The announcement that the groundhog Fred la Marmotte had died, on the day residents in a Quebec town were set to mark his winter prediction, touched off not just a somber Groundhog Day for his constituents but a split between his colleagues. Canadian m
FactCheck.org→ Post Misstates Quote from Starbucks CEO on Marriage
Quick Take Starbucks has a long history of supporting LGBTQ rights and same-sex marriage. But a post on social media twists a 2013 statement from its CEO at the time to falsely claim he said don’t buy Starbucks coffee “if you support tr
PolitiFact→ Tweets – For now, Florida student-athletes don’t have to share menstrual details. It could change
“Female student athletes in Florida need to provide their schools with detailed information about their periods.”
FactCheck.org→ Hannity’s Dubious Claim About Studies Showing ‘No Systemic Racism in Policing’
Discussing the fallout from the death of Tyre Nichols, Fox News’ Sean Hannity said two academic studies found police officers are as or less likely to shoot Black suspects, showing, “There is no systemic racism in policing. It doesn’
The Dispatch→ What’s So Wrong With Helping?
(Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)How a cult of victimhood tries to stamp out good deeds.The post What’s So Wrong With Helping? appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Stirewaltisms: Iowa Down, But Not Out
Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg prepare to caucus for him in a school gymnasium on February 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Three years ago today the political world watched in horror
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk NOT Endorsing Quantum Ai Crypto Platform Despite Falsified CBC Report
Did business mogul Elon Musk and Canadian celebrities endorse the "new" cryptocurrency platform Quantum Ai, according to a video supposedly from the CBC? No, that's not true: CBC News told Lead Stories that they did not publish the video
FactCheck.org→ U.S. Spent Much More in Afghan War Than in Support for Ukraine So Far, Contrary to Online Claim
Quick Take The U.S. spent more than $849 billion in the 20-year war in Afghanistan and has spent about $113 billion to support Ukraine since Russia invaded in 2022. But a video on social media falsely claims that the aid for Ukraine is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart Is NOT Giving $500 To Customers For Selling ‘Contaminated Water’
Is Walmart giving $500 to shoppers because the retailer sold "contaminated" water last year? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Walmart has sold contaminated water or that they're compensating their customers. Walmart's corpor
The Dispatch→ Haley’s Gambit
Nikki Haley speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas. (Photo by David Becker for the Washington Post)The uses of a longshot candidacy.The post Haley’s Gambit appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Marjorie Taylor Greene – $5.1 billion for one school’s diversity program? Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong
Illinois “received $5.1 billion at an elementary school there that used it for equity and diversity.”
The Dispatch→ Nancy Mace’s Ilhan Omar Reversal—And Her Deal With GOP Leaders
Rep. Nancy Mace speaks to reporters following a closed-door GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on January 10. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Plus: The congressional response to the blockade on Armenians.The post Nancy Mace’s Ilhan Omar Rever
Logically→ Globalists and the World Economic Forum are trying to covertly force everyone to eat bugs.
There is no basis for the claims that bugs are being secretly added to people's diets. Bugs have been suggested as a complement to meat.
PolitiFact→ Chip Roy – Chip Roy cites correct border encounters data, but is wrong about most staying indefinitely
"Under Biden, we have seen over 4.6 million encounters at our southern border. Most have been released into the interior and will stay here indefinitely."
AllSides→ The Fallacy of ‘Moving the Goalposts’, Explained
https://www.snopes.com/articles/464308/logical-fallacies-and-moving-goalposts/ Here at Snopes, we enco
AllSides→ How could surveillance balloon have travelled from China?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-64514120 The Chinese authorities say a surveillance balloon sighted over
AllSides→ Did Biden Say Sending Tanks to Ukraine Would Cause World War 3?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-biden-say-sending-tanks-ukraine-would-cause-world-war-3-1778466
PolitiFact→ Devin LeMahieu – Wisconsin Republicans take credit for reining in deficit, despite federal and grant relief
"In 2010, (Wisconsin Republicans) inherited a multi-Billion dollar deficit … Today we are looking at a projected surplus approaching 7 Billion."
Logically→ The Conversation published an article, “They knew: Why didn’t the unvaccinated do more to warn us?”
A digitally altered screenshot with the logo of The Conversation was used to propagate misinformation on COVID-19 vaccines.
Health Feedback→ Data doesn’t show that vaccines are responsible for 2022 excess mortality, contrary to Alex Berenson’s claim
REVIEW Many countries experienced some level of excess mortality throughout 2022. Excess mortality is determined by comparing how many people were expected to have died based on the previous years’ mortality with how many people actually died. For
Logically→ Bill Gates disabled the comments feature on his Twitter after Elon Musk ‘exposed’ him in the Twitter Files.
Bill Gates has not been named in the Twitter Files. Gates's account turned off the comments in July 2020, before the files were released.
Health Feedback→ Baseless claim that COVID-19 vaccines killed more than 200,000 comes from flawed BMC Infectious Diseases study
REVIEW Claims that a “peer-reviewed study” found that the COVID-19 vaccines killed hundreds of thousands of people went viral at the end of January 2023. The claim is based on a study published in the journal BMC Infectious Diseases, authored by
Poynter→ This newspaper doesn’t exist: How ChatGPT can launch fake news sites in minutes
Michael Martinez, managing editor of the Suncoast Sentinel, is a foodie who loves jazz, volunteers at local homeless shelters and spends his days hiking in Florida’s state parks. One problem: […] The post This newspaper doesn’t exist: How Cha
The Dispatch→ Ron DeSantis Bests College Board
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives a speech in Tampa. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)The College Board revised its African American Studies course after pushback spearheaded by the Florida governor.The post Ron DeSantis Bests College Board appeared
Logically→ Video captures deadly mosque bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan.
A video of a blast that took place in a factory in Lahore in 2021 has been falsely linked to the January 30 suicide bombing in Peshawar.
Full Fact→ Cannabis has not been shown to definitively cure cancer
A social media post repeats the common claim that cancer cures cancer. There is not enough strong evidence to support this claim.
Poynter→ Videos of people ‘dropping suddenly’ aren’t related to COVID-19 vaccines
“Died suddenly” has become shorthand for unfounded claims that COVID-19 vaccines were responsible for someone’s death. The words “dropped suddenly” elicits similar reactions on social media. “Why are people ‘dropping
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines contain HIV virus fragments.
Experts have told Logically that no scientific evidence supports this claim.
The Dispatch→ The End of Humira’s Monopoly
A pharmacy manager at a Publix in Miami. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Why did it take two decades to bring a competitor to the popular but costly drug?The post The End of Humira’s Monopoly appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Another Humanitarian Crisis Is Brewing in Europe
Azerbaijani servicemen stand guard at a checkpoint at the Lachin Corridor. (Photo by TOFIK BABAYEV/AFP via Getty Images)A blockade cutting off a disputed region between Armenia and Azerbaijan may restart a simmering conflict.The post Another Humanitari
Logically→ Scotland’s ’20-minute neighborhoods’ policy aims to imprison people and prevent them from leaving their respective districts.
There is no evidence in the policy documents to support claims of imprisoning people in their districts.
Logically→ All Walmart stores will charge customers $1 for using shopping carts.
Only select Walmart stores in Canada levy a $1 refundable charge on customers to use shopping carts. This is not a company-wide practise.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: RNA Technology Is NOT Causing Chickens To Have Fertility Problems, Eggs NOT Unsafe For Human Consumption
Is the same RNA technology found in COVID-19 shots now being added to chicken feed, causing the poultry that eats it to have fertility problems? No, that's not true: "Commercial feed manufacturers are not adding RNA to chicken feed," a sp
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Safe Blood Donation’ Blood Bank Is NOT Open in 16 Countries, Does NOT Offer Unvaccinated ‘Pure Blood’
Has an international blood bank called Safe Blood Donation been opened in at least 16 countries to offer "pure blood," free of COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: A disclaimer on the company's website says the Safe Blood Donation bloo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sarah Palin Did NOT Endorse ‘Dental Giveback’ Program For Seniors
Did U.S. politician Sarah Palin endorse a "dental giveback" program for seniors? No, that's not true: The video of the former governor of Alaska is an edited version of a Cameo video she had previously recorded for a different purpose. Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence A ‘Tractor Trailer Worth’ Of Classified Biden Documents Found At University Of Delaware — Collection Is Closed
Has a "tractor trailer worth" of classified documents from President Joe Biden been found at the University of Delaware? No, there's no evidence that's true: Although the school has a vast collection of Biden's papers from his 36 years in
Truth or Fiction?→ Mass Shootings, Violence in California Highlight Issue of Disinformation in Immigrant Communities
Two mass shootings in California in the first weeks of 2023, both committed by immigrants in their sixties, have highlighted the issue of disinformation and propaganda targeting American immigrant communities, and how the prods and pulleys of stochasti
Truth or Fiction?→ Were Overdraft Fees Created in 1990?
On February 2 2023, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of a tweet which claimed that overdraft fees were “created in 1990”: In the screenshot, the Twitter handle for American politician Nina Turner (D) was visible. No date appeared on the s
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Tweets distort Biden’s comments on tanks, Ukraine and World War III
President Joe Biden said, “The idea that we’re going to send in tanks to Ukraine, that’s called World War III.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Starch Does NOT Cause Calcium Carbonate Buildup
Is "Dr." Sebi correct that eating starch causes a buildup of calcium carbonate in the body? No, that's not true: Two registered dietician nutritionists told Lead Stories that starch does not have this effect. Calcium carbonate is a natura