Why did Russia’s president back down on his threat to resume blockading Ukrainian grain exports? A Dispatch ExplainerThe post Calling Putin’s Black Sea Bluff appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Experiments in Democracy
Most states have tweaked their election laws in the last two years. But assessing how those changes will affect this year’s midterms is hard to do.The post Experiments in Democracy appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Radical Kooks
When political violence occurs, sorting out the crazy from the politics can be difficult.The post Radical Kooks appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Moors’ Are NOT The Original Inhabitants Of North America — ‘Pyramids’ Are Native American Earthworks
Is the U.S. covered with the sites of ancient pyramids associated with a pre-Columbian African civilization known as the Moors? No, that's not true: Hundreds of ancient earthworks and mounds scattered throughout North America have been li
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Narcotraffickers, Communists Celebrating Lula Election Victory In Brazil — It’s From 2019
Does a social media video show narcotraffickers and Communists celebrating the election victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva In Brazil's presidential election? No, that's not true: The video clip shows street celebrations in Brazil from
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Paul Pelosi Did NOT Tell 911 Dispatcher David Is A Friend — These Were The Attacker’s Words
Does a publicly available 911 recording feature the voice of Paul Pelosi identifying the man in his house as David and stating that he is a friend? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, the recording of the actual 911 call has not
PolitiFact→ Kris Mayes – Kris Mayes said Arizona’s murder rate rose by 20% under Republican leadership
“We have seen over the last 10 years ... under Republican governors a rise in the murder rate in Arizona of 20%.”
PolitiFact→ Kris Mayes – Kris Mayes exaggerates, but as AG, Abraham Hamadeh could seek jail time for abortion providers
Abraham Hamadeh says he will “lock up doctors, nurses, pharmacists” and “punish women for abortion.”
PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – No, Katie Hobbs did not vote to pull the Pledge of Allegiance or the U.S. Constitution from school c
Said Katie Hobbs “fought to” “prevent students from learning (about) the Pledge of Allegiance, Constitution, Mayflower Compact and Declaration of Independence.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kids Reading Words On 9/11 Is NOT Proof Of Conspiracy
Did children read words predicting the 9/11 attack "moments before" planes hit the World Trade Center as then-President George W. Bush sat with the children in a Sarasota, Florida, schoolroom? No, that's not true: An online claim to that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Does NOT Allow Non-Citizens To Vote In Congressional Elections
Does California allow non-citizens to vote for congressional representatives, and does the state refuse to cooperate with the "Federal Election Integrity Program"? No, that's not true: California law does not give non-citizens the ability
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Julie Powell died from cardiac arrest, her husband said. No evidence vaccine to blame
Julie Powell died from the COVID-19 vaccine.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Ads’ Claims of ‘Anti-White Bigotry’
Radio and TV ads from a group headed by a former senior adviser to Donald Trump accuse President Joe Biden and the left of “racism against white people” and “anti-white bigotry.” But in context, some of the claims about the alle
Truth or Fiction?→ Claussen ‘Pickle Candy Corn’
On Halloween 2022, a photograph of Claussen “pickle candy corn” was shared to Facebook by The Big Dill (@worldslargestpickleparty): In an appended status update, The Big Dill wrote: “Honestly i’m cornflicted.” The image d
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden’s boast about Social Security inflation adjustment is Pants on Fire
"On my watch, for the first time in 10 years, seniors are getting an increase in their Social Security checks."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, PayPal isn’t fining users $2,500 for spreading misinformation
"PayPal has reinstated its policy to fine users $2,500 directly from their accounts if they spread 'misinformation.'"
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, blogs weren’t created day of Pelosi attack to smear conservatives
“Two far-right websites attributed to David DePape to smear conservatives were fabricated — they were created Friday.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Yes, Bill Gates’ children are vaccinated
Bill Gates’ daughters aren’t vaccinated.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, DePape didn’t strip to his underwear and jog to the Pelosis’ house
David DePape “stripped down to his underwear, grabbed a hammer, and jogged all the way to Nancy Pelosi’s house.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Pelosi has surveillance cameras at her San Francisco house
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “doesn’t even have surveillance cameras around her house.”
PolitiFact→ Citizens to Support MI Women & Children – Abortion rights opponents make false claim Proposal 3 encompasses gender-affirming care
If Proposal 3 passes, it would allow children to undergo "gender-change therapy without parental consent"
Truth or Fiction?→ More Fake Newspapers Distributed Ahead of 2022 Midterms
On November 1 2022, an Imgur account shared photographs of a “fake newspaper,” designed to conceal political talking points as news: Republican Misinformation Disguised as a Local Newspaper Six images were included in the post, but the n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Rapper Takeoff Was Killed By A Sniper Shot
Did gunfire from a sniper in Houston hit and kill Takeoff, a member of the rap group Migos? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, officials have presented no evidence that suggests that a sniper fired at Takeoff, the stage name of
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Do Booster Shots Increase a Person’s Likelihood of Getting COVID?
An article from The Defender claims that getting more COVID boosters increases a person’s likelihood of getting COVID. The article is written by Dr. Joseph Mercola, a frequent purveyor of vaccine misinformation. According to the articl
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump’s conspiracy theory about broken glass at the Pelosi house
At the Pelosi house, “the glass it seems was broken from the inside to the out, so it wasn’t a break-in, it was a break out.”
Full Fact→ Claims that bogus census takers are robbing houses in the UK are false
Similar posts have been appearing around the world for at least six years.
Full Fact→ Post about missing uncle in Sunderland is fake
The man in the picture is from California and died earlier this year.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Tucker Carlson’s Claims About Vaccines and School Attendance
In a segment of his Fox News show on October 18, Tucker Carlson claimed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “is about to add the COVID vaccine to the childhood immunization schedule, which would make the vax mandatory for kids to atte
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Victory for the Voters’: Arizona Ballot ‘Watchers’ Ordered to Stay Away from Drop Boxes
The right-wing, conspiracist-minded group that bragged about staking out election drop boxes in Arizona was ordered by a federal judge to stay at least 75 feet away from them, and forbidden from speaking to voters unless spoken to first. Judge Michael
Logically→ Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is deliberately targeting farmers to create food shortage and control people.
Rutte's government is attempting radical changes in farming practices to cut nitrogen emissions. He is not deliberately targeting farmers.
Logically→ Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suspended Ukraine’s aid due to the United Kingdom’s financial crisis.
Sunak's quote about cutting public spending was about the current financial crisis in the U.K., not about the country's aid to Ukraine.
AllSides→ Conservative Figures Spread Baseless Claims About Attack on Paul Pelosi
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/11/conservative-figures-spread-baseless-claims-about-attack-on-paul-pelosi/
Health Feedback→ Photos of blood clots removed during embalming don’t show any link with COVID-19 vaccines; blood clotting risk is much higher after COVID-19 than vaccination
REVIEW On 23 and 24 October 2022, writer at the Canadian news website Western Standard Matthew Horwood posted two tweets showing photos of blood clots. One of the tweets included quotes claiming, “They’re just not normal clots. It’s almost lik
Logically→ Uber provides a walking partner option to its customers.
The ''Walking Buddy'' option is not a genuine feature on the Uber app or website.
Logically→ An image shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier met the Morbi bridge contractor.
This is an image of Prime Minister Modi meeting Gujarat Minister of Agriculture Raghavji Patel, not the Morbi bridge contractor.
The Dispatch→ Putin’s Dangerous Blend of Propaganda and Hypocrisy
If democracy is a corrupt ‘Western’ concept, why pretend what you’re doing is democratic?The post Putin’s Dangerous Blend of Propaganda and Hypocrisy appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The New Political Battleground
School board elections, the new venue for fighting the culture wars, are getting more attention from political action groups.The post The New Political Battleground appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The Culture War Comes to Michigan
Proposal 3 would enshrine a vague and potentially limitless right to abortion in the state constitution. The post The Culture War Comes to Michigan appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Levar Stoney – Richmond mayor contradicts his own statements about picking police chiefs
“I don’t get involved in the hiring and firing of police chiefs.”
The Dispatch→ Video: One Week Until Election Day
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Video: One Week Until Election Day appeared first on The Dispatch.