Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis does not have a Truth Social account. But his name has become a fixture in former President Donald Trump’s posts on the platform. Trump’s latest swipe […] The post Did George Soros endorse Ron DeSantis for pr
The Dispatch→ Will Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Stand?
Student loan borrowers stage a rally in front of the White House in August 2022 to celebrate President Joe Biden cancelling student debt. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We the 45m)The Supreme Court considers the program Tuesday. The post Will B
The Dispatch→ A Time for American Stability—and Power
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Ukrainian presidential palace on February 20, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via Getty Images)Our allies are pondering whether we ar
Washington Post→ So far, Trump’s rollback of regulations can’t be blamed for Ohio train wreck
The Trump administration shelved many rail and environmental rules. But a link to the East Palestine derailment is hard to find.
The Dispatch→ Latest Episode of The Dispatch Book Club Out Now
Listen to Sarah talk to author Adam Hochschild about his book ‘American Midnight.’ The post Latest Episode of The Dispatch Book Club Out Now appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week We Marked One Year of War in Ukraine
A woman cries during a prayer near the graves of Ukrainian soldiers killed in the Russian-Ukrainian war at the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine on February 25, 2023. (Photo by Pavlo Palamarchuk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Plus: Marjorie Taylor Green
PolitiFact→ Elise Stefanik – Poll on voters’ opinion of Biden laptop story doesn't tell whole story
53% of Americans made aware of the Hunter Biden laptop story would have changed their vote in 2020.
The Dispatch→ Another Biden Immigration Plan That Looks a Lot Like Trump’s
President Joe Biden speaks with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers as he visits the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on January 8, 2023. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)President Joe Biden’s plan for asylum likely faces the sa
The Dispatch→ The Cabin Problem
(Kristen Cui, Dave Bautista, and Abby Quinn in 'Knock at the Cabin.' Image via IMDb.)A review of ‘Knock at the Cabin.’The post The Cabin Problem appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Paging Dr. Strangelove
War is too important to be left to the politicians. The post Paging Dr. Strangelove appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ America’s Changing Death Penalty Debate
A lethal injection gurney is shown before being dismantled in March 2019 at California's San Quentin State Prison. (Photo by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via Getty Images)Americans are souring on the death penalty for lo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine NOT First Time 100,000 Troops Invaded Another Country Since World War II
Was Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the first time 100,000 troops had invaded another country since World War II? No, that's not true: There are many examples of military forces totaling more than 100,000 inv
FactCheck.org→ Multiple Federal Agencies Supporting East Palestine, Contrary to Partisan Claims
Quick Take The people affected by the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, do not qualify for direct financial aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. But FEMA and other federal agencies have been assisting
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Pfizer Conducting Any Inappropriate Coronavirus Experiments
SciCheck Digest Scientists say the experiments Pfizer has performed on the coronavirus are standard for the industry. Baseless claims that the company is mutating the virus for profit, however, have been circulating since the release of a
The Dispatch→ Cocaine Bear
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)Russia’s war, one year later.The post Cocaine Bear appeared first on The Dispatch.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort Soros’ Comments on a DeSantis Candidacy
Quick Take Billionaire George Soros said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “is likely to be the Republican candidate” in the 2024 presidential race. But social media posts edited Soros’ remarks to falsely claim he endorsed the governor. Sor
AllSides→ Bottled water Trump gave to Ohioans wasn’t yellow
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-water-ohio-train-derailment-786142559705?utm_source=ForYou&utm_medium=HomePage&utm_id=Taboola
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump’s ‘I had nothing to do with it’ remarks after the Ohio train derailment
In 2018 the Trump admin repealed an Obama-era rule about fast railroad brakes. But even if that rule had been in effect, it would not have applied to the type of train that derailed in East Palestine.
Truth or Fiction?→ Ukraine Marks One-Year Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion
Weaponized disinformation campaigns and more conventional attacks on February 24 2023 marked the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; amid retrospectives and updates, a popular Imgur post featured a video and commentary attribute
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claim twists U.N. resolution, smart city concept and the Ohio train derailment into baseless plot
"The laws governing Agenda 2030 land development allows the government to seize polluted lands and move their residents to … smart cities.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ’19-Year-Old Girl In Texas’ NOT Sentenced To ’96 Years In Prison’ After Abortion
Was a 19-year-old girl in Texas sentenced to "96 years in prison" after traveling across state lines to gain access to an abortion procedure? No, that's not true: The social media account that shared this post is a satirical one. Furtherm
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HAARP Does NOT ‘Send A Billion-Watt Microwave’ To Cause Disasters On Earth
Can the Alaska-based HAARP project, a former military research facility for studying the ionosphere, remotely initiate natural disasters such as earthquakes anywhere on Earth? No, that's not true: An "explanation" of its purported capabil
The Dispatch→ Stirewaltisms: Can DeSantis Go the Distance?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference on January 18, 2023. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)Media speculation about his candidacy heats up. The post Stirewaltisms: Can DeSantis Go the Distance? appeared firs
Truth or Fiction?→ Propublica’s Politwoops Archive in Peril — Can It Be Saved?
On February 24 2023, data journalist Derek Willis tweeted a “eulogy” for Politwoops, an archive of deleted tweets in the public interest maintained by investigative journalism organization ProPublica: For six years I had the responsibilit
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Think a $700 payout from Apple for a slow iPhone seems too good to be true? You’re right, it is
Apple will pay customers $700 for a slowed-down iPhone.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claim About Defense ‘Deal’ with South Korea
Former President Donald Trump, who has regularly complained about the amount of money South Korea pays the U.S. to maintain American military bases there, falsely claimed this week that he “had a deal [with South Korea] for full payment to us, $
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Definition Of Word ‘Horizontal’ Does NOT Prove Earth Is Flat
Did the word "horizon" come from the word "horizontal," and is this evidence that the Earth must be flat? No, that's not true: The word "horizon" came first, and the adjective "horizontal" followed. The adjective describes something "rela
PolitiFact→ Did Ohio train derailment cause CDC to update its vinyl chloride toxicology info? No
An update of vinyl chloride’s toxicological profile was released Feb. 9, days after the Ohio train derailment. An expert told PolitiFact the update had been in progress for many months before the derailment and described the timing of the update as
Full Fact→ Mark on Joe Biden’s forehead during Poland trip isn’t a ‘bruise’
The mark is actually an ash cross, given during the Ash Wednesday Mass.
Full Fact→ The NHS Test and Trace app did not cost £37 billion
£37 billion was the total budget for the NHS Test and Trace programme over its first two years, only a fraction of which was spent on the app.
The Dispatch→ Gearing Up for the Tucker Tapes
Protesters walk through the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)Plus: A look at lawmakers fighting isolationism as the war in Ukraine enters its second year.The post Gearing Up for the Tu
Full Fact→ Facebook posts about Samsung S23 and iPhone giveaways are fake
Posts on social media falsely claim that Argos and Amazon are selling Samsung S23 phones for £3 and that Amazon is also selling iPhone 14s for the same price.
Full Fact→ Newspapers and health minister understate junior doctors’ pay demand
Junior doctors are asking for a pay rise of about 35%—not 26%, which is how much their union says their pay has fallen by since 2008-9.
Logically→ The video shows a black cloud over East Palestine, Ohio, after a train carrying chemical materials derailed in the area.
This video of the black cloud was first uploaded on TikTok in November 2022. It predates the train derailment in Ohio and is unrelated to it.
Logically→ INEC said Nigerians can vote using printouts from a government website instead of PVCs.
Under the Electoral Act of 2022, Nigerians will need a valid PVC to vote in the upcoming general elections.
AllSides→ Biden’s April 2022 Remark About Some Ukraine Aid Covering Pensions Is Not ‘Breaking’ News
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/02/bidens-april-2022-remark-about-some-ukraine-aid-covering-pensions-is-not-breaking-news/
Logically→ Punjab government has ordered the monitoring of social media accounts of government employees.
An order issued by the Jammu & Kashmir administration was misrepresented as a Punjab government directive.
The Dispatch→ The East Palestine Blame Game
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg the site of the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. (Photo by Brooke LaValley-Pool/Getty Images)Plus: U.S.-Taiwan ties grow stronger.The post The East Palestine Blame Game appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ The video depicts a fracture in the earth’s crust caused by recent earthquakes in Turkey.
This old video shows the Loess Plateau in China's Pinglu County and is unrelated to the recent earthquake that hit Turkey in February 2023.
Poynter→ How Nigeria’s fact-checkers are using AI to counter election misinformation
As interest and concern grow over generative artificial intelligence and its unrivaled ability to rapidly spread misinformation, some are harnessing AI to promote healthy information ecosystems. Ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 […] The post How Nigeria