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.
The Dispatch→ The Steep Cost of ‘Free’ Child Care
Young children need deep human connection, not paid providers.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Business Looms Over Crypto Market Structure Bill
A bill to craft a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency reaches a key juncture as complications abound.
The Dispatch→ Universal Child Care Is a No-Brainer
Supporting families benefits both conservative and liberal priorities.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 20% of Oregon Voters Were NOT Shown To Be Fake When 800,000 Inactive Registrations Were Removed
Were 20 percent of Oregon voters revealed to be "fake" after the secretary of state announced they were going to clean 800,000 names from voter rolls? No, that's not true: The removal of 800,000 inactive registered voters is part of routi
The Dispatch→ The Goon Squad
ICE is discrediting immigration enforcement.
The Dispatch→ Beware the New Americanism
The new right is twisting the ideals of patriotism into fascistic propaganda.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Erika Kirk And Tom Brady Are NOT Dating — The ‘Report’ Came From A Parody Account
Are Tom Brady and Erika Kirk reportedly dating? No, that's not true: For them to be "reportedly dating," there would need to be reports. The only report that the two are dating is a post from the Hoops Crave account, which has a parody di
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Really Show Local Officer Ordering Driver To Open Armored Truck That Was ‘A Federal Asset"
PolitiFact→ Mehmet Oz – Dr. Oz is wrong: Medicaid enrollees aren’t automatically registered to vote
“By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote. … This is political patronage at the expense of Medicaid.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Elon Musk And Ted Cruz Has Been Digitally Edited — Faces Changed, Furries Added
Does a real photo show Elon Musk and Ted Cruz posing together while two furries are passing in the background? No, that's not true: A real photo that was posted on Instagram by Ted Cruz has been digitally altered. The changes to the photo
FactCheck.org→ Explaining Trump’s Claim That Venezuela ‘Stole’ U.S. Oil
President Donald Trump said one reason that the U.S. will “run” Venezuela and “indefinitely” control its oil sales is because “years ago” Venezuela “took our oil away from us” and “stole our assets.” That’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of U.S. Marshals Confiscating A Lamborghini From A Somali Daycare Owner Is NOT Real — Made By Sora AI Tool
Did a video document U.S. Marshals confiscating a Somali daycare owner's Lamborghini? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. A Sora watermark appears in different positions on the frame throughout the video. One copy of the vide
Full Fact→ Digital ID: what’s changed?
Reports say the government has dropped plans to require mandatory digital ID to work, yet ministers insist there still will be mandatory digital checks. We look at exactly what has changed.
Full Fact→ Sky News corrects claim about asylum hotel closures under Labour
An article on Sky News’ website which claimed the government says it’s halved the number of hotels in use since it came to power has been corrected after Full Fact got in touch.
Full Fact→ Government research doesn’t prove screen time ‘damages’ toddlers’ speech
A study found a correlation between very high screen time and lower vocabulary in two-year-olds, but it didn’t say that one caused the other.
Full Fact→ No, Argos isn’t selling iPhones for £9.99
We’ve seen more Facebook posts falsely claiming that Argos is selling iPhones for just £9.99 to people who fill in a customer service survey.
Full Fact→ Video of woman burning portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader was filmed in Canada
A video of a woman in Canada lighting a cigarette from a burning portrait of Ayatollah Khamenei has been shared with false claims it was filmed in Iran amid widespread protests across the country.
Full Fact→ Video of woman burning portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader was filmed in Canada
A video of a woman in Canada lighting a cigarette from a burning portrait of Ayatollah Khamenei has been shared with false claims it was filmed in Iran amid widespread protests across the country.
The Dispatch→ The Justice Department Goes After Jerome Powell
Plus: Thousands of Iranian protesters have been killed | Leaders from Greenland and Denmark will visit the White House | And Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi performs K-Pop.
The Dispatch→ The Justice Department Goes After Jerome Powell
Plus: Thousands of Iranian protesters have been killed | Leaders from Greenland and Denmark will visit the White House | And Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi performs K-Pop.
The Dispatch→ Ethics Rooted in Physics | Interview: Rebecca Newberger-Goldstein
‘Moral unity and theological pluralism.’
The Dispatch→ Can Congress Stop Chinese Billionaires From Fathering 100 Kids?
A bill seeks to put some guardrails on a largely unregulated U.S. surrogacy industry.
The Dispatch→ The High Cost of Dishonor
An America that betrays its commitments will find the cost of political capital exorbitantly expensive.
The Dispatch→ Patrick Henry Was Right
Sanctuary cities are one thing. The system that makes them possible is another.
The Dispatch→ Inside Iran’s Prison Wards
A grim fate awaits the protesters caught up in the Islamic Republic’s sweeping arrests.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clickbait Story About Diner Bought By Springsteen, Cher, Joni Mitchell And Other Celebrities To Feed 120 Homeless Every Day Is NOT Real – Vietnam Spam
Did Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Joni Mitchell and dozens of other celebrities each buy the small diner where they ate for free while struggling and now feed free meals to 120 homeless people every day? No, that's not true: 54 virtually ident
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: "One Of Ours All Of Yours" Is NOT A Phrase From Nazi Germany — However It Was Really Displayed On A Lectern At A DHS Press Conference In New York City
Did the phrase "One of ours all of yours" originate in Nazi Germany after all the residents in a Czech village were killed in retribution for the killing of an SS officer? No, that's not true: The phrase, which was displayed on a lectern
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Timberwolves National Anthem Ceremony For Renee Good, Minneapolis Mother Killed By ICE
Does this viral video show a ceremony during the Minnesota Timberwolves game Jan. 8, 2026 to commemorate the death of Renee Good? No, that's not true: The video was posted on a satire account. The video shows the wrong jerseys for the Tim
The Dispatch→ The Iran Paradox
Why is a postliberal White House supporting Iran’s protesters?
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump said ending fraud could balance the federal budget. But the math doesn’t add up
"If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget."
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ final State of the State speech
Fact-check: Florida Gov. DeSantis’ State of the State speech