Is a "Homicide Bureau" searching for "Santos Chylice" over "the death of 8-month-old baby Gonzalez Cassandra" in Holly Hill? No, that's not true: Facebook posts calling on readers to be on the lookout for her used the mugshot of someone l
Health Feedback→ MMR vaccine prevents far more risks from measles, mumps, and rubella than it causes
REVIEW Measles, mumps, and rubella are viral infectious diseases that were very common among children before the vaccines became available in the 1960s. In most cases, these diseases resolve on their own without causing long-term complications. This
The Dispatch→ Abundance About-Face
‘I want sad, beige politics.’
The Dispatch→ The Costs of Research Funding Delays at NIH
How a weeks-long freeze of the grant review process has stymied a myriad of scientific studies.
The Dispatch→ Grizzly Bears Need Local Support
Federal oversight alone won’t save an icon of the American West.
The Dispatch→ The Opportunity Cost of Trolling Our Northern Neighbor
A poorer Canada means a poorer United States.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Media Satirist Damon Imani Has NEVER Argued With Sunny Hostin On "The View" — Fake Broadcast Clips Are His Schtick
Did Damon Imani appear on the February 24, 2025 episode of "The View" to verbally spar with co-host Sunny Hostin over the term "Woke", as a social media post seems to show? No, that's not true: Imani has never appeared on ABC's morning sh
PolitiFact→ Harriet Hageman – Does less than 25% of Education Department spending go to students? No
The federal Education Department has a “budget of about $280 billion a year. Less than 25% goes to educating our students.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, JFK Jr. didn’t write a letter saying that former President Joe Biden was ‘a traitor’
Files reveal that John F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a 1994 letter calling then-Sen. Joe Biden “a traitor” before Kennedy’s 1999 death.
The Dispatch→ Assessing J.D. Vance’s Claims About Immigration and Economic Growth
The U.S. has experienced GDP per capita growth while its immigrant population has expanded.
The Dispatch→ Kill Switch
Don't trust Americans.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Says Venezuelan Soccer Player Jerce Reyes Barrios Was Deported To El Salvador Over Real Madrid Tattoo– What We Know
Was a man named Jerce Reyes Barrios, described as a soccer player from Venezuela on social media, deported from the U.S. to El Salvador? The story was reported by ABC News, citing the man's attorney. Filings in U.S. District Court for Was
PolitiFact→ Live: Trump wants to close the Education Department. Here's what to know.
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order that takes steps toward dismantling the Education Department. PolitiFact is reporting on his plans ahead of the 4 p.m. White House event.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Was Zelenskyy's Pennsylvania visit ‘election interference’? Why experts say no
Says Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “engaged in election interference by campaigning” in Pennsylvania for former Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Russell Robinson’ And ‘Dycorrian Wayne Lofton’ Facebook Warnings About 18-Year-Old Knocking On Doors, Stabbing — Part Of Scam
Are people in various communities in the United States and England being warned about an 18-year-old known as Russell Robinson or Dycorrian Wayne Lofton knocking on doors and attacking people after he gains their trust? No, that's not tru
FactCheck.org→ Posts Fabricate Claims About Trump’s Response to Duterte’s Arrest
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take In 2017, President Donald Trump expressed admiration for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drug suspects. But social media posts have falsely
Full Fact→ No, the World Economic Forum hasn’t called for a ban on homegrown food
The organisation has confirmed it has never made such a statement.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Scientist Denied Entry To US Allegedly Due To Anti-Trump Messages On Phone Had National Lab Secrets On It According To DHS — What We Know
Was a French scientist denied entry to the U.S. in March 2025, due to the supposed discovery, on his phone, of messages critical of U.S. President Donald Trump? The story was first reported by French newspaper Le Monde and news service Ag
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Discuss Fictional ‘Tesla Medbeds’ on Fox News — Interview is Fake
Did President Donald Trump speak to Fox News about a "Tesla medbed," calling it an "incredible piece of technology"? No, that's not true: Medbeds -- a term for a device that can carry out miraculous healing and age reversal and defy morta
Full Fact→ Our Government Tracker’s four months old – and it shows we need far greater transparency to win back trust in politics
We take a look at the latest findings from Full Fact’s Government Tracker project.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Istanbul Protests Against President Erdogan — 2024 East Timor Footage
Does this viral video show scenes of protest in Istanbul with "tens of thousands" demonstrating against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan? No, that's not true: The footage dates back to 2024 and is related to a papal visit to East Timor. It
The Dispatch→ Deportations Raise the Specter of a Constitutional Crisis
‘It certainly looks to me like they essentially didn’t fully comply.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Meme Said Kash Patel Ordered Investigation Into Congressional Democrats For Inciting Violence Against President
Are there news reports about FBI Director Kash Patel ordering an investigation of "13 Congressional Democrats" for inciting violence against President Donald Trump, and did he say they "put him in real danger" and "they did it on purpose?
The Dispatch→ Mending the Bootstraps
Complexity is a subsidy.
The Dispatch→ Do You Have ‘Parental Rights’?
Plus: Justice Roberts’ ‘fine wine’ of a statement.
The Dispatch→ On the Baltic Front
Ukraine’s neighbors and allies struggle against Russian hybrid warfare tactics.
The Dispatch→ J.D. Vance Secures an Inside Lane to 2028
Vance becomes the first sitting VP to helm his party’s fundraising.
The Dispatch→ The Fake False Dilemmas of Early Parenting
Data on child outcomes shows small choices parents make usually aren’t life-altering.
The Dispatch→ Columbia University Has the Free Speech Problem, Not the Trump Administration
The administration’s actions are about protecting free speech, a duty Columbia has abdicated.
The Dispatch→ Funding With Strings Attached Risks Strangling Academic Freedom
Universities must have the ability to teach what they want without fear of government punishment.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ABC Did NOT Tweet Harvard Tuition Will Be Free "For Students From Jewish Families" Earning Under $200,000 Per Year
Did ABC News tweet that Harvard tuition for the 2025-2026 school year will be free for "students from Jewish families" with annual incomes of $200,000 or less, as a social media post claims? No, that's not true: The genuine ABC News tweet
The Dispatch→ The Green Lantern Theory, Revisited
Donald Trump as superhero.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Order Keystone ‘To Transport ONLY American Oil’
Did President Donald Trump order the Keystone pipeline system "to transport ONLY American Oil"? No, that's not true: The claim came from a site with a satire label that explicitly says "nothing on this page is real". Originating in Canada
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no.
President Donald Trump’s effort to deport Venezuelan gang members without due process rests on his argument that Tren de Aragua has “invaded” the U.S. Experts in immigration and constitutional law are skeptical.
The Dispatch→ The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
In which Jonah proves he does not have Trump Derangement Syndrome.
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme? Fact-checking Elon Musk
“Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Viral Truth Social post from President Donald Trump about annexing Greenland, Alaska is fabricated
President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that, “After I’ve annexed Greenland and making it the 52nd State, I will annexe Alaska.”
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says measles infection may have benefits, but there’s no conclusive evidence
“A lot of studies” show that getting measles "boosts your immune system later in life against cancers, atopic diseases, cardiac disease."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Chuck Schumer’s Estimated Net Worth Is NOT $85 Million — It’s Much Less
Does Sen. Chuck Schumer have an estimated net worth of $85 million despite having an annual salary of just $193,400? No, that's not true: Financial disclosures required by law show the New York Democrat and his wife have a combined wealth
The Dispatch→ Cheap Talk on Cheap Stuff
Trade has made onetime luxury items common and, yes, ‘cheap’—while raising living standards along the way.