Does an image posted on social media show the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse setting behind a coastal mountain town in Portugal? No, that's not true: This image is fake, and it's old. The April 8, 2024, eclipse did not pass over Portugal. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NJ Trump Supporter Was NOT Attacked Due To His Political Beliefs — It Was Personal Dispute
Was a Trump supporter in New Jersey attacked in early April 2024 because of his political beliefs? No, that's not true: Middletown Township, New Jersey, police told Lead Stories "there is no political tie-in" in the sledgehammer attack on
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Un influencer dice que una ley permite invadir casas abandonadas. ¿Es eso cierto?
Una ley en Estados Unidos dice “si una casa no está habitada, podemos expropiarla”.
The Dispatch→ A Viral Post Distorts Comments Made by MSNBC Host Mika Brzezinski
Brzezinski was discussing Donald Trump, not Elon Musk, and later clarified her statement.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – AI courts and microchips? No, these aren’t UN’s 2030 mission goals
“UN Agenda 2030 Mission Goals” include “one world government,” “one world army,” microchipping, “AI courts and end of individual rights.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Biden Calling Man ‘F*gg*t’ — Biden Said ‘Thank You’
Did a video show President Joe Biden calling a man a "f*gg*t"? No, that's not true: A representative for the man -- a TikToker named Harry Daniels -- denied the claim and told Lead Stories that Biden responded with "thank you" after Danie
The Dispatch→ Viral Image of Zelensky Mugshot Comes From His Television Series
It was also altered to make it appear Tucker Carlson aired a video claiming the Ukrainian president had been arrested.
Full Fact→ Canadian embassy in Syria was not evacuated before Israeli attack on Iranian embassy
Several posts on social media suggest the Canadian embassy was warned about the recent airstrike, but it has been closed for more than a decade.
Full Fact→ Claim about civil servant responsible for increasing pension age missing some context
The former permanent secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions oversaw the implementation of the policy, but was not responsible for the decision itself.
The Dispatch→ Trump Backs State-by-State Abortion Legislation
The former president tries to thread post-Roe needle, but faces rebukes from some pro-life advocates.
The Dispatch→ Jack Smith Scolds Judge
"Trump's defense counsel is more impressive than people give them credit for."
The Dispatch→ The Brazil-ification of American Politics
Across Latin America, voters have burned out on endless prosecutions of political corruption. Could that happen here?
The Dispatch→ Will Donald Trump Make Big Gains Among Young Voters?
There’s reason for skepticism, but even a moderate improvement for Trump with that cohort could prove fatal to Joe Biden’s reelection.
The Dispatch→ Why Congress Must Reform FISA Section 702—and How It Can
Instituting a warrant requirement would protect Americans against abusive searches of their private communications.
The Dispatch→ Now Is Not the Time to Hinder Our Intelligence-Gathering Capabilities
Letting Section 702 lapse would dangerously weaken the intelligence community’s ability to identify foreign threats.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Volodymyr Zelenskyy Bought Highgrove House From Britain’s King Charles III
Did Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy buy the Highgrove mansion from the United Kingdom's King Charles III? No, that's not true: A representative of Grant Harrold, a former royal butler who was cited as the main source in an online
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tennessee Did NOT Ban The Inclusion Of Vaccines In The Food Supply
Did Tennessee prohibit the inclusion of vaccines in the food supply? No, that's not true: The proposed law, Tennessee House Bill 1894, was awaiting Gov. Bill Lee's signature as of April 8, 2024, and would consider any food containing vacc
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump is wrong on Democrats’ abortion stance. They don’t support the ‘execution’ of babies
Democrats support abortion measures that result in the “execution” of babies “after birth.”
The Dispatch→ Souljah Boy
Is Trump’s abortion punt a “Sister Souljah moment”?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Is NOT Keeping Old Cars In Lot In Preparation For Electromagnetic Pulse ‘Blast’ — Video Shows Props On Film Set
Is NASA keeping vintage cars in a parking lot to prepare for an electromagnetic pulse "blast"? No, that's not true: The vehicles shown in a questioning video on social media were part of a movie titled "Fly Me To The Moon" which was film
PolitiFact→ Jonathan Becker – Do the vast majority of colleges in New York state lack on-site voting?
“The vast majority of colleges in New York State do not have on-campus poll sites.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence AOC Said ‘I Get My Food From The Grocery Store’ In Response To Supply Disruptions From Collapsed Baltimore Bridge — It’s Satire
Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) say supply disruptions caused by the Baltimore bridge collapse don't concern her because she "get[s] her food from the grocery store?" No, that's not true: This quote comes from a satirical website
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, Alina Habba didn’t accuse New York judge of taking a $10 million bribe to ‘convict’ Donald Trump
Alina Habba said New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron took a “$10 million bribe from Joe Biden’s shell companies to convict Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The National Guard is not exclusively activated ‘after a disaster.’ Sometimes troops help prepare
“The National Guard in the HISTORY of its life, gets called in AFTER a disaster, not BEFORE something happens.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Solar Eclipse IS The Moon Blocking Out The Sun
Does a solar eclipse not involve the moon blocking out the sun? No, that's not true: Experts at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) -- an agency that has landed spacecraft on the moon -- describe a solar eclipse as th
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Esta llamada al 911 tras caída del puente en Baltimore fue creada con inteligencia artificial
"Llamada de emergencia, situación del accidente del barco" en el puente Francis Scott Key en Baltimore.
Full Fact→ Only one area in England has seen a 79% increase in four-week waits for a GP
Across England as a whole the overall increase was 38%.
The Dispatch→ Will Ukraine Aid Sink or Save Speaker Mike Johnson?
The Republican’s position hangs in the balance.
Full Fact→ Image of Israeli Prime Minister on ventilator is fake
Benjamin Netanyahu has recently undergone hernia surgery but a picture supposedly showing him in hospital is not genuine.
The Dispatch→ ‘There Shall Be None to Make Him Afraid’
Heretics, trolls, and the defects of illiberal religious politics.
The Dispatch→ Israeli Inquiry into Aid Worker Deaths Reveals ‘Internal Failures’
Strikes that killed seven World Central Kitchen staff spur U.S. and Israeli policy changes.
Full Fact→ New Senegal president did not tell France to ‘leave us alone’ in viral video
A video has been widely shared on social media supposedly depicting the new president making a speech in English. But it is actually a different politician and appears to have been altered using AI.
The Dispatch→ Debating the Israel-Hamas War
"The aim is to make Gaza unlivable."
The Dispatch→ Why the Perception That Crime Is Rising Persists
President Joe Biden trumpets a falling violent crime rate, but FBI raw data tells a different story.
The Dispatch→ Intelligence Briefings for Presidential Candidates, Explained
What happens when a candidate has a complicated history with classified information?
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on Online Discourse, Sports Gambling, and the Conservative Legal Movement
Plus: the lingering effects of schooling during the pandemic.
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Wendy Lane Cook
It’s our new deputy managing editor’s turn to answer your questions.
The Dispatch→ Why Church Attendance Is More Important Than Ever
Its decline has consequences for society and individuals—including those who profess no faith at all.
The Dispatch→ The Difference Between a Biden Loss and a Trump Win
How to read the latest polling on key swing states.
The Dispatch→ Goldfish Memories
"The abstract third party candidate is not there, there is no person who scratches all those itches."