Did your favorite sports star "shock fans" or "shake" the league by "publicly" or "flatly" refusing to wear an LGBT Rainbow Armband because it would turn the game "into a political circus"? No, that's not true: The claim was made about at
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Video Is NOT NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Nor Is It AI — It Is Dutch Comedian Remko Vrijdag’s Parody Of Rutte
Does a viral video show NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte excitedly saying "I just got viral! Yaaay! Because my good friend Donald J. Trump, he re-posted, he re-tweeted a message from me ... " ? No, that's not true: The man in the video i
The Dispatch→ Douthat’s Paradox
Our political words—like ‘conservatism’—actually need to mean something.
PolitiFact→ Benny Johnson – Vacant California lot was temporary shelter for homeless registered voters, not a sign of fraud
Video showing a vacant lot at a Venice, California, address where 26 voters were registered exposes voter fraud.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Of ICE Entering Class At Cal State University Looking For Student Is Made By Sora AI Tool
Is a video showing an ICE agent entering a classroom at California State University, San Bernardino, legitimate? No, that's not true: The clip was generated using AI. A Sora watermark appears several times, indicating it was created with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mia Khalifa Is NOT Dating Rowan Atkinson, The Actor Who Played "Mr. Bean" — Rumor Denied By Khalifa
Have Rowan Atkinson and Mia Khalifa reportedly been dating since summer? No, that's not true: This story is clickbait -- there are no reports from credible sources that the two celebrities are dating. Khalifa has denied the rumor on socia
PolitiFact→ Did the US give Greenland back to Denmark? Trump omits history, invokes Iceland in Davos speech
Did US own Greenland? Fact-checking Trump’s Davos speech
PolitiFact→ Live fact-checking Donald Trump’s Davos speech
Live fact-checking Donald Trump's Davos speech
The Dispatch→ Why Isn’t the World Having More Babies?
Plus: Australia passes new gun control and hate speech laws, markets react to Trump’s Greenland tariffs, and Staten Island has some award-winning toilets.
The Dispatch→ Bernie Goetz and Bygone New York | Interview: Elliot Williams
Jonah has a rule about long subtitles.
The Dispatch→ Paying the Price for Trump’s Economic Illiteracy
Conservatives used to argue against political or ideological distortions of markets.
The Dispatch→ Reconciliation 2.0 Would Likely Bust the Budget
Can we really expect the GOP to make politically risky spending cuts ahead of the midterms?
The Dispatch→ Your Congressman Thinks About Getting Off Twitter Too
Some members of Congress hope to regulate their own social media use this year.
The Dispatch→ Lessons From Nixon on the Use of American Power
Throughout the Cold War, the U.S. showed force to advance interests, not take over land.
The Dispatch→ Finding the Way Back From War
For an ancient city like Mosul, postwar restoration is about making it old again.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Johnny Carson Did NOT Comfort Dying Woman Barbara Martinez While Taping The Tonight Show On March 17, 1983
Did TV host Johnny Carson comfort dying woman Barbara Martinez while taping the March 17, 1983, episode of NBC's Tonight Show? No, that's not true: Social media posts about it did not include the actual recording of the purported event, s
The Dispatch→ A Blessing in Disguise
The virtues of Trump’s Greenland folly.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Come Close to Funding Everything He’s Proposed
President Donald Trump has said over the last year that money brought in from his increased tariffs would pay for at least half a dozen initiatives — from reducing the national debt to providing dividend checks to “moderate income patriots
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Irish Teacher Enoch Burke Was Arrested Again For Contempt Of Court, NOT For Views On Transgender Issues
Was Enoch Burke arrested again in 2026 for refusing to use "they" pronoun for a student? No, that's not true: Burke was arrested outside Wilson's Hospital School in Multyfarnham, Ireland on Jan. 19, 2026 for again violating a court order
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump's text message to Norway’s prime minister about Nobel Peace Prize, NATO
Fact-checking Trump's message to Norway’s prime minister
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s marathon press briefing at one-year mark of second term
Fact-checking Trump’s marathon press briefing at 1 year
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump text about whether Denmark has a ‘right of ownership’ to Greenland
Fact-checking Trump’s text on Greenland and Denmark
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Of Cherokee Woman Fighting Off ICE Agent At The Grand Central Market Is AI-Generated Ragebait
Does a video show a real scuffle in front of a Grand Central Market between a Cherokee woman and an ICE Agent? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated and was recaptioned for additional ragebaiting effect. It is one of a series of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jon Stewart, Willie Nelson, Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton And A Dozen Other Celebs Did NOT Call Donald Trump A ‘Vicious Old Bastard Draining America’s Soul’
Did Travis Kelce, Jelly Roll, Bruce Springsteen, Caitlin Clark and a 12 other celebrities say that President Trump was "a vicious old bastard draining America's soul after the Born-in-America Act"? No, that's not true: The claim that at l
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers, Second Term
Summary Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House: Job growth slowed, and the unemployment rate crept upward. Job-seekers now outnumber job openings. Price increases slowed according to the most commonly watched number. But
Full Fact→ Council reports reveal scale of Labour’s pothole challenge
Full Fact analysis reveals Labour is likely to struggle to deliver on its pledge to fix a million more potholes each year, with early combined estimates from 85 councils projecting no overall increase in repairs in 2025/26.
Full Fact→ Widely debunked Hillary Clinton ‘nooses’ quote recirculates online
Posts sharing the quote, allegedly taken from an email to the-then interim chair of the Democratic National Committee, have been shared on social media. But there’s no evidence it is real.
PolitiFact→ Immigration after one year under Trump: Where do mass deportation efforts stand?
Immigration, mass deportations after one year under Trump
PolitiFact→ Inflation after one year under Trump: Prices continue to rise, but some key items are cheaper
Under Trump, the picture on prices is a mixed bag
The Dispatch→ Promises Made, Promises Kept?
Plus: Trump’s peace board | Syria frays | And cows can use tools.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s First Year
Has Trump followed through on his campaign promises?
The Dispatch→ Vampire Rules and The Satanic Temple
Plus: An update on Lisa Cook's case against the Trump administration.
The Dispatch→ Dear Ambassador
Trump is no longer thinking purely of peace.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Videos of Bathtub Viking And ‘Techno Viking’ Escaping ICE Officers In Minneapolis Are FAKE — Made With AI By Parodists
Did real news video show Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers being outrun by a viking in a wheeled bathtub, or a dancing "Techno Viking", on a Minneapolis street? No, that's not true: No real news outlet broadcast either video, w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stephen Colbert Did NOT ‘Reveal’ Donald Trump’s 1970 Wharton Aptitude, IQ Tests
Did Stephen Colbert "reveal" Donald Trump's "1970 Wharton IQ test"? No, that's not true: This claim and its variations originated from accounts that warned their audiences that they do not post factually accurate content. The rumor spread
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story about Ronald Reagan Driving Himself To Visit Virginia Nursing Home On Christmas Day 1983 Is NOT Real — Spam From Pakistan
Did President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan quietly drive themselves to a Virginia nursing home to serve breakfast to elderly residents on Christmas Day 1983? No, that's not true: This is a completely made-up story that is con
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Of Erika Kirk Jumping On Stage Using A Power Boosted Lift At ‘Rolling Loud Orlando 2026 Is AI
Is a video of Erika Kirk jumping on stage at the Rolling Loud Orlando 2026 event using a power boosted lift real? No, that's not true: The video is an AI-generated compilation using footage from South Korean rapper Psy's publicly availabl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump DID Tell Prime Minister He Isn’t Obligated To ‘Think Purely Of Peace’ Since Norway Denied Him The Nobel Prize — Demands ‘Complete And Total Control Of Greenland’
Did Donald Trump tell Norway's Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, that he wants complete and total control of Greenland because he was not granted the Nobel Peace Prize? Yes, that's true: Some questioned if the text message from Trump to
Full Fact→ Toby Carvery isn’t giving away free meals to people who comment on Facebook posts
A spokesperson for Toby Carvery’s parent company, Mitchells & Butlers, told Full Fact official Toby Carvery deals will only appear on the brand’s social media channels, and this one isn’t genuine.
Full Fact→ No evidence David Lammy said people are now £6,000 better off under Labour
Unevidenced posts claiming that the Deputy Prime Minister said people were thousands of pounds richer since the July 2024 election have been circulating widely online.