Does a video show a graveyard of green electric scooters that ran out of battery life and were abandoned because it is too expensive to replace them? No, that's not true: This video is real, but the reason the electric scooters were taken
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Game Footage Showing Strike On ‘Runner’ Near Church Predates Obama Administration — And CNN Did Write About The Game
Did CNN refuse to talk about a viral video showing missile strikes on a "runner" near a church during the Obama administration? No, that's not true: The footage is from the video game "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare", which was released i
The Dispatch→ The U.S. at War | Interview: Aaron MacLean
What factions influence Trump's foreign policy?
The Dispatch→ Saying Something Is ‘Legal’ Doesn’t Make It So
Pete Hegseth is dissembling in the face of reports he might have ordered a war crime.
The Dispatch→ Pardons—With Advice and Consent
Atrocities on the high seas, not Fifth Avenue.
The Dispatch→ Who Do Hoosiers Choose?
Indiana legislators face a choice between national party loyalty and local representation.
The Dispatch→ The Fall Guy
The ‘double tap’ strike is Trumpism in full.
The Dispatch→ The Afghan Immigration Freeze
A week after an attack in Washington D.C., the Trump administration has moved swiftly on immigration restrictions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos Of Prisoner Escaping Through Courtroom Ceiling After Being Sentenced To Prison Are NOT Real — They’re AI-Made
Are videos showing a prisoner jumping through a drop ceiling to escape a courtroom after he was sentenced to 30 years in prison real? No, that's not true: These videos were generated by an artificial intelligence tool. The videos are labe
PolitiFact→ Here’s why an appeals court upheld disqualifying Alina Habba as New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney
Why an appeals court disqualified Alina Habba as attorney?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pete Hegseth’s Nameplate Did Say ‘SSECRETARY OF WAR’ During Cabinet Meeting — Photo Is Real
Was Pete Hegseth's nameplate at the December 2, 2025, cabinet meeting misspell his title as "SSECRETARY OF WAR"? Yes, that's true: Photos and video recorded by several media agencies and on the White House website confirmed that an image
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: TMZ Did NOT Publish More Real Photos Of Diddy In Fort Dix Federal Prison Yard — Their Watermark Was Spoofed
Did TMZ publish real photos of Diddy hanging out in the Fort Dix federal prison yard with fellow inmates? No, that's not true: The images bear a fake TMZ watermark. The celebrity news outlet published an article to clarify that the images
PolitiFact→ RFK Jr. wants to delay the hepatitis B vaccine. Here’s what parents need to know.
Here's what parents should know about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory panel's discussion on hepatitis B vaccines for babies.
Full Fact→ Lidl is not giving away free food boxes to people who like a Facebook post
A post shared on social media falsely claims the supermarket Lidl is giving away free food boxes worth £40.
The Dispatch→ Did Pete Hegseth Order a War Crime?
Legal experts say the defense secretary and military personnel could face criminal liability over targeting survivors.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Videos Of Iranian Bases Hit By Israeli Missiles Are NOT Real CCTV Footage
Do leaked CCTV videos really show Israeli missiles striking Iranian missile bases? No, that's not true: Several clips in a viral video with that description contain several glitches typical of AI generated footage. It was published by an
The Dispatch→ ‘Kill Everybody’
What are ‘no quarter’ orders?
The Dispatch→ The Right’s Intellectual Thought Crisis | Roundtable
The self-selecting elite's brain drain.
The Dispatch→ What Does Afghan Vetting Actually Look Like?
The process is more complex than political soundbites suggest.
The Dispatch→ Can the Abundance Movement Psyop America Into Sanity?
I found the Abundance 2025 conference buzzing with good people, smart policy ideas, and optimism. It made me depressed.
The Dispatch→ How Operation Southern Spear Is a Threat to U.S. Democracy
It’s one more way the Trump administration is eroding democratic norms.
The Dispatch→ The Closing of the Conservative Mind
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute has downgraded traditional conservatism as it courted populism, postliberalism, and online popularity.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lightning Strike At Fishing Spot Is NOT Real — AI Generated Video Shows An Unlikely Reaction
Does a viral video show a real scene where lightning struck a fishing lake and caused a massive spout of water and many fish to fly high into the air? No, that's not true: This video was posted by a TikTok account which posts AI-generated
The Dispatch→ A Few Bad Men
How do you deter war crimes in postliberal America?
PolitiFact→ Trump’s pardon comments omit why former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was prosecuted
What Trump omitted about ex-Honduran president’s pardon
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo Did NOT Say They Are In ‘Non-Demi-Curious Semi-Binary’ Relationship
Did Ariana Grande or Cynthia Erivo say they are in a "non-demi-curious semi-binary" relationship? No, that's not true: The viral rumor originated from a page that described itself as satire. In part, the disclaimer said that it's where "t
The Dispatch→ The Four Schmucks of the Apocalypse
The curious case of Vance vs. Rubio vs. Kushner vs. Witkoff.
The Dispatch→ What We Got Wrong in November
A list of corrections issued by The Dispatch last month.
The Dispatch→ Rising Settler Violence in the West Bank
Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians have intensified over the past months, with few facing prosecution.
The Dispatch→ Let the Pandas Go Extinct | Interview: Sarah Isgur
Plus some dating advice
The Dispatch→ ‘Ceasefire Now!’ Was a Lie All Along
The ancient rot at the heart of anti-Israel activism.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stolen Louvre Jewels Were NOT Seized From Zelenskyy Associate, Ukrainian Billionaire Timur Mindich
Have Ukrainian investigators recovered the jewels stolen from the Louvre museum from the assets of a Ukrainian billionaire who is an associate of President Zelenskyy? No, that's not true: The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NA
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Meme Had AOC Bail Out Hunter Biden For $250,000 In Fictional Town Of ‘Barron, Delaware’
Did AOC show up in a town named "Barron, Delaware" to bail out Hunter Biden with a $250,000 bond related to an arrest for narcotics and disorderly conduct charges? No, that's not true: The story originated in a meme from a satirical Faceb
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week of Gratitude
From the Pilgrims’ journey to Lincoln’s declaration of a national holiday to give thanks.
The Dispatch→ In Defense of Dogma | Solo
Why settled questions matter.
The Dispatch→ Why You Should Say Your (Secular) Prayers
Poetry grants us a kind of solace that we need now more than ever.
The Dispatch→ Resist the New Autotune
Using AI to make music flattens the form entirely.
The Dispatch→ The Day After
Putting gratitude into practice.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gubernatorial Opponent Amy Acton Did NOT Spread A Fake Video Of Vivek Ramaswamy Advocating Year-Round School — He Did Say It
Did Ohio Democrat Amy Acton spread a fake video of Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy advocating year-round school, as social media posts claim? No, that's not true: Four days into the controversy over year-round school, t
Full Fact→ No TV licence exemption for the over 60s
Social media videos claiming that UK residents over the age of 60 can get a free lifetime exemption from paying a TV licence are false.