Even more than the stock market, finance experts say, the bond market may have forced President Donald Trump into pausing his country-by-country tariffs. But why? Here are four questions and answers to explain what the bond market is and why it’s so
Full Fact→ Sign telling people not to walk their dogs in an ‘Islamic area’ is not recent
A sign shared on Facebook appeared in Tower Hamlets in 2014—we’ve seen no recent reports of the same or similar signs appearing in London or elsewhere in the UK.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Uses Questionable Figure for U.S. ‘Plants and Factories’ Lost Since NAFTA
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. When President Donald Trump has talked about the need for higher tariffs on imports of foreign goods because of a decline in American manufacturing, he has often made the claim that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Save ‘Tristan Killip’ With Neuralink — Story is Fantasy Fiction
Did Elon Musk use a Neuralink implant to save the life of a boy named "Tristan Killip", who had been comatose for a year after a drowning accident? No, that's not true: The story, shared widely in April 2025, was no more than fantasy fict
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Staged Video Shows Black Female Lawyer Arguing With Cop Over Throwing Out Trash At Her Office
Does a bodycam video authentically show a black female lawyer arguing with an "arrogant cop" after she was trying to throw out trash at her office? No, that's not true: The video in which a woman who says her name is "Linda Jones" gets i
Full Fact→ Photo of ‘US army general killed in Gaza’ is actually old image from Iraq
There’s no evidence that reports of the death of a general are genuine.
The Dispatch→ El Salvador’s Strongman Forges Closer Ties with Trump
Some administration allies look to President Nayib Bukele for inspiration.
Full Fact→ Annual spending on state pensions is only set to increase by £31 billion by the end of this parliament
Two ministers’ claims last week about the extra amount which will be spent on protecting the triple lock are potentially misleading
The Dispatch→ It’s Time To Pay Kidney Donors
We need more kidney donations. I would know.
The Dispatch→ Radio Silence
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty helped win the Cold War. It still has an important role to play.
The Dispatch→ Will 2026 Be a 2020 Redux?
Two recent executive orders have at least one former election official worried.
The Dispatch→ Is Don Bacon a ‘Rebel Republican’?
The Nebraska congressman from a purple district has made a habit of pushing back against Trump.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Nayib Bukele and Trump officials on Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s deportation
At the White House on April 14, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and several Trump administration officials misleadingly spoke about the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a man the U.S. mistakenly deported to El Salvador. We fact-checked their st
PolitiFact→ X posts – Photo of PA arson suspect Cody Balmer was falsely edited to show anti-Trump sentiment
Cody Balmer, the person charged with setting fire to Pennsylvania governor’s residence, posted a photo that said “F--- Trump.”
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Rep. Jasmine Crockett is not cashing her grandmother’s Social Security checks. That came from satire
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett says “she ‘simply forgot' to inform Social Security that her grandmother died in 2012 … She’s been collecting $2,600 a month for 13 years.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Selfie Posted In 2020 By Man Charged With Starting Fire At PA Governor Josh Shapiro’s Residence Did NOT Include ‘Fuck Trump’ Message
Did Cody Balmer, who is suspected of arson at the residence of the governor of Pennsylvania, publish a selfie with a "Fuck Trump" inscription? No, that's not true: The picture that went viral after the release of the suspect's name was di
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims Made in Alex Jones’ Interview With Tucker Carlson
Both Jones and Carlson pushed incorrect claims onto viewers.
Full Fact→ Why is the government in a ‘race against time’ to keep the Scunthorpe blast furnaces running?
Internet Archive→ President Trump Meets With Salvadoran President : CSPAN : April 14, 2025 11:38am-12:23pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump meets with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Item Tile, JSON, MP
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Rep. Jack Kimble’ Did NOT Post Apology About President Nayib Bukele’s Name — Kimble Does Not Exist
Did a U.S. Congressman named "Jack Kimble" post an apology on X for confusing Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, with the name of a sex act? No, that's not true: As of April 2025, there is no member of the U.S. Congress named Jack Ki
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rick Harrison From ‘Pawn Stars’ Was NOT Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in March 2025
Did Rick Harrison from the TV show "Pawn Stars" receive a sentence of life imprisonment in March 2025? No, that's not true: Videos claiming that the Las Vegas reality TV star had been convicted of "trafficking looted artifacts" were no mo
The Dispatch→ About Those ‘Manly’ Jobs
And the small men who glamorize the type of toil they’ve never known.
The Dispatch→ A U.S.-China Trade War Brews
Beijing vows to ‘never yield’ amid the barrage of U.S. tariffs.
The Dispatch→ Destroying Global Trade
The pandemic didn’t teach us anything.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Pause on Bribery Enforcement Sparks Uncertainty Over Handling of White-Collar Crime
Critics view the move with concern, but there have been bipartisan calls for reforming the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
The Dispatch→ Real Friends Show Up
Lithuania demonstrates the value of strategic alliances.
The Dispatch→ The Tech Right Has a Flag. They Just Need to Plant It.
In politics, you need more than progress for the sake of progress.
The Dispatch→ Razing HHS to Make America Healthy Again
MAHA and the challenges of policymaking.
The Dispatch→ Passover and the Masters We Choose
Plus: How the exodus story was a prelude to the Law, and why Passover matters to Muslims.
The Dispatch→ Why Passover Matters to Muslims Too
Passover is the most frequently mentioned story in the Quran.
The Dispatch→ A Prelude to the Rule of Law
How the exodus was a precursor to freedom.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week of Market Volatility
Trump paused some tariffs but escalated his trade war with China.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Warren Buffett Did NOT Publish ‘Sell American. I Am.’ Opinion Article — Joke Screenshot
Did investor Warren Buffett publish an opinion article titled "Sell American. I Am" on April 11, 2025? No, that's not true: A viral image purporting to be a screenshot of such an article was created as a joke according to the account that
The Dispatch→ A Hell of Our Own Creation
The Remnant with Benicio del Toro.
The Dispatch→ The Prophet of the Great White North
How one Canadian philosopher predicted American turmoil.
The Dispatch→ Looking for Purpose in Thailand
Modernity isn’t meaningless, or so The White Lotus suggests.
The Dispatch→ No Confidence
Markets issue their verdict on the American people.
The Dispatch→ Gardening in the Demon-Haunted World
Totalitarians can never accept when they are wrong, so they cast out those who oppose them.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Critics of ‘Hands Off’ protests mislead with photos, videos they say are proof of paid protestors
Photos and videos show Washington, D.C., protests against White House adviser Elon Musk are “staged & paid — bussed in, scripted, clocked out.”
PolitiFact→ What vaccine skeptics are getting wrong about a new Cleveland Clinic study on the flu vaccine
A Cleveland Clinic study found that a group of vaccinated healthcare workers were at higher risk for getting the flu than their unvaccinated colleagues. Vaccine skeptics said this supported their stance, but left out important context.