Young people say they find faith and tradition in coming—or returning—to the church.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the First Week of the Second Trump Administration
The outgoing and incoming presidents both exploited the power of the pen.
The Dispatch→ Curtis Yarvin Yearning For Serfdom
Serfdom sucks, trust me.
The Dispatch→ Cuteness Overload at the National Zoo
Pandas are back, and it’s panda-monium.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Musk Did NOT Promise ‘Major Shake Up’ At MSNBC And Did NOT Vow To Fire Joy Reid — It’s From Satire Article
Did Elon Musk promise a "major shake-up" at MSNBC, vowing to fire host Joy Reid, as a social media post said? No, that's not true: This first appeared in an article on a website with a satire disclaimer that's known for publishing fabrica
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fraternal Order Of Police Did NOT Rescind Endorsement Of Trump After January 6 Pardons
Did the Fraternal Order of Police rescind its endorsement of President Donald Trump in response to the sweeping January 6 pardons he gave after his 2025 swearing-in? No, that's not true: The Fraternal Order of Police issued a letter that
The Dispatch→ Let’s Fight
On racism, fascism, and cherry-picking only what’s convenient.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Trump’s birthright executive order doesn’t strip Kamala Harris’ US citizenship
"Trump's birthright citizenship EO includes a Kamala Harris clause, specifically designed to deny the legitimacy of her US citizenship."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t fall for Facebook posts warning about purported, wanted serial killer Jeffrey Thomas
Photos show Jeffrey Thomas, a “serial killer on the loose.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Trump’s anti-birthright citizenship effort doesn’t apply only to children of those ‘here illegally’
“The removal of birthright citizenship only applies to the children of those that are here ILLEGALLY.”
The Dispatch→ The Shame of It All
The coming rehabilitation of the January 6ers.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Claim Republicans support impeaching President Donald Trump came from fake news account
“The U.S. Senate has the votes to remove Trump from office if the House votes to impeach.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Document Does NOT Show Rafael Cruz’s Involvement In Assassination Of JFK
Does a genuine U.S. government document show that Rafael Cruz, Sen. Ted Cruz's father, was involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? No, that's not true: The document is fake. The real record contains a report from Swiss
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the U.S. government hasn’t approved $1,000 stimulus checks upon Trump’s return to office
After President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. government approved a 2025 $1,000 stimulus program for all Americans.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Tanks In Texas Heading To Border Under Trump’s Executive Order
Does a video show a long line of military trucks in Texas hauling tanks to the U.S. southern border in response to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump declaring a national emergency in 2025? No, that's not true: The video
PolitiFact→ X posts – Video doesn’t show roads to Mexico after Trump’s immigration crackdown. It was uploaded in December
Video shows “roads heading to Mexico are jam packed as mass deportations have started.”
PolitiFact→ What Trump's first week immigration orders mean in the short and long term
President Donald Trump signed a flurry of immigration orders. Some actions have taken effect; others face legal challenges or will require additional resources. Here’s a look at what the orders say and mean.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims about FEMA, North Carolina, and $2 billion earmarked for migrants originated on parody pages
“FEMA has been directed back to North Carolina with $2 billion in emergency funds: ‘We transferred it from the programs that fund welfare for illegals. They don’t be needing it.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Still Photos Do NOT Show Other Politicians Gesturing Just As Musk Did — Videos Differ
Does a collection of still images demonstrate that other politicians have made the same gesture as Elon Musk did at the closing of his speech at President Donald Trump's inauguration rally in 2025? No, that's not true: These photos do sho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mississippi Senator Did NOT Try To Ban Male Masturbation — Bill Was Meant To Highlight Gender ‘Double Standards’
Did a Mississippi state senator file a bill in a sincere attempt to bar men from masturbating? No, that's not true: Bradford Blackmon said he introduced Senate Bill 2319 to highlight what he described as "double standards" in laws affecti
FactCheck.org→ Trump Justifies J6 Pardons With Misinformation
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. With the stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 granted clemency — either a pardon or commuted sentence — to all of the more than 1,500 people charged in con
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Donald Trump didn’t dispatch federal disaster assistance to Ron DeSantis in snowy Florida
President Donald Trump declared “a state of emergency in Florida because of snow.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show US Military Vehicles Patrolling Border
Does a clip authentically show U.S. military vehicles patrolling the U.S. border? No, that's not true: The video was generated by AI. An account self-described as an "AI Creater" originally posted the video. The clip also contained discre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Proposed Change To 22nd Amendment Would NOT Let Obama Be Elected President Again
Would a proposed constitutional amendment by a Republican congressman meant to help President Donald Trump serve a third term also allow Barack Obama to be elected president again? No, that's not true: The proposal specifies that only pre
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Longtime ‘CBS Evening News’ anchor Norah O’Donnell has new role, she wasn’t fired
“CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell was fired.
The Dispatch→ No, Donald Trump Did Not Say That He ‘Rigged’ the 2024 Election
A viral video misinterprets Trump’s own false claim that the 2020 was stolen.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump’s False claim that Jan. 6 committee deleted ‘all’ evidence
The U.S. House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that they collected over two years.”
Health Feedback→ Moderna booster vaccine trials didn’t cause “mass heart attacks” in children, contrary to online claims
REVIEW The development and wider rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines involved dozens of trials to check the safety and effectiveness across different vaccines, doses, timeframes, populations, and virus variants. An important aspect of these trials is t
Full Fact→ Facebook posts about lost man showing up on doorsteps are a hoax
The posts have been shared in local community groups, including those for Derby, Bristol and Brighton.
Full Fact→ Photo does not show reconstruction of Mariupol in Ukraine
The photo has been shared with claims it shows “Russia has rebuilt the city” after it was largely demolished in battle in 2022, but the picture actually shows a city in Russia.
Full Fact→ Old video of fire along Los Angeles highway shared as recent
The video has been shared with captions that imply it shows the recent wildfires in LA, but it actually dates back to 2017.
PolitiFact→ Did Trump kill ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965’? Here’s why that claim caused confusion
President Donald Trump revoked executive order 11246, signed by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, that required federal contractors to provide equal opportunity in hiring. Some social media users mistakenly claimed Trump revoked a law.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis didn’t confess to colluding with the Jan. 6 committee
“Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.”
Full Fact→ Photo does not show woman at US Capitol riot
The photo actually shows the woman at a peaceful protest in Kansas on 6 January 2021, where there were no arrests. She did not participate in the riots at the US Capitol.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Takes Shape
The president’s efforts to transform immigration policy are off to a running start.
Full Fact→ Minister wrong to claim IMF forecast UK’s economy will be the fastest growing in Europe
New figures published by the International Monetary Fund don’t support claims made by a health minister and the Independent about growth projections.
The Dispatch→ Is This What Retribution Looks Like?
Conservatives aren’t winning. Liberals are losing.
The Dispatch→ Contrived Chaos
Donald Trump’s declared ‘emergencies’ are nothing of the sort.
The Dispatch→ Reckless Pardons Vex a Feckless Congress
Few on Capitol Hill have credibility on the issue.
The Dispatch→ How the Heritage Foundation Sold Its Birthright
The storied think tank traded Reaganite conservatism for rabid populism in the Trump era.