The Dispatch→ Masters of the Universe
The subways will still smell like a mix of despair, anger, and urine.
The Dispatch→ Congress Attempts to Tackle College Athlete Compensation—Again
Three new bills address name, image, and likeness deals for NCAA athletes.
The Dispatch→ Who Are the Real Kingmakers? Voters.
It’s not the deep state, billionaires, or establishment RINOs.
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Trump’s Jan. 6 Indictment
On Aug. 1, the Department of Justice filed an indictment against former President Donald Trump concerning his attempts to remain in power despite losing the 2020 presidential election — efforts that culminated in obstructing the counting of elec
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Lady In Green’ Did NOT Hypnotize Mitch McConnell, Freezing Him With A Touch — Sen. Capito Was Standing Behind Him With Others
Did Sen. Shelley Moore Capito reach out and touch Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, somehow causing him to freeze midsentence while he was speaking during a July 26, 2023, news conference? No, that's not true: Capito, a Republican f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Footage Does NOT Show First President Bush Dying On Live TV — He Lived For Decades After Throwing Up, Fainting Incident
Does video footage show when then-President George H.W. Bush died on live TV? No, that's not true: The president lived for 26 more years after an incident in Japan in 1992 when he vomited and fainted at a banquet hosted by the Japanese pr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show USAID Supplying Ephedrine, Methylphenidate To Forces In Ukraine — Video Is ‘Fabricated … Staged’
Is the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supplying Ukrainian forces with ephedrine and methylphenidate, according to a video circulating on social media? No, that's not true: A USAID spokesperson told Lead Stories that the
PolitiFact→ Who is Jack Smith, special counsel for Trump classified documents, 2020 election indictments?
Jack Smith, the special counsel investigating the Trump documents and 2020 election cases, has a long prosecutorial resume. He previously secured indictments against Republican and Democratic lawmakers.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Obama’s bandaged fingers don’t suggest a role in his chef’s death. It’s golf tape for blisters
CLAIM: Bandages around former President Barack Obama’s hand on Friday are suspicious and suggest he was involved in the death of his personal chef last month.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump indictment: What to know about 2020 election, Jan. 6 investigation and charges
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021. What are the charges? Can he still run (and vote)?
PolitiFact→ Read all of PolitiFact’s coverage on Donald Trump indictments
PolitiFact has been fact-checking and monitoring the various indictments of former President Donald Trump. Here's our coverage:
Truth or Fiction?→ Antonio Banderas ‘Cats’ Facebook Post
On July 30 2023, an anecdote about actor Antonio Banderas arranging a cats only premiere of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was shared to Facebook by the page “Tacatshi Purrakami” (presumably named as a pun-heavy reference to artist Takashi Mu
PolitiFact→ Read indictment of Donald Trump in the special counsel’s 2020 election, Jan. 6 investigation
Former President Donald Trump has been charged four times in a federal indictment by a grand jury investigating efforts to overturn election results. Read the charges against him here.
The Dispatch→ Scamming Grandma
Team DeSantis’ new line of attack against Trump won’t work.
Washington Post→ Biden said his son earned no money from China. His son says otherwise.
Hunter Biden's testimony last week revealed new details about his earnings from China
FactCheck.org→ Post Retreads False Claim About Biden’s Funding for Historically Black Colleges
Quick Take The Biden administration has awarded billions in funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, including more than $2.7 billion provided in the American Rescue Plan. Yet a social media post revives an old, false claim that Bid
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – New law lets you remove old debts from your record after only two years? Sorry, no
A new law allows people to permanently erase unpaid debt older than two years from their credit records.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Billboard In Japan Did NOT Carry An Anti-Ukraine Message — Sign In Video Is Edited
Did a billboard in Japan read "Stop War, Stop Zelenskyy"? No, that's not true: Those statements were added to an electronic billboard on a Japanese street in a video. The actual advertisement on the sign had nothing to do with the Russian
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Lab Grown’ Chicken Approved By Regulators Is NOT ‘Grown From Human Cells’
Is "lab grown" chicken that was approved by U.S. regulators "grown from human cells"? No, that's not true: Neither of the companies that received regulatory approval to sell cell-cultivated meat in the U.S. use human cells in their produc
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Biden no olió a un bebé en este vídeo. Fue alterado
"Joe Biden no sabía que esta mujer estaba grabando y puedes escucharlo olfatear agresivamente a su pequeño hijo”.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Skin cancer didn’t emerge in the last 60 years. It dates to at least 1804
“Skin cancer is a relatively new phenomenon in the last 60 years or so.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jason Aldean Did NOT File Defamation Suit Against Whoopi and ‘The View’ With Statement ‘I’m No Racist’
Did country music star Jason Aldean file a defamation suit against host Whoopi Goldberg and the talk show "The View"? No, that's not true: This claim originated from a self-described satirical website aimed at trolling conservatives. That
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Indictment Countdown, DeSantis Fumbles, UFOs
Join us for our weekly livestreamed conversation.
Truth or Fiction?→ WWF ‘Twitter Ad’ Uses ‘X’ Rebranding as Climate Analogy
On August 1 2023, a Reddit account shared a purported World Wildlife Fund (WWF) advertisement to r/europe: "Protect wildlife, before it’s too late" WWF Deutschland campaign by u/BkkGrl in europe Alongside a
The Dispatch→ What’s At Stake in the Farm Bill?
A bastion of bipartisanship or big government run amok?
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer wrong to say turbines at UK’s largest onshore wind farm made in Indonesia
Sir Keir Starmer incorrectly claimed that there are 350 Indonesian-made turbines at Whitelee Wind Farm. There are in fact 215 European-manufactured wind turbines.
Full Fact→ Appeal for missing ‘Justin Smith’ is a hoax
The child in the picture was actually reported missing in New York state last month, and has since been located.
Logically→ Old video of Beirut port explosion shared as a Russian missile strike on British ships in Odesa
Logically→ Video of drones dropping bombs in Myanmar falsely linked to Manipur clashes
Logically→ ಬುಡಕಟ್ಟು ಜನಾಂಗದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಪುರುಷರು ಮೂತ್ರ ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆ ಮಾಡುವ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ಮಣಿಪುರದಲ್ಲ
Logically→ Image of 2012 Nirbhaya protest incorrectly linked to Manipur violences
Logically→ Image of 2012 Nirbhaya protest incorrectly linked to Manipur violences
Logically→ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಈ ವೈರಲ್ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರದ ಅಹರ್ಬಲ್ ಜಲಪಾತದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಳುಗಿದ ಯುವಕನನ್ನ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ
Logically→ No, this video does not show collision between two electric vehicles
Logically→ Video of man helping others cross a flooded road in Colombia falsely shared as clip from India
The Dispatch→ Is Facebook Making Us More Polarized or Not?
Plus: Aliens 👽
Logically→ No, the majority of the grain in the Black Sea Grain Initiative does not go to Europe
Logically→ No, white vehicles in the street are not evidence that the Johannesburg explosion was staged
Logically→ Old, unrelated images shared in connection with recent violence in Haryana