Why some have regarded the writer as the last great classical ethicist.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Spam Stories About Celebrities Opening ‘100% Free Homeless Hospital’ Are NOT Real — Foreign AI Clickbait
Did Patti Labelle, Novak Djokovic, Cardi B, James Hetfield, Morgan Wallen or a long list of other celebrities just open "America's first 100% free homeless hospital" because they wanted to leave a legacy behind? No, that's not true: Viral
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on Doing the Work That Needs to Be Done
Essays on our fiscal woes, the problems with populism, and the juvenility of political violence.
The Dispatch→ Trump Is Taking the Easy Way Out | Ruminant
A process guy in an outcomes world.
The Dispatch→ Conservatives, Stop Bashing Video Games
Rote dismissal gets the genre wrong.
The Dispatch→ A Flaccid Case for a Crisis of Masculinity
Is liberalism making men less virile? A new book fails to convince.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump’s Symbolic Pardon Does NOT Mean Tina Peters Is Fully Pardoned — POTUS Has No Power Over State Prisoner
Has Tina Peters been "fully pardoned" by Donald Trump, wiping out her prison sentence for giving unauthorized access to Mesa County, Colorado, voting machines in 2021, when she was county clerk? No, that's not true: Trump's "pardon" of Pe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Phil Collins Did NOT Announce A 2026 World Tour With 32 Dates, Nor Have Trace Adkins, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana And Many Other Artists In Clickbait AI-Generated Tour Posters
Did Phil Collins "send the internet into orbit" when he announced the 32 dates of his 2026 World Tour? No, that's not true: Phil Collins has not announced a 2026 world tour. His name, and those of many other artists such as Trace Adkins,
The Dispatch→ ‘Rich’ Ain’t What It Used to Be
Arguments about the poverty line are really about status.
The Dispatch→ The Pence Dividend
Why Indiana Republicans defied Trump on redistricting.
PolitiFact→ Who decides when genocide has occurred? The long legal process hinges on proving intent
What courts rule on genocide?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Increase ‘MONTHLY Pension’ Of Living Medal Of Honor Recipients ‘From $16,880 To $67,500’ — Increase Is Annual
Did Donald Trump raise the monthly pension of Medal of Honor recipients to almost $70,000? No, that's not true: The Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed to Lead Stories that those figures show the annual change, not monthly. According
Full Fact→ No, UK airports aren’t introducing £10 toilet fees
Videos circulating on social media claim passengers at major UK airports will be required to pay a £10 fee to use the toilet. But both Heathrow and Gatwick airports have confirmed this isn’t true.
Full Fact→ False claims Sadiq Khan cancelled non-existent royal ‘garden bridge ceremony’ circulate online
Videos claiming that the Mayor of London has clashed with King Charles after the cancellation of an event has been viewed over 100,000 times on Facebook.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Reveal Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect Tyler Robinson’s ‘Shocking’ Courtroom Conversation — A Comic Made It
Is a "shocking" video of Charlie Kirk murder defendant Tyler Robinson and his lawyer talking in court before a hearing in the case real? No, that's not true: The news media feed from the same moment and the same camera captured an inaudib
Full Fact→ Around 250,000 Brits emigrated last year, not 695,000
A post on Facebook incorrectly claims 695,000 British nationals left the UK last year.
Full Fact→ Quote wrongly attributed to Labour MP still circulating online
A quote about grooming gang victims wrongly attributed to Labour MP Naz Shah is still being shared on Facebook.
The Dispatch→ Europe’s Free Speech Problem
The U.K. averages 12,000 arrests a year for online speech while the EU and tech giants spar over platform rules.
The Dispatch→ Horseshoe Theory in Minnesota | Roundtable
Everyone should be ashamed of themselves.
The Dispatch→ Congress Closes the Book on Two Wars
Repealing the military force authorization for the Gulf and Iraq wars is not just symbolic.
The Dispatch→ The Making of a Moral Superpower
The Spanish-American War solidified the U.S.’s role as a force for global good.
The Dispatch→ Pareto Punishment
The Trump movement in its death throes.
The Dispatch→ The Man-Children of the Revolution
Zohran Mamdani, Luigi Mangione, and the gentle parenting of violence.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama, Trump, Rubio Did NOT ‘Cut Ribbon’ On A $150M Free Education And Health ‘Promise Campus’ In Chicago Or Miami — Fake Stories From Clickbait Factories
Did Barack Obama, Donald Trump or Marco Rubio "just cut the ribbon on a $150 million free education and health campus, entirely funded "by his own pocket", without a single tax dollar."? No, none of them did: The made-up stories are amon
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Showing President Trump Using Walker Is NOT Real — Gemini AI Made It
Is a photo showing President Donald Trump using a walker to assist him real? No, that's not true: The image has the SynthID watermark that indicates it was created by Google's AI tool, according to an analysis by Google's Gemini chatbot.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Videos Show Women Told To Leave Courtrooms Because Of How They Dress
Are videos of women being kicked out of court for outfits described as "inappropriate" real? No, that's not true: Multiple low-quality viral videos following the same script and posted by the same creators show signs of AI. Evidence of AI
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Image Does NOT Show Actual Minneapolis Warehouse With Tiny Indoor Houses For Homeless — Avivo Project Is Real
Does an image show an actual Minneapolis warehouse with tiny indoor cottages for homeless people? No, that's not true: The image used is AI generated. There is, however, a warehouse in Minneapolis that holds boxy private dwellings for hom
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Economic Speech
In a campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, President Donald Trump honed a message of “lower prices, bigger paychecks” ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Some of his talking points on the economy missed the mark. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: House Democrats Did NOT Release Never-Before-Seen Photos Of Jeffrey Epstein With Little Girl In Green Skirt Also Photographed Bound And Gagged– Images Are Edited Fakes
Did House Democrats release photos showing Jeffrey Epstein with a girl in a green skirt who also appears bound and gagged in another image? No, that's not true: These images have both been digitally edited. The original image of Epstein f
PolitiFact→ Elise Stefanik – Hochul has extended higher taxes on wealthy individuals, corporations
Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised taxes.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: Is Congress Heading Toward Another Government Shutdown?
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
The Dispatch→ Booming AI Demand Collides With the Grid
When our power systems struggle to keep pace with the digital economy.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Confirms His Disparaging Remark About ‘Shithole Countries’ at Immigration Meeting
Nearly eight years ago, President Donald Trump denied using the word “shitholes” to describe African countries during an Oval Office meeting on immigration. But now he has fessed up. In a speech Tuesday night in Penns
PolitiFact→ Health care consolidation and rising costs happen, but Obamacare is not the key culprit
Obamacare is not key driver of health care consolidation
Full Fact→ Toby Carvery CEO isn’t giving away free meals to people who comment on Facebook posts
Despite claims being shared on social media, Toby Carvery has confirmed it is not giving away free carveries for two to those who like and comment on certain Facebook posts.
Full Fact→ How has the number of teachers changed under Labour?
The Prime Minister claimed the number of teachers has increased since the election, while the Conservatives have claimed there are 400 fewer.
Full Fact→ Figures don’t show 110,000 young Brits have left the UK since June
A post on Facebook incorrectly claims that 110,000 British nationals aged 16-34 have left the UK “since June of this year”.
Full Fact→ How should we discuss risk vs benefit in the context of vaccination?
Guest comment piece from Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert and Sean Elias
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Pardon Spree
From January 6 defendants to foreign leaders, this White House has been uniquely willing to grant clemency requests.
The Dispatch→ The Illusion of Campaign Finance Reform
The word of the day is ‘prophylactic.’