A clip shared with claims it shows a UK teacher ‘indoctrinating’ children in Islam isn’t real and was almost certainly made using artificial intelligence.
The Dispatch→ The Fracturing of British Politics
Economic stagnation and immigration anger are fueling support for five competing parties.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake AP Screenshot About Ghislaine Maxwell’s Golden Retriever And Horse Bubba — No Such Article
Did the Associated Press publish a fact check titled 'No, Ghislaine Maxwell did not own a horse named "Bubba"' and did it mention her having a golden retriever at the time? No, that's not true: A viral screenshot showing such a headline a
The Dispatch→ Will AI Destroy Humanity? | Interview: Andy Mills
Are you a Doomer, Scout, or Accelerationist?
The Dispatch→ The Era of Immortality Is Here
AI is making it possible to deny death. What could go wrong?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Bubba’ Reference In Mark Epstein Email To Brother Jeffrey Epstein Was Not About Trump And A Horse — Spokesperson Confirmed
Was Mark Epstein referring to a horse named "Bubba" in an email to his brother Jeffrey Epstein when he wrote "Ask him if Putin has the photos of Trump blowing Bubba"? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Mark Epstein told Lead Stories
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Glitches In Video Showing Bodies Moving ‘On Their Own’ Next To Nurse Or Doctor In Morgue
Did a viral video really show dead bodies moving on their own in a morgue? No, that's not true: The video, showing four different scenes of bodies appearing to move their legs as four different women sat next to them writing some kind of
The Dispatch→ The Fractured Right Should Learn From a Pope and a President
Coalescing around common loves is the only way forward.
The Dispatch→ Why Should Christians Read Greco-Roman Classics?
Reading ancient texts can take us far beyond mere knowledge.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff About the Turmoil at the Heritage Foundation
And what it says about the state of conservatism.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Donald Trump Touching Bill Clinton’s Crotch Is NOT Real — It’s AI-Generated
Is a video of Donald Trump touching and patting Bill Clinton's crotch authentic? No, that's not true: The first frame of the six-second clip is a real image of Trump and Clinton at a golf tournament in 2000 that was released by the Clinto
The Dispatch→ Prepackaged Henhouses | Ruminant
The Epstein files feed the trolls.
The Dispatch→ Confucian Answers to Modern Angst
The ‘Way’ of Confucius imagines us as threads, not atoms.
The Dispatch→ What’s Next in the Transgender Wars
Our gender debates aren’t going anywhere.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sweden Did NOT Switch To Red ‘Edible Road Salt’ Made Of Beet Extract And Starch To De-ice Highways
Did Sweden start using a red beet-and-starch-based, food-grade de-icing solution on a large scale to combat road icing and save birds suffering from road salt poisoning? No, that's not true: The Swedish Transport Administration website ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence ‘Helen’, 91, Was Arrested And Jailed For Shoplifting Prescription Medicine For Her Ailing Husband George
Is the story true of a 91-year-old woman named Helen who was arrested and jailed in a hospital gown for shoplifting prescription medicine for her ailing husband? No, that's not true: There is no evidence or proof given to back up the deta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Veteran Was NOT Charged With Murder For Killing Three Kids Who Broke Into His House — Ragebait Fake Story
Does a video show a true story about a veteran who shot three teens who were attempting to rob him and was then charged with murder? No, that's not true: The details of this story do not match a real case. The video uses clips from severa
The Dispatch→ The Anti-Clanker Coalition
A populist opportunity.
The Dispatch→ The Stupidity of Shutdowns
The government isn’t the lifeblood of the nation.
PolitiFact→ James Uthmeier – Fact-checking Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on abortion pill hospitalizations
“Evidence suggests that 1 in 25 women who consume (abortion) pills are hospitalized.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President Donald Trump is wrong that tariff revenues have slashed US deficit by 25%
“My tariffs … are helping to slash the deficit this year by more than 25%.”
FactCheck.org→ Experts Raise Doubts About Trump’s Dividend Payment Proposal
Q: Will U.S. citizens receive stimulus or tariff-based checks of $2,000 in November? A: No checks are being issued. President Donald Trump said he wants to use tariff revenue to give “dividend” payments of “at least $2,000”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Two Bald Eagles Walking On Wet Concrete Is NOT Real
Does a video show a real-life scene of two bald eagles walking on wet concrete and leaving construction workers amazed? No, that's not true: The clip contained multiple inconsistencies strongly pointing to AI. For example, the prints left
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Epstein’s Brother DID Mention Trump and ‘Bubba’ In A Real Email — He Says It Was NOT A Reference To Bill Clinton
Did Jeffrey Epstein's brother raise a question in a real email about if Russian President Vladimir Putin had photos of Donald Trump "blowing Bubba"? Yes, that's true: The 2018 email thread, one of the 23,000 emails released by the House G
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President Donald Trump misleads about Walmart Thanksgiving dinner price comparison
Walmart’s 2025 package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients shows a “25% reduction in costs for Thanksgiving between (President Joe) Biden and me.”
The Dispatch→ Did the Shutdown Bill Kill the Legal Hemp Industry?
Language in the shutdown ending bill redefines hemp, threatening the intoxicating products market.
The Dispatch→ Why Scandals No Longer Matter | Roundtable
And the death of common cents.
The Dispatch→ ‘We Cannot Just Play Defense’
Elissa Slotkin says the Democratic Party needs new leaders and a plan. The Michigan senator is volunteering herself for both.
The Dispatch→ The Case for American Power, With One Exception
Shadi Hamid’s tribute to American democracy turns into an uneven indictment of the U.S.-Israel alliance.
The Dispatch→ On Hollowed Ground
The Heritage Foundation has abandoned its principles in aligning with Tucker Carlson’s populist nationalism.
The Dispatch→ A Few Democrats Show They Can Count
Realism and the trouble with minority power.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Breaking’ Report That Lawyers Worried Boebert Recorded Trump Call Begging Her To Change Her Epstein File Vote — It’s Trollery By Anti-Trump Satire Site
Did a "Breaking" news story show White House lawyers worried that Rep. Lauren Boebert and Rep. Nancy Mace had recorded phone calls in which President Donald Trump "begged" them to vote against release of the Epstein files by the FBI? No,
The Dispatch→ The Epstein Veto
A MAGA crucible.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Andrea Bocelli, Other Artists Did NOT Cancel Tour Dates In New York City After Mamdani Election, Saying ‘He Won’t’ Sing For Communists’
Did Andrea Bocelli cancel his New York City concert after Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor, saying "I don't sing for communists"? No, that's not true: There are multiple social media posts showing Bocelli and other artists including Jason
PolitiFact→ What are biologics and will the Trump administration’s plans make them cheaper?
What are biologics and why are they so expensive?
PolitiFact→ The Epstein files, Trump and Congress: What happens next?
The Epstein files and Congress: What happens next?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Security Cards Do NOT Contain A Secret Contract Hidden In The Fine Print Of The Signature Line
Do Social Security cards contain a secret contract concealed in the fine print of the signature line? No, that's not true: The signature line on a Social Security card is a line of intaglio microtext which spells out the words "Social Sec
The Dispatch→ Rethinking the Role of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The U.S. should leverage its energy dominance to use the reserve strategically.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Justice Department Did NOT Launch Logan Act Grand Jury Investigation Into Newsom After His Trip To Climate Conference In Brazil
Did the Justice Department launch a grand jury investigation into California Governor Gavin Newsom, accused by critics of violating the Logan Act by going to a climate conference in Brazil? No, that's not true: The story's source was a fi
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: Turn the Lights Back On
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.