Was a Phoenix affiliate of Fox News part of an attempt to defraud voters by calling the Arizona governor's race 12 days before Election Day? No, that's not true: While the affiliate, Fox 10 Phoenix, did accidentally air a graphic in late
Poynter→ Fact deserts leave states vulnerable to election lies
This story was first published on the Duke Reporters’ Lab website. Amid the political lies and misinformation that spread across the country throughout the 2022 midterm elections, statements by candidates […] The post Fact deserts leave sta
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Split-ticket votes in Arizona aren’t evidence of fraud in gubernatorial contest
Split election results show the Arizona governor’s race was rigged.
AllSides→ Fact check: 20 false and misleading claims Trump made in his announcement speech
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/fact-check-trump-announcement-speech-2024/index.html Former Pre
Logically→ Governments around the world have secret reserves of wealth worth trillions of dollars.
The document this claim is based upon appears to be fake and it describes more gold than has ever been mined.
Logically→ Polar Bear populations have increased.
Insufficient data means it is impossible to ascertain whether global polar bear populations have increased.
Washington Post→ New Trump campaign, same old falsehoods
Trump's announcement speech was filled with false claims. Here's a guide to 19 statements.
Health Feedback→ Multiple studies showed that COVID-19 increases the risk of heart inflammation more than vaccines do; study in Israel misleadingly used to claim otherwise
REVIEW Social media posts began circulating in September and November 2022, claiming that COVID-19 doesn’t increase the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis, despite evidence showing otherwise. These are conditions in which the heart becomes infla
Logically→ Only 0.1 percent of Children in Finnish schools have severe attention problems because of how their school days are structured.
Around 4 - 8 percent of Finnish children have ADHD. Finland's unique school structure may alleviate ADHD symptoms, but not cure them.
The Dispatch→ Kevin McCarthy’s Journey Is Just Beginning
He remains House GOP leader, but that doesn’t guarantee him the speaker’s gavel.The post Kevin McCarthy’s Journey Is Just Beginning appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Rick Scott Takes His Shot
Yet the senator’s bid to topple Mitch McConnell will likely be snuffed out fast. The post Rick Scott Takes His Shot appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The Double Standard Driving GOP Dysfunction
Donald Trump has pilloried the GOP establishment but refuses to take any criticism.The post The Double Standard Driving GOP Dysfunction appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Speeches by Greta Thunberg and Severn Cullis-Suzuki are proof of the climate change narrative being scripted.
Climate change has been an ongoing crisis for decades, and scientific studies prove it is real.
The Dispatch→ Video: Trump and GOP Leadership Fights
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Video: Trump and GOP Leadership Fights appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Poll Pads’ Used In Dallas Are NOT Using Outdated Software Version
Are the ExpressPoll pollbook devices used in Dallas County for the 2022 general election operating on out-of-date software? No, that's not true: ExpressPoll Version 7.2.3.0, the up-to-date version, was certified by the Texas Secretary of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: SpongeBob SquarePants Driver’s License Does NOT Show An Address On One Of Jeffery Epstein’s Private Islands
Does the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants' driver's license show an address on one of the late Jeffrey Epstein's private islands in a cartoon on the Nickelodeon channel? No, that's not true: A post making the claim never shows or g
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Malaysian Physician Was NOT ‘Put To Death … For Giving The Bioweapon Vaccine And Killing A Patient’
Was a doctor tried and executed in Malaysia for "giving the bioweapon vaccine and killing a patient" under the Nuremberg Code? No, that's not true: Malaysia stopped executing people in 2018 and hasn't reversed the moratorium on capital pu
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – FTX helped with a cryptocurrency fundraising site, but there’s no connection to U.S. aid to Ukraine
U.S. tax dollars sent to help Ukraine laundered back by cryptocurrency firm FTX to help Democrats in midterms.
PolitiFact→ Arizona’s widespread use of mail-in voting and close margins created longer wait for results
As election officials in Maricopa and other Arizona counties continued to count ballots, misinformation spread that falsely suggested the pace of the count was a sign of fraud. The pace is a result of vote by mail laws and close margins.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – 15,000 protesters have not been sentenced to death in Iran, despite viral posts
“Iran sentences 15,000 protesters to death.”
PolitiFact→ No hay trampa en conteo electoral en Nevada y Arizona, pese a comentarios de Donald Trump
En Español: El tiempo que toma contar los votos en Nevada y Arizona no es evidencia de trampa, pese a los comentarios del ex presidente Donald Trump. Lleva tiempo contar los resultados de las elecciones.
PolitiFact→ Potential 2024 contenders, including Trump, keep the focus on 'freedom'
Potential candidates for president in 2024 began running ads as early as early 2021, mostly on social media. The ads focus on “freedom.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Publish Story On ‘Man Sentenced To Death After Failed Suicide Attempt’
Did CNN publish a story about a man who attempted suicide, only to be sentenced to death in 2018? No, that's not true: CNN never published such a story, a spokeswoman for the network told Lead Stories. The headline featured in the claim i
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Is Billionaire Bill Gates on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors?
A viral Instagram post suggests that billionaire Bill Gates is on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Primo Radical (@primoradical) Maricopa County is governed by five elec
PolitiFact→ Could a House speaker be deposed midstream? With a slim margin, it’s possible
Going into the new Congress with a small majority, Republicans will have to worry that a few vacant seats from resignations or deaths could allow Democrats to turn the tables and elect a new speaker.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Location Of Face Pimples Do NOT Correspond With Ailments Throughout The Body
Is it scientifically proven that so-called "face mapping" or "face reading" offers a map of disease or illness in the body? No, that's not true: Looking at blemishes on the face to determine what's happening in the body is an alternative
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of ‘Gunfight’ at Federal Reserve on November 8, 2022
Was there a gunfight between federal agents and U.S. Marines at the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, D.C., on November 8, 2022? No, that's not true: A public information officer for the Metropolitan Police Department of Washing
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Alexa doesn’t confirm Michelle Obama was born Michael. This is Pants on Fire!
Amazon’s Alexa confirms Michelle Obama “was born Michael LaVaughn Robinson.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pictures Of Thrown-Out Ballots Are NOT From 2022 — They Were Reported In 2020
Did garbage collectors "from L.A. County California, to Chavez County New Mexico," find "thousands of midterm ballots" in the trash before the 2022 midterm elections? No, that's not true: The photos used in this claim are from news articl
PolitiFact→ How days of vote counting became go-to ‘evidence’ for false election fraud claims
Even before polls closed Nov. 8, claims that slow election results were proof of election fraud were circulating. Misinformation about the 2020 presidential election laid the groundwork for this 2022 midterm misinformation trend.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fauci And DeSantis Are NOT Partners In ‘Paragon Diamonds, LLC’ In Oklahoma
Does a filing on the Florida Secured Transaction Registry show that Anthony Fauci, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and many other public servants are involved with a diamond business in Sulphur, Oklahoma? No, that's not true: There is no busine
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral 2020 Video Does NOT Show Election Workers Committing Fraud In Delaware County, Pennsylvania — NO Fraud In 2020, Either
Does a viral video show election workers in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, commiting voter fraud in November 2022? No, that's not true: This exact video and claim were previously debunked in 2020. The election worker shown was manually tr
Logically→ Ukraine donated billions of dollars to U.S. Democrats through the FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange.
There is no concrete evidence supporting the claim that Ukraine funneled money back to U.S. Democrats via FTX. The accusations lack multiple facts.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Argentine boy’s death not related to vaccination, despite social media claims
The death of a 4-year-old who appeared in vaccination campaign posters is linked to vaccines.
Health Feedback→ The presence of titanium dioxide in face masks hasn’t been associated with toxicity or any health problems
REVIEW Social media posts claiming that face masks contain a “cancer-causing compound” went viral in early November 2022. The posts (examples here and here) shared an article by osteopath Joseph Mercola that was published on the website
Logically→ A Muslim child has been kidnapped by the Swedish state and given to a gay couple.
The child was born a Christian and placed in the care of a gay couple with consent from all parties involved.
Full Fact→ MailOnline muddles up cost of a possible rise in council tax
If council tax rises by 5%, it would cost households in an average band D property about £100 more per year—not per month.
Logically→ Celebrities have died and had serious illnesses following COVID-19 vaccination.
There is no evidence that any of the listed celebrities died or had serious illnesses as a result of COVID-19 vaccination.
Health Feedback→ mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 don’t modify humans, and don’t make them patentable or owned by any entities
REVIEW mRNA vaccines were widely used for the first time during the mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19. Traditional vaccine technologies use viral proteins or entire weakened or killed viruses to generate immunity. By contrast, mRNA vaccines
Logically→ Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are causing stillbirths.
The Expose misquoted data from the ONS to make it appear that Pfizer vaccines are increasing the number of stillbirths.