Do various videos posted online show the funeral of former One Direction singer Liam Payne? No, that's not true: Payne's funeral hadn't happened when these videos were published in early and mid-November 2024. The footage presented as bei
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Prince William Did NOT Ascend To British Throne And Expel Queen Camilla From Royal Family
Did Prince William ascend to the British throne following the death of his father King Charles III and expel Queen Camilla from the royal family? No, that's not true: There is no news of King Charles' passing at the time of writing, and t
Full Fact→ NATO Secretary General hasn’t threatened to expel the United States from alliance
Mark Rutte did not say America would be expelled from Nato if Donald Trump “surrenders Ukraine to Putin”.
The Dispatch→ Public Enemy No. 1
Why the national debt is the biggest threat to national security.
Full Fact→ Kamala Harris did not only win states without voter ID requirements
Thousands of people have shared posts wrongly claiming that in the US election Kamala Harris won every state that does not require voter ID and none that do.
Full Fact→ Has the government scrapped the Rwanda migrant agreement?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto pledge to end the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda.
Full Fact→ Has the government stopped using hotels to house asylum seekers?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to end the use of “asylum hotels”.
Full Fact→ Is the government on track to conduct a Strategic Defence Review within its first year?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to carry out a Strategic Defence Review.
Full Fact→ Has the government established a National Wealth Fund?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to establish a ‘National Wealth Fund’.
Full Fact→ Have changes to the role of the OBR been set out in law?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto pledge to ensure that significant fiscal events must be accompanied by an Office for Budget Responsibility report.
Full Fact→ Has the government established Great British Energy?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto pledge to create a new publicly-owned body to “drive forward investment in clean, home-grown energy production”.
Full Fact→ Has the government introduced the Football Governance Bill?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to introduce a Football Governance Bill and establish an independent regulator.
Full Fact→ Is the government on track to pass an Energy Independence Act?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto pledge to introduce new energy legislation.
Full Fact→ Is the government on course to introduce a mandatory retirement age for members of the House of Lords?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto pledge to bring in a mandatory retirement age for House of Lords members, as part of a wider set of reforms.
The Dispatch→ Biden Authorizes Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range Missiles
The move comes amid uncertainty over the future of the conflict and Trump’s Ukraine policy.
The Dispatch→ Appointing Toadies
How worried should we be about the DOJ?
The Dispatch→ The Left and Woke
Will Democrats heed the biggest lesson of their electoral loss?
PolitiFact→ X posts – No evidence of officials threatening to 'keep' children of Helene victims who can't find shelter
“Red Cross is set to close shelters across North Carolina on Nov. 15. Families staying in these shelters are being told: ‘If you don’t have a safe place to take your children, you won’t be leaving with them.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ABC Did NOT Issue ‘Official Statement’ That Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg Contracts ‘Will Not Be Renewed Because They Are Too Toxic’
Did ABC issue an "official statement" that it would not renew the contracts of "The View" hosts Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg because they are "too toxic"? No, that's not true: ABC told Lead Stories that this is false. There have been no
The Dispatch→ Now Is the Time for New Interfaith Connections
Plus: What the telegraph can teach us about present-day discernment, and a new members-only podcast.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Faith: Navigating Media and Truth
Enslaved by technology.
The Dispatch→ How to Discern Truth in Our Chaotic Digital Milieu
Metaphors from a previous communication revolution can help us in the present.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week Trump Started Building a Cabinet
The president-elect announced a number of unconventional appointments.
The Dispatch→ Mail Call
Catching up on the Trump transition, the Democrats’ deficiencies, and mandate mumbo-jumbo.
The Dispatch→ Nominating Nimrods
Jonah Goldberg: The Eras Tour
The Dispatch→ Can Liberalism Be a Way of Life?
Alexandre Lefebvre’s new book passionately argues for fairness and freedom.
The Dispatch→ ‘Fight Club’ Was Never Just About the Fight
Revisiting David Fincher’s cult classic at 25.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Remove Pronouns From X Bio After 2024 Election — It Was Months Earlier
Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, commonly known as AOC, delete her pronouns from her account on X shortly after the 2024 election? No, that's not true: It happened months earlier. According to archived copies of the lawmaker's account,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Actor Cillian Murphy Waving Palestinian Flag On Street
Does a video show actor Cillian Murphy waving a Palestinian flag on the street? No, that's not true: The person waving the flag in the video is Derek Brennan, who runs tours of locations of Murphy's Netflix show "Peaky Blinders" in Birmin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Account Activity Does NOT Reflect That Viral List Of Businesses, Celebrities ‘Stopped Posting On Twitter’
Have Visa, Etsy, Adobe, Android, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Mastercard, McDonald's, CVS Pharmacy, Home Depot and Walmart all stopped posting on Twitter, now called X? No, that's not true: There is no indication that the accounts named in th
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Harris Campaign Paid for Celebrity Endorsements
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Vice President Kamala Harris received many celebrity endorsements leading up to the election, including from Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, Eminem, Megan Thee Stallion and L
PolitiFact→ Nancy Pelosi – Nancy Pelosi’s wrong comparison about illegal immigration under Joe Biden, Donald Trump
“Fewer people came in under President Biden than came under Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Donald Trump didn’t play the song ‘Hoochie Mama’ for Kamala Harris during a debate
Donald Trump chose a provocative song to describe Kamala Harris during a presidential debate.
The Dispatch→ Mandate for Disruption
Did Trump misread his mandate by nominating RFK Jr.?
The Dispatch→ The Worst Pick
Plus some preliminary ruminations from India.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking social media posts claiming instant policy victories for Donald Trump
Some social media posters touted a variety of things that suddenly changed with Donald Trump’s election. We checked what’s accurate and what’s exaggerated about those claims.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk hasn’t invented a small gadget to slash energy bills; claims he has are likely scams
Elon Musk has invented a small gadget to slash energy bills.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trans Child On Magazine Cover Later Blamed ‘Transgender Activists’ For Ruining Their Life
Did the trans child featured on a National Geographic cover later claim that "transgender activists" ruined their life? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that Avery Jackson ever said anything about transgender activists ruining the
Health Feedback→ ACE inhibitors aren’t snake venom, no evidence they cause cancer
REVIEW A Facebook reel that received more than 82,000 views claimed that snake venom has been “published to cause rapid turbo cancers to form in any tissue in the human body”, that ACE inhibitors (a type of medication used to treat high blood pr
The Dispatch→ The Trump Picks … So Far
Attorney General Matt Gaetz?