The military buildup around Venezuela has prompted allies to stop sharing some intelligence with the U.S.
The Dispatch→ Fixing a Failed Political System
Congressional term limits would lessen incumbency advantage and yield better legislators.
The Dispatch→ The Case Against Congressional Term Limits
American voters should be able to reelect capable incumbents.
The Dispatch→ The Dissent Heard Around the World
Plus: Former FBI Director James Comey catches a break.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Is One Of A Series Of AI Clips Of Professors Having Meltdowns Over Student Use Of Turbo AI
Does a real video show a professor screaming at her students that using a product called Turbo AI is cheating, while rolling on the floor of a lecture hall, red-faced? No, that's not true: This video is one of more than a dozen identicall
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Recordings Of President Trump Ranting He Would Start A War Or Let The Country Starve To Avoid Releasing The Epstein Files Are NOT Real — AI Audio
Are recordings of purported calls of President Trump ranting that he would start a war or let the country starve to avoid releasing the Epstein files real? No, that's not true: The earliest versions of social media posts with two purporte
The Dispatch→ No One Knows What the Law Is
What constitutes an ‘illegal order’ in 2025?
The Dispatch→ Nixon’s Revenge
Trump’s Republican Party hearkens back to the era of the ‘me-too Republicans.’
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Have health insurance companies’ stock prices increased 1,000%, as Trump said? That’s exaggerated
Stock prices for health insurance companies are “up over 1,000% over a short period of time.”
PolitiFact→ Epstein emails led to rumors that Trump spent 2017 Thanksgiving with him. Here’s what we found.
No proof Trump spent Thanksgiving with Epstein in 2017
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Pacific Ocean ‘Rogue Wave’ Hitting the Deck of a Ship Called ‘Venessa’
Is a video that shows a giant Pacific Ocean rogue wave crashing over the deck of a cruise ship called "Venessa" real? No, that's not true: The account that originally posted the video clearly labeled it "ai video". The account also labele
PolitiFact→ The FDA removed warnings from menopause medications. What should I ask my doctor about HRT?
Patient guide to menopause HRT, must-knows after FDA change
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Monkey Did NOT Fire A Gun While Indian Checkpoint Guard Slept — Video Is AI-Generated
Did a monkey fire an Indian guard's rifle while he was taking a nap at a checkpoint? No, that's not true: There are many clues that the video is AI-generated, notably the distortions in key positions of the video indicating watermarks fro
The Dispatch→ How to Destroy a Multibillion-Dollar Industry at Lobbyists’ Request
The hemp industry is an amazing free market success, and Congress just killed it.
PolitiFact→ Antidepressants are widely used in the U.S., and data hasn’t proved they cause mass violence
What data tells us about antidepressants and mass violence
Full Fact→ Another fake Argos PlayStation 5 offer circulates online
An Argos spokesperson told us a new Facebook post claiming the retailer is “practically giving away” PlayStation 5 consoles to people who fill out a form isn’t genuine.
Full Fact→ No, you don’t need to buy a ‘£100 access card’ to use NHS services
Posts falsely claim the government is introducing a card costing £100 a year to access NHS services. No such card exists. The NHS is still free at the point of use for UK residents.
Full Fact→ Argos isn’t selling Apple Watch 9s for £3 to people who fill in a survey
Argos confirmed that another Facebook post, this time claiming users could get an Apple Watch 9 at an improbably low price by filling in a survey, wasn’t a genuine offer from the retailer.
Full Fact→ No, Argos is not ‘practically giving away’ Meta Quest 3S headsets to those who fill in a form
Argos confirmed that a post shared on social media, one of several fake offers we’ve seen recently, is not genuine.
Full Fact→ Argos isn’t ‘practically giving away’ GoPro cameras to anyone who fills in form
An Argos spokesperson confirmed that a social media post claiming the retailer is ‘practically giving away’ GoPro HERO13 cameras to people who fill in an online form is not a genuine offer from them.
FactCheck.org→ Parsing the Rhetoric on ACA Subsidies
In a social media post, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson criticized Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, for wrongly saying that Affordable Care Act premiums would at least double for “over 20 million Americans” if enhanced subsidies expire. Th
The Dispatch→ The Fallout From USAID’s Shutdown
The Trump administration ended programs from malaria prevention to agricultural resilience projects worldwide.
The Dispatch→ Postliberalism: Flirting with Fascism | Interview: George Weigel
'I’m not getting the eugenic vibe.'
The Dispatch→ Whatever the Endgame in Venezuela, Latin America’s Drug Cartels Will Do Just Fine
Lessons from a half-century of the ‘war on drugs.’
The Dispatch→ No Checks, No Balance
Why it’s time to reform the pardon power by amending the Constitution.
The Dispatch→ In Search of a Defense Doctrine
The Trump administration’s incoherent military strategy leaves the U.S. vulnerable to global threats.
The Dispatch→ What Happens When AI Answers Your 911 Call?
More and more emergency dispatch centers are using AI to field non-emergency calls.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Paul McCartney, Steven Tyler, J.K. Rowling, And Mick Jagger Did NOT Say ‘I See The World Being Corrupted By Gayness’ — Fake Click Bait
Did Paul McCartney, Steven Tyler, J.K. Rowling, and Mick Jagger say "I see the world being corrupted by Gayness"? No, that's not true: The quote about Paralympic sprinter Valentina Petrillo was made up and attached to those four celebriti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Muslims Protesting A Christmas Fair In Germany — Clip From Pro-Palestinian Anti-Israel March First Appeared October, 2024
Does a viral video show Muslims protesting against a Christmas fair in Germany? No, that's not true: The video has circulated since October, 12, 2024, showing a demonstration in Hamburg, Germany, against Israel and in solidarity with Pale
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write A Letter To Nancy Pelosi On Dec. 20, 2019 With An Encoded Message
Did Donald Trump write a letter to Nancy Pelosi on December 20, 2019 which contained a hidden message, "FUck YoU CUNT," spelled in the first letter of every line? No, that's not true: A search of the Trump White House archives did not pro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Chicxulub Crater Made By Massive Asteroid Which Slammed Into Earth 66 Million Years Ago — Flawed Simulation
Does a video show a man standing on the edge of the Chicxulub Crater which was formed when an asteroid slammed into the earth about 66 million years ago? No, that's not true: In follow-up comments under the post, the author says "This is
The Dispatch→ Rage Against the Machine
House Democrats take a Trumpy turn.
PolitiFact→ US intelligence report on journalist’s murder contradicts Trump’s defense of Saudi crown prince
Trump contradicts US intelligence on Khashoggi murder
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Mom Giraffe Handing Baby Giraffe To Safari Tourists Through Car Window Is NOT Real — It’s AI Generated
Does a real video show a mother giraffe handing a tiny baby giraffe to safari tourists through a car window? No, that's not true: The video is AI generated, as indicated by the brief flicker of the watermark from AI-generating website Vue
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump DID Tell A Female Reporter ‘Quiet, Piggy’ When She Asked A Question About Epstein Files
Did President Trump say "Quiet, piggy" to a female reporter when she asked if there might be incriminating evidence about him in the Epstein files? Yes, that's true: Trump pointed at Bloomberg's White House correspondent Catherine Lucey a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: REAL Photo Shows Flag Behind Trump Apparently At Ground Level — White House Denies It Touched Ground
Does a real photo show U.S. President Donald Trump walking past a U.S. flag that appears to touch the ground? Yes, that is an authentic photo: Its origin can be traced to a reputable news agency. A White House spokesperson did not deny th
Full Fact→ No, the government isn’t limiting Brits to two flights a year
Repeated claims that the government is introducing a policy limiting UK citizens to two flights a year are false.
Full Fact→ Video does not show ‘migrants’ stealing items from UK graveyard
Footage shared on social media claiming to show migrants stealing items from a UK graveyard is actually from Ukraine. It is unclear what the people are doing by the graves, however.
Full Fact→ Digital ID won’t be mandatory for everyone living in UK
A widely shared video claims that under the government’s digital ID proposals, people will require one to live in the UK—but this isn’t correct.
Full Fact→ Minister makes misleading comparison on prison capacity
Housing secretary Steve Reed MP’s claim about prison building under the Conservatives and Labour isn’t a like-for-like comparison, as it mixes up net and gross figures.