Is a federal employee described as an "ICE agent" in social media posts now wanted by law enforcement for his involvement in a Chicago shooting? No, that's not true: No court records say that such an arrest warrant was issued. An attorney
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Full Fact→ No, the government hasn’t ordered ‘mandatory livestock reductions’ this month to cut emissions
Videos shared on social media falsely claim the government is forcing farmers to reduce the numbers of livestock from November.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Contradictions In ‘Pine Bluff Historical Museum Wax Figure’ Story — No Real Man Mummified
Did a wax figure at the "Pine Bluff Historical Museum" turn out to be a mummified real man who had been missing for years as a viral story claimed? No, that's not true: The story was written by "Muhammad Haseeb Ahmer" who first said it ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Timelapse Shows Zebrafish Nervous System Developing In Sixteen Hours — Not Human Embryo Spinal Cord
Does an often reposted viral video show a timelapse of "16 hours of spinal cord development" in a human embryo? No, that's not true: The video actually shows the development of the nervous system of a zebrafish as recorded by researchers
The Dispatch→ Dick Cheney: Statesman, Patriot, Principled Conservative
Reflections on the most consequential vice president in U.S. history.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Smiling Riot Policeman Pepper Spraying Woman With Shaved Head Is NOT Real — It’s From A ‘Sora’ Account That Features Text-To-Video AI Clips
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mount Everest Scenarios Are NOT Real — Videos Of Wise Sherpas, Demanding CEOs, Rich Executives, And Sisters Left For Dead All Show AI Generated Stereotypes
Does a real video show a rich executive trying to override a sherpa's decision to wait by paying him to keep going to the Everest summit? No, that's not true: A TikTok account has been posting AI-generated videos of stereotypical Everest
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Hyena Biting Woman’s Hand Through Open Car Window Is NOT Real — AI Made It
Is a video of a hyena biting a woman's hand through an open car window authentic? No, that's not true: The video was made by an artificial intelligence tool, according to an AI detection tool. Inconsistencies in the video, especially with
The Dispatch→ The Heritage Foundation’s New Foundation | Interview: Tim Chapman
Do people even care about limited government anymore?
The Dispatch→ The Great Unbundling of Humanity
Community connection has given way to faceless mobs.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Police Threatening To Arrest Man For Mowing Elderly Person’s Lawn For Free Is NOT Real
Is a video of police threatening to arrest a man who volunteered to clean up an elderly person's overgrown lawn for free real? No, that's not true: The opening segment of the video showing a police officer warning someone to step aside or
The Dispatch→ The Monthly Mailbag With Justin Colman
Our social media manager answers your questions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Black Woman ‘Robbing a White Woman Because Trump Cut Food Stamps on EBT’ — Video Shows 2022 Incident
Does a viral video show a black woman "robbing a white woman because Trump cut food stamps"? No, that's not true: The video was posted online three years before the 2025 government shutdown that threatened to delay or cut food subsidies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Germany Did NOT Designate Antifa A ‘Domestic Terror Group’
by Dean Miller and Nicholas Muller Did Germany designate Antifa a "Domestic Terror Group" in October of 2025, as a story on a U.S. website claims? No, that's not true: The headline on the website's story grossly exaggerates the website's
The Dispatch→ The Bogeyman
An irresistible, and potentially tricky, foil for the GOP.
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→ You Can’t Opt Out of Sam Altman’s Erotica
Even if he insists you can.
The Dispatch→ Man, Woman, or Gorilla | Ruminant
Shadows on Plato’s Wall
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Promotion Does NOT Show Young Woman Harmed By Energy Drinks — Hijacked TikTok Video Of Woman With Punctured Lung
Does a video clip show a young woman who had lung surgery because of energy drinks who will never be able to speak again? No, that's not true: The video footage was taken from another TikTok account where it was presented with no mention
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dapper Man Photographed Near Paris Louvre Is NOT A French Detective Working Case Of Stolen Crown Jewels — A Member Of The Public
The Dispatch→ Demolition Man
On the world’s most obvious metaphor.
The Dispatch→ Bad Man Smokes Weed Doctrine
A case with inconvenient facts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Impose Mandatory DNA Testing Before Discharge From Hospital Starting January 1, 2026
Did the U.S. approve a new law or a policy mandating that all hospital patients receive DNA testing before going home? No, that's not true: There are no actual news reports about such a policy or law. Answering Lead Stories' questions, a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Forwarded Message Is A Hoax — NOT An Official Warning From Snapchat Management
Did Snapchat management issue a warning to all users that there had been an update to the terms of use requiring users to forward a warning message to twenty people in two hours or their account would be deleted? No, that's not true: The
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: Fake Johnny Depp Quotes About Not Knowing Or Following Charlie Kirk Spread By Facebook Page Managed From Vietnam
Is a viral story about Johnny Depp saying "I don't know who that is" about Charlie Kirk and the reactions to it real? No, that's not true: The article, which also has Depp saying he doesn't follow "men who shout for a living", originated
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Manure Incident In New York City Carriage Ride Video Is NOT Real — AI-Generated Horse Pucky
Does a video show how a carriage ride in New York was ruined when the carriage horse blasted two ladies with several high-velocity streams of loose manure? No, that's not true: The video is not real. There are several AI flaws in the vide
PolitiFact→ Tricia McLaughlin – Viral video shows ICE activity in Hoffman Estates, not a 2024 Chicago ‘burglary arrest’
A video shows a “burglary arrest Chicago Police made over a year ago.”
Full Fact→ Photo of person taped to bin is performance art, and nothing to do with ‘Antifa’
An image has been shared online with misleading claims it shows an “Antifa member” taped to a bin by “patriots”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman With Passport From Nonexistent Country ‘Torenza’ Did NOT Arrive At JFK
Did a woman arrive from Tokyo, Japan, at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City with a passport of a nonexistent country named "Torenza", as viral videos and text posts claim? No, that's not true: The viral videos reused old footage. It
The Dispatch→ A Feminist Manifesto | Interview: Leah Libresco Sargeant
Women’s equal rights depend on advocating for women as women.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Delta Did NOT Remove Elderly Man From Flight For Wearing A MAGA Hat — Profane Word
Does a video show Delta Airlines removing an elderly man from a flight because he was wearing a MAGA hat? No, that's not true: The man was wearing a red hat that read "Build Back Better My Ass," not "Make America Great Again." The pilot,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Pregnant Woman Saying Her Doctor Told Her To Leave Texas Because Of A Possible Late Term Abortion Is NOT Authentic — Creator Calls It ‘Engage Bait’
Is a video of a pregnant woman saying her doctor told her to leave Texas to deliver her baby because of the state's abortion laws authentic? No, that's not true: The woman posted another video explaining that she is not pregnant and not f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elderly Woman Was NOT Really Shot With A T-Shirt Cannon At Close Range — The Video Was Made With AI
Did a man with a T-shirt cannon fire a prize directly at an elderly woman seated in the stands, knocking her over? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. It was created for a satirical Facebook page, Weaber Valley Speedway, whic
Full Fact→ Fake video of Emmanuel Macron claiming Donald Trump blocked his car in retaliation for recognising Palestine circulates online
There is no evidence the French President said this.
Full Fact→ How many major economic infrastructure project decisions have been taken under this government?
Full Fact looks at the promise made in the government’s Plan for Change for decisions to be made on at least 150 major economic infrastructure projects.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Black Bear Waking Man Napping On Porch Is NOT Real — It’s AI-Generated
Does an authentic video show the moment when a curious black bear climbed on a porch railing and woke a napping man? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. It has the watermark of Sora, an app from OpenAI which can generate vide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Man Tricked Into Opening Airplane Bathroom With Woman Inside — It’s A Skit
Does a viral video show a real moment when a man is tricked into opening an airplane bathroom door with a woman inside? No, that's not true: The video was made and posted by a skit-maker and content creator. He has posted videos that show
Full Fact→ Digital ID won’t be mandatory for ‘everyone in the UK’
The Liberal Democrats have claimed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said everyone in the UK will have to have digital ID, but that’s not the case.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kid Rock Did NOT Say Bad Bunny Is ‘A Man In A Dress’ Or Criticize Puerto Rican Rapper’s Selection As Super Bowl Halftime Act
Did Detroit singer Kid Rock call rapper Bad Bunny "a man in a dress" and criticize the NFL's selection of the Puerto Rican rapper for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show? No, that's not true: There's no public record of such a remark by Kid