Fake offers claiming to be from popular retailers and brands are common on Facebook.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Authoritarian Instincts | Roundtable
Will D.C.’s crime wave give the president what he wants?
The Dispatch→ No, Gaza Doesn’t Receive Nearly Half the World’s Humanitarian Aid
Viral posts claim the territory received 45 percent of all international aid in 2024.
The Dispatch→ Showmanship and Sycophants
The president is trying to solve real problems with performative gestures.
The Dispatch→ What’s Next for the Bureau of Labor Statistics?
Trump nominates a partisan think tanker to head the economic agency.
The Dispatch→ No Ordinary Song
How the pop song of the summer (unexpectedly) articulates Catholic teaching on sex.
The Dispatch→ Why the War of 1812 Matters
The conflict that ended in a draw ultimately worked to America’s advantage and Britain’s diminishment.
The Dispatch→ The Last American Outlaw
Pour one out for the sandwich-throwing guy.
The Dispatch→ The Enduring Betrayal of America’s Afghan Allies
Four years after the Taliban took over, hundreds of thousands of Afghans are still in limbo.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Electric Ford Malfunction’ With ‘Steering Locked, Gas Floored’
Does a viral social media video show a Ford electric car malfunctioning, with its steering locked and accelerator to the floor? No, that's not true: Lead Stories used geolocation techniques to find the scene of the accident and obtain a p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Dutch Police Arresting Israeli Major General ‘Shitan Shaul’
Does a viral image show "Israeli Major General Shitan Shaul" under arrest on charges related to war crimes in Rafah? No, that's not true: The 2022 photo predates the most recent round of escalation in the region that began with the Octobe
PolitiFact→ Republicans say latest US consumer price report is a boon. Democrats say it’s a bust. Which is it?
Inflation report spurs mixed narratives on US economy
The Dispatch→ Crime Scene
What should Democrats do about the D.C. takeover?
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Epstein Defenses
In the face of mounting discontent over his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, President Trump has turned to deflection, denial and downplaying.
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's Alaska meeting on Russia-Ukraine war
Trump-Putin Alaska meeting: Live fact-checks
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Colorado Man Identifying As A "Wolf Furry" Was NOT Mauled Attempting To Join A Wyoming Wolf Pack — Story From Satire Site
Was a Fort Collins, Colorado man, who described himself as a "wolf furry," mauled by wolves in Wyoming when he tried to join their pack? No, that's not true: The story circulating on social media originated on 'Casper Planet' a satirical
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Floyd Statue Was NOT Removed From National Mall Or Smithsonian Museum In Washington, D.C.
Was a George Floyd statue located at the National Mall or the "Smithsonian Institute" in Washington, D.C., dismantled and "put in storage"? No, that's not true: The rumor that resurfaced on the internet in August 2025 came from the self-d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russian Visitor Ivan Stepanov Did NOT Rescue Drowning Bear From Lake Tahoe — A Stolen Story
Did a Russian visitor named Ivan Stepanov rescue a tranquilized bear that was drowning in Lake Tahoe? No, that's not true: The dramatic story shared on social media is ripped off from the real-life heroics of Florida wildlife biologist Ad
AllSides→ The Daily Beast Just Got a Brutal Fact-Check…and It’s Absolutely Insane
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/08/14/the-daily-beast-just-got-a-brutal-fact-checkand-its-absolutely-insane-n2661809
Full Fact→ UK school lockdown drill video is from 2017, not 2025
The video is being shared with the implication it shows recent footage, but the clip is more than seven years old.
Full Fact→ Gregg Wallace’s satirical doc on ‘edible human meat’ shared as real
Thousands have shared a social media post that shares a clip from the programme with claims it’s not satire or science fiction.
AllSides→ Recapping Trump’s Deceptive Tariff Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/08/recapping-trumps-deceptive-tariff-claims/ After months of delay, high
The Dispatch→ The Great Texas Re-Draw
The Lone Star State’s attempt to pass a new, partisan congressional map could spark a gerrymandering war.
The Dispatch→ Hookers and Kushners | Interview: Chris Christie
A clash between two 2016 politicos.
The Dispatch→ The Jews Have the Last Laugh | Interview: Barry Strauss
‘The Romans understood that revolts were part of the price of doing business.’
The Dispatch→ Federal Jurisdiction Over the District of Columbia, Explained
A 1973 law expanded autonomy for the federal territory—with a host of limitations.
The Dispatch→ Caudillo Theater
Although whether it is theater is anyone’s guess.
The Dispatch→ In Alaska, Ways to Do Right by Ukraine
Trump’s outreach to Putin risks squandering U.S. leverage.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Ronald McDonald Killed Children In 1892
Does a viral clip prove that a real-life Ronald McDonald committed a series of 19th century child murders decades before becoming a fast-food chain's mascot? No, that's not true: The rumor originated from an account that labels its conten
The Dispatch→ The China Syndrome
E.J. Antoni and the sinification of America.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gay Dating Apps Did NOT Publicly Say They Will Out Closeted Members Of Congress If Gay Marriage Is Repealed
Did gay dating apps publicly threaten to out closeted members of the U.S. Congress if same-sex marriage is repealed by the Supreme Court? No, that's not true: The claim originated from an account that publishes "true comedy and satire", a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Weird Tentacles’ Or ‘Horns’ On Rabbit Heads Caused By Common Virus
Are rabbits spotted in the wild with "weird tentacles" or "horns" infected with a rare virus, as claimed by social media users? No, this is misleading. The rabbits have a common viral infection, papillomavirus, that causes extensive skin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Baltimore Ravens Did NOT Reject A $500 Million Tesla Sponsorship Offer From Elon Musk
Did the Baltimore Ravens reject a $500 million sponsorship deal offered by Tesla or Elon Musk? No, that's not true: This is one of a series of clickbait fake news items falsely declaring Musk and/or Tesla is sinking millions into NFL team
The Dispatch→ Controlling the Truth
Postmodernists don’t actually want to destroy facts.
FactCheck.org→ Recapping Trump’s Deceptive Tariff Claims
After months of delay, higher tariffs that President Donald Trump had vowed to impose on goods imported from dozens of countries went into effect on Aug. 7, affecting trade with most of the United States’ trading partners. But before and after he to
PolitiFact→ What are H-1B visas and how does the Trump administration propose changing them?
What are H-1B visas and how might they change under Trump?
The Dispatch→ How Much of Your Life (and Money) Have Dumb Rules Wasted?
A lot.
Lead Stories→ What We Know About The Rumors Convicted Sex Trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell Has Been Cleared To Leave Prison On Work Release
Has Ghislaine Maxwell been cleared to leave prison on work release? Here is what we know: On August 1, 2025 the federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed to Lead Stories that Maxwell had been moved to the federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, a
PolitiFact→ Trump and Putin’s history of misleading on Ukraine, US elections: 7 examples before Alaska summit
Trump, Putin head to Alaska with histories of falsehoods
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Has NOT Announced It Will Flag All Cash Withdrawals In Excess Of £420
Has the Home Office, the Prime Minister or Parliament announced that starting September 1, 2025, UK banks will automatically flag to 'The Anti-Fraud Unit" any cash withdrawals in excess of 420 pounds, as social media posts claim? No, that