Did Melania Trump, the wife of President-elect Donald Trump, participate in an interview with an alternative health Instagram account, during which she said she uses "moringa powder"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence Melania Trum
The Dispatch→ What Our Leaders Need to Know About Tech Policy
The new Congress should lead on AI, and antitrust needs a rethink.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Person CANNOT Vote In Washington State Using Fake Name
Can people in the state of Washington vote using a fake name by using a website set up for visually impaired voters to print out a ballot and sending it in? No, that's not true: Registered voters with impaired vision in King County, Washi
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s New York Case: What Happens Now?
Q: What will happen in Donald Trump’s New York state criminal case now that he is president-elect? A: Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 26, but the judge could decide that sentencing is no longer appropriate. If Trump does receive a
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, CNN didn’t report that 75,000 voters wrote in ‘Hawk Tuah’ and ‘Talk Tuah’
A CNN headline says “75,000 votes were write-ins for ‘Hawk Tuah’ and ‘Talk Tuah.’”
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, Wisconsin Trump voter wasn’t assaulted; video is a Russian fake, expert says
“CCTV captures the moment a Trump voter in (Wisconsin) is assaulted by two Kamala Harris thugs at a voting station.”
The Dispatch→ The Law Under Trump
Donald Trump could be the first president since Dwight Eisenhower to appoint five Supreme Court justices.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Millions of Democratic votes were sent into a ‘black hole’? That’s Pants on Fire!
“I think they found a way to target Democratic districts and send millions of votes into a black hole. The numbers aren't adding up.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Release Official Statement Saying He Intended To ‘Enact Project 2025’
Did President-elect Donald Trump release a statement saying "I look forward to ... enact[ing] Project 2025"? No, that's not true: An image showing such a statement that went viral on social media was fabricated. Lead Stories searched Trum
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Viral claim that Riley Gaines called Whoopi Goldberg a ‘disgrace’ is satire
“Riley Gaines criticizes Whoopi Goldberg on The View: ‘You’re a disgrace to real women!’”
PolitiFact→ Trump said ‘cheating’ was happening in Pennsylvania. Then he won. Now what?
Leading up to and on Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters pushed falsehoods about “cheating” in Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the U.S. Then he won and the claims died. Will we hear about them again?
The Dispatch→ Claims Suggesting Donald Trump Will Win More Than 500 Electoral Votes Are False
Some states have passed laws to award their electoral votes to the popular vote winner, but they are not in effect.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hamas Did NOT Announce Withdrawal From Israel Conflict In Response To Trump’s Election Victory
Did Hamas announce that it was ending its role in the conflict with Israel in response to Donald Trump's election win, as implied in a social media post? No, that's not true: In the Newsweek article included in the post, a Hamas spokesper
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Publish Article Saying Over 75,000 Write-In Votes Went To ‘Hawk Tuah’ Or ‘Talk Tuah’
Did CNN publish an article saying more than 75,000 voters wrote in "Hawk Tuah" or "Talk Tuah" on their ballot papers? No, that's not true: Searches of the cnn.com website turned up no headlines containing the vulgar "Hawk Tuah" expression
Full Fact→ Clip shared by thousands does not show a Palestinian girl trapped under rubble
The video, which has more than 53,000 shares on X, actually shows a child looking through a hole in a wall.
The Dispatch→ Kamala Harris Concedes as Her Supporters Cope With Defeat
The vice president drew cheers when she emphasized the importance of a peaceful power transfer.
Full Fact→ Will the new Ministerial Code rebuild trust in politics?
Improving trust in politics requires actions not words. The publication of a new ministerial code is an important opportunity to reset public faith in politics.
The Dispatch→ Harris Concedes Election to Trump
‘When we lose an election, we accept the results.’
The Dispatch→ New Hezbollah Leader Talks Tough
Naim Qassem vows to continue the fight against Israel from Lebanon.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Kamala Harris Announced She Will Not Be Attending ‘The Presidential Induction Ceremony’
Did Vice President Kamala Harris announce that she would not attend "the presidential induction ceremony" after Donald Trump won the November 5, 2024, election? No, that's not true: In a concession speech on November 6, 2024, Harris state
The Dispatch→ The End of Victimism?
Good things have downsides and bad things have upsides.
PolitiFact→ Trump’s victory over Harris: How was the race called so fast?
For all the polling showing a close race leading up to Election Day, it didn’t take all that long to declare that Donald Trump was returning to the White House. Here’s how it happened.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of Harris calling a voter while the camera app is open does not prove she faked a call
A video of Vice President Kamala Harris talking to a voter on the phone is fake because the camera app was on while she was on the call.
The Dispatch→ You Broke It, You Bought It
The consolations of a Trump victory.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That ‘White Hats’ Stopped Three Busses Of Harris Supporters Who Voted In New York, Again In Pennsylvania
Did "White Hats" stop "three busses" full of "Harris supporters" who had voted in New York, then boarded a bus to vote again in Pennsylvania, with 150 of these people detained? No, that's not true: This claim was made from an account conn
PolitiFact→ Dinesh D'Souza – 2024 election results don’t prove 2020 stolen election claims. Voters’ choices can change.
The 2024 election results show that Joe Biden’s 80 million votes in 2020 were a “lie.”
FactCheck.org→ Google’s ‘Where to Vote’ Search Result Reflects Quirk of Candidate Surname, Not Bias
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Social media users alleged bias against former President Donald Trump when a Google search on Election Day for “where to vote” returned an interactive map to find
PolitiFact→ X posts – Vehicles seen in MSNBC live report from Philadelphia contained election equipment, not ballots
Vans filled with 50,000 ballots show up in Philadelphia during live MSNBC report.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, President-elect Trump didn’t pledge to help Pakistani ex-prime minister Imran Khan retake power
Videos show President-elect Donald Trump promised to help Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan get out of prison and retake power.
FactCheck.org→ Raskin Didn’t Say He ‘Won’t Be Certifying the Election’
Quick Take Social media users have spread a quote attributed to Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, claiming he said “we won’t be certifying the election” if former President Donald Trump wins. Raskin responded, saying the quote is “1
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Fail To Top Biden’s 2020 Election Results In Any US County — CNN Anchor Misspoke
Did Vice President Kamala Harris fail to outperform President Joe Biden's 2020 election results in any U.S. county in 2024? No, that's not true: A video on social media has been edited to make it look as if that's what CNN reported. The f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Claim His Pantomime With Problem Milwaukee Mic Was ‘PRETENDING TO EAT A CORN DOG’ — Fake Post
Did Donald Trump post on Truth Social, explaining his pantomime with a malfunctioning microphone at a Milwaukee rally was "pretending to eat a corn dog" rather than "performing oral sex on my mic"? No, that's not true: Trump did have some
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jill Stein’s Votes Did NOT Prevent Kamala Harris From Winning Virginia
Did Jill Stein's vote total jeopardize Kamala Harris' chances of winning in Virginia? No, that's not true: Harris did win in Virginia. The vote total showing Donald Trump in the lead in a social media post was earlier on Election Day, wit
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Shark bait: Viral claim that Mark Cuban lost $1 billion after endorsing Harris originated as satire.
“Mark Cuban’s net worth takes a $1 billion hit after controversial endorsement” of Kamala Harris
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Would NOT Have Won Wisconsin Even If All Jill Stein’s Votes Had Gone For Harris
Could Kamala Harris have won Wisconsin if the votes cast for one of the independent candidates -- Jill Stein -- had gone to the Democrat? No, that's not true: That implication on social media was based on incomplete early totals. As more
The Dispatch→ The End of Identitarian Spoon Ninjas
Wide open vistas of 'I told you so.'
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Election Night Stream
Watch the recap of our election night stream.
PolitiFact→ Trump’s White House return poised to tangle health care safety net
Former President Donald Trump’s election victory will likely bring changes that scale back the nation’s public health insurance programs and impose new barriers to abortion and reproductive care.
The Dispatch→ Trump, GOP Come Back Stronger Than Ever
In a surprise shellacking, Republicans wrested control of the Senate and likely held the House.
Full Fact→ New Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch was not born in Nigeria
Posts have been circulating widely on social media that describe the politician as ‘Nigerian born’, but this is not correct.