Social media posts are sharing a photo from a 2016 Daily Mail article about Newcastle with the implication it shows the officer being “hauled in” by Dutch police.
PolitiFact→ Do pediatricians recommend vaccines to make a profit? There’s not much money there.
Is my pediatrician recommending vaccines to make money?
PolitiFact→ Is it toxic? Why you should be wary of the internet’s ‘scary ingredient’ warnings
Is it toxic? Another look at scary ingredient warning videos
AllSides→ FactChecking Trump’s Claims About Mail-In Ballots, Voting Machines and States’ Role
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/08/factchecking-trumps-claims-about-mail-in-ballots-voting-machines-and-states-role/
Full Fact→ John Lewis is not selling car seat strollers for £3
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook.
The Dispatch→ Israel Considers Ceasefire Deal
Hamas has agreed to a proposal that would return half of the remaining living hostages.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Screenshot Of ‘Russia If You Are Listening’ Gavin Newsom Post Is NOT Real — Doesn’t Have Truth Social Account
Does a viral screenshot show a real post by California Governor Gavin Newsom's Press Office asking Russia to release the Epstein files if they "are listening"? No, that's not true: The satirical post which also mentions "Big Balls" appear
The Dispatch→ Pleading Insanity | Interview: Emmett Rensin
Muddling through the problem.
The Dispatch→ Can MAGA Make Use of Mamdani?
Some Republicans are eager to make the radical progressive the face of the Democratic Party.
The Dispatch→ What a Difference a Few Days Make
Monday’s White House meeting between Trump and European leaders offers some hope for Ukraine.
The Dispatch→ Failed Bromance
Trump’s overtures to Putin have gained us nothing and cost the Ukrainians dearly.
The Dispatch→ The Data Driving the Looming Redistricting War
Are Republicans gerrymandering their way to victory? It’s complicated.
The Dispatch→ Leading From Behind
Monday’s White House summit achieved its purpose.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Do voting machines delay election results? No, Trump's wrong about paper ballot counting
With voting machines, "They say we're going to have the results in two weeks. With paper ballots, you have the results that night."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Dog Food Is Made With Cardboard — Clips Show Dog Food Plants And Unrelated Trash Recycling Facilities
Does a video show evidence that dog food is being made with ground up cardboard as a main ingredient? No, that's not true: The video on social media features clips showing real scenes from several sources including dog food manufacturing
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Claims About Mail-In Ballots, Voting Machines and States’ Role
President Donald Trump launched his second-term assault on mail-in ballots and electronic voting machines on Aug. 18, firing off a series of unfounded claims while announcing an effort to do away with both. The president began the day with a post
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pam Bondi Did NOT Sue Brittney Griner, Precluding Basketball Player From Competing In Olympics
Did U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi successfully sue American basketball player Brittney Griner, preventing the athlete from participating in the Olympic Games? No, none of that is true: No credible media organization ever reported that,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bernie Sanders Did NOT Get $44 Million USAID Grant After Dropping Out Of 2016 Presidential Race
Did Sen. Bernie Sanders get a $44 million USAID grant after he dropped out of the 2016 presidential race? No, that's not true: That story originated on a satirical Facebook page. The owner of the page is known for tricking conservatives i
Full Fact→ No evidence Trump said any US president meeting with Putin was a ‘tyrant’
Full Fact could not find any posts on President Trump’s account with this wording.
AllSides→ Fact Check Team: Alaska’s rich history; from ‘Seward’s Folly’ to US-Russia deal rumors
https://thenationaldesk.com/news/nation-world/fact-check-team-alaskas-rich-history-from-sewards-folly-to-us-russia-deal-rumors-ukraine-mike-dunleavy-president-donald-trump
Full Fact→ Is the government on course to introduce a new Race Equality Act?
Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s manifesto promise to bring in new racial equality legislation.
Internet Archive→ Live: FOX and Friends : FOXNEWSW : August 19, 2025 5:00am-6:00am PDT
Co-hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones highlight the latest in news, weather, sports and entertainment with a casual and spontaneous discourse..This item belongs to: movies/TV-FOXNEWSW.This item has files of the follo
The Dispatch→ Vaccines Under Attack
RFK Jr. turns the federal government against vaccines.
Full Fact→ Robert F Kennedy Jr wrong about mRNA vaccines’ effectiveness
The US health secretary has cancelled research into mRNA vaccines, but his reasons seem to be based on bad information about their effectiveness.
The Dispatch→ Federalizing D.C. | Live From the Alaska Bar Association
Political theater and sandwich throwing.
The Dispatch→ The Broken Windows of American Government
Local neglect leads to national decay.
The Dispatch→ Cutting Through the Vaccine Noise
As a new school year starts, what’s an informed parent to make of conflicting advice on vaccines?
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump said the US is the ‘only country’ that uses mail-in voting. That’s wrong.
“We are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bodycam Video Does NOT Authentically Show Cop Mistaking Black Lawyer For Defendant In Court — Staged
Does a viral bodycam video authentically show a cop mistaking a Black lawyer for a defendant and ordering him to sit in the back of a courtroom? No, that's not true: The video originated from a channel that publishes re-enactments using t
The Dispatch→ Exit Strategy
Ending ‘Biden’s stupid war’ by any means necessary.
Internet Archive→ Pres. Trump & Pres. Zelensky Discuss Ending Russia-Ukraine War : CSPAN : August 18, 2025 3:17pm-3:45pm EDT
President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky talked to reporters before their Oval Office meeting to discuss an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. The meeting followed President Trump's summit in Alaska with Russian President Putin....This item belongs
PolitiFact→ Why does Russia want the Donbas region?
Why does Russia want the Donbas region?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Image Shows European Leaders Waiting On Chairs In White House Corridor — Not Real Photograph
Does a viral image authentically show several European leaders like Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen sitting on chairs in a White House corridor? No, that's not true: The image did not appear on any news sites. It contained glitch
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler Does NOT Have A Hidden Net Worth Of $100 Million According To DOGE — Satire Site
Did DOGE discover Democratic Congressman Jerry Nadler has a hidden net worth of $100 million? No, that's not true: The post spreading that Nadler rumor and the false claim about his vast wealth came from a Facebook page with a satire disc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE The Nobel Committee Removed Trump’s Name From Peace Prize Nominee List
Did the Nobel Committee quietly remove President Donald Trump's name from the list of nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize? No, that's not true: The nominations list for a Nobel Peace Prize is private, and not made public until 50 years aft
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aphelion Phenomenon Will NOT Make Earth Experience ‘Colder Weather Than Ever Before’ — It’s Annual And Unnoticeable
Will the earth experience "colder weather than ever before" during the "aphelion phenomenon" in August, 2025, as its elliptical orbit takes it to its most distant-from-the-Sun position of the year, as multiple social media posts claim? No
AllSides→ Does a 2025 federal law cut funding for some emergency broadcast alerts?
https://gigafact.org/fact-briefs/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-federal-fund-cut-emergency-broadcast-alert/?utm_source=allsides&utm_id=112
AllSides→ It’s only getting worse: The Top 5 media fails of Trump 2.0
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3757725/its-only-getting-worse-the-top-5-media-fails-of-trump-2-0/
Full Fact→ The government is not changing the penalty for driving without a licence
Social media posts are falsely claiming that from January 2026, operating a vehicle without a valid licence will no longer lead to criminal proceedings, but instead will result in a civil fine.
PolitiFact→ Crime is underreported, but not just in Washington, D.C., where Trump claims data is inaccurate
What to know about how crime data is reported