The executive branch cannot require that courts collect a security bond from plaintiffs suing the federal government.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Send ‘Three US Aircraft Carriers’ To Iran On March 17, 2025 — There Was Only One Carrier In That Region
Did the United States send three aircraft carriers to Iran on March 17, 2025? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the U.S. Navy told Lead Stories that, as of March 18, 2025, there was just one U.S. military ship of this class deployed
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Alerts About ‘XAVIER, ALVARO’ On The Run After Stabbings In The United States Use Mugshot Of A UK Jail Inmate
Do posts alerting different communities in the U.S. that "Xavier, Alvaro" is on the run after "stabbing both my neighbors to death" describe a real manhunt and real crimes? No, that's not true: The posts mislead, using a mugshot of a man
Full Fact→ Facebook post about missing Wakefield police officer is a hoax
The post actually shares a photo of a police officer in Ohio, United States, who has not gone missing.
PolitiFact→ Ro Khanna – Rep. Ro Khanna blames Trump team for ending telehealth medicare benefit. That's not quite right.
“Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.”
Full Fact→ No, Pfizer CEO did not say it planned to halve the world’s population
A video of the company’s CEO has been altered to make it sound like he announced plans to reduce the world’s population by 50%.
Full Fact→ How much is the ‘welfare bill’ set to increase by?
The Prime Minister and others have claimed “welfare” or “social security” spending is set to increase to £70 billion by the end of the decade—but this figure refers to one part of overall spending.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Karoline Leavitt Did NOT Argue With Reporter Over French Help to America — Fabricated Transcript
Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt argue with a reporter about the history of U.S. relations with France during a March 2025 press briefing? No, that's not true: A transcript posted online and filled with references to World
The Dispatch→ Attacks on Yemen Begin, and a Gaza Ceasefire Ends
Simultaneous attacks by the U.S. and Israel target Iran’s axis.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: X Account Of Dropkick Murphys NOT Suspended After 2025 Boston Concert Comments — Band Said They Quit Twitter in 2022
Was the X account of Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys suspended after they made comments about Elon Musk and MAGA hats during a concert in Boston on St. Patrick's Day, 2025? No, that's not true: The band's founder Ken Casey said they qui
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Meme Said George Floyd’s Family Listed $1,900 In Assets On Welfare Application Despite $50 Million Payout
Did the story that George Floyd's family listed "$1,900 in assets on a welfare application" despite receiving $50 million four years ago originate on an actual news site? No, that's not true:A meme making that claim originated on a Facebo
The Dispatch→ Is Trump Going to War Against the Rule of Law?
‘They’re starting with law firms, that’s fine.’
The Dispatch→ The New Deep State
Donald Trump’s most lasting legacy may be the foreign policy apparatus forming in the shadows.
The Dispatch→ Farmers and Manufacturers Show Guarded Optimism About Trump’s Tariffs
Exporters in the Midwest think the president’s policies will be a net positive—for now.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Are Biden pardons 'void' because he used an autopen? No, Trump's claim is False
Former President Joe Biden’s pardons of lawmakers on the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack “are hereby declared void, vacant, and of no further force or effect,” because “they were done by autopen.”
The Dispatch→ Banana Republican
A multifront attack on due process.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, DOGE didn’t find that the General Services Administration has been paying Michelle Obama
DOGE found former first lady Michelle Obama “has been receiving a monthly $122,000 payment from the (General Services Administration) since 2009.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: SATIRE Skit Shows Michigan Woman Complaining She Is Forced To Sell BMW To Avoid Losing Monthly $4k In Food Stamps
Does a viral video of a woman complaining that she is being forced to sell her BMW to prevent her food stamps allotment being cut from "$4K to 888 month" show a real-life situation? No, that's not true: The clip was initially posted by an
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence Elon Musk campaigned to cancel ‘The View’
Elon Musk “launches a public campaign to terminate ‘The View.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Homicide Bureau’ Warning About ‘Megan Brown’ and ‘Jose Alex Ramirez’ — It’s Scam Bait
Did posts on social media show an authentic warning from "the Homicide Bureau" searching for suspects named "Megan Brown" and "Jose Alex Ramirez", wanted in connection with the death of a baby named "Yolanda Clinton"? No, that's not true:
Full Fact→ Viral post comparing benefit fraud with tax avoidance and evasion is inaccurate
The post makes incorrect claims, including that tax avoidance and evasion cost the UK 100 times more than benefit fraud.
Full Fact→ Viral post comparing benefit fraud with tax avoidance and evasion is inaccurate
The post makes incorrect claims, including that tax avoidance and evasion cost the UK 100 times more than benefit fraud.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claims Serbian Authorities Used Sound Cannon Against Protesters Causing Man To Die Of Heart Attack — What We Know So Far
Did Serbian authorities use a type of sonic weapon against protesters in Belgrade, causing a man to have a heart attack and later die? Here's what we know: The claim that authorities fired an acoustic weapon during a moment of silence at
The Dispatch→ Do You Even Empire, Bro?
Back to basics on trade and more.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO New Law To Allow Women To Retire At 52 On $4,850 A Month
Did lawmakers in the United States pass new legislation in March 2025, allowing women to retire at the age of 52, with monthly payments of $4,850, regardless of their previous occupations? No, that's not true: neither the White House webs
The Dispatch→ Congress Sidesteps a Government Shutdown
Chuck Schumer’s eleventh-hour endorsement of the bill divides Democrats.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DoD Website Removes And Then Restores Article About Medal Of Honor Recipient Charles Calvin Rogers — DoD Responds
Did the website of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) remove an article about Army Major General Charles Calvin Rogers who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam? Here's what we know: The 2021 article now appears on the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Of Cybertruck Being Crushed By Excavator Originated On TikTok Account Promoting AI Video Creation Training And Tools
Does a viral video genuinely show a Tesla Cybertruck being crushed by a digger or excavator? No, that's not true: According to a detection tool, the video was generated using AI. The account that originally posted it has published several
The Dispatch→ A Second Civil Rights Movement?
How electing Barack Obama gave us Donald Trump.
The Dispatch→ Dashed Hopes of Common Sense
Republicans are copying a left they profess to hate.
The Dispatch→ What the Feds’ Fight With Columbia University Means for Other Schools
The battle between the school and the Trump administration over antisemitism could play out at dozens of other institutions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satire Story Said Ireland Denied Rosie O’Donnell’s Residence Application — Not Real News
Was the story about about Rosie O'Donnell's application for residency in Ireland being denied by the Irish Department of Justice real news? No, that's not true: The story originated on a website with a clear satire disclaimer. It is run b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Edited Image Shows European Leaders Taking Off Their Suit Coats In Support Of Ukraine — No Actual Video
Does a viral image authentically show European leaders taking off their suit coats in support of Ukraine during a group picture? No, that's not true: The image is likely a screenshot from a video that was digitally edited, possibly using
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Screenshot Has Trump ‘Annexe’ Alaska And Greenland, Making Them 52nd And 53rd State — No Such Post
Did President Trump post on Truth Social that he was going to "annexe Alaska" after Greenland, in order to make it the "53rd State" and did he say "the people of Alaska don't want to be part of a backward nation in Canada?" No, that's not
The Dispatch→ Between Fear and Reconciliation in Syria
Plus: Art, hell, and the human body.
The Dispatch→ What’s Next for Syria?
Claims of genocide underscore the country’s uncertain future.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Arnold Bushman Lighting Himself On Fire To Protest Disney Making Little Mermaid Black
Did a man named "Arnold Bushman" light himself on fire to protest "Disney making the little mermaid black"? No, that's not true: A tweet from October 2024 with that claim was screenshotted and went viral again in early 2025. However the i
The Dispatch→ Free Speech A-holes
Against the martyr grift.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Working Class Wage Growth
Average production and nonsupervisory employee wages have outpaced inflation from 1971 to 2024.
The Dispatch→ Ignoring Scarcity at Our Own Peril
Ezra Klein’s class warfare rears its utopian head.