The image captures Gandhi with British politician Jeremy Corbyn and entrepreneur Sam Pitroda at a much-talked-about meeting in London in May 2022.
The Dispatch→ Last Call in Brussels
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a press conference at the June 2022 NATO summit in Madrid. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Why should NATO continue to let Turkey hold it hostage?The post Last Call in Brussels appeared f
Logically→ A satellite image shows a power outage in Pakistan on January 23, 2023.
A 2000 image by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has been digitally altered and linked to the current economic crisis in Pakistan.
Logically→ A video shows British people shouting ‘shame on you’ outside the BBC offices in London for its documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The video is from an anti-vaccine protest held in London on January 21 and has no connection with the BBC documentary.
The Dispatch→ Ukraine’s Fight Against Corruption
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting in Lviv, Ukraine. (Photo by Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)Plus: Introducing Dispatch Politics, our newest newsletter offering.The post Ukraine’s Fight Against Cor
Poynter→ A claim vastly overstates the government’s spending on TSA’s gender-neutral screening technology
A man recording a video while in line at the airport Transportation Security Administration checkpoint had another agenda besides flying. In the video posted Jan. 19 on Facebook that’s been viewed nearly […] The post A claim vastly overstates
The Dispatch→ Trump Tries Slogging It Out
Donald Trump at an event in Dallas, 2015. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)He’s lost his crucial advantage from 2016—the ability to surprise.The post Trump Tries Slogging It Out appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Mike Pompeo’s Preemptive Strike on Donald Trump
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo waves as he arrives to speak during a Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 18, 2022. (Photo by Wade Vandervort / AFP) (Photo by WADE VANDERVORT/AFP via Getty
The Dispatch→ The Tech Bubble Burst
People walk past Google offices in New York City. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress)Easy access to loans and high demand for products inflated the tech industry. Now it has lost both.The post The Tech Bubble Burst appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ ೨೦೨೩ ರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಚುನಾವಣೆಗೆ ಮುಂಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮರಿಗೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಕಾರ್ಯವಿಧಾನಗಳ ಮಾನದಂಡ ಘೋಷಿಸಿದೆ.
೨೦೧೮ ರ ತೆಲಂಗಾಣ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ನಾಯಕರು ಪಕ್ಷದ ಪ್ರಣಾಳಿಕೆ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಛಾಯಾಚಿತ್
The Dispatch→ A Last Word From David French
On his way to the New York Times.The post A Last Word From David French appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week That 2024 Got Rolling
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire Republican state committee's annual meeting on January 28, 2023 in Salem, New Hampshire. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images.)And an announcement from us.The post Our Best Stuff From the Wee
Health Feedback→ Studies indicate that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase risk of death, despite misleading video on Europe excess death by John Campbell
REVIEW On 23 January 2023, retired nurse educator John Campbell published a YouTube video commenting on excess mortality data from EuroMOMO, a project monitoring mortality in 29 European countries or subregions, led by scientists at the Statens Seru
The Dispatch→ Satellite Censorship?
Signage for the Newsmax on display at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting on May 28, 2022. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)Newsmax claims DirecTV dropped the channel to silence political speech. Is there more to the sto
The Dispatch→ Nikki Haley’s Campaign-in-Waiting Starts its Engines
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 19, 2022.(Photo by WADE VANDERVORT/AFP via Getty Images)Two existing Haley groups form the foundation of a poss
The Dispatch→ A Defense of Clichés
‘Casablanca’ at 80 reminds us of the beauty of the tried and true.The post A Defense of Clichés appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Self-Flagellation Nation
The National Museum of American History is seen closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak starting Saturday, March 14. This decision was made in an effort to limit large gatherings of people, as the number of COVID-19 cases in the Washington, D.C., Maryland
The Dispatch→ Any Given Doomsday
There's no scientific risk analysis going on here.The post Any Given Doomsday appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Hinge Moments: What To Do When Life Changes
Opportunities, changes, and faith. The post Hinge Moments: What To Do When Life Changes appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Heckling Crowd Did NOT Chant ‘Fuck Joe Biden’ At Speech — It’s Altered Audio
Did a crowd of hecklers shouting "Fuck Joe Biden!" interrupt the U.S. president during a White House speech about gun violence and gun safety laws? No, that's not true: The video has been digitally altered to add a loud chorus of voices.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Crystals Found In Some ‘Lunchables’ Nacho Cheese Dip Are NOT Glass Shards But Phosphate Crystals, Company Says
Does the nacho cheese dip in Lunchables "Nachos Cheese Dip & Salsa" contain shards of glass? No, that's not true: The crystals have been widely reported by consumers -- but they are not glass. The crystals may form from one of the reg
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Outside Agitators’ Have Always Been a Racist Myth
In January 2023, the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of police in Memphis, Tennessee drew widespread outcry in the United States. Ditto for the death in Atlanta, Georgia that same month of protestor and environmental activist Tortuguita — Ma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aborted Fetal Cells NOT Used In Artificial Flavors In Food
Are aborted fetal cells added to artificial flavors in food products? No, that's not true: The false claim mis-states the use of HEK 293 cells in taste research by the Senomyx company, which was purchased by Firmenich, a Swiss flavor and
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – U.S. spending in Afghanistan dwarfs aid to Ukraine
The amount the U.S. has spent in Ukraine is “double the U.S. expenditure for its own war in Afghanistan.”
The Dispatch→ Threat Level Midnight Forever
The 2023 Doomsday Clock. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images.)The Doomsday Clock is a P.R. stunt, not science.The post Threat Level Midnight Forever appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Flames from hell? That’s just the Truth-O-Meter burning over claims a photo shows Obama as Satan
A photo shows “Barack Obama dressed up as Baphomet (Lucifer).”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Empty promise on Facebook dangles free health care. It isn’t true
President Joe Biden signed an executive order “making health insurance free for qualifying Americans.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Don’t egg them on: Scientists found no link between eggs, sudden blood clots
“Scientists warn eggs are causing thousands of people to ‘suddenly’ form blood clots.”
FactCheck.org→ Damar Hamlin Is Recovering and Has Appeared Publicly, Contrary to Online Claims
Quick Take Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest Jan. 2 on the football field after being hit in the chest during a tackle. Hamlin was discharged from the hospital on Jan. 11 and has made several public appearances since then.
The Dispatch→ Down With the Establishment! (Whoever That Is)
Republican Party chair Ronna McDaniel speaks after being re-elected during the 2023 RNC winter meeting in Dana Point, California, on January 27, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images.)The confusing politics of the RNC election.The post Dow
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Abrams Tanks In Poland
Does a video circulating on social media show American M1 Abrams tanks in Poland? No, that's not true: The clip was shot in the United States, in Kansas. While the video lacks the precise details needed to establish whether the tanks in q
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Damar Hamlin is alive despite baseless claims to the contrary
Hospital photo of Damar Hamlin proves “he’s a corpse.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Heavy Metal Detox Does NOT Cure Autism
Does heavy metal detox cure autism? No, that's not true: An expert told Lead Stories there is "no evidence" that substantiates the claim that taking something for a "heavy metal detox" can cure autism. There is no known cause or cure for
Logically→ Video shows Pakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari dancing to the song ‘Besharam Rang.’
The man seen dancing to the Hindi song in the video is not Bilawal Bhutto Zardari but Mehroz Baig, a student at Iqra University, Karachi.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden touts big joblessness drop, but pandemic programs skew key comparison
“Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Feeling weighed down? It’s not because there are 5-15 pounds of stool ‘stuck’ in your gut
“The average American has anywhere from 5 to 15 pounds” of stool stuck in their gut.
Truth or Fiction?→ A&W Root Bear ‘Bear Mascot’ Twitter Joke Ends Up on Fox News
As a January 2023 debate over M&Ms’ “spokescandies” moved through the news cycle, a tweet about A&W Restaurants purportedly issuing a similar statement was featured on Fox Business: Why are right wingers obsessed with animat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Human-Elephant Hybrid Is NOT Real, Did Not Attract Hindu Pilgrims To Norway
Was a baby with elephant-like facial features born in Norway, and have thousands of Hindu people flocked to Norway to see the child since media in India reported the birth? No, that's not true: The photo posted with this claim does not sh
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – WHO vaccine research aimed for contraception, not sterilization
“The World Health Organization has been working since 1974 on vaccines to create permanent sterility.”
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Misleading Unemployment Statistic
Speaking at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ winter meeting, President Joe Biden botched a statistic on the number of people receiving unemployment benefits, misidentifying them simply as the number of people “out of work.” His comment