The image is an old photo of the leader's arrest that happened in Surat in May. The photo is unrelated to Italia's recent detention by Delhi Police.
Health Feedback→ Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s, but evidence so far doesn’t show that diabetes causes Alzheimer’s
OTHER REVIEW On 29 September 2022, a Facebook user shared a
The Dispatch→ Crack, Bowie, Crack
‘Moonage Daydream,’ a new documentary about music’s great chameleon, is alternately enervating and exhilarating.The post Crack, Bowie, Crack appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ How Mike Ditka Changed Football Forever
The birth of the modern NFL tight end.The post How Mike Ditka Changed Football Forever appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Book Review: ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ by Anthony Doerr
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author has produced a beautifully written, well-paced, thought-provoking novel.The post Book Review: ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ by Anthony Doerr appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Member Discussion for “Humankind: A Hopeful History”
We want to hear from you while you’re reading this month’s book. To ask questions, ...The post Member Discussion for “Humankind: A Hopeful History” appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Xi Jinping 3.0
China’s most powerful ruler since Mao is set to receive another five-year mandate: A Dispatch Explainer. The post Xi Jinping 3.0 appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking the Georgia Senate debate between Raphael Warnock, Herschel Walker
In what’s expected to be the only debate of the pivotal Senate campaign in Georgia, the two nominees — incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker — sparred over a variety of topics. Here, we fact-check some of wh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Offers NO Proof US M1A1 Abrams Tanks Were Deployed To Ukraine
Did the U.S. deploy M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine? No, that's not true: A video with a headline that makes this claim offers no proof. A tag in its lower right-hand corner says that "Video footages are used for illustration purposes only."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cauliflower Is NOT White Because It Has No Minerals
Is cauliflower white because it has no minerals? No, that's not true: A registered dietician told Lead Stories that cauliflower is a nutrient-rich vegetable that comes in different colors, not just white. The source of this claim was a se
Snopes→ ‘Facebook Will Start Charging This Summer’ Is an Old Hoax
Meta has never announced any plans that they would start charging users to be on Facebook.
Snopes→ What Was the ‘Dancing Plague’ in Medieval Europe?
A major clue to the causes of these phenomena was that they were preceded by severe collective psychological distress.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Tennessee Student Did NOT Win A Lawsuit ‘To Have Cat Litter Installed In High School Bathrooms’
Did a student called Fluffy Janow win a "lawsuit to have cat litter installed in high school bathrooms" in Rhea County, Tennesee? No, that's not true. A satire account on Facebook published the claim following a meeting of Tennessee legis
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Puffy’ poultry bags aren’t a sign of bad meat
If a sealed bag of raw poultry appears “puffy,” it means the protein is not safe to consume.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aluminum-Based Antiperspirants Do NOT Cause Or Exacerbate Breast Cancers
Do aluminum-based antiperspirants cause or exacerbate breast cancers? No, that's not true: No connection has been established between these types of antiperspirants and breast cancer. According to the Cleveland Clinic, "No scientific evid
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Claims Misrepresent Election Software CEO’s Arrest
Quick Take The CEO of a company that maintained poll worker data for Los Angeles County has been arrested as “part of an investigation into the possible theft of personal identifying information” of those poll workers, according to Los Ange
PolitiFact→ Club for Growth – Fact-checking ad on Nevada's Catherine Cortez Masto’s record against meth dealers
As attorney general, Catherine Cortez Masto “opposed tougher laws on methamphetamine dealers.”
Snopes→ Ozone Hole Grows This Year, but Still Shrinking in General
“The overall trend is improvement. It’s a little worse this year because it was a little colder this year,” said a NASA scientist who tracks ozone depletion.
Snopes→ Video of Churchill Losing Swimsuit on Water Slide Is Real
"But in this footage, no one seems worried about being caught with their pants down."
Snopes→ No, the Right to Vote Isn’t in the US Constitution
The framers of the Constitution never mentioned a right to vote. They didn’t forget. They intentionally left it out.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Recent Ukrainian Refugee Did NOT Paint Swastika In London Mall — Video Dates From 2018
Was a refugee from Ukraine recently caught defacing a tile floor with a swastika in a UK shopping center and then made to clean it off? No, that's not true: A bystander video of the incident first surfaced online in 2018, and no evidence
Truth or Fiction?→ Texas Republican Tweets, Deletes Fake News Headline
On October 14 2022, a screenshot of a tweet attributed to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) with a headline from The Atlantic circulated on Twitter: The screenshot, a mockup of a headline from The Atlantic, featured an image of people gathered at an event.
PolitiFact→ The Jan. 6 Committee’s subpoena of Donald Trump: What does it mean?
The House Jan. 6 committee’s decision to subpoena former President Donald Trump is unusual. But presidential subpoenas are not unprecedented — and the outcomes of these prior clashes between the executive and legislative branches provide context.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Durham Did NOT Unveil Biden’s ‘Russian Plot’ Aimed At Getting Clinton Elected in 2024
Did special counsel John Durham unveil President Joe Biden's "Russian plot," aimed at getting Hillary Clinton elected in 2024? No, that's not true: Durham has said no such thing. A post making the claim includes various Newsmax clips as s
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Shooting video taken in Brazil, not Venezuela
Video shows gunfire in Venezuela.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, police didn’t rouse Trump from his bed
“Trump woken up from his bed by police.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukrainian Missile Did NOT Destroy Russian Tank Convoy On Crimean Bridge
Did the Ukrainian military fire a missile at the Kerch bridge in Russian-occupied Crimea, taking out a convoy of Russian tanks? No, that's not true: The video with this claim says the damage was caused by a truck that exploded on the brid
Snopes→ Was Hitler Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?
The Nazi leader’s nomination in 1939 was not meant to be taken seriously.
Snopes→ Scholar: Crippling Civilian Infrastructure Has Long Been Part of Russian Generals’ Playbook
According to this defense strategist, Vladimir Putin is merely expanding that approach.
Snopes→ Actor Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter’s Hagrid, Dies at 72
Coltrane came to fame as a hard-bitten detective in the 1990s series “Cracker,” for which he won best actor at the British Academy Television Awards three years running.
Full Fact→ Is government plan to cap revenues of renewable electricity generators a windfall tax?
Jacob Rees-Mogg strenuously denied that the new government policy proposal is a windfall tax during an appearance on the Today programme.
Full Fact→ Sunday Express misinterprets suicide data
We do not yet know whether suicides in young people rose in 2021. Suicide registrations did rise, but this may have been caused by delays earlier in the pandemic.
Full Fact→ Senior SNP politicians mislead on renewable energy generation
Scotland produces about as much renewable electricity as the total amount of electricity it consumes—but it also generates electricity from nuclear power stations and fossil fuels.
Logically→ Gravity is not a proven fact and the Earth is flat.
Gravity is a proven fact through the ability to observe and measure its effects, and the flat earth theory has been frequently debunked.
PolitiFact→ Seizing on abortion, Democrats claim Republicans back no-exceptions bans. That isn’t true for all
The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, and subsequent state laws tightening restrictions on abortion, spurred Democrats to elevate the issue of abortion in their election campaigns. Some ads that claim Republicans back abortion bans withou
AllSides→ Biden’s Numbers, October 2022 Update
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/10/bidens-numbers-october-2022-update/ With the economy on the top of vo
Snopes→ Nigerian City Celebrates Its Many Twins with Annual Festival
Nearly every family in the southwestern city of Igbo-Ora has twins or other multiple births, says local chief Jimoh Titiloye.
Logically→ Supreme Court delivered a verdict saying Hijab is not allowed in Karnataka’s educational institutes.
The apex court delivered a split verdict in the case challenging the Karnataka High Court's order upholding the hijab ban.
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines were designed to sterilize the population in a manner foretold by the plot of the TV series Utopia.
There is no evidence to support the claim that COVID-19 vaccines negatively affect fertility.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, October 2022 Update
Summary With the economy on the top of voters’ minds this election year, we take a look at some key statistical measures of how the U.S. has performed under President Joe Biden: The economy gained 10 million jobs; total employment is