Says Elon Musk said, the Pentagon was spending $600 million a year on sushi.
The Dispatch→ The DOGE Hoax
An ideological project disguised as a fiscal one.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This isn’t an authentic video of RFK Jr. promoting a diabetes cure
Video shows Robert Kennedy Jr. promoting a diabetes cure.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Panama Did NOT Agree To ‘No Longer Charge Fees For US Government Vessels’ Crossing Panama Canal
Did Panama approve waiving the fees for U.S. government vessels passing through the Panama Canal? No, that's not true: The president of Panama denied the claim made by the U.S. State Department account on X. The body that manages the Cana
The Dispatch→ Leaving Free Trade Orthodoxy Behind
Whether or not a tariff war erupts, the global trading order is changing.
PolitiFact→ Randy Fine – Fact-checking Florida Sen. Randy Fine’s claim that immigrant tuition waivers costs state $40 million
Florida’s in-state college tuition waiver for immigrants in the country illegally costs the state $41 million.
PolitiFact→ Yes, Bill Clinton offered mass federal employee buyouts. Here’s why Trump’s program is different.
President Bill Clinton signed a law in 1994 that allowed the government to offer $25,000 buyouts. It had bipartisan support and followed a government review process. That’s different from Trump’s swift “deferred resignation” program tied to Elo
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Other Health Claims During HHS Confirmation Hearings
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In our earlier coverage of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, we focused on his familiar claims abou
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Trump’s Border Security Agreement With Canada
Canada first announced a host of new measures back in December.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart NOT Decreasing Food Prices ‘Back To Pre-Inflation Rates’ Within Month Of Trump’s Inauguration
Is Walmart decreasing its food prices "back to pre-inflation rates" within one month of President Donald Trump's January 20, 2025, inauguration? No, that's not true: Walmart told Lead Stories that this assertion is false. In an email, the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Call USAID ‘One Of The Biggest Globalist Terror Organizations In History’
Did Elon Musk say that the U.S. Agency for International Development is "one of the biggest globalist terror organizations in history"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that he publicly said that. However, Musk did call the organ
Health Feedback→ Viral copypasta posts mislead about cancer causes and testing, promote unproven cancer remedies
REVIEW In late January 2025, “copypasta” posts containing multiple claims about cancer went viral on Facebook. The term copypasta is Internet slang for a block of text that is directly copied and pasted many times across social media platforms.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Altered video appears to show RFK Jr. promoting diabetes cure
Video shows Robert Kennedy Jr. promoting a diabetes cure.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say Italians Should Stay In Italy, Japanese Must Stay In Japan
Did Elon Musk say Italians should stay in Italy and the Japanese should stay in Japan? No, that's not true: While speaking at a right-wing political event in December 2023, the tech billionaire argued that countries shouldn't rely on immi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: E! News Did NOT Report Ben Stiller, Angelina Jolie, Sean Penn And Other Celebrities Were Paid By USAID To Visit Ukraine
Did E! News report USAID paid celebrities like Ben Stiller, Angelina Jolie, Sean Penn, Orlando Bloom or Jean-Claude Van Damme millions of dollars to visit President Zelenskyy in Ukraine? No, that's not true: E! News told Lead Stories the
Full Fact→ Image of young man has been edited to add Brigitte Macron’s face
The original unedited photo taken in 2009 bears no resemblance to Mrs Macron.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Did Donald Trump say Mexicans call him ‘peachy, cool arrow’? No, this clip is altered
Video shows President Donald Trump saying Mexicans call him “peachy cool arrow.”
The Dispatch→ Unpacking Trump’s Gaza ‘Takeover’
It’s unclear whether the proposal is earnest, bluster, or leverage.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Graph Does NOT Show Chelsea Clinton ‘Taking Home $84 Million’ — Label Says Clinton Foundation ‘Gross Receipts’
Does a graph show Chelsea Clinton "taking home $84 million" as some social media posts claim? No, that's not true: The graph originated on a website named datarepublican.com. The amount was labeled as the "Gross receipts" of the "Bill Hil
Health Feedback→ Japanese study misrepresented in posts claiming “heart failure surges among Covid-vaccinated”
REVIEW In February 2025, viral social media posts appeared, claiming that “Japan sounds alarm as heart failure surges among Covid-vaccinated”. These posts shared what appeared to be a screenshot of an article’s headline. One example was posted
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims on China, Mexico, Condoms in Gaza and More
The president was wrong about birthright citizenship around the world, the Paris climate agreement and federal funding for condoms in Gaza, among other claims.
The Dispatch→ Oligarchy For Me, Retaliation For Thee
When best case becomes worst case.
The Dispatch→ Can Churches Commit Fraud?
Determining 'unusually dangerous'
The Dispatch→ The Senate Takes the Budget Reins
While the House haggles over spending cuts, the upper chamber moves forward on a two-bill strategy.
The Dispatch→ The State Department’s New China Schizophrenia
Why is Secretary of State Marco Rubio allowing a crank who spews CCP propaganda to serve as a senior diplomat?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: USAID Did NOT Fund That Jeffrey Epstein — Different Guy
Did USAID fund financier and noted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein via the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.? No, that's not true: A screenshot circulating online on social media actually lists "Jeffrey E Epstein," a different person who is
The Dispatch→ A New Word for Trump’s Foreign Policy
‘Sovereigntism’ gets at the core of America First overseas.
PolitiFact→ From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction
An image of former President Barack Obama and Jennifer Aniston flooded Facebook. A small watermark signaled it was generated with artificial intelligence but the image kept spreading, along with a baseless claim. What was behind it?
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Flag on government websites not Trump’s nod to the Confederacy. It’s been used since 2017
Federal websites updated with a nine-star flag that represents the Confederacy.
The Dispatch→ The Trump Gaza City Hotel and Casino
Moving the Overton window for fun and profit.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Younger Brigitte Macron, Who Did Not Transition From Male To Female — Image is Altered
Does a photo show a young Brigitte Macron with the implication that it shows her before she transitioned from male to female? No, that's not true: The image showing a topless person with French first lady Macron's face has been doctored.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Pelosi’s And Feinstein’s Husbands Colluded To Profit Off High-Speed Rail Land
Did the husbands of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein conspire to make money by using federal grants to buy land for high-speed rail? No, that's not true: There is no evidence either Paul Pelosi or the l
PolitiFact→ Five misleading claims from Trump’s executive order on trans youth health care
President Donald Trump’s executive order on trans youth is full of misleading claims about gender-affirming care. Here’s the facts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘National Pillow Fluffing Initiative,’ Similar Government Expenses Found by DOGE — It’s A Comedy Skit
Is the U.S. government spending money on the "National Pillow Fluffing Initiative," the "Bureau of Elevator Music Standards," the "National Velcro Noise Study," the "Program of Ice Cube Uniformity," the "American Cloud Watching Fund," the
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misidentify Pilot Killed in Midair Collision Over D.C.
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take The U.S. Army identified one of the Black Hawk helicopter pilots killed in the midair crash with a passenger jet on Jan. 29 as Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach. But social medi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Sign Executive Order To ‘Purchase 2 Billion Doses Of Covid Shots’ — It Established Sovereign Wealth Fund
Did President Donald Trump sign an executive order on February 3, 2025, announcing the purchase of 2 billion doses of COVID shots from Moderna and Pfizer? No, that's not true: The order established a sovereign wealth fund, a government-ow
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say ‘Defunding USAID Will Bring About Another Mystery Illness Across The World. MILLIONS WILL DIE’
Did Bill Gates say that "defunding USAID will bring about another mystery illness across the world. Millions will die" during a TV appearance in February 2025? No, that's not true: Gates did not say that in the clip posted on X with that
The Dispatch→ Lessons From the Great Almost Trade War of 2025
Tariffs are costly, and so is dealing with Washington.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Claiming 170% Higher Autism Risk In Vaccinated Kids Is NOT Credible
Is a study that claims vaccinated children have a 170 percent higher risk of autism reliable? No, that's not true: An infectious disease expert told Lead Stories the study is "just junk," saying the journal it was published in and the stu
The Dispatch→ Yes, Federal Workers Were Ordered to Remove Pronouns From Email Signatures
Agencies issued the instructions after receiving guidance from the Office of Personnel Management.