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The Dispatch→ ‘White House Plumbers’ Needs to be Fixed
Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux in 'White House Plumbers' (Photo via IMDb)The first episode of the HBO miniseries is dreadful.Continue reading ‘White House Plumbers’ Needs to be Fixed »
The Dispatch→ Vintage J
John Mulaney at the Boston Symphony Hall in 'Baby J.' (Picture via Marcus Russell Price/Netflix)John Mulaney’s latest stand-up special tackles his struggles with addiction, but also shows off his signature comedic charm.Continue reading Vin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Depict First Honduran Migrant ‘Caravan’ Woman To Be Granted Asylum In US
Does a photo on social media depict a Honduran woman named Susana Gonzalez who was the first member of a "caravan" of migrants to be granted asylum in the United States? No, that's not true: This post depicts an old, fake meme that has be
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cheating Partners, pH Mix Do NOT Cause UTIs, Yeast Infections
Do cheating partners or "pHs that don't mix" contribute to urinary tract or yeast infections? No, that's not true: While sexual activity can increase the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and yeast infections, there can be other cau
FactCheck.org→ The Political Disagreement Over a Health Exception for Later Abortions
In recent years, Democrats in Congress have introduced a bill that would bar states from prohibiting abortion after a fetus is viable outside the womb in cases where the patient’s life or health is at risk. Republicans claim that the bill would allo
FactCheck.org→ Unpacking the Claim that Blinken ‘Lied’ to Congress
On Fox News, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said he caught Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a lie to Congress about communicating with Hunter Biden via email. Johnson said Blinken ought to resign or be impeached. It’s significant when a U.S
The Dispatch→ Buzzed on Coffee and Double Standards
(Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)On the inverted pyramid of concern.Continue reading Buzzed on Coffee and Double Standards »
FactCheck.org→ Fox News and Dominion Voting Not Owned By Same Company, Contrary to Online Posts
Quick Take Dominion Voting Systems sued Fox News for defamation, alleging the news organization spread lies about the company after the 2020 election. After the suit was settled, social media posts falsely claimed that Fox and Dominion Voting
The Dispatch→ The New Trumpism: Culture War Is Overrated
Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake greets supporters during an event with former U.S. President Donald Trump on April 4, 2023 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)MAGA goes anti-anti-woke.Continue read
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Teachers Union Head Says She Wanted Schools to Reopen During Pandemic
Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, on May 3, 2023 in Tamarac, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) During testimony before a House of Representatives panel on April 26, the president of the American Federation of
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Video Shows the Wrong Border Fence
A picture of Melilla, at the border between Morocco and Spain, taken on June 25, 2022. (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images) A video clip is circulating online showing a border fence overwhelmed by hundreds of people trying to climb to the other
The Dispatch→ The Content Trap
Donald Trump appears at an NBC Town Hall at the Today Show on April 21, 2016, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)As long as Donald Trump draws an audience, the media will keep focusing on him.Continue reading The Content Trap »
The Dispatch→ Senators Examine Worldwide Threats
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines speaks during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Plus: A new China competition bill is in the works, and e-commerce trade benefits receiv
The Dispatch→ Will Democrats Try to Turn the Tables on Trump’s Age?
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on May 2, 2023 in Turnberry, Scotland. (Photo by Robert Perry/Getty Images)Plus: Kari Lake threatens to clear the GOP field in Arizona.Continue reading Will Democrats Try to Turn the Tables on Trump’s Age? »
The Dispatch→ SCOTUS Poised to Rein in the Administrative State
The U.S. Supreme Court building on April 23, 2023. (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)Plus: Ed Sheeran fends off a copyright lawsuit. Continue reading SCOTUS Poised to Rein in the Administrative State »
Health Feedback→ Sugar isn’t inherently cancer-causing; no evidence that removing sugar from diet cures cancer
REVIEW A popular belief about cancer is that sugar feeds cancer cells, thereby aggravating the disease, and that removing sugar from the diet will prevent or even cure cancer. Some go as far as to label sugar as the cause of cancer, like physician M
The Dispatch→ The Threat of an Emboldened Iran
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for visiting President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi in February 2023. (Photo by Pang Xinglei/Xinhua via Getty Images)The Islamic Republic has allies and patrons in Russia and Chin
The Dispatch→ Three Ways of Looking at the Debt Ceiling
A sign at a bus shelter shows the national debt in Washington, DC on January 2023. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)The immediate crisis might be exaggerated, but disaster looms if we don’t address spending. Continue reading Three Ways of L
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Acupressure Massages On Hands And Fingers Do NOT Aid Digestion
Do acupressure massages on a person's hands and fingers aid digestion or relieve digestion issues? No, that's not true: The director of gastroenterology at the University of Alberta told Lead Stories that this post reflects "inaccurate in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Border Breach Video Is NOT US-Mexico Border — It Shows Spanish Enclave Melilla In North Africa
Does this video show a large crowd of migrants scaling the fence at the U.S. border with Mexico? No, that's not true: This scene was filmed in North Africa in March 2022 as migrants from sub-Saharan Africa climbed the border fence of the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Excess Cyanocobalamin Does NOT Make Anxiety, Depression Worse — It’s Manmade Vitamin B12
Does cyanocobalamin, a man-made form of vitamin B12, cause or aggravate anxiety and depression if too much of it remains in the body? No, that's not true: The human body has a difficult time absorbing B12, no matter what form it comes in.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Remove 500,000 ‘Pedophiles From Government Online Databases’
Did former President Barack Obama remove half a million pedophiles from government online databases? No, that's not true: The claim refers to changes in criminal record-keeping. The Trump administration issued the memo in February 2017 th
The Dispatch→ Members Only: Inside Fox News (Live Event)
Chris, Steve, and Jonah at live Remnant recording.The pundit tea party. Continue reading Members Only: Inside Fox News (Live Event) »
The Dispatch→ The Death of Jordan Neely
New York City Mayor Eric Adams. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)Was the tragedy an example of vigilantism—or self-defense? Continue reading The Death of Jordan Neely »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Order Governments To Start ‘Rationing Water Into Homes’
Did the World Economic Forum "order" governments "to begin rationing water into homes," proclaiming that access to it is not a human right anymore? No, that's not true: As a non-governmental body, The World Economic Forum (WEF) doesn't ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kobe Bryant Was NOT Suing Company Behind ‘Black Mamba Hyperrush’ Over Supposed Opioid Contamination
Was basketball superstar Kobe Bryant suing the company behind Black Mamba Hyperrush over their energy supplements' supposed opioid contamination? No, that's not true: Bryant was suing a company in a trademark dispute for using the name Bl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Uncle And Dog Are Missing — It’s A Scam Post
Does this post authentically report someone's elderly uncle named Martin Jones went missing while out with their dog Baxter? No, that's not true: This is a "bait and switch" Facebook post. Social media posts that make this type of claim a
FactCheck.org→ Khanna Voted For — and Against — Raising Debt Limit During Trump Era
In the early hours of Feb. 9, 2018, Rep. Ro Khanna voted against a budget bill that also raised the federal debt limit. Khanna opposed the bill because it did not include a provision to protect so-called Dreamers — immigrants who were brought to
AllSides→ Biden Claims US Always Pays Its Debts, Gets Fact-Checked By Community Notes
https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/04/biden-claim-us-debt-fact-checked/ President Biden was fact-checked b
AllSides→ Donald Trump distorts Florida elections bill in attacking Ron DeSantis
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/03/donald-trump/in-attack-on-desantis-trump-distorts-florida-elect/
AllSides→ Republicans Push Back on Democratic Claims of Veterans’ Health Care Cuts in GOP Debt Limit Bill
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/05/republicans-push-back-on-democratic-claims-of-veterans-health-care-cuts-in-gop-debt-limit-bill/
The Dispatch→ The End of Title 42
A Border Patrol vehicle exits a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol Station for processing migrants after they cross the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on December 19, 2022. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T.
The Dispatch→ Covering Afghanistan in Exile
Amu TV anchor Nazia Hashimyar. (Contributed Photo)Afghan journalists launch a news organization to cover their home country from afar.Continue reading Covering Afghanistan in Exile »
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump’s Plan to Pare Back the ‘Deep State,’ Explained
Former OMB Director Russell Vought, Steven Mnuchin, and Scott Atlas listen to former President Donald Trump at an August 2020 press briefing. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images)The former president’s once and future plan to cle
The Dispatch→ How Sanctions Can Help Bring Home American Hostages
President Joe Biden gestures as an image of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich appears onscreen during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C., April 29, 2023. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) The Levinson Act all
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim About Life Expectancy of Beekeepers Is NOT Backed Up By Research
Do beekeepers have the longest life expectancy among all other professions and is this the result of disease-reversing healing frequencies emitted by the bees? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence to support this claim -- n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts With Pictures Of Lost ‘Sweet Girl’ Are Bait-And-Switch Scam
Do social media posts about people "desperately trying to find the parents" of a lost "sweet girl" show a real-life call for help? No, that's not true: Entries with identical wording appeared in many places in the United States; as they g
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Garlic NOT Used To Kill People — Knives Or Bullets Coated With Garlic Juice NOT Deadlier
Are knives or bullets coated with garlic juice deadlier than they would be without it? No, that's not true: While garlic does have anti-clotting properties, they're not strong enough to cause people to bleed out from a wound that wouldn't
The Dispatch→ How About Zero Tolerance for Crime?
(Photo via Getty Images)It’s not hopeless or naïve. It’s the government’s job.Continue reading How About Zero Tolerance for Crime? »