The yatra is being halted for maintenance work of containers that house the participants, according to the INC. Gandhi is scheduled to stay in Delhi.
Logically→ Fans celebrated Argentina’s victory outside Messi’s grandmother’s house in Rosario.
A resident of Rosaria named Olga was misidentified as Messi's grandmother in the viral video. His grandmother is not alive.
Health Feedback→ Medical exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines are granted for contraindications, not including history of blood clots or adverse reaction to prior vaccine
REVIEW On 11 December 2022, radio host Dan Bongino posted a
The Dispatch→ Iran’s Battle Against the Baha’is
An adherent of the Baha'i faith reads from the holy book Al-Kitab al-Aqdas. (STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)The Islamic Republic takes advantage of public unrest to crack down on the religious minority—including two grandmothers.The post Iran’s
The Dispatch→ The U.N.’s Failure in Lebanon
Lebanese soldiers gather at the site where a UNIFIL convoy came under small arms fire in the village of al-Aqbiya in south Lebanon. An was killed and three wounded. (Photo by Mahmoud Zayat/AFP/Getty Images.) The murder of an Irish soldier is just the l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Researcher Did Find Possible Racist Origin Of ‘Jingle Bells’ — But Song Isn’t About Slave Bells, Which Did Exist
Does the song "Jingle Bells" make a hidden reference to slaves forced to wear bells so they could be easily tracked if they tried to escape under the cover of night? No, that's not true: The song "Jingle Bells," originally named "One Hors
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Doctor Did NOT Say On Video That He Manufactured AIDS As Bio Weapon — This Is A Soviet-Era Disinformation Hoax
Did an American doctor admit on video that he created the HIV and AIDS viruses in a U.S. military medical laboratory, Fort Detrick, so that they could be used as biological weapons for depopulating the world? No, that's not true: Dr. Robe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Earth Is NOT Proven Flat By ‘Massive Underwater Wall’ From Pole To Pole — There Is No Such ‘Wall,’ It’s A Mapping Seam
Does a video of satellite imagery showing what a post describes as a "massive underwater wall" stretching from "pole to pole" prove that the Earth is flat? No, that's not true: A video of Google Earth seafloor mapping data depicted in the
Truth or Fiction?→ White House COVID-19 Chief Downplays Mask Use in ‘Confusing’ Interview
The head of the White House’s response to COVID-19, Dr. Ashish K. Jha, downplayed the importance of local mask mandates in December 2022 — going into the third year of the global pandemic — even as he claimed it was not an “eith
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Payments In ‘Twitter Files: Part 7’ Were NOT For Censoring — They Were For Providing Information
Were the FBI payments to Twitter, documented in what's known as Part 7 of the "Twitter Files", compensation for censoring? No, that's not true: The evidence provided shows the payments were reimbursement for costs associated with the comp
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 80,000 Ukrainian Troops Have NOT Imposed A ‘Total Blockade’ On Russian Forces In The Donetsk Region
Have 80,000 Ukrainian troops totally blockaded Russian invasion forces fighting in Ukraine's semi-occupied eastern Donetsk region? No, that's not true: The post making the claim in its caption does not mention a blockade in an accompanyin
FactCheck.org→ DeSantis’ Dubious COVID-19 Vaccine Claims
While announcing a request for a grand jury probe into “crimes and wrongdoing” related to the COVID-19 vaccines, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his panel of contrarian experts repeatedly suggested the shots were too risky. But such claims are unsup
Truth or Fiction?→ Police Describe Member of Elon Musk’s Security Team as ‘Suspect’ in ‘Stalker’ Incident
On December 21 2022, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of the following tweet, asserting that a member of Elon Musk’s security team had been deemed a “suspect” in an incident Musk tweeted about earlier in December 2022: Overall, the
FactCheck.org→ Autopsy Study Doesn’t Show COVID-19 Vaccines Are Unsafe
SciCheck Digest To date, the benefits of COVID-19 mRNA vaccination outweigh the risks, which include a rare but increased risk of myocarditis, or heart inflammation. Social media posts, however, are citing a German autopsy study to misleadingly sug
Poynter→ Yes, this viral Keanu TikTok account is a deepfake
You’ve probably seen a TikTok account with videos of Keanu Reeves acting … very strange. The videos have millions of likes and comments. But has Keanu really made the jump […] The post Yes, this viral Keanu TikTok account is a deepfake appear
FactCheck.org→ The Facts Underpinning Jan. 6 Committee Criminal Referrals
After a year and a half and more than 1,000 interviews, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol released a 154-page summary of its final report on Dec. 19 that concludes former President Donald Tru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Leonel Messi Did NOT Direct Profanity Or Criticism At Ukraine’s Zelenskyy In Instagram Post
Did Leonel Messi, an Argentinian football star who led his national team to the 2022 World Cup, swear at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Instagram, demanding that the Ukrainian leader "take [his] people and get out of Europe" a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Boy Who Was Found ‘Roaming Around’ — It Was Misappropriated To Promote Scam
Does this image show an unidentified boy in the care of police officers after being found "roaming around"? No, that's not true: The boy in the picture actually helped locate someone else -- an older man with Alzheimer's disease. The post
Full Fact→ Study didn’t link children’s flu vaccine to strep A infections
A 2014 study has been widely shared as alleged proof nasal flu vaccines are linked to strep A infections.
Full Fact→ Police warn against interacting with posts about missing Surrey boy
A social media post about a supposedly missing child has been shared hundreds of times.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Thieves Stole U.S. Postal Service Uniforms And Are Using Them To Rob Homeowners At Gunpoint
Did thieves steal U.S. Postal Service uniforms and use them to rob homeowners at gunpoint? No, there's no evidence that's true: A local Postal Service spokesman told Lead Stories the claim "could not be substantiated." Additionally, there
Logically→ Endast 0,1% av barn i finska skolor har svåra koncentrationsproblem tack vare hur deras skoldagar är strukturerade.
Ungefär 4–8% av finska barn har ADHD. Finlands unika skolstruktur kan möjligen lindra ADHD-symptom, men inte bota dem.
Full Fact→ Fake lost dog post uses old stock image
The picture was originally taken in the Philippines in 2016.
Full Fact→ Tampering with electricity meters to try and save on energy bills is illegal and dangerous
A Facebook post has suggested it’s possible to save on electricity bills by bypassing your meter with a piece of wire. This is illegal and can also be dangerous.
Full Fact→ Oxford traffic scheme won’t ‘confine’ residents to specific neighbourhoods
Some have claimed on social media that a controversial plan to reduce congestion in Oxford constitutes a “climate lockdown”.
Logically→ The World Economic Forum claims that God is dead, that Jesus is fake news, and that they have gained divine powers.
According to an article on the website Newspunch, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has said that God is dead, that Jesus is "fake news," that WEF leaders have gained divine powers to rule over humanity, and that they will turn humans into gods
Full Fact→ ‘Facts’ in a graphic about UK Muslims are mostly wrong
The Facebook post makes a number of false claims about Muslim mayors, mosque numbers, Sharia councils and other information about Muslims in Britain.
Full Fact→ Appeals about injured and lost dogs are fake
Facebook posts from users claiming to have found a missing or injured dog are fake.
Logically→ Photo shows Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid’s Valdebebas training ground after Portugal’s exit from FIFA World Cup.
While Ronaldo did train at Valdebebas, the photo has been altered to show the same. The original photo is of the athlete in Qatar before a match.
The Dispatch→ Why Can’t the Senate Pass Popular Bills?
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer talks to reporters Tuesday about the bipartisan federal omnibus spending legislation. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)This week’s massive omnibus bill includes one of the most important election bills in
The Dispatch→ Authoritarianism’s Bad Year
Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images.) Putin bungled his war with Ukraine, and China and Iran contended with massive protests.The post Authoritarianism’s Bad Year appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Elon for a Day
(Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)How the Twitter czar is like Xi Jinping.The post Elon for a Day appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ ತವಾಂಗ್ ಘರ್ಷಣೆ ನಡುವೆಯೂ ಅದಾನಿ ಗ್ರೂಪ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯವರು ಗುಜರಾತ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಚೀನಾ ಕಂಪನಿಗಳ ಸಹಯೋಗದೊಂದಿಗೆ ೩೦೦ ಮಿಲಿಯನ್ ಡಾಲರ್ ಬಂಡವಾಳ ಹೂಡಲು ಒಪ್ಪಂದ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡಿದೆ.
ತವಾಂಗ್ ಘರ್ಷಣೆ ನಡೆಯುವ ಮೊದಲೇ ೨೦೧೭ರಲ್ಲಿ ಚೀನಾದ ಈಸ್ಟ್ ಹೋಪ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅದಾನಿ ಗ್ರೂಪ್ ಒಡಂಬಡಿ
Logically→ ಈ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ಮಾಂಡೌಸ್ ಚಂಡಮಾರುತದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರೀಕರಿಸಿದ ಚೆನ್ನೈನ ಮರೀನಾ ಬೀಚ್ ದೃಶ್ಯವನ್ನು ಬಿಂಬಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
ಮರೀನಾ ಬೀಚ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದ ೨೦೨೧ರ ಪ್ರವಾಹದ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ೨೦೨೨ರ ಮಾಂಡೌಸ್ ಚಂಡಮಾರುತದ್ದು ಎಂದು ತಪ್ಪ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Did NOT Report Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Causes Blood Clots’
Did the Food and Drug Administration report that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine "causes" blood clots? No, that's not true: In remarks to Lead Stories, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that the vaccine meets its safety s
The Dispatch→ Video: 2022 Year in Review
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Video: 2022 Year in Review appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Katie Porter Saying Pedophilia Is An ‘Identity’ Not A Crime — Clip Is Taken Out Of Context
Does a video of a congressional hearing show a Democratic congresswoman from California saying she believes pedophilia is an identity and not a crime? No, that's not true: Katie Porter's remarks were about the use of false narratives on s
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – No evidence to support Joe Biden's anecdote about giving uncle a Purple Heart while vice president
After Joe Biden became vice president, at the behest of his father, he gave his uncle, Frank H. Biden, a Purple Heart for serving in the U.S. military during World War II.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Despite his claim, Joe Biden has not visited Afghanistan or Iraq as president
Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president.
PolitiFact→ Karen Bass – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass conflates county, city deaths among people without homes
“Literally five (homeless) people a day die on our streets” in the city of Los Angeles.