Having Matt Gaetz as a foil isn’t the worst thing.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misleading Claims About Electric Vehicles and the Auto Industry
In a speech at a Michigan auto parts plant, former President Donald Trump distorted the facts about electric vehicles and the U.S. auto industry. Trump said President Joe Biden “has dictated that nearly 70% of all cars” made in the U.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: USA Today Did NOT Post Video Of Zelenskyy’s Bodyguard ‘Starting A Fight In A Bar’ — And There’s NO Record Of Such A Brawl
Did USA Today produce and publish a clip capturing Volodymyr Zelenskyy's bodyguard starting a "drunken brawl" in New York City, and did that incident take place during the Ukrainian president's visit to the United States in September 2023
PolitiFact→ Matt Gaetz – Matt Gaetz oversells role of budgetary dysfunction in adding to the federal debt
"Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt."
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Sen. Dianne Feinstein didn’t tweet about getting a COVID-19 vaccine before her death
Sen. Dianne Feinstein tweeted about getting COVID-19 and flu vaccines days before her death.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s no crying in Congress, at least not from AOC on CNN
Video shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crying on CNN.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Altered video appears to show Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi, Biden discussing Jan. 6
Video shows U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi discussing Jan. 6 with President Joe Biden.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Football Coach Deion Sanders Did NOT Bench ‘One Of His Best For Kneeling’ During National Anthem — Claim Is From A Satire Site
Did Deion Sanders, head football coach at the University of Colorado Boulder, bench "one of his best" players for kneeling while the national anthem was playing? No, that's not true: The claim was featured in an article on a satirical web
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Governor Katie Hobbs Did NOT ‘Mysteriously’ Step Down — She Left Arizona For One Night For A DC Meeting
Did Katie Hobbs "mysteriously" step down as governor of Arizona? No, that's not true: Hobbs left the state for one night to attend a meeting in Washington, D.C., her office said. State Treasurer Kimberly Yee announced on social media that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘No Zelensky No War’ Billboard Was NOT Displayed On New York’s Fifth Avenue — It Was Edited Into 2021 Video
Did a billboard go up on New York's Fifth Avenue during the summer of 2023, reading "No Zelensky No War"? No, that's not true: This video is fake and has been digitally edited. The original video posted on YouTube in 2021 shows the corner
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, migrants do not receive $2,200 each month from the federal government
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Documents Do NOT Prove The United States Is ‘Currently Under Military Occupancy’ — They Discuss Other Things
Is the United States "currently under a military occupancy" as of September 24, 2023, as proven by "bipartisan legislation"? No, that's not true: The claim cites unrelated materials that do not confirm the statement in question. The rumor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Measurements’ Do NOT Prove That Plane Didn’t Crash Into Pentagon On 9/11
Do "measurements" of winds, the Pentagon, and a plane prove that an airplane did not crash into the Pentagon on 9/11? No, that's not true: According to multiple credible and corroborating sources, including videos and photographs of the a
The Dispatch→ The Dispatch Meet and Greet in Washington, D.C.
Join Steve, lots of Dispatch staff members, and fellow members of The Dispatch community at Franklin Hall in Washington, D.C.
The Dispatch→ The Future of the Pro-Life Movement
Was 2022 a net positive or negative for the movement?
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Amazon hasn’t ordered delivery drivers to pull over during Oct. 4 FEMA alert test
CLAIM: Amazon has told delivery workers to stop driving for one hour during the Oct. 4 test of the national emergency alert system because phones and other electronic devices will be inoperable.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Updated COVID-19 Vaccines NOT Only Tested On ‘A Total Of 10 Mice’ — Hundreds Of Humans Also Received Shots During Clinical Trials
Were the updated COVID-19 vaccines only tested on 10 mice before they were given emergency use authorization in September 2023? No, that's not true: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told Lead Stories that the revised vaccines have a
The Dispatch→ Republicans’ New Shutdown Gambit
Plus: Is Gavin Newsom Democrats’ future hope?
FactCheck.org→ No Proven Health Risks from Aspartame, But Also No Proven Benefits
Q: Does consumption of aspartame harm human health? A: Some research indicates possible negative effects from aspartame, but there’s no definitive evidence linking it to health problems in the general population. Aspartame is safe when consumed w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AZ Senate Did NOT Bring ‘Rico Indictments Against Katie Hobbs, Adrian Fontes’ And Others
Did the Arizona Senate bring indictments against Gov. Katie Hobbs, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, Runbeck Election Services, banks and local police for election fraud and other crimes? No, that's not true: The Arizona Senate is not aut
Full Fact→ MPs’ pay has not increased by 42% since 2010
The salary of all MPs has increased by a little over 30% since 2010.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump misplaced blame when he said drug shortages were Biden’s fault
“Under ‘Crooked Joe’ Biden, there has been a catastrophic increase in shortages of essential medicines”
The Dispatch→ Subprime Donny
‘I paid them back’ is not a defense when it comes to defrauding banks.
The Dispatch→ Congress Avoids a Shutdown
After pushing through a last-minute stopgap measure to keep the government open, Kevin McCarthy’s speakership may be at risk.
The Dispatch→ A Madisonian Proposal for Filibuster Reform
It’s possible to restore the Senate to a place of cool, reasoned deliberation.
The Dispatch→ The Rise of Gavin Newsom
The California governor is marshaling support for Joe Biden but has his own challenges to navigate—and potential future aspirations.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week the Government Didn’t Shut Down
Plus, the pro-life movement at the crossroads, and Trump is getting even worse.
The Dispatch→ Members Only: America’s Classless Society
A sneak peek of our livestream discussion.
The Dispatch→ It’s the Hope That Kills You
Republicans are setting themselves up for a crisis of overconfidence.
The Dispatch→ Not Great, Bob
Fighting for the Nazis is bad.
The Dispatch→ The Plight of the NFL Running Back
They want to be compensated for playing the most brutal position in their sport, but front offices see them as expendable.
The Dispatch→ Reflections on Hispanic Heritage (Month)
Hispanic and American identities are woven, not weighed, against each other.
The Dispatch→ The End of the Writers’ Strike, Explained
What a new agreement means for Hollywood and AI.
The Dispatch→ Who Wants to Buy a Monorail?
The soft utopianism of easy choices.
FactCheck.org→ Post Makes Unsupported Claim Trump Purchased a Handgun
Quick Take While campaigning in South Carolina, former President Donald Trump saw a handgun at a gun store with his image and name on it. “I want to buy one,” he said. An online video shows Trump in the store, but the post claims he p
The Dispatch→ The ‘Draft Youngkin’ Conspiracy
When the truth hurts too much.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Ms. Frizzle, this isn’t a Magic School Bus, it is just a religious skit.
A video shows children disappearing from inside a school bus.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – New York City mosquito spraying program harms mosquitos, not humans
New York City is spraying unsafe pesticides to combat West Nile virus.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Two-year old video claims to show Biden body double, but offers no evidence
A Sept. 20 video shows President Joe Biden’s body double.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Arizona’s governor didn’t ‘mysteriously’ step down. She was in DC less than a day and is back now
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' brief trip out of state this week has been wildly misrepresented on social media and conservative news sites.