While its regional neighbors have prospered, the Islamic republic remains mired in outdated ideologies.
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The Dispatch→ Regime Change
‘Make Iran Great Again’?
News Facts Network→ Trump Hints at Regime Change in Iran After Nuclear Site Strikes
President Donald Trump floated the idea of “regime change” in Iran Sunday, days after ordering...
News Facts Network→ U.S. Says Iran Strikes Targeted Nuclear Program, Not Regime Change
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. strikes on Iran are not “open-ended” nor aimed...
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Woman Dancing in the Rain in Protest Against ‘Islamic Regime’
Did a widely-shared video show an Iranian woman dancing in the rain in June 2025, as a protest against that country's "Islamic regime"? No, that's not true: The clip showed Tamta Sabelashvili, a Georgian influencer and personal trainer wh
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Tariffs Regime Encounters Headwinds
Court orders in cases challenging the statutory basis of the import taxes deal the president’s trade agenda a setback.
The Dispatch→ China’s Crackdowns Belie Fears Within the Regime
Growing economic woes and social stagnation are driving increased repression.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Albanian PM Did NOT Call US, Soviet Union, Israel ‘Major Devils’ Himself — That Was Previous Albanian Regime’s World View
Did the Albanian prime minister describe the "three major devils in the world" as being the U.S., the Soviet Union and Israel while speaking in front of the U.S. secretary of state Anthony Blinken? No, that's not true: A video clip used i
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – The criminal prosecutions against Trump are not ‘just like the Cuban regime’
“Just like the Cuban regime, the Biden administration is trying to put their political opponents in jail, shutting down free speech.”
FactCheck.org→ Posts Push Unproven ‘Spike Protein Detoxification’ Regimen
SciCheck Digest Serious side effects after COVID-19 vaccination are rare, and there isn’t evidence people need to undergo a “spike protein detoxification” regimen after getting vaccinated, contrary to claims made online. Nor
The Dispatch→ Brittle Regimes
Animal Spirits or The House Republican Conference?
The Dispatch→ The Right Regime
A response to "conservatism never conserved anything"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. ‘Special Forces’ Did NOT Raid ‘Regime Warehouse Filled With Drug Shortage Meds Headed To Ukraine’
Did "United States Special Forces" raid a "regime warehouse filled with drug shortage" medicine headed to Ukraine? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories this article "is false." The article is also located on a we
Logically→ The Indian Army does not have a ’18 Horse regiment,’ authorities yet to reveal the identity of Bathinda shooter
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That 90-Day Diet Regimen Will Cure Cancer
Will a fast of water, coffee and tea followed by a diet of only vegetable juice and a ribeye steak cure cancer in 90 days? No, that's not true: Experts told Lead Stories that there is no scientific evidence that this specific regimen will
The Dispatch→ The Taliban’s Gender Apartheid Regime
Two decades of advances for women have disappeared in 13 months.The post The Taliban’s Gender Apartheid Regime appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Defy ‘Biden Regime,’ Did NOT Refuse To Deploy
Did the U.S. military defy President Joe Biden by refusing to deploy? No, that's not true: A duty officer at the Pentagon told Lead Stories, "There is no truth to this claim." Also, this claim was made on a self-described satirical websit
Truth or Fiction?→ Fox Host’s Visit Brings New Attention to Hungary’s ‘Illiberal’ Regime
A far right Fox News presenter’s appearance in Hungary — and photographed meeting with its authoritarian head of state — has brought new attention to that country’s descent into what one observer described as “soft fascism
AFP Fact Check→ New Zealand doctor makes misleading claims about the country’s PCR testing regime in widely shared YouTube video
A video showing a New Zealand-based doctor claiming the PCR testing method for the novel coronavirus does not “actually test for the virus” and is being used inappropriately has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook. The claims are mi
AFP Fact Check→ New Zealand doctor makes misleading claims about the country’s PCR testing regime in widely shared YouTube video
A video showing a New Zealand-based doctor claiming the PCR testing method for the novel coronavirus does not “actually test for the virus” and is being used inappropriately has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook. The claims are mi
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘This is the 54th Regiment’ Memorial Defaced ‘This Week’ Claim
In early June 2020, the following image circulated with the claim that either “Black Lives Matter” or “Antifa” had defaced the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial: At the top of the image was a graffitied monument difficult
PolitiFact→ Why Tulsi Gabbard calls the war in Syria a ‘regime change war’
Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard said during the recent Democratic debate that the United States is in Syria waging a "regime change war." President Donald Trump this month withdrew American troops from the Syrian border with Turkey, prom
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump Sons Detained at Canadian Airport Over Ties to Fascist Regime-Fiction!
Trump Sons Detained at Canadian Airport Over Ties to Fascist Regime-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: President Trump’s sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., were detained at a Canadian airport over ties to a fascist regime. The Truth: A fake news web
The Dispatch→ Tucker Versus MAGA
‘Regime change in Iran may look very bloody.’
FactCheck.org→ Iranian Nuclear Program Damaged, Not ‘Obliterated’ by U.S. Attack
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The bombing of three Iranian nuclear facilities on June 21 by American B-2 aircraft damaged the sites and set back Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, but didn’t complete
The Dispatch→ How Will Iran Respond?
Expect the regime to rely on proxies and focus on soft targets.
Full Fact→ Old Iran protest video shared with false claims it shows recent unrest
A 2017 video of protests in Iran is being shared on social media with misleading claims that it shows recent anti-regime unrest linked to the Israel-Iran conflict.
FactCheck.org→ Trump, Gabbard Comments on Iran Nuclear Capability
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. President Donald Trump and Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, appeared to be at odds over whether Iran was close to having a nuclear weapon, but Gabbard said the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Strike Happening During June 2025 Iran-Israel Conflict
Did a widely-shared video show a missile strike occurring during the June 2025 Iran-Israel conflict? No, that's not true: The footage predated that particular round of escalation. It had been online since 2024. The claim appeared in a pos
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Fight In ‘Bunker’ In Tel Aviv, Israel
Does a trending video on social media authentically capture a fight inside a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv, Israel? No, that's not true: What looked like a crowd pushing each other was a scene from another country, Georgia. It depicted the atm
The Dispatch→ Israel’s Endgame In Iran
Will there be regime change in Iran?
FactCheck.org→ Memorando de inteligencia socava el argumento migratorio de Trump
Traducido por El Tiempo Latino. Cuando el Washington Post informó a través de fuentes anónimas que una evaluación de inteligencia del gobierno concluyó que el gobierno venezolano no estaba dirigiendo la migración de miembros de la banda Tr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Air Graphic Claiming ‘Pakistan Strikes India’s Air Defense’
Did CNN broadcast a graphic touting Pakistan's supposed military success against India, including a caption that read "Pakistan Strikes India's Air Defense"? No, that's not true: A CNN spokesperson told Lead Stories it was a "fabricated i
FactCheck.org→ Intelligence Memo Undercuts Trump’s Immigration Argument
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. When the Washington Post reported via anonymous sources that a government intelligence assessment concluded the Venezuelan government was not directing the migration of members of t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video About Imminent May 6 Arrest Of French Right-Wing Leaders In Leaked WhatsApp Messages Has AI Audio — Not From Front Populaire
Was there a WhatsApp leak in France that revealed the imminent arrest on May 6, 2025 of right-wing politicians Marine Le Pen, Marion Maréchal, Sarah Knafo and Florian Philippot as reported in a video from the "FP+" channel ? No, that's n
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s 100th Day Spin
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. To commemorate his first 100 days in office this term, President Donald Trump gave a speech in Michigan and granted interviews to several news outlets. In our review of his remarks,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rand Paul Did NOT Say That ‘Trump Is A Tyrant’
Did Senator Rand Paul call U.S. President Donald Trump "a tyrant" while speaking in Congress on April 2, 2025? No, that's not true: As the full recording of the speech shows, Paul did not even use the word "tyrant" on that occasion. His s
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on the Alien Enemies Act and Tren de Aragua in the U.S.
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a District Court judge’s order blocking the use of an obscure 18th century law to summarily expel Venezuelan immi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Was NOT Caught ‘Laundering Money In The Cayman Islands’ In March 2025 — 2014 Reports About USAID Program In Cuba Did NOT Allege It Enriched Former President
Was former U.S. president Barack Obama caught "laundering money through the Cayman Islands" for private gain in March 2025, as a social media post claims? No, that's not true: The viral post misrepresented the words of a guest on the Joe
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