PolitiFact→ Tricia Cotham – Cotham falsely says NC budget includes 'largest' ever income tax cut
The North Carolina state budget includes “the largest cut in our personal income tax that we’ve ever seen.”
Full Fact→ MPs do not receive £160 a week grocery allowance
MPs can claim £25 for food when they have to spend a night away for parliamentary business.
Logically→ Video of caged children predates recent fighting in Israel and Gaza
Logically→ వైరల్ క్లిప్ లో కాంగ్రెస్ లీడర్ రాహుల్ గాంధీ, మొహర్రం ఊరేగింపు లో పాల్గొనలేదు
Logically→ వైరల్ క్లిప్ లో కాంగ్రెస్ లీడర్ రాహుల్ గాంధీ, మొహర్రం ఊరేగింపు లో పాల్గొనలేదు
PolitiFact→ Gwen Moore – Moore’s claim seniors are paying “no more than 35 cents” for prescription drugs is off base
Thanks to negotiating drug prices "our seniors, instead of paying $500 a month for drugs, are paying no more than 35 cents."
The Dispatch→ How to Solve a Problem Like the Problem Solvers Caucus
Plus: Some brief thoughts on the tragic invasion of Israel.
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ವೈರಲ್ ಕ್ಲಿಪ್ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ನಾಯಕ ರಾಹುಲ್ ಗಾಂಧಿ ಅವರು ಮೊಹರಂ ಆಚರಣೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ
Full Fact→ Footage of helicopters being shot down is from a video game, not Gaza
A clip circulating on social media claiming to show Israeli helicopters being shot down is actually taken from a video game.
Logically→ Visuals from video game Arma 3 shared as clips of Hamas attacks on Israel
Logically→ No, this video does not show an Israeli child kidnapped by Palestinians
The Dispatch→ A ‘Black Day’ in Israel
Terrorists from Gaza killed hundreds of Israelis in recent days, but the fight may just be getting started.
Logically→ Unrelated video from Azerbaijan shared as Israeli officials captured by Hamas
Logically→ বাংলাদেশৰ ক্ৰিকেটাৰ হাছানক সঁহাৰি জনোৱা বুলি ৰোহিত শৰ্মাৰ পুৰণি ভিডিঅ’ প্ৰচাৰ
Logically→ No, viral clip doesn’t show Congress leader Rahul Gandhi participating in Muharram rituals
Logically→ No, photo doesn’t show Congressman Bowman being arrested for pulling U.S. Capitol fire alarm
Logically→ 2021 video of Israeli airstrike in Gaza shared as recent
Logically→ World Economic Forum orkestrerer ikke amerikansk grænsekrise fra militærbaser i Panama
Logically→ No evidence to prove animal deworming drug fenbendazole can cure cancer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Gaza Right Now’ With Sky Lit Up Red With Smoke And Rockets — 2020 Fireworks From Soccer Fans In Algeria
Does a video show "Gaza right now" with the sky in Gaza lit up bright red as rockets and bombs burst in the air? No, that's not true: The video is from a huge celebration with fireworks by fans of soccer team Belouizdad (who were crowned
The Dispatch→ Worried About Inequality? Fix Marriage.
Two-parent marriages are still key to a flourishing society.
The Dispatch→ Israel Goes to War (The Skiff Unlocked)
Check your peace privilege.
The Dispatch→ A New Speaker Isn’t Going to Magically Fix the National Debt
Fiscal stability depends on addressing Medicare and Social Security.
Logically→ No, U.S. emergency broadcast test will not trigger a ‘zombie apocalypse’
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Michael Reneau
Michael answers questions from members about evangelicalism, his role as managing editor, and being an Atlanta Braves and Tennessee Vols fan.
The Dispatch→ Israel Goes to War
Not a good day.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Was NOT Giving His Opinion When He Said ‘Israel Has Hypnotized The World" in 2019 – He Quoted Rep. Ilhan Omar
Was Donald Trump stating his opinion of Israel when he said "Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel"? No, that's not true: Trump, speaking at a 2019 Minneapolis rally was q
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week of Congressional Chaos
Plus, Hamas launches a new war against Israel.
The Dispatch→ Indulging Some What-Ifs
A primer on filing deadlines, primary season, and what happens if a nominee is incapacitated.
The Dispatch→ The Show About Nothing
Radical regime shibboleths.
The Dispatch→ A Defense Strategy Against ‘The Identity Trap’
Yascha Mounk’s new book explains how ‘wokeness’ hurts our culture, but omits how markets can help fight back.
The Dispatch→ The Irrepressible Freshness of Robert Frost
Revisiting ‘New Hampshire’ on its 100-year anniversary.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zelenskyy’s Wife Did NOT Spend Over $1.1 Million On Cartier Jewelry In NYC On September 22, 2023
Did Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, spend over a million dollars on Cartier jewelry in New York City while accompanying her husband on his recent official trip to the United States
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Elon Musk Reading ‘Flat Earth’ Book
Does a photo show Elon Musk reading a book titled "The Flat-Earth Conspiracy"? No, that's not true: The image in the post has been digitally altered. The photo, which originated from another author's official social media page, displays M
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Border Wall, Explained
After the Department of Homeland Security announced it would waive laws to enable miles of border wall construction in Texas, President Joe Biden said he “can’t stop” the money being spent on border barriers because of the way it was
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A widely circulating video of Lara Trump singing was manipulated to sound wildly off-key
AP’S ASSESSMENT: Altered video.
The Dispatch→ I, Dentity
Or why I don’t care about where ‘identity politics’ came from.
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – Nikki Haley’s claim that Joe Biden added 20 million ineligible people to Medicaid is wrong
Joe Biden "put 20 million people on Medicaid who aren’t even eligible, then stopped states from taking them off."
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, this is not a real ABC News headline tying journalist death to Hunter Biden coverage
An ABC News headline said, “Journalist covering the Hunter Biden case dies after being shot 7 times.”