Some in the Trump coalition still have the capacity to think beyond the horizon of a news cycle.
The Dispatch→ The Right’s Performative Toughness
Forget policy. The Trump administration is focused only on projecting strength.
The Dispatch→ For Iranians, War With Israel Still Looms Large
‘Every day, we wait for a foreign country to attack our homeland to help us live.’
The Dispatch→ From No-No to ‘Oh, No’
Baseball magic in Baltimore.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ESPN Did NOT Air Video Of South Florida Bulls Teammates Kissing On The Lips — Viral Clip Was Doctored To Make Up That Scene
Did a viral video of a kiss between two South Florida Bulls football players show a real-life scene? No, that's not true: The video was digitally manipulated to alter the original footage that only showed celebratory hugs. ESPN confirmed
The Dispatch→ The Final Boss
Jeffrey Epstein and America’s broken windows.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cleveland Fox Affiliate Did NOT Describe A Black Murder Suspect As Having ‘Dark White Skin’
Did Fox 8 in Cleveland refer to a Black murder suspect as having "dark white skin"? No, that's not true: The claim that reemerged on social media in 2025 was debunked at the time of its inception, in 2017. Back then, the TV channel issued
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: "Phillies Karen" Statement Is FAKE — No One Has Been ID’d And No Apology Issued
Did the woman nicknamed "Phillies Karen" who yelled at a dad about a ball at a baseball game issue an apology where she flippantly said, "Yes, I got the ball. Yes, I kept it. That's how it works at the park." No, that's not true: The woma
PolitiFact→ Are trans people ‘statistically’ more prone to commit gun violence? Data shows a different picture
What data shows about trans people and mass shootings
PolitiFact→ U.S. Energy Department – No, wind and solar power aren’t ‘worthless’ when there’s no wind or sun
“Wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and when the wind is not blowing.”
PolitiFact→ A birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein: What we know and what Trump says about its authenticity
Alleged Trump birthday letter to Epstein: What we know
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Government Did NOT Enforce Daily Bank Withdrawal Limit of £3,000 On Individuals On September 1, 2025
Did the UK government begin enforcing a daily bank withdrawal limit of £3,000 on individual accounts on September 1, 2025? No, that's not true: No such policy has been announced by either of the UK's banking and banker regulatory authori
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Depicting Incident On A Bus Is NOT Real — Military Man, Pregnant Woman, And Stubborn Seated Passenger Were Played By Actors
Did a bus passenger refuse to move her bag to make a seat for a pregnant woman, causing a man in a military uniform to stand up to intervene? No, that's not true: This complicated interaction between several people on a bus is not real. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE American Sign Language Instructor Who Is A Biker Club Member Saved ‘Mute’ Girl From Kidnappers At Walmart
Does a viral post about a kidnapped "mute six-year-old girl" saved by a Demons MC biker proficient at American Sign Language document a real-life story? No, that's not true: There is no news coverage of the supposed event. A search across
Full Fact→ Clip of Donald Trump saying ‘trans people don’t exist’ isn’t real
The US president has made a number of statements about gender identity but this particular video is probably AI-generated.
Full Fact→ Has the government reversed changes to the monitoring of antisemitic and Islamophobic hate?
Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s manifesto pledge to “reverse” the “downgrade” of the monitoring of antisemitic and Islamophobic hate incidents.
The Dispatch→ The August Jobs Slowdown
The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report was not encouraging for the Trump administration.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Viral Video Clip Of Patti LaBelle Silencing Karoline Leavitt With ‘Seven Words’ — Made Up By Foreign Clickbait Farm
Did Singer Patti LaBelle silence Karoline Leavitt using just "seven words" in a viral video clip that was recorded off live TV? No, that's not true: The story was made up by a foreign clickbait farm, online searches brought up no such vid
The Dispatch→ Listening to a Justice | Interview: Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Originalism is not a tool for judicial restraint.
The Dispatch→ Judicial Philosophy | Interview: Sarah Isgur, Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Inside the walls of the Supreme Court.
The Dispatch→ Under Trump, Process Is for Suckers
The guiding principle of the president’s second term is ‘just do things.’
The Dispatch→ Hamas’ Chief Negotiator Is a Terrorist, Not a Peacemaker
Khalil al-Hayya helped plan the October 7, 2023, invasion of Israel and has called it a ‘source of pride.’
The Dispatch→ Trump’s World Liberty Financial Windfall
Public trading in a token issued by the Trump family’s crypto venture boosts the value of the president’s digital holdings.
The Dispatch→ How Creative Destruction Drives Capitalism
The innately human desire to innovate causes upheaval that leads to transformative gains.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Banksy London Wall Art Did NOT Show Judge Striking Protester Holding English Flag — It Was A White Placard Splashed With Blood
Did a mural painted by Banksy on a wall at London's Royal Courts of Justice depict a judge striking a protester lying on the ground and holding an English flag? No, that's not true: The original Banksy wall art featured a protester holdin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Banksy London Wall Art Did NOT Show Judge Striking Protester Holding English Flag — It Was A White Placard Splashed With Blood
Did a mural painted by Banksy on a wall at London's Royal Courts of Justice depict a judge striking a protester lying on the ground and holding an English flag? No, that's not true: The original Banksy wall art featured a protester holdin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alyssa Milano Did NOT Say She Had ‘No Idea’ How To Use $1.2M USAID Grant — Satire Site Story
Did Alyssa Milano say she had "no idea" that she was supposed to report what she used her $1.2 million USAID grant for? No, that's not true: That story originated on a satirical Facebook page that clearly labels its content as fake. The o
The Dispatch→ The Tariff Shutdown
How Democrats should use their leverage.
PolitiFact→ The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises legal questions
Was the US attack against a ‘drug-carrying boat’ legal?
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, these salt trucks weren’t trying to stop ICE operations in Chicago
Video shows Chicago salt trucks were used “to slow traffic and block access points in response to an incoming ICE operation.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Sign A Law Eliminating Income Taxes On Anyone Earning Less Than $120,000
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of King’s Guard Punching A Tourist Is NOT Real — AI-Generated Scene
Did one of the King's Guard in Whitehall, London lash out and punch a disrespectful tourist who was pestering him? No, that's not true: This video is not real. The original video posted on TikTok has a disclaimer included in the caption w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: "Phillies Karen" Was NOT fired by Public School District In Hammonton New Jersey — School’s Statement: She Has Never Been An Employee
Did the woman, now known as "Phillies Karen", lose her job as an administrator at the Hammonton New Jersey Public School District after a viral video showed a confrontation over a home-run ball? No, that's not true: Posts falsely identifi
Full Fact→ Covid vaccine claims at the Reform UK conference: fact checked
A cardiologist called Dr Aseem Malhotra, who we have fact checked before, made unevidenced and misleading claims at the event in Birmingham.
Full Fact→ Media correct asylum hotel claims, but government minister doesn’t
Internet Archive→ President Trump Speaks to Reporters Returning from U.S. Open : CSPAN : September 8, 2025 10:03am-10:17am EDT
President Trump spoke to reporters as he returned to the White House from the U.S. Open tennis finals in New York, answering questions on a variety of topics including the arrest of hundreds of South Korean workers from a Hyundai battery plant in Georg
AllSides→ RFK Jr. Cherry-Picks and Misuses Data on Aluminum-Containing Vaccines
RFK Jr. Cherry-Picks and Misuses Data on Aluminum-Containing Vaccines jbhicks Mon, 09/08/2025 - 06:39 A large Danish study recently provided reassurance that aluminum-containing vaccines are not associated with increased rates of chronic
AllSides→ RFK Jr. Cherry-Picks and Misuses Data on Aluminum-Containing Vaccines
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/rfk-jr-cherry-picks-and-misuses-data-on-aluminum-containing-vaccines/
The Dispatch→ Junkie Thinking
The pathology of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Dispatch→ America’s New War on the Cartel
Does the president have the power to do this? And will it work?