Did JD Vance make a post saying "It's pretty disgusting to equate 'American' with 'white'" about his biracial family and non-white son? Yes, the text is a screenshot of a real tweet JD Vance posted in 2019. The original tweet was only tex
Full Fact→ Fake Shein offers circulate on social media
False deals from popular retailers like Shein are common on Facebook.
AllSides→ Q&A on the Trump EPA’s Effort to Curtail Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/08/qa-on-the-trump-epas-effort-to-curtail-regulation-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
The Dispatch→ Roblox’s Child Safety Problem
Concerns mount over child safety in the hit online game.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Antisemitism Mentioned In Destiny Marie Diciccio Disorderly Conduct Case — Not Sentenced To Jail
Was Destiny Marie Diciccio charged with "Disorderly Conduct - Uttering an Illegal Opinion" under Florida's new anti-antisemitism law and is she facing 30 days in jail for this? No, that's not true: Court records show she was charged for d
The Dispatch→ War and Peace | Roundtable
'A deal that would annihilate Ukraine's sovereignty wouldn't be a deal at all.'
The Dispatch→ The White House’s Troubling Foray Onto TikTok
The administration just launched an account on the app whose ban is set to kick in next month.
The Dispatch→ The Risks of Trump’s Turn Against mRNA Vaccines
Researchers warn the U.S. could lose its biosecurity edge to China.
The Dispatch→ Ted Cruz Knows Better
Trump’s latest stupidity deserves a firm rebuke—and Ted Cruz is well-positioned to deliver it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Italy’s Prime Minister Meloni Describing Trump’s Smell, Flatulence Is NOT Real — AI Generated
Is a video of Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni describing President Trump being a "mix of sweat and flatulence" and "a giant moving biogas pit" authentic? No, that's not true: The video includes a disclaimer that reads "Creator label
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Italy’s Prime Minister Meloni Describing Trump’s Smell, Flatulence Is NOT Real — AI Generated
Is a video of Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni describing President Trump being a "mix of sweat and flatulence" and "a giant moving biogas pit" authentic? No, that's not true: The video includes a disclaimer that reads "Creator label
The Dispatch→ Suspicious Minds
Why is the president pushing mail-in ballots?
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on the Trump EPA’s Effort to Curtail Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency is holding public hearings this week on its effort to undo the legal foundation for its regulation of greenhouse gases, the heat-trapping gases that cause climate change. In a major policy shift announced in late Ju
PolitiFact→ What is fentanyl? The facts and myths on the synthetic opioid driving drug overdoses
Fentanyl: Facts and myths on the drug driving OD deaths
The Dispatch→ Has President Trump ‘Solved Six Wars in Six Months’?
No, although the president has scored a series of diplomatic points.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Amy Klobuchar Saying ‘Perfect Titties’ About The Sydney Sweeney Ad Is NOT Authentic — Digital Manipulation
Is the video of Amy Klobuchar commenting on the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle jeans and where she mentions "perfect titties" authentic? No, that's not true: Klobuchar wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times calling the video "A.I. de
PolitiFact→ Gavin Newsom – Fact-checking Newsom’s claim that Republicans voted against national independent redistricting
“Democrats have voted for national independent redistricting. Republicans have not.”
AllSides→ Is Shoplifting Decriminalized in New York?
https://gigafact.org/fact-briefs/is-shoplifting-decriminalized-in-new-york/ Shoplifting remains a crimi
AllSides→ Media fact-checkers brought ruin on themselves
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/3763061/media-fact-checkers-brought-ruin-on-themselves/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Cristiano Ronaldo And Georgina At Their Wedding Is NOT Real — AI Image
Does a viral image authentically show soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and his fiancee Georgina Rodriguez married and at their wedding? No, that's not true: The image contained glitches and discrepancies typical of AI generated images and at
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jon Stewart Did NOT Joke About Karoline Leavitt’s Brain ‘Missing Makeup’ To Her Face On TV
Did "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart invite White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt as a guest and tell her that her "brain missed makeup" on TV? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence confirming such a comment. No news
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Peyton Manning Did NOT Honor Ray The Gatekeeper With A Jersey And Standing Ovation — It’s A Clickbait Story With AI Image
Did Peyton Manning see to it that Ray, who had been a stadium gatekeeper for 30 years, would get tickets to the game - and also honor him with a custom Colts Jersey and a standing ovation? No, that's not true: This is a fictional story pa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AOC Was NOT Wearing A See-Through Black Dress While Speaking To Press — The Original Photo Was Edited
Does a photo show that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke at a microphone wearing a revealing transparent black dress? No, that's not true: The original press photo from a re-election kickoff event was published in the New York Post on F
The Dispatch→ Assessing President Trump’s Claims About Mail-In Ballots and Voting Machines
The president made several false assertions about election fraud.
Full Fact→ No, phone calls longer than 10 minutes will not be automatically recorded from 2026
Ofcom confirmed there are no such requirements on telecoms providers.
Full Fact→ Labour hasn’t ‘halved’ the number of asylum hotels
In recent days we’ve seen a number of inaccurate and misleading claims about Labour’s record on closing asylum hotels.
Full Fact→ International Space Station video has been altered to make it look like a fake
A ‘technician’ drinking and waving in normal gravity has been added to a genuine video from 2019.
Full Fact→ Edited image of Donald and Ivanka Trump with Jeffrey Epstein circulates again
The misleading image combines two different photographs.
AllSides→ Trump Repeats False Ukraine Aid Claim
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/08/trump-repeats-false-ukraine-aid-claim/ Europe has allocated more mone
Full Fact→ Currys £5 PlayStation offer is fake
The retailer has confirmed that this offer is not genuine.
The Dispatch→ What Are National Guard Troops Actually Doing in D.C.?
TMD spent the day walking the capital and talking to troops to find out.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gavin Newsom Press Office Account Did NOT Post F-Bomb Responding To Bed Bath & Beyond Announcement
Does an image show a real screenshot of the "Governor Newsom Press Office" X account posting "Fuck you. Bye." in response to a statement from Bed Bath & Beyond Executive Chairman Marcus Lemonis? No, that's not true: The screenshot is
The Dispatch→ When Harry Became Sally | Interview: Carole Hooven
NetChoice resurrects harms and equities balancing.
The Dispatch→ Are Age Verification Laws Constitutional?
NetChoice resurrects harms and equities balancing.
The Dispatch→ How a Pardon for Binance’s Founder Would Break Presidential Norms
The company has worked closely with World Liberty Financial, which is controlled by the Trump family.
The Dispatch→ Newsom Targets Trump as Redistricting Fight Takes Shape
Democrats are hopeful a proposed congressional map in California could offset potential House gains in Texas.
The Dispatch→ The Next Generation of Wokeness
Zohran Mamdani portends a mutation of progressivism, not its end.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – We went to the Smithsonian museums. They are filled with ’brightness’ and ‘success’
The Smithsonian Institution includes “nothing about success, nothing about brightness, nothing about the future.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Strait Is NOT Suing ‘The View’ And Whoopi Goldberg In A $50 Million Lawsuit
Is George Strait suing television show "The View" and co-host Whoopi Goldberg for $50 million? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the country music icon has filed a lawsuit against the daytime talk show. Strait has never been
The Dispatch→ Unboiling Frogs
Gavin Newsom embraces idiocracy.