There’s plenty of room to criticize its actions without going that far.
The Dispatch→ College or Trade School? How About Both?
Leaving behind the broken ‘either-or’ debate over post-secondary education.
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2024 Fmr. Pres. Trump Delivers Remarks on Super Tuesday : CSPAN : March 5, 2024 11:31pm-12:00am EST
2024 Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump delivered remarks on Super Tuesday at his Mar-a Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida. He celebrated his primary victories, touted his record as president, criticized President Biden's
The Dispatch→ Video: Super Tuesday Check-In
Watch the video of our weekly live-streamed conversation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Potential Adverse Reactions Are NOT Listed On Hepatitis B Vaccine Package Insert Because FDA Says They Are Causally Related
Are potential adverse reactions listed on a Hepatitis B vaccine package insert because the Food and Drug Administration says those adverse reactions and the vaccine are causally related? No, that's not true: The FDA requires manufacturers
The Dispatch→ What Might Have Been
Three what-ifs of the Republican primary.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No evidence Texas fires are an attack on food supply; experts see little effect on prices
Texas wildfires are a “deliberate” attack on U.S. food supply.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real Megalodon Shark Attack Of Fishing Boat — Staged Production For ‘Shark Week’
Did a megalodon shark, thought to be long extinct, attack and sink a charter fishing boat off the coast of South Africa as described in a video on social media? No, that's not true: The dramatic scenes in a video, filmed to appear like va
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, directed energy weapons did not start the Texas wildfires
The Texas wildfires were started by directed energy weapons.
The Dispatch→ Do ‘Glock Switches’ Turn a Firearm Into an Automatic Weapon?
Yes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 9/11 Commission Did NOT Refuse To Interview World Trade Center Custodian William Rodriguez — They Interviewed Him In 2004
Did the 9/11 Commission refuse to interview William Rodriguez, a custodian in the World Trade Center 7 Building? No, that's not true: Rodriguez was interviewed by the 9/11 Commission Report staff in 2004. The report did not mention Rodrig
PolitiFact→ The deficit has fallen under Joe Biden. It’s still higher than before the pandemic.
President Joe Biden has made progress toward reducing the deficit, but mostly because pandemic-era programs wound down. The debt, meanwhile, has continued to rise.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Moon Is NOT A ‘Machine Filled With Computers’
Is the moon a machine that is filled with computers? No, that's not true: The moon is a rock with a metallic core, according to NASA, the agency that has studied the moon and outer space for decades. The United States has landed men on th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Does NOT Have Federal Ban On Collecting Rainwater
Does the federal government prohibit collecting rainwater nationwide? No, that's not true: There is no such ban. The Energy Department highlights the benefits of collecting rainwater for non-drinking purposes and shares a detailed guide e
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Super Tuesday Check-In
Join us for our weekly livestreamed conversation.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A Texas petition doesn’t prove chemtrails are real
Texas petition to outlaw “aerosolized spraying” is evidence of chemtrails.
The Dispatch→ Should the RNC Pay Trump’s Legal Bills?
Plus: An RNC purge?
PolitiFact→ Voto Latino . – Deadline to register to vote in Wisconsin isn’t 'less than two weeks' away
"There are less than two weeks until the deadline to register to vote in Wisconsin."
AllSides→ Role of Illinois Circuit Court Judge Misrepresented in Post About Trump’s Removal from Ballot
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/03/role-of-illinois-circuit-court-judge-misrepresented-in-post-about-trumps-removal-from-ballot/
The Dispatch→ Ceasefire Negotiations Again Sputter Between Israel and Hamas
The U.S. increases calls for a humanitarian pause and the return of hostages.
Truth or Fiction?→ Taste Myth: Does the Tongue Have Taste Zones?
Exploring the world of taste brings us closer to understanding how our senses interact with the environment, shaping our experiences with food. From the mysteries of the tongue map myth to the complexities of taste perception influenced by biology, s
Truth or Fiction?→ Vaccines and Autism: Fact Check
The myth that vaccines lead to autism has been influencing people’s views on vaccination for years, despite strong scientific evidence disproving this belief. By understanding where this myth started and looking at the facts, we aim to clear up con
Truth or Fiction?→ Knuckle Cracking & Arthritis: The Truth
Many of us have heard the distinct pop that comes from cracking knuckles and have also heard various opinions about what it means for our health. This article aims to shed light on the real effects of this common habit, exploring the science behind w
Truth or Fiction?→ Shaving Myths Debunked: Hair Growth Facts
There are many beliefs about hair growth and shaving that people accept as truth. This article aims to clear up some of these misunderstandings by looking at what science says about how hair grows and how shaving affects it. It also explores how peop
Truth or Fiction?→ Myth or Truth: Safe to Touch Baby Birds?
Many people believe myths about what happens when we interact with baby birds, thinking we could be doing more harm than good. This article aims to clear up these misconceptions, focusing on what is true about our interactions with these young birds
The Dispatch→ Indictment Watch: The Supreme Court Decides Whether States Can Disqualify Trump
Jan. 6ers running for Congress?
The Dispatch→ Kooks, Real and Imagined
What happened when the GOP fell in love with the idea of a permanent revolution.
The Dispatch→ The Israel-Hamas War at Day 150
Hamas continues to disrupt the path to peace in the conflict it began five months ago.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Rogan Did NOT Say A US Navy Ship Was Attacked By A Megalodon
Did Joe Rogan, in an episode of his podcast, say that a U.S. Navy ship was attacked by a megalodon? No, that's not true: Narration that sounds like Rogan telling a tale of a Navy ship being ambushed by an ancient, giant shark is covered b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HIV Medication Does NOT Weaken Immune System; Body CANNOT Reverse HIV/AIDS On Its Own
Does HIV medication weaken the immune system and worsen the condition and can the body reverse HIV/AIDS by itself? No, those claims are not true: An infectious disease expert told Lead Stories that HIV medication, known as antiretroviral
The Dispatch→ Conversion Or Exile
The weirdly rational populist strategy of purging conservatives.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Right Roof’ On Unburned Texas Homes Was NOT Biden’s Reference To ‘Blue Roof’ Conspiracy But To Fire-Resistant Roofing
Did Joe Biden let slip that there is a "right roof" with a certain color that will protect a home from being destroyed by lasers or directed energy weapons during wildfires as some conspiracists suggest? No, that's not true: In a video cl
FactCheck.org→ Role of Illinois Circuit Court Judge Misrepresented in Post About Trump’s Removal from Ballot
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take The Supreme Court ruled that states may not remove former President Donald Trump from primary ballots based on the Constitution’s insurrection clause. A few days b
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Write this down: Apple’s Journal app isn’t telling people who and where you are
Setting on Apple’s new Journal app “lets anyone near you know your FULL NAME and EXACTLY where you’re geo-located.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clip Does NOT Show ‘Green Laser … Directed Energy Weapon’ Igniting Texas 2024 Wildfire — Fake and Outdated Video
Does a viral video of a "green laser" authentically show a beam igniting a Texas wildfire that started in late February 2024? No, that's not true: The clip was posted two months before the blaze. It was first published in a social media
The Dispatch→ What We Know—and Don’t Know—About Gonzalo Lira’s Death in Ukraine
The Kremlin tries to draw a comparison between Lira and Alexei Navalny.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Cause To Every Disease’ Does NOT Originate In The Colon
Does the "cause to every disease" originate in the colon, as a video on Instagram suggests? No, that's not true: Scientific literature shows that there is a relationship between gut health and both the management and prevention of certain
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Did NOT Threaten To ‘Seize’ Homes And Bank Accounts Of Truckers Who Boycott
Did New York Gov. Kathy Hochul warn truck drivers against boycotting or she would "seize" their bank accounts and homes? No, that's not true: Hochul's press secretary denied this claim in an email to Lead Stories. A search in an online ne
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CMT Did NOT Ban Taylor Swift ‘For Life’ — Claim Is From A Satire Website
Did Country Music Television ban Taylor Swift "for life" from their channel? No, that's not true: There is no publicly available and credible evidence that the company made that decision. An early version of the claim appeared on a websit
The Dispatch→ Trump Poised for a Big Super Tuesday Win
Plus: Our interview with Nikki Haley.