After tech billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter, some thought Birdwatch was bound for extinction. However, despite being a frequent target of citizen fact-checkers — and sharing falsehoods himself — Musk […] The post Elon Musk keeps Birdwatch
Logically→ Reptilian aliens visited ancient Egypt and never left earth.
There is no evidence to support claims that ancient civilisations were visited by aliens.
The Dispatch→ Will Colorado Choose a ‘Republican Joe Manchin’?
Senate candidate Joe O’Dea walks a fine line between touting his independence and alienating Colorado’s GOP base. The post Will Colorado Choose a ‘Republican Joe Manchin’? appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Why Britain’s Conservative Party Is Such a Mess
A video explainer from The Dispatch.The post Why Britain’s Conservative Party Is Such a Mess appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: It’s Election Night!
Join our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Dispatch Live: It’s Election Night! appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Senate Majority PAC – Democratic group omits details of Budd votes on Social Security, Medicare
“Ted Budd voted to cut Medicare and Social Security and voted to raise the retirement age, too.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Soros Did NOT Fund Purchase Of Voting Machines To Rig 2022 Election
Did billionaire philanthropist George Soros fund the purchase of voting machines in order to rig the 2022 midterm elections? No, that's not true: Elections are funded by taxpayer dollars and Soros has no connections to voting machine or v
FactCheck.org→ Counting Mail-In Ballots Delays Results, But Doesn’t Denote Fraud
Quick Take Mail-in ballots have become a popular way to vote in the U.S. But the unfounded claim persists that mail ballots lead to rampant fraud and, if counted after Election Day, they are suspect. By law, many states don’t start counting mail
PolitiFact→ Verificamos el evento de campaña de Donald Trump con Marco Rubio, pero sin Ron DeSantis
Verificamos el evento de campaña de Donald Trump con Marco Rubio, pero sin Ron DeSantis.
PolitiFact→ Liquid Death – Giving water to voter within 150 feet of Georgia polling place is punishable by up to a year in jail
In Georgia, it's "illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place" and "punishable by up to a year in prison."
PolitiFact→ Verificamos lo que dijeron Marco Rubio y Val Demings en la contienda de Florida por el Senado
En Español: En la contienda por el Senado de los EE. UU. de Florida, Rubio y Demings discutieron sobre el aborto, los impuestos, la reforma de la aplicación de la ley y la identidad de género. Verificamos quién estaba diciendo la verdad.
PolitiFact→ Charlie Crist vs. Ron DeSantis: How months of digs and dubious claims size up
Republican incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Democratic challenger Charlie Crist lobbed a barrage of dubious attacks on abortion, gun regulation and U.S. history. Here are some of the key claims from their race.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Man Told He Can’t Vote Republican — Primary Polling Place Lacked GOP Staff To Stay Open
Were Republicans blocked from voting in a polling station? No, that's not true: A social media video that implies this claim is from the Texas primary election that took place in March 2022. Voting officials from each party are responsibl
FactCheck.org→ Major Themes of the Midterms
Voters are about to get a respite from the political attack-ad onslaught: Election Day is tomorrow. That means no more messages from Democrats attacking Republicans over abortion rights or the future of Medicare; no more Republicans blaming Democrats
PolitiFact→ Es improbable que la Proposición 1 elimine los limites de cuando se pueden realizar los abortos
En Español: Los expertos en leyes dicen que es improbable que la Proposición 1 en California elimine los limites de hasta cuando se pueden realizar los abortos. Busca proteger los derechos actuales, no expandirlos.
PolitiFact→ No se conocerán todos los resultados la noche de las elecciones de 2022. Lo cual es normal
En Español: Puede que no se sepan los resultados electorales la noche del 8 de noviembre, ya que toma tiempo contar los votos que llegaron por correo. Esto no es un indicador de fraude. Expertos dicen que es importante tener paciencia.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Joe Biden’s final midterm rallies in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida
President Joe Biden’s final speeches of the midterm election cycle spun the country’s economic gains and warned about Republican plans for Social Security and Medicare. Here are fact-checks of his closing argument.
Truth or Fiction?→ How to Fight Disinformation — Part V: Resilience Targeting
This is the last in a series about how communities can fight back and protect themselves against weaponized disinformation campaigns. You can read our previous articles here: Part I: Firehosing Part II: Gaslighting Part III: Distraction Part IV: Sign
Truth or Fiction?→ Here’s Where the Justice Department Will Monitor the Midterm Election Polls
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will monitor polls in Maricopa County, Arizona — which has seen an influx of armed right-wing operatives harassing voters — as well as polls in 63 other locations across the United States in the November 8 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AutoMARK Terminal Is NOT Ballot Tabulator — It’s Marking Device For Voters With Physical Impairments
Do videos show a voting machine at a New York polling place disregarding a voter's selections -- even though he made an effort to darken the selected circles? No, that's not true: The terminal pictured in the video is an AutoMARK assistiv
PolitiFact→ Val Demings – Val Demings criticizes Rubio’s move to repeal law's drug provisions
Sen. Marco Rubio "helped write the law to raise prescription prices."
PolitiFact→ Por qué la afirmación de Ron DeSantis sobre 'tierra robada' es incorrecta
En Español: Ron DeSantis dijo que no es cierto que "Estados Unidos se construyó sobre tierra robada". Esa afirmación es incorrecta.
AllSides→ WaPo Fact-Checker Gives Biden A ‘Bottomless Pinocchio’
https://dailycaller.com/2022/11/07/washington-post-fact-check-biden-bottomless-pinocchio-xi-jinping/ Th
AllSides→ Fact-checking claims in the John Fetterman-Mehmet Oz Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race
https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/nov/06/fact-checking-claims-john-fetterman-mehmet-oz-penn/ Penn
AllSides→ Official U.S. election vote counts legally take weeks to certify
https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-election-vote-count/fact-check-official-u-s-election-vote-counts-legally-take-weeks-to-certify-idUSL1N3231SX
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, a ‘disgruntled ex-employee’ did not suspend Elon Musk’s Twitter account
“DISGRUNTLED EX-EMPLOYEE? Twitter CEO Elon Musk's account is presently suspended.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Even mammals 'living in harmony with nature' produce greenhouse gases
“There are no greenhouse gas emissions in this photo” of cows grazing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Did NOT Perform Hindu Ceremony Outside 10 Downing Street Before Assuming Office
Does a social-media video of Rishi Sunak lighting candles on a doorstep show the United Kingdom's new prime minister performing a Hindu ceremony before assuming office? No, that's not true: This video dates from November 12, 2020, and can
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Proposition 1 unlikely to remove limits for when abortions are allowed, legal experts say
California’s Proposition 1 includes “a right to abortion up-to-birth.”
PolitiFact→ GOP leaders are proposing tax cuts. Could that drive inflation?
If Republicans take over one or both chambers of Congress, the party is eager to extend 2017 tax cuts passed by former President Donald Trump. But critics say this would add to the same inflation that GOP messaging has targeted in the midterm election.
Poynter→ Trump wrongly says Jimmy Carter said ‘don’t ever use’ mail ballots
Former President Donald Trump, who has long spread falsehoods about mail ballots, recently distorted what former President Jimmy Carter said about voting by mail. During an Oct. 31 interview on […] The post Trump wrongly says Jimmy Carter said
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump’s claim that a PA Supreme Court ruling proves the 2020 results were rigged is Pants on Fire!
“So the Pennsylvania Supreme Court just ruled, in effect, that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Tim Michels Say It’s ‘Not Unreasonable’ to Force Rape Victims to Give Birth?
A political advertisement from the Alliance for Common Sense—a political action committee aligned with the Democratic Party—claims that Tim Michels, the Republican nominee for governor of Wisconsin, said “it’s ‘not unreasonable’ to forc
PolitiFact→ Who has been more press friendly, Tim Michels or Tony Evers?
Who has been more press friendly, Tim Michels or Tony Evers?
PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson – Tucker Carlson misrepresents data to claim the US will run out of diesel fuel by Thanksgiving
The United States is "about to run out of diesel fuel ... by the Monday of Thanksgiving week."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Has NOT ‘Perfected Fraudulent Voting Practices’ Allowing Ballot Harvesting
Has California perfected ballot harvesting? No, that's not true: California Secretary of State Communications Director Joe Kocurek told Lead Stories that the multiple claims about ballots in a social media post are false. Political partie
PolitiFact→ QAnon ideas proliferate in 2022 midterms, raising continued concerns of violence
The attack on Paul Pelosi shows how consumption of radical content can escalate to political violence. Despite social media platforms’ efforts to remove QAnon content, support of the theory often persists unchecked.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Brazil’s President Bolsonaro Did NOT Declare Martial Law On November 2, 2022
Did Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who recently lost his reelection bid in a fiercely contested runoff, declare martial law on November 2, 2022? No, that's not true: A fake presidential decree circulating on social media that makes t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: GPS Data From Cellphones Does NOT Facilitate Election Fraud
Does GPS data from voters' cellphones help election fraudsters identify those who were registered but did not vote so the fraudsters can cast illegal ballots in the name of those people? Should voters avoid bringing cellphones to polling
Health Feedback→ 2014 study by Dyall et al. is an in vitro study; clinical trials showed hydroxychloroquine is ineffective against COVID-19 in people
REVIEW On 31 October 2022, The Epoch Times released a preview video of an interview with Meryl Nass, an internal medicine physician, as part of its program American Thought Leaders. The full interview was released the following day; the full transcr