And what it says about the state of conservatism.
Here are the latest articles published by U.S. fact-checking sites:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Donald Trump Touching Bill Clinton’s Crotch Is NOT Real — It’s AI-Generated
Is a video of Donald Trump touching and patting Bill Clinton's crotch authentic? No, that's not true: The first frame of the six-second clip is a real image of Trump and Clinton at a golf tournament in 2000 that was released by the Clinto
The Dispatch→ Prepackaged Henhouses | Ruminant
The Epstein files feed the trolls.
The Dispatch→ Confucian Answers to Modern Angst
The ‘Way’ of Confucius imagines us as threads, not atoms.
The Dispatch→ What’s Next in the Transgender Wars
Our gender debates aren’t going anywhere.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sweden Did NOT Switch To Red ‘Edible Road Salt’ Made Of Beet Extract And Starch To De-ice Highways
Did Sweden start using a red beet-and-starch-based, food-grade de-icing solution on a large scale to combat road icing and save birds suffering from road salt poisoning? No, that's not true: The Swedish Transport Administration website ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence ‘Helen’, 91, Was Arrested And Jailed For Shoplifting Prescription Medicine For Her Ailing Husband George
Is the story true of a 91-year-old woman named Helen who was arrested and jailed in a hospital gown for shoplifting prescription medicine for her ailing husband? No, that's not true: There is no evidence or proof given to back up the deta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Veteran Was NOT Charged With Murder For Killing Three Kids Who Broke Into His House — Ragebait Fake Story
Does a video show a true story about a veteran who shot three teens who were attempting to rob him and was then charged with murder? No, that's not true: The details of this story do not match a real case. The video uses clips from severa
The Dispatch→ The Anti-Clanker Coalition
A populist opportunity.
The Dispatch→ The Stupidity of Shutdowns
The government isn’t the lifeblood of the nation.
PolitiFact→ James Uthmeier – Fact-checking Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on abortion pill hospitalizations
“Evidence suggests that 1 in 25 women who consume (abortion) pills are hospitalized.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President Donald Trump is wrong that tariff revenues have slashed US deficit by 25%
“My tariffs … are helping to slash the deficit this year by more than 25%.”
FactCheck.org→ Experts Raise Doubts About Trump’s Dividend Payment Proposal
Q: Will U.S. citizens receive stimulus or tariff-based checks of $2,000 in November? A: No checks are being issued. President Donald Trump said he wants to use tariff revenue to give “dividend” payments of “at least $2,000”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Two Bald Eagles Walking On Wet Concrete Is NOT Real
Does a video show a real-life scene of two bald eagles walking on wet concrete and leaving construction workers amazed? No, that's not true: The clip contained multiple inconsistencies strongly pointing to AI. For example, the prints left
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Epstein’s Brother DID Mention Trump and ‘Bubba’ In A Real Email — Unclear Whether It Was Reference To Bill Clinton
Did Jeffrey Epstein's brother raise a question in a real email about if Russian President Vladimir Putin had photos of Donald Trump "blowing Bubba"? Yes, that's true: The 2018 email thread, one of the 23,000 emails released by the House G
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President Donald Trump misleads about Walmart Thanksgiving dinner price comparison
Walmart’s 2025 package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients shows a “25% reduction in costs for Thanksgiving between (President Joe) Biden and me.”
The Dispatch→ Did the Shutdown Bill Kill the Legal Hemp Industry?
Language in the shutdown ending bill redefines hemp, threatening the intoxicating products market.
The Dispatch→ Why Scandals No Longer Matter | Roundtable
And the death of common cents.
The Dispatch→ ‘We Cannot Just Play Defense’
Elissa Slotkin says the Democratic Party needs new leaders and a plan. The Michigan senator is volunteering herself for both.
The Dispatch→ The Case for American Power, With One Exception
Shadi Hamid’s tribute to American democracy turns into an uneven indictment of the U.S.-Israel alliance.
The Dispatch→ On Hollowed Ground
The Heritage Foundation has abandoned its principles in aligning with Tucker Carlson’s populist nationalism.
The Dispatch→ A Few Democrats Show They Can Count
Realism and the trouble with minority power.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Breaking’ Report That Lawyers Worried Boebert Recorded Trump Call Begging Her To Change Her Epstein File Vote — It’s Trollery By Anti-Trump Satire Site
Did a "Breaking" news story show White House lawyers worried that Rep. Lauren Boebert and Rep. Nancy Mace had recorded phone calls in which President Donald Trump "begged" them to vote against release of the Epstein files by the FBI? No,
The Dispatch→ The Epstein Veto
A MAGA crucible.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Andrea Bocelli, Other Artists Did NOT Cancel Tour Dates In New York City After Mamdani Election, Saying ‘He Won’t’ Sing For Communists’
Did Andrea Bocelli cancel his New York City concert after Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor, saying "I don't sing for communists"? No, that's not true: There are multiple social media posts showing Bocelli and other artists including Jason
PolitiFact→ What are biologics and will the Trump administration’s plans make them cheaper?
What are biologics and why are they so expensive?
PolitiFact→ The Epstein files, Trump and Congress: What happens next?
The Epstein files and Congress: What happens next?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Security Cards Do NOT Contain A Secret Contract Hidden In The Fine Print Of The Signature Line
Do Social Security cards contain a secret contract concealed in the fine print of the signature line? No, that's not true: The signature line on a Social Security card is a line of intaglio microtext which spells out the words "Social Sec
The Dispatch→ Rethinking the Role of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The U.S. should leverage its energy dominance to use the reserve strategically.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Justice Department Did NOT Launch Logan Act Grand Jury Investigation Into Newsom After His Trip To Climate Conference In Brazil
Did the Justice Department launch a grand jury investigation into California Governor Gavin Newsom, accused by critics of violating the Logan Act by going to a climate conference in Brazil? No, that's not true: The story's source was a fi
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: Turn the Lights Back On
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Senator Jon Ossoff Saying He Voted To Keep Government Shutdown Because He Could Never Say No To Chuck Schumer Is NOT Real — It’s AI
Is a video of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a Georgia Democrat, saying he voted to keep the government shut down because he could never say no to Chuck Schumer, real? No, that's not true: A small disclaimer at the bottom of the video acknowled
FactCheck.org→ Trump Serves a Misleading Thanksgiving Meal Statistic
Walmart’s 2025 Thanksgiving meal consisting of pre-selected products costs about one-quarter less than last year’s meal, but it also includes fewer grocery items and different food brands. Yet President Donald Trump has been misleadingly t
Full Fact→ An 11pm curfew is not being introduced next month
Videos shared online falsely claim that from 1 December 2025 people in the UK will have to stay at home after 11pm.
Full Fact→ No, King Charles has not used ancient royal power to limit mayor’s control of London
Videos shared thousands of times on Facebook falsely claim the monarch has bypassed Parliament to stop Sir Sadiq Khan’s jurisdiction over the capital.
Full Fact→ Post about Whitechapel Station’s Bengali sign is missing context
A Facebook post claiming that visitors to Whitechapel Station will need to learn Bengali to read its sign is misleading.
The Dispatch→ The Shutdown Is Over
After 43 days of a government shutdown, Democrats are left with political ammunition but few concrete policy wins.
The Dispatch→ The Men of the 20th Century Lost the Plot | Interview: Andrew Lambert
It all goes back to Thucydides.
The Dispatch→ Everyone Needs to Stay in Their Lane
Will SCOTUS finally revisit the intelligible principle test?
The Dispatch→ Trump Family Bets on Prediction Markets
As regulatory constraints on the betting platforms ease, the president's Truth Social enters the sector.