Did former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg open "America's first 100% free homeless hospital"? No, that's not true: The picture purporting to show the opening ceremony was AI generated. No credible news organizations publi
PolitiFact→ Tricia McLaughlin – No, NC jails aren’t refusing to turn inmates over to immigration officials
“There’s about 1,400 criminal illegal aliens that, right now, are in North Carolina and Charlotte’s jails that they refuse to turn over to ICE law enforcement.”
Full Fact→ New statistics code could herald crackdown on alarming inaccuracies
Ministers in successive governments have failed to correct errors. A new statistics code could help to end this trend. Here's how.
Full Fact→ The Christmas Bonus paid to some on benefits isn’t rising from £10 to £200
Videos circulating online claim that the Department for Work and Pensions is increasing the Christmas Bonus for those on certain benefits from £10 to £200 this year. But this isn’t true.
Full Fact→ What is the size of the 2025 Budget ‘black hole’?
Ahead of the Autumn Budget, we’ve taken a look at what it means when people talk about a ‘black hole’ in the public finances.
PolitiFact→ Breast cancer and birth control: New study shows how science can be distorted
Doctors say study results on birth control won’t change how they advise patients
The Dispatch→ Against Nostalgia
Postliberals’ wishcasting is really just their misremembering.
The Dispatch→ Will Congress Ban Members from Trading Stocks?
A bipartisan working group wants to prohibit lawmakers from trading individual securities.
The Dispatch→ Your Children Are Too Online | Interview: Dr. Jean Twenge
How parents can stop technology from controlling their children’s lives.
The Dispatch→ In the Midwest, the Gales of November Keep Singin’
A Lake Superior shipwreck turns 50 this year—and a song about it remains timeless.
The Dispatch→ Avoiding the New Anti-Toy
This holiday season, resist buying AI novelties for kids.
The Dispatch→ To Be or Not to Be a Think Tank
What we stand to lose with the slow death of American policy institutes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Louisiana Senator John Kennedy’s Son Preston Has NOT Been Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer — It’s Spam From Vietnam
Has Preston Kennedy, the 43-year-old son of Senator John Nealy Kennedy of Louisiana, been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer? No, that's not true: Sen. Kennedy's son is 29, not 43. He was born six years after his parents' 1990 marri
The Dispatch→ Is ‘Christian Zionism’ Really Heretical?
On Dispensationalism, antisemitism, and bad arguments.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parody Post Said Laura Loomer Pregnant With Ian Miles Cheong’s Baby — NO Actual News Reports
Did reports about conservative influencer Laura Loomer being pregnant with the child of Malaysian influencer Ian Miles Cheong originate on actual news websites? No, that's not true: The rumor appeared on an X account clearly marked as "Pa
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Bad Week for Donald Trump
High unemployment, rolled back tariffs, and legal setbacks.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Barron Trump Did NOT Announce 2028 Senate Run And He’s Too Young To Serve In Senate — More Viet Spam
Did Barron Trump announce a 2028 run for U.S. Senate at an event that "broke Washington in half"? No, that's not true: Barron Trump would still be too young to qualify for service in the U.S. Senate in 2028. A viral Facebook post containe
The Dispatch→ ‘The Ghost in the Machine of MAGA’ | Ruminant
Disclaimer: A year is a lifetime in politics!
The Dispatch→ Only Nuance Can Fight the Pornocracy
A blanket ‘just say no’ seems futile.
The Dispatch→ The Damned Mob of Swifties
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Taylor Swift, and the sentimental genius of women’s art.
The Dispatch→ More Shame, Please
On the uses, and virtue, of shame.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Marcus Holloway Did NOT Serve Twenty Years For Murdering A Wife Who Had Been Held Captive By A Neighbor — Fake Story To Bait Web Traffic
Did a Marcus Holloway serve twenty years in prison for a murder he didn't commit when his wife Sarah was finally discovered alive after being held captive by a Chicago neighbor all those years? No, that's not true: There is no record of a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Retired Sergeant In Texas Did NOT Say Muslims Set Up A Command Center With Weapons, Armored Vehicles And A Training Facility — His Speech Was Misrepresented By Post
Did a "retired sergeant" in Texas say that Muslims have set up a command center with weapons, armored vehicles and a training facility - on top of Muslim-only communities and Sharia courts? No, that's not true: A social media post has mis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO $3 Million Suit By Family Of Man Who Died Trying To Steal EV Charger Wires — Fake Case, Fake Video
Does a viral video include real courthouse footage covering a $3 million lawsuit brought by the family of a man who died from electrocution while trying to steal "electric copper wire" from a vehicle charging station? No, that's not true:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Six Members Of Congress Did NOT Say Military Service Members Should Refuse Legal Orders — They Said ILLEGAL Orders
Did two U.S. senators and four representatives urge American soldiers and intelligence officers to disobey legal orders from their commanders and is their advice seditious and traitorous behavior? No, that's not true: Democratic Senators
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oprah Winfrey Did NOT Give $1 Million To Chicago Mom Who Was Attacked By Kids
Did Oprah Winfrey give $1 million to the Chicago mom who was attacked by a group of kids? No, that's not true: The mom who was brutally assaulted on video has not posted anything about Winfrey giving her $1 million on her social media acc
The Dispatch→ Beware the Simple Plan
Why breaking norms usually goes awry.
The Dispatch→ The Biggest Mistake
Trump’s tariffs are eating his presidency alive.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misrepresents Biden’s Job Numbers, SNAP Data to Tout His Own Record
Addressing a meeting of McDonald’s restaurant owners, President Donald Trump distorted his predecessor’s record on employment, falsely claiming that government jobs were increasing while “real jobs” were declining. The number o
PolitiFact→ Bird flu might impact price, but not safety of Thanksgiving turkey
Turkey safe to eat despite bird flu
PolitiFact→ What to know about the CDC’s baseless new guidance on autism
What to know about the CDC’s baseless new guidance on autism
PolitiFact→ How Florida compares with the US on the death penalty
How Florida compares with other states on the death penalty
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘MRI Disaster’ Video Does NOT Show Real Accident Caused By MRI Magnetic Fields — It Is One Of Dozens Of AI Hoaxes Gaining Social Media Clout
Does a viral clip really show an oxygen tank and a patient on a gurney being sucked from a hallway straight into the bore of an MRI machine? No, that's not true: It's clearly labelled as having been created by Sora, the OpenAI-owned text-
PolitiFact→ Kayla Young – No, West Virginia isn’t the only state losing population
West Virginia is “the only state losing population.”
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Today, we’re launching our annual end-of-year fundraising drive. Please consider donating to FactCheck.org. When I tell people what I do for a living, they often have a common response: “You’ve been busy.” Indeed, we have. We provide
PolitiFact→ X posts – Don’t believe in the Montana town ‘pedophile bonfire’ news; its satire
A pro-Donald Trump Montana town planned a “pedophile bonfire” in a park for burning Trump flags and MAGA hats.
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer did not say Hamas is entitled to apply for an embassy in London
The UK has recognised Palestinian statehood, and in September was in the process of establishing diplomatic ties with the Palestinian Authority, but Hamas is still a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK.
Full Fact→ The government is not going to track people’s shopping and fine them for buying unhealthy food
A series of social media videos falsely claim the government has introduced a “healthy basket bill” to monitor people’s food shopping.
Full Fact→ Do new migration figures show an ‘exodus’ of British nationals in response to Labour?
The ONS has published revised estimates of net migration based on new methods, leading to claims of an “exodus”—here’s what the data shows.
PolitiFact→ Readers’ choice: Vote for your 2025 Lie of the Year
2025 Lie of the Year: Readers’ Choice poll vote