Did law enforcement find "rolls of cash" and drugs on Kilmar Abrego-Garcia upon his arrest, as was asserted by a representative of the Department of Homeland Security? That's not found in a court document detailing a 2019 police stop invo
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The Dispatch→ Gavin Newsom’s Pivot to Nowhere
The California governor’s curious messaging strategy ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run.
Full Fact→ There’s good information out there too… if you know how to find it!
The truth isn’t always buried deeply. As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, senior journalist Leo Benedictus shares some tips for finding fascinating and surprising information.
PolitiFact→ What is a recession, and is it tied to stock market declines? What to know after Trump’s tariffs
A stock market plunge doesn’t inevitably mean a recession is coming, but often it does. Here’s what happens in a recession, and the connections between recessions and stock market declines.
The Dispatch→ Big Government Now
Jefferson versus Hamilton forever.
Full Fact→ #FactsMatter. Now more than ever.
PolitiFact→ Anonymous X account shares falsehoods to Elon Musk, top US officials. What we know about 'Amuse'
An anonymous X account called “Amuse” shares false statements that Elon Musk amplifies to his millions of followers. It is followed by MAGA stars including Karoline Leavitt, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump Jr. Who is behind it?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Vogue Headline Claims Disney Blamed ‘Russian Troll Farms’ for ‘Snow White’ Opening Weekend — No Such Article
Did Vogue magazine publish an article on March 21, 2025, with the headline "Disney Confirms Russian Troll Farms At Heart of Bad Snow White Opening Weekend"? No, that's not true: a fake screenshot shared online was the result of digital ma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Is Not Proof Of A March 2025 Bear Blockade Of Yellowstone Park Roads — Park Was Still Snowed In
Did hundreds of bears block vehicle traffic into Yellowstone Park in March of 2025 by sitting, standing and lying down on the entry road, as was claimed on social media? No, that's not true: As of this writing, most Yellowstone Park roads
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Arlington Officials Say ‘African American’ Website Category Removed, Colin Powell Profile Reassigned — What We Know
Did Arlington National Cemetery remove Gen. Colin Powell's profile from the cemetery's website in March 2025? A spokesperson for the cemetery told Lead Stories that the cemetery had removed a category relating to African-American service
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Barron Trump Tweet Calls For National Cancer Institute DOGE Audit — Originated On Now Suspended Account
Did Barron Trump post a tweet on X about DOGE auditing the National Cancer Institute because they hadn't found a cure yet after 88+ years of research? No, that's not true: A viral screenshot of such a post appears to have originated on a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Says Venezuelan Soccer Player Jerce Reyes Barrios Was Deported To El Salvador Over Real Madrid Tattoo– What We Know
Was a man named Jerce Reyes Barrios, described as a soccer player from Venezuela on social media, deported from the U.S. to El Salvador? The story was reported by ABC News, citing the man's attorney. Filings in U.S. District Court for Was
PolitiFact→ Live: Trump wants to close the Education Department. Here's what to know.
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order that takes steps toward dismantling the Education Department. PolitiFact is reporting on his plans ahead of the 4 p.m. White House event.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Scientist Denied Entry To US Allegedly Due To Anti-Trump Messages On Phone Had National Lab Secrets On It According To DHS — What We Know
Was a French scientist denied entry to the U.S. in March 2025, due to the supposed discovery, on his phone, of messages critical of U.S. President Donald Trump? The story was first reported by French newspaper Le Monde and news service Ag
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claims Serbian Authorities Used Sound Cannon Against Protesters Causing Man To Die Of Heart Attack — What We Know So Far
Did Serbian authorities use a type of sonic weapon against protesters in Belgrade, causing a man to have a heart attack and later die? Here's what we know: The claim that authorities fired an acoustic weapon during a moment of silence at
The Dispatch→ Things Everyone Should Know About Trade Deficits
They don’t hurt jobs or growth, aren’t trade or economic scoreboards, and can’t be fixed by tariffs.
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Group Known As ‘Patriot Front’ Has Disbanded As Of March 7, 2025
Did the group known as the "Patriot Front" disband the day after Kash Patel started as FBI Director or shortly after Christopher Wray resigned from that position? No, that's not true: As of this writing, the group's website is still activ
The Dispatch→ Details Scant on Trump’s IVF Executive Order—for Now
A look at the range of actions the White House could take on in vitro fertilization.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Haltbakk Bunkers Facebook Post Saying They Would Stop Fueling American Warships — What We Know
Is a viral Facebook post from Norwegian fuel company Haltbakk Bunkers announcing they will no longer deliver fuel to American military ships real? Here's what we know: Several screenshots of the post calling Friday's Trump - Zelenskyy mee
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claims Gene Hackman And Wife Took Their Own Lives — What We Know So Far
Hollywood star Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead in their New Mexico home on February 26, 2025, and people are alleging that it was an "double suicide." Here is what we know: Oscar-winner Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their
Full Fact→ Is corridor care now the norm in hospitals?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Apple Acknowledges ‘Issue’ Shown In TikTok Video of iPhone Replacing ‘Racist’ With ‘Trump’ — Bug Is With ‘R’ Words
Does a TikTok video showing an iPhone replacing the word "racist" with "Trump" prove that Siri is anti-Trump? No, that's not true: Apple said it's fixing a speech recognition bug that sometimes briefly replaces words starting with "R", no
The Dispatch→ The Conservative Movement Is MAGA Now
Cats must fail.
Lead Stories→ Will the Philadelphia Eagles Visit the White House in 2025? What We Know So Far
Do the Super Bowl champion Philadephia Eagles intend to take part in a customary White House visit in 2025? The Trump administration indicated to Lead Stories that no invite had been sent to the team so far, but as of this writing, the fr
PolitiFact→ Trump froze out Project 2025 in his campaign. Now its blueprint is his health care playbook.
Funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health were presaged in Project 2025’s “Mandate for Leadership,” a conservative plan for governing that Trump said he knew nothing about during his campaign. Now, his administration has embraced it.
PolitiFact→ How does the US spend taxpayer money? What to know as DOGE, Elon Musk look for cuts
Billionaire Elon Musk said the DOGE team is working to find $1 trillion in federal spending cuts. The math will make that very hard. These charts show where the government’s hands are tied, and what’s left.
The Dispatch→ Are We the Baddies Now?
Zelensky, 'A dictator without elections'?
PolitiFact→ The White House exaggerated how sharply illegal immigration has dropped. Here’s what you should know
Illegal immigration at the U.S. southern border has decreased in the first weeks of President Donald Trump’s administration. But the White House misleadingly used data to inflate the drop. Here’s what you should know.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Facebook Post About Fired Park Ranger Brian Gibbs — What We Know So Far
Is the viral Facebook post from an Education Park Ranger named Brian Gibbs who says he was fired from the National Park Service on Valentine's Day legitimate? Here's what we know so far: After the Facebook post went viral, online comments
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Warren didn't say citizens don’t have the right to know what the government spends money on
Says U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said, “There is nothing in the Constitution that says ordinary citizens have a right to see what we spend our tax dollars on.”
The Dispatch→ How Edward Snowden’s Leaks Benefited China
The CCP shuffled its tech and infrastructure priorities following his disclosures.
FactCheck.org→ What to Know About Trump’s Executive Order on Wind Energy
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On his first day in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that attempts to slow the growth in the country’s wind generation capacity. The ord
Lead Stories→ American Eagle Flight 5342 Crash in Washington DC — What We Know So Far
American Airlines reported a Bombardier CRJ700 plane flying under their regional airline brand American Eagle was involved in an accident over the Potomac river while approaching Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time
The Dispatch→ Elon Musk ‘Truly Is Untouchable Right Now’
Despite some MAGA sniping, the entrepreneur continues to wield lots of influence.
PolitiFact→ School meals? Cancer trials? What we know about Trump’s federal funding freeze
The Trump administration caused confusion when it ordered federal agencies to temporarily pause all grants, loans and financial aid until officials decide whether they are consistent with the administration's policies. Here’s what we know.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Donald Trump didn’t dispatch federal disaster assistance to Ron DeSantis in snowy Florida
President Donald Trump declared “a state of emergency in Florida because of snow.”
Full Fact→ What we do (and don’t) know about ‘illegal migrant’ numbers
A Telegraph article claiming up to one in 12 people in London are “illegal migrants” has grabbed headlines. But estimating how many people are in the UK illegally is inherently difficult
PolitiFact→ What's an executive order? What to know as Donald Trump takes office again
From @19thnews: Donald Trump promised to release a flurry of executive actions soon after taking office. Here's what to know about executive orders and their limits.
PolitiFact→ Here’s what we know about L.A. fire department’s DEI efforts, which Republicans have attacked
Documents show diversity, inclusion and equity initiatives comprise a minuscule portion of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s budget, but Republicans on social media have blamed them for what they say is a flawed response to wildfires.