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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HUD Headquarters TV Monitors DID Show Trump Licking Elon Musk’s Feet In AI Video
Did TV monitors inside the HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) headquarters show a loop of an AI-generated video of President Trump licking the feet of Elon Musk for several minutes on February 24, 2025? Yes, that's true: HU
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Employee Union Did NOT Say Justifying Job Duties Is ‘Cruel And Disrespectful’ — Misleading Incomplete Viral Quote
Did a viral post stating that the American Federation of Government Employees said that it was "cruel and disrespectful" to have to "justify job duties" accurately summarize the union's statement? No, that's not true: A widely shared post
Full Fact→ The BBC did not receive 8% of its ‘total funding’ from USAID
It was the international charity BBC Media Action, not the BBC as a whole, which got 8% of its funding from the United States Agency for International Development in 2023/24.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump DID Post Meme Of SpongeBob SquarePants ‘Got Done Last Week’ List
Did President Trump post a meme on Truth Social showing SpongeBob SquarePants making a "Got Done Last Week" list? Yes, that's true: The meme appeared on Trump's Truth Social account on February 23, 2025. It was still on the @realDonaldTru
Full Fact→ Video claiming Hollywood stars paid to visit Ukraine is fake
The clip being shared, which appears to be an E! News report, is in fact a fabrication. It was not published by the news and entertainment channel.
PolitiFact→ Trump froze out Project 2025 in his campaign. Now its blueprint is his health care playbook.
Funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health were presaged in Project 2025’s “Mandate for Leadership,” a conservative plan for governing that Trump said he knew nothing about during his campaign. Now, his administration has embraced it.
The Dispatch→ Sorting Out Claims That Americans Could Receive a $5,000 ‘DOGE Dividend’
Such a proposal is under consideration, but there are mitigating factors.
The Dispatch→ Immortal Stupidity, Revisited
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency is neither a department nor efficient.
PolitiFact→ How does the US spend taxpayer money? What to know as DOGE, Elon Musk look for cuts
Billionaire Elon Musk said the DOGE team is working to find $1 trillion in federal spending cuts. The math will make that very hard. These charts show where the government’s hands are tied, and what’s left.
Full Fact→ Fake Toby Carvery giveaways recirculating on Facebook
Thousands of people have liked posts claiming to be from the restaurant chain and offering free meals.
Full Fact→ No, Wetherspoons isn’t offering a free ‘meal for two’ deal to celebrate boss Tim Martin’s retirement
Wetherspoons has confirmed that no such offer from them exists.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story Of German Pilot Terminated For Refusing To Spray Chemtrails Originated On Satire Site
Was German Lufthansa pilot "Christoph W." terminated by his employer for refusing to spray chemtrails, and did he then sue them in Nuremberg? No, that's not true: The story originated on the YouTube channel of "Der Postillon," a well-know
The Dispatch→ A Purge at the Pentagon
Trump’s government overhaul reaches the Department of Defense.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Non-Existent Sources In Viral Story About ‘Listening Devices’ In Oval Office And Resolute Desk Removal
Does a viral story claiming "listening devices" were discovered in the Oval Office and that the Resolute Desk had been removed for "scanning" cite real sources? No, that's not true: Besides an "anonymous senior official," the story mentio
The Dispatch→ The Shock Factor
‘It’s about the reaction.’
The Dispatch→ In Trump’s Washington, Mike Pence Is Odd Man Out
The former vice president wages a lonely battle for Reaganism, but don’t expect him to join the Resistance.
The Dispatch→ Throne in the Oval
Is a more powerful executive branch good for conservatism—and America?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Article Claims The View Was ‘Officially Cancelled’ After Decades On Air — No Such Announcement Was Made
Was the TV show "The View" officially cancelled after decades on air, as a viral article claimed? No, that's not true: The story appears to have been written using AI and was published on an anonymously registered website that lists no ow
The Dispatch→ The Monthly Mailbag With Valerie Pavilonis
Our new ideas editor answers your questions.
The Dispatch→ The False Battle Between Justice and Mercy
Both are virtues, and both must be evident in virtuous societies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Photo Shows Simone Biles Pregnant And Posing In Evening Wear Next To Jonathan Owens — No Pregnancy Announced
Does a viral photo really show gymnast Simone Biles pregnant with a clearly visible baby bump posing next to her husband Jonathan Owens who is wearing a suit and bow tie? No, that's not true: A detection tool indicated the image of the Ol
Internet Archive→ President Trump Gives Remarks at CPAC : CSPAN : February 23, 2025 5:40am-7:00am EST
On the third and final day of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), President Doanld Trump gave remarks where he talked about what his administration has done since taking office, which includes revoking the security clearance of former
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Taylor Swift Breaks Up With Travis Kelce In Deepfake Video — Didn’t Actually Say She Only Dates Winners
Is a video in which pop star Taylor Swift announces a breakup with athlete Travis Kelce and where she says she's looking to date a basketball player real? No, that's not true: The video in which Swift appears to say, "I don't date losers,
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Bad Week for Ukraine and Europe
The Trump administration criticizes our allies while negotiating with Russia.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Of Cross Being Installed In Oval Office By President Trump Shows Ghostly Worker And Non-Existent Building
Does a video authentically show a wooden cross being installed in the Oval Office? No, that's not true: A viral video captioned "Trump becomes 1st sitting U.S. President to install a cross in the Oval Office" showed some traces of being g
The Dispatch→ Dishonor Among Nations
This sucks.
The Dispatch→ When We Forget Political Moderates
Margaret Heckler’s life shows why we need to tell the stories of bipartisan political icons.
The Dispatch→ American Renaissance Man
A new book explores the non-political side of a conservative giant.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s First Interview as HHS Secretary
In Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first interview as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, he made multiple incorrect or misleading statements, including about seed oils, an abortion drug and the notion that the U.S. has the “sickest
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the Delta Air Lines plane that crashed in Toronto didn’t have an all-women crew
“Delta plane that crashed in Toronto operated by Endeavor Air with all-female flight crew.”
The Dispatch→ Gangster’s Paradise
The mafia didn’t get rich by accident.
The Dispatch→ Faded Glory, Growing Dishonor
What Donald Trump is doing to U.S. allies is disgraceful.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Luigi Mangione didn’t post this Napoleon Bonaparte quote
Says Luigi Mangione posted on X, “He who saves his country does not violate any law.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this old news footage doesn’t prove former President Barack Obama wasn’t U.S.-born
“The media is showing how Obama’s birth certificate was changed! He was never born in the U.S. so he was never a real president!”
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – No, Joe Biden did not have a 'voter importation' plan. Fact-checking Elon Musk's false CPAC claim.
President Joe Biden’s immigration policy was “a giant voter importation scam.”
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About the SAVE Act
The proposed federal legislation would require proof of citizenship for voter registration.
PolitiFact→ DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are the numbers coming from?
DOGE’s website says its estimated savings are $55 billion, but its “wall of receipts” lists savings of about $8.6 billion, 0.1% of last year’s federal budget. PolitiFact dug into what we know about the savings so far.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Does a ‘US Debt Clock’ prove DOGE has saved $64 billion? Why the clock and that claim lack evidence
“US Debt Clock” numbers prove “DOGE has saved taxpayers $64 billion dollars in just 17 days.”
FactCheck.org→ Trump, Musk Exaggerate Scale of Improper Social Security Payments to the Dead
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. President Donald Trump incorrectly interpreted data shared by Elon Musk when he falsely claimed on Feb. 18 that “millions and millions of people over 100 years old” receive impr