Did a man named "Arnold Bushman" light himself on fire to protest "Disney making the little mermaid black"? No, that's not true: A tweet from October 2024 with that claim was screenshotted and went viral again in early 2025. However the i
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The Dispatch→ MoMA Goes to Hell
Consciously or not, modern art is considering the afterlife.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clip Does NOT Prove Someone Yelled ‘Kill That Vice’ At J.D. Vance Attending Concert At Kennedy Center
Does a viral video prove that someone in the audience at a Kennedy Center concert yelled "Kill that Vice!" at U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance as he entered the concert hall? No, that's not true: The sentence in question is not clearly audi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Posts About ‘Amy Sharp’ And Baby ‘Courtney Chatfield’ Are Part Of Social Media Scam
Is there a legitimate warning circulating about a girl named "Amy Sharp" allegedly on the run and charged with the murder of a baby named "Courtney Chatfield"? No, that's not true: Despite what viral social media posts say, the girl is no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce That He Has Acquired MSNBC For $900 Million To Put An End To Toxic Programming
Did Elon Musk announce that he has acquired MSNBC for $900 million to "put an end to toxic programming?" No, that's not true: A search of Musk's X account did not show this announcement from him on the days leading up to publication of th
Full Fact→ Photo of Zelenskyy wearing a suit when meeting WEF leader predates Ukraine war
A Facebook post suggests the Ukrainian president recently wore a suit to meet with the World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab amid criticism over him not wearing one to meet President Trump.
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England, not the NHS itself
The quango that makes decisions about the NHS in England has been abolished, but the NHS still exists.
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England, not the NHS itself
The quango that makes decisions about the NHS in England has been abolished, but the NHS still exists.
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England, not the NHS itself
The quango that makes decisions about the NHS in England has been abolished, but the NHS still exists.
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Altered Image Of Michelle Obama Swapped Her Face With That Of Her Brother Craig Robinson
Does a social media post stating "Never seen anyone fall off harder" show how Michelle Obama looks in March 2025? No, that's not true: The image in the viral social media post has been edited. The altered promotional Image for "IMO," a po
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE Did NOT Find Michelle Obama Has Been Receiving a Monthly $122,000 Payment from the GSA Since 2009
Did DOGE discover that the General Services Administration has been paying Michelle Obama $122,000 per month since 2009? No, that's not true: The story originated on a website named "The Dunning-Kruger Times" which has a clear disclaimer
PolitiFact→ Brad Schimel – No evidence that eliminating school choice is on Susan Crawford’s agenda
“Eliminate school choice” is on Susan Crawford’s agenda.
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk claims ‘massive' Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste?
Elon Musk said the key to saving Social Security is tackling fraud. But Musk cites high-end government estimates, and fraud is not the key driver behind the program’s dire financial outlook.
Full Fact→ A compilation video of Zelenskyy dancing includes clips that aren’t of him
One clip shows an Argentinian dancer while another has been edited using Artificial Intelligence.
Full Fact→ Social media posts confuse Germany’s 2024 EU election results with recent federal election
Although there are similarities between the overall results of the two elections, there are some important differences, such as the area boundaries and the performance of certain parties.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Posts About ‘Totten Skylar Rose’ And Baby ‘Courtney Chatfield’ Are Part Of Social Media Scam
Is there a legitimate warning circulating about a girl named "Totten Skylar Rose" allegedly on the run and charged with the murder of a baby named "Courtney Chatfield"? No, that's not true: Despite what viral social media posts say, the g
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→ Elon Musk, the GOP Base, and the Ties That Bind
Why the tech titan is not like other Trump allies with short political shelf lives.
The Dispatch→ The Tariff (Egg) Shell Game
Economic protectionism won’t reverse the rising price of eggs.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Image of weeping first lady Melania Trump is AI-generated
Photo shows first lady Melania Trump crying.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Trump didn’t say he became president because of the 2024 election was ‘rigged’
Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Audio of BBC reporter making snide comment about the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting is fake
Audio shows a BBC reporter making a vulgar comment about an Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plane That Crashed In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Was NOT A ‘Modified Cessna Golden Eagle’ Registered To Little-Known ‘Echelon Air Logistics’
Was the plane that crashed in the parking lot of a retirement facility near the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Airport a "modified Cessna Golden Eagle" registered to a "shell company in Delaware" named Echelon Air Logistics? No, that's not true
Full Fact→ Viral clip shows Israeli tanks in the West Bank, not Syria
The clip has been shared with the incorrect claim it shows Israeli forces advancing into Syrian territory.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Wildfires weren’t deliberately set to make way for Myrtle Beach’s smart city plans
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, area fires were intentional to build a “smart city.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Admit The 2024 Election Was Rigged So He Could Be President Again
Did Donald Trump admit in an Oval Office ceremony on March 7, 2025, that the 2024 election was rigged so that he could become president again? No, that's not true: President Trump was claiming the 2020 presidential election won by Joe Bid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet ‘The USA Needs To Hold An Election. Trump Would Lose By A Landslide’ — Fake Screenshot
Did Elon Musk tweet "The USA needs to hold an election. Trump would lose by a landslide." on March 7, 2025? No, that's not true: The post in question does not appear on Musk's X account and it was not indexed by Google. A viral screenshot
Internet Archive→ President Trump Delivers Remarks from Oval Office : CSPAN : March 7, 2025 8:40pm-9:17pm EST
President Trump delivered remarks from the Oval Office on the jobs report and the economy. He also took questions from the press on various topics including tariffs, hostages in Gaza, and a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine....This item belongs to:
The Dispatch→ A Unified Field Theory of Trump
This will not end well.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Nancy Pelosi didn’t get $14 million in USAID funding for “experimental farming” at her vineyard
U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s vineyard received $14 million in U.S. Agency for International Development funds for “experimental farming.”
Full Fact→ Downing Street video doesn’t show Volodymyr Zelenskyy using expletive to refer to Donald Trump
A clip being widely shared online, which appears to be a news report covering a moment where the Ukrainian president swore when asked about President Donald Trump, is fake.
Full Fact→ Zelenskyy did not say the US will have to send their sons and daughters to fight in Ukraine
A clip being shared on social media showing Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussing a hypothetical situation in which Russia invades NATO member countries has been taken out of context.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Jasmine Crockett Misquoted Statistic About White Supremacists Doing ‘80% Of Most Violent Crime’ — Was About Extremist-Related Murders
Did Representative Jasmine Crockett "completely fabricate" the statistic that "80% of the most violent crime are by white supremacists" as a viral post said? No, that's not entirely true: Crockett appears to have badly misquoted a statist
Full Fact→ Video appearing to show BBC reporter caught on hot mic after Zelenskyy-Trump meeting has been edited
The clip appears to show the BBC’s Ukraine correspondent joking about the meeting while his mic was still switched on—but the audio has been faked.
The Dispatch→ Foreigners Have Feelings Too
Do nationalists understand that other countries’ citizens also feel national pride?
PolitiFact→ Larry Kudlow – Is Elon Musk’s DOGE 'very popular'? That’s not what the polls say
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is “polling very well. It’s very popular.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Elizabeth Warren Has A Net Worth Of $67 Million As Of March 2025
Does Elizabeth Warren have a net worth of $67 million as of March 2025? No, that's not true: The Massachusetts senator is estimated to be worth between $7 and $12 million. There is no evidence that supports her being worth $67 million, ev
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zelenskyy Did NOT Buy French Bank Milleis Via Maltex In February 2025
Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy buy the French bank Milleis in February 2025 using the offshore company Maltex? No, that's not true: No credible media organization reported this story, as of March 6, 2025. A viral video purpor