The Lone Star State’s attempt to pass a new, partisan congressional map could spark a gerrymandering war.
The Dispatch→ Hookers and Kushners | Interview: Chris Christie
A clash between two 2016 politicos.
The Dispatch→ The Jews Have the Last Laugh | Interview: Barry Strauss
‘The Romans understood that revolts were part of the price of doing business.’
The Dispatch→ Federal Jurisdiction Over the District of Columbia, Explained
A 1973 law expanded autonomy for the federal territory—with a host of limitations.
The Dispatch→ Caudillo Theater
Although whether it is theater is anyone’s guess.
The Dispatch→ In Alaska, Ways to Do Right by Ukraine
Trump’s outreach to Putin risks squandering U.S. leverage.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Ronald McDonald Killed Children In 1892
Does a viral clip prove that a real-life Ronald McDonald committed a series of 19th century child murders decades before becoming a fast-food chain's mascot? No, that's not true: The rumor originated from an account that labels its conten
The Dispatch→ The China Syndrome
E.J. Antoni and the sinification of America.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gay Dating Apps Did NOT Publicly Say They Will Out Closeted Members Of Congress If Gay Marriage Is Repealed
Did gay dating apps publicly threaten to out closeted members of the U.S. Congress if same-sex marriage is repealed by the Supreme Court? No, that's not true: The claim originated from an account that publishes "true comedy and satire", a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Weird Tentacles’ Or ‘Horns’ On Rabbit Heads Caused By Common Virus
Are rabbits spotted in the wild with "weird tentacles" or "horns" infected with a rare virus, as claimed by social media users? No, this is misleading. The rabbits have a common viral infection, papillomavirus, that causes extensive skin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Baltimore Ravens Did NOT Reject A $500 Million Tesla Sponsorship Offer From Elon Musk
Did the Baltimore Ravens reject a $500 million sponsorship deal offered by Tesla or Elon Musk? No, that's not true: This is one of a series of clickbait fake news items falsely declaring Musk and/or Tesla is sinking millions into NFL team
The Dispatch→ Controlling the Truth
Postmodernists don’t actually want to destroy facts.
FactCheck.org→ Recapping Trump’s Deceptive Tariff Claims
After months of delay, higher tariffs that President Donald Trump had vowed to impose on goods imported from dozens of countries went into effect on Aug. 7, affecting trade with most of the United States’ trading partners. But before and after he to
PolitiFact→ What are H-1B visas and how does the Trump administration propose changing them?
What are H-1B visas and how might they change under Trump?
The Dispatch→ How Much of Your Life (and Money) Have Dumb Rules Wasted?
A lot.
Lead Stories→ What We Know About The Rumors Convicted Sex Trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell Has Been Cleared To Leave Prison On Work Release
Has Ghislaine Maxwell been cleared to leave prison on work release? Here is what we know: On August 1, 2025 the federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed to Lead Stories that Maxwell had been moved to the federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, a
PolitiFact→ Trump and Putin’s history of misleading on Ukraine, US elections: 7 examples before Alaska summit
Trump, Putin head to Alaska with histories of falsehoods
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Has NOT Announced It Will Flag All Cash Withdrawals In Excess Of £420
Has the Home Office, the Prime Minister or Parliament announced that starting September 1, 2025, UK banks will automatically flag to 'The Anti-Fraud Unit" any cash withdrawals in excess of 420 pounds, as social media posts claim? No, that
Full Fact→ Alastair Campbell corrects claim about asylum hotels following Full Fact request
Full Fact→ No evidence UK council will fine people £5 for sitting too long
A viral video claims people who sit too long on a public bench in parts of the UK will be fined £5, but there’s no evidence this is happening.
Full Fact→ Google Lens’s AI overviews shared misleading information about images
The visual search tool failed to identify certain images as inauthentic and shared incorrect information about what some images show.
Full Fact→ No, the government isn’t imposing restrictions on essential grocery items
A government spokesperson told us this is “completely false” while Asda and Tesco also confirmed there are no such plans in place.
AllSides→ Trump Distorts Violent Crime Statistics in Ordering Takeover and Troops to D.C.
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/08/trump-distorts-violent-crime-statistics-in-ordering-takeover-and-troops-to-d-c/
AllSides→ Fact Check Team: Military intervention against drug cartels raises legal challenges
https://thenationaldesk.com/news/nation-world/fact-check-team-military-intervention-against-drug-cartels-raises-legal-challenges-foreign-terrorist-defense-economic
AllSides→ CNN Fact-Checker Torpedoes Trump Claims in Blockbuster Presser: ‘Just Plain Wrong’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/cnn-fact-checker-torpedoes-trump-claims-in-blockbuster-presser-just-plain-wrong/
The Dispatch→ Trump Takes Washington
The president’s federalization of the D.C. police may be legal, but whether it will actually reduce crime is another question.
Full Fact→ No evidence banks will have to report cash withdrawals over £420 to anti-fraud unit
UK Finance told us this wasn’t something that it was aware of and we couldn’t find evidence of any such policy.
The Dispatch→ Manipulating the Weather | Interview: Dr. David Keith
‘I don’t buy that climate is an existential threat.’
The Dispatch→ Tariff Revenues Are Just Taxes on Americans
Something to remember when the president brags about making the country richer.
The Dispatch→ A Letter From Greenland
An example of the ‘off the beaten path’ paradox.
The Dispatch→ Dying of Neglect
A young woman is dead because of an ongoing medical scandal.
The Dispatch→ Seizing Russia’s Reserves, Explained
How Western allies could seize Russian assets to fund Ukraine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Nicolás Maduro Saying ‘Come For Me … Cowards’ In Response To Trump DOJ’s $50 Million Bounty
Does a video show Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, reacting to the $50M bounty announced August 7, 2025 by the US Department of State by challenging the Trump administration to come and get him at the presidential palace? No, that
FactCheck.org→ Trump Distorts Violent Crime Statistics in Ordering Takeover and Troops to D.C.
President Donald Trump inaccurately claimed that the murder rate in Washington, D.C., “reached the highest rate probably ever” in 2023, and he ignored a decline in murders since then to justify a federal takeover of the city’s law en
The Dispatch→ Looking for Excuses
Trump’s D.C. crackdown is a sinister farce.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Donald Trump Did NOT Announce Clearance Of Homeless People From All 50 States – Only D.C.
Did President Donald Trump announce the clearance of homeless people from all 50 states? No, that's not true: Trump declared on his Truth Social account, "the Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY," in reference to Washington, D.C. He is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tesla Did NOT Remotely Deactivate Big Huey’s Cybertruck
Did Tesla remotely deactivate rapper Big Huey's Cybertruck in August 2025? No, that's not true: The company denies it. The screen message, reading "return to dealer", is clear evidence of a hoax, since Teslas are not sold through dealersh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Melania Trump Kissing Jeffrey Epstein Is Fake — Colbert Didn’t Air It
Is a photo showing Melania Trump kissing Jeffrey Epstein an authentic image and was it "unseen" until aired by Stephen Colbert? No, that's not true: The photo is not real and it was not shown on an episode of CBS's "The Late Show with Ste
Full Fact→ Has the government ended the ‘immunity’ on ‘low-value’ shoplifting?
Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s promise to end ‘immunity’ for some types of shoplifting.
Full Fact→ Archive picture does not show Boris Johnson with Ghislaine Maxwell
The image actually shows a younger Mr Johnson with his first wife.