California Gov. Gavin Newsom. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Is it wrong for governors to penalize corporations for their political choices?The post The Right to Choose appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: TikTok Video Is NOT Real Bill Gates TV Interview – It’s Deepfake Of Australian Show
Did Sarah Ferguson, the host of the Australian daily current affairs news program "7.30," pose several testy and loaded questions to Bill Gates when she interviewed him, resulting in Gates finally declaring, "OK that's enough. This interv
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make False Comparisons Between COVID-19 Immunity From Infections and Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Vaccination and infection both provide protective immunity to COVID-19, particularly against severe disease. But gaining immunity through infection is far riskier than vaccination. Posts citing a new Lancet study omit that important
PolitiFact→ Nicholas Langworthy – Claim about Energy Department, gas stoves, China is exaggerated
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban," which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party.
Poynter→ Sinister or simple: Checking out Antarctica conspiracy theories
With islands in Antarctica named Omicron and Deception and places named after billionaires like Rothschild and Rockefeller, some people, like this Redditor, believe this southernmost continent hides dark secrets. Antarctica […] The post Sinister
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – In swipe at Fox News, Trump misleads about Los Angeles County election
The 2020 election could not have been fair because “Los Angeles County agreed, during litigation, that there were 1.2 million ineligible voters after the election.”
PolitiFact→ Fentrice Driskell – Is $1 of every $3 Ron DeSantis spends from the federal government? Yes.
"$1 of every $3 (Ron DeSantis) spends comes from the federal government."
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, Elon Musk isn’t poised to buy Facebook
“Elon Musk to acquire Facebook soon.”
PolitiFact→ Chain email – Waking before sunrise March 12? Daylight saving time could affect your scheduled alarm
Because of daylight saving time, “NO alarm set for the 2:00 a.m. hour will go off” on March 12.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Ashli Babbitt died in fatal U.S. Capitol shooting Jan. 6, 2021; she’s not alive as posts claim
“Ashli Babbitt is alive and well.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – That video is altered; Elon Musk isn’t endorsing an anti-aging remedy
Video shows Elon Musk endorsing “an anti-aging remedy.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is still tweeting, despite baseless claims that Elon Musk banned her
Elon Musk banned U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from Twitter.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hungary Is NOT Preparing To Prosecute ‘Lifelong Nazi’ George Soros
Is Hungary preparing to prosecute "lifelong Nazi" George Soros? No, that's not true: The claim, posted by a prolific publisher of fake news, is based on a single anonymous source. It repeats the oft-debunked claim that financier and phila
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, Vladimir Putin didn’t order COVID-19 vaccines to be destroyed in Russia
Vladimir Putin “orders destruction of all COVID-19 vaccines in Russia.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Lawyer Jenna Ellis Acknowledges Election Deception, is Censured in Colorado
On March 9 2023, a screenshot of a headline that indicated Trump administration lawyer Jenna Ellis had acknowledged “misrepresenting … claims” that the 2020 election was “stolen” appeared on Imgur: “Please don’
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Bill Gates didn’t declare himself a valid pharmaceutical industry proxy. The video was altered.
Bill Gates claims to be a “valid representative of the pharmaceutical industry” because he “read a lot of books about that topic.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Ban Greta Thunberg From Twitter — It’s Satirical Story
Did Elon Musk ban activist Greta Thunberg from Twitter? No, that's not true: Thunberg's Twitter account is still active. The claim appears in a publication with a disclaimer that its satirical articles are "not meant to be taken seriously
Full Fact→ Post about injured dog found on ‘side road’ in Northern Ireland is fake
The picture of the dog was actually taken from a 2020 news article about an incident in Pembrokeshire.
Full Fact→ ‘Illegal immigrants’ are not entitled to more benefits than pensioners
False information comparing benefits and other financial support has been circulating for more than a decade.
Logically→ mRNA vaccines have caused a sharp increase in the number of stillbirths recorded in Singapore.
AllSides→ Trump delivers wildly dishonest speech at CPAC
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/05/politics/fact-check-trump-cpac/index.html As president, Donald Trump m
AllSides→ Altered image of Sarah Huckabee Sanders sitting cross-legged at Politicon conference
https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-sarah-huckabee-sanders-politic/fact-check-altered-image-of-sarah-huckabee-sanders-sitting-cross-legged-at-politicon-conference-idUSL1N35H1JL
Logically→ An arrest warrant has been issued in the Philippines against Bill Gates for ‘premeditated murder,’ linked to the country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Logically→ Andrew Tate may have lung cancer.
Logically→ Hillary Clinton and Hollywood celebrities have been executed.
Logically→ The fire at a Tennessee uranium processing facility was planned and part of a population control agenda.
Logically→ ತೆಲಂಗಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಂದೂ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯೊಬ್ಬನನ್ನು ಆತನ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ ಪತ್ನಿಯ ಕುಟುಂಬಸ್ಥರು ಚಾಕುವಿನಿಂದ ಇರಿದು ಕೊಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
The Dispatch→ A Renewed Push to Designate Mexican Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations
Happy Thursday! We’re not sure exactly what’s going on with our neighbors to the north, ...The post A Renewed Push to Designate Mexican Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ A Renewed Push to Designate Mexican Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations
Elements of Mexico's National Guard monitor and protect the perimeter of the Aguaruto Prison. (Photo by Jesus Verdugo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Plus: What’s going on with schoolgirls in Iran?The post A Renewed Push to Designate Mexican Dru
Poynter→ 7 false claims from Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s segments on Jan. 6 footage
Fox News host Tucker Carlson on March 6 aired newly released security video from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that he said was provided to him […] The post 7 false claims from Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s segments on Jan. 6 fo
The Dispatch→ Going to War Over Taiwan: Who Decides?
President Joe Biden speaks in Baltimore on March 1, 2023. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Even if Biden could justify U.S. intervention without congressional approval, it’s politically important to have the legislative branch on board.The post Go
The Dispatch→ America’s Child Labor Problem
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh at the U.S. Capitol, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)No one knows how big the problem has become, complicating eradication efforts: A Dispatch Explainer.The post America’s Child Labor Problem appeare
Health Feedback→ Analysis of alleged Medicare data by Steve Kirsch is flawed and doesn’t show COVID-19 vaccines increase mortality rate
REVIEW On 26 February 2023, entrepreneur Steve Kirsch published a Substack post with the headline “Medicare data shows the COVID vaccines increase your risk of dying”. Medicare is federal health insurance for people aged 65 and older in the U.
The Dispatch→ The Sun Shines on in Kentucky
Chick-Fil-A for everyone. The post The Sun Shines on in Kentucky appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ French with Benefits
It's alive!The post French with Benefits appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT Unnatural For Humans To Get Sick, Thoughts Do NOT Cure All Sickness
Are humans never supposed to get sick and does the power of the human mind heal all sickness? No, that's not true: Medical experts have identified several causes of diseases other than human thoughts that affect the human body. The claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: X-Rated Mickey Mouse Video NOT ‘Old @Disney Reel’ – It’s Forged Version Of ‘Steamboat Willie’
Is Mickey Mouse "clearly massaging his massive erection" in a video described on social media as an "old @Disney reel"? No, that's not true: A former Disney animator called the short clip a "forgery." The NSFW video takes isolated charact
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Jacob Chansley, The ‘QAnon Shaman,’ Was Led Through Capitol By Police Entire Time He Was In Building On Jan. 6, 2021
Was Jacob Chansley, aka the "QAnon Shaman," led through the Capitol by police the entire time he was in the building on January 6, 2021? No, there's no evidence that's true: Chansley broke into the building, where he ignored repeated requ
Truth or Fiction?→ How the Court of Public Opinion Shifted on the Infamous McDonald’s Coffee Lawsuit
Derided for years as a comedic (at best) example of a frivolous lawsuit, the story of Stella Liebeck’s legal battle with the McDonald’s fast food chain has been the subject of a critical reappraisal. The 1994 case, Liebeck v. McDonalds, ste
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show U.S. Rep. Chip Roy grilling Vice President Kamala Harris
“Crowd erupts as Chip Roy grills Kamala Harris as she lies in Congress” in video.