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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sam Bankman-Fried Did NOT Offer AOC Bitcoin To Fund 2028 Presidential Campaign
Did Sam Bankman-Fried write a post on X, offering Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez money in bitcoins to fund a 2028 presidential run? No, that's not true: As of this writing, there was no such post on his account. No credible media
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Is President Donald Trump right that drugs entering the US by sea have dropped by 97%?
After U.S. vessel strikes in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, “drugs entering our country by sea are down 97%.”
Full Fact→ Viral quote misattributed to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum recirculates
We can find no evidence that President Sheinbaum warned US President Donald Trump that America will “beg us” to tear down a wall between the two countries.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show President Trump Kissing Nicki Minaj
Is this a real video of President Donald Trump kissing Nicki Minaj? No, that's not true: The black-and-white "security camera" footage purporting to show them kissing exhibits clear signs of AI manipulation, including unnatural facial ble
The Dispatch→ Happy Birthday, President Washington!
Plus: DHS goes into a shutdown, a new BLS report finds inflation is at 2.4 percent, and Jason Statham will play Jason Statham in ‘Jason Statham Stole My Bike.’
The Dispatch→ A Former President Prepares for a Grilling
While ex-chief executives have testified before Congress, the House Oversight Committee used hardball tactics against Bill Clinton.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Immediate Speculation on Shootings Bucks Presidential Norms
President Donald Trump wasted no time in responding to the deaths of two U.S. citizens this month during protests against an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Trump and other top administration officials made inaccurate or unsupported statements w
The Dispatch→ Assessing President Trump’s Plan to Lower Health Care Costs
Rising health costs have deep roots and can’t be fixed with superficial changes.
The Dispatch→ Year One of the Crypto President
Plus: The Supreme Court hears arguments in the Lisa Cook firing case, whistleblowers leak internal ICE memo, and Patagonia goes after a drag queen.
The Dispatch→ The President’s Man at the FHFA
A Trump ally’s campaign against the Fed seems to be backfiring.
PolitiFact→ Is the War Powers Resolution unconstitutional, as President Donald Trump says?
Is the War Powers Resolution unconstitutional, as Trump says?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical California ‘Rep. Jack Kimble’ Post About Other Countries Considering Invading U.S. Over Corrupt President Is NOT Real
Did Republican representative Jack Kimble make a post about other countries potentially invading the U.S. "if we ever had" a "highly corrupt leader" as President? No, that's not true: The post was satire from an account on X that pretends
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Shared By President Trump In ‘Eagles Going Down’ Post Is NOT An Eagle — It’s A European Red Kite
Does an image shared by President Trump in a Truth Social post that reads "Eagles going down!" show an American eagle killed by a wind turbine? No, that's not true: The photograph used to illustrate Trump's post is of a European red kite
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Windmills Are NOT Killing ‘All Of Our Beautiful Bald Eagles’ As Claimed By President Trump — Post Shows Israeli Falcon
Are windmills -- also known as wind turbines -- killing all of the bald eagles in the United States, as President Donald Trump claimed in a Truth Social post? No, that's not true: Studies estimate the number of eagles killed by wind turbi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DoJ DENIES Epstein Letter To Larry Nassar Mentioning ‘Our President’ Is Real
Is the letter in which convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein told another convicted sex offender, Larry Nassar, that "our president shares our love of young, nubile girls" real? No, that's not true: The Department of Justice, which publi
PolitiFact→ X posts – These images of shirtless President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein with young women aren’t real
Images from Jeffrey Epstein “archives” show President Donald Trump and Epstein with young women.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump’s plaques for past presidents include falsehoods
Trump’s presidential plaques include falsehoods
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: President Trump’s speech on inflation, wages, military dividend
Fact-check: Trump speech on economy, military dividends
The Dispatch→ Chile Elects Right-Wing President
Rising gang violence and immigration concerns drove Chilean voters to elect the right-wing candidate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump’s Symbolic Pardon Does NOT Mean Tina Peters Is Fully Pardoned — POTUS Has No Power Over State Prisoner
Has Tina Peters been "fully pardoned" by Donald Trump, wiping out her prison sentence for giving unauthorized access to Mesa County, Colorado, voting machines in 2021, when she was county clerk? No, that's not true: Trump's "pardon" of Pe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Showing President Trump Using Walker Is NOT Real — Gemini AI Made It
Is a photo showing President Donald Trump using a walker to assist him real? No, that's not true: The image has the SynthID watermark that indicates it was created by Google's AI tool, according to an analysis by Google's Gemini chatbot.
The Dispatch→ Court Seems Likely To Side With Trump on President’s Power To Fire FTC Commissioner
The case could have sweeping ramifications for presidential power over independent agencies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence CNBC’s Megan Cassella Told President Trump He Is ‘Not God’ During Press Briefing — She Is On Maternity Leave
Did CNBC correspondent Megan Cassella tell President Trump "Sir, you are the president, not God" during a press briefing? There is no evidence for that: No news articles make any mention of the quote and neither does CNBC's own website. A
AllSides→ Examining Trump’s Pardon of Former Honduran President Convicted of Trafficking Drugs to U.S.
Examining Trump's Pardon of Former Honduran President Convicted of Trafficking Drugs to U.S. jbhicks Fri, 12/05/2025 - 08:01 Read more about Examining Trump's Pardon of Former Honduran President Convicted of Trafficking Drugs to U.S.
The Dispatch→ Will Vice President J.D. Vance Have a 2028 Primary Challenger?
There’s a lot more riding on the 2026 midterm elections than the GOP’s congressional majorities.
FactCheck.org→ Examining Trump’s Pardon of Former Honduran President Convicted of Trafficking Drugs to U.S.
President Donald Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, on Dec. 1, claiming without evidence that his prosecution had been a “setup” by the Biden administration and that Hernández was targeted because he
PolitiFact→ Trump’s pardon comments omit why former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was prosecuted
What Trump omitted about ex-Honduran president’s pardon
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pete Buttigieg Did NOT Stand At A ‘Town Hall’ Podium With Biden And Announce ‘I’m Running For President’ — AI-Generated Post Is Part Of Vietnam-Based Scam System
Did Pete Buttigieg stand at the podium at a public town hall meeting with Joe Biden joining by live feed, and announce he's running for President in 2028? No, that's not true: At the time the rumor was posted, no news outlets had carried
PolitiFact→ JD Vance – Vice President JD Vance misleads on immigrants’ role in US housing crisis
Housing is expensive “because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants” and because of a housing shortage.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Recordings Of President Trump Ranting He Would Start A War Or Let The Country Starve To Avoid Releasing The Epstein Files Are NOT Real — AI Audio
Are recordings of purported calls of President Trump ranting that he would start a war or let the country starve to avoid releasing the Epstein files real? No, that's not true: The earliest versions of social media posts with two purporte
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump DID Tell A Female Reporter ‘Quiet, Piggy’ When She Asked A Question About Epstein Files
Did President Trump say "Quiet, piggy" to a female reporter when she asked if there might be incriminating evidence about him in the Epstein files? Yes, that's true: Trump pointed at Bloomberg's White House correspondent Catherine Lucey a
The Dispatch→ The Fractured Right Should Learn From a Pope and a President
Coalescing around common loves is the only way forward.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President Donald Trump is wrong that tariff revenues have slashed US deficit by 25%
“My tariffs … are helping to slash the deficit this year by more than 25%.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President Donald Trump misleads about Walmart Thanksgiving dinner price comparison
Walmart’s 2025 package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients shows a “25% reduction in costs for Thanksgiving between (President Joe) Biden and me.”
The Dispatch→ A Tale of Two Presidents
How new—and old—construction in Chicago shows our bad political choices.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Ask Transportation And Commerce Departments To Introduce 15-Year Car Loans — It’s A Joke
Did President Trump ask the Transportation and Commerce departments to introduce 15-year car loans as a way to make vehicle ownership for all a reality? No, that's not true: A meme making the claim is apparently satire inspired by Trump's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Marine Pushing President Trump Up Marine One Helicopter Steps Is NOT Real — AI-Generated Satire
Is a video showing a U.S. Marine pushing President Donald Trump up the steps into the Marine One helicopter real? No, that's not true: A full version of the video shows the president's pants splitting, exposing a large hole in his underwe
The Dispatch→ And the Next President of Heritage Is … | Live From Grand Rapids
A conversation with Mr. Whiskers and co.
The Dispatch→ A Disgraced President and America’s Pastime
How Richard Nixon headed off an umpires’ strike 40 years ago.