A Dispatch symposium.
The Dispatch→ The Chagos Islands Handover Is a Gift to China
The U.K. is returning control of the islands to tiny Mauritius, which has been drawing closer to the Xi regime.
The Dispatch→ Tippecanoe and Harris Too
What the election of 1840 can teach us about how parties change.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media Posts Do NOT Provide Authentic Emails About A Purported Sexual Assault Allegation Against Tim Walz
Do X posts by the account @DocNetyoutube provide screenshots of authentic emails to prove a former student has alleged Tim Walz sexually abused him at a 1995 Indigo Girls concert? No, that's not true: There's strong evidence the screensho
PolitiFact→ A ‘third assassination attempt’ against Trump? Here’s what we know about California arrest
A California sheriff said his deputies may have thwarted a “third assassination attempt” against former President Donald Trump. The man who was arrested, a fervent Trump supporter, said that’s not true and that federal agents have not charged him.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Kamala Harris’ $25K First-Time Buyer Plan Excludes Those Whose Relatives Have Owned Homes
Does the "fine print" on Kamala Harris' plan of $25,000 for first-time homeowners say a person is not eligible if they have a relative who has ever owned a home? No, that's not true: There is no proof that the plan has restrictions on peo
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ Univision town hall with Latino voters
How accurate were Vice President Kamala Harris’ statements at the town hall on Univision Noticias? We verified some of them.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tim Walz, Douglas Emhoff Did NOT Get Their Orders For Free At Arizona Cafe
Did Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff get their orders for free from an Arizona cafe, as implied by a video on X? No, that's not true: A cafe manager told Lead Stories that the group's tab w
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photos of Disney World ‘destroyed’ by Hurricane Milton originated as satire
Photos show that Disney World was “destroyed by Hurricane Milton.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ex-CIA Director Did NOT Say Government Uses Stratospheric Aerosol Injection To Control Weather
Did former CIA Director John Brennan reveal that the U.S. government uses Stratospheric Aerosol Injection, a hypothetical geoengineering technology, to control the weather? No, that's not true: A full video of his 2016 speech shows that B
PolitiFact→ Are foreign adversaries China and Russia amplifying hurricane misinformation? Early signs say yes
After Hurricanes Helene and Milton left paths of destruction and misinformation, researchers say they’ve seen early evidence that China and Russia amplified false social media claims about the storms, as they had after other disasters.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Scene From ‘The Simpsons’ Shows Depiction Of Hurricane Milton — Authentic Scene Shows ‘Hurricane Barbara’
Did a scene from an episode of "The Simpsons" predict Hurricane Milton by showing that name on-screen during a Kent Brockman news broadcast segment? No, that's not true: A clip from the episode was altered to add the words "Hurricane Milt
The Dispatch→ The Battle for the ‘Burbs of Pennsylvania
Both Democrats and Republicans are using the ground game to reach voters who have reset.
Full Fact→ Picture of Tel Aviv ‘up in flames’ is from Moscow terror attack
The image is unrelated to the recent conflict in the Middle East.
Full Fact→ No evidence IDF chief Herzi Halevi is dead
Rumours have spread that Lt Gen Halevi was killed after a Hezbollah drone attack in Israel on Sunday evening.
The Dispatch→ The One Who Will Not Give His Consent
Some thoughts on this embarrassing mess of an election.
The Dispatch→ Eric Adams Faces Pressure to Resign After Indictment
Amid additional resignations by his inner circle, the NYC mayor remains defiant.
The Dispatch→ The Deciders
When the CEO meets the president.
The Dispatch→ What Are We Talking About When We Talk About a Political ‘Realignment’?
We imagine a seismic shift, but parties change in more gradual—and interesting—ways.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claims that Kid Rock aided storm victims while Taylor Swift did nothing originated as satire
"Kid Rock heads to North Carolina with Millions in supplies. Taylor Swift Nowhere to be Found.”
FactCheck.org→ Misinformation Floods Hurricane Season
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The 2024 hurricane season has brought with it a deluge of conspiracy theories and false or misleading claims about storms that have devastated some parts of the country and killed h
The Dispatch→ To Renew Culture, Give Up Control
Trying to achieve total command over the world around us is folly.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump said North Carolina Gov. Cooper, Democrats blocked aid. That’s not what their actions show
“It has just come out that Democrats in Washington and the Democrat Governor’s Office of North Carolina (Roy Cooper) were blocking people and money from coming into North Carolina.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Online rumors fuel concern about ‘Hurricane Nadine.’ But NOAA’s radar Oct. 12 showed no such storm.
“Hurricane Nadine” was on a path to hit Florida on Oct. 10.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week of Hurricanes and Misinformation
False claims about disaster relief and immigrants are spreading far and wide.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump claimed Harris’ ‘60 Minutes’ interview violated campaign finance law. That’s False
Vice President Kamala Harris’ “60 Minutes” interview may be “a major Campaign Finance Violation.”
PolitiFact→ WinSenate – Democratic ad overstates Dave McCormick’s abortion position in Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race
“Dave McCormick is fully against abortion.”
The Dispatch→ Sizable Senate Majority in Reach for GOP
Look out for Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
The Dispatch→ Instinctual Stupidity
On man and country.
The Dispatch→ Too Many Laws—and Too Little Judging
In his new book, Neil Gorsuch lets a focus on process overshadow a serious threat to liberty.
The Dispatch→ What Draws Latinos to the Trump-Era GOP?
Mike Madrid’s new book downplays the appeal of conservative ideals.
PolitiFact→ Terence Everitt – Democrats falsely claim Ashlee Adams 'campaigned for Mark Robinson and his radical agenda'
Republican state Senate candidate Ashlee Adams “campaigned for Mark Robinson and his radical agenda.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Repeat Posts About ‘Approximately 2 Years Old’ Boy Taken To Police Station Are NOT Authentic — Bait & Switch For Real Estate Ads
Are social media posts posting authentic information that police officers in various states have "no idea" where an "approximately 2 years old" boy who was found and taken to a police station lives? No, that's not true: Lead Stories has d
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claims of ‘No Help’ or Helicopters Sent for Helene Victims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In his continued attack on the federal response to Hurricane Helene, former President Donald Trump falsely said that no helicopters and no help were sent to the affected areas for d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mission Hospital In North Carolina Did NOT Contain 900 Unidentified Bodies, Is NOT Morgue For Hurricane Helene Victims
Did Mission Hospital in North Carolina contain 900 unidentified bodies of Hurricane Helene victims and was the hospital turned into a morgue amid the disaster? No, that's not true: "Mission Hospital is not serving as the local community m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Read From Teleprompter During Live Univision Town Hall — It Was For Moderator
Did Univision "accidentally broadcast proof" that Kamala Harris was reading scripted responses from a teleprompter during her live town hall on the network? No, that's not true: Univision's footage repeatedly shows Harris responding to qu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of ‘Disney World Destroyed By Hurricane Milton’ Are NOT Authentic — It’s AI-Generated Content From Website With Satire Label
Do viral images authentically capture the massive destruction caused by Hurricane Milton at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida? No, that's not true: Those pictures were generated by AI and first posted on a website with a satire labe
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Claims Proliferate on Hurricanes and Weather Modification
SciCheck Digest Experts say people cannot create or meaningfully alter hurricanes through existing weather modification techniques. That has not stopped a deluge of social media posts baselessly claiming or implying that Hurricanes Helene and Milto
The Dispatch→ More False Claims Circulate Comparing Hurricane Disaster Aid to Migrant Benefits
Social media users are wrong about both FEMA benefits and handouts to illegal immigrants.
FactCheck.org→ Harris Makes Unsupported Claim About Fentanyl Flows
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Federal data do not show that “the flow” or “intake” of illegal fentanyl into the United States has been cut “by half” during the Biden-Harris ad