A video shared with captions suggesting it shows Venezuelans ripping down a poster of Nicolás Maduro after he was seized by the United States is not recent, and actually dates back to 2024.
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The Dispatch→ Why the Government (Probably) Won’t Shut Down
Plus: Trump waffles on whether to strike Iran, Ugandans voted in the presidential elections, and Kyrsten Sinema was (allegedly) a very loving boss.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Waters Down Colorado’s Population Trend
In criticizing Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and vetoing a bill that would fund a water project in the state, President Donald Trump has claimed that people are leaving the state “in droves,” but that’s not what the available data show.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Shared By President Trump In ‘Eagles Going Down’ Post Is NOT An Eagle — It’s A European Red Kite
Does an image shared by President Trump in a Truth Social post that reads "Eagles going down!" show an American eagle killed by a wind turbine? No, that's not true: The photograph used to illustrate Trump's post is of a European red kite
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: JOKE Post Said Roblox Was Shutting Down On January 1st — NO Actual Announcement
Did the company behind the Roblox video game announce it is "shutting down on January 1st"? No, that's not true: A viral screenshot of such a message appeared on an account labeled "parody" on X. It did not come from the official company
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: Is Congress Heading Toward Another Government Shutdown?
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
Full Fact→ You won’t be fined for carrying uncovered hot drinks down the street
Videos circulating on social media claim a new rule coming into force in December will see people fined £30 for carrying uncovered hot drinks on main streets. But this isn’t true.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims about Border Patrol’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina
Border Patrol affecting NC traffic? Jails blocking access to inmates? Fact-checking claims about crackdown in NC
Full Fact→ New statistics code could herald crackdown on alarming inaccuracies
Ministers in successive governments have failed to correct errors. A new statistics code could help to end this trend. Here's how.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Is One Of A Series Of AI Clips Of Professors Having Meltdowns Over Student Use Of Turbo AI
Does a real video show a professor screaming at her students that using a product called Turbo AI is cheating, while rolling on the floor of a lecture hall, red-faced? No, that's not true: This video is one of more than a dozen identicall
The Dispatch→ The Fallout From USAID’s Shutdown
The Trump administration ended programs from malaria prevention to agricultural resilience projects worldwide.
The Dispatch→ The Stupidity of Shutdowns
The government isn’t the lifeblood of the nation.
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: 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
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: 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
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: 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
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Tariff Showdown
The president will not be attending Supreme Court oral arguments after all.
PolitiFact→ JB Pritzker – Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Trump ‘shut down the SNAP machines.’ There are no SNAP machines
The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.”
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: How much could the federal shutdown cost?
How much could the federal shutdown cost?
The Dispatch→ The Shutdown Drags On
Federal funds are drying up for military troops and food stamp recipients.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of TSA Agents Waving Passengers Through Unchecked Because Of Government Shutdown Is NOT Real
Does a viral video document that TSA employees stopped screening passengers at U.S. airports as a result of the October 2025 government shutdown? No, that's not true: The clip was generated by AI, and the video's early versions included a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Flight Logs Do NOT Show Man Who Anonymously Gave $130 Million To Pay Soldiers During Government Shutdown Flew On Jeffrey Epstein’s Lolita Express — Paul Mellon Died In 1999
Do flight logs show that the man who anonymously donated $130 million to pay American soldiers during the October 2025 U.S. government shutdown flew on Jeffrey Epstein's Lolita Express plane? No, that's not true: The flight log page cited
The Dispatch→ Down, and Then Out
The final days of Joe Biden’s campaign.
The Dispatch→ The Shutdown Matters, but Probably Not for the Reasons You Think
Behind the political theater lies a fundamentally broken Washington.
PolitiFact→ Food stamps: Facts to know as millions on SNAP face losing benefits during shutdown
Amid shutdown, fact-checking statements about food stamps
The Dispatch→ Assessing Mike Johnson’s Claims About Democrats and the Government Shutdown
The House speaker called out Democratic demands to reopen the government on social media.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From Another Week of the Government Shutdown
How Congress has abdicated its powers to the executive branch.
FactCheck.org→ WIC Becomes a Political Football in Shutdown
The Trump administration has said while the federal government is shut down, tariff revenue will be used to fund a key federal program that provides food aid and other services to nearly 7 million low-income women and young children. But as the shutdo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bad Bunny Was NOT Caught Sitting Down During National Anthem At Yankees Game — It Was God Bless America
Was Bad Bunny caught sitting down during the National Anthem at a New York Yankees game on October 8, 2025? No, that's not true: Videos circulating on social media show Bad Bunny seated during the last verse of "God Bless America," not th
The Dispatch→ Breaking Down the Trump Administration’s Higher Ed Compact
What the offer to trade preferential funding for cultural and operational reforms could mean for universities.
PolitiFact→ Live fact-checking Trump Cabinet meeting during shutdown, National Guard deployments
Live fact-checking Trump’s October Cabinet meeting
Full Fact→ The government hasn’t announced ‘one of the harshest crackdowns’ UK drivers have ever seen
A government spokesperson confirmed claims circulating on social media about driving rules are “untrue” and that no new “crackdown” has been announced.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chimp On Scooter Video Is NOT Real, Did NOT ‘Escape From Metro Zoo Downtown’ — AI Generated
Did a video from "Sky 8" really show a chimp on a scooter, on the run from police cars on a freeway and did this chimpanzee escape from "metro zoo" downtown? No, that's not true: The video of the Vespa-riding monkey bore the watermark of
PolitiFact→ Rick Scott – No, Democrats didn't shut down the government to fund ‘free abortions,’ as Rick Scott said
Democrats shut down the government because they want “health care for illegal aliens and funding for free abortions.”
AllSides→ Fact check: Healthcare for illegal immigrants and the government shutdown
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/3834141/fact-check-healthcare-illegal-immigrants-government-shutdown/
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: The Government Shutdown Begins
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
AllSides→ Lawmakers’ Health Care, Government Shutdown Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/10/lawmakers-health-care-government-shutdown-claims/ Democrats and Repub
FactCheck.org→ Lawmakers’ Health Care, Government Shutdown Claims
Democrats and Republicans have sparred over Democratic demands to address health care issues in a government funding bill, with the standoff leading to the first government shutdown since 2019. We’ll provide the facts on two talking points each side