This is what fact checkers call a "prebunk." A prebunk is like a debunk (another word for fact check), only it's an advance notice of an anticipated false claim. This article is intended to inoculate you from future outbreaks of a specif
The Dispatch→ Saber-Rattling Raises Fears of a New Nuclear Era
What ‘A House of Dynamite’ gets right and wrong about the threat of nuclear warfare.
The Dispatch→ Our Fragile American Economy | Roundtable
Plus: Donald Trump’s tariff talk with Xi Jinping.
The Dispatch→ Disarray at the Pentagon
The Defense Department turns inward, prompting high-level resignations and leaving officials around the world in the dark.
The Dispatch→ ‘I Want to Change Politics’
Why Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is making an independent run for the governor’s mansion.
The Dispatch→ Inventing the American Ghost Story
As America settles, so do its apparitions.
The Dispatch→ That Head of Gold
As goes Nebuchadnezzar …
The Dispatch→ No Less Honor in Laying Brick
What we lose when we default to the conventional career track.
FactCheck.org→ Competing Claims on Who Benefits from ACA Subsidies
In the shutdown standoff over expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, Democrats emphasize thousand-dollar premium increases for middle- or “working-class” Americans, while Republicans say people who are well-off unfairly benefit from the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bret Baier Did NOT Announce He Would ‘Halt All Treatment’ For His Son Paul
Did Bret Baier announce he would "halt all treatment" for his son Paul? No, that's not true: A FOX News spokesperson told Lead Stories this claim is false. Baier has made no such statement that he decided to "halt all treatment" for his s
The Dispatch→ The Strangest War
Trying to understand a U.S. conflict with Venezuela.
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Is DeSantis right that most Florida property tax dollars come from vacation homes, businesses?
In Florida, “68 to 70% of property tax revenue” is from “second homes, investment properties, commercial properties, Airbnb,” not primary residences.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Illegal Immigrants In UK Stealing From The Dead — Memorial Tradition In Ukraine Leaves Sweets To Be Taken After Easter
Does a video show illegal immigrants in the UK stealing from the dead by taking things from graves to sell? No, that's not true: The video was first posted by a TikTok account from Ukraine, on April 27, the day the Ukrainian and Eastern O
FactCheck.org→ Assessing the Facts and Legal Questions About the U.S. Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats
At least 61 people have been killed in 14 U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since early September. President Donald Trump has said he is targeting “narcoterrorists” who threaten American lives with letha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The View’ Was NOT Cancelled, Replaced With ‘The Charlie Kirk Show’, As Of October 30, 2025
Did ABC cancel "The View" and replace it with "The Charlie Kirk Show" hosted by the late conservative activist's widow, Erika Kirk, and other people, including Megyn Kelly? No, none of that is true: The show continued to be on air after t
The Dispatch→ The World Turns to Energy Pragmatism
The U.S. isn’t the only country abandoning impossible climate policies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fortnite Did NOT Collaborate On A ‘Charlie Kirk Bundle’ To Honor Kirk With A Game Character
Did Fortnite collaborate to honor the Turning Point USA founder with a "Charlie Kirk Bundle"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence on Fortnite's website of any collaboration involving Kirk and no such announcement can be found on a c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Atlanta Lady Saying She Sells Her $2,000 In SNAP Food Stamps For $1,200 A Month Is NOT Real — AI-Generated
Is a video of a lady in Atlanta telling a reporter that she sells $2,000 in SNAP food stamps each month for $1,200 authentic? No, that's not true: The video originated on a TikTok channel that acknowledges all of its content is AI-generat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Soldiers Menacing Mother And Child NOT Real Sudan Conflict Image — Shadow Discrepancies And Originates From AI Account
Does a real video show a mother and child cowering from the shadows of two soldiers and their rifles? No, that's not true: The day after it was originally posted without an AI label, the original poster edited the description to add, in A
Full Fact→ The government isn’t introducing a new £200 ‘sustainability’ tax on car owners
Viral videos claiming that a new £200 annual tax on all car owners will come into effect in November 2025 are false.
Full Fact→ No, the government isn’t banning central heating after 9pm
Videos being shared on Facebook falsely claim the government is introducing a 9pm cut-off for using your central heating, with people who breach it at risk of fines.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: Focus on Virginia
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
Full Fact→ Official child obesity figures include tens of thousands of children who aren’t clinically obese
Ministers and the NHS have repeatedly said one in five children leave primary school obese—but data obtained by Full Fact casts doubt on that claim.
The Dispatch→ The Shutdown Drags On
Federal funds are drying up for military troops and food stamp recipients.
Full Fact→ Video falsely claims pensions will have to be withdrawn within two days to avoid fines
A video circulating online wrongly claims pensioners could lose 20% of their money if they don’t withdraw their pensions within two days.
Full Fact→ Image shared with claims it shows Jamaican hospital destroyed by Hurricane Melissa is fake
An image supposedly showing damage caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica isn’t real and was very likely made using AI.
The Dispatch→ All About Substantive Due Process
Will Obergefell fall?
The Dispatch→ Prophets Without Honor | Interview: Erick Erickson
Jonah hates being a grown up.
The Dispatch→ What Would Regime Change in Venezuela Look Like?
As the Trump administration signals its intent to oust the country’s leader, the possible outcomes are risky.
The Dispatch→ When Urban Crime Requires Federal Intervention
When local authorities fail to maintain public safety, Washington can and should fill the gap.
The Dispatch→ We, Sharpie
It takes a global supply chain to make a permanent marker, regardless of where it’s assembled.
The Dispatch→ Keep the National Guard Out of Local Crime-Fighting
Why throwing the Guardsmen at crime is a bad idea (and what actually works).
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS In Outer Space — It’s A Microscopic Organism
Does a video clip show new footage of the Comet 3I/ATLAS? No, that's not true: This video did not originate from any research astronomy agency monitoring the interstellar comet. It is uncredited footage showing a microscopic single-celled
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of ICE Arresting And Deporting Staff Of A Walmart Store Is NOT Real
Does a viral video document mass deportations of Walmart workers carried out by ICE? No, that's not true: The clip was produced by AI. It displayed the telling signs pointing to the artificial nature of the video, such as an ICE officer l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Animals Reacting To Cutting Of Cake Shaped Like Them — AI Fakery
Does a real video show animals reacting when a cake version of them gets slaughtered? No, that's not true: The video showing animals getting very upset when a cake version of themselves is cut with a knife was made using AI generated imag
The Dispatch→ Who’s Mainstreaming Whom?
When Tucker met Nick.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Germany Did NOT Designate Antifa A ‘Domestic Terror Group’
by Dean Miller and Nicholas Muller Did Germany designate Antifa a "Domestic Terror Group" in October of 2025, as a story on a U.S. website claims? No, that's not true: The headline on the website's story grossly exaggerates the website's
PolitiFact→ Stephen Miller – Do ICE officers have ‘federal immunity’ as White House official Stephen Miller said?
“To all ICE officers, you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties.”
FactCheck.org→ Pritzker’s Inaccurate Pushback on Chicago Murder Rate Claim
Defending Chicago in a recent Fox News interview, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said it was “not in the top 30” of “big cities” with the highest rates of murder. But in 2024, Chicago had the 15th highest murder rate among U.S. cities with at l
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Keep your grocery carts rolling; Walmart is not closing to in-store shoppers Nov. 1
Walmart will close to in-store shoppers and allow only online orders and curbside pickup starting Nov. 1 because of an expected Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding lapse.