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The Dispatch→ Pulling It Out of Uranus
On the president’s unserious declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment is suddenly law.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this video doesn’t show the Los Angeles fires started at the same time (because they didn’t)
“All three California wild fires seem to start at the same time!”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video With FAKE Audio Shows Taylor Swift Supposedly Talking About US Involvement In Gaza
Does an authentic video show Taylor Swift saying that the 2025 Los Angeles fires are divine retribution for American actions in Gaza? No, that's not true: The original footage dates back to a 2021 appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel isn’t ending his show and emigrating because of Trump’s election
“Jimmy Kimmel just announced that his show will end on January 20th … he’s leaving for Canada and says he’s ‘never coming back.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Gov. Gavin Newsom Ordered Firefighters Not To Use Starlink Modems
Is there evidence that California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered firefighters not to use Starlink modems while battling wildfires in the Los Angeles area in January 2025? No, that's not true: Newsom denied allegations he had ordered the modems
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tesla Batteries Did NOT Cause Monterey Power Plant Fire
Did Tesla batteries cause the fire at the Monterey, California, power plant on January 16, 2025 or was their presence related to it? No, that's not true: Fire officials said the fire at the Moss Landing facility started inside a building
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Has NOT Promised $52,000 In Homeowner Relief — Info-Harvesting Ruse
Do homeowners have "only six days left" to claim $52,000 in homeowner relief from a program President-elect Donald Trump initiated in January 2025? No, that's not true: A misleading video touts a nonexistent program to entice people to en
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, top tech companies didn’t refuse to give to Los Angeles wildfire relief
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple and Uber haven’t donated anything toward LA fire relief, but Taylor Swift donated $10 million.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Tracking Donald Trump's complete position change on banning TikTok in the US
On banning TikTok
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Authorities Did NOT Announce Lithium Deposits Found In Wildfire Relief Efforts, Thus Proving ‘Land Grab’ Theory — They Found Batteries In Storage
Did California fire officials announce lithium deposits were found in January 2025 wildfire relief efforts, proving a "land grab" theory? No, that's not true: In a January 12, 2025, community update, the California Department of Forestry
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Prime Ministers Have NOT Attended US Presidential Inaugurations 4 Times In Past 100 Years
Have British prime ministers attended U.S. presidential inaugurations on four occasions in the past 100 years? No, that's not true: A presidential historian told Lead Stories that no prime ministers from the U.K. attended a U.S. inaugurat
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this image doesn’t show Elon Musk, Taylor Swift at a production facility
Photo shows Elon Musk and Taylor Swift visiting “production facilities” for an energy-saving device.
FactCheck.org→ $770 Payments Are Just One Form of Federal Aid to L.A. Fire Victims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President Joe Biden said victims of the California fires are eligible for a $770 payment for necessities like food and fuel. Social media posts misleadingly suggested
Health Feedback→ The human metapneumovirus (hMPV) has been circulating for decades and isn’t a side effect of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
REVIEW In January 2025, a claim began circulating online that Pfizer had “disclosed” human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infections as a side effect of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Human metapneumovirus is a respiratory virus that causes sympt
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That Russia Offered Sanctuary to California Fire Victims
One Russian governor did make an offer, but there are some caveats.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Cloud seeding can cause rain, but not somewhere as dry as Los Angeles right now
“If they wanted to stop the fires they would make it rain.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Red-Roofed House Is NOT Real Home Unscathed By Los Angeles Fires — Google AI Image
Did a white home with a red roof survive a wildfire that leveled every other home in a Los Angeles neighborhood? No, that's not true: This aerial view does not show a real neighborhood impacted by the January 2025 fires in Los Angeles Cou
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Unauthorized Drones Over White House On January 13, 2025
Did unauthorized drones fly over the White House on January 13, 2025? No, that's not true: The Civil Air Patrol, which was running drone exercises in the Washington area from January 13 to 15, 2025, told Lead Stories, "There were no unaut
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Videos on social media show LA firefighters using professional gear, not ‘women’s handbags’
“The LAFD are using women’s handbags to hold water to put out fires.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, photo doesn’t show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Los Angeles house in flames
“P Diddy’s California mansion has been completely consumed by fire.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Absence of British Prime Minister From Presidential Inauguration Invitees Is NOT Unusual
Is it unusual that U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer was not invited to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration? No, that's missing context: A social media post's assertion that usually the British prime minister "would be the first na
The Dispatch→ SCOTUS Weighs TikTok’s Fate
The popular streaming app’s U.S. foothold may be nearing an end.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Bernie Sanders In ‘Deport Elon Musk’ Shirt — Grok AI Image
Does an authentic image show Sen. Bernie Sanders wearing a T-shirt that reads, "Deport Elon Musk"? No, that's not true: This is not a genuine photograph. The picture bears a small "Grok" watermark in the lower right-hand corner, a label i
The Dispatch→ Trump’s White House Prepares to Exert Its Strength on a GOP Congress
Expect a concentrated focus on the 2026 midterms—and beyond.
The Dispatch→ Will the World Protect Syria’s Religious Minorities?
The new regime in Damascus brings questions and opportunities.
The Dispatch→ Useless at Best, Murderous at Worst
Adam Kirsch’s ‘On Settler Colonialism’ captures the futility of the anti-Israel ideology—but undersells its danger.
PolitiFact→ New Meta content rules let users call LGBTQ+ people ‘mentally ill.’ Here’s what medical experts say.
Meta released new community standards that let Facebook, Instagram and Threads posts call LGBTQ+ people “mentally ill.” Being gay or trans is not a mental health disorder, medical experts say. Here are the facts.
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, this video doesn’t show directed energy weapons being used amid the Los Angeles wildfires
Video shows directed energy weapons starting fires in California.
Full Fact→ Was David Lammy right to claim 45,000 Russian troops died in November?
The figure given by the foreign secretary actually appears to refer to an estimate shared by the Ministry of Defence for the number who were either killed or wounded.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Keanu Reeves Did NOT Refuse To Present Award To Whoopi Goldberg — Did NOT Say ‘She’s Not A Good Person’
Did actor Keanu Reeves refuse to present actress Whoopi Goldberg with the Lifetime Achievement award, saying, "She's not a good person"? No, that's not true: This information came from a self-described satirical website that includes the
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Los Angeles wildfires: Threads post falsely claims police are searching for suspect tied to MAGA
The Los Angeles Police Department is “looking for three ‘persons of interest’ all tied to a MAGA website who were spotted at the source of all three major LA fires.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Claiming UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Dismissed Jimmy Savile Complaints As ‘Frivolous’ IS AI-Generated
Does an authentic video show U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer describing complaints of predatory sexual behavior against Jimmy Savile as "frivolous"? No, that's not true: According to multiple AI video and audio detection tools, the video
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Launch Public Campaign To Cancel ‘The View’ As of January 9, 2025
Did Elon Musk start a public campaign in early January 2025 to cancel "The View"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no confirmation that Musk posted what was attributed to him. No media organizations indexed by Google News reported
The Dispatch→ Collision, Collusion, Conclusion
Giving the people what they want (whether they know it or not).
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking and Our Business
A message from Steve Hayes.
The Dispatch→ Claims That Ousted Syrian Dictator Was Poisoned Are Unverified
The claim originated from an anonymous Russian Telegram account.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t say the Boeing Starliner astronauts ‘won’t come back’
Says Elon Musk said, “The Boeing Starliner’s stranded astronauts are not with us anymore,” and “they won’t come back.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Mark Cuban didn’t move his operations to California because he ‘can’t operate in red states’
“Mark Cuban shifts company from Texas to California: ‘Can’t operate in red states.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: House Resolution 7 Will NOT Require Women To Get Permission For Birth Control, Abortion
Will House Resolution 7 force women to get permission from their husbands, fathers or priests to use birth control or have an abortion? No, that's not true: The legislation wouldn't require women to get anyone's consent for reproductive h