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
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The Dispatch→ The Stupidity of Shutdowns
The government isn’t the lifeblood of the nation.
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”
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.
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
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
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.
The Dispatch→ The Shutdown Is Over
After 43 days of a government shutdown, Democrats are left with political ammunition but few concrete policy wins.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Some Bridge Photos Circulating Do NOT Show The Hongqi Bridge That Collapsed In Southwest China Nov. 11, 2025
Do all the collapsed bridge photos on social media really show the Nov. 11, 2025 collapse of the Hongqi bridge in southwest China? No, that's not true: The new Hongqi bridge did collapse, one day after it was closed to traffic due to the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Does NOT Show Real Moment London Bus Jumped The Gap As Tower Bridge Drawbridge Opened
Does a real photo show the moment in 1952 that a double-decker bus jumped the widening gap of the Tower Bridge drawbridge sections as it was opened to let river traffic through? No, that's not true: While a quick-thinking driver of the Lo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Real Walmart Employee Arrested For Giving Milk To A Baby — Sora AI Logo Seen In Footage
Does a video show a real Walmart employee getting arrested for giving milk to a baby? No, that's not true: The video is AI generated, as indicated by the brief flicker of the watermark from AI-generating app Sora on screen. As is often th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Perform ‘Live Takedown’ Of Trump On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Show — No Such Episode Or Video Exists As Of November 12, 2025
Was former first lady Michelle Obama videotaped executing a barbed takedown of Donald Trump on the 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' show in the fall of 2025? No, that's not true: As of November 12, 2025, no such video recording existed. Michelle Obam
FactCheck.org→ Addressing Trump’s Claims About the Pardon of Binance Founder
In defending his Oct. 23 pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, President Donald Trump claimed that Zhao was the victim of a Biden administration “witch hunt.” The billionaire executive known as “CZ” pleaded guilty to a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Daniel Reed’ In Los Angeles Saving ‘Jessica Moore’ From A Speeding Car — Video From 2020 Cincinnati Incident Mis-Labeled
Did the Los Angeles Police Department charge "Daniel Reed" for sexual harassment for grabbing "Jessica Moore" to pull her back from the path of a speeding car? No, that's not true: The video showing a man grabbing a woman before she is hi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A Real Tsingtao Beer-Filled Puffer Parka With A Straw — Physics and AI Glitches Debunk The Image
Does a real photo show a puffer parka filled with beer that can be sipped via a straw in the Tsingtao-labelled jacket's collar? No, that's not true: A major U.S. distributor of the popular Chinese beer brand told Lead Stories they have se
The Dispatch→ Do Billionaires Really Pay No Taxes?
The notion that the ultrawealthy are subject to lower tax rates is a myth that won’t die.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Reading ‘State Your Name’ Was NOT A Gaffe While Swearing In U.S. Military Enlistees — It’s How It’s Done
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Is Obama getting royalties from Obamacare? No, Trump’s DOGE claim originated from satire
“DOGE halts yearly payment of $2.5 million to Barack Obama for ‘royalties linked to Obamacare.’”
The Dispatch→ Don’t Blame Immigrants for Mamdani’s Win
Debunking claims that immigrant support propelled the new mayor to victory.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Did NOT Say Pilots Don’t Need Air Traffic Controllers And Should ‘Suck It Up And Go With Their Gut Feelings’
Did U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy say in a Fox News interview in November 2025 that "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings"? No, that's not true: There
The Dispatch→ Why the Kanye Documentary Flopped
Such a controversial subject requires telling, not just showing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Children Practicing Muslim Prayer In Classroom Does NOT Show Scene From Real Life
Does real CCTV footage capture schoolchildren kneeling on prayer mats and repeating the Muslim declaration of faith, "Allahu Akbar", as viral social media posts claim? No, that's not true: The low-quality clip seemed to have been distorte
PolitiFact→ X posts – Novo Nordisk's Gordon Findlay didn't faint Nov. 6, 2025, in the Oval Office. He wasn't even there
“RFK Jr. flees the scene after Novo Nordisk Executive Gordon Findlay collapsed in the Oval Office.”
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccines do not contain ‘cancer-causing’ SV40 monkey virus
A video shared over 9,000 times on Facebook makes a misleading claim about the presence of SV40 in Pfizer vaccines.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: American Airlines Did NOT Announce An Immediate Shutdown — An Alaskan Charter Service Did
Did American Airlines announce on November 4, 2025 that it would immediately shutdown and cancel flights after 66 years of service? No, that's not true: A news headline reading "American airline abruptly confirms immediate total shutdown"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: $2.8M Statues NOT Underway For Dolly, George Strait, The Boss, Shania, AOC, Jimmy Page, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Bill Clinton And Other Celebrities — The Posts Are AI Stan Bait
Is there a rising number of $2.8 million statues erected or underway to honor people like Dolly Parton, George Strait, Bruce Springsteen, Bill Clinton, Shania Twain, Jimmy Page, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Waltz King André Rieu, and o
The Dispatch→ Doing the Work in Front of You
Dick Cheney’s career was built on a simple philosophy: substance over spotlight.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Story Of ‘Judge Harrison’ Presiding Over Adoption Of 14-Year-Old ‘David’ Is Clickbait — It Is AI-Generated
Did "Judge Harrison" surprise a 14-year-old named David by telling him that the court proceeding was not just another foster care placement, but that he was going to be adopted by a "Mr. and Mrs. Gable"? No, that's not true: This is a mad
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – White House evidence doesn’t prove Trump statement that California “rigged” election
Voting in California is “rigged.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sora Videos Of Ukrainian Soldiers Surrendering In Pokrovsk Do NOT Show Real-Life Events
Did viral videos document that Ukrainian soldiers started to surrender en masse in Pokrovsk, as of November 5, 2025? No, that's not true: The clips showed a watermark of a generative AI tool. As of this writing, Ukraine denied that its so
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Donald Trump Dismissed A Secret Service Food Tester After Incident At Restaurant In Washington DC
Did Donald Trump dismiss a longtime Secret Service food tester after JD Vance saw the agent sprinkle an unidentified spice on the President's meal when they were dining out in DC? No, that's not true: There is no evidence supporting this
Full Fact→ Grok and Google Lens AI overviews claim fake imagery shows Huntingdon train attack
Grok told users one AI-generated image “appears to be a genuine photo”, while a Google Lens AI overview linked a video which does not show real footage of the incident to Saturday’s stabbings.
The Dispatch→ What Can Mamdani Actually Do As Mayor?
New York City’s new mayor has a bold agenda. But does he have the power to implement it?
The Dispatch→ Do Americans Love Socialism? Or Do They Just Hate the Status Quo?
Don’t read too much into issue polling. Or even Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral victory.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Food Bazaar Supermarket In North Bergen NJ Did NOT Close Store And Keep Security Gates Down Since SNAP Payments Were Cut Off On Nov. 1
Has a New Jersey supermarket shuttered its windows ever since Nov. 1, 2025 when SNAP payments were cut off? No, that's not true: The store had not, at the time this was written, closed because of a delay in the dispersal of SNAP benefits
PolitiFact→ How do you get rid of the filibuster? Trump has called for an end, but it wouldn’t be easy
The federal shutdown and the Senate filibuster: What to know
Full Fact→ Footage does not show a robot dog ‘patrolling a migrant hotel’
A video on social media which appears to show a robot dog guarding a ‘migrant hotel’ was actually filmed at a historic building housing a religious group in Crewe.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Tariff Showdown
The president will not be attending Supreme Court oral arguments after all.