Does a high resolution image of the scuffle between immigration officers and Alex Pretti provide a more clear picture of what happened just before Pretti was shot? No, that's not true: This AI-enhanced image was created from an extremely
The Dispatch→ Tread on Me
Alex Pretti and the end of conservatism.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Critics of Minnesota anti-ICE protests falsely call protesters paid
Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Don’t worry: ‘Exploding trees’ aren’t what they sound like
Trees can explode if temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.
The Dispatch→ Tucker Stopped Believing in Lines | Interview: Jason Zengerle
From good journalism, to clickbait, to Nazism.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Truth Social Image Of Trump Calling For ‘Kill Switch’ On Phones So ICE Can ‘Kill’ Video Recording Is Satire
Did President Trump post on his Truth Social account a call for cellphone companies to add software kill switches to phone cameras so ICE and "my SS" could "kill" video recording and sharing? No, that's not true: The image, which also con
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Man In Drag Is NOT Alex Pretti, ICU Nurse Shot And Killed By ICE In Minneapolis
Is the image of a man dressed in drag a real photo of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old man shot and killed by ICE agents in Minnesota? No, that's not true: The person shown wearing a silver skirt and bra with rainbow-colored hair while holdin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Conservative Commentator Evan Kilgore DENIES Social Media Posts Saying That He Was Officer Who Shot And Killed Alex Pretti In Minneapolis — Agent Timeline Doesn’t Match Kilgore Career Changes
Was Evan Kilgore the federal agent who shot and killed U.S. citizen and registered nurse Alex Pretti during an immigration enforcement raid in Minneapolis? No, that's not true: Kilgore denied he worked for immigration enforcement agencies
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Social media posts misidentify Alex Pretti shooter as Evan Kilgore
Evan Kilgore is one of the Border Patrol agents who shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, Donald Trump didn’t post that ‘only criminals carry guns.’ It’s a fake Truth Social post
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “Only criminals carry guns on our streets, we need law and order.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ICE Raiding Home Without A Warrant After Man Shouted They Shouldn’t ‘Smack’ His Neighbor — It’s Columbus SWAT In 2019
Does a video show ICE agents raiding a man's home without a warrant after he shouted about ICE's treatment of his neighbor, saying they "ain't supposed to smack him like that"? No, that's not true: The video shared in January 2026 with cl
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Trump officials’ statements about Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting by Border Patrol agent
Fact-check: Trump officials’ Alex Pretti claims vs. video
Full Fact→ Nigel Farage said Trump’s comments about NATO troops in Afghanistan were ‘wrong’
There’s absolutely no evidence for claims on social media that the Reform UK leader said Donald Trump’s comments about NATO troops were “correct”. He’s on the record as saying he disagreed with them.
Full Fact→ Tesco isn’t offering a £3 ‘Meat Box’
False claims that Tesco is offering a box full of meat products for £3, either as a new online promotion or for filling out a survey, have been shared on Facebook.
Full Fact→ Fake deal for £10 metal detector from Go Outdoors shared online
Posts and an advert on Facebook are falsely claiming that people aged 40 and older can get a metal detector for £10 from Go Outdoors after filling in a survey.
Full Fact→ Figures used in social media posts comparing prices in 2000 to 2026 are not quite right
Posts shared on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube make a number of comparisons between prices of things like energy in 2000 and 2026, but some of the figures used are incorrect.
Full Fact→ Unevidenced quote Donald Trump’s mother said he’d be a ‘disaster’ in politics circulates again
An image of President Trump and his mother is being shared on social media alongside an unsubstantiated quote in which she criticises him.
The Dispatch→ A Modest Proposal
There’s something funny about these ‘heritage Americans.’
The Dispatch→ Can Europe Constrain Trump?
Plus: Border Patrol kills a protester in Minneapolis, and Xi Jinping purges Chinese military command.
The Dispatch→ A Chapter in the American Spellbook
‘Fascist’ is a political term. It’s also an incantation.
The Dispatch→ The Long Slide
A new book on Tucker Carlson shows the dark power of breaking norms for clicks.
The Dispatch→ The Pro-Life Movement Finally Pushes Back Against Trump
Abortion opponents recoil at the president's call for ‘flexibility’ on taxpayer-funded abortion and inaction on Biden abortion pill rules.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Stories About Celebrities Saying Alex Pretti, Fatally Shot By ICE Agents, Was A Relative Are Spam From Vietnam
Did Tom Brady and three dozen other sports and entertainment celebrities confirm that Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old ICU nurse fatally shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis, was a relative? No, that's not true: The claim was made about at least
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Karoline Leavitt, Sunny Hostin, Or Whoopi Goldberg Did NOT Say Your Favorite Artist Is ‘Just A Musician’ — It’s Viet Spam Clickbait
Did either Karoline Leavitt, Sunny Hostin, Whoopi Goldberg, or Joy Behar say that Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, or a dozen other major artists is "just a musician"? No, that's not true: The claim was made abo
The Dispatch→ The Religion Underneath Our Arguments
What we fight about is not really what we disagree about.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Trump Post Image About ‘Only Criminals’ Carrying ‘Guns On Our Streets’ NOT Actual Truth Social Post After Minneapolis Shooting
Did President Trump post on Truth Social that "HE HAD A GUN, ONLY CRIMINALS CARRY GUNS ON OUR STREETS, WE NEED LAW AND ORDER" as a viral screenshot claims? No, that's not true: The image, which also contained the signature "Thank you for
Lead Stories→ What We Know About Claim Alex Pretti, Was Disarmed Seconds Before He Was Shot and Killed by Immigration Agent
Does video show a federal immigration agent taking a gun away from Alex Pretti two seconds before another agent began shooting Pretti? A frame-by-frame look at the first viral video of the incident shared on social media does show a feder
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week We Didn’t Seize Greenland
President Trump returns from Davos empty-handed.
The Dispatch→ Old Color for a Gray New World
Depression glass, a musical renaissance, and hotels. (And more hotels.)
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Stories About Karoline Leavitt Smirking At Celebrities Because ‘Complex Social Policy’ Is ‘Out Of Their League’ Are Spam From Vietnam
Did Karoline Leavitt dismiss various celebrities, saying "complex social policy" was "out of their league" and dismissing them as just a singer, musician, actor or comedian? No, that's not true: The claim about a televised confrontation i
The Dispatch→ ‘Push Back the Keyboard and Go for a Walk’ | Ruminant
Shout out to Vlada
The Dispatch→ The Pop Punk Renaissance
The music of the mid-aughts wasn’t just a phase.
The Dispatch→ The Haunted Fiction of George Saunders
A new novel joins the writer’s oeuvre about the spiritual world.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ICE Vehicles Are NOT Being Towed And Impounded In Atlanta, ICE NOT Banned On State Roads By 10th Amendment — It’s A Joke
Are tow trucks impounding ICE vehicles in Atlanta because the U.S. Constitution's 10th amendment does not allow ICE to drive on state roads? No, that's not true: The claim is a satirical post from a known satire account. The 10th amendmen
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Helen Keller’s Life Achievements Were NOT Faked — Social Media Conspiracies Offer No Hard Evidence
Are the stories of Helen Keller's life achievements just a made up scam? No, that's not true: A vague conspiracy aims to erase the well-documented life achievements of Helen Keller. The American author and social activist was both deaf an
The Dispatch→ The Memes Will Continue
Who needs credibility when you have impunity?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Karoline Leavitt Did NOT Say Trump ‘Mistook Greenland For Iceland’ Because ‘They Share The Same Border’
Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt say that "Trump mistook Greenland for Iceland" because "they share the same border"? No, that's not true: The internet rumor attributing those words to her originated from a satire account.
The Dispatch→ The Nationalists’ Dead End
A movement that depended on an American-led international order shows its fatal flaws.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Somali Defendant Sentenced To 30 Years For Child Care Fraud Asking To Be Deported Is NOT Real — AI Slop
Is a video showing a Somali man in court asking to be deported instead of having to serve a 30-year prison sentence for daycare fraud real? No, that's not true: The short clip was created by an artificial intelligence tool, according to a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Usha Vance Dressed In The Same Fabric As Couch Is NOT Real
Does a viral image really show Usha Vance in plaid clothes matching the fabric of the couch she sits on? No, that's not true: According to a facial recognition tool, the picture widely shared after the announcement of Usha Vance's fourth