Did a man named "Arnold Bushman" light himself on fire to protest "Disney making the little mermaid black"? No, that's not true: A tweet from October 2024 with that claim was screenshotted and went viral again in early 2025. However the i
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The Dispatch→ Free Speech A-holes
Against the martyr grift.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Working Class Wage Growth
Average production and nonsupervisory employee wages have outpaced inflation from 1971 to 2024.
The Dispatch→ Ignoring Scarcity at Our Own Peril
Ezra Klein’s class warfare rears its utopian head.
The Dispatch→ How the Other Half Suffers
Affluent ignorance has allowed tuberculosis to flourish, argues a new book.
The Dispatch→ MoMA Goes to Hell
Consciously or not, modern art is considering the afterlife.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Justice Dept. Speech on Crime, Immigration and His Cases
The president revived a number of falsehoods he had used on the campaign trail last year, including his lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Justice Dept. Speech on Crime, Immigration and His Cases
The president revived a number of falsehoods he had used on the campaign trail last year, including his lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
The Dispatch→ Jihad Me at Tallow
When big government touches everything, it leaves its greasy fingerprints on everything. That grease is politics.
The Dispatch→ Tea for Two
Is a Democratic Tea Party emerging?
PolitiFact→ Alex Jones – InfoWars reporter Jamie White, who was fatally shot, was not on Ukrainian enemies list
Deceased InfoWars reporter Jamie White was on a “Ukrainian enemies hit list.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Whoopi Goldberg didn’t get ‘The View’ a $6 million federal grant. That claim originated as satire.
The Department of Government Efficiency “found a $6 million grant awarded to Whoopi Goldberg to ‘promote diversity on The View.’”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Are Girl Scout cookies ‘toxic’? No, experts say study’s findings are misleading
Girl Scout cookies are “toxic” because a study showed they contain glyphosate and heavy metals.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clip Does NOT Prove Someone Yelled ‘Kill That Vice’ At J.D. Vance Attending Concert At Kennedy Center
Does a viral video prove that someone in the audience at a Kennedy Center concert yelled "Kill that Vice!" at U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance as he entered the concert hall? No, that's not true: The sentence in question is not clearly audi
FactCheck.org→ Measles Is Harmful, Contrary to Flimsy Social Media Claims of Long-Term Benefits
SciCheck Digest Measles is an extremely contagious vaccine-preventable disease that can lead to death or disability. It also wipes out immune memory for several years after an infection. As an outbreak in Texas continues to expand, social media pos
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Warren Buffett Said ‘President Trump Making Best Financial Decisions In 50 Years’
Did Warren Buffett say President Trump is making the best financial decisions in 50 years? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Buffet praised Trump saying he was making stellar financial decisions in March 2025. A search of Goo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Posts About ‘Amy Sharp’ And Baby ‘Courtney Chatfield’ Are Part Of Social Media Scam
Is there a legitimate warning circulating about a girl named "Amy Sharp" allegedly on the run and charged with the murder of a baby named "Courtney Chatfield"? No, that's not true: Despite what viral social media posts say, the girl is no
FactCheck.org→ Study Focused on Feminine Hygiene Products, Not Transgender Men
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take The Department of Agriculture announced the cancellation of a $600,000 grant to study the development of feminine hygiene products made of natural fibers. The USDA, De
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce That He Has Acquired MSNBC For $900 Million To Put An End To Toxic Programming
Did Elon Musk announce that he has acquired MSNBC for $900 million to "put an end to toxic programming?" No, that's not true: A search of Musk's X account did not show this announcement from him on the days leading up to publication of th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Audio Of Trump Saying Tesla Was A ‘Modern-Day Isaac Neutron’ Is NOT Authentic
Did what social media described as "leaked Trump audio" from March 11, 2025, authentically capture the president calling Tesla "a modern-day Isaac Neutron"? No, that's not true: Two AI detectors found evidence that the audio was the produ
Full Fact→ Photo of Zelenskyy wearing a suit when meeting WEF leader predates Ukraine war
A Facebook post suggests the Ukrainian president recently wore a suit to meet with the World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab amid criticism over him not wearing one to meet President Trump.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Stacey Abrams didn’t admit to using $2 billion from EPA to buy votes in Georgia
Video shows “Stacey Abrams admits the $2 billion Joe Biden’s EPA gave her was used to buy votes of people in Georgia by purchasing them new appliances.”
Full Fact→ Old video shared as recent footage of Ukrainian troops ‘surrendering’ in Kursk
Social media posts claim the clip shows ‘Zelensky’s army’ surrendering in recent days, but the footage dates back to 2022.
Full Fact→ Video of Ukrainian flag on Statue of Liberty is fake
The clip contains a ‘Sora’ watermark in the bottom right corner, indicating it was likely created using OpenAI’s text-to-video artificial intelligence model.
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England, not the NHS itself
The quango that makes decisions about the NHS in England has been abolished, but the NHS still exists.
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England, not the NHS itself
The quango that makes decisions about the NHS in England has been abolished, but the NHS still exists.
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England, not the NHS itself
The quango that makes decisions about the NHS in England has been abolished, but the NHS still exists.
Health Feedback→ Amid measles outbreak in Texas, RFK Jr. misleads on measles vaccine safety in Fox News interview
REVIEW On 11 March 2025, Fox News aired an interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. During the interview, Kennedy discussed the current measles outbreak in Texas with host Sean
The Dispatch→ The Trump Team Turns to Education
The Department of Education seems to be on the chopping block.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Posts About ‘Monico Orona’, ‘Ryan Tyler’ And ‘Chloe Tyler’ Are Part Of Social Media Scam
Is a viral Facebook post legitimately warning people about an "18 year old boy known as MONICO ORONA" who supposedly stabbed "Ryan Tyler" and "Chloe Tyler" to death? No, that's not true: There are dozens of such posts going around, all me
The Dispatch→ Deporting People We Don’t Like
Green card holders and their rights.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Trump’s Claims on Trade With Canada
The president made a series of factually incorrect claims regarding tariff policy, defense spending, and the trade deficit.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Gold Card Visa, Explained
The president’s plan to offer permanent residency for $5 million would almost certainly require Congressional action.
The Dispatch→ Canada Is an Ally, Not an Enemy
Victimizing Americans with … abundant goods provided at reasonable prices.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE DID Cancel The Contract Of A Texas Nonprofit That Was Being Paid $18 Million Per Month For 3,000 Empty Shelter Berths
Did DOGE find a nonprofit that was being paid $18 million per month? Yes, that's true: An NBC San Antonio investigation confirmed that a local nonprofit was being paid $18 million per month by the federal government for migrant family fac
FactCheck.org→ Full-Time Employment Increased Under Biden, Contrary to Rick Scott’s Claim
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. As we reported in January, President Donald Trump inherited a resilient economy experiencing continued growth in jobs, including an increase in full-time workers. But Republican Sen
The Dispatch→ The End of Politics
Hakeem Jeffries had better eat his Wheaties.
PolitiFact→ Karoline Leavitt – Karoline Leavitt says tariffs are ‘a tax cut.’ Economists say they aren’t
“Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Altered Image Of Michelle Obama Swapped Her Face With That Of Her Brother Craig Robinson
Does a social media post stating "Never seen anyone fall off harder" show how Michelle Obama looks in March 2025? No, that's not true: The image in the viral social media post has been edited. The altered promotional Image for "IMO," a po
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE Did NOT Find Michelle Obama Has Been Receiving a Monthly $122,000 Payment from the GSA Since 2009
Did DOGE discover that the General Services Administration has been paying Michelle Obama $122,000 per month since 2009? No, that's not true: The story originated on a website named "The Dunning-Kruger Times" which has a clear disclaimer