Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his education department's rejection of a new AP course on Black studies spurred talking points from both sides of the political aisle. We cut through the spin to give Floridians the full story.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A&W Did NOT Put Pants On Company’s Mascot Bear ‘Rooty’ In Response To Complaints
Did the A&W chain selling American food and root beer admit that its mascot, Rooty the Great Root Beer Bear, was "polarizing" for his pantlessness? Did the company decide to portray him wearing jeans from now on? No, that's not true:
The Dispatch→ VP MTG?
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attends a rally held by Donald Trump in Ohio on November 7, 2022. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images.)LOL. YOLO!The post VP MTG? appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Is RNA making chickens lay fewer eggs? No, improper nutrition, disease are likelier to blame
“Chickens aren’t laying eggs because RNA is being added to commercial chicken feed.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – DDT ban didn’t stop U.S. polio epidemic, vaccines did
Polio wasn’t eradicated in the United States by a vaccine.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Fake Headline About COVID-19 Vaccines
This image, taken from Twitter, is fake. An image circulating on Twitter purports to show the headline of an article in The Conversation asking why unvaccinated people didn’t do more to warn the vaccinated against the alleged danger of the COVID-19 v
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Dr. Anthony’s Fauci’s wife isn’t the National Institutes of Health’s director
Christine Grady “is the head of NIH.”
PolitiFact→ Gavin Newsom – Gavin Newsom is mostly right, the US gun homicide rate is 26 times higher than ‘peers’
“The USA has a gun homicide rate 26 times higher than our peers.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Electrically Charged’ Rocks Discovered In Democratic Republic Of Congo
Were "electrically charged rocks" discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo in January 2023? No, that's not true: No such discovery had been formally announced in the scientific community as of this publication, and a geology expert
Poynter→ Why you need to fact-check the “fact” pages
Have you noticed all the accounts on Instagram lately that have the word “fact” in them? There are hundreds of these, including @fact, @factsuntold, @blowingfact, @factsdailyy. They have huge followings […] The post Why you need to fact-check
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The Bill Gates egg shortage conspiracy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
The U.S. chicken and egg shortage is linked to Bill Gates.
The Dispatch→ U.S. Policy Needs More Humility
(Photo illustration by Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images.)(Or, “How I learned to start worrying and hate the ban.”)The post U.S. Policy Needs More Humility appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That 90-Day Diet Regimen Will Cure Cancer
Will a fast of water, coffee and tea followed by a diet of only vegetable juice and a ribeye steak cure cancer in 90 days? No, that's not true: Experts told Lead Stories that there is no scientific evidence that this specific regimen will
Truth or Fiction?→ Jeff Younger: ‘The Political Power of Single Women, Especially Single Mothers, Must Be Diminished’ Tweet
On January 25 2023, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of two posts from Twitter, one of which was attributed to failed Republican political candidate Jeff Younger (@JeffYoungerTX) on the topic of the “political power” of women and “
Full Fact→ Video does not show Rishi Sunak’s staff celebrating Hindu festival in Downing Street
The footage was filmed in Canada, not London, and features officials from Ontario.
PolitiFact→ Scott Walker – No, drag shows are not the same as strip shows
“Let’s be clear: ‘drag shows’ are strip shows.”
Full Fact→ Posts about a missing man with Alzheimer’s are hoaxes
These posts claim that a man has gone missing in several different UK locations, but use photographs of different men from the US.
Full Fact→ Claim trans activists found Aretha Franklin song offensive based on joke tweet
Despite initially sharing media coverage of its tweet, the account then claimed it was a parody.
PolitiFact→ Glenn Youngkin – Youngkin is near the mark on tax growth claim
Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.”
AllSides→ Posts Mislead on Illinois SAFE-T Act and Elimination of Cash Bail
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/01/posts-mislead-on-illinois-safe-t-act-and-elimination-of-cash-bail/ Il
Logically→ Titanic sänktes med avsikt för att avlägsna motståndet mot skapandet av U.S. Federal Reserve bank (USA:s centralbank).
Titanic krockade med ett isberg av misstag. Det finns inget bevis för att passagerarna som nämns i videon motsatte sig U.S. Federal Reserve.
Logically→ Statsminister Ulf Kristersson tillåter utplacering av kärnvapen i Sverige under fredstid, i samband med NATO:s anbud.
Påståendet är baserat på en felöversättning. Ulf Kristersson sa motsatsen: Det finns inte några skäl till att placera kärnvapen i Sverige under fredst
Logically→ A toddler was lifted into the air by a giant kite in Gujarat.
The video is of an incident from a kite festival in Taiwan. It has no connection to Gujarat or the International Kite Festival held there recently.
Logically→ This photo shows BJP and Congress leaders holding a “secret” meeting.
A photo from an all-party meeting called by the Lok Sabha Speaker in August 2021 is being shared with false claims.
Logically→ Cardiac arrests among male athletes have increased substantially since COVID-19 vaccinations began.
The study used to make the claim is not a study, but a blog post. Cardiac arrests have not been linked to COVID-19 vaccines.
The Dispatch→ Ticketmaster Faces the Music
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: Demonstrators rally against the live entertainment ticket industry outside the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Senators accused the ticket giant and its owner, Live Nation, of monopolistic practices.The po
Poynter→ Can classified documents be removed from secure facilities? Sometimes.
President Joe Biden has been grappling with the discovery of classified documents at two locations: his post-vice presidential office in Washington, D.C., and his home in Wilmington, Delaware. U.S. Attorney […] The post Can classified documents b
The Dispatch→ Academic Freedom for Whom?
A view of the campus of New College in Sarasota, Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of six conservatives to the schools board of trustees on January. 6. (Thomas Simonetti/Washington Post/Getty Images.)Ron DeSantis pays lip service to
The Dispatch→ Regrets, Biden Should Have a Few
President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House on January 20, 2023. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images.)If he wants to highlight the differences between his documents scandal and Trump’s, he can admit his missteps.The post Regrets
The Dispatch→ Does Putin Have a ‘Shadow Army’?
Yevgeny Prigozhin in Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2016. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)Wagner Group mercenaries have suffered setbacks in Ukraine but still maintain a global footprint: A Dispatch Explainer. The post Does Putin Have a ‘Shadow Arm
Full Fact→ Argos £3 AirPod Max deal is fake
A Facebook post claims the deal is related to Argos being fined for not paying tax, which is also not true.
The Dispatch→ Hayek’s Last Gleaming
"Why I Am Not A Conservative" essay comes under examination. The post Hayek’s Last Gleaming appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Twitter Files Explained w/ Kmele Foster
The Twitter Files exposed what we already knew. The post Twitter Files Explained w/ Kmele Foster appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Video: Steve, Sarah, Jonah, and David on Dispatch Live
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Video: Steve, Sarah, Jonah, and David on Dispatch Live appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Homemade Concoction Causes Penile Enlargement
Is there a homemade drinkable concoction that can cause penile enlargement? No, that's not true: There is not a mixture that can be made with ingredients found at home that can enlarge a penis, and the post making the claim does not provi
The Dispatch→ The Needle and the Damage Done
A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine shot in Los Angeles. (Photo by Xinhua via Getty Images)Is anti-vaxxism getting worse?The post The Needle and the Damage Done appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome, seasonal stroke risk concerns long predate the COVID-19 pandemic
Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome and “stroke season” didn’t exist before the COVID-19 pandemic.
PolitiFact→ Eric Adams – Claim about wealthy residents and taxes in New York City needs context
“Fifty-one percent of our taxes are paid by 2% of New Yorkers.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Actor Isaac Kappy died years ago, but QAnon claims that he was murdered persist
Actor Isaac Kappy was murdered for exposing Hollywood pedophiles.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Magically nutritious? Joe Rogan’s misleading post about guidelines for Lucky Charms and steak
"New government-funded 'food pyramid' says Lucky Charms are healthier than steak."