Are emails sent via the public.govdelivery.com email domain and claiming to be about an "unclaimed balance" at Bittrex legitimate? No, that's not true: They appear to be part of an email scam aimed at former users of the now defunct compa
Full Fact→ Chair of Ofsted board has no control over setting national curriculum
Misleading claims that the new interim chair of Ofsted’s board, Sir Hamid Patel, will be able to change what pupils learn in schools, have been shared online.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Danish Politicians Laughed in Parliament About Circus Elephants, NOT Trump’s Greenland Remarks
Did an authentic video show members of the Danish Parliament laughing heartily at a recording of March 2025 remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, outlining his intent to "get" Greenland, "one way or the other"? No, that's not true: The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Turkey Protesters Dressed as Batman, Joker, Spiderman, Pikachu
Did an authentic photo show protesters in Turkey in March 2025, dressed as The Joker, Batman, Pikachu and Spiderman? No, that's not true: the image was AI-generated and was first posted by an X user whose bio contained the disclaimer "All
The Dispatch→ The Signal Saga Heats Up
‘They are lucky that no one was killed as a result of this.’
The Dispatch→ National Security Used To Be a Thing
‘I reserve the right to be Jeff Goldberg.’
The Dispatch→ The Divide on the Right Over the Alien Enemies Act
Legal thinkers advise caution on denying due process, while GOP lawmakers go along with the Trump administration.
The Dispatch→ GOP Senators Want Answers as Signal Fallout Continues
Several lawmakers dismiss White House assertions that no classified information was shared in a group chat.
The Dispatch→ The Gift of Concentration
On teaching children to look beyond easy distractions.
The Dispatch→ Can Republicans Keep Their House in Order?
Why Elise Stefanik staying in Congress matters.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Credible Public Reports Said Elon Musk Was In Talks To Buy Cincinnati Bengals In March 2025 — Claim Appeared In AI Fake Article
Was Elon Musk reported in March 2025 to be in talks to buy the Cincinnati Bengals for $15 billion and had reports "surfaced" that Bengals President Mike Brown was considering the offer? No, that's not true: The content of the article maki
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Elon Musk Funded Lily Thompson’s Surgery And Neuralink Chip — AI Made It Up
Did Elon Musk save the life of 7-year-old Lily Thompson by paying her medical bills and arranging for a Neuralink chip to be implanted into her brain in March 2025? No, that's not true: There are no "local news reports" of a child by that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Facebook Warning Says ‘Justin Scott’ and ‘Carla Howell’ Are Fugitive Suspects In Death Of Baby ‘Emily Darnell’ — Part Of Scam
Does a Facebook post alert users to an authentic "Homicide Bureau" fugitive case identifying 'Justin Scott' and 'Carla Howell' as suspects in the death of a 10-month-old named 'Emily Darnell'? No, that's not true: Facebook posts calling o
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Trump showed the Declaration of Independence, not the Bitcoin whitepaper, at the White House
Video shows the Bitcoin whitepaper “was spotted at the White House.”
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Unsupported Claims About Origin of Texas Measles Outbreak
SciCheck Digest The measles vaccine uses a weakened virus that’s never been shown to spread to others. Samples from the outbreak in Texas also show that a wild-type virus is responsible. Yet, social media posts have falsely claimed that the o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Patrick Mahomes Did NOT Reject Fictional ‘$10 Million Offer’ From Elon Musk Either — Fake Story
Did football player Patrick Mahomes reject a "$10 Million Offer" from Elon Musk? No, that's not true: Musk did not make the public statement the story said he did. An AI detector concluded that the text of the story, including bogus quote
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: March 26, 2025 Berlin Car Crash Was NOT Terrorist Attack
Was a March 26, 2025, car crash in Berlin a premeditated act of terrorism? No, that's not true: The German police told Lead Stories that, as of this writing, there is no evidence to support that theory. The incident involved a teenager wh
Full Fact→ Amazon laptop giveaway is not genuine
A Facebook post that appears to offer free laptops from Amazon is not legitimate.
FactCheck.org→ Was the Signal Chat Illegal?
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. As fallout from a Trump administration group chat about a military attack in Yemen continues to unfold, some Democrats are saying the inadvertent inclusion of a journalist in the ch
Full Fact→ Did Labour promise to freeze council tax?
We’ve taken a look at what Labour said it would do, after Conservative claims that council tax rises this year amount to a “betrayal”.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Don’t trust videos saying you can erase your student loans by filing a student privacy law complaint
People can get student debt “erased” by filing Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act complaints because the Department of Government Efficiency accessed federal student loan databases.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Transcript Extends Tulsi Gabbard Response To Jim Himes Question On Retweeting Russian State Media Individual
Does a genuine transcript show what Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said after Representative Jim Himes asked a question about retweeting "posts from individuals affiliated with Russian state media" using her personal acco
The Dispatch→ The Trump Administration Threatens mRNA Research
Growing vaccine skepticism risks undermining recent medical breakthroughs.
The Dispatch→ Second Amendment v. Ghost Gun Ban
I ain’t afraid of no ghost (gun).
The Dispatch→ When the Right Went Woke
Cynicism is a gateway drug.
The Dispatch→ Experts Call Use of Signal ‘Unbelievably Poor’ Security Practice
The federal government previously warned against using the app.
The Dispatch→ War Machines or Instruments of Peace?
Drone automation is saving Ukrainian lives, but innovation raises ethical and legal concerns.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Beyoncé Did NOT Announce Relocation To Italy Because Of Elon Musk — Made-Up, AI-Written Story
Did Beyoncé publicly confirm she will move to Italy because she can't "breathe the same air as Elon Musk"? No, that's not true: An AI generated viral article reused a fake quote previously attributed to Oprah Winfrey in another false sto
The Dispatch→ The ‘Hoax’ Hoax
Better damage control through gaslighting.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t say Tesla is ‘doomed’
Elon Musk said “Tesla is finished” and needs “drastic changes immediately.”
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What evidence does the government need to deport green card, visa holders?
The Trump administration has moved to deport green card and visa holders, including a pro-Palestinian activist, a Georgetown University academic and a Brown University doctor. What evidence do government officials need in these cases?
PolitiFact→ Pete Hegseth – Hegseth says leaked Signal group text didn’t have ‘war plans’. But screenshots show attack details
"Nobody was texting war plans" in the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.
The Dispatch→ The Real Signal of Signalgate
Team Trump’s anti-ally threats aren’t just bluster.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Girls Do NOT Have ‘Sperm’ In Their Bone Marrow — But Sperm-like Cells May Soon Be Made From Stem Cells Found In Marrow
Do girls have sperm in their bone marrow that could be used to "make a baby on their own" as is claimed on social media? No, that's not true: Sperm are not found in bone marrow. But, fertility researchers are developing methods to extract
Internet Archive→ President Trump Announces New Tariffs on Auto Imports : CSPAN : March 26, 2025 5:16pm-5:46pm EDT
[LIVE] President Donald Trump announces new tariffs on cars shipped to the United States. 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,
Internet Archive→ President Trump Remarks at White House Women’s History Month Celebration : CSPAN3 : March 26, 2025 3:34pm-4:15pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump delivers remarks at a White House-hosted Women's History Month celebration. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN3.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Item Ti
The Dispatch→ Social Media Users Spread False Claim That Elon Musk Bought MSNBC
Comcast, MSNBC’s parent company, currently plans to integrate the news network into a new spinoff company.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK School Children Do NOT Have To Attend Islam Classes As ‘Main Study’
Did the U.K. make Islam the "main study" in schools on March 26, 2025? No, that's not true: No credible media outlet reported such a policy. Religious education covering different religions has been part of the national curriculum for dec
The Dispatch→ Javier Milei and the Legitimacy of Libertarian Policy
He has put one of the world’s true economic basket cases on the path toward fiscal sustainability.
Full Fact→ Hoax posts about homicide suspect on the run shared in at least 20 Facebook community groups
The hoax posts share photos of children who have been reported missing in the US, and there are no reports of any such homicide in the UK.