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Full Fact→ Has Euan Blair’s company Multiverse been chosen to run the government’s new digital ID scheme?
Multiverse is an “upskilling company”, not a software developer, and both it and the government say there’s no truth to viral claims linking it to the scheme.
Full Fact→ No, a Met Police video of the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally didn’t show a 2020 protest
The AI chatbot Grok and some social media users wrongly claimed the footage was years old and from an anti-lockdown protest in Trafalgar Square.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Politicized Justice Department
In just eight months, the Trump administration has transformed the DOJ.
The Dispatch→ A Permission Slip to Be a Person
Women’s natural selves are often seen as defective from the start.
The Dispatch→ Health Care Subsidies Are a Political Shortcut, Not a Lasting Policy Solution
Congress should focus on lowering the cost of care, not just subsidizing insurance enrollment.
The Dispatch→ Argentina First? Why Trump Is Betting $20 Billion on Javier Milei.
History indicates an economic bailout plan for the South American country is unlikely to succeed.
The Dispatch→ What Kamala Harris Has to Say for Herself
And why we probably haven’t heard the last of her.
The Dispatch→ The F-Word
A hit dog will holler.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Man In Union Jack Underpants Throwing Water Over Palestinian Protest Speaker
Is a video that shows a man in Union Jack underwear throwing water over a Palestinian protester authentic? No, that's not true: The video appears to be AI generated using a still image of British MP Zarah Sultana that has been publicly av
PolitiFact→ Hakeem Jeffries – Donald Trump’s cuts to medical research would be steep, but Hakeem Jeffries exaggerates them
"Republicans have effectively ended medical research in the United States of America."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does Show Suspected Michigan Church Shooter Thomas Jacob Sanford Wearing Trump Shirt
Does a viral image show the man suspected of the September 28, 2025, Michigan church attack? Yes, that's true: The photo originated from an old page on Facebook documenting the medical condition of the man's son, who was diagnosed with a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show ISIS Parading Caged Yazidi Women In Mosul Before Burning Them To Death – It’s A 2013 Street Protest In Egypt
Does a viral photo document ISIS militants parading caged Yazidi women through Mosul, Iraq in 2016 before burning them to death? No, that's not true: The photo was taken in Alexandria, Egypt in 2013. It appeared in the Sharkia Today news
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of ‘Richard Miller’ And Nine Adopted Daughters Is NOT Authentic, Does NOT Document Real-Life Story
Does a viral image authentically show "Richard Miller" surrounded by "nine Black girls that nobody wanted" 46 years after he adopted them? No, that's not true: According to three AI detectors and Lead Stories' manual review of the picture
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dairy Queen Possibly Visited By Tyler Robinson After Charlie Kirk Shooting Has NOT Shut Down — Still Serving Blizzards
Has the Dairy Queen where a photo possibly shows Tyler Robinson visited hours after he allegedly shot Charlie Kirk to death been suspiciously shut down? No, that's not true: A photographer sent by Lead Stories to the DQ in Orem, Utah, con
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Grand Blanc, Michigan Church Shooter Was NOT The Same Thomas Sanford Listed In FEC Records Of ActBlue Donations
Did Thomas Jacob Sanford of Burton Michigan, who was identified as the Grand Blanc, Michigan LDS church shooter, regularly donate to the American Democratic Party ActBlue political action committee? No, that's not true: A screenshot circu
Full Fact→ Police have said there’s ‘no evidence’ images show migrants stealing a swan to eat
Social media posts imply the pictures show migrants stealing a swan —but police say it appears the person pictured was trying to take a picture with a swan.
FactCheck.org→ Trump, Project 2025 and the ‘Dismantling’ of the ‘Administrative State’
During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 – a policy manual for “the next conservative President” that was produced by the Heritage Foundation and written by veterans of the first Trump administratio
Full Fact→ Argos is not giving away HP laptops
Social media posts claim people can get a free laptop by filling in an online form, but this is a fake offer
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer has not announced a 32-hour working week from 2026
We’ve spotted several videos circulating on social media using inauthentic audio of the Prime Minister making these claims.
Full Fact→ Will ‘all UK citizens’ have to have digital ID?
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy appeared to claim last week that all UK citizens will have to have digital ID—but that’s only true for people who are working in the UK.
AllSides→ Q&A on Changes to Recommendations for Combined MMR and Chickenpox Vaccine
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/qa-on-changes-to-recommendations-for-combined-mmr-and-chickenpox-vaccine/
The Dispatch→ The Wrong Way to Fight Trump’s Tariffs
Democrats like Rebecca Cooke are quick to point out tariffs are hurting farmers—but they refuse to present a real trade policy.
The Dispatch→ Moldova Held Elections on Sunday. Russia Tried to Rig Them.
It’s arguably Vladimir Putin’s most aggressive foreign interference since invading Ukraine.
The Dispatch→ Grievance Politics with Giveaways | Interview: Jonathan Martin
‘Democrats don’t stand for anything besides being against Trump.’
The Dispatch→ How Technology and Economics Are Reshaping the War in Ukraine
Cheap technology is allowing the smaller and poorer nation to defend against Russian aggression.
The Dispatch→ Missteps to a Misguided Claim
Tying Tylenol use to autism was the rushed result of wanting an easy answer to a complex question.
The Dispatch→ Trump ‘Has More Cards to Play’ in a Government Shutdown
Will the president use a shutdown to fire federal employees and cut funding?
The Dispatch→ Men, Give Colleges a Chance
Charlie Kirk’s death and the civic cost of unmoored young men.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The ‘Entire Four-Man Officiating Crew’ Has NOT Been Suspended After Georgia-Alabama, Mississippi State-Tennessee, Washington-Ohio State, Buffalo-New Orleans, Tampa Bay-Toronto, Or Green Bay-Cleveland Games
Were the entire officiating crews from the Georgia-Alabama, Mississippi State-Tennessee, Washington-Ohio State, Buffalo-New Orleans, Tampa Bay-Toronto, or Green Bay-Cleveland games suspended for bad calls? No, that's not true: No such sus
Full Fact→ False claim that free cash withdrawals are ending from October shared widely online
Videos claiming that people will have to pay £1.50 to withdraw cash from ATMs from October 1 have been shared online.
The Dispatch→ Marking the Jewish New Year in a Time of War
Despite danger, thousands still flock to the shrine in Ukraine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Press Release Claimed Trump Was Permanently Disqualified From The Nobel Peace Prize — Parody Account
Did the Nobel Peace Prize Committee permanently disqualify Donald Trump from ever receiving the prize and was this news announced via a press release? No, that's not true: A fake press release using the the logo of Associated Press and me
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Antifa Bombed Ice Cube’s Bus After They Mistook It For ICE Vehicle In Portland
Did Antifa firebomb rapper Ice Cube's tour bus after they mistook it for an ICE vehicle on a Portland street? No, that's not true: As of September 27, 2025, investigators had not revealed any suspects or motive for the tire fire that dama
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week of the Comey Indictment
President Trump steps up his retribution campaign.
PolitiFact→ Robert Ortt – Ortt’s claim about rising crime needs context
During Gov. Hochul’s tenure, there has been “more crime on our streets.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Bob Dylan Quote About Speaking Kindly While You’re Alive Was NOT Response To Charlie Kirk’s Death — Foreign Spam Network
Did singer Bob Dylan just "ignite a firestorm" with a single sentence about Charlie Kirk and was that sentence "If you want people to speak kindly after you're gone, speak kindly while you're alive"? No, that's not true: Dylan is just the
The Dispatch→ Toads on the Stool of Truth | Solo
Let justice prevail!
The Dispatch→ A Peculiar Greatness
On the pianist Grigory Sokolov.
The Dispatch→ Everyone Has an Interview Show, But Nobody Interviews.
Everyone wants to record themselves chatting. Is that good?