Did Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist, "announce" when and where the next pandemic will take place? No, that's not true: A video circulating on social media reused audiovisual material labeled as fictitious. The clip
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Cry After Clashing With Sen. Chuck Grassley
Did former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi cry after Iowa's Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley presented information about business ties between Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, and the Chinese government? No, that
Full Fact→ Rishi Sunak’s New Year speech fact checked
We’ve looked at some of the claims made by the PM in his first speech of 2023.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Launch ‘It’s Gay To Smoke’ Ad Campaign — It’s A Decade-Old Fake Ad From A Satire News Site
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launch an anti-smoking effort with a video ad that uses the tagline "It's Gay to Smoke"? No, that's not true: The video is from a fake story created more than a decade ago by the sa
Logically→ The Indian Rupee was the worst-performing Asian currency in 2022.
Indian Rupee is one of the worst-performing Asian currencies after the Japanese Yen among the major Asian economies.
Logically→ The Journal of Medical Ethics confirmed vaccines cause more harm than benefit in younger age groups.
The paper cited does not make this argument. The existing evidence shows mRNA vaccines to be safe and effective.
AllSides→ NFL Player Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest Triggers Unfounded Social Media Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/01/scicheck-nfl-player-damar-hamlins-cardiac-arrest-triggers-unfounded-social-media-claims/
Logically→ The European Union has introduced a personal carbon credit system.
The EU is introducing a carbon border tax system, applicable to businesses. This does not mean that individuals will have to pay for their emissions.
Logically→ Viruses do not exist, and diseases are just the body’s response to toxins in the environment.
Viruses have been definitively proven to exist. There is an immense amount of evidence to support the germ theory of disease.
Full Fact→ Strep A deaths are not dangerous new strain caused by flu vaccines
A Facebook post makes false claims about strep A cases in the UK—the infection is not linked to the nasal flu vaccine, and current fatality rates are not unusual.
Logically→ Noah’s ark has been found on Mount Ararat
No, Noah’s ark has not been found. The boat-like structure is a natural rock formation.
Logically→ The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will install kill switches to all new cars in the U.S. by 2026.
The act requires installing technology to detect alcohol-impaired drivers as standard equipment in all new cars, which is mistaken for a kill switch.
Logically→ Andrew Tate was arrested but only questioned as a witness.
A months-old interview of Andrew Tate with Tucker Carlson from August 2022, predating his arrest, is being shared to claim that he has been released.
Logically→ Electricity bills in Bengaluru will increase drastically once double meters are installed.
Older meters are being replaced with more accurate digital meters that may show a difference in electricity bills commensurate with usage.
The Dispatch→ Kevin McCarthy in Leadership Limbo
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy waits as the House of Representatives holds the election for speaker Tuesday. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)After three rounds of votes, House Republicans ended Tuesday in a stalemate over who should be the n
The Dispatch→ A Weak Speaker Is a Good Step Toward a Stronger Congress
Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds the gavel after ending the 117th Congress. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images.)The chamber has operated on a top-down approach for too long.The post A Weak Speaker Is a Good Step Toward a Stronger Congress appeared first
Logically→ Afro-Arab migrants attacked an ambulance crew with firecrackers and stones on new year’s eve in Berlin.
The video of demonstrators attacking Hong Kong Police officers in 2019 was misattributed to the recent new year's eve attacks in Neukölln, Berlin.
Washington Post→ Jan. 6 committee yet again debunks Trump claim of 10,000 troops
Trump keeps claiming he requested 10,000 troops to protect the Capitol on Jan. 6, but interviews show that's not true.
The Dispatch→ Video: Speaker Who?
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Video: Speaker Who? appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Is NOT Seriously Blaming Elton John For ‘Spending Taxpayer Money To Fight AIDS’ In This Clip — It’s A Joke
Did President Joe Biden blame Elton John for the U.S. spending taxpayer money to "fight AIDS"? No, that's not true: There is missing context to this video. A transcript of this event shows that Biden is praising John. Both the audience an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Vaccine Data Do NOT Show Increased Risk Of Serious Adverse Events Of Special Interest In Randomized Trials
Does a reanalysis of Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccine data show an increased risk of serious adverse events of special interest? No, that's not true: The authors of this study created their own subset of serious adverse events of
FactCheck.org→ NFL Player Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest Triggers Unfounded Social Media Claims
SciCheck Digest Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field and suffered a cardiac arrest moments after taking a hit to his chest during a tackle. While it’s not yet known why his heart stopped, some experts say his condition is
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Speaker Who?
Join our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Dispatch Live: Speaker Who? appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ Who Had the Metal Detectors Removed From the Capitol?
Before the incoming right-wing House of Representatives majority could elect a new Speaker, metal detectors were removed from the Capitol floor on January 3 2023 — but it is unclear who ordered it to happen. The devices were installed outside of
AllSides→ Were There 600,000 Southern U.S. Border ‘Got-Aways’ in 2022?
http://newsweek.com/southern-us-border-migrants-gotaways-2022-1770201 The number of undocumented migran
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Self-Massages Do NOT Cure Infertility
Are self-massages creating "acupressure" a scientifically proven cure for the inability to conceive a child that helps women "get a fertile cycle in just 3 months"? No, that's not true. Not a single authoritative source refers to it as an
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did the World Economic Forum Call for Pets to Be Euthanized to Fight Climate Change?
(Stock photo by Getty Images.) Claims are circulating online that the World Economic Forum has called for pet animals to be slaughtered to combat climate change. These claims are false. The claims appear to originate from two media sources: an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Deep State’ Conspiracy NOT Behind Arrest of Ex-Kickboxing Champ Andrew Tate — Satirical Site Made The Claim
Did a "deep state" conspiracy lead to Romania's arrest of former kickboxing champion and online celebrity Andrew Tate on December 29, 2022? No, that's not true: Romanian authorities have told Lead Stories that Tate was arrested following
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Archaeologists Did NOT Find Mummy In Utah — They Found Human Footprints
Was a Black Egyptian mummy found in Great Salt Lake, Utah? No, that's not true: Archaeologists found 88 human footprints that scientists estimate are 12,000 years old in the alkali flats on the Utah Test and Training Range, a Department o
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Elon Musk Say ‘Everyone Knows Trump Won the Election’?
Elon Musk (Photo by Carina Johansen/NTB/AFP/Getty Images.) A clip of Elon Musk appearing to claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election is circulating on social media. The clip has been digitally altered and no record exists of Musk maki
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Andrew Tate Was NOT Freed From A Romanian Jail As Of January 3, 2023, After Detention In Human-Trafficking Probe
Did Romanian authorities free social-media influencer Andrew Tate from jail two days after arresting him in connection with human-trafficking charges? No, that's not true: A spokeswoman for Romanian law enforcement told Lead Stories that,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Pope Benedict XVI Doing The Nazi Salute
Does a photograph on social media show a young Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, doing the Nazi salute? No, that's not true: The photo is cropped. The original photograph shows Ratzinger with both arms raised; not j
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: America Was NOT Named After Morocco
Was America named after Morocco? No, that's not true: Neither the governments of Morocco nor of the United States of America recognize this North African country as America's namesake. There is no evidence from an authoritative source to
Logically→ The Federal Reserve will issue a digital currency and automatically convert old USD to digital USD.
The Federal Reserve has no conclusive plans to issue a digital currency. It released a document discussing the benefits and risks of digital assets.
Logically→ Jane Goodall advocated for depopulation at a WEF event.
Jane Goodall spoke about the consequences of disproportionate population growth on the environment. A misleading quote has been attributed to her.
Full Fact→ Fake posts about a missing elderly neighbour are circulating on Facebook
The posts, which are nearly identically worded, feature an image of a man taken in the United States in 2016.
Logically→ Liquor smugglers recently thrashed a police officer in Bihar, highlighting lawlessness under the Mahagathbandhan-led government.
While the video is indeed from Bihar, the incident in question dates back to 2020 when the NDA, and not the Mahagathbandhan, was in power.
Logically→ A deer with a frozen face was rescued by two walkers during the harsh winter conditions in North America.
An old video clip taken in Kazakhstan in 2021 has been shared to be from the recent winter storms in North America.
The Dispatch→ Anatomy of an Airline Debacle
A Southwest passenger in Los Angeles, 2022. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)It’s awful, sure, but Southwest has little reason to care about the average flier.The post Anatomy of an Airline Debacle appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ How to Elect a Speaker
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.)Kevin McCarthy’s precarious path to power.The post How to Elect a Speaker appeared first on The Dispatch.