Does a video really show a young, white couple in the delivery room after the mother has given birth to two black babies? No, that's not true: The viral clip originated on a TikTok account that bills itself as "entertainment" and which re
The Dispatch→ Political Hatred Seeps Deeper Than We Think
Resisting the temptation to hate requires the courage to be kind.
The Dispatch→ The Monthly Mailbag With Justin Colman
Our social media manager answers your questions.
The Dispatch→ Does AI Have a Place in the Pulpit?
Its use in churches, synagogues, and mosques might be growing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia Bulldog And Vikings Legend Fran Tarkenton Has NOT Died — It’s Viet Spam
Has Georgia Bulldog and Minnesota Vikings quarterback legend Fran Tarkenton died as of November 1, 2025? No, that's not true: There is no real reporting that Tarkenton has died and the claim that fans have gathered in Athens, Georgia, to
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on the Situation in Venezuela
Lawmakers are concerned about military action without congressional approval, as President Trump denies that he will order airstrikes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Penguins At San Diego Zoo Were Dressed Up As Surfers By Burglars
Did two men break into the penguin exhibit at the San Diego Zoo and did they dress up the animals as surfers? No, there's no evidence for that: A viral Facebook post had an image that did not match the layout of the penguin exhibit at the
The Dispatch→ Kevin Roberts Has No Excuse
Jonah will not talk about the government shutdown.
The Dispatch→ The Not-So-Curious Persistence of J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings still resonates, especially among men. Why?
The Dispatch→ A Slightly Softer Monster
Guillermo del Toro does Frankenstein—and the monster—a good amount of justice.
The Dispatch→ Deliver Me From This Movie
The Bruce Springsteen biopic is, put simply, bad.
The Dispatch→ What We Got Wrong in October
A list of corrections issued by The Dispatch last month.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, And Other Celebs Did NOT Ask For Footage To Be Cut From Netflix Over LGBTQ Content
Did Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill, Derek Hough, Brandon Lake, Cliff Richard, athletes Dak Prescott and Lamar Jackson and other celebrities ask for their footage to be removed from Netflix over LGBTQ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Inflatable JD Vance As Part Of 2025 White House Halloween Decorations Is NOT Real Photo
Does a viral picture of an inflatable JD Vance show what the White House Halloween decorations looked like in October 2025? No, that's not true: The image was not an authentic photograph. It originated from an AI-generated video showing s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Kangaroo Kicking Halloween Decoration Witch Is NOT Real — It’s AI Generated
Did a kangaroo knock over a mechanical witch Halloween decoration with a powerful flying kick? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. When kangaroos kick out with both hind feet, they support themselves with their tail firmly on
The Dispatch→ The Wrong ‘One Voice’
By giving Tucker Carlson a pass, the Heritage Foundation’s leader is making more space on the right for antisemitism.
The Dispatch→ Heritage Americans
A venomous coalition.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Henry Ford Health Study Of Vaccinated Vs. Unvaccinated Children Did NOT Pass Internal Peer Review — It Compared Apples To Oranges
Did the Henry Ford Health system withhold from publication a study that compared the health of vaccinated and unvaccinated children, despite that study being statistically sound? No, that's not true: medical research experts reviewed the
Full Fact→ No, the government isn’t giving £1,000 grants to new parents from January 2026
Videos shared on Facebook and TikTok falsely claim a government grant will be given to new parents from the start of next year.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Black Woman ‘Robbing a White Woman Because Trump Cut Food Stamps on EBT’ — Video Shows 2022 Incident
Does a viral video show a black woman "robbing a white woman because Trump cut food stamps"? No, that's not true: The video was posted online three years before the 2025 government shutdown that threatened to delay or cut food subsidies.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: How much could the federal shutdown cost?
How much could the federal shutdown cost?
PolitiFact→ Kristi Noem – Kristi Noem said immigration agents haven’t arrested or detained US citizens. That’s Pants on Fire!
“No American citizens have been arrested or detained” during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Fentanyl In Halloween Candy Mentioned In West Palm Beach Police Warning — No Other Narcotics Either
Did testing confirm that brightly colored candies seized by the West Palm Beach police and mentioned in the law enforcement's Halloween warning contained fentanyl? No, that's not true: According to the update shared with the public, the l
PolitiFact→ White House construction: How Donald Trump’s ballroom compares with Barack Obama’s renovations
Are the White House projects under Trump and Obama similar?
FactCheck.org→ Democrats and Republicans Clash Over SNAP Contingency Funds
Republicans say funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits — formerly known as food stamps — will run out on Nov. 1 due to the federal government shutdown, and there’s nothing they can do about it. Democ
The Dispatch→ No, Ronald Reagan Did Not ‘Love Tariffs’
A claim by President Trump ignores the 40th president’s actual record on trade.
Full Fact→ Footage used in viral ‘Hurricane Melissa’ compilation is old
Of the 16 clips of stormy conditions featured in the video circulating on social media, 15 have been online since before the hurricane struck Jamaica.
PolitiFact→ Why the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is combined
Why the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is combined
Full Fact→ No, Hurricane Melissa wasn’t caused by the HAARP research facility
Social media posts claiming that Hurricane Melissa was created as a result of the HAARP scientific programme are completely false.
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Beware Of Fake Fan Pages Spreading False Stories About Your Favorite Celebrities — How To Spot ‘Viet Spam’
This is what fact checkers call a "prebunk." A prebunk is like a debunk (another word for fact check), only it's an advance notice of an anticipated false claim. This article is intended to inoculate you from future outbreaks of a specif
The Dispatch→ Saber-Rattling Raises Fears of a New Nuclear Era
What ‘A House of Dynamite’ gets right and wrong about the threat of nuclear warfare.
The Dispatch→ Our Fragile American Economy | Roundtable
Plus: Donald Trump’s tariff talk with Xi Jinping.
The Dispatch→ Disarray at the Pentagon
The Defense Department turns inward, prompting high-level resignations and leaving officials around the world in the dark.
The Dispatch→ ‘I Want to Change Politics’
Why Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is making an independent run for the governor’s mansion.
The Dispatch→ Inventing the American Ghost Story
As America settles, so do its apparitions.
The Dispatch→ That Head of Gold
As goes Nebuchadnezzar …
The Dispatch→ No Less Honor in Laying Brick
What we lose when we default to the conventional career track.
FactCheck.org→ Competing Claims on Who Benefits from ACA Subsidies
In the shutdown standoff over expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, Democrats emphasize thousand-dollar premium increases for middle- or “working-class” Americans, while Republicans say people who are well-off unfairly benefit from the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bret Baier Did NOT Announce He Would ‘Halt All Treatment’ For His Son Paul
Did Bret Baier announce he would "halt all treatment" for his son Paul? No, that's not true: A FOX News spokesperson told Lead Stories this claim is false. Baier has made no such statement that he decided to "halt all treatment" for his s
The Dispatch→ The Strangest War
Trying to understand a U.S. conflict with Venezuela.