Former President Donald J. Trump misleadingly and wrongly described his own record, the events of Jan. 6, 2021, his handling of classified documents, foreign policy and the economy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: PCR Test Nasal Swabs Do NOT Affect Longevity, Aging — No Widespread Effects Found
Do nasopharyngeal swabs, like those used in PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing for COVID-19, affect your longevity and aging? No, that's not true: Most research about the effectiveness and safety of such swabs suggests that they pose
The Dispatch→ Mostly Peaceful Sexual Abuse
Columnist E. Jean Carroll leaves after her civil trial against former President Donald Trump on May 09, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)Republicans and the E. Jean Carroll verdict.Continue reading Mostly Peaceful Sexual Ab
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, estas fotos no muestran a ‘satanistas’ adoctrinando a niños en bibliotecas
“Se filtran fotos” de “satanista enseñando sus Rituales y Adoración a lucifer a niños en bibliotecas de Estados Unidos”.
The Dispatch→ The Tragedies of Jordan Neely and Donald Trump
Protestors at a demonstration for Jordan Neely in New York City on May 6, 2023 (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)Opposites are not as different as the word sometimes implies. Continue reading The Tragedies of Jordan Neely and Donald
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Pasteurized Milk Causes ADHD
Is it a proven fact that the consumption of pasteurized milk leads to ADHD? No, that's not true: While the exact causes of this disorder remain unknown, the existing body of evidence links the occurrence of ADHD to genetic factors, not di
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – False claims spread online about suspects in the recent mass killings in Texas
“Both murderers in Texas were not only illegals, but gang members” and were “most likely tied to MS-13.”
PolitiFact→ George Santos has been arrested. Here’s a recap of his alleged falsehoods
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., has been arrested. His prosecution in federal court may shed light on where he got some of the money he used for his campaign. But on many of the falsehoods he told during his campaign, Santos has remained quiet. Here’s a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Men Pictured In Social Media Posts Are NOT Allen, Texas, Gunman Mauricio Garcia
Are any of the men pictured in social media posts Mauricio Garcia, the gunman who was killed during the May 7, 2023, mass shooting at an Allen, Texas, outlet mall? No, that's not true: While a man pictured in two different posts with two
The Dispatch→ Our China Self-Own
Google CEO Sundar Pichai, born in India, is among the many Silicon Valley workers and executives who immigrated to the United States for education and employment. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP/Getty Images.) Failing to improve our immigration policy giv
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video no muestra ‘huevos artificiales’ para el consumo alimenticio, estos son juguetes
En China se están fabricando huevos artificiales para el consumo humano.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: An Old 2020 Election Lie Resurfaces
Former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally during the 2020 presidential election (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Old claims are recirculating online that there were 133 million registered voters during the 2020 presidential election and tha
FactCheck.org→ Posts Share Fake Chelsea Clinton Quote About Global Childhood Vaccination Effort
SciCheck Digest An international initiative called the Big Catch-Up aims to increase vaccination among children who have missed routine vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic. In describing the project, Chelsea Clinton did not say it was time to “
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Robot Did NOT Attack Worker — It’s Sci-Fi CGI
Did security footage capture the moment when an "angry" warehouse robot attacked a human worker? No, that's not true: This is a short science fiction film made by a film company in Georgia with CGI. The company, Sozo Bear Films, emailed L
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, este video no muestra ‘reptilianos’
Este video muestra “reptilianos”.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Panfleto de ‘pandemia zombie’ de los CDC fue una campaña ficticia de preparación, no un evento real
Tropas estadounidenses se preparan para “una pandemia zombies”.
PolitiFact→ ‘No idea who this woman is’: Looking at Trump’s familiar defense in light of E. Jean Carroll case
After the verdict in the E. Jean Carroll case, former President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that he had “no idea who this woman is.” It’s a familiar tactic for Trump when confronted with accusations or to distance himself from people he kn
Full Fact→ Four claims about GP numbers fact checked
The launch of the government’s new primary care plan prompted a raft of apparently contradictory claims about GP numbers.
Logically→ Old footage of panicking crowds does not show a current wave of ‘killer clown’ attacks
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, these 3 NC health systems aren’t providing gender transition treatments to toddlers
Duke Health, UNC Health and ECU Health “in North Carolina are diagnosing toddlers who play with stereotypically opposite gender toys as having gender dysphoria and are beginning to transition them!!”
Full Fact→ Photo of ‘chemtrails’ shows contrails made from water vapour
A picture of so-called “chemtrails” shows frozen trails of water vapour and not harmful chemicals being purposefully sprayed in the atmosphere.
Full Fact→ Errors corrected in Sun article about Ray Liotta’s cause of death
An online article in the Sun gave the wrong definitions for pulmonary oedema and respiratory insufficiency, and mixed up the link between diabetes and atherosclerosis.
Logically→ The Swedish Minister for Migration’s claims on immigrant benefit statistics are misleading
Logically→ No, Chelsea Clinton didn’t say children in the U.S. should be administered mRNA vaccines forcefully
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Trace amounts of glyphosate are found in many foods, are not harmful
“Goldfish crackers contain a dangerously high amount of weed killer.”
PolitiFact→ Marc Short – Is 95% of gun violence occurring in 'inner cities'? No
“This year, there have been 13,000 deaths by gun violence. The vast majority, 95% of them, are in inner cities, where you have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.”
Full Fact→ You can’t apply for asylum in the UK through the UNHCR
The UN’s refugee agency has clarified that there is no way for people to apply for asylum in the UK through the agency, after comments made by the Home Secretary.
The Dispatch→ Pro-Choice Groups Take the Abortion Fight to Red States
Pro-life and pro-choice protesters in front of the Kentucky state capitol on October, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images.)Plus: What to expect in next week’s neck-and-neck Kentucky GOP governor’s primary.Continue reading Pro-Ch
Logically→ This image claiming to show London Mayor Sadiq Khan with his wife has been digitally altered
Logically→ An old scripted video shared as father beating groom for demanding dowry
Logically→ Old video of Prakash Raj edited to claim he asked people not to vote for Congress in Karnataka elections
The Dispatch→ A Fruitless Debt Ceiling Summit
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and President Joe Biden meet with other lawmakers in the Oval Office of the White House on May 9, 2023. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Plus: Checking in on child labor laws.C
Health Feedback→ Animal studies included in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine approval application showed no signs of reproductive toxicity
REVIEW On 19 April 2023, the Brownstone Institute published an article claiming that Australian regulatory authority the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) had evidence that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was unsafe during pregnancy before
The Dispatch→ Babies Come Back
Storks don't take bribes. Continue reading Babies Come Back »
The Dispatch→ Death of a Talking Point
President Eisenhower in a 1956 televised address (via Getty Images)Returning to the tax policies of the 1950s would make our deficits worse. Continue reading Death of a Talking Point »
The Dispatch→ Our No-Win Scenario
Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden at the first 2020 presidential debate. (Photo by Jim Watson, Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)There’s still time to avoid a Biden-Trump rematch, but it would require party leaders to lead.Continue r
Full Fact→ Fact checkers and leading health organisations urge Government to take health misinformation seriously in Online Safety Bill
Open letter warns that the Online Safety Bill does not offer sufficient protection to prevent a surge of harmful health misinformation
The Dispatch→ Video: Campaign Politics and Title 42
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation. Continue reading Video: Campaign Politics and Title 42 »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump, Epstein Photos With ‘Underage’ Women NOT Authentic — They’re AI Generated
Did old, never-before-seen photos surface in May of 2023 of Donald Trump posing with young women on a private jet, and also partying with Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: Although there are authentic images of Donald Trump posing for
Lead Stories→ Plag-AI-rism: How Lead Stories Used ChatGPT To Find A False Story about Tucker Carlson … That Was ‘Plagiarised’ With ChatGPT
So you've probably read all those warnings from pundits, academics and researchers about how generative AI tools like ChatGPT are going to impact disinformation and fact checking. And you may have even seen some recent examples of a deep-