Quick Take A video by country singer Jason Aldean was pulled by Country Music Television after critics called it offensive and racist. Some Aldean fans have responded by calling for the “Bud Light treatment” of CMT and falsely claiming
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PolitiFact→ Tweets – Unfounded claims blaming COVID vaccine for ESPN analyst Shaka Hislop’s recent collapse spread online
ESPN soccer analyst Shaka Hislop collapsed on air because of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Logically→ There are no plans for a lockdown in the U.K. to halt the spread of CCHF
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Unfounded claims about the World Economic Forum, mark of the beast and microchips spread online
The World Economic Forum “launches ‘mark of the beast’ CBDC microchip that will ‘end gun ownership in America.’”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, no está oculto el ‘número de la bestia’ 666 en el logo de Threads
El logo de Threads oculta “el número de la bestia” 666.
Full Fact→ False claims of links between vaccines and HIV spread online
A social media post falsely links Dr Anthony Fauci to the origins of the AIDS epidemic and repeats a long debunked theory that the smallpox vaccine causes HIV.
PolitiFact→ Fox News Channel – ‘Gender Queer’ was on the NEA’s recommended reading list for educators, not students
Gender Queer on NEA Summer Reading List for Kids.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Fabricated headline spreads false claim about Madonna’s health
CLAIM: An image shows a TMZ headline saying Madonna is “clinically brain dead.” AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week We Got New Threads
Plus, analysis of the big end-of-term Supreme Court decisions.
Logically→ Old video of anti-hijab protests shared as Paris riots spreading to London
Washington Post→ The 10 fact checks you’ve most wanted to read so far in 2023
Fact checks about Hunter Biden dominated the list
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – The Threads app is here, and no, Elon Musk did not tweet that it ‘sucks’
Elon Musk tweeted that he “just downloaded Threads” and it “sucks.”
PolitiFact→ Creadores de contenido en redes sociales fomentan desinformación sobre políticas migratorias
En español: No toda la información en redes sociales es errónea. Pero existen cuentas con millones de vistas que difunden información falsa sobre la inmigración e influyen en las decisiones que toman los migrantes antes de cruzar la frontera.
PolitiFact→ How content creators on social media spread misinformation about immigration policies
Immigration policies are complicated and have changed a lot in the last few years. This breeds misinformation, often promoted by influencers on social media.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Estas fotos de Elon Musk besando un robot no son reales, fueron creadas con inteligencia artificial
“El multimillonario Elon Musk ha anunciado que su futura esposa será Catanella, la primera chica robótica que ha creado usando inteligencia artificial".
Truth or Fiction?→ British Media Further Spreads Myth About ‘Students Identifying as Cats’
A popular right-wing disinformation trope from the United States targeting LGBTQ teenagers has been re-laundered into political circles in the UK — and all based on a purportedly recorded argument. As the progressive Byline Times and other UK out
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Baseless claims that Titan passengers faked their own deaths start to spread online
The Titan “submarine never happened. They faked their own deaths.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Fake Twitter Account @OceanGateExpeds Suspended After Spreading OceanGate Disinformation
As efforts to locate a “missing submersible” operated by OceanGate Expeditions continued on June 21 2023, the Twitter account @OceanGateExpeds published several viral tweets. The account was eventually suspended, but not before putting out
The Dispatch→ House Readies for Schiff Censure Vote
Plus: How GOP lawmakers feel about Blinken’s trip to Beijing. Continue reading House Readies for Schiff Censure Vote »
AllSides→ New York Times Misreads Polling to DeSantis’s Detriment
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/new-york-times-misreads-a-poll-to-desantiss-detriment/ “Ron DeS
The Dispatch→ Enough Already With the Toddler Economics
A good outcome doesn’t mean good economics, regardless of what you call it. Continue reading Enough Already With the Toddler Economics »
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – La bandera pedófila creada en Internet no pertenece a la comunidad LGBTQ+
Las personas atraídas a los menores de edad “ya tienen su bandera del orgullo”.
PolitiFact→ Read Donald Trump’s indictment in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation
Former President Donald Trump has been charged 37 times over his handling of classified documents, including 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information. Read the full indictment here.
Logically→ Photo of Pride parade participant edited to make shirt read ‘trans kids are sexy’
The Dispatch→ Get Ready for More ‘Bud Lighting’
The beermaker is suffering a sales slump, but boycotters don’t even even need to hurt a company’s bottom line to declare victory. Continue reading Get Ready for More ‘Bud Lighting’ »
Logically→ Footage of 2022 climate activists’ protest in Paris falsely shared as people being dragged away for reading Namaz
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Healthy Liver Does NOT Prevent ‘The Spread Of Any Cancer’
Does solely maintaining a healthy liver prevent the spread of any cancer in the human body? No, that's not true: A Harvard Cancer Center professor of medical oncology told Lead Stories that this claim is "entirely false." Also, the woman
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: PCR Test Nasal Swabs Do NOT Affect Longevity, Aging — No Widespread Effects Found
Do nasopharyngeal swabs, like those used in PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing for COVID-19, affect your longevity and aging? No, that's not true: Most research about the effectiveness and safety of such swabs suggests that they pose
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – False claims spread online about suspects in the recent mass killings in Texas
“Both murderers in Texas were not only illegals, but gang members” and were “most likely tied to MS-13.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Eric Adams Keeps Spreading Disinformation About ‘Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis’
Despite evidence to the contrary, New York City mayor Eric Adams (D) has continued using public speaking appearances to push the idea that children are buying marijuana laced with fentanyl. In the most recent example, journalist Rebecca C. Lewis of Cit
Logically→ No, Vancouver did not apply stickers that read ’15-minute City Ready’ on slow streets gateways
Logically→ No, Vancouver did not apply stickers that read ’15-minute City Ready’ on slow streets gateways
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Putin didn’t ‘shut down’ all Russian oil to the U.S. It’s already banned
“Putin JUST SHUTDOWN All Oil To The US, Collapsing The US Economy!”
Logically→ Fabricated CNN tweet shared to spread false claims about Zelenskyy and plans of ‘mass immigration’
Logically→ A clip from a video mocking conspiracy theories used to show 5G can spread COVID-19
Logically→ Video misrepresents email from Fauci and his advice about wearing masks amid spread of COVID-19
Logically→ Video misrepresents email from Fauci and his advice about wearing masks amid spread of COVID-19
Logically→ An old image from Kolkata with graffiti that reads “Go Back Modi” resurfaces claiming to be from Tamil Nadu.
PolitiFact→ Read the 34 felony charges in the Donald Trump indictment over the Stormy Daniels payoff
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Read the charges against Trump here.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump
PolitiFact readers respond to our recent fact-checks related to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump and our story about the meaning of the word “woke.”