Hint: It’s not on a plane.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Did NOT Charge That Three Men ‘Opened Fire On A Children’s Baseball Field’ In Katy, Texas — Sheriff Said Errant Target Shooting Was ‘Deadly Conduct’
Did a group of men attack a children's baseball field in Katy, Texas - shooting a coach who was leading a prayer? No, that's not true: A coach was hit by a stray bullet and taken by helicopter to the hospital - but the shooting does not a
Lead Stories→ What We Know About Nicole Sirotek’s Claim A Pregnant Woman Overdosed On Tylenol To Prove Trump Wrong — No Reply To Multiple Requests For Independent Verification
Did Nicole Sirotek get a 4 a.m. call from the husband of a pregnant woman dying of liver failure after she took a large dose of Tylenol to disprove President Donald Trump's declaration that acetaminophen causes autism? Here's what we know
The Dispatch→ The Boredom of Writing in the Trump Era
Same plot, different episode.
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Changes to Recommendations for Combined MMR and Chickenpox Vaccine
On Sept. 18, the vaccine advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to change its recommendation on the combined vaccine for chickenpox and measles, mumps and rubella, called the MMRV vaccine. Cases of these diseases i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Many Of 274 FBI Agents Noted In Internal Report Were Responding To January 6 Capitol Riot — Report Says They Were Not ‘Undercover’ Or ‘Embedded’ In Crowd
Did the FBI have 274 plainclothes agents undercover and embedded in January 6 crowds at the US Capitol? No, that's not true: Many of 274 FBI agents documented in a report were part of the law enforcement response after the crowd stormed t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce He Was Terminating LGBTQ+ Brand Partnerships After Charlie Kirk Was Killed
After Charlie Kirk was killed, Did Elon Musk announce that he would be ending every partnership tied to LGBTQ+ brands? No, that's not true: This made-up story used names and themes trending in September 2025 to drive clicks to a website.
The Dispatch→ Viral Posts Touting Acts of Charity by Pro Athletes Are Often False
How to spot a new trend in misinformation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Erika Kirk Was A Recruiter For Jeffrey Epstein Or That She Had Charlie Kirk Killed
Is there evidence that Erika Kirk was a recruiter for Jeffrey Epstein or that she had her husband, Charlie Kirk, killed to shut him up about it? No, that's not true: The claim appears to be based on another false claim that Erika Kirk ope
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – No, small children don’t receive ‘80 different vaccines,’ despite President Donald Trump’s statement
Small children are given "80 different vaccines."
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, Erika Kirk’s Romanian charity work was not linked to trafficking
“Erika Kirk is banned from Romania because her Evangelical group was accused of trafficking children out of Romanian villages.”
Full Fact→ Is there evidence for Nigel Farage’s claim that migrants are catching and eating swans and carp?
With several related claims and video clips circulating on social media in the wake of the Reform UK leader’s comments, we’ve looked at what’s known.
Full Fact→ No, tumours aren’t ‘bags’ of toxins and biopsies don’t release them
Incorrect claims that tumours are part of the body’s healing response to cancer and that biopsies release toxins have been circulating online.
AllSides→ Trump Misleads on Climate Change and Renewables at U.N.
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/trump-misleads-on-climate-change-and-renewables-at-u-n/ In an hourlon
Full Fact→ Broken promises? What Full Fact’s Government Tracker does (and doesn’t) tell us about Labour’s first year
Labour’s lagging in the polls and many claim it’s failed to deliver what it promised. Our analysis of manifesto pledges paints a less clear-cut picture, but the government needs to do more to give us the information to judge.
Full Fact→ Debunked Keir Starmer audio reappears ahead of Labour conference in Liverpool
This audio clip of Mr Starmer saying “I f****** hate Liverpool” was first shared in 2023, but there’s absolutely no evidence it’s a real recording, and it may have been generated using AI.
Full Fact→ Google Search is vandalising the internet. Here’s how.
Google Search is misrepresenting our fact checks, showing incorrect information to millions.
Full Fact→ Thousands ‘like’ fake Toby Carvery offer on Facebook
A Facebook post falsely claims the restaurant chain’s “president” is offering a free meal to those who ‘like’ the post.
The Dispatch→ Trump: U.N. No Longer Living Up to Its Potential
Plus: SCOTUSblog hosts its first ‘On the Merits’ summit, featuring Amy Coney Barrett.
The Dispatch→ Thin Ice on the Eastern Front | Roundtable
Plus: More on Jonah’s rollerblading years.
The Dispatch→ Why Trump’s Latest Surprise Could Benefit Ukraine For Once
The president says he believes the war-torn nation can defeat Russia. Ukraine supporters are hopeful.
The Dispatch→ The Second 1776
The Civil War tested a fledgling republic—again.
The Dispatch→ Can Pragmatism Save the Democratic Party?
A collection of center-left groups seeks to repeat the success of the Democratic Leadership Council in the late 1980s.
The Dispatch→ ‘Good Luck To All!’
Donald Trump’s slow-motion surrender in Ukraine
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meta Did NOT Add New Tags On Threads Posts To Warn That Certain Users Are Suspected Of Membership In Antifa — Meme Appears To Mock Trump Administration War On Antifa
Did Meta, the owner of the Threads social media platform, announce it had begun labeling some accounts with a warning that "This user is suspected of being part of a terrorist organization called Antifa. Please report any suspicious behav
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Climate Change and Renewables at U.N.
In an hourlong address before the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 23, President Donald Trump lashed out at those promoting “the green energy agenda,” saying it had left many European countries “on the brink of destruction” and d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO $6 mіllіon ‘Freedom Ranch’ Horse Sanctuary Launched By Saquon Barkley, Others — Clickbait
Did Football Player Saquon Barkley (or any other professional athlete) just launch Freedom Ranch, a $6 million, 150-acre sanctuary for horses? No, that's not true: This is a made-up story. A network of Facebook pages run from Vietnam and
The Dispatch→ Why Not?
The postliberal logic of frivolously charging James Comey.
PolitiFact→ Trump has defied norms on executive power. What actions could he take amid a government shutdown?
How a government shutdown would give Trump more power
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gavin Newsom’s Press Office Did NOT Write About Trump ‘Fat Satan Broke The UN Escalator’ — It’s A Parody Account
Did Gavin Newsom's official press office X.com account post a message about Donald Trump saying "Fat Satan broke the UN escalator?" No, that's not true: The message was posted by a parody account, not California Governor Newsom's official
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eminem Did NOT Just Drop A Track Titled ‘Fuck Donald Trump’ — AI Made It Two Months Earlier
Did rapper Eminem release a new track attacking President Donald Trump titled "Fuck Donald Trump' in September 2025? No, that's not true: The song was already several months old when a one-minute audio clip was posted on social media alon
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Erika Kirk Did NOT Start And Join A ‘Faith & Fellowship Dating App’ After Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
Did Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, go on social media to announce that she and her husband's organization, Turning Point USA, started a new dating app and that she joined it even before the memorial service for her husband? No, none of that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump U.S. Attorney Nominee Lindsey Halligan Is NOT The Beauty Pageant Contestant In Viral 2007 Video
Is Lindsey Halligan, the lawyer chosen by President Trump to be the U.S. attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, the same woman made infamous by a viral video of her answer to a question in a 2007 beauty pageant? No, that's not tru
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s False and Misleading Claims About Crime in D.C.
The president cited a number of false and misleading claims about homicides and youth crime in the nation’s capital.
New York Times→ How inaccurate claims by Trump were used to justify executive actions
Many executive actions reflect Mr. Trump’s messaging, in some cases closely echoing inaccurate claims that have long been a feature of his public appearances.
New York Times→ For Trump, Job and Crime Data Is ‘Phony,’ Unless It Supports His Views
The president has ping-ponged between boasts about jobs and crime and attacks on their data sources. Here’s how he is threatening trust in public data.
Full Fact→ No, Screwfix is not offering huge discounts to the over-50s
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: September Drama
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
Full Fact→ Video of boys being arrested is from 2008 TV programme, and nothing to do with England flags
The footage was actually taken from an old episode of the TV programme Traffic Cops and shows two boys being arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle.
Full Fact→ Argos is not ‘giving away’ iPad Pros for just £2.50
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on Facebook.