Meta will end its eight-year partnership with independent American journalists, including PolitiFact, to identify false information and hoaxes on its platforms.
Full Fact→ Full Fact responds to Meta ending support for US fact checkers
Fact checkers refute allegations of bias in Meta’s ‘disappointing backwards step’ to end fact checking partnerships
The Dispatch→ Mozambique Reels from Post-Election Chaos
An opposition leader’s imminent return could intensify the widespread unrest.
The Dispatch→ Are PysOps Free Speech?
Will American justices squander the singularity?
The Dispatch→ The ATF Is a Tax Collector
Part 2 in a series.
The Dispatch→ The H-1B Visa, Explained
As the tech industry boomed, demand for visas intended for highly skilled workers has far outstripped their availability.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Mysterious Fog’ Around The World Is Anything Other Than Normal Weather
Was a "mysterious fog" spotted in various areas of the world in late December 2024 something that cannot be explained? No, that's not true: There have been several regions that experienced heavy fog in late December, but there is no evide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Mark Cuban Moved Company From Texas To California
Did billionaire Mark Cuban move a company from Texas to California as of January 6, 2025? No, that's not true: A post that reported as much included a photo of a building with the logo "Cost Plus Drug Company," likely a reference to a Tex
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO New Cost-Of-Living Stimulus Offering $1,000 To Every US Citizen As Of January 6, 2025
Did the U.S. government announce a new cost-of-living stimulus, offering a $1,000 "emergency relief card" to every citizen as of January 6, 2025? No, that's not true: This post included a link to a non-government website that asked for pe
The Dispatch→ Written by the Victors
How will Americans remember January 6?
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No evidence N.C. law enforcement stole generators donated for Helene victims
Mitchell County, North Carolina, sheriff’s deputies “stole” generators intended for Hurricane Helene victims.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claims were wrong: The FBI was able to unlock Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone
“They still haven’t cracked” Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Posts about unidentified child supposedly “found” in several cities aren’t authentic
Photo shows a child “found” in several cities.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, 22 states didn’t fail to certify the 2024 presidential election
“22 states will not be certifying the (2024) election.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There's no evidence of a 'second attack' in New Orleans following New Year’s Day attack
“BREAKING: A second attack in New Orleans has been uncovered, police are searching.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All 50 States, DC, DID Submit Electoral College Certificates For 2024 Election
Did 22 states fail to upload their Electoral College certifications, which were needed to certify election results on January 6, 2025? No, that's not true: The National Archives confirmed that all 50 states and the District of Columbia su
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Family Income Growth and Inflation
An internet user incorrectly stated the rise in median family income since 1971.
The Dispatch→ No, China Has Not Declared a State of Emergency Over Respiratory Viruses
Increasing cases are in line with seasonal trends.
Full Fact→ Daily Express misstates small boat arrivals data
Small boat arrivals have increased under Labour compared with the same period the previous year, but a figure quoted on the newspaper’s front page isn’t quite right.
Full Fact→ Video of church being attacked in West Bank not from Christmas 2024
A clip of people throwing stones at a church near Bethlehem has been shared with misleading captions claiming it is a recent incident.
Full Fact→ Business rates relief rules for private schools haven’t changed yet
The government intends to remove charitable business rates relief for English private schools from April.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Poll shows Trump won 18-to-24-year-olds in Wisconsin voting, but there’s a caveat
“Trump won 18-to-24-year-olds in Wisconsin."
Health Feedback→ Ingredients in bird flu vaccine Audenz are safe in the amounts present; no evidence that they’re toxic or cause cancer
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The Dispatch→ The Donald Is at the Door
We invited him in … again.
The Dispatch→ Mike Johnson Keeps the Speaker’s Gavel
The brief but chaotic vote could portend more House Republican infighting.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Retribution
Trump’s a golfer, not a fascist.
The Dispatch→ Wokeness Was Never a Religion
If anything, it’s a reaction against an American creed.
The Dispatch→ The Lessons of January 6
What have we learned four years later, on the cusp of a second Trump administration?
The Dispatch→ What the ATF Does—and What It Doesn’t Do
Part 1 of a series.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the First Week of 2025
A terror attack kills 14 in New Orleans.
The Dispatch→ The Perónian Swamp
Trump has moved America leftward, not rightward.
The Dispatch→ The Restless Ambition of ‘A Complete Unknown’
The new biopic gets what Bob Dylan's folk-to-electric turn was really about.
The Dispatch→ Secular Reenchantment
Rod Dreher’s ‘Living in Wonder’ overlooks sources of meaning beyond the supernatural.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Leaked Footage Of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Riding A ‘Dirt Bike’ In Prison
Does a video authentically show "new footage leaked" of music producer Sean "Diddy" Combs riding a "dirt bike" in prison? No, that's not true: The video clip in this social media post began circulating on Instagram several months before C
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: China Did NOT Declare State Of Emergency Over ‘Surge Of Multiple Viruses’, As Of January 3, 2025
Did China declare a state of emergency over a spike in multiple respiratory infections as of January 3, 2025? No, that's not true: As of January 3, 2025, China's official sources made no such announcement. A spokesperson for the World Hea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Republicans CANNOT Be Forced To Confirm Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez As VP To Ensure Trump Becomes President
Is there a scenario in which Congressional Republicans can be forced to vote for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as vice president so President-elect Donald Trump can be sworn in as president? No, that's not true: Even if President Joe Bide
FactCheck.org→ Republicans Wrongly Tie New Orleans Attack to Illegal Immigration; Suspect Was a Citizen
Federal law enforcement officials have identified an Army veteran, who was born in the United States, as the sole person responsible for the Jan. 1 terrorist attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people and injured many more. But some Republican politi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CoQ10 Is NOT A Proven Treatment For Preventing Alzheimer’s Or Parkinson’s Disease
Is CoQ10 a proven treatment for preventing Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease? No, that's not true: A neurologist told Lead Stories that it is "false" to say that CoQ10 can prevent either disease. While some studies have explored the ant
The Dispatch→ The Canadian Way
If our northerly neighbor is up for grabs, we should take it.
The Dispatch→ Nationalist Security
After two terror attacks, are Trump’s nominees more or less likely to be confirmed?