“Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.”
PolitiFact→ Tricia McLaughlin – Viral video shows ICE activity in Hoffman Estates, not a 2024 Chicago ‘burglary arrest’
A video shows a “burglary arrest Chicago Police made over a year ago.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jason Kelce Did NOT Say ‘If Bad Bunny Is A Bad Fit For The Super Bowl, Then Maybe The People Making These Comments Are A Bad Fit For America’s Future’ — It’s A Fake Quote
Did Jason Kelce say, "If Bad Bunny is a bad fit for the Super Bowl, then maybe the people making these comments are a bad fit for America's Future." No, that's not true: There were no actual news reports saying Kelce made this statement.
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr. Misleads About Antidepressants and School Shootings
This story discusses suicide. For anyone experiencing thoughts of suicide, help is available from the 988 lifeline. A day after a shooting at a school in Minnesota, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed, as he has b
Full Fact→ What did James Cleverly say about China when he was foreign secretary?
Full Fact→ No evidence Italy’s PM said Keir Starmer ‘harmed’ Gaza peace deal
The Italian embassy in London told us social media posts claiming Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised Keir Starmer as “cringe” over the Gaza peace deal are false.
Full Fact→ Photo of person taped to bin is performance art, and nothing to do with ‘Antifa’
An image has been shared online with misleading claims it shows an “Antifa member” taped to a bin by “patriots”.
The Dispatch→ Inside Burma’s Collapse
The 2021 junta takeover triggered an economic crash and transformed Burma into a hub for scams and drugs.
The Dispatch→ The Annual State of the Dispatch | Interview: Steve Hayes
Insults galore.
The Dispatch→ When Your Doctor Gets to Know You
Health gets better when you and your doctor have a relationship.
The Dispatch→ Of Warriors and Wannabes
Hegseth’s ‘Department of War’ is a dangerous break with American military tradition.
The Dispatch→ Lasting Peace Requires Accepting Israel’s Right to Exist
Its enemies have historically taken the opposite position.
The Dispatch→ Abraham and Isaac
John Brown and the question of righteous violence.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence To Support Claim Of A Second Bullet At Charlie Kirk Murder Scene — AI Slop Network Produced It
Does evidence support a claim that Charlie Kirk murder investigators "confirmed" they found a bullet in Kirk's body and a second bullet at the scene of the shooting? No, that's not true: Investigators have made no such public disclosures
PolitiFact→ What is the Insurrection Act? Does the US president have plenary authority?
Insurrection Act, plenary power, martial law and more explained
PolitiFact→ X posts – Are holes in California mail-in ballot envelopes so some votes can be discarded? That’s misleading
“If you vote no on Prop 50 to stop the redistricting, it shows through the envelope,” making it easy for Democrats to cheat.
The Dispatch→ ‘What’s Going On With Marjorie?’
A populist kook turns MAGA maverick.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Portland, Oregon City Council Members Refusing To Stand For Pledge Of Allegiance — Footage From Portland, Maine
Does a video show several Portland, Oregon City Council members refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance? No, that's not true: This video clip was not filmed in Oregon. It shows the city council chambers of Portland, Maine. The vide
Full Fact→ Is the government on track to make the NHS App a ‘full front door to the NHS’ by 2028?
Full Fact looks at whether the government is meeting its pledge to transform the NHS App.
Full Fact→ Viral list of ‘last three home secretaries’ is incorrect
A social media post claiming that Suella Braverman and David Lammy are two of the last three home secretaries is misleading.
Full Fact→ The UK has not pledged £40 billion for Gaza reconstruction
This figure appears to be based on an estimate of the total cost of rebuilding the territory, not the amount being committed by the UK.
Full Fact→ Is the UK’s national debt set to match the size of the economy?
Conservative shadow chancellor Mel Stride claimed the UK’s debt is set to increase every year under Labour until it’s “the size of the entire economy”.
The Dispatch→ Everyone’s Embracing Renewable Energy—Except America
Is the Trump administration attacking green energy, or letting the market work?
The Dispatch→ The Future of Free Speech
Is it time for the influencer peace treaty?
The Dispatch→ Letting People Do What They Do Best
The concept of comparative advantage illustrates why free trade matters.
The Dispatch→ How a Pediatrician Earns Trust in a Time of Vaccine Doubt
As vaccine fears grow, some practices see value in working with shot skeptics, rather than refusing to treat them.
The Dispatch→ How Much Humiliation Will Pam Bondi Endure?
The DOJ has turned into Donald Trump’s boutique law firm. Does the attorney general care?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO Evidence Barron Trump Dropped Out Of NYU In Fall 2025 — His Father Tells Barron’s Niece Barron Will Be In Class ‘Tuesday’
Did Barron Trump drop out of New York University in the fall of 2025, as a viral social media post claimed? No, that's not true: The claim was made with no documentary, eyewitness or other evidence. The day before the post declared Barron
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman With Passport From Nonexistent Country ‘Torenza’ Did NOT Arrive At JFK
Did a woman arrive from Tokyo, Japan, at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City with a passport of a nonexistent country named "Torenza", as viral videos and text posts claim? No, that's not true: The viral videos reused old footage. It
The Dispatch→ Mash of Civilizations
The post-9/11 standoff ends in compromise.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Turning Point USA’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Did NOT Sell Out Atlanta Braves Stadium In Three Hours After Announcing Kid Rock — It’s Satire
Did Turning Point USA's Super Bowl halftime show sell out the Atlanta Braves stadium in three hours after it was announced that Kid Rock would be performing? No, that's not true: The story originated on a satirical Facebook page that clea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show "Lady Ghost" Margaret Lee, The Abilene Teacher Who Purportedly Avenged Her Students Killed By Raiders in 1871
Is this a photo of the "Lady Ghost", a schoolteacher named Margaret Lee from Abilene, Kansas who killed five men, raiders, who in 1871 had killed twenty students when they burned the one-room schoolhouse? No, that's not true on two counts
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israel on same day as hostage, prisoner releases
Fact-checking Trump’s speech to Israel’s Knesset
PolitiFact→ Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse
What is nihilistic violent extremism?
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – RFK Jr. misses mark in touting rural health transformation fund as historic infusion of cash
“It's going to be the biggest infusion of federal dollars into rural health care in American history.”
The Dispatch→ Why Snobbery Is Cheap
On getting the details—and arguments—right.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Incoming Farm Bailout
Struck by tariffs, trade wars, and immigration crack-downs, America’s farmers are in a tough spot.
The Dispatch→ The Future of Television Journalism | Interview: Sam Feist
C-SPAN and the future of journalism.
The Dispatch→ The Necessity of Pruning Our Busy Lives
How going local and honoring our souls could save our world.
The Dispatch→ The Evil That Is AI Child Porn
Our courts and culture are ill-equipped to grapple with 21st-century horrors.