The success of season four will ultimately depend on if it can lean into its strengths and away from a ham handed, surface-level social critique.The post ‘You,’ Not Everyone appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Fox and Fiends
Santander Bank is awful. So is Fox. The post Fox and Fiends appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show China Has Cloned Dinosaurs — These Are Animatronic Theme-Park Attractions
Does a video on social media show that China has successfully cloned several species of dinosaurs? No, that's not true: The video's clips, shot at different locations, show Jurassic-Park-themed animatronics and puppetry. The dinosaurs are
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stray Dog Was NOT Found By Police And Up For Adoption — Post Is A Real Estate Scam
Did police in Charlottesville, Virginia pick up a homeless dogcalled Chloe and offer her for adoption when the owner refused to take her back? No, that's not true: The post that makes this claim is deceptively using a picture of a Texas a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Bombshell New Study’ Does NOT Prove That mRNA ‘Jabs’ Have Caused ‘Tens Of Millions Of Serious New Health Problems Worldwide’
Did a "bombshell new study" prove that mRNA "jabs" have "caused tens of millions of serious new health problems worldwide," including a condition known as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)? No, that's not true: The 2022 stu
AllSides→ Marjorie Taylor Greene Gets CPAC Crowd to Boo Zelensky With False Claim
https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-gets-cpac-crowd-boo-zelensky-false-claim-1785444 GOP Re
The Dispatch→ Being Is Not a Substitute for Doing
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot waits to be introduced at a campaign rally on February 25. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)A plague of demosclerosis.The post Being Is Not a Substitute for Doing appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The Coming Decline of Fox News
Fox News headquarters in New York City. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)Win or lose, Murdoch media will decline after the Dominion suit.The post The Coming Decline of Fox News appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Marjorie Taylor Greene – Marjorie Taylor Greene distorts Zelenskyy’s comments about sending US troops to war
Says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants America’s “sons and daughters to go die in Ukraine.”
The Dispatch→ Stirewaltisms: The Space Between ‘Back the Blue’ and ‘Defund the Police’
Police tape at a crime scene. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)How Republicans botched the issue of police brutality, and Democrats have botched the issue of crime.The post Stirewaltisms: The Space Between ‘Back the Blue’ and ‘Defund the Polic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Shots Do NOT Cause ‘Vaccine-Induced AIDS,’ Did Not Cause 500% Increase In HIV In US Military
Do COVID-19 shots cause "vaccine-induced AIDS" (VAIDS) and did they cause a 500 percent increase in HIV in the U.S. military during 2021? No, that's not true: "The claims are false," U.S. Department of Defense spokesperson Lisa Lawrence t
Logically→ Chattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel welcomed party leaders with gold chains at Congress’ plenary session.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What is ‘operational control’ at the border and do cartels have it?
At CPAC, Republican lawmakers said cartels have “operational control” of the southern U.S. border. That’s an exaggeration and disregards Border Patrol’s enforcement actions, experts said.
Health Feedback→ No clinical evidence supports the use of baking soda as a cancer treatment
Baking soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate, is a chemical compound commonly used as a raising agent in baking and household cleaning. It is an alkaline substance, which means that it reduces acidity. This property has also led it to be used for medi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Is NOT Offering To Pay Homeowners To Install Solar Panels — Site Harvesting Personal Info
Did Elon Musk offer to pay 100 homeowners to test the "newest technology of solar panels"? No, that's not true: This offer that's too good to be true is a ruse to collect personal information and is not associated with Musk or Tesla in an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Zelensky’s Double’ With Ukrainian Leader And President Joe Biden
Did Polish media "accidentally" catch on camera Volodymyr Zelenskyy's lookalike as he followed the Ukrainian leader during President Joe Biden's February 20, 2023, visit to Kyiv? No, that's not true: The person seen following the Ukrainia
Logically→ Smart lights are surveillance devices that can identify the luciferase in COVID-19 vaccines.
Full Fact→ Countries did not pull their ambassadors out of Turkey 24 hours before the earthquake
Some consulates were previously shut to the public due to security concerns
Full Fact→ The Earth is not flat
A post on Instagram claims that satellites are fake and the Earth is flat. This is not true.
Full Fact→ Video of helicopter crashing ‘in Ukraine’ is actually from a video game
Footage from the military game has been falsely claimed to show footage from the war before.
Logically→ A photo shows Nigerian politician Babatunde Fashola accessing INEC’s server, which contains election results.
Full Fact→ Was Rishi Sunak’s new claim about a house building record accurate?
The Prime Minister claimed house building has hit a record high under the current government.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking CPAC 2023 claims about the FBI, fentanyl, IRS
Fact-checking CPAC 2023 claims about the FBI, fentanyl, IRS
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that acid rain fell over Ohio farmlands lacks evidence, experts say
In Ohio, “there are 75,000 acres of farmland, fertile farmland, that are all now being poured down with acid rain.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Millions’ of Muslims converting to Christianity? Available data doesn’t support that claim
“Muslims by the millions are converting to Christianity.”
The Dispatch→ Lawmakers May Find Common Ground on a Sweeping Privacy Law
Sens. Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell at a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee meeting on March 1. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)A bipartisan coalition in the House hopes the divided Congress can make a deal. The post Lawmakers
AllSides→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Zelenskyy’s Remarks on U.S. Military Involvement
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/social-media-posts-misrepresent-zelenskyys-remarks-on-u-s-military-involvement/
Logically→ President Zelenskyy’s ‘body double’ was caught on camera during President Biden’s surprise trip to Kyiv.
Logically→ An image shows an article published by The Guardian about a tomato famine in the U.K.
Logically→ The train in the recent Ohio derailment carried over 300,000 gallons of a chemical banned in 1974.
Logically→ Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked the U.S. to send young Americans to fight the war against Russia in Ukraine.
Logically→ Aldi is offering free food boxes worth £35 to people on Facebook in March.
The Dispatch→ COVID-19’s Origins Back Under the Microscope
Laboratory technicians wearing personal protective equipment at a a COVID-19 testing facility, in Wuhan in China. (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)“[Whether] this was a lab leak or not, it’s absolutely conceivable that the next epidemic could be
Logically→ ಡಾ. ದೇವಿ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿಯವರು ಬರೆದ ಪತ್ರವೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ ಮೋದಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ವಿಧಿಸಿರುವ ಶೇ.೫ ರಷ್ಟು ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸೇವಾ ತೆರಿಗೆಯನ್ನು ಕೊನೆಗೊಳಿಸುವಂತೆ ಕೇಳಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
Poynter→ New reports show backing for the COVID-19 lab leak theory, but government agencies remain divided
A Feb. 26 report by The Wall Street Journal sent major ripples through the policy world and social media. The article said the Energy Department had concluded in a five-page report that […] The post New reports show backing for the COVID-19 lab
The Dispatch→ Millions May Lose Their Pandemic Medicaid Coverage
A notice from the state of Arkansas stating an enrollee is ineligible for Medicaid benefits. (Photo by Brandon Dill for The Washington Post via Getty Images)The expiration of a temporary pandemic measure could cause headaches for states and Medicaid en
The Dispatch→ Bartlett’s Familiar-to-Liberals Quotations
Former President Barack Obama. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)A new edition has a decided ideological bent.The post Bartlett’s Familiar-to-Liberals Quotations appeared first on The Dispatch.
Full Fact→ Conservatives’ estimate that Labour plans would create a ‘£90 billion black hole’ is unreliable
The Conservative Party claims that Labour has pledged £90 billion worth of unfunded spending commitments. We’ve looked into how it reached this figure.
Logically→ Mexico is banning chemtrails by shutting down solar geoengineering experiments.
The Dispatch→ Red, Blue, and Green
No comeback for Caligula. The post Red, Blue, and Green appeared first on The Dispatch.