Did U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement "rebrand" itself to be publicly known as Homeland Security Investigators, not ICE? No, that's not true: ICE still exists under the same old name. "Homeland Security Investigators" discussed in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Administration Did NOT Issue Press Release Offering ‘Patriots … A Piece Of The White House’, As Of October 27, 2025
Did the Donald Trump White House publish a press release offering pieces of the demolished East Wing for $500 per item at a website whose name suggested an affiliation with the U.S. president? No, that's not true: An image of the purporte
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Evangelical’ Pastors ‘Gone Left’ Video Clips Are NOT Real — They Were Lifted From A ‘Parallel Universe’ AI Channel
Does a viral video show authentic clips of four "Evangelical" pastors preaching against conservative positions on the border wall, guns, abortion and oil drilling? No, that's not true: The clips are lifted from an online account that desc
PolitiFact→ Who gets food stamps? Viral chart misleads about SNAP recipients' race, ethnicity
Fact-checking a chart of SNAP recipients by ethnicity
The Dispatch→ The Last Hostage Crisis
Will the ‘third term’ chatter backfire on Republicans?
PolitiFact→ X posts – These clips don’t show Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica; they show weather events from around the world
Video shows Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump, Steve Bannon keep talking about a 3rd term. Can Trump do it?
Trump, allies still talk about a 3rd term. Can it be done?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Tesla Pulling Diesel Motor As It Charges Is NOT Real — AI Made It
Does an authentic video show a Tesla car charging from a diesel generator that it is towing as it drives? No, that's not true: The video was made by an artificial intelligence tool, according to a test by an AI detector tool. Obvious disc
Full Fact→ Claim America was sold to ‘five billionaires’ in 1927 is satire
A picture of a joke article supposedly from the 1920s has been circulating again online, but it has been taken out of context.
PolitiFact→ GOP talking point holds ACA is haunted by ‘phantom’ enrollees, but the devil’s in the data
What to know about ACA 'phantom enrollees' GOP talking point
The Dispatch→ Little Big American
Modest power beats arrogant weakness every time.
Full Fact→ Fortnum & Mason isn’t selling ‘Family Hampers’ for £10 to the over-40s
Despite posts on social media claiming the company is selling discounted products to over-40s who fill in a survey, Fortnum & Mason confirmed this offer isn’t genuine.
The Dispatch→ Can Milei Save Argentina’s Economy?
The libertarian president’s surprise midterm victory gives him legislative momentum, but deeper reforms require compromise.
The Dispatch→ Retribution | Interview: Jonathan Karl and Declan Garvey
How will Trump influence American politics?
The Dispatch→ America Is Losing the Gray Zone War for the South China Sea
China’s strategy is designed to exploit the myriad gaps and seams that define our deterrence models.
The Dispatch→ You Can’t Opt Out of Sam Altman’s Erotica
Even if he insists you can.
The Dispatch→ The New Medievals
The bones of our conspiracies haven’t changed, though their details are different.
The Dispatch→ Senate Republicans Are Actually Defying Donald Trump
So far, GOP senators are refusing to nix blue slips, allowing Democrats to block judicial nominees.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Of Aerofoot Flying Shoes Demo At Gitex Does NOT Show Real Events — Made By Digital Creator
Was a pair of Aerofoot "flying shoes" demonstrated at Gitex 2029 by a woman using them to hover over a stage, models floating over a catwalk or a man taking off from a pedestal? No, that's not true: The video, and several more like it, we
The Dispatch→ No ‘Sharia Law’ Is Coming to Texas
But such alarmism may undermine freedom.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on the Ceasefire, Identity Politics, and Biosecurity
Hamas may have a different plan than the one the U.S. negotiated.
The Dispatch→ Man, Woman, or Gorilla | Ruminant
Shadows on Plato’s Wall
The Dispatch→ The Democrats’ Next Step | Interview: Jack Kerr
A thought-provoking look at the internal debates shaping the future of the Democratic Party.
The Dispatch→ Beware the New Battle of the Sexes
Conservatives shouldn’t make their own version of the left’s gender mistakes.
The Dispatch→ Hell Is a Research University
A new novel satirizes the many idolatries of academia.
The Dispatch→ When a Titan Is Snubbed
Borges is a prime example of how Nobel Prizes don’t always go to the most deserving.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim Chicago Has Worst ‘Big City’ Murder Rate Depends On How Big ‘Big’ Is
Was Fox News host Brett Baier correct when he declared Chicago has "the highest murder rate of all the big cities" during an interview with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker? Yes, if you compare US cities with official populations over 1 mill
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Authentic Footage Of Western Leaders Being "A Bit More Honest" — It’s An AI-Generated RT Promo
Does a video show authentic clips of world leaders speaking frankly about controversial narratives? No, that's not true: The video clip was posted with disclaimers in the caption and in the video itself clearly stating it is AI-generated.
The Dispatch→ Ghost Story
Reagan returns to haunt the White House on trade.
The Dispatch→ Unbearable Lightness of Identity
On the moral depravity of excessive loyalty.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Promotion Does NOT Show Young Woman Harmed By Energy Drinks — Hijacked TikTok Video Of Woman With Punctured Lung
Does a video clip show a young woman who had lung surgery because of energy drinks who will never be able to speak again? No, that's not true: The video footage was taken from another TikTok account where it was presented with no mention
PolitiFact→ The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute – Fact-check: Did Canadian ad about U.S. tariffs mislead about Reagan’s remarks?
An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs.
PolitiFact→ Hakeem Jeffries – Hakeem Jeffries twists Karoline Leavitt’s words about ballroom as Trump priority
“The Trump administration just declared that erecting a ballroom is the president’s main priority,” rather than issues such as the cost of living and health care.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plaque Quoting FDR About ‘House Owned By All The American People’ Was NOT In White House East Wing — At FDR Memorial
Was a plaque quoting President Franklin D. Roosevelt about "a house owned by all the American people" torn down by the demolition of the East Wing of the White House? No, that's not true: The FDR quote is engraved into a stone wall at the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Context Of ‘President’s Main Priority’ Ballroom Quote From Karoline Leavitt Was Question About Other White House Construction Projects
Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt describe the ballroom construction at the White House as President Trump's "main priority"? Yes, she did, but social media posts took the quote out of context. When Leavitt said "the ballro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Has NOT Reported Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Contacted Earth, Nor Used ‘It’s Getting Serious’ Chyron
Did CNN report the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has contacted Earth, as a viral social media post declared? No, that's not true: There's no such report on CNN.com. CNN has not used the chyron "IT'S GETTING SERIOUS" on any of its reports ab
Full Fact→ Does the UK have the ‘most expensive’ electricity in the world?
Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho MP claimed the UK has the highest electricity prices in the world. Our fact check looks at what the official data shows.
AllSides→ Trump’s False Claims About Military Pay Raises and Recruitment
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Full Fact→ It’s not true that all drivers now have to pay £100 to enter London
Videos circulating online falsely claim “every single driver” entering central London will face a £100 charge from 1 October.
Full Fact→ Edited photo of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein circulating again
An image of Donald Trump embracing his daughter Ivanka in 1995 has been edited, with Jeffrey Epstein’s face replacing Ms Trump’s.