The challenges of marijuana legalization are becoming more and more obvious.
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Steve Hayes
The Dispatch’s co-founder and CEO answers your questions.
The Dispatch→ We Don’t Have to Choose Between the Enlightenment and Religion
As the West relearns this lesson, the Islamic world can benefit too.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Biden’s ABC Interview
The president defended his debate performance with exaggerations about polling, his recent appearances and his opponent.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week on the Precipice
Will Joe Biden be the Democratic nominee?
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Post-Debate TV Interview
In his first televised interview since his admittedly “bad” presidential debate, President Joe Biden made a few exaggerated and misleading statements. Here’s what Biden said in his 22-minute, prime-time interview with ABC News’ Geo
The Dispatch→ Dems Try Harris on for Size
Biden’s prime-time interview was not reassuring.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ False reports claim Biden suffered medical emergency on Air Force One
False reports that President Joe Biden had a “medical emeregency” while traveling on Air Force One Friday circulated widely on social media after he arrived home in Delaware after a campaign stop in Wisconsin.
The Dispatch→ Get Serious, People
Presidencies, new nominees, and coconut trees.
The Dispatch→ The Unrealized Potential of ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’
The spinoff prequel leaves too much unsaid.
The Dispatch→ More Than the Washington CliffsNotes
Carlos Lozada’s ‘The Washington Book’ uncovers the true lessons within political tell-alls.
Internet Archive→ ABC News Special: One on One With President Biden : KGO : July 5, 2024 8:00pm-8:30pm PDT
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Quadruple-Boosted People Get Denied Life Insurance Based Solely On Vaccination Status
Do quadruple-boosted people get denied life insurance based solely on their vaccination status? No, that's not true: The American Council of Life Insurers, which is one of the major industry groups, told Lead Stories that it is not aware
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Elon Musk Saying Oreos Are Satanic In Joe Rogan Interview Is NOT Authentic — Likely AI Creation
Is a video displaying Elon Musk saying Oreos are satanic authentic? No, that's not true: Multiple online AI detectors reported that the audio in this video post was most likely AI-generated. Lead Stories also located the authentic video r
The Dispatch→ Presidential Immunity and the Law of Large Numbers
Some people prefer Penny Marshall to Farrah Fawcett. They’re outliers.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No way to spin this. Roundabouts don’t cause tornadoes
“Roundabouts are causing tornadoes.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a real McDonald’s billboard recruiting ‘crypto bro’s’
A McDonald’s billboard said, “Hey crypto bro’s we are hiring.”
FactCheck.org→ Flawed Autopsy ‘Review’ Revives Unsupported Claims of COVID-19 Vaccine Harm, Censorship
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccination is generally very safe, and except for extremely rare cases, there is no evidence that it contributes to death. Social media posts about a now-published, but faulty review of autopsy reports, however, are repeat
PolitiFact→ Viral image – President Joe Biden didn’t order the arrest of Supreme Court justices
“In official capacity, Biden orders DOJ to arrest 6 justices of SCOTUS.”
Full Fact→ The 2024 general election – in numbers
We’ve unpacked some of the figures behind the election results, looking at vote share, Labour’s ‘landslide’, turnout and more.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photo doesn’t show Roman-era baths in Malta, and it doesn’t disprove climate change
Photo shows “Roman tidal baths in Malta, still at sea level after thousands of years!”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Disney and Google now own the rights to the King James Bible? That’s satire
“Disney and Google bought the rights to the first King James Bible.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Showing Same ‘Missing Woman’ In Various Cities Are Bait-And-Switch Scam
Did authentic social media posts offer genuine concern over a woman with dementia found in various locations? No, that's not true: Though the woman could not be identified, several posts claimed she was found in various cities across the
PolitiFact→ Biden, so far, has signed fewer executive orders than Trump
Gov. Doug Burgum has compared President Joe Biden’s administration with living under a dictatorship. He said on CNN that Biden has “bypassed Congress” more than any other president:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Cosby Was NOT Jailed Due To Oil Company Plot
Did Bill Cosby go to jail because of an oil company plot? No, that's not true: In 2016 there was talk of a gas company that wanted to use some of Cosby's land for a survey for a gas pipeline but the project never went through. The disgrac
PolitiFact→ Brigitte Gabriel – 18-month stretch of no U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan includes time under Biden
"For 18 months under President Trump, not a single American was harmed in Afghanistan.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, US hospitals do not code C-sections as abortions
C-sections are coded as abortions in hospitals.
AllSides→ Fact-Checking The ‘Fact-Checking’ New York Times
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/fact-checking-fact-checking-new-york-times “They” just can’t
AllSides→ Q&A: How Biden Can Be Replaced as the Democratic Nominee
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/07/qa-how-biden-can-be-replaced-as-the-democratic-nominee/ President Joe
Full Fact→ General election 2024, fact checked
Over the past six weeks, Full Fact's fact checked the election at a scale never seen before. Here's how we did it.
The Dispatch→ Scouting Hasn’t Lost Itself
Girls now have more opportunities for Scouting’s formative experiences.
The Dispatch→ The God-Empress of Washington
Kamala Harris ought to be the happiest person in the capital.
The Dispatch→ How Democrats Could Replace Joe Biden as Their Nominee, Explained
Rules provide for pledged delegates to act as free agents in certain situations.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ FACT FOCUS: Trump’s misleading claims about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol
Former President Donald Trump said during his debate with President Joe Biden last week that the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol involved a “relatively small” group of people who were “in many cases ushered in by the police.”
The Dispatch→ Happy Fourth of July!
Some patriotic reads to start your day.
The Dispatch→ Repeat After Mimesis
So, tell me what you want! What you really, really want!
The Dispatch→ Winning Without Winning
‘Acts of intolerance will not be tolerated. No irony.’
The Dispatch→ Remembering George Washington’s Legacy on Independence Day
He stands as a reminder of the importance of honesty and knowing when it’s time to leave the stage.
The Dispatch→ Dishonest, Partisan, or Just Bad at Their Job?
Trump’s veepstakes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nikki Hiltz Is NOT Biological Man — Identifies As They/Them And Was Assigned Female At Birth
Is Nikki Hiltz a biological man? No, that's not true: Hiltz was assigned female at birth. Hiltz has openly identified as transgender and nonbinary, opting for they/them gender pronouns, since 2021. The claim appeared in a post (archived h