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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thitikul, De Niro, Hanks, Penrod Did NOT Say ‘Don’t Touch My Family Or My Country’ To Karoline Leavitt Or Whoopi Goldberg — It’s Vietspam
Did Thai golfer Atthaya "Jeeno" Thitikul say 'don't touch my family' at a news conference with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt? No, that's not true: No media outlets reported that about the golfer or any other celebrity, incl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Ted Lieu Did NOT Say Unreleased Epstein Files Show Donald Trump Raping Children — He Referenced ‘Allegations’
Did Rep. Ted Lieu say that the full, unreleased Epstein files show Donald Trump raping children? No, that's not true: Lieu said at a February 3, 2026, news conference that the files include "highly disturbing allegations" of Donald Trump
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Drug Pricing Deals
President Donald Trump has said that Americans are now paying or will pay “the lowest price anywhere in the world for drugs,” thanks to the administration’s negotiations with pharmaceutical companies. The administration has announced dis
Full Fact→ How many people in Britain don’t speak English?
Nigel Farage’s claim that a million can’t speak any English at all is not correct according to the 2021 Census, which is what he appears to have been referring to.
PolitiFact→ A protein primer: Why is it important, how much should you eat, how much is too much?
Here’s what to know about protein in your diet
Full Fact→ Pictures showing Nigel Farage in hospital recovering from surgery are fake
Images which appear to show the Reform UK leader in bed in a hospital gown are not real.
Full Fact→ No, Keir Starmer was not ‘dragged out’ of the House of Commons following a clash with Nigel Farage
The Dispatch→ America’s Shipbuilding Revival
Plus: Peru ousts its acting president, and Iran nuclear talks continue.
The Dispatch→ ‘Akvavit,’ ‘Zebroid,’ and ‘Haole’ | Interview: Stefan Fatsis
No one should leave Jonah alone with a word.
The Dispatch→ How to Understand the ‘Pahlavi Paradox’ in Iran
The exiled son of the late shah is a unifying force for a fragmented opposition seeking economic and social stability.
The Dispatch→ Rubio’s Munich Speech: Serious, but Still Wrong
The secretary of state’s conciliatory language was welcome, but it hardly set things right.
The Dispatch→ How Immigration Enforcement Is Hitting Businesses
Fearing deportation, undocumented workers have left the agriculture and construction sectors shorthanded.
The Dispatch→ The Lives That Bought the West
We cannot forget the sacrifices that gave the rules-based order its moral purpose.
The Dispatch→ Civilizational Erasure
What was missing from Marco Rubio’s Munich speech.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show The "Strange Behavior Of A Woman" At The White House
Does a video from the White House show a woman acting strangely? No, that's not true: The grainy images are from a slow-motion version of a video taken at a White House news conference in December 2025 announcing that Michael Dell, the CE
FactCheck.org→ The Disagreement over Judicial and Administrative Warrants for ICE
One of the sticking points in the standoff between Democrats and Republicans over funding for the Department of Homeland Security has been the Trump administration’s expanded use of administrative warrants to forcibly enter people’s homes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Of Firefighter Rescuing A Mother Dog And Pups From Burning Building Is One Of Many AI Versions
Does a real video show a firefighter rescuing a mother dog and pups from a burning building by cutting the bars from a window with a grinder? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. Lead Stories identified at least four more near
Full Fact→ Picture of Keir Starmer hugging Lord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney isn’t real
The image, which has been going viral on social media, appears to show the Prime Minister, Peter Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney embracing and smiling—but it’s almost certainly been created with AI.
Full Fact→ Has the government fulfilled its promise of ‘safer town centres’?
The government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee committed to creating “safer town centres” by cracking down on shoplifting, street theft and assaults against retail workers.
Full Fact→ Has the government’s ‘crackdown on anti-social behaviour’ been successful?
The government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee committed to tackling anti-social behaviour in local communities.
Full Fact→ Has the government introduced ‘clear performance standards’ for neighbourhood policing?
The government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee committed to introducing new training for officers and standards for professional excellence.
Full Fact→ Has the government achieved its commitment to restore ‘community-led policing’?
The government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee pledge a named, contactable officer for every local area, as well as up-to-date information about their priorities.
Full Fact→ Has the government achieved its pledge to ‘put police back on the beat’?
The government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee pledged to put a Neighbourhood Policing Team in every local area.
Full Fact→ Has the government delivered 13,000 additional neighbourhood police?
Labour has committed to delivering 13,000 additional neighbourhood police as part of its Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.
Full Fact→ Boots still isn’t giving away mini perfume sets to those who complete surveys
A spokesperson for Boots told Full Fact this is not a genuine offer.
The Dispatch→ Israel’s West Bank Land Push
Plus: China drops its African tariffs, and Russia and Ukraine talk in Geneva.
Full Fact→ Archiving the content we check: How we are working with others to support the infrastructure for international fact checking.
The Dispatch→ Why is Trump Relitigating the 2020 Election?
Steve Hayes is joined by new Dispatch contributor Stephen Richer, CEO of Republic Affairs and ...
The Dispatch→ The FBI’s Flawed Fulton County Affidavit
The agency’s reasoning for seizing 2020 election records relied on untrustworthy witnesses and debunked claims.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Pam Bondi At 14 With Donald Trump At An Epstein Party — It’s Old AI
Does an image show Attorney General Pam Bondi at age 14 with President Donald Trump at a Jeffrey Epstein party? No, that's not true: An AI-generated content detector concluded that it was 99.9% certain to have been made by an artificial i
PolitiFact→ Bruce Blakeman – Comparing tax burdens, New York at (or near) the top of the list
New York ranks No. 1 in the nation for individual tax burden.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Epstein files did not ‘expose’ Ellen DeGeneres as a cannibal; claim stems from AI-generated audio
The Epstein files “expose Ellen DeGeneres” as a cannibal.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Randy Fine DID Say On X That ‘The Choice Between Dogs And Muslims Is Not A Difficult One’
Did Congressman Randy Fine write on social media that "the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one"? Yes, that's true: These words appeared on his official account on X. That account is linked to his congressional page. The
PolitiFact→ X posts – Savannah Guthrie’s husband, Michael Feldman, is not listed a ‘co-conspirator’ in the Epstein files
Savannah Guthrie's husband’s company is listed as a "co conspirator" in the Epstein files, “in case you're wondering why now of all times for (her) mother to be 'kidnapped.'"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report ICE Agent Who Shot Alex Pretti Found ‘NOT-GUILTY’
Did CNN report that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who "un-alived" Minnesota nurse Alex Pretti and claimed "self-defense" was found "not-guilty"? No, that's not true: A search across the network's website did not show any CN
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Ground Crew Struggling Near A Jet Engine To Retrieve A Piece Of Metal That Has Almost Been Sucked In
Does a video show a real incident in which an airport ground crew tried to retrieve a piece of metal being sucked into a jet engine? No, that's not true: This video is fake. Along with the unrealistically risky behavior of the ground crew
Full Fact→ No evidence 75% of England’s mayors are Muslim
We could only find evidence that three of the country’s 27 directly elected mayors are Muslim.
Full Fact→ This comparison of asylum support, benefit fraud and tax avoidance costs is still wrong
A post circulating on Facebook features several inaccurate figures about the cost of “asylum seeker benefits”, benefit fraud and error and tax avoidance.
PolitiFact→ RFK Jr. made promises in order to become Health Secretary. He’s broken many of them.
RFK Jr. broke vaccines promises made in Senate confirmation