Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Did NOT Find Body Of Elderly Woman In Pima County With Clothing Matching Savannah Guthrie’s Mom — Sheriff Says Not True
Did police discover the body of an elderly woman in a Pima County suburb with clothing found at the scene that closely resembled what Nancy Guthrie was wearing before her disappearance? No, that's not true: "This is not factual," the publ
The Dispatch→ Our Roy Cohn
The president’s Stephen Miller problem.
FactCheck.org→ ICE Officers and Bonuses
Q: Is it true that ICE agents are financially rewarded for the number of people taken into custody? A: The Department of Homeland Security has said there is no such policy, and an immigration think tank told us it is unaware of any payments pe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Crying ‘Monsieur Morel’ In Viral Video Is NOT Real French Teacher — AI Video
Did a viral video of a crying French school teacher hit and teased by fighting students show a real-life scene from a French classroom? No, that's not true: The clip showed typical inconsistencies found in generative AI videos. The name o
The Dispatch→ Permitting Reform’s Defining Moment
Will Congress seize its opportunity to advance Abundance-forward energy policy?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ted Cruz DID Say ‘Let’s Stop Attacking Pedophiles’, But His Representative Told Reporters The Senator Misspoke
Did U.S. Senator Ted Cruz say, "Let's stop attacking pedophiles" at a congressional hearing? Yes, he did, but his spokesperson described that as a gaffe, "a verbal slip", and clarified that the senator opposed such crimes. The overall con
Full Fact→ Pictures of a young Zohran Mamdani with Jeffrey Epstein aren’t real
Images that appear to show the mayor of New York City when he was young alongside convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are fake and were made with artificial intelligence.
The Dispatch→ India’s Growing Global Power
Plus: Homan withdraws 700 agents from Minnesota, Iran nuke talks wobble, and camels now have passports.
The Dispatch→ Quasi-Hypotheticals
‘You go girl' is not an overt act.
The Dispatch→ The ‘Targeted Enforcement’ Lie
DHS officials concede enforcement efforts in U.S. cities were not targeting just criminals.
The Dispatch→ How ‘Open Borders’ Led Us Here
If one party advocates for nullifying laws, so can its opponent.
The Dispatch→ The American Dream, Brought to You By Kroger
Owning a megayacht doesn’t mean you’ve ‘made it.’
The Dispatch→ The Presidency as Protection Racket
‘Nice little state you got there. I sure wouldn’t want anything to happen to it.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOJ Epstein Library’s Formatting Glitch Turned Email About ‘sexy and cute, 19y0’ Brazilian Into ‘sexy and cute, =9yo’
Did the Department of Justice database correctly render the contents of a Jan. 17, 2013 email to Jeffrey Epstein when it turned the email's words into "New Brazilian just arrived, sexy and cute, =9yo"? No, that's not true: The original em
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EMAIL About ‘WW3’ Planned For February 8, 2026, Could Be Found In Epstein Files, As Of February 4, 2026
Did the Epstein files contain an email discussing the beginning of World War III, scheduled to start on Feb. 8, 2026, as a viral image implied? No, that's not true: No email with the phrases "ww3" and "investmentt opp (nuclear)" could be
PolitiFact→ Jeanine Pirro said law-abiding gun owners cannot bring firearms into Washington, D.C. Is she right?
Jeanine Pirro’s comments on Washington gun laws, explained
The Dispatch→ Slop or Bust
The fatal identity crisis of 'The Washington Post.'
PolitiFact→ Health trend watch: Does drinking warm water help digestion?
Does drinking warm water help digestion?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Donald Trump And Jeffrey Epstein With Young Girls And Boys
Is a photo that shows Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein with young girls and boys authentic and part of the Department of Justice's publicly released Epstein files? No, that's not true: The image shows clear signs of being created by AI. T
PolitiFact→ Recording immigration agents in public is a constitutional right. Here’s what to know
Recording immigration agents: Legal do’s and don’ts
The Dispatch→ The ‘Affordability’ Horseshoe
The president is stealing progressive Democrats’ worst economic ideas.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Harvard University Scientists Did NOT Construct A 3D Model Of "Mary Mother of Jesus" — This Likeness Of Madonna Is An AI-Generated Joke
Did scientists at Harvard University create a 3D model depicting what Mary, Mother of Jesus, might have looked like? No, that's not true: This is an AI-generated image based on the likeness of Madonna, the "Queen of Pop". The joke post fo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Charlie Kirk Wrote Erika Kirk Out Of His Will After Suspected Affair With JD Vance
Does a viral video prove that Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk removed his wife from his will shortly before his murder? No, that's not true: The rumor originated from a self-described satire account. No professional media organi
PolitiFact→ Will Florida’s new English-only policy for drivers license exams make roads safer? What we found.
Fact-check: Florida’s English-only drivers license exams
Full Fact→ Vaccines do not cause autism, despite reported rises
A social media post seems to imply that increasing vaccine doses have caused increases in autism cases, but that’s not true.
The Dispatch→ Inside China’s Military Purge
Plus: Columbia’s president visits the White House, the U.S. Navy downs an Iranian drone, and don’t adjust traffic mirrors to improve the feng shui.
The Dispatch→ Iran’s Jacobin Revolution | Interview: Eli Lake
“Do the strikes and be done with it”
The Dispatch→ How the GOP’s Redistricting Effort Could Backfire
Democrats responded with their own new maps, and there will be more competitive districts.
The Dispatch→ Why Is the Trump Administration Wiring Venezuelan Oil Revenue to Qatar?
The emirate is not a neutral player, nor is it aligned with Washington.
The Dispatch→ God and Man (and Academic Freedom) at Yale
William F. Buckley Jr.’s polemic against his alma mater echoes in today’s fights over higher education.
The Dispatch→ Wrong Is Wrong
No matter which side is doing it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Image Shows Likenesses Of Nigel Farage and Jeffrey Epstein Together But Image Has No Verifiable Source
Does a photo of Nigel Farage together with Jeffrey Epstein show that the two men were acquainted? No, that's not true: This image is fake. Although made to look like a photo taken with a flash, there is no evidence this is a real photo wh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Chart On 2025 Steel Production Increase Does NOT Show Actual Scale — Extreme Zoom On Y Axis
Does the size difference between two bars in a White House chart of U.S. steel production show the actual rate of growth from 2024 to 2025? No, that's not true: The bar representing 2025 is twice the size of the 2024 bar, which visually s
The Dispatch→ The Day After
Okay, let’s ‘nationalize’ elections. Then what?
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Immediate Speculation on Shootings Bucks Presidential Norms
President Donald Trump wasted no time in responding to the deaths of two U.S. citizens this month during protests against an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Trump and other top administration officials made inaccurate or unsupported statements w
PolitiFact→ Could $1,000 seed money in a Trump account multiply to $243,000? That’s without inflation and taxes
Could $1,000 in a Trump account multiply to $243,000?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Ivanka Trump And Melania Trump Cuddling With Jeffrey Epstein And Brett Ratner
Is a photo of Ivanka Trump and Melania Trump cuddling with Jeffrey Epstein and Brett Ratner authentic? No, that's not true: The image in the social media post is clearly labeled "satire," and the caption states it is satire. The image was
FactCheck.org→ Americans Don’t Need ‘Dramatically’ More Protein, Despite Officials’ Claims
In unveiling new dietary guidelines, federal health officials have claimed they are correcting past guidance that created a “generation of kids low in protein” and that Americans should get “dramatically” more of the nut
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DoJ’s Epstein Files Did NOT Show His Email Saying That Trump Called ‘Black Girls’ ‘Boogers,’ As Of February 3, 2026
Does a viral image on social media prove that Justice Department files show Jeffrey Epstein once wrote that Donald Trump calls "black girls" "boogers"? No, that's not true: Multiple searches across the Department of Justice website did no