“Portland is burning to the ground.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pam Bondi Did NOT File Petition Asking NFL To Remove Bad Bunny From 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Lineup
Did U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi file a petition requesting to remove Bad Bunny from the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show? No, that's not true: Lead Stories searched publicly available documents from the Department of Justice and found no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Finland Is NOT Annexing Russian Territories After Nearly Unanimous Regional Elections In Russia– It’s A Fabricated Story
Did the Russian cities of Vyborg, Petrozavodsk, and Murmansk decide with an overwhelming majority vote to leave Russia and join Finland? No, that's not true: This fictional multipart story is illustrated with an AI-generated image of "uni
Full Fact→ More fake Toby Carvery offers circulate on Facebook
We regularly see social media posts falsely claiming the restaurant chain is giving away free meals.
Full Fact→ No, the government hasn’t legalised marriage between brothers and sisters and parents and children
False claims about changes in the law have been linked to a parliamentary exchange about marriages between first cousins.
Full Fact→ The government is not introducing a 48-hour parking limit
The Department for Transport told Full Fact that these claims, which have been widely shared on social media, are not true.
Full Fact→ When Power Meets the Wellness Algorithm: Why We Mistake Virality for Truth
Health misinformation today doesn’t come from a shifty snake oil salesman but from sources wrapped in confidence and intimacy: a president at a podium, a celebrity doctor on a podcast, or a wellness influencer who has been on our phones for years.
Full Fact→ The TV licence fee is not doubling for over 65s
A spokesperson for the BBC confirmed this isn’t true, contrary to claims being shared on social media.
Full Fact→ ONS acts to improve understanding of suicide rates, after Full Fact investigation
Politicians, the media and the public should now be better informed about what the suicide data really shows.
The Dispatch→ How October 7 Changed Israel
Two years after the terrorist attack, Israelis are still adjusting to an upended life.
The Dispatch→ SCOTUS Long Conference and ‘Insecure Originalists’
The court begins its 2025-2026 term.
The Dispatch→ Could a Pigouvian Tax Help Solve Climate Change?
Taxing carbon emissions could leave decisions about reducing greenhouse gases to the market.
The Dispatch→ In New Jersey and Virginia, Is Trump an Asset or Liability?
Neither the president nor his VP has campaigned for the GOP gubernatorial candidates.
The Dispatch→ Adam Smith and Digital Outrage
What the father of modern economics might say about our social media culture.
The Dispatch→ The Power Theory of Free Speech
Why widespread hypocrisy about free speech makes the First Amendment all the more important.
The Dispatch→ Are Democrats Ready to Welcome Pro-Life Candidates?
A recent suggestion for expanding the party’s appeal gets a lukewarm reception.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Sign An Executive Order Demanding Universal Music Group Sign Lara Trump To A Multi-Album Record Deal
Did President Trump sign an executive order demanding that Universal Music Group sign his daughter-in-law Lara Trump to a multi-album record deal? No, that's not true: The claim posted on a self-described parody account on X has no basis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Nike And Under Armour Donated Face Masks, Clothing To ICE Agents
Did Nike or Under Armour donate face masks and clothing to ICE agents involved in arresting undocumented immigrants in the United States? No, that's not true: The TikTok host making the claim gave no supporting information about how he co
The Dispatch→ American vs. American
The end state of Trumpism.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check:Trump Did NOT Say He Talked To ‘The President of Puerto Rico’
Did Donald Trump once say he had talked to the "President of Puerto Rico", as social media posts claim? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no public record of Trump ever saying that. He did, in 2017, say he had talked to the "Preside
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alisa Kasmer, Whose Facebook Post Says She’s ‘Grieving’ What Trump Aide Stephen Miller ‘Has Become,’ IS His First Cousin
Is Alisa Kasmer, the woman who posted a long message on Facebook attacking Stephen Miller, really Miller's cousin? Yes, that's true: Kasmer's post claimed that she babysat Miller and he is her first cousin. Lead Stories researched the Whi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Moment Marimar "La Maggie" Martinez Was Shot After Allegedly Ramming A DHS SUV In Chicago
Does a video show the moment Marimar Martinez was shot by a federal agent in southwest Chicago after she allegedly rammed a Department of Homeland Security SUV? No, that's not true: This video does not show the incident Martinez incident.
Full Fact→ Kemi Badenoch’s claims about Labour’s unemployment record aren’t quite right—here’s why
The Conservative leader has repeated two claims about Labour’s record on unemployment, neither of which is quite right.
Full Fact→ BBC’s Have I Got News for You error shows why fact checking matters
Over the weekend, an episode of Have I Got News for You was temporarily removed from BBC iPlayer after presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell made a factual error...
Full Fact→ Daily Mail corrects article about Covid vaccines and cancer
The article wrongly said a study claimed to have found proof the vaccines raised the risk of getting several types of cancer.
PolitiFact→ Read labels, consult your doctor: How to give Tylenol to your child
Read labels, ask doctors: How to give Tylenol to your child
AllSides→ Vaccine Advisory Committee Members Mislead About COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/10/vaccine-advisory-committee-members-mislead-about-covid-19-vaccination-during-pregnancy/
The Dispatch→ Desirable Things and Their Limits
On bipartisanship, consensus, moderation, and civility.
Full Fact→ Has the government introduced new consumer protections on ticket resales?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to introduce new consumer protections on ticket resales.
The Dispatch→ The First Post-Assad Election in Syria
Al-Sharaa’s government held limited parliamentary elections, but sectarian violence and centralized power threaten national unity.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Coca-Cola CEO Did NOT Issue Super Bowl Sponsorship Ultimatum Over Bad Bunny — Quote Attributed To Other People Too
Did Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey or various other people issue an ultimatum to the NFL about ending sponsorship of the Super Bowl if singer Bad Bunny was allowed to perform at the halftime show? No, that's not true: A Coca-Cola spokesperso
The Dispatch→ Abundance Democrats Are Turning Right | Interview: Philip Rossetti
What will make America more affordable?
The Dispatch→ The Arsonist and Firefighter
How to understand the role Qatar plays in Middle Eastern politics.
The Dispatch→ The Nazi Scholar Inspiring China’s Intelligentsia
How Carl Schmitt shaped the CCP’s anti-liberal global vision.
The Dispatch→ Transgender Issues Continue to Vex Democrats
Gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey and Virginia have been evasive on the trail.
The Dispatch→ Our Shadowy Civil Rights Regime
The American civil rights system doesn’t work how we think it does.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Horror Story Of Twins Lily And Rose Parker Disappearing At Disneyland Is Fiction — No News Reports
Is there any truth to the viral story about the disappearance of twins Lily and Rose Parker in 1985 in Disneyland and their skeletons being found in 2013? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page that says it publishes
The Dispatch→ How to Stop Teaching Our Children to Hate
Plus: The struggle and survival of Jewish life in Ukraine.
The Dispatch→ The Monthly Mailbag with Zachary Shemtob
SCOTUSblog’s executive editor answers your questions.
The Dispatch→ The Struggle and Survival of Jewish Life in Ukraine
Many Jews have fled war-torn Ukraine, but some places see spiritual revival.