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AllSides→ Explaining the Missing Context of Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 Presentation
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/explaining-the-missing-context-of-tucker-carlsons-jan-6-presentation/
FactCheck.org→ Explaining the Missing Context of Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 Presentation
Quick Take On Jan. 6, 2021, about 140 police officers were assaulted during the Capitol riot, and 326 participants — more than 100 armed with weapons — have been charged. But Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson has used recently re
Poynter→ 7 false claims from Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s segments on Jan. 6 footage
Fox News host Tucker Carlson on March 6 aired newly released security video from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that he said was provided to him […] The post 7 false claims from Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s segments on Jan. 6 fo
The Dispatch→ America’s Child Labor Problem
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh at the U.S. Capitol, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)No one knows how big the problem has become, complicating eradication efforts: A Dispatch Explainer.The post America’s Child Labor Problem appeare
The Dispatch→ Social Policy With a Side of Chips
President Joe Biden tours the IBM facility in Poughkeepsie, New York, with IBM CEO Arvand Krishna (second from right) and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (right) on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)Subsidies intended to boost our semi
AllSides→ Tucker Carlson revels in congressional ‘hysteria’ over Jan. 6 footage
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3889098-tucker-carlson-revels-in-congressional-hysteria-over-jan-6-footage/
AllSides→ Trump, McCarthy and Fox run out a new truth-defying playbook
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/08/politics/trump-mccarthy-fox-republican-power/index.html A Trump industri
The Dispatch→ McCarthy Puts Republicans in a January 6 Bind
People clash with the U.S. Capitol police on January 6, 2021. (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images)Fox News’ Tucker Carlson debuts his latest round of January 6 revisionist history.The post McCarthy Puts Republicans in a January 6 Bind appeare
The Dispatch→ How Corporate Greed Helped Save Europe
A construction site for the Bulgaria-Serbia gas pipeline, near Kostinbrod, on February 1, 2023. Bulgaria launched construction of a long-delayed gas pipeline link to neighboring Serbia in a bid to boost security of gas deliveries in the eastern Balkans
The Dispatch→ Divorced From Reality
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene at the U.S. Capitol on January 10, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images.)Americans already live the way they want to live, where they want to live.The post Divorced From Reality appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ Propublica’s Politwoops Archive in Peril — Can It Be Saved?
On February 24 2023, data journalist Derek Willis tweeted a “eulogy” for Politwoops, an archive of deleted tweets in the public interest maintained by investigative journalism organization ProPublica: For six years I had the responsibilit
The Dispatch→ Gearing Up for the Tucker Tapes
Protesters walk through the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)Plus: A look at lawmakers fighting isolationism as the war in Ukraine enters its second year.The post Gearing Up for the Tu
The Dispatch→ My Own Private East Pakistan
Marjorie Taylor Greene at the U.S. Capitol on January 27, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Lessons on national divorce from South Asia. The post My Own Private East Pakistan appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ A Congressional Fight Against Isolationism
Rep. Tony Gonzales walks down the steps of the Capitol. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)The For Country Caucus wants Congress to take a bigger role in foreign policy.The post A Congressional Fight Against Isolationism appeared first on T
The Dispatch→ Buyback Mountain (of Nonsense)
The exterior of the New York Stock Exchange. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Stock repurchases are under fire—for no good reason.The post Buyback Mountain (of Nonsense) appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The Sweep: Democrats to Continue Meddling in GOP Primaries
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer talks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on February 14, 2023. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Plus: How South Carolina’s early contest could be bad for Haley and Scott.The post The Sweep: Democrats to Con
The Dispatch→ Herrera Beutler Weighing Gov Run, Donors Say
Former Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Plus: 2024 hopefuls converge Friday on a Texas GOP donor retreat.The post Herrera Beutler Weighing Gov Run, Donors Say appeared
The Dispatch→ Greene Calls for a ‘National Divorce’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on February 1, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Plus: Republicans begin field hearings.The post Greene Calls for a ‘National Divorce’ appeare
The Dispatch→ Stirewaltisms: The Problem of Policy in Politics
Sen. Rick Scott listens during a news conference at the Capitol on January 25, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)What happens when politicians decide that getting power to do the right things makes it necessary to say the
The Dispatch→ Inside the GOP Fight Over Ukraine Aid
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the Capitol on February 6, 2023. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Will Republicans continue to support the embattled nation?The post Inside the GOP Fight Over Ukraine Aid appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Wyoming Republicans Opposing a Minimum Marriage Age?
Republican lawmakers in Wyoming drew both increased coverage and criticism in February 2023 for their opposition to a bill — sponsored by one of their own party members — that would set a minimum age for marriage. The measure, House Bill 00
AllSides→ AOC Labels Hunter Biden Laptop Story ‘Half Fake’ Despite Mounting Evidence to the Contrary
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/aoc-labels-hunter-biden-laptop-story-half-fake-despite-mounting-evidence-to-the-contrary/
The Dispatch→ Bye, America
President Joe Biden speaks on the banks of the Ohio River to highlight his economic plan on rebuilding infrastructure and creating good paying jobs. (Photo by Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.)Forcing federal contractors to use U.S. goods and serv
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Haley Byrd Wilt
Haley answers questions from members about working as a reporter on Capitol Hill, why she thinks Lazarus could be the "Beloved Disciple" in the Gospel of John, science fiction, and more. The post The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Haley Byrd Wilt appear
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Twitter Files’ Hearing Further Exposes How It ‘Bent and Broke’ Rules for the Trump Administration
A House Oversight Committee ostensibly geared toward showing “suppression” of information regarding the laptop of Hunter Biden — the son of United States President Joe Biden and a frequent target of far-right conspiracist fantasies
The Dispatch→ AI Is Coming For Our Jobs (And That’s Okay)
Photo illustration featuring ChatGPT. (Photo by Nicolas Maeterlinck/Belg/AFP/Getty Images.)Humans are adaptable, and we have a long history of overcoming disruptive technologies.The post AI Is Coming For Our Jobs (And That’s Okay) appeared first on T
The Dispatch→ Club for Growth Previews Its Senate Playbook
Rep. Jim Banks walks through the Capitol on January 3, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)The group’s super PAC is planning to spend tens of millions of dollars supporting hardline Republicans.The post Club for Growth Previews Its
The Dispatch→ Nancy Mace’s Ilhan Omar Reversal—And Her Deal With GOP Leaders
Rep. Nancy Mace speaks to reporters following a closed-door GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on January 10. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Plus: The congressional response to the blockade on Armenians.The post Nancy Mace’s Ilhan Omar Rever
The Dispatch→ Criminal Justice Reform Can Lower Recidivism and Boost Workforce Participation
Ian Black, a former convict, installs a residential garage door as a technician for Pioneer Overhead Doors on Monday, October 9, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/Washington Post/Getty Images.)It’s a win-win.The post Criminal Justice Ref
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Marines And FBI Did NOT ‘Clash’ At Camp Pendleton, California
Did FBI agents "clash" with U.S. Marine Corps guards at Camp Pendleton in California? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such a "clash" happened. Real Raw News, which originated the claim, has a history of writing false storie
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aborted Fetal Cells NOT Used In Artificial Flavors In Food
Are aborted fetal cells added to artificial flavors in food products? No, that's not true: The false claim mis-states the use of HEK 293 cells in taste research by the Senomyx company, which was purchased by Firmenich, a Swiss flavor and
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘This is Peak Greed’: Activists Blast Meta for Reinstating Trump to Facebook
The reinstatement of right-wing former United States President Donald Trump to Facebook and Instagram was roundly criticized by activists warning that it could drive “democracy to the brink.” “Meta is moving backwards, returning us to
The Dispatch→ ‘If You Lose Control of the Rules Committee, You’ve Lost Control of the Floor’
Rep. Chip Roy, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, and Rep. Jim Jordan on the House floor of the U.S. Capitol before a vote. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)What the new makeup of the House Rules Committee—and other key panels
The Dispatch→ U.S. Policy Needs More Humility
(Photo illustration by Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images.)(Or, “How I learned to start worrying and hate the ban.”)The post U.S. Policy Needs More Humility appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Ticketmaster Faces the Music
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: Demonstrators rally against the live entertainment ticket industry outside the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Senators accused the ticket giant and its owner, Live Nation, of monopolistic practices.The po
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These Inauguration Photos Do NOT Accurately Compare Popularity Of Trump And Biden
Do pictures from former President Donald Trump's and President Joe Biden's inaugural ceremonies represent an adequate comparison between the respective popularity of the two presidents? No, that's not true: The photos were taken under dra
The Dispatch→ George Santos Was Inevitable
U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos, Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz, and Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert sit together in the House Chamber during the fourth day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 07, 2023 in Washington, DC.(Photo
The Dispatch→ The Coming Debt Ceiling Standoff
Rep. Chip Roy and Rep. Patrick McHenry walk to a closed-door GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Republicans want to rein in spending but can’t agree on exactly what to ask for. The post The Coming Debt Ceiling
The Dispatch→ Will George Santos Face Any Consequences?
Rep. George Santos is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, January 12, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images.)It may be up to voters in 2024 to mete out punishment to the New York Republican: A Dispatch Explainer.The post Will George Santos Fa