Logically→ Election results were removed from INEC’s viewing portal.
Logically→ The video shows an earthquake that struck Hokkaido, Japan, on February 25, 2023.
Logically→ Videos show the aftermath of the Tajikistan earthquake.
Videos from Turkey of rescue efforts and of the destruction caused by the earthquake early February have been wrongly linked to Tajikistan.
Poynter→ The war in Ukraine isn’t ‘fake,’ and these photos don’t prove that it is
At least 8,000 civilians have been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, according to the United Nations, and thousands more have been injured. Millions have been displaced. But […] The post The war in Ukraine isn’t ‘fake,’
The Dispatch→ Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Congregants sing during a Sunday service at Blackrock Church on April 10, 2022, in Middleton, Wisconsin. (Photo by Bonnie Jo Mount/Washington Post/Getty Images)Emotionalism can lead believers away from faithful living, rather than toward it.The post Le
The Dispatch→ The Daunting Task the New China Committee Faces
A protester disrupts the first hearing of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party as Lt. Gen. H.R. McCaster testifies alongside human rights activist Tong Yi. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch
The Dispatch→ Untangling the Chinese Knot
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks to the media in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 23, 2022. (Photo by Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images.)We shouldn’t glibly conflate China’s economic challenge with its military-strategic threat. The
The Dispatch→ Is Netanyahu Too Democratic?
Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset in Jerusalem on December 29, 2022. (Photo by Amir Cohen/AFP/Getty Images)The debate over Israeli judicial reform exposes a flawed understanding of majority rule.The post Is Netanyahu Too Democratic? appeared first on T
The Dispatch→ Supreme Court Seems Poised to Sink Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation
People hold signs in support of student debt cancellation outside of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday February 28, 2023. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images)Plus: Lori Lightfoot become
Logically→ The Karnataka government announced free power supply up to 75 units for rural SC/ST families in the 2023 state budget.
Washington Post→ Nikki Haley’s bogus claims about foreign aid dollars
The GOP presidential hopeful says “enemy” countries shouldn’t get U.S. aid dollars. But much of the aid goes to civil society and humanitarian groups — or never leaves the United States.
The Dispatch→ Through the Eides of Love
Police involvement is a factor in solving homelessness.The post Through the Eides of Love appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ ২০ বছৰীয়া এলিছা কাৰ্ছন হৈছে মঙ্গল গ্ৰহলৈ একমুখী অভিযানৰ বাবে নিৰ্বাচিত হোৱা প্ৰথম গৰাকী ব্যক্তি ।
The Dispatch→ Video: The Fox News/Dominion Lawsuit, 2024, and CPAC
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Video: The Fox News/Dominion Lawsuit, 2024, and CPAC appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: War In Ukraine Is NOT Proved Fake By Before-And-After Photos Of Repairs After Missile Strike
Do a pair of photos that show completed repairs to a high-rise building in Ukraine only one year after it was damaged by a missile strike prove that the war in Ukraine is "fake"? No, that's not true: There is footage of the missile strike
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show HIMARS And Gepard Systems In Romania Heading To Moldova
Does a video show HIMARS and Gepard military weaponry on a street in Romania heading to Moldova? No, that's not true: The footage was shot in November 2022 of a military rehearsal for the National Day Parade in Alba Iulia, Romania, approx
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts About Missing Teenager Brandon Smith Are Rent-To-Own Scam
Did a teenager named Brandon Smith go missing on February 28, 2023, in multiple American cities simultaneously? No, that's not true: Lead Stories analysis shows that a series of social media posts about a boy and his dog has characteristi
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Most electric vehicles aren't charged by diesel-powered generators, as posts claim
Photo of electric charging station “powered by diesel generator” is emblematic of the electric vehicle movement.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Eric Adams Trash the Separation of Church and State in Government?
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, ostensibly a Democratic Party member, used an interfaith breakfast event on February 28 2023 to dismiss the idea of separation of church and state within U.S. politics and cast himself in a theocratic light. Chris Sommer
The Dispatch→ Send In the Clowns
Mike Lindell and Kari Lake pose during CPAC Texas 2022. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty Images)CPAC is what you’d expect—with one curious exception.The post Send In the Clowns appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Credible Evidence Arizona Lawmakers, Judges, Other Public Officials Taking Bribes From Sinaloa Cartel, Fixing Elections
Are lawmakers, judges and other public officials in Arizona taking bribes from the Sinaloa cartel and fixing elections? No, there's no reliable evidence that's true: Jacqueline Breger, an insurance agent who made the allegations during a
The Dispatch→ The Sweep: Looking Out for No. 2
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to police officers in the Staten Island borough of New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)What to make of the early primary polling for 2024.The post The Sweep: Looking Out for No. 2 appeared first on The
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live for February 28
Join our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Dispatch Live for February 28 appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ What Rupert Murdoch Said Under Oath About Fox News’ 2020 Election Claims
On February 28 2023, a popular post on Imgur asserted that Fox News “lied … about the 2020 election,” and that chairman and right-wing media mogul Rupert Murdoch testified to that fact under oath: Text on the meme was credited to Tw
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Michelle Obama was never a man
“Official govt docs expose Michelle Obama’s 14 year history as a man.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Woody Harrelson’s ‘SNL’ pandemic monologue not selectively edited by NBC
"Woody Harrelson’s 60 seconds in the middle of his monologue was cut out of the edits released after the show.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Donald Trump isn’t commander in chief anymore; he’s not preparing U.S. Marines to stop ‘coup’
“BREAKING Trump preps Marines to stop presidential coup.”
FactCheck.org→ NTSB Chair Contradicts Posts That Wrongly Claim Trump to Blame for Ohio Train Wreck
Quick Take The National Transportation Safety Board’s chair said an Obama-era rule the Trump administration nixed would not have prevented the derailment of a train in Ohio, as some partisan commentators inaccurately claim. The rule requiring
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – That video of President Joe Biden discussing aliens is so far out it’s fake
Video shows President Joe Biden recalling an alien encounter.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Nothing to back up claim that constipation killed seven times more people than rifles in US
Rifles “were involved in 297 deaths” in the U.S. in 2022 and “constipation killed 2,167.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Does NOT Prove Drinking Coke, Pepsi Results In Larger Testicles, Increases Testosterone
Does a study published by Chinese researchers prove that drinking Coke or Pepsi causes larger testicles and increases testosterone? No, that's not true: The study was only done on mice, not humans, so it doesn't directly apply. An associa
The Dispatch→ Lawmakers Elevate Human Rights Ahead of First CCP Hearing
Protesters call for an end to transnational repression by the Chinese government. (Photo by Haley Byrd Wilt) NEW YORK—Some demonstrators fled China decades ago because they weren’t willing to risk political imprisonment again. Others witnessed the
AllSides→ Leftist Pundits Immediately Resort to Attacks on Nikki Haley’s Heritage
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/leftist-pundits-immediately-resort-to-attacks-on-nikki-haleys-heritage/
AllSides→ Does Video Show Ukraine Drone Dropping Grenades on Civilians?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-does-video-show-ukraine-drone-dropping-grenades-civilians-1784362 F
Full Fact→ ‘Free food box’ offer on Facebook is nothing to do with Aldi
A post on a page called “ALDI Stores” claims those commenting will be sent free groceries.
Full Fact→ No evidence 5G can cause memory loss, nosebleeds or irregular heartbeat
False claims that 5G can cause worrying health conditions are widespread on social media.
Full Fact→ The WHO is not working on vaccines to create ‘permanent sterility’
Clips from a 2009 TV show falsely claim the World Health Organisation wants to depopulate the world using vaccines.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Governments regulate chlorine levels in water to keep it safe for consumers to drink
Drinking or using tap water treated with chlorine is dangerous because “chlorine is a poison.”
AllSides→ WaPo Throws Cold Water on Claims Trump Is to Blame for Ohio Train Derailment
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/02/27/washington-post-kessler-finds-no-trump-regulatory-changes-caused-ohio-train-derailment-n2620027