“Taylor Swift Cancels Red State Shows After Massive Red Wave, ‘I Won’t Be Performing Here Anymore.’”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Arizona election officials weren’t ‘caught’ and ‘jailed’ for ballot reporting error
"Arizona officials caught changing ballots, have been arrested.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Kamala Harris didn’t scrub all images from her Instagram account
Vice President Kamala Harris “has cleared her Instagram account and cryptically posted 3 videos of a snake.”
PolitiFact→ Diamond and Silk – Hand-counting ballots is not more accurate than machine counts
“Paper ballots and hand counting never breaks down.”
Full Fact→ No evidence Sadiq Khan said people should ‘learn Arabic’ to create harmony
One social media post claiming the Mayor of London said this has had more than 16,000 shares.
The Dispatch→ What Happened to Ranked Choice Voting?
In more than a half-dozen states, the trendy voting system reform fell flat with voters.
The Dispatch→ Give Me Back That Ring, Cupcake
Identity politics invades AO.
The Dispatch→ The Tax Stakes for 2025
The new GOP Congress will have to decide how to tackle the looming expiration of 2017’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
The Dispatch→ Trump Confirms That the New Senate Is in for a Wild Ride
The president-elect pushes for the right to make recess appointments.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Cancel Concerts In States That Went For Trump In 2024
Did Taylor Swift cancel "red state shows" after President-elect Donald Trump won the 2024 general election? No, that's not true: This first appeared on social media in a post on Facebook with "satire" in the caption. Plus, the Facebook ac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post On Truth Social He Had ‘Started His Day By Listening To "Not Like Us" By Kendrick Lamar’
Did President-elect Donald Trump post on Truth Social that he had "started his day by listening to 'Not Like Us' by Kendrick Lamar"? No, that's not true: Such a post could not be found on Trump's Truth Social profile. The image of the fak
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk’s Starlink Did NOT Play Role In Counting Votes In 2024 Election
Did Elon Musk's satellite-based high-speed internet system Starlink play any role in counting or uploading votes in the U.S. election that could have allowed for potential vote manipulation or cheating? No, that's not true: Election secur
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Elon Musk's Starlink wasn’t used to rig the 2024 presidential election for Donald Trump
Elon Musk’s Starlink technology manipulated votes in the 2024 election to benefit Donald Trump.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, California Gov. Gavin Newsom isn’t considering seceding
California Gov. Gavin Newsom “is considering plans to secede from the union.”
PolitiFact→ Bernie Sanders – Are inflation-adjusted wages lower now than 50 years ago? That data is cherry-picked
Inflation-adjusted weekly wages “are lower today than they were 50 years ago.”
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Kamala Harris Winning States Without Voter ID Laws
Social media users suggest falsely that she won every state in which voters do not need identification.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Abortion ‘never medically necessary’ late in pregnancy? Doctors say that’s wrong.
“Abortion is never medically necessary in the last trimester. Literally never. They just do a C-section.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Donald Trump didn’t post about Kendrick Lamar’s song ‘Not Like Us’
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Canada is “crumbling upon itself” because of Kendrick Lamar’s song “Not Like Us.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t flip. Claims that Quaker Oats is bringing back Aunt Jemima originated as satire
“Breaking: Quaker Oats bows to backlash, brings back Aunt Jemima.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte Did NOT Say That ‘If Trump Surrenders Ukraine To Putin, He Will Personally Expel’ US From Alliance
Did NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte publicly say that "if Trump surrenders Ukraine to Putin, he will personally expel the United States from the alliance"? No, that's not true: A NATO spokesperson described the claim as "bogus." The rum
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ALTERED Video Appears To Show Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Swaying At Podium — Edits Distort Actions
Does a video authentically show Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland swaying oddly on a podium? No, that's not true: A video splices together parts of a press conference video where Freeland pauses to allow journalists to ask
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump and Elon Musk Look to Steer the Senate Leadership Race
Will Rick Scott, John Thune, or John Cornyn take the chamber’s top job?
The Dispatch→ The Unbalanced Republic
John Adams understood democracy—but he had one major blind spot.
The Dispatch→ Democrats Air Their Post-Election Grievances
Progressives, moderates, Harris loyalists, and Biden stalwarts grapple with last week’s drubbing.
The Dispatch→ The Foreign Policy of a Second Trump Administration
The next president is inheriting a lot of geopolitical chaos.
The Dispatch→ What Trump’s Win Doesn’t Mean
The public continues to reject what both parties offer. That’s hardly cause for triumphalism.
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag With Mike Warren
It’s our senior editor’s turn to answer your questions.
The Dispatch→ Remembering Humility as a Virtue
On knowing our limits in politics and beyond.
Health Feedback→ Sunscreen doesn’t cause melanoma; most melanoma cases are due to excess UV radiation from the sun
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The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week Trump Won Again
The former president returns to the White House, this time with a popular-vote victory.
The Dispatch→ Because of, or in Spite of, Trump?
Making sense of the former president’s election win.
The Dispatch→ The Electorate That Wasn’t
So now what?
The Dispatch→ Raging Against the Experience Machine
Christine Rosen's new book shows how modern technology simply lacks an essential human touch.
The Dispatch→ ‘The Penguin’ Succeeds Where ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Failed
Of the two Batman spin-offs from this fall, only one offered a compelling villain.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Posts About Lost And Found ‘Old Lady’ With Dementia Are Bait-And-Switch Ads
Are social media posts asking for help identifying a disoriented, lost "old lady" who may have dementia real? No, that's not true: This post is part of an online bait-and-switch scam that deceives social media users into viewing posts tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton Together NOT From November 2024 Post-Election
Does a viral image portray Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton together "after the election results" in 2024? No, that's not true: The image was online before that. Harris' and Clinton's outfits in the picture match what they wore for the N
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Buy CNN In November 2024
Did Elon Musk buy CNN in November 2024? No, that's not true: A CNN spokesperson told Lead Stories "there is no truth in rumors of a sale or change in ownership of CNN whatsoever." The assertion was made by Argentinian President Javier Mil
The Dispatch→ Stop Bashing Democracy
People vote for candidates for lots of different reasons. Trump included.
The Dispatch→ Good and Hard
Confirm Trump’s nominees. All of them.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYC Did NOT Announce It Would Stop Providing All Food Aid To Migrants
Did New York City announce it would stop providing all food assistance to migrants? No, that's not true: The city announced that it would stop giving prepaid debit cards to migrants to buy their own food. Instead it will return to deliver