‘This doesn’t cut easily along partisan lines.’
Full Fact→ Is the government on track to train thousands more midwives?
We take a look at Labour’s commitment to train thousands more midwives in the NHS in England.
Full Fact→ Hoax posts circulating on Facebook about stabbed woman found in submerged vehicle
The posts claim the woman was found in different parts of the UK, but share photos showing unrelated incidents in the US.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bodycam Video Does NOT Authentically Show Cop Pull Over Black Judge — Staged
Does a viral bodycam video authentically show a cop pulling over a black judge and then the police officer "lives to regret it?" No, that's not true: The video originated from a channel that publishes re-enactments using the same actors r
Full Fact→ Second Labour MP corrects social media claim about number of migrants ‘deported’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photos Show Trump ‘Shot Again Exiting the White House’ in May 2025
Did authentic photos shared in May 2025 show President Donald Trump covered in blood after being "shot again while exiting the White House"? No, that's not true: We found no source or corroboration for the two images in question, which ap
Full Fact→ Is Peter Sullivan the victim of the ‘longest-running’ miscarriage of justice in UK history?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chuck Schumer Does NOT Use a Rolls Royce Gifted to Him By the British Government — Story is Satire
Does U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer "drive to work every day" in a Rolls Royce he received as a gift from the British government? No, that's not true: That rumor originated on a Facebook page that describes its content as satirical. The fake "Ro
Full Fact→ NHS England corrects working days error in hospital appointments calculation
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Al Gore Did NOT Receive a $90 Million Custom Gulfstream from the Sultan of Kuwait — Story Originated As Satire
Did Al Gore receive a $90 million custom Gulfstream jet from the Sultan of Kuwait? No, that's not true: The story appeared on a site that is clearly labeled as satirical. It is run by a man known for tricking conservatives into liking and
Full Fact→ No, the US Supreme Court has not ruled that Covid vaccines are ‘not vaccines’
Familiar misinformation about Covid vaccines being gene therapy is circulating again.
The Dispatch→ Sudan’s Civil War Rages On
The Trump administration has largely ignored the deadly conflict.
Full Fact→ Fake Telegraph cover praising Pakistan Air Force spreads online
An image appearing to show the front page of the Daily Telegraph from 10 May is circulating online, but it’s not genuine and there are signs it was made with AI.
The Dispatch→ Crackpot Realism
Fear and loathing in Vietnam.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Executive Order on Drug Prices, Explained
How the president’s directive would actually lower costs—and for whom—is unclear.
The Dispatch→ Humans Do Best When They Do Things Together
Flexible work arrangements can benefit employees and employers, but social isolation and a lack of cohesion are detrimental.
The Dispatch→ Remote Work Can Be Good for Families, Cities, and Even the Planet
Life imposes trade-offs between work and family. Working from home makes those easier.
The Dispatch→ Are We Sleepwalking Toward a Constitutional Crisis?
Congress shrugs at a top White House adviser suggesting the president may suspend the writ of habeas corpus.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Ship From Kenya Landing In Germany
Does a viral video show a crowd of passengers streaming off a ferry that has landed in Germany? No, that's not true: It's just a re-post of an old video, with a label mis-identifying the location. Nothing in the post provides verification
Lead Stories→ Trump Vs. Coffee In Saudi Arabia: What We Know
Does a viral video prove U.S. President Donald Trump refused to drink coffee in Saudi Arabia in May 2025? A longer version of the viral clip showed him gazing around while holding the untouched coffee cup, as other reception participants,
FactCheck.org→ Unwrapping Qatar’s $400 Million Winged Gift to Trump
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Days before leaving on a diplomatic tour of the Middle East, news reports surfaced that President Donald Trump planned to accept a Boeing 747-8 jet from the Persian Gulf emirate of
The Dispatch→ The Temptation and the Fall of the Media
A new book animates old arguments about the mainstream media’s blinders.
The Dispatch→ The Fetterman Rorschach Test
Mental acuity is the new filibuster.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump exaggerates speed, certainty of prescription drug price reductions
Under a new executive order, prescription drug prices will be reduced “almost immediately.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Australian Man Was Not Filmed Being Arrested For Trying To Take AU$5,000 From His Bank Account
The Dispatch→ High-Speed Fail
California has spent billions since 2008 without laying a single piece of track.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show RFK Jr. Declaring War On ‘Fat, Gay Kids’ And Things That Make Them ‘Effeminate Weirdo Skanks’ – Fake
Does an authentic video show U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. he's "declaring war on fat, gay kids, not the kids themselves but whatever is making them so fat, gay, and pathetic?" No, that's not true: A discl
Internet Archive→ Health & Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Testifies on 2026 Budget Request : CSPAN3 : May 14, 2025 3:05pm-4:04pm EDT
[LIVE] Health and Human Services Secretary Robet F. Kennedy Jr. testifies on President Trump's 2026 budget request for the department before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Sponsor: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensi
Internet Archive→ Health & Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Testifies on 2026 Budget Request : CSPAN3 : May 14, 2025 1:55pm-2:51pm EDT
[LIVE] Health and Human Services Secretary Robet F. Kennedy Jr. testifies on President Trump's 2026 budget request for the department before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Sponsor: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensi
Full Fact→ How have unemployment and jobs figures changed under Labour?
Seemingly contrasting claims about unemployment and jobs figures were made by the Conservatives and Labour at this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Letter Does NOT Show Pakistan Fired Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed
Did a letter shared in May 2025 authentically show that Pakistan's Air Force had fired Air Vice Marshall Aurangzeb Ahmed, for supposedly "failing to protect" a nuclear facility? No, that's not true: The fake letter originated on an X acco
Full Fact→ Video of rockets in the sky does not show Indian airstrikes on Pakistan
The video has been circulating online since at least October 2024, and pre-dates the most recent conflict between the two countries.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sam Smith and Pamela Anderson Did NOT Trade Insults in May 2025 — Started as Satire
Did Sam Smith and Pamela Anderson trade insults in May 2025, after Anderson's appearance at that year's Met Gala in New York City? No, that's not true: An account of a "bitter feud" between them was no more than a fabrication. The origina
The Dispatch→ An Inconclusive Inflation Report
April’s slowed inflation rate could be the calm before the tariff storm.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Bill Clinton Saudi Helicopter Gift Story Originated On Satire Pages — No $17 Million Gift News Stories
Did the Saudis give Bill Clinton a helicopter worth $17 million "to use in their airspace" and did he then get to keep it as a "gift" when he left office? No, that's not true: The viral claim originated on two self-described satirical Fac
Full Fact→ ‘Home Office letter’ requisitioning former social club for migrants is fake
The hoax letter has been circulating on social media, but authorities say they have not received it, and it is not genuine.
The Dispatch→ Reagan Rolls Over
The Industrial Revolution and its consequences.
The Dispatch→ Do Federal Funding Cuts Spell the End for ‘Sesame Street’?
The nonprofit group that owns the show collects only 4 percent of its revenue from the government.
The Dispatch→ The Root of Our Dysfunction? Congress.
Legislators have conceded too much power to the president, and judges are left to clean up the mess.
The Dispatch→ Exiled Russian Journalists Face Growing Threats in Europe
Already grappling with surveillance and arrest warrants, reporters and outlets are also dealing with a loss of international aid.