With the US relationship with NATO top of the news agenda, and lots of claims about defence spending circulating, we look at the numbers.
Full Fact→ HAARP did not cause recent Northern Lights seen in UK
The Northern Lights seen across much of the UK this week were caused by a severe geomagnetic storm produced by the sun, not, as some claimed online, by the HAARP research facility in Alaska.
PolitiFact→ Major Gross Profit – Scam emails falsely claims people ‘must act’ to claim a $2,000 ‘tariff dividend’
“Trump’s $2,000 tariff dividend is live but you must act.”
Full Fact→ No, Amazon is not giving away unsold laptops
Amazon confirmed it is not giving away HP laptops that have been in storage for over a year.
PolitiFact→ Do 70% of immigrant detainees have criminal convictions or charges? Fact-checking Kristi Noem
What percent of ICE detainees have criminal histories?
The Dispatch→ What Is Trump’s Board of Peace?
Details of Trump’s Greenland deal emerge, Trump sues JPMorgan Chase, and Jasmine Crockett has an interesting pitch for Texan voters.
Full Fact→ Fake pictures of ‘British vigilantes’ slashing small boats shared online
Images of men in balaclavas slashing ‘migrant dinghies’ aren’t real and were likely made with AI.
The Dispatch→ Three More Years
On Trump's chaotic first year.
The Dispatch→ Chaos, Not Strategy
Trump advisers tout the ‘strategic’ necessity of acquiring Greenland, but the president’s actions make it hard to take those arguments seriously.
The Dispatch→ The Paradox America Can No Longer Sustain
The rules-based international order relied on the U.S. to lead the way without acting in naked self-interest.
The Dispatch→ The (Un) Making of the American Gentleman
The New World’s hotels were a laboratory for how a young country ought to behave.
The Dispatch→ Hey, Dummy
Vance doesn’t seem to realize he’s the tool, not the star.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s New Refugee Interviews Will Reopen Wounds We Promised to Help Heal
The decision to make already vetted refugees reinterview to stay here won’t make us safer.
Lead Stories→ What We Know About ICE Claim 5-Year-Old Liam Ramos’ ‘Criminal Illegal Alien’ Father Abandoned Him To Flee ICE Agents In Minnesota
Is a five-year-old Minnesota boy's father a "criminal illegal alien" who abandoned him in a running car at their home, running away when confronted by Immigration & Customs Enforcement officers? Here's what we know so far: School offi
The Dispatch→ A Botched Mugging
The Greenland episode is a historic strategic debacle.
PolitiFact→ What legal rights do you have in encounters with ICE?
What legal rights do you have in encounters with ICE?
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Claims About Greenland
Prior to announcing on Jan. 21 that he has reached a “framework of a future deal” on Greenland with the secretary general of NATO, President Donald Trump had insisted that the United States needed to acquire Greenland for national security reasons
The Dispatch→ Trump Is the Least of the EV Industry’s Worries
Economic reality will always beat out political ambition.
The Dispatch→ The Greenland Tariff Farce and America’s ‘Emergency’ Emergency
Bogus emergencies have become the norm—and not just on trade.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: Voters Sour on Trump’s Immigration Enforcement
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Activist Nekima Levy Armstrong Crying During Arrest In FBI’s Minnesota ‘Church Riot’ Case — White House Posted An Altered Photo That Changes Her Expression, Adds Tears
Full Fact→ Fake Argos offer for bargain Xbox shared online
Posts on Facebook falsely claim that you can get an Xbox Series X from Argos for £3 simply for filling in a survey.
Full Fact→ Supposed Argos deal for £3 TV is fake
Posts and adverts on Facebook have falsely claimed anyone can get a new television from Argos for completing a survey or review.
Full Fact→ Banning social media for under 16s could create more problems than it solves
There’s growing pressure on the UK government to follow the Australian example and ban social media for under-16s completely.
Full Fact→ Former National Cyber Leader and data expert to become Full Fact Chair
Full Fact is delighted to announce the appointment of Sally Walker as the charity’s new Chair.
Full Fact→ Argos isn’t selling iPads for £3 to people who fill out a survey
Posts and adverts on Facebook have promoted a fake Argos offer claiming that people can get an iPad for next to nothing from the retailer.
The Dispatch→ Year One of the Crypto President
Plus: The Supreme Court hears arguments in the Lisa Cook firing case, whistleblowers leak internal ICE memo, and Patagonia goes after a drag queen.
The Dispatch→ Is Lisa Cooked?
Not a good look for the administration.
The Dispatch→ Understanding Iran’s Role in Venezuela
The regimes share more than anti-Americanism.
The Dispatch→ My State Adopted Ranked-Choice Voting. It Was a Mistake.
The voting system creates confusion and mistrust.
The Dispatch→ The Case for Making Every Vote Count
Ranked-choice voting in presidential primaries would boost candidates with broad electoral appeal.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Your Favorite Sports Star Did NOT Refuse To Wear An LGBT Armband — It’s Spam From Vietnam
Did your favorite sports star "shock fans" or "shake" the league by "publicly" or "flatly" refusing to wear an LGBT Rainbow Armband because it would turn the game "into a political circus"? No, that's not true: The claim was made about at
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Video Is NOT NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Nor Is It AI — It Is Dutch Comedian Remko Vrijdag’s Parody Of Rutte
Does a viral video show NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte excitedly saying "I just got viral! Yaaay! Because my good friend Donald J. Trump, he re-posted, he re-tweeted a message from me ... " ? No, that's not true: The man in the video i
The Dispatch→ Douthat’s Paradox
Our political words—like ‘conservatism’—actually need to mean something.
PolitiFact→ Benny Johnson – Vacant California lot was temporary shelter for homeless registered voters, not a sign of fraud
Video showing a vacant lot at a Venice, California, address where 26 voters were registered exposes voter fraud.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Of ICE Entering Class At Cal State University Looking For Student Is Made By Sora AI Tool
Is a video showing an ICE agent entering a classroom at California State University, San Bernardino, legitimate? No, that's not true: The clip was generated using AI. A Sora watermark appears several times, indicating it was created with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mia Khalifa Is NOT Dating Rowan Atkinson, The Actor Who Played "Mr. Bean" — Rumor Denied By Khalifa
Have Rowan Atkinson and Mia Khalifa reportedly been dating since summer? No, that's not true: This story is clickbait -- there are no reports from credible sources that the two celebrities are dating. Khalifa has denied the rumor on socia
PolitiFact→ Did the US give Greenland back to Denmark? Trump omits history, invokes Iceland in Davos speech
Did US own Greenland? Fact-checking Trump’s Davos speech
PolitiFact→ Live fact-checking Donald Trump’s Davos speech
Live fact-checking Donald Trump's Davos speech
The Dispatch→ Why Isn’t the World Having More Babies?
Plus: Australia passes new gun control and hate speech laws, markets react to Trump’s Greenland tariffs, and Staten Island has some award-winning toilets.