The publishers say ChatGPT infringes on their copyright.
The Dispatch→ Korematsu and Vegetables
No Jewy hummus in the dining halls.
The Dispatch→ Fear the Executive
"Jonah Goldberg speaks out against friendship."
The Dispatch→ How Competitive High Schools Get Away With Race-Based Admissions
The Supreme Court ended affirmative action for colleges, but entrance policies with racial effects persist at the K-12 level.
The Dispatch→ Let’s Stop Romanticizing the Cult of Protest
The tolerance for mobs shouting insults and blocking traffic is driven by misguided nostalgia for the 1960s.
The Dispatch→ Video: TikTok Legislation and the RNC Shakeup
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Has NOT Approved Ear Magnets For Smoking Cessation As Of April 2024
Has the FDA approved ear magnets as a smoking cessation product? No, that's not true: A social media post claimed such a device was a "Natural, FDA approved" method for people to quit smoking. A spokesperson for the Food and Drug Administ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Airbnb Did NOT Say It’s Expecting ‘Large-Scale Government Actions And Lockdowns’ To Begin On June 6, 2024
Did Airbnb say it was expecting "large-scale government actions and lockdowns" to begin on June 6, 2024? No, that's not true: The date marks when the online vacation marketplace's new "Major Disruptive Events Policy" takes effect, which u
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Government Did NOT Buy $5 Billion In Bitcoin — It Was Seizure Of Stolen Funds
Did the U.S. government invest in $71 million worth of bitcoin, which has now grown in value to almost $5 billion? No, that's not true: A video clip has been presented deceptively to make a seizure of stolen funds sound like an investment
The Dispatch→ Heightening the Contradictions
Will campus protests get Trump reelected?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, these photos don’t show an unidentified woman left for dead, as social media posts claim
Photos show the scene of an accident that left an unidentified woman in a coma after a “hit and run incident.”
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – No, a Florida ballot measure wouldn’t ‘mandate abortion up to birth,’ as Gov. Ron DeSantis said
Florida’s Amendment 4 "will mandate abortion until the moment of birth.”
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Dubious Civil Rights Arrest Anecdote
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In his interview with SiriusXM radio’s Howard Stern, President Joe Biden revived a dubious anecdote about having been arrested as a teenager while standing in solidarity on th
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Raising of Palestinian Flags at Harvard
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Protesters against the war in Gaza raised three Palestinian flags on the Harvard University campus on April 27. Social media posts misleadingly claimed the university
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Faked Video Does NOT Show Naturopath Barbara O’Neill Recommending Oxygen Pills For Tiredness
Does an authentic video show naturopath Barbara O'Neill recommending oxygen pills for tiredness, as a video on Facebook claims? No, that's not true: This is not an authentic video of O'Neill, but one that appears dubbed. Lead Stories trac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Was NOT ‘Ignored’ During Visit To Gas Station — Video Shows People Paying Attention To Him
Was President Joe Biden "ignored" during an impromptu visit to a Pennsylvania gas station as Sean Hannity claimed in a Facebook post? No, that's not true: The claim is not supported by the videos of the event. The recordings show people e
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Michael McCaul’s Investments
Social media users are suggesting that he sought to profit from legislation he wrote that could ban TikTok.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2012 Ceremony At London Olympics Did NOT Feature ‘Figure Of Death’ Holding Syringe — It’s Voldemort Character From ‘Harry Potter’
Did the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony feature a "figure of death holding a NEEDLE"? No, that's not true: The "figure of death" was actually a puppet of Lord Voldemort, the villain from the "Harry Potter" book series. Lord Voldemor
PolitiFact→ DeSantis said public schools were religious when U.S. began. Is he right?
Education historians said the notion that the founders intended for a religion-based public schooling system is an increasingly common misconception. The reality isn’t so simple, they said.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: TikTok Legislation and the RNC Shakeup
Join us tonight at 8 ET for our weekly livestreamed conversation.
Full Fact→ What photo ID do you need to vote in the UK?
A guide to voter ID requirements ahead of the May local elections and the forthcoming general election.
Full Fact→ J.K. Rowling is not moving to Moscow
Social media posts claim the author has bought property in Russia and is moving there because of the country’s “traditional values”.
Full Fact→ Photo showing Israeli flag alongside swastika at protest has been edited
The photo was taken at a ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, US, in 2017.
Full Fact→ Congestion charge and ULEZ weren’t suspended for Trafalgar Square Eid event
Posts claiming the charges were suspended for London’s Eid in the Square event this year, but not for the London Marathon, are untrue.
Full Fact→ Longer lines behind planes don’t indicate ‘chemtrails’
A post claims to show the difference between ‘contrails’—water vapours left by planes—and ‘chemtrails’. But both images show contrails.
Full Fact→ Video of girl with epilepsy is not related to Israel-Gaza conflict
A video claiming to show a girl traumatised by bombings in the Israel-Gaza conflict is taken from a TikTok page about a Syrian girl suffering from epilepsy, likely in Lebanon.
Full Fact→ Expelled or jailed Conservative MPs are not the fourth largest ‘party’ in the House of Commons
Nine current MPs have lost the Conservative whip. None are in prison.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Photo does not show pro-Palestine protesters blocking Jewish students from entering Columbia Univers
Photo shows “Palestinian activists” blocking “Jewish students from entering Columbia University.”
Full Fact→ Moon did block sun during total solar eclipse
A false claim that it was not the moon that blocked the sun during the 2024 full solar eclipse has been widely shared online.
The Dispatch→ U.S. Losing Foothold in Northwestern Africa
‘What’s happening in the Sahel is really an overlap of counterterrorism and Great Power competition.’
Full Fact→ Argos is not selling laptops for just £3
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook.
The Dispatch→ Pressing the SCOTUS Panic Button
And: protecting free speech on college campuses.
The Dispatch→ Rocky Loses
And it’s no small thing.
The Dispatch→ A ‘Mostly’ Misleading Partisan Press
The big problem with media bias isn’t what it does to the other side, it’s what it does to the home team.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Using Communal Swimming Pool CANNOT Cause HIV Infection
Can using a communal swimming pool cause HIV infection? No, that's not true: The chief medical officer of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation told Lead Stores that there are "no cases of HIV transmission" in a swimming pool. HIV is typically s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Piers Morgan Did NOT Interview Barbara O’Neill About A Diabetes Remedy — Fake Video
Did Piers Morgan interview controversial wellness coach Barbara O'Neill about a "Diabetes Solution" on his program "Uncensored"? No, that's not true: The video circulating on social media is fabricated, using an AI voiceover to simulate a
The Dispatch→ That Dog Won’t Hunt
Kristi Noem’s ruthless miscalculation.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Judge in Trump’s criminal trial didn’t threaten to arrest Trump specifically over son’s graduation
“Judge Merchan says Trump will be arrested if he misses any day of the trial, even for Barron’s graduation.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden repeats False tale that he got arrested during Civil Rights era
Says he “got arrested” while protesting in favor of desegregation.
PolitiFact→ Mike Johnson – Amid Columbia protests, safety concerns, Speaker Mike Johnson is off-base on hybrid classes plan
Said Columbia University has told students, “Well, if you’re Jewish, maybe you do want to stay home.”