Legal experts say the defense secretary and military personnel could face criminal liability over targeting survivors.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Videos Of Iranian Bases Hit By Israeli Missiles Are NOT Real CCTV Footage
Do leaked CCTV videos really show Israeli missiles striking Iranian missile bases? No, that's not true: Several clips in a viral video with that description contain several glitches typical of AI generated footage. It was published by an
The Dispatch→ ‘Kill Everybody’
What are ‘no quarter’ orders?
The Dispatch→ The Right’s Intellectual Thought Crisis | Roundtable
The self-selecting elite's brain drain.
The Dispatch→ What Does Afghan Vetting Actually Look Like?
The process is more complex than political soundbites suggest.
The Dispatch→ Can the Abundance Movement Psyop America Into Sanity?
I found the Abundance 2025 conference buzzing with good people, smart policy ideas, and optimism. It made me depressed.
The Dispatch→ How Operation Southern Spear Is a Threat to U.S. Democracy
It’s one more way the Trump administration is eroding democratic norms.
The Dispatch→ The Closing of the Conservative Mind
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute has downgraded traditional conservatism as it courted populism, postliberalism, and online popularity.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lightning Strike At Fishing Spot Is NOT Real — AI Generated Video Shows An Unlikely Reaction
Does a viral video show a real scene where lightning struck a fishing lake and caused a massive spout of water and many fish to fly high into the air? No, that's not true: This video was posted by a TikTok account which posts AI-generated
The Dispatch→ A Few Bad Men
How do you deter war crimes in postliberal America?
PolitiFact→ Trump’s pardon comments omit why former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was prosecuted
What Trump omitted about ex-Honduran president’s pardon
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo Did NOT Say They Are In ‘Non-Demi-Curious Semi-Binary’ Relationship
Did Ariana Grande or Cynthia Erivo say they are in a "non-demi-curious semi-binary" relationship? No, that's not true: The viral rumor originated from a page that described itself as satire. In part, the disclaimer said that it's where "t
The Dispatch→ The Four Schmucks of the Apocalypse
The curious case of Vance vs. Rubio vs. Kushner vs. Witkoff.
The Dispatch→ What We Got Wrong in November
A list of corrections issued by The Dispatch last month.
The Dispatch→ Rising Settler Violence in the West Bank
Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians have intensified over the past months, with few facing prosecution.
The Dispatch→ Let the Pandas Go Extinct | Interview: Sarah Isgur
Plus some dating advice
The Dispatch→ ‘Ceasefire Now!’ Was a Lie All Along
The ancient rot at the heart of anti-Israel activism.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stolen Louvre Jewels Were NOT Seized From Zelenskyy Associate, Ukrainian Billionaire Timur Mindich
Have Ukrainian investigators recovered the jewels stolen from the Louvre museum from the assets of a Ukrainian billionaire who is an associate of President Zelenskyy? No, that's not true: The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NA
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Meme Had AOC Bail Out Hunter Biden For $250,000 In Fictional Town Of ‘Barron, Delaware’
Did AOC show up in a town named "Barron, Delaware" to bail out Hunter Biden with a $250,000 bond related to an arrest for narcotics and disorderly conduct charges? No, that's not true: The story originated in a meme from a satirical Faceb
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week of Gratitude
From the Pilgrims’ journey to Lincoln’s declaration of a national holiday to give thanks.
The Dispatch→ In Defense of Dogma | Solo
Why settled questions matter.
The Dispatch→ Why You Should Say Your (Secular) Prayers
Poetry grants us a kind of solace that we need now more than ever.
The Dispatch→ Resist the New Autotune
Using AI to make music flattens the form entirely.
The Dispatch→ The Day After
Putting gratitude into practice.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gubernatorial Opponent Amy Acton Did NOT Spread A Fake Video Of Vivek Ramaswamy Advocating Year-Round School — He Did Say It
Did Ohio Democrat Amy Acton spread a fake video of Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy advocating year-round school, as social media posts claim? No, that's not true: Four days into the controversy over year-round school, t
Full Fact→ No TV licence exemption for the over 60s
Social media videos claiming that UK residents over the age of 60 can get a free lifetime exemption from paying a TV licence are false.
Full Fact→ Primark isn’t giving away hampers to people to celebrate its birthday
Primark is not celebrating its 50th or 60th birthday, and the retailer’s confirmed it is not running a hamper promotion linked to any anniversary.
Full Fact→ The UK Supreme Court hasn’t just ordered a general election
The news announced in a Facebook video has no basis in fact.
Full Fact→ You won’t be charged £300 for using too much electricity after 9pm
This is the latest fake policy to curb personal freedoms that we’ve seen being shared on Facebook.
Full Fact→ Viral Facebook pension posts get maths wrong again
Widely shared social media posts about state pensions misunderstand how they work and get their sums wrong.
Full Fact→ You won’t be fined for carrying uncovered hot drinks down the street
Videos circulating on social media claim a new rule coming into force in December will see people fined £30 for carrying uncovered hot drinks on main streets. But this isn’t true.
Full Fact→ Toby Carvery isn’t giving away a free meal for two to those who like a Facebook post
A Facebook post claims Toby Carvery is offering a free carvery for two people to everyone who hits ‘like’ and adds a comment. But this is not a genuine offer from the chain.
Full Fact→ No, savings above £5,000 aren’t being taken to pay off the national debt
Claims circulating online that savings over £5,000 could be redirected into a national debt repayment fund from January 2026 are not true.
Full Fact→ Our Government Tracker’s verdict on whether Labour has broken its manifesto commitments on tax
We’ve now updated our Government Tracker to reflect the news from the Budget—and we’re rating elements of Labour’s overarching pledge on tax as ‘Not kept’, even though the government has claimed to have kept “every single one” of its co
Full Fact→ People in the UK will not be fined £750 for using their heating after 9pm
A video being shared online falsely claims that people who use their heating after 9pm will be fined £750 if they’re caught.
The Dispatch→ The Manchurian Peace Plan | Roundtable
Three schmucks and their foreign policy agendas.
The Dispatch→ The 19th-Century Influencer Who Invented Thanksgiving
How Sarah Josepha Hale used fashion, fiction, and sheer persistence to give America its beloved holiday.
Full Fact→ False claims about £200 cash withdrawal limits continue to be shared online
The government isn’t introducing a policy to limit cash withdrawals to £200, as has been claimed online.
Full Fact→ Image of the Obamas has been edited to promote false claims about Michelle’s gender
An image of Barack and Michelle Obama has been edited to change the latter’s face.
Full Fact→ Two government ministers correct errors after Full Fact interventions