Did MSNBC host Rachel Maddow "takedown" White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on air in a live interview? No, that's not true: Miller has never appeared on Maddow's show. The social media post and article saying it happened off
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: Tragedy in Minnesota
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
Full Fact→ Fake Daily Mail article about government considering banning England flags circulates online
A screenshot of the fake article has been shared widely amid a movement to raise St George’s and Union Jack flags in public spaces across the UK.
Full Fact→ Covid vaccines did not cause a 300% rise in cancer and miscarriage rates
Claims of sudden disease spikes in US military personnel in 2021 were based on an error in a government database.
Full Fact→ Photos shared with claims they show ‘life for minorities in Gaza’ were actually taken in Libya
Viral posts use Libyan photos to make claims about life for minorities in Gaza.
Full Fact→ Viral photo of street with England flags is not recent, it’s actually from 2023 Nike advert
The viral image has been shared with claims it shows homes decorated by veterans, but it predates the current social media campaign to raise flags in public spaces across the UK.
AllSides→ D.C. Homicide-Free Streak Not First in ‘Years’
D.C. Homicide-Free Streak Not First in ‘Years’ jbhicks Thu, 08/28/2025 - 06:40 While signing executive orders at the White House on Aug. 25, President Donald Trump wrongly said that an 11-day span of no homicides in Washington, D.C.,
AllSides→ D.C. Homicide-Free Streak Not First in ‘Years’
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/08/d-c-homicide-free-streak-not-first-in-years/ While signing executive
Full Fact→ Fake UN ‘Agenda 2030’ list circulates again on social media
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this list being shared online, and the UN has previously confirmed to Full Fact it isn’t real.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Viral Missing Tourists ‘Steve And Natalie Brody’ Found In Denali National Park Story — Details Don’t Add Up
Does the viral story about missing hikers "Steve and Natalie Brody" who were supposedly found dead in Alaska's Denali National Park add up? No, that's not true: There were no news reports on the case and several details in the posts about
Internet Archive→ FOX and Friends : FOXNEWSW : August 28, 2025 5:00am-6:00am PDT
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Full Fact→ Claims about civil servant ‘responsible’ for increase in state pension age shared online again
Facebook posts saying the former permanent secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions ‘is retiring’ are out of date and don’t give the full picture.
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump’s New Big Tech Partnerships
The second Trump administration is forging an unusual relationship with Silicon Valley.
Full Fact→ Argos isn’t selling HP laptops for £3 to people who fill in a survey
Argos has confirmed that posts being shared on social media claiming as much do not contain genuine offers from the retailer.
The Dispatch→ When Flag Burning Becomes a Crime | Interview: Sanford and Cynthia Levinson
Will an executive order undermine the Constitution?
The Dispatch→ Conserving Liberalism | Interview: Cass Sunstein
‘We should celebrate the liberal tradition.’
The Dispatch→ There Goes (VROOM VROOM) the American Muscle Car
Have electric vehicles, regulations, and changing consumer preferences killed a classic?
The Dispatch→ White Hats and Black Hats in the Middle East
The problem with framing the Israel-Hamas conflict as one between the powerful and the powerless.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Radar Does NOT Show East Coast Getting Blasted By HAARP Or "Pumping a Storm" — It’s Just Radar Picking Up Migratory Birds Flying South After Dusk
Does a blue pulse moving from east to west on a Doppler radar map show some sort of "storm pumping" weather modification or HAARP activity? No, that's not true: The radar reflectivity time lapse animation shows that radar signals have pic
The Dispatch→ Breaking the Barrel
Flags, logos, and the woke ‘anti-woke’ right.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Video Of Delivery Drone Dropping Car Battery On Parked Car Was An April Fool’s Hoax To Promote A Parts Store
Does a viral video show a real instance of a delivery drone dropping a car battery through the windshield of a parked car? No, that's not true: An auto repair business created the video as an April Fool's Day marketing stunt. The video ha
PolitiFact→ Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement is real, but the couple is often targeted by false claims
No hoax this time with news of Taylor and Travis engagement
The Dispatch→ Intel Again, Unfortunately
Risk and harm, all the way down.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Robin Westman NOT Clifford Thomas Phillps Jr. Is The Suspect In Minneapolis Annunciation Catholic School Shooting
Is Clifford Thomas Phillips Jr. the suspect in the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis? No, that's not true: The shooter has been identified by law enforcement officials as Robin Westman. He died by a self-inflicted gu
The Dispatch→ The Donald Always Gets His Slice
State capitalism and a mobbed-up executive.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Finland Did NOT Test ‘World’s First Engine-less Superconducting Maglev Cargo Pipeline’, As Of August 28, 2025
Did Finland test "the world's first engine-less superconducting maglev cargo pipeline, capable of moving cargo at over 500 km/h using no engines, wheels or tracks", as a social media post claimed? No, that's not true: As of August 28, 202
PolitiFact→ Byron Donalds’ history on youth offender laws: How DC proposal breaks from his past
What is Byron Donalds’ history with youthful offender laws?
Full Fact→ Thousands share video making false claims about Labour MPs resigning over ‘scandal’
It appears to show GB News presenter Patrick Christys reporting that 43 MPs have “just resigned”, but the clip isn’t real and is almost certainly AI-generated.
Full Fact→ No, Amazon is not ‘giving away’ iPads to the over-40s
A spokesperson for the company confirmed offers being shared on social media aren’t genuine.
Full Fact→ Video does not show Union Jack being replaced with Pakistan flag
The clip has been circulating on social media with misleading claims about what it really shows.
FactCheck.org→ D.C. Homicide-Free Streak Not First in ‘Years’
While signing executive orders at the White House on Aug. 25, President Donald Trump wrongly said that an 11-day span of no homicides in Washington, D.C., was the “first time that’s taken place in years,” a claim reiterated by other
PolitiFact→ Can RFK Jr. ban COVID-19 vaccines? What to know about federal rules around the process
Can RFK Jr. ban COVID-19 vaccines?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sam Hyde Is NOT The Shooter At Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis — Troll Posts
Is Sam Hyde the perpetrator of a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis? No, that's not true:A viral post recycled the meme in circulation since 2015 that casts the comedian Sam Hyde as an attacker after mass shootings in
Full Fact→ Cash withdrawals over £200 will not be automatically reported to the Financial Intelligence Unit
A spokesperson for the National Crime Agency, which oversees the Financial Intelligence Unit, confirmed this is not true.
AllSides→ Trump on EU and Japan Investments in the U.S.
Trump on EU and Japan Investments in the U.S. jbhicks Wed, 08/27/2025 - 07:51 In early August, President Donald Trump claimed that a trade deal he negotiated with the European Union in July came with hundreds of billions of dollars that t
AllSides→ Trump on EU and Japan Investments in the U.S.
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/08/trump-on-eu-and-japan-investments-in-the-u-s/ In early August, Presid
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump said Washington, DC, ‘always’ has ‘a murder a week.’ That’s wrong
In Washington, D.C., “We always have a murder a week.”
Full Fact→ Video of Vladimir Putin criticising UK’s ‘hypocrisy’ on Gaza isn’t real
The creator of a video shared widely on social media has said it is a “fictional dramatisation” and we’ve found no evidence Mr Putin actually made these comments.
Full Fact→ Fake Donald Trump quote calling Republicans the ‘dumbest group of voters’ recirculates
The fake quote is attributed to President Trump in the 1990s, and has been debunked many times.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Proof For Zelenskyy $1.2B Real Estate Empire In ‘London Telegraph’ Story — New Website Using Stolen Profile Picture
Is there any evidence for a story being spread online about "Olena K.", a Ukrainian anti-corruption official who supposedly defected to Europe and revealed real-estate corruption involving President Zelenskyy worth $1.2 billion ? No, that