Right-wing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) claimed that she was being “sarcastic” when she told a GOP group that they “would have won” if she had organized the January 6 2021 coup attempt against the United States govern
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Human bodies aren’t being processed into meat products. The Human Meat Project is ‘conceptual art’
The Human Meat Project is using donated bodies and organs to create “alternative meat consumption options.”
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live for December 13
Join our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Dispatch Live for December 13 appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pharmacists, Doctors Do NOT Rely Solely On Blank Page In COVID-19 Vaccine Package In Deciding Whether To Inoculate
Is a blank-page insert in some mRNA COVID-19 vaccine packaging the only resource for providing doctors and pharmacists with the vaccine information they need to ensure a patient's informed consent to vaccination? No, that's not true: COVI
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, the military didn’t charge Nancy Pelosi with treason and seditious conspiracy
“JAG charges Nancy Pelosi with treason and seditious conspiracy.”
AllSides→ Remembering the Journalists and Elected Dems Who Dismissed the Twitter Shadow-Banning ‘Conspiracy Theory’
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/remembering-the-journalists-and-elected-dems-who-dismissed-the-twitter-shadow-banning-conspiracy-theory/
AllSides→ Did the Trump Admin Agree to Free 5,000 Taliban Prisoners?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-5000-taliban-prisoners/ In early December 2022, we received inq
Truth or Fiction?→ A Crowd Booed Elon Musk at a Dave Chappelle Show
On December 11 2022, newly-minted Twitter owner Elon Musk joined comedian Dave Chappelle on stage in San Francisco, leading to an immediate chorus of “boos” from the crowd. As is often the case, Musk’s appearance at Chappelle’s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Russian Evacuation Of 800K From Crimea
Does a video show the Russian government evacuating 800,000 people from the "island" of Crimea? No, that's not true: Russian officials said in media reports and on social media sites that no evacuations have occurred in Crimea. Also, Crim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Black Mona Lisa’ Was NOT Found On Dark Side Of The Moon
Was a "Black Mona Lisa" discovered in a 3-mile-long spacecraft on the moon's dark side? No, that's not true: The origin story of this claim is based on a science fiction novel that some people have falsely suggested reflects an accurate r
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Bourla is still Pfizer’s CEO, and he didn’t call mRNA technology unsafe
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla resigned, saying mRNA vaccines are “not safe.”
The Dispatch→ Do the Vaccinated Now Make Up the Majority of COVID Deaths?
On November 23, the Washington Post published an analysis of the COVID-19 fatality numbers from August of this year, the month for which the most recent data is available. The study on which the article draws was conducted by Cynthia Cox, vice presiden
AllSides→ Fact Check: Dem Congressman Claims ‘All Evidence’ Points to Alito Leaking Own Draft in Abortion Case
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2022/12/12/fact-check-dem-congressman-claims-all-evidence-points-to-alito-leaking-own-draft-in-abortion-case-n2617000
Logically→ Geological features are the petrified remains of giant humans and animals
There is no evidence to support the existence of such beings.
Logically→ Official data from EU proves thousands of people are dying every week due to COVID-19 vaccination in Europe.
Excess mortality data from Europe was misreported as deaths due to COVID-19 vaccine. There is no official data that proves the claim.
Logically→ Cristiano Ronaldo threatened to leave the 2022 FIFA World Cup after being benched in Portugal’s match against Switzerland.
The Portuguese Football Federation has clarified that Ronaldo, the national team captain, had not threatened to quit the ongoing World Cup.
Logically→ Stiff Person Syndrome is a side effect of COVID-19 vaccines.
No research or report states that Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) is a side effect of COVID-19 vaccines. The cause of SPS is still being studied.
The Dispatch→ America’s No-Majority Future Is Going to be Delicious
It’s a story that defies the easy narratives from the era of white flight and self-segregationThe post America’s No-Majority Future Is Going to be Delicious appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ WHO’s VigiAccess states that FluMist contains active ingredients for Streptococcal infection.
VigiAccess did not list strep as one of the active ingredients in FluMist. Weakened influenza virus strains in FluMist help fight the virus.
PolitiFact→ Elise Stefanik – Federal food program proposal calls for reductions in milk
Proposed rule would limit milk for WIC participants
The Dispatch→ Was the Brittney Griner Deal the Right Move?
A former Defense Department official doesn’t think so: A Dispatch Q&A. The post Was the Brittney Griner Deal the Right Move? appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Football That Really is a Matter of Life and Death
'Friday Night Lights' for The Greatest GenerationThe post Football That Really is a Matter of Life and Death appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Have You Heard About Cary and the Bishop’s Wife?
Giving an underappreciated Christmas film its due.The post Have You Heard About Cary and the Bishop’s Wife? appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Clips Do NOT Show Yuval Noah Harari Celebrating Plans For Dystopian Mass Surveillance
Does this video compilation of Yuval Noah Harari, a best-selling author and a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, show him celebrating plans for dystopian mass surveillance? No, that's not true: Harari often warns that humank
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pictures Do NOT Prove Hitler Was Replaced By CIA Agent — History Tells Different Story
Does a portrait of a familiar-looking historical figure actually show a CIA agent instead of German dictator Adolf Hitler? No, that's not true: The picture can be found in the National Archives Catalog and is described as a "Portrait of A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WikiLeaks Did NOT Release Video Proof That Apollo 11 Moon Landing Was Hoax Filmed In Nevada Desert
Did WikiLeaks in December of 2022 release Apollo 11 "moon landing cut scenes filmed in Nevada desert," proving that the moon landing never happened and was instead staged for filming right here on Earth? No, that's not true: The video in
PolitiFact→ Corporate profits do not drive inflation, but inflation boosts company profits
This year, as inflation hit 40-year highs, some lawmakers suggested that high corporate profits have been driving inflation. But economists say that’s backward: Inflation, for now, is boosting corporate profits.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Hobbs certifying Arizona’s election was typical, not ‘unconstitutional’
Katie Hobbs signing Arizona’s election certification was “unconstitutional.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a real Elon Musk tweet about alleged Twitter suppression
Elon Musk tweeted, “The Democrats paid the CEO Jack Dorsey of Twitter millions of dollars to block and delete people’s pages during the 2020 election.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, 1.1 million Americans did not die suddenly because of the COVID-19 vaccines
“Since the COVID jabs were rolled out, at least 1.1 million Americans have 'died suddenly.'”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Fluctuating vote count on Fox News resulted from human error, not fraud in the Georgia runoff
Fluctuating vote count in Fox News coverage of the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff is evidence of voter fraud.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Rod Stewart’s son didn’t suffer a COVID-19 vaccine-induced heart attack
Rod Stewart’s son “was rushed to the hospital … with a suspected heart attack” because of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Report Does NOT Reveal Over 1 Million Americans Have ‘Died Suddenly’ Since COVID Vaccine Roll-Out, Another Government Report Does NOT Prove Vaccines Are To Blame
Does a "secret" CDC report reveal that at least 1.1 million Americans have "Died Suddenly" since the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out? Does a separate government report from the United Kingdom prove the vaccines are to blame? No, that's not true
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking GOP’s Censorship Claim in Arizona Over Deleted Tweets
Republican officials have called for state and federal investigations of Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs after learning her office on Jan. 7, 2021, asked Twitter to review two tweets about the state’s voter registration database that it d
PolitiFact→ What the Jan. 6 hearings revealed about Trump’s actions before and after the Capitol attack
As the Jan. 6 committee prepares to release its final report, a look back at what we learned from the hearings about former President Donald Trump’s actions before and during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Twitter Files’ Round 2: Bari Weiss Edition
Conservative columnist Bari Weiss became the second person to receive “Twitter Files” documents from Twitter’s then-new CEO Elon Musk in December 2022. This generated quite a lot of exceptionally vague controversy, as well as discussi
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking an Alleged Tweet by Right-Wing Pundit Matt Walsh
A screenshot of a tweet supposedly from right-wing commentator Matt Walsh went viral in the last week, with Walsh allegedly saying: “‘Taking advantage’ of a drunk girl is not rape.” This tweet uses Walsh’s real Twitter handle and avatar, b
The Dispatch→ Does ‘Balenciaga’ Mean ‘Baal Is King?’
Claims are circulating on social media that the name of the luxury fashion brand Balenciaga is a conjunction of a phrase that translates to mean “Baal Is King.” These claims are false. View this post on Instagram A post
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Root Canals Do NOT Cause Cancer
Do root canals cause cancer? No, that's not true: An endodontics resident told Lead Stories that root canals do not cause cancer. The American Association of Endodontists says that the 2019 documentary that made this claim is guilty of sp
Full Fact→ Aldi is not giving away free boxes of food to users who like Facebook posts
A Facebook account claiming to belong to the supermarket chain Aldi has shared posts promising free food packages for users who share or comment on the post.