Does a post about Mark Zuckerberg's supposed subpoena accurately reflect recent reporting on the Jeffrey Epstein front company, Butterfly Foundation, named in the Tehran files? No, that's not true: Media reports don't support that. Lead S
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PolitiFact→ Has the US government found 145,000 ‘lost’ migrant children? Fact-checking Kristi Noem
Fact-checking Kristi Noem on migrant children
PolitiFact→ James Fishback – Fact-checking Florida governor candidate James Fishback on AI data center water, energy use
Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Pictures Show Stevie Nicks And Other Celebrities With Their $80 Million Private Jets — Clickbait From Overseas
Do real photos show celebrities like Stevie Nicks, Bob Dylan, and Barry Manilow posed in front of their $80 million private jets? No, that's not true: A network of fake fan pages are publishing nearly identical copy/paste clickbait storie
PolitiFact→ US attacks in Iran prompt renewed push in Congress over war powers
Iran attacks prompt renewed push in Congress over war powers
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show U.S. Fighter Jets Involved In Real Dogfight Over Iran — It’s Game Video
Does a video show U.S. fighter jets in a real dogfight over Iran in the Feb. 28, 2026, conflict? No, that's not true: The clip from a video game was posted on a U.S. Army spoof account two days ahead of the conflict and has been circulati
Full Fact→ Prince William has not challenged Sadiq Khan over London’s priorities
Videos being shared on social media falsely claim that the Prince of Wales clashed with the Mayor of London saying that veterans and working class families were being pushed out of the city.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Republican Committee Published Fake AI Campaign Video Of Democratic Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger
Did Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger publish a campaign video where she promised, with a sinister smile, to never encroach on the Constitution and never take your guns? No, that's not true: This AI-generated video was published on X b
PolitiFact→ How much has Donald Trump reshaped the government’s portrayal of Black history?
How much has Trump reshaped the portrayal of Black history?
Full Fact→ Ed Miliband hasn’t resigned as Energy Secretary over ‘Mandelson-Epstein scandal’
Posts liked thousands of times on Facebook falsely claim Ed Miliband has resigned from the government.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Swift and Kelce Did NOT Announce On Livestream They Are Spending $250 Million To Uncover Truth In Giuffre Case — Foreign Clickbait
Did Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift announce on a livestream that they are spending $250 million to find the truth in the Virginia Giuffre case? No, that's not true: Neither the celebrity couple nor news organizations said anything about it
Full Fact→ Pictures showing Nigel Farage in hospital recovering from surgery are fake
Images which appear to show the Reform UK leader in bed in a hospital gown are not real.
FactCheck.org→ The Disagreement over Judicial and Administrative Warrants for ICE
One of the sticking points in the standoff between Democrats and Republicans over funding for the Department of Homeland Security has been the Trump administration’s expanded use of administrative warrants to forcibly enter people’s homes
Full Fact→ Has the government fulfilled its promise of ‘safer town centres’?
The government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee committed to creating “safer town centres” by cracking down on shoplifting, street theft and assaults against retail workers.
Full Fact→ Has the government’s ‘crackdown on anti-social behaviour’ been successful?
The government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee committed to tackling anti-social behaviour in local communities.
Full Fact→ Has the government introduced ‘clear performance standards’ for neighbourhood policing?
The government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee committed to introducing new training for officers and standards for professional excellence.
Full Fact→ Has the government achieved its commitment to restore ‘community-led policing’?
The government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee pledge a named, contactable officer for every local area, as well as up-to-date information about their priorities.
Full Fact→ Has the government achieved its pledge to ‘put police back on the beat’?
The government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee pledged to put a Neighbourhood Policing Team in every local area.
Full Fact→ Has the government delivered 13,000 additional neighbourhood police?
Labour has committed to delivering 13,000 additional neighbourhood police as part of its Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Oversells Recent U.S. Economic Growth
In the second and third quarters of 2025, the U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years. Those growth rates were not “numbers unheard of,” or figures the U.S. “never had” before, as President Donald Trump has claimed.
Full Fact→ Government publishes misleading information about the dangers of sunbeds
Its claim that “sunbeds are as dangerous as smoking” is based on the World Health Organisation classing both as cancer-causing hazards, but experts say smoking is much more likely to harm you.
Full Fact→ Six in ten young people fear false claims and AI content could mislead voters, as Government moves to lower the voting age
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Police-Recovered Footage Of Street At ‘Exact moment’ Savannah Guthrie’s mother disappeared" — AI Clip Spread Via Viet Spam
Does a viral video show security camera footage recovered by police that shows the exact moment Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy, disappeared? No, that's not true: The Pima County Sheriff, whose office is investigating the kidnapping, has
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Police-Recovered Footage Of Street At ‘Exact moment’ Savannah Guthrie’s mother disappeared" — AI Clip Spread Via Viet Spam
Does a viral video show security camera footage recovered by police that shows the exact moment Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy, disappeared? No, that's not true: The Pima County Sheriff, whose office is investigating the kidnapping, has
The Dispatch→ What’s the Over/Under on Sports Betting Reform? | Interview: David Sasaki
Plus: Are prediction markets skirting the rules?
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: Government Open for Now
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
PolitiFact→ Gretchen Whitmer – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said fewer families are living in poverty. Is that true?
Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor.
Full Fact→ How many more GPs has the government recruited?
The government claims it has put 3,000 GPs into general practice, but that figure is a headcount of the GPs recruited through a specific scheme. The overall net increase in full-time equivalent GPs is less.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Selective Comparison Overstates Trade Deficit Decline
Through President Donald Trump’s first full 10 months in office, the cumulative U.S. trade deficit in goods and services was down 3.9% from the same period in 2024. His claim that he has “slashed our trade deficit by 77%” appears to
The Dispatch→ Learning to Govern Ourselves | Interview: Ben and Jenna Storey
Hurrah for republican education!
PolitiFact→ Democratic fight over DHS funding could lead to government shutdown. How could it play out?
Democratic fight over DHS funding could lead to shutdown
PolitiFact→ What’s driving down US overdose deaths? Experts cite drug supply changes, increased naloxone
What's driving down US overdose deaths?
The Dispatch→ The States and Federal Government are Coequal | Interview: Matt Franck
Constitutional penumbra.
PolitiFact→ The CDC changed the childhood vaccine schedule. How will that affect families, insurance coverage?
What CDC vaccine schedule changes mean for vaccine access
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.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Business Looms Over Crypto Market Structure Bill
A bill to craft a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency reaches a key juncture as complications abound.
Full Fact→ Government research doesn’t prove screen time ‘damages’ toddlers’ speech
A study found a correlation between very high screen time and lower vocabulary in two-year-olds, but it didn’t say that one caused the other.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Of Beyoncé Announcing She Would Be Covering Expenses Of Renee Good’s Children Is NOT Real — No Such Announcement
Did singer Beyoncé Knowles announce she would be covering the expenses of Renee Good's children until they were adults? No, that's not true: The viral video apparently showing that was labeled as AI generated by the TikTok account that p
The Dispatch→ A Government of Lies | Solo
The regime is the Constitution.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Overhead Still Image Of ICE Agent Opening Fire On Renee Good In Minneapolis Is NOT Real
Does a viral still image actually show the moment an ICE agent fired at Minneapolis resident Renee Good? No, that's not true: The details of the scene don't match real eyewitness videos of the event. The image was first published by an ac