The president made a series of factually incorrect claims regarding tariff policy, defense spending, and the trade deficit.
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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
PolitiFact→ Can House Republicans cut $880 billion without slashing Medicaid? It’s likely impossible.
Can a House committee cut $880 billion without slashing Medicaid? Experts say that’s impossible. But the cuts are not a done deal.
PolitiFact→ A Better Wisconsin Together – Did court candidate Schimel not join 71 Wisconsin counties in suing Purdue Pharma?
“71 out of 72 Wisconsin counties filed lawsuits against Purdue Pharma. Brad Schimel refused to join them.”
The Dispatch→ Can Trump Deport Hamas-Supporting Students?
Are freedoms given out to green card holders?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: British Tourist Becky Burke WAS Detained By ICE At US-Canada Border
Did ICE detain British national Becky Burke on the Canadian border? Yes, that's true: A spokesperson for the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, asked by Lead Stories specifically about Burke, confirmed a "British national"
The Dispatch→ Republicans Want to Change the Culture. Can They?
History shows that culture resists legislation.
Full Fact→ Can the justice secretary ‘over-rule’ the Sentencing Council?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Old Video Of Mexican Border Closure NOT Related To U.S. Tariffs — Border Not Closed
Does a viral video show Mexico closing the U.S. border in response to President Trump's announcement about imposing tariffs on March 3, 2025? No, that's not true: The video predated the announcement by several days. The gate closure seen
The Dispatch→ The U.S. Can Support Global Health Without Backing the WHO
Leaving the international health body is, surprisingly, a good thing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada Does NOT Bar American Banks From Operating In Country
Does Canada bar American banks from operating in the country? No, that's not true: As of this writing, 16 U.S.-based bank subsidiaries and branches were operating in Canada, according to the Canadian Bank Association. These banks hold aro
The Dispatch→ Republicans Rethink Town Halls in the Era of DOGE
GOP lawmakers blame progressive activists for rowdy district meetings in reaction to government cuts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satire Story Says Nonprofit Group Wants To Buy Each Black Man In America An AR-15 Rifle To Scare Republicans
Is there an actual Portland, Oregon, nonprofit group named "Unpull the Trigger" that plans to buy each Black man in America an AR-15 rifle to scare Republicans into supporting gun control? No, that's not true: The story appeared on an X a
The Dispatch→ Is Liberalism a Luxury Jews Can’t Afford?
Jews on offense.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zelenskyy Met With Democrats And Several Republicans Right Before White House Oval Office Meeting On February 28, 2025
Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet with a group of Democrats right before heading into the White House Oval Office meeting about the mineral deal on February 28, 2025? No, that's not true: Social media photos show Republican
The Dispatch→ Details Scant on Trump’s IVF Executive Order—for Now
A look at the range of actions the White House could take on in vitro fertilization.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Haltbakk Bunkers Facebook Post Saying They Would Stop Fueling American Warships — What We Know
Is a viral Facebook post from Norwegian fuel company Haltbakk Bunkers announcing they will no longer deliver fuel to American military ships real? Here's what we know: Several screenshots of the post calling Friday's Trump - Zelenskyy mee
The Dispatch→ No, Hillary Clinton Did Not Say ‘We Can Use Someone Like Donald Trump as President’
The quote attributed to Clinton is entirely fabricated.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Who can get the measles and is the vaccine safe?
With ongoing measles outbreaks in the U.S., health experts are stressing the importance of vaccination. PolitiFact answered some common questions about the outbreaks and the related vaccine.
The Dispatch→ Did Canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline Kill 10,000 or More Jobs?
Users say President Biden’s decision to scrap the pipeline’s extension resulted in layoffs and firings.
PolitiFact→ Pete Buttigieg – Did Republicans propose increasing bank fees, as Buttigieg said? There’s more to the story
“I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees."
Full Fact→ Facebook hoax posts share old photos with claims women found ‘stabbed’ by canals in UK towns
The posts were shared in local community groups and used photos of hospitalised women alongside claims they were recently found in a ‘critical condition’.
The Dispatch→ Can Congress Finally Avoid Stop-Gap Spending Plans?
With a funding deadline approaching, Republicans seek to fund the government for a full year.
PolitiFact→ Patty Murray – Is Sen. Patty Murray right that Republican tax cuts are the biggest federal debt driver since 2001?
“The single biggest driver of our national debt since 2001 has been Republican tax cuts.”
The Dispatch→ Can Congress Extend Trump’s Tax Cuts Without Ballooning the Deficit?
Senate Republicans eye measuring the cuts’ impact in a novel way in order to make them permanent.
The Dispatch→ Sorting Out Claims That Americans Could Receive a $5,000 ‘DOGE Dividend’
Such a proposal is under consideration, but there are mitigating factors.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Article Claims The View Was ‘Officially Cancelled’ After Decades On Air — No Such Announcement Was Made
Was the TV show "The View" officially cancelled after decades on air, as a viral article claimed? No, that's not true: The story appears to have been written using AI and was published on an anonymously registered website that lists no ow
The Dispatch→ American Renaissance Man
A new book explores the non-political side of a conservative giant.
PolitiFact→ DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are the numbers coming from?
DOGE’s website says its estimated savings are $55 billion, but its “wall of receipts” lists savings of about $8.6 billion, 0.1% of last year’s federal budget. PolitiFact dug into what we know about the savings so far.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of Karoline Leavitt offering Americans a $4,800 subsidy because of DOGE is altered
Video shows White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying Americans can get $4,800 subsidy because Department of Government Efficiency cuts found “extra money.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 95% Of Canada’s Imports Do NOT Come From US; Actual Figure Is 62.2%
Does Canada get 95 percent of its imports from the United States? No, that's not true: According to Statistics Canada, the national statistical office, the U.S. was the source of 62.2 percent of Canada's total imports in 2024, not 95 perc
Internet Archive→ Pres. Trump Speaks at Republican Governors Dinner : CSPAN : February 20, 2025 7:32pm-8:14pm EST
[LIVE] President Trump delivers remarks at the Republican Governors Association Meeting dinner in Washington, DC. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption
The Dispatch→ Did South Africa Ban American Businesses and Halt Mineral Exports to the U.S.?
No, the South African government has enacted no such policy.
Health Feedback→ No evidence that measles prevents cancer or heart disease, can lead to long-term health problems instead
REVIEW In February 2025, an Instagram post claimed that getting measles provides “long term health benefits”. It was published by the account @the.holistic.mother, which has roughly 400,000 followers. The user behind the account, Kendra Needham,
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum didn’t say the U.S. should ‘stop electing’ criminals
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said, “I told President (Donald) Trump the best way to make rapists and criminals feel unwelcome in the U.S. is for their citizens to stop electing them.”
PolitiFact→ Susan Crawford – Candidate right that Wisconsin does not require judges to recuse because of past legal work
Wisconsin does not “require judges to automatically recuse just because they have done some kind of legal work in the past as a lawyer.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claims the NFL ‘canceled’ Elon Musk’s DOGE ads originated from satire account
“The NFL admits to canceling Elon's DOGE Super Bowl ads.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chlorine Dioxide Is Bleach-Like Chemical And Should NOT Be Ingested — Can Cause Life-Threatening Ailments
What is chlorine dioxide, and is it a safe and effective cure or treatment for multiple health ailments, including childhood autism and COVID-19 infection? No, that's not true: Chlorine dioxide is a gaseous chemical that makes a bleach-li
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada Did NOT Delete Its Foreign Aid Database — It Was Experiencing Technical Difficulties
Did Global Affairs Canada delete its foreign aid database? No, that's not true: The Canadian government's X account stated that no data was deleted and that it was only experiencing technical problems. The database was publicly available