Can a movement that includes Nikki Haley and Tulsi Gabbard endure?
The Dispatch→ Cross-Country Cross Musings
Even the most ardent secularist should not deny how Christianity rewired the Western mind.
PolitiFact→ Tracking Trump's abortion position: Harris says he'll ban it, but he now says it's up to states.
Since April, Donald Trump has said he wants states to decide abortion policies. Democrats don’t believe him.
FactCheck.org→ Trump TV Ad Falsely Claims Harris Has ‘Unleashed’ IRS on Tipped Workers
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The Internal Revenue Service did not implement a new voluntary program that certain employers could have used to report tips earned by their workers. But the proposal is partly the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Party Has NOT Used ‘Strength Through Joy’ — A Nazi-Related Phrase — As Its 2024 Slogan
Has the Democratic Party made the phrase "Strength Through Joy," which is associated with the Nazi Party, its slogan in 2024, as a video on Instagram said? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the Democratic Party has used the p
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, North Carolina’s ballot order doesn’t show ‘attempt at voter manipulation’
The order of candidate names on North Carolina’s ballot shows a “clear attempt at voter manipulation.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Social Media Posts NOT Concerned Over Urn Marked ‘Zachary Levi Bowers’ In Various Places — It’s Real Estate Scam
Did authentic social media posts offer genuine concern over the discovery of an urn marked "Zachary Levi Bowers" in various places? No, that's not true: This is a common bait-and-switch scam in which social media users post heart-tugging
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison Did NOT Say Conservatives ‘Should Take Their Money To Home Depot’
Did Lowe's CEO Marvin Ellison tell conservatives who "do not like our values" that they "should take their money to Home Depot"? No, that's not true: The company said the quote is false. Ellison's words from an interview with CNBC were di
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Football’s coming back for the 2024 regular season, and so is misinformation about Colin Kaepernick
“Colin Kaepernick 'screams' as Coach Kyle Shanahan denies his return request: 'The kneeling symbol has no chance of coming back.’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This isn’t a real endorsement quote attributed to Beyoncé and Taylor Swift
Beyoncé and Taylor Swift announced a “big endorsement concert” and said, “No more silence, before it’s too late, our voice must be heard now!”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Air ball: WNBA players weren’t disqualified under a new national anthem rule
“Breaking: WNBA referees disqualify players under league’s new ‘no anthem kneeling’ rule.”
PolitiFact→ Bob Casey – Sen. Bob Casey said ‘prices are up’ because of ‘scheming’ corporations, but many economists disagree
“Prices are up because these corporations are scheming to drive them up.”
The Dispatch→ Did the United States Just Send a Major Military Equipment Shipment to Poland?
No, a viral Facebook reel making that claim is from December 2022.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Tim Walz did not insult Ann Coulter after she called his son ‘weird’
Gov. Tim Walz insulted Ann Coulter’s romantic history after she called his son “weird.”
The Dispatch→ Why Democrats Are Rejoicing About Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Trump Turn
Plus: Josh Shapiro made the most of his time at the Democratic National Convention.
The Dispatch→ When the Regulatory Cure Is Worse Than the Market Disease
Simply identifying a real market failure doesn’t automatically mean government can fix it.
Full Fact→ Fake USA Today video falsely claims Church of Satan praised Paris Olympics opening ceremony
A video appearing to be from USA Today has thousands of shares, but the clip is not a real report and it makes a number of false claims.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video doesn’t show mosquitoes released from helicopter in Massachusetts amid virus scare
Video shows helicopter “dropping millions” of mosquitoes in Massachusetts towns hit by eastern equine encephalitis virus.
Full Fact→ NHS diversity officers don’t all make £96,000
The starting salary for an NHS diversity officer in England seems to be around £25,000.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-check: Trump falsely said Harris voted to hire 87,000 IRS agents to go after tipped income
“Kamala cast the tie breaking vote to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to go after your tip income.”
Full Fact→ Claims Labour pledged to freeze energy bills appears to refer to old policy
Labour pledged to keep energy bills frozen in response to rising prices in 2022. It did not make any such promise in its recent election manifesto.
Full Fact→ Yes, Secret Service agents pictured at rally where Donald Trump was shot wore earpieces
An image is being shared on social media with false claims it shows that Secret Service agents pictured around Mr Trump did not have earpieces in.
The Dispatch→ Israeli Military Rescues Hostage From Hamas Tunnel
Yet unease continues after Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire in recent days.
The Dispatch→ Greenhouse Gaslighting
Is it getting hot in here?
The Dispatch→ How to Truly Fix the Federal Debt
Reform will be painful, and there’s something for everyone to hate, but it beats the alternative.
The Dispatch→ Calling for ‘Unity’ Is Just an Appeal to Power
Our problem is not disagreement so much as an inability to disagree better.
The Dispatch→ Appalachian Dynamism
Pittsburgh’s Nippon Steel deal can turn ‘Appalachia-in-decline’ narratives upside down—if we let it.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Is Trump Spiraling?
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tim Walz Did NOT Mislead People About His Dog — Brown & White Dog In A Post Is NOT His, Black Lab Scout IS
Did Tim Walz mislead people about his dog being a black Labrador when a photo shows him with a completely different dog? No, that's not true: The image of Walz with a dog that is not a black Lab is one he posted on his own social media ac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence University Of Texas Students Who Knelt During National Anthem Were ‘Removed From Scholarships’ — Photo Is Of Kennesaw State University Protests
Were University of Texas students who knelt during the national anthem "removed from scholarships" as a social media post with a link to an article in the comments said? No, that's not true: The photo appearing with the story depicts chee
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Man Was NOT Sentenced For ‘Waving An English Flag’
Was a U.K. man sentenced to over two years behind bars for "waving an English flag"? No, that's not true: The man pleaded guilty to religiously aggravated harassment, having an article with intent to destroy or damage property and obstruc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Telegram Did NOT Announce In August 2024 That Apple Might Delete App Without Notice
Did the messaging service Telegram announce that Apple might be deleting the Telegram app from devices in August 2024? No, that's not true: No such announcement has ever been made by Telegram. A false social media hoax from 2021 resurface
FactCheck.org→ Trump Calls a Routine Revision of Job Numbers a ‘Lie’
Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises its monthly employment figures, which come from a survey of employers, based on more comprehensive data it obtains later from state filings. But former President Donald Trump called this year’s r
The Dispatch→ Harmonic Convergence
Why Trump and Harris are coalescing around policy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post Online Conspiracy Theory That Kamala Harris Is A Man — Post NOT Found On Trump’s Social Media Accounts
Did former President Donald Trump post on Truth Social that Vice President Kamala Harris is a man who was born in Benghazi, Libya? No, that's not true: Lead Stories searched Trump's Truth Social and X accounts and did not find any evidenc
PolitiFact→ J.D. Vance – J.D. Vance misrepresents Minnesota law on kids seeking gender-affirming care
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a law that would “take children away from their parents if the parents don’t want to consent to sex changes.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Donald Trump didn’t post that Kamala Harris used to be a man
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Kamala Harris used to be a man named Kamal Aroush.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact reader feedback: ‘Not giving all the context is misleading’
We’re entering the final lap of the 2024 election, with almost two months until Election Day. We rounded up our readers’ thoughts on our fact-checking.
The Dispatch→ Sorting Out Claims About Taxes on Unrealized Capital Gains
A proposal from Kamala Harris would apply only to taxpayers worth $100 million or more.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Has Biden, Harris Supporters Holding ‘Give Up Your Guns’ And ‘Abolish The 2A’ Signs
Does an authentic photo show supporters of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris holding signs that read "Give up your guns" and "Abolish the 2A," as a post on X says? No, that's not true: This photo was digitally altered to change the message on t