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The Dispatch→ The Founders Were Right to Fear Factionalism
On Jefferson, Madison, and the art of moderation.
News Facts Network→ Trump Dismisses Musk’s New ‘America Party’ as “Ridiculous” Distraction
President Trump sharply criticized Elon Musk’s formation of the “America Party,” calling it “ridiculous” and... The post Trump Dismisses Musk’s New ‘America Party’ as “Ridiculous” Distraction appeared first on News Facts Network.
Full Fact→ Our verdict on Labour’s first year: nowhere near enough action to restore trust
See Full Fact's take on what the government has and hasn't done in its first year to heal the public's "lack of trust" in politics.
Full Fact→ When is Palestine Action set to be banned from?
The home secretary has announced plans to proscribe the group under anti-terrorism laws—but there’s been some confusion on social media over when a ban is set to come into force.
PolitiFact→ American Action Network – Will the reconciliation bill give a tax cut to Social Security recipients? Not exactly
The Republican tax and spending bill will provide a “tax cut for Social Security recipients.”
News Facts Network→ Putin Denounces U.S. Strikes on Iran, Calls Action ‘Unprovoked Aggression’
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned recent U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, calling them a...
News Facts Network→ Dodgers Deny ICE Access to Stadium, DHS Denies Enforcement Action
The Los Angeles Dodgers said Thursday they denied Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents access...
News Facts Network→ Report: Climate Misinformation Slows Progress on Environmental Action
A new report from the International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) warns that climate...
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump’s Mobilization Of Military Does NOT Match The 1992 Los Angeles Mobilization By George H.W. Bush — California Gov. Did Not Request 2025 Action
Is Donald Trump's June 2025 mobilization of the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles just like President George H.W. Bush's 1992 decision to mobilize the National Guard during riots in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: In 1992, both
News Facts Network→ Conspiracy Theorists Claim Trump-Musk Feud Is a Staged Distraction
As the bitter public fallout between Donald Trump and Elon Musk rattles Washington and Wall... The post Conspiracy Theorists Claim Trump-Musk Feud Is a Staged Distraction appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Musk says he doesn’t ‘wanna take responsibility’ for all Trump actions
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Sunday he does not want to take responsibility for all... The post Musk says he doesn’t ‘wanna take responsibility’ for all Trump actions appeared first on News Facts Network.
The Dispatch→ Trump Administration Actions Against Harvard’s International Students, Explained
Foreign students could lose their visas as Homeland Security targets the university.
PolitiFact→ Stephen Miller – Stephen Miller said courts can’t rule on Trump’s immigration actions. Legal experts say he’s wrong.
The Immigration and Nationality Act “stripped Article III courts, that's the judicial branch, of jurisdiction over immigration cases.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Woman’s Reaction On A Bus To Man Wearing Military Fatigues And Red MAGA Hat
Does a video depict a real-life scene showing a woman screaming at a man dressed in military fatigues and wearing a MAGA hat on a bus? No, that's not true: The video is part of a series of scripted skits, that follow the same scenario whe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Woman’s Reaction To Airline Passenger Flying In Red MAGA Hat
Does a viral video depict a real-life scene showing a woman protesting against being seated next to a man in a MAGA hat on a plane? No, that's not true: The footage was initially uploaded on the internet by an account that publishes sketc
PolitiFact→ Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America – Firearm-related deaths are No. 1 killer of college-age people, data shows
“Gun violence is the leading killer of college-aged people in the U.S.”
The Dispatch→ Democrats: Trump’s Executive Actions a Crisis, Not an Example
Do the president’s precedents provide a playbook for future Democratic leaders?
PolitiFact→ From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction
An image of former President Barack Obama and Jennifer Aniston flooded Facebook. A small watermark signaled it was generated with artificial intelligence but the image kept spreading, along with a baseless claim. What was behind it?
The Dispatch→ Pro-Life Activists Want More Action from Trump, GOP
‘We don’t think his job is done.’
The Dispatch→ Foreign Distractions
Trump’s stated designs on Greenland and Panama aren’t about strategic locations or trade.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Coverage of the Reaction to a CEO’s Murder
Plus, the Assad regime falls in Syria.
The Dispatch→ Fascist Rhetoric or Fascist Actions?
The president-elect has talked like a fascist for years, but what might he do that meets that threshold?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ALTERED Video Appears To Show Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Swaying At Podium — Edits Distort Actions
Does a video authentically show Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland swaying oddly on a podium? No, that's not true: A video splices together parts of a press conference video where Freeland pauses to allow journalists to ask
PolitiFact→ Make the Road Nevada – Nevada political action committee gets some right on Republican Sam Brown’s Medicaid stance
Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown “wants to cut Medicaid and Social Security.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump said North Carolina Gov. Cooper, Democrats blocked aid. That’s not what their actions show
“It has just come out that Democrats in Washington and the Democrat Governor’s Office of North Carolina (Roy Cooper) were blocking people and money from coming into North Carolina.”
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on Affirmative Action, the Federal Reserve, and More
Plus, Hezbollah confirms the death of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
PolitiFact→ Americans for Prosperity Action – Ad targeting Elissa Slotkin on Inflation Reduction Act ignores the facts
The Inflation Reduction Act, which Rep. Elissa Slotkin supported, “drove inflation higher.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Video Shows Alexis Lorenze Suffering Typical Reaction To DTaP, Meningitis, Pneumonia Vaccines — But Vaccination Can Prompt Reactions In People With Her Rare Condition
Does a video on social media show a woman named Alexis Lorenze suffering a typical reaction to DTaP, meningitis and pneumonia vaccines? No, that's not true: An expert contacted by Lead Stories said he has "seen this many times" in patient
The Dispatch→ Can Turning Point Action Boost the GOP’s Ground Game?
Plus: Questions remain over Donald Trump’s Arlington Cemetery visit.
PolitiFact→ Jesse James – Yes, Wisconsin committee can release PFAS funding. But doing so may open them up to legal action.
In Wisconsin, “a legislative committee cannot release funding.”
Full Fact→ Post makes inaccurate claims about actions taken during Labour’s first week in government
A post shared on social media lists a number of measures supposedly taken during “Week 1” of the Starmer government, several of which are inaccurate.
Full Fact→ GP industrial action is not the first in 60 years
The last time GPs as a group took collective action was 1964, but some GPs took part in industrial action over pensions in 2012.
PolitiFact→ Doug Burgum – Burgum exaggerates Biden actions on Nord Stream 2, natural gas exports
Donald Trump “shut down” Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Joe Biden approved it, then Biden shut down U.S. liquified natural gas export capacity.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Some Trump backers say the Hunter Biden trial was orchestrated as a distraction. Pants on Fire!
Hunter Biden’s trial and conviction were contrived to divert attention from Biden family crimes.
The Dispatch→ Cultural ‘Reactionaryism’ Is No Good News
Getting lost in tit-for-tat in the culture wars betrays Christian doctrine.
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2024 Fmr. President Trump Attends Turning Point Action Town Hall in Arizona : CSPAN2 : June 6, 2024 10:54pm-12:26am EDT
At a town hall in Arizona, former President Donald Trump criticized President Biden's executive order restricting the amount of asylum seekers permitted to cross at the southern border by saying, "this country is finished." The former president promise
Health Feedback→ No scientific basis for the claim that urine’s reaction to salt can confirm pregnancy
REVIEW Humans have sought ways to test for pregnancy throughout all of history. In ancient Egypt, a woman who suspected she was pregnant would urinate on wheat and barley seeds; whether they grew would indicate whether she was pregnant. In the 1920s
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-check: RFK Jr.’s positions on voter ID, the NRA and affirmative action
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Airbnb Did NOT Say It’s Expecting ‘Large-Scale Government Actions And Lockdowns’ To Begin On June 6, 2024
Did Airbnb say it was expecting "large-scale government actions and lockdowns" to begin on June 6, 2024? No, that's not true: The date marks when the online vacation marketplace's new "Major Disruptive Events Policy" takes effect, which u