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The Dispatch→ The Haunted Fiction of George Saunders
A new novel joins the writer’s oeuvre about the spiritual world.
The Dispatch→ Postliberalism: Flirting with Fascism | Interview: George Weigel
'I’m not getting the eugenic vibe.'
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence ‘Helen’, 91, Was Arrested And Jailed For Shoplifting Prescription Medicine For Her Ailing Husband George
Is the story true of a 91-year-old woman named Helen who was arrested and jailed in a hospital gown for shoplifting prescription medicine for her ailing husband? No, that's not true: There is no evidence or proof given to back up the deta
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→ Tell Me About Henry George | Interview: Mike Bird
The power of land.
Full Fact→ Video of George Freeman MP announcing defection to Reform UK is fake
A clip that appears to show Conservative MP George Freeman saying he is joining Reform UK isn’t real, and was likely made using artificial intelligence.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Erika Kirk, Turning Point USA Did NOT File $400 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against George Soros, As Of October 16, 2025
Did Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, or Turning Point USA file a $400 million lawsuit against investor and philanthropist George Soros over an alleged defamation campaign "to silence conservative voices and manipulate public perception"? No,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Tyler Robinson From St. George, Utah Who Donated Money To The Trump Campaign Was NOT The Charlie Kirk Shooter Suspect
Did Tyler Robinson, the man arrested for shooting Charlie Kirk in Utah, donate money to the Trump campaign in 2020? No, that's not true: Lead Stories spoke with the Tyler Robinson who owned the property that was listed as the address on t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence George Strait Signed $13.5 Million Deal With Netflix For TV Series As Of September 2, 2025 — It’s AI Slop
Did George Strait sign a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series about his journey to become a music legend as of September 2, 2025? No, that's not true: There is no evidence Strait signed a Netflix deal. The only source ma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meme About George Strait Saying Garth Brooks Had Been ‘Begging Country Stars To Help’ Originated On Satire Page
Did George Strait say Garth Brooks had been "begging country stars to help him get back into the world he tossed in the trash for wokeness"? No, that's not true: That quote originated on a satirical Facebook page. The owner of the page is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO ‘One Last Ride’ Tour Featuring Dolly, Reba, George Strait, Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson and Blake Shelton — AI Slop Trend Uses Fake Concert News For Engagement Farming
Did Dolly Parton, George Strait, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson and Blake Shelton announce a joint tour in 2026 called "One Last Ride" as several social media posts declared? No, that's not true: There is no mention of such
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Strait Did NOT ‘Drop Bombshell’ Rejecting A $500 Million Tesla Endorsement Deal From Elon Musk — Yet Another Celebrity Name Plugged Into A Fake Story
Did country music legend George Strait reject a $500 million deal from Elon Musk to endorse Tesla? No, that's not true: This is a fake story designed to get people to click on a link to a website. This identical fake story, with the same
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Strait Is NOT Suing ‘The View’ And Whoopi Goldberg In A $50 Million Lawsuit
Is George Strait suing television show "The View" and co-host Whoopi Goldberg for $50 million? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the country music icon has filed a lawsuit against the daytime talk show. Strait has never been
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Floyd Statue Was NOT Removed From National Mall Or Smithsonian Museum In Washington, D.C.
Was a George Floyd statue located at the National Mall or the "Smithsonian Institute" in Washington, D.C., dismantled and "put in storage"? No, that's not true: The rumor that resurfaced on the internet in August 2025 came from the self-d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George W. Bush Has NOT Declined Presidential Pension Benefits As Stated In Video — Baseless Rumor
Did former President George W. Bush refuse to accept the pension benefits for which he is eligible? No, that's not true: A 2016 report from the Congressional Research Service documents Bush accepted pension and benefits. At the time of th
News Facts Network→ Greene Urges Trump to Pardon George Santos Over Fraud Conviction
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is calling on Donald Trump to pardon former Rep. George... The post Greene Urges Trump to Pardon George Santos Over Fraud Conviction appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Strait Did NOT Announce $3.5 Million Donation to Help Texas Flood Recovery
Did the country music singer George Strait donate $3.5 million to help recovery efforts after devastating flooding in parts of Texas, in July 2025? No, that's not true: We found no corroboration for a blog post that was shared widely and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump’s Mobilization Of Military Does NOT Match The 1992 Los Angeles Mobilization By George H.W. Bush — California Gov. Did Not Request 2025 Action
Is Donald Trump's June 2025 mobilization of the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles just like President George H.W. Bush's 1992 decision to mobilize the National Guard during riots in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: In 1992, both
PolitiFact→ George Floyd did not die of a drug overdose. Why does misinformation about his death persist?
George Floyd was murdered. Why do some falsely say he ODed?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ketanji Brown Jackson Did NOT Take $2.1 Million Italian Vacation Home as Bribe From George Soros
Did Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accept a $2.1 million bribe from George Soros, in the form of a vacation home in Italy? No, that's not true: That rumor originated on the Dunning-Kruger Times, a website that describes its o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Man In SS Uniform Is NOT George Soros — It’s Oskar Gröning, A Corporal in Hitler’s Waffen SS At Auschwitz
Does a viral post of a man in a Nazi SS uniform document the young life of financier George Soros? No, that's not true: It's not Soros. Further, the meme and other similar posts about Soros provide no documentary evidence for the extraord
Full Fact→ When is St George’s Day?
As is traditional on 23 April, many are celebrating England’s patron saint today—but Christian churches have “transferred" the day to next Monday.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Meme Said George Floyd’s Family Listed $1,900 In Assets On Welfare Application Despite $50 Million Payout
Did the story that George Floyd's family listed "$1,900 in assets on a welfare application" despite receiving $50 million four years ago originate on an actual news site? No, that's not true:A meme making that claim originated on a Facebo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Floyd Statue Was NOT Removed From National Mall In DC — It’s In New Jersey
Was the George Floyd statue removed from the National Mall in Washington in February 2025? No, that's not true: The National Park Service told Lead Stories that it had never erected a statue of Floyd on the National Mall. The image used i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Reports Indicate George Stephanopoulos Is ‘Expected To Be Fired’ After Trump Settlement With ABC News — In Variety Or Any Other Trusted Outlet
Does reporting by the entertainment weekly "Variety" suggest that ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos is "expected to be fired" from the network after its settlement with President-elect Donald Trump? No, that's not true: ABC News told
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Clooney Did NOT Leave US Permanently For UK Because He ‘Can’t Take The Red Wave Anymore’
Did George Clooney leave the United States permanently for England after Donald Trump was elected president in 2024, with Clooney saying he "can't take the red wave anymore"? No, that's not true: This originated from SpaceX Fanclub, a Fac
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, former presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter didn’t pardon family members
Former presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter issued pardons to a son and brother, respectively.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush Did NOT Pardon Family Members
Did Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush pardon family members? No, that's not true: Neither former president pardoned a member of his family. While Carter's brother Billy and Bush's son Neil were involved in controversies during
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Brad Pitt, George Clooney Dancing To ‘YMCA’ — It Was ‘Smooth Operator’
Did a video show actors Brad Pitt and George Clooney "hit the Trump dance" to the song, "Y.M.C.A." by Village People? No, that's not true: "Y.M.C.A." was edited onto the video. The original audio has the two dancing to Sade's "Smooth Oper
FactCheck.org→ How Walz Responded to Riots in Minnesota After the Death of George Floyd
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. For years, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been criticized by some for his response to riots in his state after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020. That
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Tim Walz Enforcing ‘2020 COVID Lockdowns By Having Police Shoot Civilians With Paintball Guns’ — It Was Response To George Floyd Protests
Did a viral video authentically document enforcing COVID-19 lockdowns in Minnesota in 2020 on orders of Gov. Tim Walz? No, that's not true: The video showing law enforcement using what appear to be paintball guns was taken when state auth
Internet Archive→ This Week With George Stephanopoulos : KGO : August 12, 2024 12:00am-1:00am PDT
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), vice presidential candidate; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.); Charlamagne tha God; roundtable with Donna Brazile, Sarah Isgur and Marianna Sotomayor..This item belongs to: movies/TV-KGO.This item has files of the following types: C
Internet Archive→ This Week With George Stephanopoulos : KGO : July 29, 2024 12:00am-1:00am PDT
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D); Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D); New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R); roundtable with Donna Brazile, Marc Lotter, Asma Khalid and Laura Barrón-López..This item belongs to: movies/TV-KGO.This item has files of the followin
Full Fact→ Australia has not declared George Soros a ‘global terrorist’
A false social media post about the financier is circulating online again.
The Dispatch→ Remembering George Washington’s Legacy on Independence Day
He stands as a reminder of the importance of honesty and knowing when it’s time to leave the stage.
The Dispatch→ How George Floyd Changed American Education
"There's a pretty direct line from 2014 to 2020 to 2024."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Billionaire and philanthropist George Soros is still not a Nazi, despite online claims
“George Soros is a roaring, cold-blooded Nazi sociopath.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims That George Strait Dissed Beyoncé
A satirical post is being circulated as though it’s genuine.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims that George Soros is ‘paying student radicals’ involved in campus protests
Sharing a New York Post headline, social media users said George Soros paid campus protesters. Soros’ foundation gave grants to some groups involved in the protests, but the money and protesters had several degrees of separation.