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The Dispatch→ TikTok Sues U.S. Government Over Divestment Law
The court will weigh First Amendment rights against national security concerns.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – U.S. swimming team didn’t threaten to quit over Lia Thomas
“The US Women's team has made it clear that they will resign immediately if the Olympic Committee allows Lia Thomas to try out.”
PolitiFact→ U.S. presidents can’t cancel or postpone federal elections
Commentator Keith Rose floated a scenario of a U.S. president canceling or postponing elections. Only Congress can change a presidential election’s date.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Harvard Protesters ‘Replaced’ U.S. Flag With Palestinian Flag — U.S. Flag Was Not Flying At The Time
Does a video show pro-Palestinian protesters at Harvard University replacing the U.S. flag with a Palestinian flag at a university building? No, that's not true: The Palestinian flags were raised when U.S. flags were not flying at the bui
FactCheck.org→ Threads Post Distorts Trump’s Remarks on Iron Dome for U.S.
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take At a campaign rally in Michigan, former President Donald Trump promised to build an Iron Dome missile defense system for the U.S. that would serve as “a shield a
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the U.S. military isn’t bracing for deep state cabal protests
As of April 24, “there was active military in 360 U.S. cities awaiting a Supreme Court announcement ‘that will rock the world’ and trigger cabal deep state planned protests.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Marines Did NOT Block FEMA From Tornado Relief In Omaha
Did U.S. Marines forcibly block the Federal Emergency Management Agency from providing tornado relief in Omaha, Nebraska, in April 2024? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. It originall
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez didn’t say the moon is more important than the sun
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, “The moon is more important than the sun as the moon gives us light at night when it is dark out. The sun only gives us light during the day when it is already light out.”
PolitiFact→ DeSantis said public schools were religious when U.S. began. Is he right?
Education historians said the notion that the founders intended for a religion-based public schooling system is an increasingly common misconception. The reality isn’t so simple, they said.
The Dispatch→ U.S. Losing Foothold in Northwestern Africa
‘What’s happening in the Sahel is really an overlap of counterterrorism and Great Power competition.’
PolitiFact→ Are there really Chinese sleeper cells operating in the U.S.?
Is the Chinese Communist Party operating “sleeper cells” on American soil? That’s what Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., said in a recent social media post. Whether she’s right depends on how you define “sleeper cell.”
The Dispatch→ Claims About China Buying U.S. Farmland Ignore Important Context
It’s true that Chinese investors own about 380,000 acres in the U.S., but other foreign investors own much more land.
The Dispatch→ Iran’s Attack on Israel Coalesces U.S. Allies
Will the Islamic Republic’s aerial assault help forge an anti-Iran coalition?
PolitiFact→ Lisa Subeck – It’s true: The U.S. is an outlier on paid parental leave
“The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs.”
The Dispatch→ U.S.-Japan Summit Addresses Chinese Threat in the Indo-Pacific
Biden continues to build coalitions of the willing in Asia.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden largely right about high level of U.S. support for Roe
“Support for Roe is higher today in America than it has ever been."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the FBI did not say Venezuela sent its prison population to the U.S.
The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S.
The Dispatch→ No, the Transgender Pride Flag Cannot Be Made Compliant With U.S. Code
It does matter where the stars go and which colors are used.
The Dispatch→ The ISIS Attack on Moscow Should Be a Wake-Up Call to the U.S.
There are steps we can take now to thwart potential terrorist attacks.
PolitiFact→ Brad Holyman-Sigal – How many birds die in building strikes in New York City and the U.S.?
“Nearly a quarter million birds in New York City, and more than one billion across the country, die each year from collisions with buildings.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ FACT FOCUS: Tyson Foods isn’t hiring workers who came to the U.S. illegally. Boycott calls persist
Conservative influencers and politicians are calling for a boycott of Tyson Foods after false claims spread online saying the multinational meat producer is planning to hire 52,000 people who came to the U.S. illegally.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Call For Prince Harry ‘To Leave The U.S.’
Did Donald Trump demand on March 19, 2024, that Prince Harry leave the United States? No, that's not true: In an interview posted online that day, the GOP presidential nominee said only that his administration would take "appropriate acti
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That U.S. Billionaires Get a Free Ride on Taxes
IRS data shows high earners pay more in income taxes than their share of earnings.
Health Feedback→ Fluoride level in U.S. drinking water is safe; people of all ages, including infants, can consume fluoridated water
REVIEW Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that helps prevent tooth decay. It does so by strengthening tooth enamel and making teeth more resistant to acid attacks from plaque bacteria and sugars in the mouth, which can lead to dental caries (
The Dispatch→ Rafah Offensive Lays Bare U.S.-Israel Divide
Are Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden at their breaking point over Gaza’s southernmost city?
PolitiFact→ Jeanette Nuñez – Miami has the largest asylum case backlog in the U.S. Here’s why
Miami’s immigration courts have the “largest backlog of any court in this country with 10% of the overall immigration cases,” and “more than 90%” of people lose their asylum claims.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – AI-generated building imagines life under the U.S. Capitol
Image shows “underneath the Capitol building.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, CNN did not announce that presidents of Kenya and U.S. discussed invading Haiti by sea
CNN posted on X that Kenyan President William Ruto called President Joe Biden to organize a “naval invasion of the Haitian coast.”
The Dispatch→ Should the U.S. Defend Taiwan?
Arguing for a Trump-Reagan policy fusion.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A potential TikTok ban passed the U.S. House, but the legislation’s future is uncertain
As of March 13, they “really just banned TikTok … we got 6 months left to use it.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Nancy Pelosi was not behind Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, despite repeated debunked claims
Nancy Pelosi is responsible for Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The Dispatch→ U.S. Ships Depart for Gaza
The Biden administration begins the military-led construction of a temporary pier in the Mediterranean.
PolitiFact→ Franklin Graham – No, 10 million people have not entered the U.S. under Biden as pastor Franklin Graham claims
“Over 10 million people have come across the border with no vetting, no plan, and no path” during Biden’s presidency.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Military Commission Did NOT Sentence Rear Adm. Michael Platt To Death In February 2024
Did a "military commission" sentence Rear Adm. Michael Platt to death for committing treason and sedition? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that "the claim is false." This claim appeared in an article on a we
PolitiFact→ Can social media platform outages impact U.S. elections? Not likely, experts say
Biden administration officials said they knew of no links between March 5 Meta outages and the 2024 primary elections. Experts said social media outages do not affect voting.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The U.S. Code doesn’t say traitors would be publicly hanged at high noon
The U.S. Code states that a person convicted of treason would be “taken by the posse to the nearest busy intersection and at high noon hung by the neck until dead.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. JAG Did NOT Arrest 3rd Colorado Supreme Court Justice
Did the U.S. Judge Advocate General's Corps arrest a "third" Colorado Supreme Court justice who voted in favor of removing former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the state for the 2024 presidential election? No, that's not true:
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Polish foreign minister did not call the U.S. ‘dysfunctional and unreliable’ over Ukraine aid
Poland's foreign minister said the U.S. is "dysfunctional and unreliable" because it has not sent more aid to Ukraine.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No proof Taylor Swift said she’d leave the U.S. if Donald Trump won
Taylor Swift said she “will leave the United States if Donald Trump becomes President in 2024.”