The Federal Reserve chair responds to an investigation by the Justice Department.
The Dispatch→ A Force of Nature—and His Tour de Force
Stevie Ray Vaughan, a renegade Chicago publisher, and a call for new aesthetics.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Robert De Niro NOT Leaving New York Now Mamdani Is Mayor — Liberal Trolling From Satire Page
Did Robert De Niro say he had to leave New York City now that Mamdani is officially the mayor as some viral posts are saying? No, that's not true: The actor did not make the comments about having "no choice" and Mamdani wanting to take ha
The Dispatch→ Don’t Be an Anti-Anti-Nazi | Ruminant
Jonah kind of likes the shah.
The Dispatch→ The Patient Art of Opposing Entropy
A new book by a futurist hippie shows that maintenance is just as important as innovation.
The Dispatch→ A Different Path to Parenthood
A new book details how infertile couples can still form thriving families.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Finding The Light’ Program By Tom Hanks About Jeffrey Epstein’s Sexual Abuse And Trafficking Of Virginia Giuffre — Viet Spam Posts Made It Up
Did Tom Hanks broadcast a program in 2026 about Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse and trafficking of Virginia Giuffre titled "Finding The Light?" No, that's not true: There has been no broadcast schedule and no real news report that such a s
The Dispatch→ Democracy Dies in Openness
All the world’s a stage, to our detriment.
PolitiFact→ In Context: What did Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey say about police fighting ICE?
In Context: Mayor Jacob Frey’s comments about police and ICE
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Colbert, Kimmel And Fallon Are NOT Officially Teaming Up For A New ‘Freedom Show’ — It’s Viet Spam
Are late-night TV hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Jimmy Fallon joining together to create a new "Freedom Show"? No, that's not true: This is an unsourced clickbait claim, made up and distributed by a spam network based in Vietnam
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: David Muir Did NOT Launch Into An Anti-Trump Tirade Predicting Martial Law And No Midterms — Clickbait Story
Did ABC News anchor David Muir "snap" in an on-air tirade against Trump, predicting martial law and no midterm elections? No, that's not true: This story is clickbait. David Muir never said this on-air. The story originated on a clickbait
PolitiFact→ The CDC changed the childhood vaccine schedule. How will that affect families, insurance coverage?
What CDC vaccine schedule changes mean for vaccine access
Full Fact→ Facebook posts promoting free food boxes from Tesco aren’t genuine
Tesco has confirmed posts claiming users can claim a ‘free food box’ for £40 from the retailer aren’t genuine.
Full Fact→ Fake AI doctors endorse weight loss patches on social media
Posts claiming to show clinicians from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust using and endorsing weight loss patches are fake and were made with AI.
Full Fact→ Viral video of protesters tearing down Maduro billboard is from 2024
A video shared with captions suggesting it shows Venezuelans ripping down a poster of Nicolás Maduro after he was seized by the United States is not recent, and actually dates back to 2024.
The Dispatch→ Why the Government (Probably) Won’t Shut Down
Plus: Trump waffles on whether to strike Iran, Ugandans voted in the presidential elections, and Kyrsten Sinema was (allegedly) a very loving boss.
The Dispatch→ The Public Shifts on Immigration
Time to up the Prozac.
The Dispatch→ The Stain of American Timidity
Trump vowed to support Iran’s protesters. Failing to act now would be yet another blow to U.S. credibility.
The Dispatch→ Ellis Island’s Durable Hope Amid Troubled Waters
The national monument looms large against a background anti-immigrant fervor.
The Dispatch→ Exhaustion Is (Still) the Strategy
Why can’t Donald Trump attract a competent entourage?
The Dispatch→ The Good Guys
Democrats shouldn’t campaign on ICE or Greenland.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Did the vaccine schedule require kids to be injected 72 times? No.
The former U.S. childhood vaccine schedule called for babies to get “72 injections.”
FactCheck.org→ The Threat of the Insurrection Act in Minnesota
President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to send federal military forces to Minneapolis in response to protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the city. We’ll explain what the law says about th
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, USPS letter to employees about civil unrest is not a prediction of crisis or martial law
A letter sent to postal service employees about working during emergencies such as civil unrest is a sign that President Donald Trump will impose martial law.
The Dispatch→ Unpacking Our Global Energy Outlook
Key takeaways from new projections by the International Energy Agency.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: Powell’s Preemptive Strike
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Post Said Parliament of Greenland Banned Trump And His Descendants For 100 Years — Not Real News
Did Greenland's parliament introduce legislation to ban Donald Trump and all his descendants for 100 generations? No, that's not true: The story originated on a social media account that describes itself as "Dadaist graffiti news", comedy
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joke 3D Rendering Shows Kanye West NOT 14th-Century ruler Mali Ruler Mansa Musa Reconstructed By Harvard Researchers
Did researchers associated with Harvard University create a 3D model of Mansa Musa, the 14th-century ruler of the Mali Empire? No, that's not true: This image does not show a forensic and digital reconstruction of Mansa Musa. It is a rend
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Proud Boys Founder Enrique Tarrio Did NOT Say He Is In ICE
Did Proud Boys founder Enrique Tarrio say he works for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement? No, that's not true. Tarrio sarcastically replied to a tweet claiming his name appeared on a leaked list of ICE employees, but later clarifie
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Arm With ‘IV’ Was NOT Released By DHS As Evidence Of ICE Agent Jonathan Ross Internal Bleeding — Old Joke Photo
Did the U.S. Department of Homeland Security release an image of Jonathan Ross's arm with an IV tube as evidence that the ICE agent suffered internal bleeding from Renee Good's car? No, that's not true: The photo was taken by a college st
Full Fact→ Inaccurate comparison of pensioner and ‘illegal immigrant’ benefits recirculates online
Posts claiming “illegal immigrants” and refugees receive more government support than pensioners have been circulating online for years. But the figures they use are inaccurate.
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on the Vaccines the CDC No Longer Recommends for All Kids
In sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommends universal vaccination against six diseases. In justifying the move, health officials made misleading claims about vaccine safety
Full Fact→ How accurate are crowd counts at large events?
Technology has made the process of assessing crowd sizes easier, but large numbers cited by organisers are often overestimates.
The Dispatch→ Will Trump Take Greenland?
Plus: The Gaza ceasefire enters Phase 2, the State Department has suspended processing visas from 75 countries, and renaming the DOD is expensive.
Full Fact→ Censorship, public safety and the limits of free speech in the age of AI
Comment on this week’s news concerning the pitfalls of AI chatbots, and where free speech ends and public safety begins.
Full Fact→ Liz Truss is not entitled to a ‘£125k per year ex PM pension for life’
Former prime ministers can claim up to £115,000 a year for certain public duty expenses, but this is not automatic and it’s not a pension.
The Dispatch→ Must and May
Plus: Defending ‘We do not have a definition for the court.’
The Dispatch→ Strong Allies Keep America Safer
Investing in our friends abroad will pay dividends at home.
The Dispatch→ The President’s Man at the FHFA
A Trump ally’s campaign against the Fed seems to be backfiring.
The Dispatch→ How Jerome Powell Thwarted MAGA Lawfare
The chairman of the Federal Reserve played a savvy game publicly and privately.