Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty helped win the Cold War. It still has an important role to play.
The Dispatch→ Will 2026 Be a 2020 Redux?
Two recent executive orders have at least one former election official worried.
The Dispatch→ Is Don Bacon a ‘Rebel Republican’?
The Nebraska congressman from a purple district has made a habit of pushing back against Trump.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Nayib Bukele and Trump officials on Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s deportation
At the White House on April 14, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and several Trump administration officials misleadingly spoke about the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a man the U.S. mistakenly deported to El Salvador. We fact-checked their st
PolitiFact→ X posts – Photo of PA arson suspect Cody Balmer was falsely edited to show anti-Trump sentiment
Cody Balmer, the person charged with setting fire to Pennsylvania governor’s residence, posted a photo that said “F--- Trump.”
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Rep. Jasmine Crockett is not cashing her grandmother’s Social Security checks. That came from satire
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett says “she ‘simply forgot' to inform Social Security that her grandmother died in 2012 … She’s been collecting $2,600 a month for 13 years.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Selfie Posted In 2020 By Man Charged With Starting Fire At PA Governor Josh Shapiro’s Residence Did NOT Include ‘Fuck Trump’ Message
Did Cody Balmer, who is suspected of arson at the residence of the governor of Pennsylvania, publish a selfie with a "Fuck Trump" inscription? No, that's not true: The picture that went viral after the release of the suspect's name was di
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims Made in Alex Jones’ Interview With Tucker Carlson
Both Jones and Carlson pushed incorrect claims onto viewers.
Full Fact→ Why is the government in a ‘race against time’ to keep the Scunthorpe blast furnaces running?
Internet Archive→ President Trump Meets With Salvadoran President : CSPAN : April 14, 2025 11:38am-12:23pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump meets with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Item Tile, JSON, MP
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Rep. Jack Kimble’ Did NOT Post Apology About President Nayib Bukele’s Name — Kimble Does Not Exist
Did a U.S. Congressman named "Jack Kimble" post an apology on X for confusing Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, with the name of a sex act? No, that's not true: As of April 2025, there is no member of the U.S. Congress named Jack Ki
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rick Harrison From ‘Pawn Stars’ Was NOT Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in March 2025
Did Rick Harrison from the TV show "Pawn Stars" receive a sentence of life imprisonment in March 2025? No, that's not true: Videos claiming that the Las Vegas reality TV star had been convicted of "trafficking looted artifacts" were no mo
The Dispatch→ About Those ‘Manly’ Jobs
And the small men who glamorize the type of toil they’ve never known.
The Dispatch→ A U.S.-China Trade War Brews
Beijing vows to ‘never yield’ amid the barrage of U.S. tariffs.
The Dispatch→ Destroying Global Trade
The pandemic didn’t teach us anything.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Pause on Bribery Enforcement Sparks Uncertainty Over Handling of White-Collar Crime
Critics view the move with concern, but there have been bipartisan calls for reforming the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
The Dispatch→ Real Friends Show Up
Lithuania demonstrates the value of strategic alliances.
The Dispatch→ The Tech Right Has a Flag. They Just Need to Plant It.
In politics, you need more than progress for the sake of progress.
The Dispatch→ Razing HHS to Make America Healthy Again
MAHA and the challenges of policymaking.
The Dispatch→ Passover and the Masters We Choose
Plus: How the exodus story was a prelude to the Law, and why Passover matters to Muslims.
The Dispatch→ Why Passover Matters to Muslims Too
Passover is the most frequently mentioned story in the Quran.
The Dispatch→ A Prelude to the Rule of Law
How the exodus was a precursor to freedom.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week of Market Volatility
Trump paused some tariffs but escalated his trade war with China.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Warren Buffett Did NOT Publish ‘Sell American. I Am.’ Opinion Article — Joke Screenshot
Did investor Warren Buffett publish an opinion article titled "Sell American. I Am" on April 11, 2025? No, that's not true: A viral image purporting to be a screenshot of such an article was created as a joke according to the account that
The Dispatch→ A Hell of Our Own Creation
The Remnant with Benicio del Toro.
The Dispatch→ The Prophet of the Great White North
How one Canadian philosopher predicted American turmoil.
The Dispatch→ Looking for Purpose in Thailand
Modernity isn’t meaningless, or so The White Lotus suggests.
The Dispatch→ No Confidence
Markets issue their verdict on the American people.
The Dispatch→ Gardening in the Demon-Haunted World
Totalitarians can never accept when they are wrong, so they cast out those who oppose them.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Critics of ‘Hands Off’ protests mislead with photos, videos they say are proof of paid protestors
Photos and videos show Washington, D.C., protests against White House adviser Elon Musk are “staged & paid — bussed in, scripted, clocked out.”
PolitiFact→ What vaccine skeptics are getting wrong about a new Cleveland Clinic study on the flu vaccine
A Cleveland Clinic study found that a group of vaccinated healthcare workers were at higher risk for getting the flu than their unvaccinated colleagues. Vaccine skeptics said this supported their stance, but left out important context.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – US trade deficit with China is less than $300 billion, not $1 trillion, as Donald Trump said
In 2024, “China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post He Would Raise Tariffs On China For Every 1,000 ‘Likes’
Did U.S. President Donald Trump write on social media that he would increase tariffs on China for every 1,000 "likes" he gets? No, that's not true: The viral image of the supposed screenshot of his account was fake. The promise to increas
FactCheck.org→ No Sign of Texas Measles Outbreak Slowing, Contrary to RFK Jr.’s Claims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On four separate occasions, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services secretary, has suggested that the measles outbreak in Texas, which is now over 500 cases, is beginni
Full Fact→ Posts about a missing 12-year-old called ‘Shelly’ are hoaxes
The image accompanying the posts, which appeared in Facebook community groups for various places in England, is of an older girl who went missing in the US in January but has since been found.
Full Fact→ A fact checker’s guide to spotting if something is AI
As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, news and online journalist Charlotte Green gives some handy tips on how we identify deepfakes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Audio Shows Spirit 861 Pilot Landing Donor Heart Despite President on Runway
Did a video shared widely in April 2025 contain an authentic audio recording of a Spirit Airlines Flight 861 pilot landing at an airport despite orders from an air traffic controller to cede the runway to the U.S. president? No, that's no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ICE X Post That Prompted ‘Illegal Ideas’ Backlash is AUTHENTIC
Did U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement post on X about ideas crossing the border illegally, along with people, money and products? Yes, that's true: Screenshots of the post were shared widely, amid a backlash around what critics des
Full Fact→ Fake BBC report claims Ukraine’s first lady tried to escape abroad
This is an example of ‘imposter content’—fake content that appears to be from credible organisations.
Full Fact→ Fake BBC report claims Ukraine’s first lady tried to escape abroad
This is an example of ‘imposter content’—fake content that appears to be from credible organisations.