The claim relies on a deliberate misrepresentation of an unrelated quote from an interview first shared six months before.
The Dispatch→ The Turkish Roadblock to an Expanded NATO
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the parliament last October. (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)Sweden and Finland still want to join the alliance, but Turkey stands squarely in the way.The post The Turkish Roadblock to an Expa
Poynter→ Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome and seasonal stroke risk concerns long predate the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in an era of significant change, medical and social, for people worldwide. But not everything is new — despite what some social media posts claims. “None of […] The post Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome and
The Dispatch→ Why Are Eggs So Expensive?
A note apologizing to customers for egg price increases in a New York grocery store. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)The bird flu isn’t the only factor driving up prices of the kitchen staple: A Dispatch Eggsplainer.The post Why
The Dispatch→ ‘If You Lose Control of the Rules Committee, You’ve Lost Control of the Floor’
Rep. Chip Roy, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, and Rep. Jim Jordan on the House floor of the U.S. Capitol before a vote. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)What the new makeup of the House Rules Committee—and other key panels
The Dispatch→ The National Security Implications of Charles McGonigal’s Arrest
Charles McGonigal, the former head of counterintelligence for the FBI’s New York office, stands silently as his attorney Seth Ducharme gives a statement to the media after leaving Manhattan Federal Court on January 23, 2023 in New York City. (Photo b
The Dispatch→ Don’t Praise Olaf Scholz for Finally Doing the Right Thing
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that he will send battle tanks to Ukraine. (Photo by Michael Kappeler/picture alliance/Getty Images.)Throughout the war in Ukraine, Western leaders have been celebrated for doing the bare minimum.The post Don’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Green Mile’ Actor Michael Clarke Duncan Did Die … In 2012
Did actor Michael Clarke Duncan, famous for his role in the 1999 movie "The Green Mile," die? Yes, that's true... but it happened in 2012. News of his death went viral again in 2023 after a clickbait website (likely from Pakistan) reposte
Washington Post→ Peter was already robbed. He can’t pay Paul.
Spending cuts to balance the budget will require difficult choices that Congress has avoided.
The Dispatch→ Say It Loud
"Elite media is an extension of campus culture."The post Say It Loud appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Spies, Shredders, and Mistaken Identities
Looks at documents. Glances at shredder. Looks at documents.The post Spies, Shredders, and Mistaken Identities appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 1/4 Million Failed Voting Attempts Did NOT Result in Uncounted Arizona Votes In November 2022 Election
Did nearly a quarter of a million voting attempts fail in the November 8, 2022, election in Arizona and did that impact the vote count? No, that's not true: The communications director for the Maricopa County Elections Department called t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Toby Keith Is ‘Fighting For His Life’ As Of January 25, 2023
Was country music star Toby Keith "fighting for his life" and hospitalized as of January 25, 2023? No, that's not true: While Keith has been diagnosed with cancer, the image attached to this post does not show him hospitalized. He has als
The Dispatch→ Reading, Writing, and … Black Queer Studies?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket/ Getty Images.)The debate over AP African American Studies ignores that schools are struggling to make students proficient in math, science, and reading.The post Reading, Writin
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Andrew Tate remains in Romanian custody but he hasn’t been charged, convicted or sentenced
“Andrew Tate officially gets sentenced to 15 years in prison! (Found guilty).”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden blames Donald Trump for one quarter of today’s debt, ignores context
“One quarter” of today’s $31.4 trillion federal debt “was accumulated in the four years of my predecessor,” Donald Trump.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Fabricated story falsely claims Vladimir Putin destroyed an adrenochrome lab in Ukraine
“Putin destroys adrenochrome lab in Ukraine.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden classified documents timeline: Where, when were files found?
There are many unanswered questions about the documents found at President Joe Biden’s home and office. Here is a timeline of the events, based on news reports and statements by Biden, his lawyers and White House officials.
PolitiFact→ 'Indoctrination'? Banning Black history? Unraveling competing claims about rejected Florida AP class
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his education department's rejection of a new AP course on Black studies spurred talking points from both sides of the political aisle. We cut through the spin to give Floridians the full story.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A&W Did NOT Put Pants On Company’s Mascot Bear ‘Rooty’ In Response To Complaints
Did the A&W chain selling American food and root beer admit that its mascot, Rooty the Great Root Beer Bear, was "polarizing" for his pantlessness? Did the company decide to portray him wearing jeans from now on? No, that's not true:
The Dispatch→ VP MTG?
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attends a rally held by Donald Trump in Ohio on November 7, 2022. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images.)LOL. YOLO!The post VP MTG? appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Is RNA making chickens lay fewer eggs? No, improper nutrition, disease are likelier to blame
“Chickens aren’t laying eggs because RNA is being added to commercial chicken feed.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – DDT ban didn’t stop U.S. polio epidemic, vaccines did
Polio wasn’t eradicated in the United States by a vaccine.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Fake Headline About COVID-19 Vaccines
This image, taken from Twitter, is fake. An image circulating on Twitter purports to show the headline of an article in The Conversation asking why unvaccinated people didn’t do more to warn the vaccinated against the alleged danger of the COVID-19 v
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Dr. Anthony’s Fauci’s wife isn’t the National Institutes of Health’s director
Christine Grady “is the head of NIH.”
PolitiFact→ Gavin Newsom – Gavin Newsom is mostly right, the US gun homicide rate is 26 times higher than ‘peers’
“The USA has a gun homicide rate 26 times higher than our peers.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Electrically Charged’ Rocks Discovered In Democratic Republic Of Congo
Were "electrically charged rocks" discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo in January 2023? No, that's not true: No such discovery had been formally announced in the scientific community as of this publication, and a geology expert
Poynter→ Why you need to fact-check the “fact” pages
Have you noticed all the accounts on Instagram lately that have the word “fact” in them? There are hundreds of these, including @fact, @factsuntold, @blowingfact, @factsdailyy. They have huge followings […] The post Why you need to fact-check
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The Bill Gates egg shortage conspiracy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
The U.S. chicken and egg shortage is linked to Bill Gates.
The Dispatch→ U.S. Policy Needs More Humility
(Photo illustration by Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images.)(Or, “How I learned to start worrying and hate the ban.”)The post U.S. Policy Needs More Humility appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That 90-Day Diet Regimen Will Cure Cancer
Will a fast of water, coffee and tea followed by a diet of only vegetable juice and a ribeye steak cure cancer in 90 days? No, that's not true: Experts told Lead Stories that there is no scientific evidence that this specific regimen will
Truth or Fiction?→ Jeff Younger: ‘The Political Power of Single Women, Especially Single Mothers, Must Be Diminished’ Tweet
On January 25 2023, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of two posts from Twitter, one of which was attributed to failed Republican political candidate Jeff Younger (@JeffYoungerTX) on the topic of the “political power” of women and “
Full Fact→ Video does not show Rishi Sunak’s staff celebrating Hindu festival in Downing Street
The footage was filmed in Canada, not London, and features officials from Ontario.
PolitiFact→ Scott Walker – No, drag shows are not the same as strip shows
“Let’s be clear: ‘drag shows’ are strip shows.”
Full Fact→ Posts about a missing man with Alzheimer’s are hoaxes
These posts claim that a man has gone missing in several different UK locations, but use photographs of different men from the US.
Full Fact→ Claim trans activists found Aretha Franklin song offensive based on joke tweet
Despite initially sharing media coverage of its tweet, the account then claimed it was a parody.
PolitiFact→ Glenn Youngkin – Youngkin is near the mark on tax growth claim
Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.”
AllSides→ Posts Mislead on Illinois SAFE-T Act and Elimination of Cash Bail
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/01/posts-mislead-on-illinois-safe-t-act-and-elimination-of-cash-bail/ Il
Logically→ Titanic sänktes med avsikt för att avlägsna motståndet mot skapandet av U.S. Federal Reserve bank (USA:s centralbank).
Titanic krockade med ett isberg av misstag. Det finns inget bevis för att passagerarna som nämns i videon motsatte sig U.S. Federal Reserve.
Logically→ Statsminister Ulf Kristersson tillåter utplacering av kärnvapen i Sverige under fredstid, i samband med NATO:s anbud.
Påståendet är baserat på en felöversättning. Ulf Kristersson sa motsatsen: Det finns inte några skäl till att placera kärnvapen i Sverige under fredst