Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema leave the Senate Chamber on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)What will become of Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema?Continue reading The Party Centrist E
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The Dispatch→ Elected Republicans Have No Reason to Endorse DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives remarks at the Heritage Foundation's 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit on April 21, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)No rational reason, at least.Continue reading Elected Re
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove CNN Promoted Baseless ‘Empire Of The City’ Conspiracy
Did CNN produce or air a documentary popularizing a baseless conspiracy theory about three cities controlling the world? No, that's not true: A video clip on social media recycled a fragment from a film that, in turn, reused 1997 footage
The Dispatch→ Rivals Ding DeSantis on Disney Dispute
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives a speech during the Jerusalem Post conference April 27, 2023. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)Plus: Who will Wisconsin Republicans get to challenge Sen. Tammy Baldwin?Continue reading Rivals Ding DeSantis on Disney Disp
The Dispatch→ The Reaganite
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives remarks at the Heritage Foundation's 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit on April 21, 2023, in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)What Ron DeSantis does—and doesn’t—have in common
The Dispatch→ Is Joe Biden Too Senior of a Statesman?
President Joe Biden laughs during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)Some Democrats worry while others brush the question off.Continue reading Is Joe Biden Too Senior of a State
The Dispatch→ The Republican Case for Lying Down for Trump Again
Former President Donald Trump speaks to guests at an NRA event on April 14, 2023, in Indianapolis. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Should GOP candidates grin and bear it one more time?Continue reading The Republican Case for Lying Down for Trump Aga
The Dispatch→ What Happens if a Presidential Nominee Can’t Continue, Explained
Joe Biden walks off of his campaign bus in 2020. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)The parties have contingencies before Election Day. But after that, it’s complicated.Continue reading What Happens if a Presidential Nominee Can’t Continue, Ex
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on the Debt Ceiling, the Heritage Foundation, and Infrastructure
Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy addresses the media at the U.S. Capitol on April 26, 2023 in Washington, D.C., after the House voted and passed a bill raising the nation's debt ceiling. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)Plus, more on
The Dispatch→ Deep Schmitt
Take it like Tucker.Continue reading Deep Schmitt »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Shirtless Person In Jockstrap Is NOT Traceable To UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Does a photo that has been circulating online since November 2022 show British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak flashing his bare chest and wearing nothing but a white lab coat and a jockstrap? No, that's not true: This photo cannot be traced b
The Dispatch→ Tucker’s Matrix
Tucker Carlson in 2018. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for Politicon )Tucker Carlson thinks he’s the last honest man, and he’ll lie to prove it.Continue reading Tucker’s Matrix »
The Dispatch→ The Underdog
President Joe Biden. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images.)Biden’s reelection chances are worse than you think.Continue reading The Underdog »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia High School Did NOT Teach Students To Create Real ‘Cannibalism’ Business Plan — It Was A Lesson In Satire For English Class
Did a public high school in Georgia implement a "business model" assignment in which students had to devise ways of "raising and eating human babies to solve the world hunger problem?" No, that's not true: At two points in a video intervi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Rep. Eric Swalwell ‘Crying’ After Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Remarks
Does a clip shared on social media show Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell of California breaking into tears as a result of Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments? No, that's not true: The video's title is misleading, and the re
The Dispatch→ Star-Spangled Biden
President Joe Biden looks on during a state visit welcoming ceremony for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the South Lawn of the White House on April 26, 2023. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)The president kicks off his reelection c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Sudan Bio Lab Smoking April 25, 2023 After An Attack — Snip Is From April 20 Video of Airport
Does this photo show the aftermath of a bio lab intentionally attacked in Sudan? No, that's not true: The photograph is a screengrab from a video taken by a global news agency on April 20, 2023 days after internal conflict in Sudan's capi
The Dispatch→ The Disney-DeSantis Feud Escalates
An aerial view of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Plus: Biden reaffirms the U.S. commitment to South Korea’s defense.Continue reading The Disney-DeSantis Feud Escalates »
The Dispatch→ A Debt Ceiling Win Cools GOP Tensions—For Now
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise in the House Chamber on May 17, 2022. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)But some say House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has kept his No. 2, Steve Scalise, at arm’s length.Continu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Road Roller Demolishing Bud Light Cans In Criticism Of Dylan Mulvaney Ad
Does a video show a compaction roller demolishing cases of Bud Light beer cans in response to a marketing campaign for the brand featuring transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney? No, that's not true: The video shows thousands
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Russian Missile Strike ‘Killed 200 NATO Generals, Including At Least 20 Or 30 High-Ranking American Officers’
Does a TV interview with international affairs analyst Gilbert Doctorow prove that a Russian hypersonic missile "killed 200 NATO generals, including at least 20 or 30 high-ranking American officers"? No, that's not true: Doctorow doesn't
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Sudan Rapid Support Force’ In Control Of ‘Khartoum International Airport And Military Base’ On April 15, 2023
Does a video shared on social media show Sudan Rapid Forces (SRF) troops in control of "Khartoum International Airport and Military base"? No, that's not true: The video appeared online three months before fighting broke in Sudan in mid-A
The Dispatch→ Is Asa Hutchinson the Ideal GOP Candidate?
Asa Hutchinson speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News/Getty Images)He could present a formidable challenge to Biden, but only if the right gives up on Tr
The Dispatch→ What Exactly Does Biden Mean by ‘Finish the Job’?
President Joe Biden speaks at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., April 25, 2023. (Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. The president’s campaign slogan sounds nice but doesn’t make much sense. Continue reading What Exactly Does Biden Mean b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Issue 337 Of The New European Does NOT Feature Cartoon Of Dalai Lama And Zelenskyy — It’s Fake
Did a special April 2023 (issue 337) of The New European (TNE) feature on its cover a cartoon of a scowling Rishi Sunak, U.K. prime minister, looking at Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy sitting on the lap of the Dalai Lama, who has
The Dispatch→ Undebatable
Donald Trump debates Joe Biden on October 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Will Trump skip the Republican primary debates? Continue reading Undebatable »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Sentence Liz Cheney To Hang
Did a military tribunal sentence Liz Cheney, a former U.S. representative, to hang? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories this claim "is false." Also, it was made on a self-described satirical website whose discla
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BlackRock Investment Company Does NOT Own Dominion Voting Systems
Does BlackRock own Dominion Voting Systems? No, that's not true: A BlackRock spokesperson told Lead Stories the asset management/investment company owns part of Dominion Resources Inc., a completely different company, in the energy sector
The Dispatch→ Can Mike Pence Make Fusionism Cool Again?
Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition Spring Kick-Off on April 22, 2023, in Clive, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Plus: GOP operatives weigh in on how—or whether—GOP challengers can still take T
The Dispatch→ Biden’s Last Campaign
President Joe Biden acknowledges his supporters after addressing the North America's Building Trades Unions legislative conference at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)The president
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Legislation Would NOT Impose Death Penalty For Admitting Children To Drag Shows
Would a bill in the Florida legislature impose the death penalty for admitting children to drag shows? No, that's not true: Bills before lawmakers in the Sunshine State would make it illegal to take children to drag shows, and would also
The Dispatch→ Biden’s In (the Race), Trump Is Out (of the Debates)
President Joe Biden speaks at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., April 25, 2023. (Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)The incumbent announces his reelection bid, while Trump says he isn’t going to debate his GOP opponents.Continue reading Bi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Children’s Book ‘Abuela’ Has NOT Been ‘Banned In Many States’
Was the children's book "Abuela" banned in "many states" as of April 20, 2023? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence as of this writing that the book has been banned at the county, state or federal level. The claim originate
The Dispatch→ Kevin McCarthy’s Biggest Test Yet
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) walks outside the U.S. Capitol on April 20, 2023. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)House Republicans will have to overcome thin margins to pass a debt-ceiling bill. Continue reading Kevin McCarthy’s B
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Little 8-Year-Old Girl Had 67 Different DNA Samples Inside Of Her’
Does a video interview with former Arizona congressional candidate Jeff Zink prove a "little 8-year-old girl had 67 different DNA samples inside of her"? No, that's not true: The sheriff's office in Cochise County, Arizona, where the migr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia Was NOT ‘Reconnected Back To SWIFT’ On April 22, 2023
Did sanctioned Russian banks regain their access to the international system of cross-border money transfers in April 2023? No, that's not true: No such decision was made by the European Union or the United States, as of this writing. The
Logically→ Delhi education minister Atishi did not ‘expose’ the poor maintenance of primary schools run by AAP government
The Dispatch→ The Heritage Foundation Heralds Its Populist Evolution
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks alongside Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts during the foundation's 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on April 21, 2023, in National Harbor, Marylan
The Dispatch→ North Carolina’s Gritty Gubernatorial Campaign
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks during a Save America rally for former President Donald Trump in 2022. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)The state’s Republicans hold most political power, but the 2024 campaign for governor will be com
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week Fox News Paid Up
Justin Nelson, joined by fellow members of the Dominion Voting Systems legal team, speaks to members of the media outside the Leonard Williams Justice Center in Wilmington, Delaware, on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Imag