Did a FedEx delivery driver comfort an eight-year-old boy wearing Spiderman pajamas while they waited for police to arrive because the boy's parents were involved in a domestic disturbance? No, that's not true: The video was likely AI-gen
Full Fact→ Are asylum seekers given Freedom Passes for free travel in London?
There is no specific provision for asylum seekers to get free travel in London but they may be eligible for Freedom Passes like any other Londoner.
Full Fact→ Budget 2025: fact checked
Join us tomorrow as we fact check Rachel Reeves’s second Budget as chancellor.
The Dispatch→ The Draft Peace Deal for Ukraine
A leaked U.S.-Russia peace plan has triggered intense diplomatic negotiations and European counterproposals.
The Dispatch→ Case Against Comey Dismissed
Judge tosses criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James.
The Dispatch→ The Battle For the Minds of Men
How psychology fails half the population—and how it might be changing.
The Dispatch→ Antitrust Law Has Never Been Static
Neither the courts nor Congress has been consistent on how best to protect competition.
The Dispatch→ Flash in the Pan or the Future of MAGA?
Marjorie Taylor Greene will leave Congress soon. What's next?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Real Story About A Man Helping A Mother Wolf Shot With An Arrow — AI Generated
Does a video show the real story of a man who helped a mother wolf get veterinary help after she was shot with an arrow, and who cared for her wolf puppies while she recovered? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. It originate
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Netflix Did Not Announce Upcoming Documentary About Pete Buttigieg
Did Netflix announce it is releasing a documentary about the life of former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg titled "Pete: A Spectacular Life"? No, that's not true: Neither the company nor media organizations said anything
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pete Buttigieg Did NOT Stand At A ‘Town Hall’ Podium With Biden And Announce ‘I’m Running For President’ — AI-Generated Post Is Part Of Vietnam-Based Scam System
Did Pete Buttigieg stand at the podium at a public town hall meeting with Joe Biden joining by live feed, and announce he's running for President in 2028? No, that's not true: At the time the rumor was posted, no news outlets had carried
The Dispatch→ Too Many Cooks
Trying to make sense of the Ukraine peace plan mess.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Lost Wallet Return System Is NOT Real — It’s AI-Generated Techno-Utopian Clickbait
Did Germany introduce an automated system which will return lost items to the owner and protect their privacy at the same time? No, that's not true: The picture on social media features an AI generated image of several automated kiosks in
FactCheck.org→ Experts Say Democratic Video Not ‘Seditious,’ as Trump Claims
After six congressional Democrats released a video advising members of the U.S. military and national security community to “refuse illegal orders,” President Donald Trump said the lawmakers should be tried in court for “SEDITIOUS BE
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump doesn’t have the ‘highest poll numbers’ of his career. They’re near his lowest
“I have just gotten the highest poll numbers of my ‘political career.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Stories About AOC And Barron Trump Are NOT Real — NO Confrontation, NO Video
Do viral posts about a confrontation between AOC and Donald Trump's son Barron, with the involvement of Louisiana Senator John Neely Kennedy, describe a real-life event? No, that's not true: Contrary to the claim, there is no video record
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims about Border Patrol’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina
Border Patrol affecting NC traffic? Jails blocking access to inmates? Fact-checking claims about crackdown in NC
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Record ‘Matthew’s Haberdashery’ Seattle Clothing Store Ever Existed — ‘Moving Sale’ Ad Uses Images From Mass-Market Internet Retailers
Is a high-end Seattle store called "Matthew's Haberdashery" moving to Charlotte, North Carolina and selling Seattle-made men's clothes at a discount in a moving sale? No, that's not true: the store never existed, and the website and Faceb
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pete Buttigieg Did NOT Open ‘America’s First 100% Free Homeless Hospital’
Did former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg open "America's first 100% free homeless hospital"? No, that's not true: The picture purporting to show the opening ceremony was AI generated. No credible news organizations publi
PolitiFact→ Tricia McLaughlin – No, NC jails aren’t refusing to turn inmates over to immigration officials
“There’s about 1,400 criminal illegal aliens that, right now, are in North Carolina and Charlotte’s jails that they refuse to turn over to ICE law enforcement.”
Full Fact→ New statistics code could herald crackdown on alarming inaccuracies
Ministers in successive governments have failed to correct errors. A new statistics code could help to end this trend. Here's how.
Full Fact→ The Christmas Bonus paid to some on benefits isn’t rising from £10 to £200
Videos circulating online claim that the Department for Work and Pensions is increasing the Christmas Bonus for those on certain benefits from £10 to £200 this year. But this isn’t true.
Full Fact→ What is the size of the 2025 Budget ‘black hole’?
Ahead of the Autumn Budget, we’ve taken a look at what it means when people talk about a ‘black hole’ in the public finances.
PolitiFact→ Breast cancer and birth control: New study shows how science can be distorted
Doctors say study results on birth control won’t change how they advise patients
The Dispatch→ Against Nostalgia
Postliberals’ wishcasting is really just their misremembering.
The Dispatch→ Will Congress Ban Members from Trading Stocks?
A bipartisan working group wants to prohibit lawmakers from trading individual securities.
The Dispatch→ Your Children Are Too Online | Interview: Dr. Jean Twenge
How parents can stop technology from controlling their children’s lives.
The Dispatch→ In the Midwest, the Gales of November Keep Singin’
A Lake Superior shipwreck turns 50 this year—and a song about it remains timeless.
The Dispatch→ Avoiding the New Anti-Toy
This holiday season, resist buying AI novelties for kids.
The Dispatch→ To Be or Not to Be a Think Tank
What we stand to lose with the slow death of American policy institutes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Louisiana Senator John Kennedy’s Son Preston Has NOT Been Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer — It’s Spam From Vietnam
Has Preston Kennedy, the 43-year-old son of Senator John Nealy Kennedy of Louisiana, been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer? No, that's not true: Sen. Kennedy's son is 29, not 43. He was born six years after his parents' 1990 marri
The Dispatch→ Is ‘Christian Zionism’ Really Heretical?
On Dispensationalism, antisemitism, and bad arguments.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parody Post Said Laura Loomer Pregnant With Ian Miles Cheong’s Baby — NO Actual News Reports
Did reports about conservative influencer Laura Loomer being pregnant with the child of Malaysian influencer Ian Miles Cheong originate on actual news websites? No, that's not true: The rumor appeared on an X account clearly marked as "Pa
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Bad Week for Donald Trump
High unemployment, rolled back tariffs, and legal setbacks.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Barron Trump Did NOT Announce 2028 Senate Run And He’s Too Young To Serve In Senate — More Viet Spam
Did Barron Trump announce a 2028 run for U.S. Senate at an event that "broke Washington in half"? No, that's not true: Barron Trump would still be too young to qualify for service in the U.S. Senate in 2028. A viral Facebook post containe
The Dispatch→ ‘The Ghost in the Machine of MAGA’ | Ruminant
Disclaimer: A year is a lifetime in politics!
The Dispatch→ Only Nuance Can Fight the Pornocracy
A blanket ‘just say no’ seems futile.
The Dispatch→ The Damned Mob of Swifties
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Taylor Swift, and the sentimental genius of women’s art.
The Dispatch→ More Shame, Please
On the uses, and virtue, of shame.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Marcus Holloway Did NOT Serve Twenty Years For Murdering A Wife Who Had Been Held Captive By A Neighbor — Fake Story To Bait Web Traffic
Did a Marcus Holloway serve twenty years in prison for a murder he didn't commit when his wife Sarah was finally discovered alive after being held captive by a Chicago neighbor all those years? No, that's not true: There is no record of a