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Full Fact→ Is the government on course to introduce a new Race Equality Act?
Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s manifesto promise to bring in new racial equality legislation.
Internet Archive→ Live: FOX and Friends : FOXNEWSW : August 19, 2025 5:00am-6:00am PDT
Co-hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones highlight the latest in news, weather, sports and entertainment with a casual and spontaneous discourse..This item belongs to: movies/TV-FOXNEWSW.This item has files of the follo
The Dispatch→ Vaccines Under Attack
RFK Jr. turns the federal government against vaccines.
Full Fact→ Robert F Kennedy Jr wrong about mRNA vaccines’ effectiveness
The US health secretary has cancelled research into mRNA vaccines, but his reasons seem to be based on bad information about their effectiveness.
The Dispatch→ Federalizing D.C. | Live From the Alaska Bar Association
Political theater and sandwich throwing.
The Dispatch→ The Broken Windows of American Government
Local neglect leads to national decay.
The Dispatch→ Cutting Through the Vaccine Noise
As a new school year starts, what’s an informed parent to make of conflicting advice on vaccines?
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump said the US is the ‘only country’ that uses mail-in voting. That’s wrong.
“We are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bodycam Video Does NOT Authentically Show Cop Mistaking Black Lawyer For Defendant In Court — Staged
Does a viral bodycam video authentically show a cop mistaking a Black lawyer for a defendant and ordering him to sit in the back of a courtroom? No, that's not true: The video originated from a channel that publishes re-enactments using t
The Dispatch→ Exit Strategy
Ending ‘Biden’s stupid war’ by any means necessary.
Internet Archive→ Pres. Trump & Pres. Zelensky Discuss Ending Russia-Ukraine War : CSPAN : August 18, 2025 3:17pm-3:45pm EDT
President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky talked to reporters before their Oval Office meeting to discuss an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. The meeting followed President Trump's summit in Alaska with Russian President Putin....This item belongs
PolitiFact→ Why does Russia want the Donbas region?
Why does Russia want the Donbas region?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Image Shows European Leaders Waiting On Chairs In White House Corridor — Not Real Photograph
Does a viral image authentically show several European leaders like Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen sitting on chairs in a White House corridor? No, that's not true: The image did not appear on any news sites. It contained glitch
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler Does NOT Have A Hidden Net Worth Of $100 Million According To DOGE — Satire Site
Did DOGE discover Democratic Congressman Jerry Nadler has a hidden net worth of $100 million? No, that's not true: The post spreading that Nadler rumor and the false claim about his vast wealth came from a Facebook page with a satire disc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE The Nobel Committee Removed Trump’s Name From Peace Prize Nominee List
Did the Nobel Committee quietly remove President Donald Trump's name from the list of nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize? No, that's not true: The nominations list for a Nobel Peace Prize is private, and not made public until 50 years aft
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aphelion Phenomenon Will NOT Make Earth Experience ‘Colder Weather Than Ever Before’ — It’s Annual And Unnoticeable
Will the earth experience "colder weather than ever before" during the "aphelion phenomenon" in August, 2025, as its elliptical orbit takes it to its most distant-from-the-Sun position of the year, as multiple social media posts claim? No
AllSides→ Does a 2025 federal law cut funding for some emergency broadcast alerts?
https://gigafact.org/fact-briefs/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-federal-fund-cut-emergency-broadcast-alert/?utm_source=allsides&utm_id=112
AllSides→ It’s only getting worse: The Top 5 media fails of Trump 2.0
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3757725/its-only-getting-worse-the-top-5-media-fails-of-trump-2-0/
Full Fact→ The government is not changing the penalty for driving without a licence
Social media posts are falsely claiming that from January 2026, operating a vehicle without a valid licence will no longer lead to criminal proceedings, but instead will result in a civil fine.
PolitiFact→ Crime is underreported, but not just in Washington, D.C., where Trump claims data is inaccurate
What to know about how crime data is reported
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Story About Oprah Winfrey Being Ordered To Return $22 Million To FEMA Originated As Trolling
Was Oprah Winfrey "ordered to return $22 million she took from FEMA to rebuild her mansion after the Maui fires", as of mid-August 2025? No, that's not true: The rumor originated from a post by a self-described satire account that carries
Full Fact→ What Ukrainian territory does Russia control?
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders are in Washington DC today to meet US president Donald Trump, following the latter’s summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin last Friday.
Full Fact→ More fake Toby Carvery offers circulate on Facebook
A spokesperson for the restaurant’s parent company confirmed these offers are not genuine.
PolitiFact→ Live fact-checks: Trump meets Zelenskyy to talk potential end to Russia-Ukraine war
Live fact-checking Trump-Zelenskyy White House meeting
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Poster Saying Kid Rock Wants You To Vote For Newsom Parodies A Similar Trump Post About Taylor Swift
Did Kid Rock endorse California Governor Gavin Newsom in mid-August 2025? No, that's not true: The origin of the viral image is satirical. The picture was a parody of Donald Trump's post from the previous year, when he said he accepted Ta
The Dispatch→ Tacos Kiev
‘Trump Always Chickens Out,’ Alaska edition.
AllSides→ Assessing Redistricting Claims from Texas, New York Governors
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/08/assessing-redistricting-claims-from-texas-new-york-governors/ In the
Full Fact→ Is the government on track to restore development spending to 0.7% of national income?
Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s pledge to restore foreign aid to 0.7% of gross national income ‘as soon as fiscal circumstances allow’.
The Dispatch→ A Warm Meeting in Alaska
What was discussed, what was agreed to, and what comes next.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story About ‘Foster Child Lily Tran’ Getting Into Stanford And Singing With Eminem Uses AI Photo — Versions With Other Celebs Circulating
Are stories about a former foster child named Lily Tran getting into Stanford and being called on stage to sing with their celebrity idol real? No, that's not true: There are several versions of the story circulating on social media in wh
The Dispatch→ No Deal in Alaska | Interview: Tim Mak
Trump’s embarrassing Russia-Ukraine summit aftermath.
The Dispatch→ Dependence Is Normal
Needing someone else, no matter the reason, is a reminder of our humanity.
The Dispatch→ Jewish Democrats Labor to Maintain Party’s Support for Israel
But a leading group argues the GOP has yet to benefit from Democrats’ division over the Jewish state.
The Dispatch→ Is Debanking Really Discrimination?
A new executive order seeks to end the practice, but policy experts and banks blame regulation, not politics.
The Dispatch→ America Hands China an AI Advantage
Trump’s Nvidia deal will aid in Beijing’s development of cutting-edge military technology.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Rib Eye Whole Boneless Costs $59.99 Per Pound — That’s Imported Japanese A5 Wagyu
Does a video of a grocery meat counter prove the price of rib eye boneless beef has risen to $59.99 a pound in August 2025? No, that's not true: The video shows a package of A5 Wagyu, which is the highest grade of Japanese beef and is sub
Internet Archive→ President Trump Remarks on 90th Anniversary of the Social Security Act : CSPAN : August 17, 2025 3:30pm-4:18pm EDT
President Trump signed a proclamation commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act. The president says the proclamation will help to protect Social Security. The Act was originally signed in 1935 by then President Franklin D....This it
The Dispatch→ Douglas Wilson’s America
His work to create a confessionally Christian state is the wrong antidote to what he seeks to cure.
The Dispatch→ American Christianity’s False Loyalty Test
When politics becomes a more important indicator of one’s faith than theology.