Did NBA player Victor Wembanyama, or NFL players Jeremiyah Love, Jalen Hurts, or Micah Parsons, reward Maria Thompson with a pickup truck or SUV after she helped him when he was having car trouble? No, that's not true: This story is a cop
The Dispatch→ The Iran Disaster
A civic and political calamity in the making.
The Dispatch→ Can Trump Take Credit for Lower Oil Prices?
Despite his promises of cheap energy, the president’s aggressive foreign policy is preventing an oil market crash.
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – This chronic illness statistic touted by RFK Jr. and RealFood.gov doesn’t check out
Says “90% of health care spending treats chronic disease.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Seattle Seahawks Did NOT Decline a White House Invitation
Did the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks refuse an invitation to the White House? No, that's not true: There's no evidence the team has been invited to Washington for a reception with President Donald Trump or that the team has refuse
The Dispatch→ Trump’s $18 Trillion Fantasy
The president’s math on foreign investment doesn’t add up.
FactCheck.org→ A Pre-SOTU Guide to Trump’s Economic Claims
In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has made a series of claims about the economy, a topic that should feature prominently in his State of the Union address to Congress on Feb. 24. “We have the hottest country anywhere in the world,̶
PolitiFact→ How much has Donald Trump reshaped the government’s portrayal of Black history?
How much has Trump reshaped the portrayal of Black history?
The Dispatch→ Justice Alito’s Next Moves
Plus: An argument with no meat on the bones.
The Dispatch→ Who Gets Warner Bros.?
Plus: The FDA will now review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine, the U.S. continues to move forces to the Middle East, and a very good boy joined in on Olympic skiing.
Full Fact→ Princess Anne’s husband hasn’t announced he’s ‘donating his entire fortune to charity’
Full Fact→ Ed Miliband hasn’t resigned as Energy Secretary over ‘Mandelson-Epstein scandal’
Posts liked thousands of times on Facebook falsely claim Ed Miliband has resigned from the government.
Full Fact→ Old photos of Jeffrey Epstein edited to look like he was recently spotted in Israel
Images supposedly showing Epstein in Israel recently are actually old pictures that have been edited to add grey hair and a beard.
The Dispatch→ Trump Accounts, Not Baby Bonuses
For family policy advocates, the second Trump administration has yielded mixed results so far.
The Dispatch→ ‘Sanctuary’ for Whom?
Sanctuary policies strain taxpayers and shield illegal immigrants with criminal records.
The Dispatch→ In Defense of Sanctuary Cities
Refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities is constitutionally protected and morally just.
The Dispatch→ Trump Attempts a Tightrope Walk on Selling AI Chips to China Without Boosting Its Military
The president’s plan may be an attempt to thread an ‘impossible needle.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Swift and Kelce Did NOT Announce On Livestream They Are Spending $250 Million To Uncover Truth In Giuffre Case — Foreign Clickbait
Did Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift announce on a livestream that they are spending $250 million to find the truth in the Virginia Giuffre case? No, that's not true: Neither the celebrity couple nor news organizations said anything about it
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show President Trump Kissing Nicki Minaj
Is this a real video of President Donald Trump kissing Nicki Minaj? No, that's not true: The black-and-white "security camera" footage purporting to show them kissing exhibits clear signs of AI manipulation, including unnatural facial ble
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO Proof LifeTouch School Photos Put "You And Every Other American Kid … In The Epstein Files" — Mathematically Impossible, Since LifeTouch Only Accounts For 25% Of School Photos
Did school picture contractor LifeTouch put "you and every other American kid" in the Epstein files? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that all 49 million American schoolchildren are in the Justice Department's files. The company n
The Dispatch→ Carr Crash
The Colbert ‘equal time’ kerfuffle is a perfect Trumpist fiasco.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk DID Tweet ‘I Agree With The Teachings Of Jesus’
Does a legitimate screenshot show that Elon Musk in February of 2026 wrote "I agree with the teachings of Jesus," in an X post? Yes, that's true: The X owner did post that message on his verified account. The screenshot does not alter his
The Dispatch→ On ‘White Culture’
The latest poisonous example of horseshoe theory.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO TMZ Story About Zelensky Buying Diddy’s Mansion For $61 Million — Nothing On Their Site
Did tabloid news outlet TMZ publish a report saying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bought a Los Angeles mansion belonging to Sean "Diddy" Combs for $61 Million? No, that's not true: Using TMZ's search box, Lead Stories found no s
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on her agency’s role in elections
Fact-checking Kristi Noem on DHS role in elections
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: State of the Union 2026
The Dispatch breaks down President Trump’s address.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thitikul, De Niro, Hanks, Penrod Did NOT Say ‘Don’t Touch My Family Or My Country’ To Karoline Leavitt Or Whoopi Goldberg — It’s Vietspam
Did Thai golfer Atthaya "Jeeno" Thitikul say 'don't touch my family' at a news conference with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt? No, that's not true: No media outlets reported that about the golfer or any other celebrity, incl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Ted Lieu Did NOT Say Unreleased Epstein Files Show Donald Trump Raping Children — He Referenced ‘Allegations’
Did Rep. Ted Lieu say that the full, unreleased Epstein files show Donald Trump raping children? No, that's not true: Lieu said at a February 3, 2026, news conference that the files include "highly disturbing allegations" of Donald Trump
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Drug Pricing Deals
President Donald Trump has said that Americans are now paying or will pay “the lowest price anywhere in the world for drugs,” thanks to the administration’s negotiations with pharmaceutical companies. The administration has announced dis
Full Fact→ How many people in Britain don’t speak English?
Nigel Farage’s claim that a million can’t speak any English at all is not correct according to the 2021 Census, which is what he appears to have been referring to.
PolitiFact→ A protein primer: Why is it important, how much should you eat, how much is too much?
Here’s what to know about protein in your diet
Full Fact→ Pictures showing Nigel Farage in hospital recovering from surgery are fake
Images which appear to show the Reform UK leader in bed in a hospital gown are not real.
Full Fact→ No, Keir Starmer was not ‘dragged out’ of the House of Commons following a clash with Nigel Farage
The Dispatch→ America’s Shipbuilding Revival
Plus: Peru ousts its acting president, and Iran nuclear talks continue.
The Dispatch→ ‘Akvavit,’ ‘Zebroid,’ and ‘Haole’ | Interview: Stefan Fatsis
No one should leave Jonah alone with a word.
The Dispatch→ How to Understand the ‘Pahlavi Paradox’ in Iran
The exiled son of the late shah is a unifying force for a fragmented opposition seeking economic and social stability.
The Dispatch→ Rubio’s Munich Speech: Serious, but Still Wrong
The secretary of state’s conciliatory language was welcome, but it hardly set things right.
The Dispatch→ How Immigration Enforcement Is Hitting Businesses
Fearing deportation, undocumented workers have left the agriculture and construction sectors shorthanded.
The Dispatch→ The Lives That Bought the West
We cannot forget the sacrifices that gave the rules-based order its moral purpose.
The Dispatch→ Civilizational Erasure
What was missing from Marco Rubio’s Munich speech.