A 2021 video of children reciting from the Quran at the Al Thumama Stadium inauguration has been misattributed to the 2022 World Cup inauguration.
Logically→ Four people have converted to Islam in the presence of Dr. Zakir Naik at the 2022 FIFA World cup in Qatar.
A six-year-old video of Zakir Naik converting people to Islam has been falsely linked to his presence at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Full Fact→ Wetherspoons still not offering free ‘meal for two’ Facebook deal
Another post from an account calling itself ‘JD Wetherspoon’ promising free meal offers has received thousands of shares on Facebook.
PolitiFact→ Mailbag: Readers’ appreciation and feedback
As Thanksgiving approaches, we are grateful for our readers’ support and feedback. Read our latest mailbag with readers' comments.
The Dispatch→ Did Elon Musk Use a Poll to Decide if Trump Could Return to Twitter?
Yes.The post Did Elon Musk Use a Poll to Decide if Trump Could Return to Twitter? appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Official data from Europe confirms COVID-19 vaccines are killing children.
The surge in the excess child mortality rate in Europe is unrelated to COVID-19 vaccines. Public health threats have caused an increase in deaths.
Logically→ The proportion of children diagnosed with autism has increased from 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 68.
Autism diagnosis rates have increased from 1 in 2,500 in 1966 to 1 in 44 today due to improvements in medical understanding and awareness of ASD.
The Dispatch→ Democratic Divergence in the Old Obama Coalition
In this year’s midterms, Democrats held their own in North Carolina but got clobbered in Florida.The post Democratic Divergence in the Old Obama Coalition appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Are Republicans Ready for Change Yet?
The party is badly out of step with the electorate.The post Are Republicans Ready for Change Yet? appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Albanians carried a rafting boat in London on Remembrance Day to mock the United Kingdom.
A video of a symbolic protest held in Tirana, Albania, has been misattributed to the protests held in London by Albanians.
The Dispatch→ Iran, America, and the Democratic Impulse
The collapse of the theocracy could change American attitudes about promoting democracy.The post Iran, America, and the Democratic Impulse appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ ‘I Took a Trip on the Ship of Fools’
On a slow boat to Mexico with only Kiss fans for company.The post ‘I Took a Trip on the Ship of Fools’ appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ A Lackluster Return to Wakanda
A review of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.’ The post A Lackluster Return to Wakanda appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Slavery of All Kinds
A review of George Saunders’ ‘Liberation Day.’The post Slavery of All Kinds appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Earth Is NOT Flat And Operation Fish Bowl Was A High-Altitude Nuclear Proof Test
Is the Earth flat and surrounded by a transparent barrier that prevents rockets from leaving the Earth's atmosphere? Beyond this barrier, is there a firmament composed of water or a liquid-like substance? Does this explain why the U.S. go
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Maggie Hassan Did NOT Win 1,100 Votes From 700-Person Town — It Was ‘Human Error’
Did Maggie Hassan, a New Hampshire Democrat who ran for Senate in the 2022 midterms, win 1,100 votes from a town with only 700 people? No, that's not true: The New Hampshire Secretary of State told Lead Stories the inflated vote tally was
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Arizona DOES Allow Dropping Off Mail-In Ballots For Other Voters
Does a video showing people dropping off multiple ballots at one time in a drop box prove election fraud and what "really happened" in Arizona? No, that's not true: Delivering more than one ballot for other voters is legal in Arizona. Ind
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Theory Misinterprets FTX Support for Ukraine
Quick Take The bankruptcy of FTX, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has sparked an unfounded claim that its former CEO had conspired with Ukraine and Democratic politicians to launder U.S. aid money. FTX helped make crypto dona
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent How Florida Arrived at Quick Election Results
Quick Take Florida law allows election officials to start counting early in-person and mail-in ballots before Election Day. But social media posts falsely claim Florida counted all of its more than 7 million votes in five hours on Election Day and stat
PolitiFact→ Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco renews criticism of Ticketmaster monopoly
After a chaotic ticket presale for Taylor Swift’s concert tour, antitrust experts and members of Congress are pushing to rein in the power of Ticketmaster and Live Nation.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No evidence that ballots found in California county signal Democratic scheme
Ballots recovered from a Santa Clara County, California, ravine are evidence of “how the left cheats to win.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Pelosi wasn’t arrested by US Marshals in 2021
A fake Nancy Pelosi said she won’t seek the speaker position again because the real Pelosi was arrested in 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Respect For Marriage Act Does NOT Revoke Tax-Exempt Status Of Churches Or Endanger Other Religious Liberties
Does the Respect for Marriage Act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate remove the tax privileges of faith-based organizations, make it easier to sue them or jeopardize any other religious liberties? No, that's not true:
FactCheck.org→ RSV Surge in Children Likely Caused by ‘Immunity Gap,’ Not COVID-19 Vaccine
SciCheck Digest Hospitals across the country are seeing a spike of respiratory syncytial virus infections among children. Experts say the spike is most likely caused by an immunity gap created by the lack of exposure to the virus over the past couple o
Health Feedback→ HIV infection is the cause of AIDS; persistent HIV/AIDS denialism relies on false information and is potentially deadly
REVIEW Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic and potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); an estimated 40.1 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the beginning of
Logically→ A BBC News report states spike protein was found in dead babies in Scotland.
The BBC report talked about a spike in the number of dead babies, not spike-protein found in dead babies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Instagram Account Shows NO Evidence Of ‘Leaked Audio’ Proving Nancy Pelosi Was Forced To Resign
Did Instagram user @red.wave1776 acquire leaked audio that proves that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was forced to resign? No, that's not true: Lead Stories has found no evidence on this Instagram user's account that would corroborate the cl
Full Fact→ BBC graph showing impact of Autumn Statement contains several errors
A graph shown on the BBC News at Six contained, among other things, an inaccurate figure and a mislabelled axis.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – World Health Organization director general stuttered, he wasn’t asserting that countries are killing
The World Health Organization director general confirmed “some countries are using boosters to kill children.”
Full Fact→ Labour MP wrongly claims £37bn spent on Test and Trace app
Karl Turner claimed that Matt Hancock and Boris Johnson “blew” £37 billion on the Track and Trace app. The app’s actual cost in the first year was about £35 million.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Social media followings of Katie Hobbs, Kari Lake, not evidence of fraud
The number of followers Katie Hobbs and Kari Lake have on Instagram suggests election fraud.
Logically→ Plans to reduce nitrogen emissions in the Netherlands have been put forth to impoverish farmers to take their land.
The Dutch government has offered several options to farmers to help reduce emissions. Buying land from farmers with no successors is one option.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video isn’t evidence of recent robberies in Spain by migrants. It’s from a 2020 protest.
Video is evidence of a recent increase in robberies in Spain by “migrants from the Middle East and Africa.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Tribunal Did NOT Convict Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel
Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's [JAG] Corps and the Office of Military Commissions find Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel guilty of crimes against humanity because the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine killed 32 service members? No, that's n
Logically→ Bill Gates was recorded admitting that climate change is a “WEF scam.”
It is clear that Bill Gates makes no such claim in the unedited version of this clip.
Logically→ A Malaysian doctor was executed under the Nuremberg code for administering a COVID-19 vaccine.
No Malaysian doctor was killed for administering a COVID-19 vaccine. The claim stems from an anti-vaccine narrative.
Logically→ Two large planes collided midair and caused a heavy explosion in Istanbul.
Images and videos of two planes crashing at an air show in Dallas have been falsely linked to the recent bomb blast in Istanbul.
Full Fact→ Iran hasn’t sentenced 15,000 protesters to death
Iranian parliamentarians have called for “harsh punishments” which could include the death penalty, but we can find no evidence for viral claims that 15,000 people have already been sentenced to death
The Dispatch→ Explaining New York’s Red Wave
Can Republicans build on the pickups they made in the Empire State? The post Explaining New York’s Red Wave appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Iran-Backed Militias in Baghdad Present a Test for Biden
How will the administration respond to the murder of an American citizen?The post Iran-Backed Militias in Baghdad Present a Test for Biden appeared first on The Dispatch.