Was "Steve Grove" identified as the ICE Agent who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis? No, that's not true: The agent's name has not been publicly released by official sources, but the Minnesota Star Tribune has identified the involved ICE age
PolitiFact→ Social Media – This isn’t a photo of Renee Nicole Good, who was killed in a fatal ICE shooting
Viral photo shows the woman killed by an ICE agent Jan. 7 in Minneapolis.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Circulating Does NOT Show Renee Nicole Good Who Was Shot By ICE In Minneapolis — It Shows Another Woman Who Attended The Same University
Does the photo circulating on social media show Renee Nicole Good, the woman shot and killed by ICE in Minneapolis Jan. 7, 2025? No, that's not true: This is not a picture of Good, but another woman who attended Old Dominion University at
FactCheck.org→ Trump Waters Down Colorado’s Population Trend
In criticizing Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and vetoing a bill that would fund a water project in the state, President Donald Trump has claimed that people are leaving the state “in droves,” but that’s not what the available data show.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Complex Claims on Venezuelan Oil
Rebuilding the country’s battered industry will take time—and capital.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DeSantis Did NOT Defend Renee Good, Saying She Had The Right To Drive Away And Even Run Into People Blocking Her Car — Video Predates Minneapolis ICE Killing By Six Months
Does this viral video clip show Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis saying Renee Good had the right to drive away from ICE officers just before one of them shot and killed her on a Minneapolis street? No, that's not true: The clip is real, but was
PolitiFact→ Pam Bondi – Trump officials tout Minnesota fraud charges. Most started before he took office.
The Justice Department has been investigating fraud in Minnesota “for months. So far, we have charged 98 individuals.”
Full Fact→ Fake video of Donald Trump criticising Keir Starmer’s leadership is AI-generated
A clip that appears to show the US President criticising Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media. But it isn’t real.
Full Fact→ Nigel Farage was not included on Time magazine’s list of 100 most influential people
Despite claims on social media, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was not included on Time magazine’s TIME100 list for 2025.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Of Unmasked ICE Agent Involved In Renee Nicole Good Shooting In Minneapolis Are NOT Real — Grok Made Them
Are photos of an unmasked ICE agent purportedly involved in the shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis real? No, that's not true: The ICE agent seen in the images was not recorded without a mask before or after Good was fatally shot
The Dispatch→ Venezuela’s Uncertain Future
The Trump administration backs a Maduro loyalist to run Venezuela, with no clear path to elections.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Image In Keanu Reeves ‘Arch Animal Sanctuary’ Story With No Verifiable Details — No Actual News Reports
Did Keanu Reeves open an "Arch Animal Sanctuary" as claimed by several viral posts? No, that's not true: The image used in the story was generated using artificial intelligence according to the SynthID watermark in it. There were no actua
The Dispatch→ Prosecuting Foreign Leaders
Plus: Avoid the dangers of airport fried rice.
The Dispatch→ RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Schedule Endgame
How the health secretary finally abandoned pretexts in reducing the number of shots U.S. children receive.
The Dispatch→ Can Trump Convince Oil Companies Venezuela Is a Good Bet?
U.S. firms may be wary after years of socialism and mismanagement.
The Dispatch→ Rahm Emanuel’s 2028 High-Wire Act
Can a Democrat who challenges his own party from the center compete for the nomination?
The Dispatch→ The Women of January 6
A new book details the conspiratorial thinking and dark histories of two Capitol rioters.
The Dispatch→ An Illegal and Unwise Incursion
Trump’s invasion of Venezuela ignores international and U.S. law, risking serious consequences.
The Dispatch→ The Long Legal Precedent for Trump’s Venezuela Operation
Critics of the attack conflate legal analysis with policy disputes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Stories Say Streisand, Farage, Speaker Johnson And Others Said ‘Our country would be safer without Somali immigrants’ — Vietnam-Launched Hoaxes Say Celebrities Targeted Rep. Ilhan Omar
Did Barbra Streisand, British politician Nigel Farage and Kevin Costner each say "Our country would be safer without Somali immigrants -- starting with Ilhan Omar!"? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories featuring those and other
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show U.S. Operation To Capture Bella-1 Oil Tanker, Previously Known As Marinera
Do these viral videos show the U.S. seizing oil tankers linked to Venezuela on January 7, 2026? No, that's not true: Those clips are unrelated to the U.S. pursuit of the tankers "Bella-1" and "Sophia". The clips can be found in posts that
The Dispatch→ Make Him Take It
What Denmark should do about Greenland.
PolitiFact→ Was Trump required to notify Congress in advance about Venezuela operation?
Did Trump have to give Congress a heads-up on Venezuela?
The Dispatch→ The ‘Donroe’ Pretext
Our foreign policy is devised to serve Trump’s desires.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: South Park Did NOT Do An Episode With Minnesota Governor Walz And The ‘Quality Learing Center’ — AI-Generated Clip
Did South Park do an episode featuring Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and the "Quality Learing Center"? No, that's not true: The original video clearly states it was "made with AI." South Park has not aired any episodes since news broke Dec. 26,
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – The White House said Maduro was ‘flooding’ the US with fentanyl. Experts, official reports say no.
Maduro was “flooding America with deadly fentanyl.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Federal Judge Did NOT Instruct Treasury Department To Claw Back $15 Million From A USAID Scam By Adam Schiff — Fake Story From Satire Site
Did a federal Judge say the Treasury Department can take back $15 million of USAID money granted to companies owned by Sen. Adam Schiff? No, that's not true: This post originated from a website that produces satire content designed to foo
The Dispatch→ Tariffs, Manufacturing, Housing: Questions for 2026
Plus, Javier Milei’s gamble is paying off.
Full Fact→ Video appearing to show MP’s question in Commons about capture of Maduro is AI
A widely shared clip seems to show a question about why Israel’s PM cannot be captured and brought to court in a similar manner to the Venezuelan leader. But the footage isn’t real.
PolitiFact→ Verificamos lo que dijo Trump sobre la inversión de empresas petroleras de EEUU en Venezuela
¿Qué dijo Trump sobre inversiones petroleras en Venezuela?
Full Fact→ Viral image of Nicolás Maduro being led away from plane isn’t real
A widely shared picture appearing to show the Venezuelan leader in custody is fake, and was made using artificial intelligence.
PolitiFact→ The CDC just sidelined these childhood vaccines. Here’s what they prevent.
CDC sidelines six childhood vaccines. What do they prevent?
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – DeSantis repeats unfounded claim that Maduro sent freed Venezuelan prisoners to the US
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro “was releasing people from his prisons and sending them to our southern border under the Biden administration.”
Full Fact→ Unemployment has increased under Labour, but it hasn’t risen ‘every single month’
Conservative shadow cabinet minister Alex Burghart claimed on LBC that unemployment has gone up “in every single month” under Labour, but that’s not quite right.
The Dispatch→ Iran Faces New Protests
Nationwide demonstrations test a regime weakened by war and internal division.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wrong Headline Saying Michael Byrd ‘Pocketed’ $190 Million In Maryland HHS Funds CORRECTED By Gateway Pundit
Does a viral screenshot of a headline claiming Michael Byrd "pocketed" $190 million in HHS funds for an "unaccredited" daycare in Maryland show the current state of the article? No, that's not true: The Gateway Pundit website made several
The Dispatch→ Free Bird | Interview: Matt Ridley
Why does nature create beauty?
The Dispatch→ About That ‘Rugged Individualism’ …
America is neither a free-market utopia nor a free-market dystopia.
The Dispatch→ Venezuela Raid Leaves Congress on the Sidelines, Again
Even House and Senate leaders and intelligence committee heads weren’t notified in advance of the mission that ousted Maduro.
The Dispatch→ Exit Fudd
On the political demise of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.