Data on child outcomes shows small choices parents make usually aren’t life-altering.
The Dispatch→ Columbia University Has the Free Speech Problem, Not the Trump Administration
The administration’s actions are about protecting free speech, a duty Columbia has abdicated.
The Dispatch→ Funding With Strings Attached Risks Strangling Academic Freedom
Universities must have the ability to teach what they want without fear of government punishment.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ABC Did NOT Tweet Harvard Tuition Will Be Free "For Students From Jewish Families" Earning Under $200,000 Per Year
Did ABC News tweet that Harvard tuition for the 2025-2026 school year will be free for "students from Jewish families" with annual incomes of $200,000 or less, as a social media post claims? No, that's not true: The genuine ABC News tweet
The Dispatch→ The Green Lantern Theory, Revisited
Donald Trump as superhero.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Order Keystone ‘To Transport ONLY American Oil’
Did President Donald Trump order the Keystone pipeline system "to transport ONLY American Oil"? No, that's not true: The claim came from a site with a satire label that explicitly says "nothing on this page is real". Originating in Canada
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no.
President Donald Trump’s effort to deport Venezuelan gang members without due process rests on his argument that Tren de Aragua has “invaded” the U.S. Experts in immigration and constitutional law are skeptical.
The Dispatch→ The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
In which Jonah proves he does not have Trump Derangement Syndrome.
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme? Fact-checking Elon Musk
“Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Viral Truth Social post from President Donald Trump about annexing Greenland, Alaska is fabricated
President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that, “After I’ve annexed Greenland and making it the 52nd State, I will annexe Alaska.”
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says measles infection may have benefits, but there’s no conclusive evidence
“A lot of studies” show that getting measles "boosts your immune system later in life against cancers, atopic diseases, cardiac disease."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Chuck Schumer’s Estimated Net Worth Is NOT $85 Million — It’s Much Less
Does Sen. Chuck Schumer have an estimated net worth of $85 million despite having an annual salary of just $193,400? No, that's not true: Financial disclosures required by law show the New York Democrat and his wife have a combined wealth
The Dispatch→ Cheap Talk on Cheap Stuff
Trade has made onetime luxury items common and, yes, ‘cheap’—while raising living standards along the way.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mentions of Israel Were NOT ‘The Only Thing’ CIA Has Requested To Be Redacted In JFK Files
Did the Central Intelligence Agency in 1978 only request to black out mentions of Israel when journalists and historians sought to read documents about investigations into President John F. Kennedy's assassination? No, that's not true: Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tesla Showroom In Manhattan Has NOT Closed Permanently As Of March 19, 2025
Has the Tesla showroom in Manhattan, New York closed permanently as of March 19, 2025? No, that's not true: There is no evidence online that Tesla has closed its only Manhattan dealership. A Tesla employee at 860 Washington Street showroo
PolitiFact→ President Donald Trump called for a judge’s impeachment. It’s unlikely to happen.
President Donald Trump called for a judge’s impeachment after the judge ruled against deportation flights. Judges have rarely been impeached in U.S. history.
PolitiFact→ Brooke Rollins – USDA grant funded research into all-natural menstrual products, not trans menstrual cycles
A $600,000 federal grant went to study “menstrual cycles in transgender men.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Tyler Chapman’ And ‘Shaila Bradshaw’ Facebook Warning About Homicide Of Baby ‘Marquel Smith’ In Kansas And Other Places — Part Of Scam
Is a "Homicide Bureau" searching for "Tyler Chapman" and "Shaila Bradshaw" over "the death of eight-month-old Marquel Smith"? No, that's not true: Facebook posts calling on readers to be on the lookout for them in various locations used m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Did NOT Declassify All ‘Benghazi Files’ — Satire Article
Did Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announce the release of something called the "Benghazi Files"? No, that's not true: The "news" about the announcement originated on a website with a clear satire disclaimer. It is run by a man known for
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Gal Gadot’s Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star Destroyed — No Reports It Happened
Does a picture show a destroyed star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that was dedicated to actress Gal Gadot? No, that's not true: The image shows the star for President Donald Trump shortly after it was destroyed in 2018. As of this writin
The Dispatch→ For Universities, Trump’s Clash with Columbia Looms Large
‘What we’re seeing at Columbia is not an isolated incident.’
The Dispatch→ Appeasing the New Axis
More than just the CliffsNotes.
The Dispatch→ The Trump Administration’s Free Speech Hypocrisy
The president brags about ‘ending censorship’ while describing negative coverage about him as ‘illegal.’
The Dispatch→ Elon Musk’s IQ Is Irrelevant
The leader of DOGE doesn’t know what he doesn’t know.
The Dispatch→ Distinctions Are Important, Actually
The administration’s disregard for the law is a greater security threat than Mahmoud Khalil.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did Not Order Federal Reserve To Mint Quarters Without Ridges — And CNN Did Not Report He Did
Did President Donald Trump order the Federal Reserve to mint quarters without ridges, as was claimed in a social media post? No, that's not true: The proof the post offered was a counterfeit CNN.com screenshot. CNN, as of the date this wa
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Jobs
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Following the release of the latest jobs report on March 7, President Donald Trump suggested that his administration — which has been in office since Jan. 20 — is respon
Internet Archive→ The Ingraham Angle : FOXNEWSW : March 18, 2025 4:00pm-5:00pm PDT
Laura Ingraham aims to cut through the Washington chatter to speak directly with unexpected voices and the actual people who are impacted by the news of the day..This item belongs to: movies/TV-FOXNEWSW.This item has files of the following types: Capti
The Dispatch→ Judge Dread
Will Trump’s impeachment demand backfire?
FactCheck.org→ The Facts Behind the Delayed Return of U.S. Astronauts
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The return of astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore after an extended stay on the International Space Station has been the subject of competing claims about the actions of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media SCAM Posts Falsely Warn Tattooed Man Called ‘Talavera, Benjamin’ Stabbed Two People To Death
Is there a legitimate warning circulating about a man named "Talavera, Benjamin" on the run and charged with stabbing to death someone's two Caseyville, IL neighbors, two Pensacola, FL neighbors, two Portage, IN neighbors? No, that's not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Publish Article About King Charles III Being ‘In Critical Condition’ On March 18, 2025
Did the BBC publish an article about King Charles III being in "critical condition" on March 18, 2025? No, that's not true: Neither live nor archived versions of the BBC website contained that report. Buckingham Palace did not make the pu
The Dispatch→ Trump Memo on Civil Procedure Rules Spawns Confusion and Misinformation
The executive branch cannot require that courts collect a security bond from plaintiffs suing the federal government.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Send ‘Three US Aircraft Carriers’ To Iran On March 17, 2025 — There Was Only One Carrier In That Region
Did the United States send three aircraft carriers to Iran on March 17, 2025? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the U.S. Navy told Lead Stories that, as of March 18, 2025, there was just one U.S. military ship of this class deployed
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Alerts About ‘XAVIER, ALVARO’ On The Run After Stabbings In The United States Use Mugshot Of A UK Jail Inmate
Do posts alerting different communities in the U.S. that "Xavier, Alvaro" is on the run after "stabbing both my neighbors to death" describe a real manhunt and real crimes? No, that's not true: The posts mislead, using a mugshot of a man
Full Fact→ Facebook post about missing Wakefield police officer is a hoax
The post actually shares a photo of a police officer in Ohio, United States, who has not gone missing.
PolitiFact→ Ro Khanna – Rep. Ro Khanna blames Trump team for ending telehealth medicare benefit. That's not quite right.
“Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.”
Full Fact→ No, Pfizer CEO did not say it planned to halve the world’s population
A video of the company’s CEO has been altered to make it sound like he announced plans to reduce the world’s population by 50%.
Full Fact→ How much is the ‘welfare bill’ set to increase by?
The Prime Minister and others have claimed “welfare” or “social security” spending is set to increase to £70 billion by the end of the decade—but this figure refers to one part of overall spending.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Karoline Leavitt Did NOT Argue With Reporter Over French Help to America — Fabricated Transcript
Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt argue with a reporter about the history of U.S. relations with France during a March 2025 press briefing? No, that's not true: A transcript posted online and filled with references to World