Los candidatos a gobernador de Florida, Charlie Crist y Ron DeSantis, discutieron sobre impuestos, educación, aborto y precios del combustible en su único debate preelectoral.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this video doesn't show that a “crimes against humanity” trial is coming next year
A video shows that a “Nuremberg 2.0 crimes against humanity trial starts Jan 2023.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Child Trafficking Alert’ NOT Recent & NOT In US — Man Arrested In South Africa In 2019 For Attempted Kidnapping
Does a photo show a man beaten up for "child trafficking" in 2022? No, that is misleading: The image is of a man who was arrested in South Africa in 2019 under suspicion of attempted kidnapping. There was no evidence that his plan was to
PolitiFact→ Marco Rubio – Marco Rubio lobs misleading attack on Val Demings and taxes
Val Demings "voted with Pelosi to raise taxes over $4,000 on Florida families."
PolitiFact→ Ted Budd – Budd takes Beasley's protest comments too far
Cheri Beasley was “encouraging [riots] all across our state and all across our country in 2020.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Instagram video makes false claim about early voting, Arizona governor’s race
In Arizona, early voting would allow Kari Lake’s opponents to see how many votes they “need to fake to catch up and surpass.”
Snopes→ Do Danish Parents Let Their Babies Nap Alone Outside?
A reminder that cultural norms vary from country to country.
PolitiFact→ Ad Watch: Do ‘MAGA Republicans want women arrested for abortion'? A few do, but not all
An ad depicting police handcuffing a woman inside her home claims that “MAGA Republicans” want women arrested for having abortions. GOP lawmakers in some states have proposed bills that would criminally punish women for having abortions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zelenskyy’s Name Is NOT Translated To English As ‘Evil Rules The World’
Is it true that Google translates the Ukrainian president's last name to English as "evil rules the world"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories replicated what social media users suggested others do to get this result but found no confirmat
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden’s false claims about student loan forgiveness
Student loan forgiveness is “passed. I got it passed by a vote or two. And it’s in effect.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Strong winds blew paratroopers off course in Honduras, not Uganda
Video shows paratroopers crashing in Uganda.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Wikileaks didn’t release evidence that the moon landing was faked
“Wikileaks releases moon landing cut scenes filmed in the Nevada desert.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Russia Calling for ‘Desatanization’ of Ukraine
On October 25 2022, Daily Beast columnist and Russian media watcher Julia Davis tweeted that Russia’s security council “called for … the desatanization” of Ukraine: Meanwhile in Russia: since Putin's phony "denazifica
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No evidence Pelosi bought stock in drug manufacturer Amgen
“Nancy Pelosi (purchased) 10,000 shares of Amgen, manufacturer of Nplate, a drug used to treat radiation sickness.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Batteries don’t make electric vehicles more likely to catch fire than gasoline-powered cars
"When electric cars get in accidents, they explode, they catch fire very very badly because of the lithium batteries.”
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: China, Ukraine, and the Midterms
Join our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Dispatch Live: China, Ukraine, and the Midterms appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Kidnapping Attempt At Puyallup, Washington, Schools By Man With Mask
Did a stranger in a mask try to kidnap students from at least two schools around the Puyallup, Washington, area? No, that's not true: The Puyallup Police Department told Lead Stories that while two schools received phone calls about a per
Snopes→ Do Videos Show a DeWalt Electric Mower Catching on Fire?
We received inquiries from readers who were looking for more details about the videos.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story About Brandon Cummings’ Arrest Is NOT Real — Originated On Satirical Site
Did a gay porn actor named Brandon Cummings get arrested after fighting off 35 neo-Nazis? No, that's not true: This story originated on a satirical website. A screenshot of the headline and what looks like a mug shot was making the rounds
Snopes→ Was the Star of a ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Gay Porn Series Arrested for Beating Up Nazis?
The less said about this rumor the better.
PolitiFact→ How Ye stirred up anti-Semitism among social media users
Over the last several weeks, Ye has doubled down on his antisemitic rhetoric. Social media users have reshared hate speech against Jewish people and credited Ye for their posts.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Pelosi Reject Trump’s Request for National Guard Troops on January 6?
A claim from Donald Trump Jr. is false.The post Fact Check: Did Pelosi Reject Trump’s Request for National Guard Troops on January 6? appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Pornstar Brandon Cummings … Arrested After Beating Up 35 Neo-Nazi’s’
On October 24 2022, an Imgur account shared what looked like a screenshot of an attention-grabbing, somewhat grammatically incorrect headline (“Pornstar Brandon Cummings, From The Famous ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Series Of Male On Male Po
PolitiFact→ Charlie Kirk – Many climate predictions do come true
For climate change environmentalists, “not a single one of their predictions ever come true.”
Snopes→ The History of Creepy Clowns, Explained
Before the 20th century, clowns in American circuses were largely considered a form of adult entertainment, writes this historian.
PolitiFact→ Citizens Against Government Waste – How much of the Inflation Reduction Act goes toward trees, clean garbage trucks and cow farts?
“More than half of the $739 billion tax increase (in the Inflation Reduction Act) will go to wasteful Green New Deal programs like tree equity, 'clean' garbage trucks, and studying cow farts."
FactCheck.org→ What Biden’s Marijuana Pardon Proclamation Does — and Does Not Do
In early October, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation pardoning certain individuals previously charged with or convicted of simple marijuana possession offenses under federal and Washington, D.C., law. At the time, a senior admini
Logically→ CDC is adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the childhood immunization schedule, making it mandatory for kids to attend school.
The CDC does not set vaccine requirements at schools. It is done by the states and subsequently changes from area to area.
AllSides→ Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Gaffe
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/10/bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-gaffe/ President Joe Biden wrongly sa
Logically→ The 2022 wildfires in California are not proof of climate change.
Climate change has affected the severity and length of the wildfire season in California, including temperature changes, precipitation, and drought.
Snopes→ Leslie Jordan, Versatile Emmy-Winning Actor, Dies at 67
The Emmy-winner, whose videos turned him into a social media star during the pandemic, was 67.
Logically→ Gandhi was given ₹100 a month in Yeravda Central Prison as an allowance for personal maintenance.
Gandhi had refused to accept aid from the British who would make such allocations for the provision of medicines etc. to political prisoners.
Logically→ Video shows a protest against NATO and the war in Ukraine was held in France.
The October 16 protest held in Paris was about rising living costs and global warming. It was not against NATO or the Russia-Ukraine war.
Poynter→ CNN didn’t report that Uganda’s president said it would be ‘disgusting’ to support Ukraine
Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, came out as an early supporter of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, tweeting in February that the “majority of mankind (that are […] The post CNN didn’t re
The Dispatch→ The Debate That Could Push Pennsylvania
John Fetterman’s health remains the main issue in his debate with Mehmet Oz Tuesday night. The post The Debate That Could Push Pennsylvania appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Are We Witnessing Another Iranian Revolution?
Protests calling for regime change persist, but would-be revolutionaries face a long and perilous road ahead: A Dispatch Explainer.The post Are We Witnessing Another Iranian Revolution? appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Radar beams and radio waves traveling straight and helicopters landing in the same spot prove that the Earth is flat.
Scientific research shows that radio waves can curve, reflect and refract, and hovering helicopters move at the same speed as the Earth.
Logically→ Airy’s Failure and the Michelson-Morley experiments prove the Earth is flat.
The experiments disproved the existence of luminiferous aether and did not prove the Earth is a stationary plane.
PolitiFact→ Gas prices: Where they stand now, and why
If you’ve felt like prices at the pump have been on a roller-coaster ride recently, you’re not alone. We examined how current gas prices compare historically, and which factors have pushed them up and down this year.
Snopes→ Viral Drone Video Shows Stunning Sunset Over Bagan, Myanmar
The video had some wondering if it was created with a computer, but it appears to be a real drone shot.