Growing electricity demand and geopolitical competition are driving renewed interest in nuclear energy.
The Dispatch→ Europe’s Hidden Tinderbox
Russia’s hold on the South Caucasus is slipping, and America should pay attention.
The Dispatch→ Donald Lame Duck | Roundtable
Are we finally tired of the Don?
The Dispatch→ The Unflappable Dick Cheney
The former vice president provided a serious, calming presence when stakes were highest.
The Dispatch→ How Slavery Divided American Churches
‘Both read the same Bible and prayed to the same God.’
The Dispatch→ Stay ‘Insubordinate’
It’s a good thing to be if you’re a journalist.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Images Of ‘Food Vending Machines’ Used To Feed ‘Hungry Kids’ Near South Korea Schools Do NOT Show Real School Lunch Program
Has South Korea placed vending machines with free hot food near schools to fight childhood hunger? No, that's not true: There were no actual news articles about any such "food vending machines" seen in viral images on social media. South
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video NOT ‘New’ And Does NOT Show Islamists Chanting ‘Allah Akbar’ In German Christmas Market — 2024 Demonstration Celebrated Fall Of Syrian Dictator Assad
Did a "new" viral video posted Nov. 18, 2025 show "In Germany, large crowds of Muslims walk directly through a Christmas market chanting 'There is no God but Allah , Allah Akbar'"? No, that's not true: No chants of "Allah Akbar" (God is G
The Dispatch→ Lead Balloon
What’s behind the White House’s ridiculous peace plan for Ukraine?
FactCheck.org→ Revised CDC Website About Autism and Vaccines Is Not Evidence-Based
Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine advocate who is now Health and Human Services secretary, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its website to say that its previous statement that “vaccines do not cause autism”
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – RFK Jr. said ‘we’re not cutting science’ or research. That’s Pants on Fire!
“We’re not cutting science. We’re not cutting research.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump said Democrats’ call to military amounts to sedition. Experts say that’s doubtful
Trump said Democratic video is seditious. Experts doubt that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Fight Between Moose And Polar Bear In Alaska Is NOT Real — AI Generated
Does a real video show a fight between a moose and a polar bear in Alaska? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated and shows several glitches and inconsistencies typical in AI-generated content. It originated from a YouTube channe
PolitiFact→ JD Vance – Vice President JD Vance misleads on immigrants’ role in US housing crisis
Housing is expensive “because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants” and because of a housing shortage.
FactCheck.org→ Trump at Odds with CIA Assessment on Khashoggi Killing
President Donald Trump brushed aside a reporter’s question to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about the 2018 killing of Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying the crown prince “knew nothing about it and we ca
The Dispatch→ Reassessing the World’s Climate Victories
The touted achievements of global climate initiatives aren’t rooted in reality.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: The People’s House Is So Back
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Zelenskyy Invested $500 Million, $1.5 Billion ‘Of His Own Money’ In Ski Resort In Western Ukraine — Project’s Developer Denies His Involvement
Did President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy invest $500 million or $1.5 billion "of his own money" in "a ski resort in Western Ukraine"? No, that's not true: Social media posts misattribute publicly known investment amounts about such a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Walmart Clearance Sale On All Trump Merch for 99 Cents Is NOT Real — Gemini 2.0 AI Made It
Is an image of a Walmart clearance sale on all Trump Merchandise for 99 cents in November 2025 real? No, that's not true: The photo includes a Gemini watermark in the lower-right corner, indicating it was created with Google's generative
PolitiFact→ Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know
Are tech companies training their AI with private data?
Full Fact→ What has Labour pledged on income tax ahead of the Budget?
Amid reports that Labour may be planning to extend the freeze on income tax thresholds at next week’s Budget, we look at exactly what commitments the party made in its manifesto.
The Dispatch→ Crypto Comes to Washington
Can the once-shadowy assets become part of regular finance?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Arabic Numerals Joke Posts About Zohran Mamdani Are New Twist On Old Joke
Does Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani have a plan to require all New York students to learn Arabic numerals? No, that's not true: Viral posts making that claim are satirical in nature because Arabic numerals are already widely used everywhere i
The Dispatch→ ‘The Whole Thing Is Built On Lies’ | Interview: Mark Clifford
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong, and the CCP.
The Dispatch→ Homeland Security’s Fuzzy Deportation Math
The department is painting its removal efforts with broad strokes instead of publishing detailed data.
The Dispatch→ Has the 1974 Budget Act Outlived Its Purpose?
Intended to increase congressional power over spending, the law has had unintended consequences.
The Dispatch→ Democrats Test the Waters on Free Trade
The issue is fraught for the party, but lawmakers and 2028 hopefuls are increasingly critical of President Trump’s tariffs.
The Dispatch→ The ‘Five Eyes’ Are Blinking
The military buildup around Venezuela has prompted allies to stop sharing some intelligence with the U.S.
The Dispatch→ Fixing a Failed Political System
Congressional term limits would lessen incumbency advantage and yield better legislators.
The Dispatch→ The Case Against Congressional Term Limits
American voters should be able to reelect capable incumbents.
The Dispatch→ The Dissent Heard Around the World
Plus: Former FBI Director James Comey catches a break.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Is One Of A Series Of AI Clips Of Professors Having Meltdowns Over Student Use Of Turbo AI
Does a real video show a professor screaming at her students that using a product called Turbo AI is cheating, while rolling on the floor of a lecture hall, red-faced? No, that's not true: This video is one of more than a dozen identicall
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Recordings Of President Trump Ranting He Would Start A War Or Let The Country Starve To Avoid Releasing The Epstein Files Are NOT Real — AI Audio
Are recordings of purported calls of President Trump ranting that he would start a war or let the country starve to avoid releasing the Epstein files real? No, that's not true: The earliest versions of social media posts with two purporte
The Dispatch→ No One Knows What the Law Is
What constitutes an ‘illegal order’ in 2025?
The Dispatch→ Nixon’s Revenge
Trump’s Republican Party hearkens back to the era of the ‘me-too Republicans.’
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Have health insurance companies’ stock prices increased 1,000%, as Trump said? That’s exaggerated
Stock prices for health insurance companies are “up over 1,000% over a short period of time.”
PolitiFact→ Epstein emails led to rumors that Trump spent 2017 Thanksgiving with him. Here’s what we found.
No proof Trump spent Thanksgiving with Epstein in 2017
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Pacific Ocean ‘Rogue Wave’ Hitting the Deck of a Ship Called ‘Venessa’
Is a video that shows a giant Pacific Ocean rogue wave crashing over the deck of a cruise ship called "Venessa" real? No, that's not true: The account that originally posted the video clearly labeled it "ai video". The account also labele
PolitiFact→ The FDA removed warnings from menopause medications. What should I ask my doctor about HRT?
Patient guide to menopause HRT, must-knows after FDA change
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Monkey Did NOT Fire A Gun While Indian Checkpoint Guard Slept — Video Is AI-Generated
Did a monkey fire an Indian guard's rifle while he was taking a nap at a checkpoint? No, that's not true: There are many clues that the video is AI-generated, notably the distortions in key positions of the video indicating watermarks fro