the location of the 2024 Democratic National Convention on Little Saint James, the island o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Americans Are NOT Eligible For Up To $6,400 In Health Credits
Are Americans who "qualify" being offered up to $6,400 in health credits by the federal government? No, that's not true: This bogus information is similar to past false claims that such health credits are available. Many claims have appea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Greta Thunberg Did NOT Predict that ‘World Will End In 2023’
Did Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg say the "world will end in 2023" in a deleted tweet from 2018? No, that's not true: She cited an article authored by another person, using quotation marks, and her tweet did not contain th
The Dispatch→ Cobalt Superabundance and the Pretense of Knowledge
A miner holds a cobalt stone at the Shabara mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo on October 12, 2022. (Photo by Junior Kannah/AFP/Getty Images)Sometimes, doing nothing is the best solution to a problem.Continue reading Cobalt Superabundance and the
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden says domestic violence calls prompt most police deaths; data lists likelier causes
“More cops are killed responding to domestic violence calls than anything else.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘This Photo From the France Pension Strike Last Week Goes So Hard’
On March 14 2023, the account @UnionDrip shared a photograph to Twitter, adding that the image, which was described as being “from the France pension strike” in March 2023 “goes so hard”: This photo from the France pension str
PolitiFact→ Did Ron DeSantis change his stance on Ukraine? If so, how much?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ruffled feathers within his own party when he said Ukraine isn’t one of the United States’ “vital national interests.” We did a close reading of his recent statement to see whether, and how, it breaks from his previous
Full Fact→ Post about man with dementia missing with his dog is a hoax
A Facebook post claims that a man with dementia is lost with his dog and needs help getting home. It is a hoax.
Full Fact→ ‘Vitamin B17’ from apricot seeds does not cure cancer
It’s been claimed on social media that amygdalin, a substance found in some nuts and seeds, kills cancer cells. The evidence for treating cancer is not there, and the substance can be harmful.
Full Fact→ The average junior doctor gets paid more than £14 an hour
A BMA advertisement says that a junior doctor makes just £14.09 per hour. This might be true in some cases, but on average junior doctors earn much more.
Logically→ The Guardian published an article arguing that Gary Lineker ‘never would have been censored if he had been white.’
The Dispatch→ SVB’s Political Fault Lines
Sen. Mitt Romney speaks to reporters Tuesday about the government reaction to the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Plus: Trump steps up his retail politics game and House Republicans demand answer
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Climate activist Greta Thumberg wasn’t banned from Twitter; just check her feed
“Elon Musk bans Greta Thunberg from Twitter.”
PolitiFact→ Walgreens – Walgreens claimed that it ‘always’ planned to sell abortion pills where legal. Is that true?
Walgreens’ position “has always been” to “dispense Mifepristone in any jurisdiction where it is legally permissible to do so.”
Poynter→ How to uncover out-of-context quotes
A viral meme going around seems to suggest President Joe Biden is knowingly escalating the Russia/Ukraine conflict into “World War III.” The meme is made up of two photos: The […] The post How to uncover out-of-context quotes appeared first o
Full Fact→ Ukraine’s Diia app is not connected to the ‘Great Reset’
There are also no official plans for Ukrainians to be paid a universal basic income through the app, as has been claimed on social media.
PolitiFact→ DeSantis Watch – Rep. Ron DeSantis backed raising Social Security and Medicare age; Gov. DeSantis has different tack
"Ron DeSantis wants to raise the retirement age to 70."
AllSides→ Posts Spread Unfounded Claims About Russia’s Use of COVID-19 Vaccines
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/scicheck-posts-spread-unfounded-claims-about-russias-use-of-covid-19-vaccines/
Logically→ 64 percent of newly-appointed doctors in Assam are Muslims.
Logically→ Mississauga plans to limit its residents’ movements and force people to take loans to make their homes solar-efficient.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Does the Chinese Communist Party own U.S. land?
Is the Chinese government controlling land in the United States? Here’s what we know.