Did California pay the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) more than $100 million mainly to fund protests as a viral social media post said? No, that's not true: California's payments to CHIRLA were overwhelmingly tied to immig
PolitiFact→ Trump says he's kept all of his campaign promises. Our MAGA-Meter shows something different.
MAGA-Meter: Trump has not kept ‘all’ promises
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Is President Donald Trump right that drugs entering the US by sea have dropped by 97%?
After U.S. vessel strikes in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, “drugs entering our country by sea are down 97%.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Patel, Kennedy, Buttigieg, Vince Gill, Others Are Not Demanding Obama Return Millions From ‘Ownership’ of Obamacare
Did Kash Patel, Sen. John Kennedy, Pete Buttigieg, Vince Gill and others demand that former President Barack Obama return millions he earned through ownership related to "Obamacare"? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories that swap
PolitiFact→ Social Media – This isn’t a real image of Puerto Vallarta on fire after the killing of a cartel leader; it’s AI
Image shows Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, after the killing of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the head of Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Erika Kirk Dancing In Front Of ‘Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway’ Sign In Arizona Is NOT Real
Does a viral clip show the real Erika Kirk dancing next to a highway sign renaming a road after her late husband, conservative activist Charlie Kirk? No, that's not true: The video is a product of generative AI. It featured shape-shifting
PolitiFact→ In Context: What did Trump say about inviting US women's hockey team to the State of the Union?
What Trump said about women’s hockey team
Full Fact→ Zarah Sultana MP has not been ‘thrown out of’ the House of Commons
Posts on Facebook have falsely claimed that the MP was ordered out of the chamber by the Speaker for comments she made about the funding for “Soldier F’s” defence.
Full Fact→ No, Kemi Badenoch didn’t use a Commons speech to accuse Zarah Sultana of ‘spewing hatred’
Full Fact→ Facebook post shares fake Angela Rayner and Suella Braverman quotes
An exchange in which the two politicians threatened to embarrass each other never happened.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plane Fire Image After Mexican Army Killed Cartel Leader Is AI-Generated — No Such Plane Attacks Occurred
Does an authentic picture show a plane on fire, a purported retaliation following the Feb. 22, 2026 killing of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader in Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico? No, that's not true: An AI-generated content detector con
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Buildings On Fire Is NOT Real Photo Of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Does a viral panoramic image really show Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, during the unrest that followed the killing of drug lord Nemesio Oseguera? No, that's not true: What looked like a Google Earth image was digitally modified to add fires. A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bernie Sanders Joke Meme About Owning Companies And Bank Accounts In China Originated On Satire Page
Did a meme about the "National Intelligence Agency" discovering Bernie Sanders owns several companies and bank accounts in China originate from actual news reports? No, that's not true: It originated on a satirical Facebook page run by a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jon Stewart Did NOT Livestream The ‘Dark Side’ Of Virginia Giuffre Case From Home; NO 3.2 Billion Views — It’s Viet Spam
Did Jon Stewart broadcast a livestream about the Virginia Giuffre case and did the show get 3.2 billion views globally? No, that's not true: Giuffre was one of the women who accused Jeffrey Epstein and others of sexual abuse as a teenager
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Of Jeremy Clarkson Refusing £100 Million Bill Gates Deal For His Farm Is NOT Real
Is a video of Jeremy Clarkson talking about refusing a "£100 million deal" from Bill Gates to buy his Diddly Squat farm real? No, that's not true: The social media post in which the video appeared came with a lengthy disclaimer largely h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Skit Of Passengers Screaming On A Plane While ‘Unknown Creature Is Loose’ Is NOT Real
Does a video of passengers on a plane screaming while an "unknown creature is loose" show a real incident? No, that's not true: The video clip of the passengers screaming and jumping up on their seats to avoid an unknown critter running a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Colbert, Stewart, Hanks Did NOT Reveal A Number Of New Names From Epstein Files — It’s International Clickbait
Did comedians Stephen Colbert or Jon Stewart or actor Tom Hanks broadcast a television program to disclose the names of numerous people not previously known to be implicated by the files of investigations into Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Giuffre Family, Colbert, Musk Did NOT Pay Millions In Court Fees To Sue Pam Bondi And Other Influential, Powerful People — Fake Story Is Vietspam
Did the family of Epstein's late survivor Virginia Giuffre, Stephen Colbert or Elon Musk spend millions of dollars to file a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and other people? No, that's not true: A federal court database s
The Dispatch→ No Kings
A good day for American law.
The Dispatch→ ‘Yellowstone’ on the Potomac
Why Americans should resist the lure of the neo-royalists.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor WAS Arrested 666 Days After Blood-Soaked Royal Horses Escaped In London
Was Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested 666 days after blood-soaked horses associated with the Royal Family escaped in London? Yes, that's true: The former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office on February
PolitiFact→ In Context: What Obama said about aliens that sparked Trump to order file release
In Context: Here’s what Obama said about aliens
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Old Footage Of Heckler Shouting, "Andrew, You’re A Sick Old Man" Dates Back Several Years
Does a video of a heckler, who was assaulted after shouting at Prince Andrew, show a 2026 incident? No, that's not true: The video is authentic, but was more than three years old at the time of the former Duke of York's arrest on suspicio
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: SCOTUS Strikes Down Tariffs
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
PolitiFact→ Supreme Court strikes down use of primary law Donald Trump used to impose tariffs
Justices strike down law Trump used to impose wide tariffs
PolitiFact→ Is the federal SAVE tool booting naturalized citizens from voter rolls?
Is a DHS tool kicking naturalized citizens off voter rolls?
Full Fact→ Are 350 ‘illegal boat migrants’ living in Gorton and Denton?
A leaflet being shared by Reform UK as part of its by-election campaign in Gorton and Denton claims that “350 illegal boat migrants” live in the constituency.
Full Fact→ AI-generated pictures of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest shared online
In the wake of the arrest of the former prince on Thursday morning, AI-generated pictures depicting him being led away by police officers have been circulating on social media.
The Dispatch→ What’s at Stake in Hungary’s Election?
Plus: The Board of Peace meets in D.C., Trump mulls striking Iran, and Captain Kirk is putting out a metal album.
Full Fact→ Videos showing ‘burning’ snow do not prove it is fake
Viral videos claiming snow is fake because it turns black and doesn't melt are false. Experts told Full Fact these are normal reactions caused by soot from lighters and sublimation.
Full Fact→ Viral quote misattributed to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum recirculates
We can find no evidence that President Sheinbaum warned US President Donald Trump that America will “beg us” to tear down a wall between the two countries.
The Dispatch→ The FCC’s Fight with Stephen Colbert
The Fairness Doctrine revival.
The Dispatch→ Vaccine Development and the Costs of Uncertainty
The FDA’s flip-flop on a new flu shot prompts fresh concern in the pharmaceutical industry.
The Dispatch→ How the Navy Prepared to Fight the Japanese Empire
The U.S. military viewed a Pacific war as a possibility years before Pearl Harbor and gamed out how to wage it.
The Dispatch→ What a Trans Shooter Doesn’t Mean
We can’t simply equate a trans identity with violence.
The Dispatch→ A Footnote on Jesse Jackson
The civil rights icon was haunted by two ghosts: one of his mentor, and one of the man he could have been.
The Dispatch→ Depleted Savings and Plummeting Sales: The American Casualties of Trump’s Tariffs
A Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s emergency tariff powers will only help American small businesses so much.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Ex Prince Andrew And Meghan Markle — It’s AI
Is a grainy image of former Prince Andrew and Meghan Markle in intimate postures authentic? No, that's not true: The image is "99% AI slop," the creator of the image wrote on their X.com account. Blocky pixelations and a faint red ring ar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chelsea Clinton Did NOT Post "Close but no cigar Trump!!!" — It’s A Fake Screenshot
Did Chelsea Clinton tweet, "Close but no cigar Trump!!!" while claiming there was a conspiracy to disparage her father's name? No, that's not true: This is a fake screenshot. Chelsea Clinton never posted a tweet with this loaded satirical
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Victor Wembanyama, Other Celebrities Did NOT Reward Arena Worker With A White Pickup Truck For Helping Him– Foreign Clickbait
Did NBA player Victor Wembanyama, or NFL players Jeremiyah Love, Jalen Hurts, or Micah Parsons, reward Maria Thompson with a pickup truck or SUV after she helped him when he was having car trouble? No, that's not true: This story is a cop