But it’s important—especially for religious institutions—to know why.
The Dispatch→ The Druze Religion, Explained
Scattered across the Middle East for centuries, the small religious sect faces new challenges in a volatile region.
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2024 Sen. JD Vance Campaign in Philadelphia : CSPAN : August 10, 2024 5:54pm-6:39pm EDT
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The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week Harris Picked Her Veep
Plus: Thoughts on Project 2025, the evangelical movement, and how Democrats abandoned rural America.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s rally in Bozeman, Montana
In his first campaign appearance since Vice President Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her White House running mate, former President Donald Trump attacked Harris on immigration and the economy. We fact-checked.
The Dispatch→ Arizona Raising Hopes for Democrats
Kamala Harris’ entrance into the race has upended polling in the state.
The Dispatch→ Yes, You Are a Bad Person
Is this an R.E.M. song?
The Dispatch→ ‘The Boys’ and the Futility of Cynicism
The Amazon series has backed itself into a corner.
The Dispatch→ ‘What Are Children For?’ Can’t Remain a Question Forever
Natalism debates are about far more than finances and climate change.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Public Records Do NOT Confirm Zelenskyy Bought Italian Villa From Sting For 75 Million Euros
Did a viral video show authentic property records proving that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife bought an Italian villa from singer Sting for 75 million euros? No, that's not true: A screenshot of what looked like a do
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clickbait Thumbnail Images Boost False YouTube Conspiracies About Trump Shooter
Did a Jewish family hire Thomas Matthew Crooks to shoot former President Donald Trump? Or was Crooks trained to shoot by the CEO of BlackRock Security or by a rabbi? Has footage been leaked showing Crooks and the BlackRock CEO together ca
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Kamala Harris’ August 8, 2024 Detroit Rally Was NOT Digitally Altered
Was an image of a Kamala Harris political rally in Detroit digitally altered to boost the size of the crowd? No, that's not true: The August 2024 campaign rally was widely covered by TV networks and other media, which showed a crowd of th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show UK Police Chasing One Of ‘100 Far-Right’ Protesters In 2024
Does a social media video show police apprehending a elderly man on a scooter who was involved in a "far-right" riot in the United Kingdom in 2024? No, that's not true: At least two media organizations have reported that this video shows
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Non-Citizens Shown In Norcross, Georgia, Video Shared by Musk Did NOT Register To Vote
Did several non-citizens living in a Georgia apartment complex illegally register and vote, as is claimed in a video Elon Musk sent to 193 million X users? No, that's not true: The Georgia Secretary of State's office confirmed there is no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walz Did NOT Approve Legislation That Overrules Existing Protocols On Age For Gender-Affirming Surgeries
Did Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sign a bill "allowing gender reassignment surgery for children"? No, that's not true: No state law sets a specific minimum age for gender-affirming surgical interventions, a Minnesota lawmaker told Lead Stories
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump’s unproven story about Willie Brown and a harrowing emergency helicopter landing
“I went down in a helicopter with (Willie Brown). We thought maybe this is the end. We were in a helicopter going to a certain location together and there was an emergency landing.”
The Dispatch→ Please, You Won’t Be My Neighbor
Avian holocausts, Randian skepticism, and what Tim Walz gets wrong about socialism.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Kamala Harris’ August 2024 Wisconsin Rally NOT Digitally Altered
Was an image of a Kamala Harris campaign rally in Wisconsin digitally altered to boost the crowd? No, that's not true: AI detectors found no sign of any digital manipulation. The August 2024 political rally was genuine and broadcast live
The Dispatch→ The Coming Kennedy Endorsement
An RFK alliance with Trump is (probably) inevitable.
Health Feedback→ A cancerous tumor is a mass of cancer cells, not “toxins”; biopsies and mammograms don’t cause cancer
REVIEW A Facebook reel posted toward the end of July 2024 claimed that tumors accumulate toxins in the body and that biopsies and mammograms cause cancer by releasing those toxins. It drew more than 440,000 views at the time of writing. The reel is
FactCheck.org→ Trump, Social Media Posts Mislead on Olympic Woman Boxer
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On Aug. 1, a second round welterweight women’s boxing match at the Paris Olympics between Italy and Algeria sparked a controversy over gender eligibility and led to a profusion of
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Story about Gov. Tim Walz getting his stomach pumped is fabricated and false
Says Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had his stomach pumped “after overingesting horse semen.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – You can sleep on this claim that former President Donald Trump dozed at the 2017 NATO summit
Photo shows former President Donald Trump “asleep at the 2017 NATO summit.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Screenshot Of ‘Tim Walz’s Communist Agenda’ Is NOT Authentic FOX Business Web Page — It’s A Liberal Parody Of FOX
Does an authentic screenshot of the FOX Business website show FOX reporting that "Tim Walz's Communist Agenda" includes unsupervised female health decisions and school lunches for unemployed minors? No, that's not true: It's satire but se
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Mike Tyson didn’t say he’d box Algerian Imane Khelif
“Mike Tyson says he’s willing to box Olympic DUDE with all proceeds to go to a battered women’s charity.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump’s False crowd comparison with his Jan. 6 speech and the crowd at MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech
Says his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the White House Ellipse drew the “same number of people,” as the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Caitlin Clark didn’t turn down a $1 million appearance on ‘The View;’ that’s fake news
“Caitlin Clark declines $1 million offer from ABC to appear on ‘The View.’”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – This photo of Hilter was altered to resemble a Trump photo
Image shows Hitler in similar scene as Trump.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Tim Walz and ‘Stolen Valor’
Sen. J.D. Vance and others have accused Walz of lying about his military service.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Use Altered Image of Buttigieg in Battle over Who’s ‘Weird’
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and his husband adopted two infants in 2021. Social media posts use an altered photo to imply Buttigieg is “weird
The Dispatch→ Harris and Walz Barnstorm Across Battleground States
Plus: RFK Jr.’s numbers wane, but he could still play spoiler.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Semitrailer Accident Did NOT Release Hundreds Of Deadly Snakes — It’s From Satire Site
Did an accident involving a semitrailer transporting venomous snakes release "hundreds" of "deadly snakes" along a highway in Georgia? No, that's not true: The site that published the claim calls itself a "satirical page" and is labeled a
Full Fact→ Paint is not being put in cereal
Trisodium phosphate is a chemical that is present in many products, including some cereals.
PolitiFact→ Byron Donalds – Yes, Tim Walz signed a law letting immigrants illegally in Minnesota get driver’s licenses
"Tim Walz signed into law driver's licenses for illegal immigrants in Minnesota."
PolitiFact→ Lindsey Graham – Gov. Tim Walz signed law giving some Minnesota students, including migrants, free in-state tuition
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed “legislation giving free college … to illegal immigrants.”
Full Fact→ Screenshot is from video of Hindu festival not anti-immigration march
A screengrab of a TikTok video is being shared with false claims it shows Hindus and Sikhs protesting ‘illegal immigration’ in London.
PolitiFact→ J.D. Vance – J.D. Vance attacked Tim Walz on military record. His statement ignores the timeline.
“When Tim Walz was asked by his country to go to Iraq, do you know what he did? He dropped out of the Army and allowed his unit to go without him.”
Full Fact→ Video claimed to show Iran coverage of Paris Olympics is satirical clip from 2013
A clip is being shared with false claims it is of Iranian censorship of Olympic events at Paris.
AllSides→ Attacks on Walz’s Military Record
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/08/attacks-on-walzs-military-record/ In introducing her pick for vice pr
The Dispatch→ Google Latest Target in Antitrust Boom
The growing bipartisan consensus around trust-busting comes for the search engine giant.