For the embattled country, American apathy might be better than action.
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The Dispatch→ The Birth of the American Military
How Americans overcame their traditional opposition to standing forces.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mexican President Did NOT Say She Thought Americans Encouraged Felons, Rapists To Come To US Since That’s Who They Chose As President
Did Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum say she thought Americans encouraged felons and rapists to come to the United States since "that's what they chose to be their president"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence Sheinbaum made su
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the Trump administration isn’t giving every American $18,000
“The Trump administration is giving each and every adult in America $18,000.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – The Black Hawk helicopter in the American Airlines crash was piloted, not autonomous
The Black Hawk helicopter involved in the American Airlines crash “was being controlled remotely.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mark Wahlberg Did NOT Demand ‘Immediate Firing’ Of Teachers Who Remove American Flags from Classrooms
Did actor Mark Wahlberg say teachers who remove American flags from classrooms should be fired? No, that's not true: A representative for Wahlberg denied it. A social media post saying he made the statement didn't cite any credible evide
PolitiFact→ X posts – Barack Obama was not on military helicopter that collided with American Airlines jet near DC
“The VIP on the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed was Barack Obama.”
Lead Stories→ American Eagle Flight 5342 Crash in Washington DC — What We Know So Far
American Airlines reported a Bombardier CRJ700 plane flying under their regional airline brand American Eagle was involved in an accident over the Potomac river while approaching Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this isn’t an authentic X post from Eric Trump about the ‘American Golden Age’
Says Eric Trump post on X, “Any and all who dare to defy the American Golden Age, heed this warning: You WILL lose. Tow the line, or we WILL run you down!”
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Deportations Will Hit American Workers, Too
Previous expulsions of migrant laborers have proven economically harmful—even for the people the policies were supposed to help.
The Dispatch→ Baseless SLAPP Suits Threaten the Speech Rights of all Americans
Why FIRE is defending Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer against Donald Trump.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eric Trump Did NOT Post Tweet Threatening ‘Gloves Are Off’ To Those Defying ‘American Golden Age’
Did President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump post a message on X about the "American Golden Age" and threaten "the gloves are off" to those who "defy" it? No, that's not true: Social media posts that claimed Eric Trump deleted the post "wi
The Dispatch→ American Grotesque
‘Daddy’s back.’
The Dispatch→ American Heretics and Heroes
Who gets to decide who’s been the most faithful to the country’s creeds?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Did NOT Threaten To Deport 2 Million Americans
Did Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum threaten to deport 2 million American immigrants if President-elect Donald Trump sends migrants back to Mexico? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find any news reports or press releases fr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Barbara O’Neill Is NOT Certified By The American Board Of Urology
Is Barbara O'Neill a medical doctor certified by the American Board of Urology, or ABU? No, that's not true: The American Board of Medical Specialties, which maintains records on medical certifications, told Lead Stories that O'Neill is n
The Dispatch→ An All-American Heretic
On the apotheosis of Kendrick Lamar
The Dispatch→ Mitt Romney’s American Theology
His farewell address—and entire political outlook—are steeped in teachings of his faith.
The Dispatch→ Millions of ‘Missing’ American Men Aren’t Really Missing
Why that’s important.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fired for no American flag? No, Mark Wahlberg didn’t call for terminating teachers.
"Mark Wahlberg calls for immediate firing of teachers who removed American flags from classrooms"
The Dispatch→ Debating American Involvement in Taiwan
The case against American engagement in Taiwan.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, President-elect Donald Trump didn’t ‘expose’ a secret program offering $6,400 to every American
There are “$6,400 in funds for every American to claim.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CIA Did NOT Warn It Identified Vote Stuffing Using Identities Of Dead Americans Who Lived In Europe — Post Matches Russian Misinfo Techniques
Does a video prove the CIA identified 20 people who organized vote stuffing by using the identities of dead Americans who had lived in Europe? No, that's not true: The CIA told Lead Stories the allegation that they identified deceased Ame
The Dispatch→ The Original American Witches
A look back at the colonial roots of a Halloween hallmark.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Updated Pentagon Directive 5240.01 Does NOT Make It Legal For US Military "To Kill Americans Who Engage In Political Protest"
Does a recently updated Pentagon directive now authorize the military to kill American protesters? No, that's not true: The Pentagon told Lead Stories the new policies "do not authorize the DOD to use lethal force against U.S. citizens ..
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump says Kamala Harris’ plan would hike taxes on “the typical American family.” It doesn’t.
Vice President Kamala Harris' plan “will raise taxes for the typical American family by an estimated $3,000."
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Americans in Lebanon and Israel had to pay for their own emergency flights out of each country
The U.S. government is offering Americans loans to pay for flights out of Lebanon while they have been flying Israeli citizens out of Israel on chartered flights for a year “on our dime.”
The Dispatch→ Are Americans the New Romans?
Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ certainly thinks so.
The Dispatch→ Poll Shows Further Decline in Americans’ Confidence in Election Integrity
A Gallup poll asks about whether votes will be cast and counted fairly.
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.”
PolitiFact→ Project 2025 and voting rights: Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ ad aimed at Black Americans
A Kamala Harris ad says Project 2025 would strip away Black voters’ “voting rights protections.” The ad’s claim is a speculative stretch based on Project 2025’s calls for more aggressive enforcement of voting fraud.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: American University Of Beirut Did NOT Switch Paging System Due To Prior Knowledge Of 2024 Lebanon Bombings
Did the hospital of the American University in Beirut switch its paging system because it had advance knowledge of the September 2024 Lebanon pager bombings? No, that's not true: The American University of Beirut Medical Center said it "c
The Dispatch→ The Anti-Americanism of Donald Trump
The former president's highest priority is always himself, never the country.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Harris backs an unrealized capital gains tax. It won’t affect most Americans’ home sales
Kamala Harris’ “plan to tax unrecognized Capital Gains mean(s) if your house goes up in value you will have to pay that Tax Even if you don’t sell your House!”
FactCheck.org→ American Bridge 21st Century/AB PAC
Political leanings: Democratic/liberal 2022 total spending: $51.1 million American Bridge 21st Century is a liberal hybrid PAC that conducts opposition research and runs ads to aid Democratic candidates and organizations. Since 2019, its offi
PolitiFact→ Dave McCormick – Did Pa. Sen. Bob Casey vote to sell American oil to China? That misconstrues the facts
Bob Casey “voted to sell American oil to China.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – American flag wasn’t missing at the DNC
The American flag is missing from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia Claims Donald Trump Told Americans to ‘Inject Bleach’
https://breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/19/fact-check-democrat-rep-robert-garcia-claims-donald-trump-told-americans-to-inject-bleach
The Dispatch→ Jane Austen’s American Spirit
The Florida education commissioner put ‘Pride and Prejudice’ on an ‘American pride’ list. Not a bad move.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show ‘American Mercenaries’ Invading Kursk, Russia, In August 2024
Does a viral picture prove that U.S. citizens participated in Ukraine's incursion into the territory of Russia in August 2024? No, that's not true: The photo predates the attack by roughly two years. It has been online since the fall of 2