Publication: ukraine
The Dispatch→ France on Fire
Plus: Western leaders struggle to figure out how to make Russia pay for its invasion of Ukraine.
Logically→ Shrapnel fragment photograph does not prove Ukraine destroyed a restaurant in Kramatorsk
Logically→ No evidence that weapons sent to Ukraine ended up in France during recent civil unrest
The Dispatch→ Mike Pence’s Campaign Stop in Kyiv
Plus: Montana’s Tim Sheehy jumps into the Senate race with key endorsements.
The Dispatch→ Emmanuel Macron’s Ukraine Charm Offensive
The French president’s change of heart on NATO membership seems cynical.
Truth or Fiction?→ Right-Wing Media Pushes Claims of Ukrainian ‘Baby Factories’
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued through 2023, so did attempts by right-wing bloggers and broadcasters on the fringe to generate and promulgate ghoulish allegations against Ukrainians. One recent example is the claim that Russian troops dis
The Dispatch→ Russia After Rebellion
The U.S. hasn’t done enough to take advantage of the aftermath of the bizarre mutiny.
Logically→ Graffiti depicting Zelenskyy being hanged has not appeared in The Hague
The Dispatch→ Rebuilding Ukraine
Plus: The scathing DOJ report on police misconduct in Minneapolis. Continue reading Rebuilding Ukraine »
The Dispatch→ Sweden’s Stalled NATO Bid, Explained
Turkey and Hungary resist mounting pressure to approve Sweden’s membership in the alliance. Continue reading Sweden’s Stalled NATO Bid, Explained »
The Dispatch→ Russia vs. Ukraine, Year One
A review of Serhii Plokhy’s ‘The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History.’ Continue reading Russia vs. Ukraine, Year One »
The Dispatch→ Ukraine’s Battle for Capitol Hill
The future of American aid to the embattled nation will be shaped by the counteroffensive now underway. Continue reading Ukraine’s Battle for Capitol Hill »
Logically→ No, this video does not show Russian forces destroying Leopard tanks
Logically→ No, an alleged Gulf Cartel member was not pictured carrying a U.S.-made Javelin missile launcher
The Dispatch→ Weapon of Mass Destruction
The Nova Kakhovka dam explosion and ‘ecocide’ in Ukraine. Continue reading Weapon of Mass Destruction »
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week We Actually Fixed the Debt Ceiling
Plus: A dispatch from Ukraine and advice on how to live your best life. Continue reading Our Best Stuff From the Week We Actually Fixed the Debt Ceiling »
Logically→ Clip of Lindsay Graham saying ‘Russians are dying, the best money we have ever spent’ is edited
The Dispatch→ The Burial of the Dead
Ukrainians keep up the fight against Russia in the hope that future generations won’t have to. Continue reading The Burial of the Dead »
The Dispatch→ The Mysterious Battle of Belgorod, Explained
Groups of armed Russian exiles are bringing the fight to their home country. Continue reading The Mysterious Battle of Belgorod, Explained »
Logically→ Viral footage shows smoke from a fire in Crimea, not a crashed helicopter in Belgorod
Logically→ No, this video does not show a Patriot system being destroyed in Ukraine
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week of Zelensky’s World Tour
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives in Hiroshima, Japan to attend the G-7' summit on May 20, 2023. (Photo by Ukrainian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Plus, the debt-ceiling debate and lots and lots on 2024.Continue read
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Volodymyr Zelensky Wear a Symbol of a Far-Right Nationalist Group?
A Ukrainian flag is seen in a jacket of a woman waiting to see Volodymyr Zelensky speak at the Roya Castle in Warsaw, Poland, on 5 April, 2023. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto/Getty Images) Claims are circulating online that the Ukrainian coat of arms
The Dispatch→ A City—and a Warlord—Under Siege
A Ukrainian serviceman walks near a residential building damaged by shelling in the frontline city of Bakhmut on April 23, 2023. (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)How the fight for Bakhmut became the venue for a Russian power struggle.Co
Logically→ 2022 video falsely claimed as footage of Russian troops surrendering during a Ukrainian counter-offensive in 2023
The Dispatch→ A Rat, Cornered
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow on May 9, 2023. (Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)Russia’s war machine might be breaking down. Continue readi
The Dispatch→ Biden Withholds Weapons That Could Help Ukraine Win the War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the German federal Chancellery on May 14, 2023, in Berlin. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)Cluster munitions are controversial, but the potential benefits outweigh the risks.Continue reading Biden Withholds W
Logically→ No, the carpet in Westminster Abbey on Coronation Day did not represent the Ukrainian flag
The Dispatch→ The Danger of Mike Lee’s Ukraine Skepticism
Sen. Mike Lee attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on March 15, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images)He’s trying to re-create an isolationist worldview that the GOP banished decades ago. Continue reading The Danger of Mike Lee’s U
The Dispatch→ Senators Examine Worldwide Threats
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines speaks during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Plus: A new China competition bill is in the works, and e-commerce trade benefits receiv
The Dispatch→ Whodunnit?
People gather on the dome of the Kremlin compound in central Moscow on May 3, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)A mysterious drone attack on the Kremlin.Continue reading Whodunnit? »
Logically→ Fabricated CNN tweet shared to spread false claims about Zelenskyy and plans of ‘mass immigration’
Logically→ No, this video does not show a Ukrainian being forcibly drafted
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Cites False Ukrainian Casualty Numbers
Tucker Carlson. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.) During an April 13 broadcast, Fox News host Tucker Carlson cited a tranche of recently leaked U.S. intelligence documents as evidence that “Ukraine is in fact losing the war” against Russia.
Logically→ There is no evidence that ‘seven Ukrainians are being killed for every Russian’
The Dispatch→ DeSantis Scuffling
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to police officers in the Staten Island borough of New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Plus: The Ukraine war is draining U.S. weapons stockpiles.Continue reading DeSantis Scuffling »
Health Feedback→ CGTN video rehashes baseless claim about U.S. biolabs in Ukraine
REVIEW A Facebook video published on 11 April 2023 by CGTN, a Chinese state-controlled media outlet, called for an investigation into “U.S. biolabs in Ukraine”, alleging that these laboratories are potentially used to develop biological weapons.
The Dispatch→ The Villainy Is the Point
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks on March 21, 2023, in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)Putin’s war crimes are the continuation of a sinister tradition that dates back to the czars.Continue reading The Villainy Is the Point »
The Dispatch→ Pentagon Leaks Alarm Washington
U.S. and Ukrainian flags at a memorial for fallen soldiers in Kyiv, 2023. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Plus: Members of Congress concerned about flaws in the rollout of a forced-labor law.Continue reading Pentagon Leaks Alarm W