Plus: An argument with no meat on the bones.
The Dispatch→ Who Gets Warner Bros.?
Plus: The FDA will now review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine, the U.S. continues to move forces to the Middle East, and a very good boy joined in on Olympic skiing.
Full Fact→ Princess Anne’s husband hasn’t announced he’s ‘donating his entire fortune to charity’
Full Fact→ Ed Miliband hasn’t resigned as Energy Secretary over ‘Mandelson-Epstein scandal’
Posts liked thousands of times on Facebook falsely claim Ed Miliband has resigned from the government.
Full Fact→ Old photos of Jeffrey Epstein edited to look like he was recently spotted in Israel
Images supposedly showing Epstein in Israel recently are actually old pictures that have been edited to add grey hair and a beard.
The Dispatch→ Trump Accounts, Not Baby Bonuses
For family policy advocates, the second Trump administration has yielded mixed results so far.
The Dispatch→ ‘Sanctuary’ for Whom?
Sanctuary policies strain taxpayers and shield illegal immigrants with criminal records.
The Dispatch→ In Defense of Sanctuary Cities
Refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities is constitutionally protected and morally just.
The Dispatch→ Trump Attempts a Tightrope Walk on Selling AI Chips to China Without Boosting Its Military
The president’s plan may be an attempt to thread an ‘impossible needle.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Swift and Kelce Did NOT Announce On Livestream They Are Spending $250 Million To Uncover Truth In Giuffre Case — Foreign Clickbait
Did Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift announce on a livestream that they are spending $250 million to find the truth in the Virginia Giuffre case? No, that's not true: Neither the celebrity couple nor news organizations said anything about it
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show President Trump Kissing Nicki Minaj
Is this a real video of President Donald Trump kissing Nicki Minaj? No, that's not true: The black-and-white "security camera" footage purporting to show them kissing exhibits clear signs of AI manipulation, including unnatural facial ble
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO Proof LifeTouch School Photos Put "You And Every Other American Kid … In The Epstein Files" — Mathematically Impossible, Since LifeTouch Only Accounts For 25% Of School Photos
Did school picture contractor LifeTouch put "you and every other American kid" in the Epstein files? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that all 49 million American schoolchildren are in the Justice Department's files. The company n
The Dispatch→ Carr Crash
The Colbert ‘equal time’ kerfuffle is a perfect Trumpist fiasco.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk DID Tweet ‘I Agree With The Teachings Of Jesus’
Does a legitimate screenshot show that Elon Musk in February of 2026 wrote "I agree with the teachings of Jesus," in an X post? Yes, that's true: The X owner did post that message on his verified account. The screenshot does not alter his
The Dispatch→ On ‘White Culture’
The latest poisonous example of horseshoe theory.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO TMZ Story About Zelensky Buying Diddy’s Mansion For $61 Million — Nothing On Their Site
Did tabloid news outlet TMZ publish a report saying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bought a Los Angeles mansion belonging to Sean "Diddy" Combs for $61 Million? No, that's not true: Using TMZ's search box, Lead Stories found no s
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on her agency’s role in elections
Fact-checking Kristi Noem on DHS role in elections
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: State of the Union 2026
The Dispatch breaks down President Trump’s address.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thitikul, De Niro, Hanks, Penrod Did NOT Say ‘Don’t Touch My Family Or My Country’ To Karoline Leavitt Or Whoopi Goldberg — It’s Vietspam
Did Thai golfer Atthaya "Jeeno" Thitikul say 'don't touch my family' at a news conference with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt? No, that's not true: No media outlets reported that about the golfer or any other celebrity, incl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Ted Lieu Did NOT Say Unreleased Epstein Files Show Donald Trump Raping Children — He Referenced ‘Allegations’
Did Rep. Ted Lieu say that the full, unreleased Epstein files show Donald Trump raping children? No, that's not true: Lieu said at a February 3, 2026, news conference that the files include "highly disturbing allegations" of Donald Trump
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Drug Pricing Deals
President Donald Trump has said that Americans are now paying or will pay “the lowest price anywhere in the world for drugs,” thanks to the administration’s negotiations with pharmaceutical companies. The administration has announced dis
Full Fact→ How many people in Britain don’t speak English?
Nigel Farage’s claim that a million can’t speak any English at all is not correct according to the 2021 Census, which is what he appears to have been referring to.
PolitiFact→ A protein primer: Why is it important, how much should you eat, how much is too much?
Here’s what to know about protein in your diet
Full Fact→ Pictures showing Nigel Farage in hospital recovering from surgery are fake
Images which appear to show the Reform UK leader in bed in a hospital gown are not real.
Full Fact→ No, Keir Starmer was not ‘dragged out’ of the House of Commons following a clash with Nigel Farage
The Dispatch→ America’s Shipbuilding Revival
Plus: Peru ousts its acting president, and Iran nuclear talks continue.
The Dispatch→ ‘Akvavit,’ ‘Zebroid,’ and ‘Haole’ | Interview: Stefan Fatsis
No one should leave Jonah alone with a word.
The Dispatch→ How to Understand the ‘Pahlavi Paradox’ in Iran
The exiled son of the late shah is a unifying force for a fragmented opposition seeking economic and social stability.
The Dispatch→ Rubio’s Munich Speech: Serious, but Still Wrong
The secretary of state’s conciliatory language was welcome, but it hardly set things right.
The Dispatch→ How Immigration Enforcement Is Hitting Businesses
Fearing deportation, undocumented workers have left the agriculture and construction sectors shorthanded.
The Dispatch→ The Lives That Bought the West
We cannot forget the sacrifices that gave the rules-based order its moral purpose.
The Dispatch→ Civilizational Erasure
What was missing from Marco Rubio’s Munich speech.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show The "Strange Behavior Of A Woman" At The White House
Does a video from the White House show a woman acting strangely? No, that's not true: The grainy images are from a slow-motion version of a video taken at a White House news conference in December 2025 announcing that Michael Dell, the CE
FactCheck.org→ The Disagreement over Judicial and Administrative Warrants for ICE
One of the sticking points in the standoff between Democrats and Republicans over funding for the Department of Homeland Security has been the Trump administration’s expanded use of administrative warrants to forcibly enter people’s homes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Of Firefighter Rescuing A Mother Dog And Pups From Burning Building Is One Of Many AI Versions
Does a real video show a firefighter rescuing a mother dog and pups from a burning building by cutting the bars from a window with a grinder? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. Lead Stories identified at least four more near
Full Fact→ Picture of Keir Starmer hugging Lord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney isn’t real
The image, which has been going viral on social media, appears to show the Prime Minister, Peter Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney embracing and smiling—but it’s almost certainly been created with AI.
Full Fact→ Has the government fulfilled its promise of ‘safer town centres’?
The government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee committed to creating “safer town centres” by cracking down on shoplifting, street theft and assaults against retail workers.
Full Fact→ Has the government’s ‘crackdown on anti-social behaviour’ been successful?
The government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee committed to tackling anti-social behaviour in local communities.
Full Fact→ Has the government introduced ‘clear performance standards’ for neighbourhood policing?
The government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee committed to introducing new training for officers and standards for professional excellence.
Full Fact→ Has the government achieved its commitment to restore ‘community-led policing’?
The government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee pledge a named, contactable officer for every local area, as well as up-to-date information about their priorities.