“Delta plane that crashed in Toronto operated by Endeavor Air with all-female flight crew.”
The Dispatch→ Gangster’s Paradise
The mafia didn’t get rich by accident.
The Dispatch→ Faded Glory, Growing Dishonor
What Donald Trump is doing to U.S. allies is disgraceful.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Luigi Mangione didn’t post this Napoleon Bonaparte quote
Says Luigi Mangione posted on X, “He who saves his country does not violate any law.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this old news footage doesn’t prove former President Barack Obama wasn’t U.S.-born
“The media is showing how Obama’s birth certificate was changed! He was never born in the U.S. so he was never a real president!”
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – No, Joe Biden did not have a 'voter importation' plan. Fact-checking Elon Musk's false CPAC claim.
President Joe Biden’s immigration policy was “a giant voter importation scam.”
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About the SAVE Act
The proposed federal legislation would require proof of citizenship for voter registration.
PolitiFact→ DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are the numbers coming from?
DOGE’s website says its estimated savings are $55 billion, but its “wall of receipts” lists savings of about $8.6 billion, 0.1% of last year’s federal budget. PolitiFact dug into what we know about the savings so far.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Does a ‘US Debt Clock’ prove DOGE has saved $64 billion? Why the clock and that claim lack evidence
“US Debt Clock” numbers prove “DOGE has saved taxpayers $64 billion dollars in just 17 days.”
FactCheck.org→ Trump, Musk Exaggerate Scale of Improper Social Security Payments to the Dead
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. President Donald Trump incorrectly interpreted data shared by Elon Musk when he falsely claimed on Feb. 18 that “millions and millions of people over 100 years old” receive impr
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of Karoline Leavitt offering Americans a $4,800 subsidy because of DOGE is altered
Video shows White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying Americans can get $4,800 subsidy because Department of Government Efficiency cuts found “extra money.”
FactCheck.org→ No Basis for Corruption Accusations About USAID Administrator
President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk have suggested without evidence that officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development may have siphoned off taxpayer money for themselves, echoing false social media claims about the former ad
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police DO Have Suspect In Murder Of California Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi
Is a social media post that speculates that right-wing rhetoric about the California wildfires caused the murder of California Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi accurate? No, that's not true: The police have named Rebecca Marodi's wife as the o
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk’s chart doesn’t prove millions of centenarians fraudulently get Social Security benefits
The Social Security Administration isn’t issuing payments to millions of centenarians. Here are the facts and context behind a chart Elon Musk shared.
The Dispatch→ No, Germany’s Defense Minister Did Not Call J.D. Vance a ‘Christo-Fascist’
A viral Facebook post mistook an internet user’s commentary for a speech transcript.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE Did NOT Uncover $2 Billion Grant To Nonprofit Power Forward Communities, Linked To Stacey Abrams
Did DOGE "uncover" a previously unknown $2 billion federal grant to Power Forward Communities, a nonprofit organization linked to Democratic activist Stacey Abrams? No, that's not true: The Environmental Protection Agency publicly announc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Video Game Footage Shows C-17 Globemaster Plane Taking Off From Carrier Deck
Does a viral video authentically show a C-17 Globemaster plane taking off from an aircraft carrier? No, that's not true: The viral clip was copied from a YouTube channel with an explicit disclaimer saying all footage is made "using simula
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Barron Trump didn’t say this about ‘uncovering a dark legacy’
Says Barron Trump posted on X, “We’re on the brink of uncovering a dark legacy in this country that’s been hidden for far too long.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine Did NOT Block Truth Social
Was the social media platform Truth Social blocked in Ukraine by the Ukrainian authorities? No, that's not true: Truth Social and the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs's spokesperson denied the claim. Both said that the social media p
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t an authentic X post from Elon Musk calling to imprison protesters
Says Elon Musk said on X, “Spoiled crybabies across the country are protesting against America’s golden age. Brats like them should go to prison.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims about a judge declaring Joe Biden’s pardons unconstitutional started on a satire page
“The very LIBERAL 9th Circuit Court has ruled that 84 of Biden's last-minute pardons are unconstitutional.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this isn’t an authentic video of Barron Trump on ‘America’s Got Talent’
Video shows Barron Trump singing on “America’s Got Talent.”
Internet Archive→ President Trump Remarks at Governors Working Session : CSPAN2 : February 21, 2025 1:00pm-2:07pm EST
President Donald Trump addresses a gathering of the nation's governors at the White House. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN2.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Item Tile, JSON
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 95% Of Canada’s Imports Do NOT Come From US; Actual Figure Is 62.2%
Does Canada get 95 percent of its imports from the United States? No, that's not true: According to Statistics Canada, the national statistical office, the U.S. was the source of 62.2 percent of Canada's total imports in 2024, not 95 perc
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That Google Cut Pride Month, Other Celebrations From Its Calendar App
The company did so in mid-2024, citing business reasons.
Full Fact→ A Covid vaccine made with HIV protein was trialled but never rolled out
A viral clip from a BBC documentary shows that an HIV protein was used in a Covid vaccine trial, but fails to mention the vaccine itself was scrapped soon afterwards.
Full Fact→ How much aid has the US given to Ukraine?
President Donald Trump has claimed the US has given Ukraine more than $300 billion in support, but it’s not clear what that’s based on.
Full Fact→ Picture doesn’t prove baseless conspiracy theory Brigitte Macron is a man
A picture is being shared online with false claims it shows the French First Lady as a boy.
The Dispatch→ Turmoil in the Big Apple
Trump 2.0 is sending shockwaves through New York.
Internet Archive→ Elon Musk Interview at CPAC : CSPAN : February 21, 2025 6:22am-7:00am EST
Head of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk sat down for an interview and to give an update at the first day of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland....This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Carrie Underwood Won $1 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Involving ‘The View’ — Originated On Clickbait Channels
Did Carrie Underwood win a billion-dollar defamation lawsuit against "The View" or did she even sue them? No, that's not true: The story alleging there was a lawsuit involving comments on "The View" about Underwood's performance at Presid
Full Fact→ No, video does not show real TV report on Disney growing child stars in lab
The clip is of a fake news report which was first posted by the satirical outlet The Onion in 2008.
The Dispatch→ Are We the Baddies Now?
Zelensky, 'A dictator without elections'?
The Dispatch→ Against the Executive Sledgehammer
USAID may have needed reforms. But not these.
The Dispatch→ Paranoia and Personal Grudges Explain Trump’s Turn on Ukraine
The president’s beef with Volodomyr Zelenksy goes back to the ‘perfect phone call’ of 2019.
The Dispatch→ The Perfect Is Not the Only Enemy of the Good
And DOGE is not merely imperfect. It's actively bad.
Internet Archive→ Pres. Trump Speaks at Republican Governors Dinner : CSPAN : February 20, 2025 7:32pm-8:14pm EST
[LIVE] President Trump delivers remarks at the Republican Governors Association Meeting dinner in Washington, DC. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption
PolitiFact→ Nancy Mace – Rep. Nancy Mace is wrong. Not all people are born with either XX or XY chromosomes.
“You either have XX or XY chromosomes. Those are the options.”
The Dispatch→ No, Chelsea Clinton Did Not Receive $84 Million From USAID
The figure represents annual gross receipts from the Clinton Foundation, a nonprofit.
The Dispatch→ Twitter Is Real Life
The reply guys are in charge now.