REVIEW Among alternative health trends, hydrogen peroxide is one of the most persistent. Social media users have recommended people pour the disinfectant and stain remover into their ears to get rid of earwax (not recommended by doctors) and drink i
The Dispatch→ Never Haley?
Nikki Haley speaks to guests at the Republican Jewish Coalition annual leadership meeting on November 19, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images.)I won’t vote for her. Will I?The post Never Haley? appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video On Facebook Does NOT Show ‘Big Loss’ From Real 2023 Plane Crash — It’s From Movie
Does a recent Facebook Reel accurately depict devastating damage from a 2023 plane crash? No, that's not true: This footage is from the set of director Steven Spielberg's 2005 movie "War of the Worlds." A twin-engine ATR 72 airplane crash
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Harvard medical students aren’t being taught that infants can identify as LGBTQ
Harvard Medical School students “learn how to care for LGBTQIA+ infants.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Document Does NOT Prove Hunter Biden Paid His Father $50K Per Month In Rent To Live At His Delaware Home
Does a background screening document prove that Hunter Biden paid his father, President Joe Biden, nearly $50,000 per month in rent to live in his father's Delaware home? No, that's not true: The amount listed on the form as "Monthly Rent
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Look, up in the sky! It’s an angel, it’s a horse, it’s an altered video!
A video shows a real angel in the sky in Palestine.
The Dispatch→ Stirewaltisms: In Favor of Quitting Loud
Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is stepping down.The post Stirewaltisms: In Favor of Quitting Loud appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Food Stamps (SNAP) Getting Cut?
On January 19 2023, Iowa state representative Sami Scheetz tweeted with a claim that the Republican party had “just proposed new restrictions on the types of food eligible for purchase with SNAP benefits”: The GOP just proposed new restr
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Online video shows Russian plane crash from 2021, not the deadly 2023 crash in Nepal
A video shows the deadly Jan. 15 plane crash in Nepal.
FactCheck.org→ Magic Johnson Did Not Contract HIV from a Vaccine, Contrary to Online Claim
SciCheck Digest Since his diagnosis in 1991, NBA player Magic Johnson has repeatedly said he contracted HIV through sexual transmission. But a viral social media post by a spreader of vaccine misinformation falsely claims that Johnson was exposed t
Full Fact→ Flu is not responsible for all ‘flu and pneumonia’ deaths
The Mirror suggested that flu was responsible for about one in 10 deaths at the beginning of this year. But these are deaths from flu or pneumonia—not necessarily both.
The Dispatch→ One, Maybe Two, Cheers for Partisanship
Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States. From painting by Alonzo Chappel. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images.)Democracy doesn’t work at scale unless you add a competitive element.The post One, Maybe Two, Cheers for Parti
Full Fact→ The WEF hasn’t required unvaccinated pilots for Davos delegates
The false claim that delegates had to be flown to Davos by unvaccinated pilots has been circulating on social media.
The Dispatch→ The Coming Debt Ceiling Standoff
Rep. Chip Roy and Rep. Patrick McHenry walk to a closed-door GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Republicans want to rein in spending but can’t agree on exactly what to ask for. The post The Coming Debt Ceiling
Logically→ The video shows people celebrating New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s resignation.
The video of people celebrating after watching NZ PM Jacinda Ardern's resignation announcement has been digitally manipulated.
Full Fact→ A road sign showing Oxford is being divided into ‘districts’ is fake
Oxfordshire County Council has confirmed there are no plans to introduce such road signs in the city, contrary to posts on social media.
Logically→ Graffiti in London depicts Zelenskyy as a pile of excrement.
This photograph was not taken in London and may have been digitally altered.
Logically→ This video was taken by a Yeti Airlines air hostess just before the recent crash in Nepal.
The Yeti Airlines air hostess uploaded the video in September 2022. It has no connection with the January 2023 crash in Nepal.
Logically→ Oreo cookies contain pig fat and alcohol among their ingredients.
Oreo cookie manufacturer Mondelez India confirmed to Logically that the ingredients used are of vegetarian origin. These claims are unsubstantiated.
Logically→ Video shows helicopter crash outside Kyiv that killed Ukraine’s interior ministry leadership.
A video of a helicopter that crashed during an airshow in Russia in 2014 has been falsely shared as footage of the recent crash in Ukraine.
The Dispatch→ The Tank Debate Rolls On
DNIPRO, UKRAINE: A high-rise residential building lies partially destroyed after a Russian missile strike on January 16. (Photo by Yurii Stefanyak/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)Germany continues to hold up transfers of Western-made battle tank
Logically→ ಮೈಸೂರಿನ ಸಿ.ಎಫ್.ಟಿ. ಆರ್.ಐ. ಕಟ್ಟಡದ ಒಳಗೆ ಚಿರತೆಯೊಂದು ಓಡಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವುದಾಗಿ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ಕಂಡುಬಂದಿದೆ
ತೆಲಂಗಾಣದ ಹೆಟೆರೋ ಫಾರ್ಮಾಸ್ಯುಟಿಕಲ್ಸ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿರತೆಯೊಂದು ನುಗ್ಗಿದಾಗ ಚಿತ್ರೀಕರಿಸಿದ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು
Poynter→ Does Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster increase stroke risk? ‘Very unlikely,’ agencies say
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced an investigation into whether Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 booster caused strokes in certain age groups, […] The post Does Pfizer’s COVID-19
The Dispatch→ Will George Santos Face Any Consequences?
Rep. George Santos is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, January 12, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images.)It may be up to voters in 2024 to mete out punishment to the New York Republican: A Dispatch Explainer.The post Will George Santos Fa
The Dispatch→ America’s Primate Problem
Wild macaques wait for food. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)A quiet crisis is worrying the medical industry: not enough monkeys for medical testing.The post America’s Primate Problem appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Sanctions Have Hurt Iran’s Aviation Sector, But Not Enough
Members of an Iranian honor guard stand next to an Iranian Mahan Air aircraft at Tehran’s International Mehrabad Airport. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Getty Images.)There is more the U.S. can do to keep the Islamic Republic from using planes
The Dispatch→ Who is ‘Velma’ For?
(Photo via IMDb.)HBO Max’s new Scooby-Doo-less Scooby-Doo is a big swing and a miss.The post Who is ‘Velma’ For? appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Greta Thunberg’s arrest in Germany was staged.
Police officials confirmed to Logically that Thunberg was detained and the incident was not staged.
Logically→ U.K. PM Rishi Sunak hosted a Pongal lunch at his official residence for government and police officials.
The visuals are of a cultural event held in Canada by members of the Tamil community to celebrate Pongal and not of a lunch hostel by Sunak.
Logically→ ಛಾಯಾ ಚಿತ್ರವೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಹುಲ್ ಗಾಂಧಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಓದುತ್ತಿರುವುದಾಗಿ ಕಂಡುಬಂದಿದೆ.
ರಾಹುಲ್ ಗಾಂಧಿಯವರು ೨೦೧೭ ರಲ್ಲಿ ನ್ಯಾಷನಲ್ ಹೆರಾಲ್ಡ್ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಯ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಪುಟಗಳನ್ನುಓದುತ್ತಿರುವ ಚಿತ
Washington Post→ DEA said it seized enough fentanyl to kill us all. The claim adds up.
DEA officials revealed how they calculated the headline-making statistic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Publish A Story Linking Hamlin’s Collapse To COVID-19 Vaccine
Did CNN publish a news article that linked Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin's on-field collapse to the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the news network confirmed to Lead Stories by email that the media outlet ne
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Headline about Damar Hamlin’s doctor connecting cardiac arrest to COVID-19 vaccine is fake
CNN reported that Damar Hamlin’s doctor confirmed his cardiac arrest was caused by a COVID-19 vaccine booster.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden is halfway through his term. Here's how many campaign promises he's kept so far
PolitiFact has been tracking Biden’s campaign promises since his first day in office. He has kept many promises around health care, but has been less successful on pledges about criminal justice and has a mixed record on immigration.
The Dispatch→ File the Discharge Petition Now
A screen shows the national debt clock after the US.. hit its debt limit and the Treasury started using “extraordinary measures” to avoid default on January 19, 2023. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.)Or soon.The post File the Disc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Borax Is NOT Safe, Effective Treatment For Parasites
Is ingesting Borax a reliable treatment for parasites that can yield "good results"? No, that's not true: Borax, which is often used as a cleaning product, can cause nausea and vomiting if ingested or inhaled. In higher doses, it can caus
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Hunter Biden paid $50,000 in rent for office space in DC, not to his father to live at Delaware home
Document shows that Hunter Biden paid Joe Biden $50,000 a month in rent.
Truth or Fiction?→ Amazon Ending Amazon Smile
On January 19 2023, a popular post on r/technology indicated Amazon was ending a service called “Amazon Smile,” its charitable donations program: Amazon discontinues charity donation program amid cost cuts from technology
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Climate activist Greta Thunberg didn’t stage her recent detention in Germany, police say
Greta Thunberg staged an arrest in Germany.
PolitiFact→ The debt limit fight: Why does it matter? How could it be resolved?
If the limit isn’t raised or suspended, the U.S. won’t be able to cover its bills — checks to older Americans and veterans and payments to bondholders. A default would ripple through the U.S. economy and global financial markets. How can it be av