Why won’t Kamala Harris break with Joe Biden?
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Americans in Lebanon and Israel had to pay for their own emergency flights out of each country
The U.S. government is offering Americans loans to pay for flights out of Lebanon while they have been flying Israeli citizens out of Israel on chartered flights for a year “on our dime.”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking the Michigan Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin
Michigan Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers squared off Oct. 8 in their first debate in their race for a soon-to-open Michigan U.S. Senate seat. We fact-checked their claims.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Storm Video Compilation Does NOT Show Hurricane Milton — Clips Were Posted Before Storm’s Arrival
Does a compilation of storm video clips on social media show Hurricane Milton? No, that's not true: A collection of video clips using the hashtag #HurricanMilton shows storm footage from around the world that dates back months and even ye
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a real Republican representative prematurely responding to the VP debate
A Republican representative posted a response to the vice presidential debate before it happened.
The Dispatch→ Claims About FEMA and Equity Considerations Are False
Federal law requires disaster assistance provided by the federal government to be impartial and nondiscriminatory.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Hurricane Milton wasn’t planned to turn Tampa into a ‘15-minute city’
Hurricane Milton is part of Tampa’s plan to become a “15-minute city.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘NC State Police’ Did NOT Say They ‘Will Start Arresting Any Federal Employees Trying To Stop Or Hinder Rescue Operations’ — State Official Says ‘Made-Up’
Did "NC State police" issue a statement saying that they will start arresting any federal employees trying to "stop or hinder rescue operations"? No, that's not true: A public information officer for the North Carolina State Highway Patro
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, FEMA didn’t close roads and bridges to create traffic jams during Hurricane Milton evacuations
“FEMA is closing roads and bridges and causing gridlock traffic during evacuations from Hurricane Milton.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Taylor Swift didn’t confess to ‘immoral things with Diddy’
Taylor Swift “admits to having done immoral things with Diddy in the past to gain fame.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Taylor Swift manager didn’t say ticket sales are ‘dead’ because of Kamala Harris endorsement
“Taylor Swift’s manager confirms: ‘Ticket sales are dead after Harris endorsement backlash.”
PolitiFact→ How Donald Trump and Kamala Harris want to change your taxes
On tax policy, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are offering voters diverging options. Generally, Harris’ plan would benefit a broader share of the income spectrum than Trump’s would.
Full Fact→ Photo of ‘tents on fire in Gaza’ is unrelated artwork
The photo is a still from an artist’s video.
Full Fact→ Image of distressed child holding puppy amid flooding appears AI-generated
Several south-eastern US states have been hit by severe flooding in the wake of Hurricane Helene, but this isn’t a real picture from the disaster.
The Dispatch→ Pennsylvania Democrats Hope to Press Their Ground Game Advantage
In Erie, the Republican presence appeared to lag behind the Harris campaign’s get-out-the-vote efforts.
The Dispatch→ Trump and Allies Stoke Fears About Noncitizens Voting
Plus: It’s TMD’s birthday!
Full Fact→ Prime Minister’s Questions: 9 October 2024
Join us for PMQs as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Leader of the Opposition Rishi Sunak go head-to-head.
Full Fact→ Prime Minister has not said UK will ‘boycott diplomatic relations’ with Israel
Thousands of people have shared a post falsely claiming Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK will “boycott all diplomatic relations” with Israel due to the war in Gaza.
Health Feedback→ Peter McCullough’s claim that COVID-19 vaccines might have caused rise in sudden deaths relies on flawed analysis
REVIEW In a September 2024 Facebook reel, cardiologist Peter McCullough linked myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccination to sudden death. Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle that can reduce the heart’s ability to pump blood. Some cases
The Dispatch→ Slicing Up The South
The three Coopers of North Carolina.
The Dispatch→ Republicans Could Learn From J.D. Vance’s Appeal to Compassion
His debate performance showed he can channel conservative populism into rhetoric that can appeal widely.
The Dispatch→ What Would Trumpism Without Trump Look Like?
How a loss in November could reshape the Republican Party.
The Dispatch→ The Decimated GOP
Trump has been an electoral disaster—that Republicans keep backing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hurricane Control Conspiracy Is NOT Proven By Alexa ‘Predicting’ Milton Fatality Number Before Landfall
Is the conspiracy theory that hurricanes are planned or controlled supported by Amazon's Alexa supposedly revealing the death toll and damage amount from Hurricane Milton days before the storm even made landfall? No, that's not true: An A
The Dispatch→ The Riddle of the Sphinx
Republicans are memory-holing the 2020 election.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Hurricane Milton article came from fictional wiki page; it’s not evidence of storm planning
Hurricane Milton article is evidence they "control and plan these storms."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Post Claims ‘Little Boy’ Was ‘Found’ By Officers Across Multiple Counties — Bait & Switch
Have authorities in various towns and counties in the U.S. found a lost "little boy," approximately 2 years old, whose place of residence is unknown, as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: This post, and others like it, are p
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Hurricane Helene was not artificially created, despite what Alexa says
Alexa’s answers to questions about Hurricane Helene prove the storm was “artificially created” or the result of “cloud seeding”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video doesn’t prove Hurricane Milton was geoengineered. It’s from 2021
Video shows “geoengineering happening” as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Federal Response, Funding for Hurricane Helene Victims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided more than $210 million in immediate assistance to communities affected by Hurricane Helene, which the Departm
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-check: Trump said he has been to Gaza. That’s False.
Of Gaza, “I’ve been there.”
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Kamala Harris on ‘60 Minutes’ said unemployment is at historic lows for everyone. Half True.
"We now have historic low unemployment in America among all groups of people."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Photo Shows Hitler’s Mercedes In Front Of Zelenskyy’s Office Building — Digitally Manipulated
Does a photo in an online article prove that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bought Hitler's Mercedes during his 2024 trip to the United States? No, that's not true: The article's image of the vehicle, supposedly in front of the U
The Dispatch→ Thank You
Reflections on The Dispatch’s first five years.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Walz’s Interview on Fox News
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz repeated some of the same false and misleading talking points that he and his running
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Girl With Puppy After Hurricane Helene Flooding
Is a dramatic photo of a tearful young girl in a boat clutching a puppy after Hurricane Helene real? No, that's not true: The AI detector TrueMedia found "substantial evidence" that the image was created using an AI image generator. There
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Biden administration didn't steal $1 billion from FEMA for migrants. Trump's claim is Pants on Fire!
The Biden administration stole $1 billion “from FEMA to use it for illegal migrants. … And FEMA is now busted. They don’t have any money.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FEMA Official Did NOT Say They Plan ‘To Execute 70 To 80,000 People’ — Gaffe Was Uttered/Corrected During 2021 Hearing On Afghanistan
Does an audio recording show that a FEMA official said "We plan to execute between 70 and 80 ... We plan to evacuate between 70 and 80,000 people"? No, that's not true: This quote was said by Lloyd Austin, then the U.S. Secretary of Defen
The Dispatch→ FEMA Did Spend Disaster Funds to House Immigrants—During the Trump Administration
The funds were transferred to ICE and did not hamper the agency’s ability to respond to disasters.
The Dispatch→ Viral Claims About $750 FEMA Payments to Helene Victims Are False
The payments are not loans and represent just one of many financial aid programs available to disaster victims.