Reality isn’t optional.
The Dispatch→ Dick Cheney: Statesman, Patriot, Principled Conservative
Reflections on the most consequential vice president in U.S. history.
The Dispatch→ Democrats Get the 2024 Monkey Off Their Backs
But key divisions and choices remain that will determine Democrats’ fate in 2026 and 2028.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Prop 50 AND Shasta County California’s 1% Tax Measure Results Both Available On County Website Before Viral Claim
Were California Proposition 50 votes counted and reported on the day after Election Day but not the results for a 1% tax vote in Shasta County as a person claimed in a viral video? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the county electi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: American Airlines Did NOT Announce An Immediate Shutdown — An Alaskan Charter Service Did
Did American Airlines announce on November 4, 2025 that it would immediately shutdown and cancel flights after 66 years of service? No, that's not true: A news headline reading "American airline abruptly confirms immediate total shutdown"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Of Shouting Protester Getting Pepper Sprayed In The Face By A Riot Police Officer — It’s AI-Generated
Does a video show the moment when a fed-up riot police officer pepper sprays a shouting protester in the face? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. A glitch that gives away the AI origin is that the pepper spray canister falls
The Dispatch→ Hard Conversations
When a Republican apologizes.
FactCheck.org→ Explaining Democrats’ Request to Restore Foreign Aid
Q: Did Democrats request funding for “climate resilience” in Honduras, “civic engagement” in Zimbabwe, and “LGBTQI+ democracy grants” in the Balkans, to end the government shutdown? A: A Democratic proposal would
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: $2.8M Statues NOT Underway For Dolly, George Strait, The Boss, Shania, AOC, Jimmy Page, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Bill Clinton And Other Celebrities — The Posts Are AI Stan Bait
Is there a rising number of $2.8 million statues erected or underway to honor people like Dolly Parton, George Strait, Bruce Springsteen, Bill Clinton, Shania Twain, Jimmy Page, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Waltz King André Rieu, and o
PolitiFact→ Nancy Pelosi to retire: How the Democratic leader stretched facts and became a misinformation magnet
Looking back at Pelosi and PolitiFact
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani Did NOT Announce Bitcoin Tax On All New Yorkers — It’s AI Slop
Did NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani announce a bitcoin tax on all New Yorkers just days after the Nov. 4 election? No, that's not true: This is a made-up story with no verifiable details. The text in the post appears to be AI-generated. Th
The Dispatch→ Nuclear, Big and Small
The U.S. begins to build a next-generation nuclear future.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Of Trump Supporters Without Their Red MAGA Hats In Line At Food Bank — AI-Generated
Does a real video show Trump supporters lined up at the community food bank without their red MAGA hats on? No, that's not true: The video was labeled as AI-generated by the TikTok creator that posted it. The video also bears the watermar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Marine Pushing President Trump Up Marine One Helicopter Steps Is NOT Real — AI-Generated Satire
Is a video showing a U.S. Marine pushing President Donald Trump up the steps into the Marine One helicopter real? No, that's not true: A full version of the video shows the president's pants splitting, exposing a large hole in his underwe
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Tariffs Land in the Supreme Court
The nine justices heard arguments on whether Trump can use emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs.
The Dispatch→ And the Next President of Heritage Is … | Live From Grand Rapids
A conversation with Mr. Whiskers and co.
The Dispatch→ Supreme Court Greets Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs With Skepticism
The justices scrutinized the administration’s claim to near-unlimited tariff authority.
The Dispatch→ Doing the Work in Front of You
Dick Cheney’s career was built on a simple philosophy: substance over spotlight.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Story Of ‘Judge Harrison’ Presiding Over Adoption Of 14-Year-Old ‘David’ Is Clickbait — It Is AI-Generated
Did "Judge Harrison" surprise a 14-year-old named David by telling him that the court proceeding was not just another foster care placement, but that he was going to be adopted by a "Mr. and Mrs. Gable"? No, that's not true: This is a mad
The Dispatch→ It’s the (Not Caring About the) Economy, Stupid
Lessons from a blue wave.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – White House evidence doesn’t prove Trump statement that California “rigged” election
Voting in California is “rigged.”
The Dispatch→ Speaking Lies to Power
A lot of bravery is cheap.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Person Who Is Not A U.S. Citizen And Arrived In NYC Two Days Ago Did NOT Vote For Mamdani For Mayor — Poster "Yazan" Says It Was A Hoax
Did a person who is not a U.S. citizen or even a resident arrive in New York City two days before the election and vote for Mamdani for mayor? No, that's not true: The poster admitted that it was a joke post. To debunk their own joke, the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Official Says NO Massive Walkout At NYPD After New Mayor Elected
Was there a massive walkout at the NYPD the day after a new mayor was elected in New York City? No, that's not true: "There is no walkout," a spokesperson with the NYPD told Lead Stories. The claim was made by a congressional candidate ba
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sora Videos Of Ukrainian Soldiers Surrendering In Pokrovsk Do NOT Show Real-Life Events
Did viral videos document that Ukrainian soldiers started to surrender en masse in Pokrovsk, as of November 5, 2025? No, that's not true: The clips showed a watermark of a generative AI tool. As of this writing, Ukraine denied that its so
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Donald Trump Dismissed A Secret Service Food Tester After Incident At Restaurant In Washington DC
Did Donald Trump dismiss a longtime Secret Service food tester after JD Vance saw the agent sprinkle an unidentified spice on the President's meal when they were dining out in DC? No, that's not true: There is no evidence supporting this
The Dispatch→ Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Trump’s Tariff Case
A livestreamed reaction to the oral arguments in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s China Deal Is a Major Indictment of U.S. Trade Policy
The U.S. makes real concessions for small, temporary wins—and boosts China in the process.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alan Dershowitz Did NOT Say He Would ‘Blow His Brains Out On Live TV’ If Mamdani Becomes New York Mayor
Did retired Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz publicly promise to "blow his brains out on live TV" if Zohran Mamdani wins the 2025 mayoral election in New York City? No, that's not true: Dershowitz denied that on his social med
Full Fact→ Grok and Google Lens AI overviews claim fake imagery shows Huntingdon train attack
Grok told users one AI-generated image “appears to be a genuine photo”, while a Google Lens AI overview linked a video which does not show real footage of the incident to Saturday’s stabbings.
The Dispatch→ What Can Mamdani Actually Do As Mayor?
New York City’s new mayor has a bold agenda. But does he have the power to implement it?
The Dispatch→ Politics of Who Rather Than What | Interview: Yuval Levin
Antisemitism is not new.
The Dispatch→ Why Alliances Endure—and How They Break
A framework for understanding how the U.S. is winning deals but losing allies.
The Dispatch→ India Is a Situational Partner, Not an Ally
Understanding this will help guide U.S. relations with the world’s largest country.
The Dispatch→ Immunity Syndrome
The Supreme Court ruling inventing presidential immunity looks dumber every day.
The Dispatch→ Do Americans Love Socialism? Or Do They Just Hate the Status Quo?
Don’t read too much into issue polling. Or even Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral victory.
The Dispatch→ The Dick Cheney I Knew
The former vice president was far more than the caricatures he was made out to be.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Smiling Riot Policeman Pepper Spraying Woman With Shaved Head Is NOT Real — It’s From A ‘Sora’ Account That Features Text-To-Video AI Clips
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Food Bazaar Supermarket In North Bergen NJ Did NOT Close Store And Keep Security Gates Down Since SNAP Payments Were Cut Off On Nov. 1
Has a New Jersey supermarket shuttered its windows ever since Nov. 1, 2025 when SNAP payments were cut off? No, that's not true: The store had not, at the time this was written, closed because of a delay in the dispersal of SNAP benefits
The Dispatch→ The Worst in Everyone
The freakout over Mayor Zohran begins.