Are you woke to “woke”? Seems pundits and politicians can’t stop talking about it. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address […] The post Political definitions
The Dispatch→ The Gaps Between the Law and Artificial Intelligence
A visitor watches an animated screen at the Mobile World Congress, the telecom industry's biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona. (Photo by JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images)The burgeoning AI industry is raising questions for which federal law has f
The Dispatch→ Celebrating Our Differences
A Toblerone chocolate bar is displayed on March 7, 2023, in San Anselmo, California. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)And how, sometimes, rules can help protect diversity.The post Celebrating Our Differences appeared first on The Dis
The Dispatch→ How Fox News Created a ‘Safe Space’ for Its Audience
Fox News host Tucker Carlson. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)The network didn’t want to upset its audience with the truth about the 2020 election.The post How Fox News Created a ‘Safe Space’ for Its Audience appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Back On Track with Larry Hogan
Shameless plugs abound. The post Back On Track with Larry Hogan appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The Moveable Feast
Power gives politicians an incentive structure to do crazy things. The post The Moveable Feast appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Video: January 6 Revisionism, D.C. Crime, and CPAC
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Video: January 6 Revisionism, D.C. Crime, and CPAC appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Black Sesame Seeds CANNOT Heal ‘All Chronic Illnesses After 100 Days’
Can taking black sesame seeds heal "all chronic illnesses after 100 days"? No, that's not true: There are no cures for many chronic illnesses, from heart disease to cancer to diabetes, and the simple treatment of eating black sesame seeds
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Vitamin’ B17 Was NOT Banned For Its ‘Cancer-Killing Properties’ — Substance Doesn’t Have Any But Is Highly Toxic
Was "vitamin" B17 prohibited for its "cancer-killing properties"? No, that's not true: The only thing it is known for is its ability to cause cyanide poisoning, not to treat cancer. Also, what social media refers to as a "vitamin" is not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia Does NOT Offer ‘Gender Affirming’ Care Directly To 3-Year-Olds — Only To Parents
Does Children's Hospital of Philadelphia offer "gender-affirming" support, including surgical or hormonal procedures, directly to children as young as 3 years old? No, that's not true: The hospital's Gender and Sexuality Development Progr
PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson airs Jan. 6 footage, downplays violence at the US Capitol
Tucker Carlson repeated some well-worn and misleading claims about what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. It wasn’t a peaceful protest. Protesters weren’t right that the 2020 election was stolen. And Capitol Police did not act as tour guides.
Truth or Fiction?→ Elon Musk Apologizes After Mocking Disabled Twitter Worker
Twitter owner Elon Musk backtracked on March 7 2023 after engaging in public mockery of one of the platform’s employees trying to find out whether he still had a job. Musk had claimed that Haraldur “Halli” Thorleiffson was not doing a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Did NOT Find Dangerous Levels Of Heavy Metals In Pink Himalayan Salt
Did a 2020 Australian study find dangerous levels of heavy metals in pink Himalayan salt? No, that's not true: Although the study found metal contaminants, all pink salt samples in the study -- with the exception of one, from Peru -- were
PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson – Evidence rebuts Tucker Carlson’s claim about Capitol Police acting as tour guides to ‘QAnon Shaman’
Capitol Police officers “helped” QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley and “acted as his tour guides.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts On These Pages Are NOT Helping To Rescue Missing Migrants — They Are Used To Fleece Their Families
Is Migrante rescatado en Frontera N.A. a Facebook page to help search for missing migrants? No, that's not true: The page with over 8,000 followers claims to help families find their missing loved ones on the U.S.-Mexico border. But exper
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A New Law In Iran … Forces Female Pharmacists’ to Wear a Black Hijab, Male Pharmacists ‘Are Wearing It As Well to Mock This Law’
A March 7 2023 post to Reddit’s r/interestingasfuck asserted that a then “new law in Iran” had mandated that female pharmacists wear black hijabs only (prohibiting other colors), adding that in response, male pharmacists wore their ow
The Dispatch→ Learning From Mistakes
U.S. President Joe Biden on February 28, 2023, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Lately one party has done a better job of it than the other.The post Learning From Mistakes appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2023 State of the State claims about crime, Florida’s growth
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off the legislative session with a speech focused on illegal immigration, crime rates and "the battle for freedom." His claims about the state’s growth and falling crime rate were accurate.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Environmental team killed in plane crash was en route to Ohio metals plant, not train derailment
“The five people that died in that plane crash … were supposed to go to Ohio to test the water, the soil and the air quality in East Palestine.”
FactCheck.org→ Post Distorts History of Presidential Efforts to Fight Child Sex Trafficking
Quick Take Efforts to stop child sex trafficking in the U.S. have been underway for decades, led by presidents including Joe Biden. But an Instagram post makes the false claims that former President Donald Trump was the first to “acknowledge
Health Feedback→ Risk of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is five times higher following COVID-19 than following vaccination
REVIEW Scientific evidence from pre-authorization clinical trials and post-marketing monitoring established that COVID-19 vaccines’ benefits in preventing severe disease and death largely outweigh their possible risks. However, inaccurate and
PolitiFact→ Immunity from COVID-19 infection is strong and lasting, but carries risks, research finds
A new study found that infection-induced immunity for COVID-19 provides strong, lasting protection from severe disease that is on par with vaccine-induced protection. But experts caution that vaccination remains the safest route to immunity.
Truth or Fiction?→ Iowa ‘Recouping’ Houses of Medicaid Recipients
On March 6 2023, a Reddit account shared a screenshot of a tweet about Iowa “recouping” the homes of Medicaid recipients with a sarcastic post to the subreddit r/WhitePeopleTwitter: Iowa leading the way in caring for its citizens
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live for March 7
Join our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Dispatch Live for March 7 appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence New Zealand’s ‘Biggest Increase In Registered Deaths In 100 Years’ Related To COVID Vaccine
Is the "biggest increase in registered deaths in 100 years" in New Zealand due to the nation's high vaccination rate? No, that's not true: "There is absolutely no evidence that the increase in mortality in 2022 is related to Covid-19 vacc
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Zelensky Attend a 1999 Pride Parade in New York?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (Photo by Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images.) A photograph circulating online purports to show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his former adviser Oleksiy Arestovych at a New York pride parade. The image ha
FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead on Legal Basis for Paying Federal Income Taxes
Quick Take The U.S. Constitution established Congress’ right to impose federal income taxes, and the Internal Revenue Service administers the laws that require payment of taxes. Yet social media posts falsely claim there is no law that requir
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – UK’s borders remain open; they weren’t closed to keep out Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
The United Kingdom’s “Parliament closed its borders to prevent Harry and Meg from flying to the UK in order to protect the king.”
The Dispatch→ The Sweep: Twitter Bots for Trump
Former President Donald Trump addresses the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Fake accounts can have real consequences.The post The Sweep: Twitter Bots for Trump appeared firs
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – No, Tammy Baldwin isn’t trying to take away Social Security and Medicare
“Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security.
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senate Committee . – No, Tammy Baldwin isn’t trying to take away Social Security and Medicare
“Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security.
Full Fact→ Aldi is not giving away free food packages to Facebook users
A Facebook page is claiming to offer free Aldi food packages for users that engage with its posts, but Aldi has confirmed the page is not associated with them.
The Dispatch→ House GOP’s Afghanistan Investigation Kicks Off
A C-17 Globemaster takes off as Taliban fighters secure the outer perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, August 29, 2021. (MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES)Members will examine the chaotic August 2021 evacuatio
AllSides→ Liberal Group’s Meme Mentions Nonexistent GOP Vote to Raise Social Security’s Retirement Age
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/liberal-groups-meme-mentions-nonexistent-gop-vote-to-raise-social-securitys-retirement-age/
Logically→ A video clip shows crows behaving erratically ahead of the Tajikistan earthquake.
Full Fact→ Ed Sheeran lookalike isn’t on the run in Liverpool
A post claiming a man is wanted for posing as the singer has been shared more than 11,000 times online.
PolitiFact→ What does it mean to be ‘woke’?
“Woke,” a term originating in Black vernacular as a warning against racism, morphed first into a term for liberal social justice advocates then into a conservative swipe against liberals. The term has no standard definition, which makes polling on
The Dispatch→ The Regulatory Battle over Abortion Pills Heats Up
A Walgreens Pharmacy storefront. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Plus: Turmoil at the Federal Trade Commission.The post The Regulatory Battle over Abortion Pills Heats Up appeared first on The Dispatch.
Poynter→ Claims that acid rain fell over Ohio farmlands after the train derailment lack evidence, experts say
Is acid rain coming down over Ohio farmlands? Social media posts claim this is an effect of the response to the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. A […] The post Claims that acid rain fell over Ohio farmlands after the train derailm
The Dispatch→ The Rise of Xi Jinping’s China
Xi Jinping waves to journalists at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Oct. 23, 2022. (Photo by Pang Xinglei/Xinhua via Getty Images)Former National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley on the risk of competition turning into confrontation: A Dis