On January 19 2023, popular Twitter account @TravisAkers tweeted the following screenshot, purportedly illustrating backlash aimed at rock band Pink Floyd over a 50th anniversary “rainbow” logo on Facebook: Pink Floyd updated their profil
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Climate change is not a “naturally occurring phenomenon.” Humanity is the driving force
"Climate change is a naturally occurring phenomenon that can be tracked throughout prehistoric eras."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video shows a tour of a ‘War of the Worlds’ movie set, not the scene of Nepal’s deadly plane crash
A video shows wreckage of the recent plane crash in Nepal.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Photo from 2017 used in false post alleging a recent New York bombing
"New York is bombed. At this moment, there are many injured.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Is NOT Closing Its Headquarters In Atlanta — It’s Moving Within The City
Is CNN shutting down its operations in Atlanta? No, that's not true: CNN will maintain its hub in Atlanta but move its headquarters from its downtown location to Techwood Turner Broadcasting campus in midtown Atlanta, according to a CNN s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Government Did NOT Claim Investigating COVID Vaccines Would Be ‘Dangerous For Democracy’
Did the German government claim that investigating COVID vaccines would be "dangerous for democracy"? No, that's not true: Alena Buyx, who is not in the German government, did not claim that such investigations would be a threat to democr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New York Was NOT Bombed On Or Around January 22, 2023
Was New York bombed on or directly before January 22, 2023, and was there an exclusive video of the attack on a Telegram channel? No, that's not true: The attack referenced in the claim is from 2017. The prompt to visit a specific Telegra
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Social Security Headquarters ‘Abandoned’ In January 2023
Does a video circulating on social media prove that the Social Security Administration (SSA) headquarters in Maryland was abandoned and "nobody works there" as of January 2023? No, that's not true: The clip was shot in 2022, during a COVI
PolitiFact→ With Roe reversed and Congress deadlocked, states take up new abortion laws
With the abortion debate mostly deadlocked in Washington, the focus is shifting to the states, which are convening their first full legislative sessions since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, mRNA vaccines aren’t widely used in livestock and can't get into the food supply
“MRNA vaccines are being injected into our food supply.”
Full Fact→ Insufficient evidence fenbendazole cures cancer says Cancer Research UK
Although studies have been done in cancer cells in the lab, and in mice, there isn’t sufficient evidence that it can cure cancer in humans.
AllSides→ Biden’s Numbers, January 2023 Update
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/01/bidens-numbers-january-2023-update/ Here’s how the United States ha
Full Fact→ Facebook post offering free Toby Carvery meals isn’t genuine
The post claiming to be giving away free meals to those who share and comment on it has been shared thousands of times on Facebook.
Logically→ Klaus Schwab warned of a global cyber attack, after which digital biometric IDs would be required to access the internet.
A video clip of Klaus Schwab's opening remarks at the 2020 Cyber Polygon initiative has been edited and shared with a false narrative.
Full Fact→ How many excess deaths are A&E delays causing?
Earlier this month the Royal College of Emergency Medicine estimated delays are causing 300-500 deaths a week - but NHS leaders say they “don’t recognise these numbers”.
AllSides→ Fact-checking Biden’s economic victory lap
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/fact-check-biden-economy President Joe Biden boasted
The Dispatch→ Are We Prosecuting Straw Buyers?
Smith & Wesson handguns on sale in a gun store in Houston. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images.)Illinois works to introduce new legislation while it remains unclear whether current laws are being enforced.The post Are We Prosecuting Straw Buyers?
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, January 2023 Update
Summary Here’s how the United States has fared since President Joe Biden took office two years ago: The economy added 10.7 million jobs under Biden, putting the total 1.2 million higher than before the pandemic. The unemployment rat
The Dispatch→ Breaking the ‘Paper Ceiling’
Graduates at a college graduation ceremony.In a tight labor market, many U.S. employers are dropping four-year college degree requirements.The post Breaking the ‘Paper Ceiling’ appeared first on The Dispatch.
Full Fact→ How much money does Labour receive from the RMT and other trade unions?
The Conservatives have tweeted Labour is in the pocket of union ‘paymasters’. A high proportion of Labour’s income comes from trade unions, but only a small amount from the RMT whose boss Mick Lynch i
Poynter→ Climate activist Greta Thunberg didn’t stage her recent detention in Germany, police say
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg made headlines this week when she was detained while protesting against a coal mining operation in Lutzerath, Germany. But some people claim the moment was […] The post Climate activist Greta Thunberg didn
The Dispatch→ Post-Roe Reality Sets In
Pro-life and pro-choice demonstrators at the March for Life on Friday in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)How abortion will affect the presidential primaries.The post Post-Roe Reality Sets In appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ How the GOP Can Make Childbirth Affordable Without Breaking the Bank
A newborn yawns as he sits with his mother at Emerson Hospital in Massachusetts. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe/Getty Images.)A truly pro-life party should better address the financial strains new parents face.The post How the GOP Can Make Chil
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff from the Week We Hit the Debt Ceiling
The national debt clock. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Plus, more on George Santos and the last word (we hope) on gas stoves. The post Our Best Stuff from the Week We Hit the Debt Ceiling appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag for January
Haley Byrd Wilt is up for the Monthly Mailbag.The post The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag for January appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ George Santos Was Inevitable
U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos, Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz, and Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert sit together in the House Chamber during the fourth day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 07, 2023 in Washington, DC.(Photo
The Dispatch→ Will South Korea Go Nuclear?
President Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. (Photo by Kim Min-Hee - Pool/Getty Images)As Pyongyang grows its nuclear arsenal, Seoul considers its atomic options.The post Will South Korea Go Nuclear? appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Liberty’s Most Formative Friendships of the 20th Century
A review of ‘Freedom’s Furies’ by Timothy Sandefur.The post Liberty’s Most Formative Friendships of the 20th Century appeared first on The Dispatch.
Washington Post→ How a Hunter Biden conspiracy theory grew, from lone tweet to big megaphone
Conservative reporters and commentators ran with speculation before checking the facts.
The Dispatch→ China’s Demographic Decline
China is getting old before getting rich. The post China’s Demographic Decline appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ David French and Curtis Chang Answer Listener Mail
The one where the listeners take charge. The post David French and Curtis Chang Answer Listener Mail appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Old Ideas
This isn't just a crisis, it's a polycrisis. The post Old Ideas appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chinese State Media Did NOT Report China’s Military Has Equipped Its Soldiers With Self-Destruct Helmets
Did the Chinese military equip its soldiers with self-destruct helmets? No, that's not true: There's no evidence from the Chinese government or from official Chinese state media that members of the military are being given helmets with th
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misinterpret NYC Health Tweet About Omicron Subvariant XBB.1.5
SciCheck Digest An unclear tweet from New York City health officials was meant to caution residents that the latest omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5, might be more likely than previous variants to infect vaccinated or previously infected people. Social
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Respiratory Ailments NOT Cured By Combining Hydrogen Peroxide, Iodine In Nebulizer
Does the combination of hydrogen peroxide and iodine cure respiratory ailments when used as a makeshift medication in a nebulizer? No, that's not true: An emergency medicine toxicologist at the non-profit National Capital Poison Center to
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Bill Gates didn’t tweet about adding vaccines to food to solve vaccine hesitancy
Bill Gates tweeted that “vaccines in our food supply solves the problem of vaccine hesitancy.”
Truth or Fiction?→ NBC Sports Presenter Takes Up Right-Wing ‘Litter Boxes’ Smear
NBC Sports presenter Tony Dungy promoted — and quickly deleted — the right-wing hoax about students “identifying as cats,” a further sign of how disinformation can be laundered from fringe online circles into legitimate media. D
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – FAA: Medical guidelines changed on advice from cardiologists, not because of the COVID-19 vaccine
The Federal Aviation Administration widened its electrocardiogram parameters for pilots because “a substantial number of airline pilots have had serious heart damage” from COVID-19 vaccines.
The Dispatch→ A Pox Upon Portland
A local business posts a sign in response to comments by then-Attorney General Bill Barr that Portland is part of the "Anarchist Jurisdiction,” September 28, 2020. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)Progressivism is killing th
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Twist Meaning of CDC, FDA Disclosure on Bivalent Booster
SciCheck Digest Government health agencies disclosed a potential safety concern for strokes in those 65 and older with one of the COVID-19 vaccines, but the agencies haven’t found any causal relationship and the concern was flagged by just one