China plans to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 while NASA's Artemis program faces delays.
The Dispatch→ Did Congress Stretch the Commerce Clause Too Far? | Interview: Jonathan Karl
Reevaluating the constitutionality of statutory provisions.
The Dispatch→ An Act of Contrition
Three suggestions for the penitent Marjorie Taylor Greene.
The Dispatch→ Regulations Can Create the Monopolies They’re Meant to Prevent
Regulatory complexity can create barriers to entry and compliance costs that hamper competition.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kash Patel And A Dozen Other Prominent Americans Are NOT Paying Off Hundreds Of Thousands In Student Lunch Debt — It’s Web Traffic-Baiting ‘Viet Spam’
PolitiFact→ ‘We have nothing to hide.’ How Donald Trump shifted on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files
How Donald Trump shifted on releasing the Epstein files
The Dispatch→ Losing My Religion
Why Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Trump rebellion matters.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Video showing Donald Trump touching Bill Clinton’s crotch is an AI creation
Video shows President Donald Trump patting President Bill Clinton’s crotch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox News Aired NO Report That Trump Declared ‘NESARA/GESARA’ Financial System Law Of The Land — Rumor Promoted By QAnon Accounts
Did Fox broadcast a report that President Donald Trump has signed an executive order making the "National Economic Security And Recovery Act" (NESARA) the official policy of the nation? No, that's not true: A search of the Fox website tur
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Did NOT Say That ‘Trump’ Named In Epstein Files Is ‘Another Person With The Same Name’
Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attempt to explain the presence of Donald Trump's last name in the newly released Epstein files by saying that it was "another person with the same name", not a reference to Donald Trump, t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Missing Blue Ridge Toddler Jacob Riley Was NOT Seen Alive With A Pack Of Wolves On Trail Camera Footage — Fake News Story
Did a trail camera capture footage of a still-missing three-year-old Jacob Riley walking with a pack of wolves just outside Blue Ridge? No, that's not true: This video was published by Blue Ridge Breaking News, which produces satire and p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Mother Of Christopher Todd Erick Did NOT Find Her Deceased Son In An Exhibit Of Plastinated Real Bodies In Las Vegas — That Exhibit Predates His Death
Did the mother of Christopher Todd Erick discover the body of her deceased son, plastinated and on display in a Real Bodies exhibit in Las Vegas? No, that's not true: The bodies on display in the exhibit originated in China. According to
The Dispatch→ Rule by Rolex
On bribery, tariffs, and insolvency.
Full Fact→ Fake video of UK teacher telling children to bow and chant ‘Allahu Akbar’ circulates online
A clip shared with claims it shows a UK teacher ‘indoctrinating’ children in Islam isn’t real and was almost certainly made using artificial intelligence.
The Dispatch→ The Fracturing of British Politics
Economic stagnation and immigration anger are fueling support for five competing parties.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake AP Screenshot About Ghislaine Maxwell’s Golden Retriever And Horse Bubba — No Such Article
Did the Associated Press publish a fact check titled 'No, Ghislaine Maxwell did not own a horse named "Bubba"' and did it mention her having a golden retriever at the time? No, that's not true: A viral screenshot showing such a headline a
The Dispatch→ Will AI Destroy Humanity? | Interview: Andy Mills
Are you a Doomer, Scout, or Accelerationist?
The Dispatch→ The Era of Immortality Is Here
AI is making it possible to deny death. What could go wrong?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Bubba’ Reference In Mark Epstein Email To Brother Jeffrey Epstein Was Not About Trump And A Horse — Spokesperson Confirmed
Was Mark Epstein referring to a horse named "Bubba" in an email to his brother Jeffrey Epstein when he wrote "Ask him if Putin has the photos of Trump blowing Bubba"? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Mark Epstein told Lead Stories
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Glitches In Video Showing Bodies Moving ‘On Their Own’ Next To Nurse Or Doctor In Morgue
Did a viral video really show dead bodies moving on their own in a morgue? No, that's not true: The video, showing four different scenes of bodies appearing to move their legs as four different women sat next to them writing some kind of
The Dispatch→ The Fractured Right Should Learn From a Pope and a President
Coalescing around common loves is the only way forward.
The Dispatch→ Why Should Christians Read Greco-Roman Classics?
Reading ancient texts can take us far beyond mere knowledge.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff About the Turmoil at the Heritage Foundation
And what it says about the state of conservatism.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Donald Trump Touching Bill Clinton’s Crotch Is NOT Real — It’s AI-Generated
Is a video of Donald Trump touching and patting Bill Clinton's crotch authentic? No, that's not true: The first frame of the six-second clip is a real image of Trump and Clinton at a golf tournament in 2000 that was released by the Clinto
The Dispatch→ Prepackaged Henhouses | Ruminant
The Epstein files feed the trolls.
The Dispatch→ Confucian Answers to Modern Angst
The ‘Way’ of Confucius imagines us as threads, not atoms.
The Dispatch→ What’s Next in the Transgender Wars
Our gender debates aren’t going anywhere.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sweden Did NOT Switch To Red ‘Edible Road Salt’ Made Of Beet Extract And Starch To De-ice Highways
Did Sweden start using a red beet-and-starch-based, food-grade de-icing solution on a large scale to combat road icing and save birds suffering from road salt poisoning? No, that's not true: The Swedish Transport Administration website ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence ‘Helen’, 91, Was Arrested And Jailed For Shoplifting Prescription Medicine For Her Ailing Husband George
Is the story true of a 91-year-old woman named Helen who was arrested and jailed in a hospital gown for shoplifting prescription medicine for her ailing husband? No, that's not true: There is no evidence or proof given to back up the deta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Veteran Was NOT Charged With Murder For Killing Three Kids Who Broke Into His House — Ragebait Fake Story
Does a video show a true story about a veteran who shot three teens who were attempting to rob him and was then charged with murder? No, that's not true: The details of this story do not match a real case. The video uses clips from severa
The Dispatch→ The Anti-Clanker Coalition
A populist opportunity.
The Dispatch→ The Stupidity of Shutdowns
The government isn’t the lifeblood of the nation.
PolitiFact→ James Uthmeier – Fact-checking Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on abortion pill hospitalizations
“Evidence suggests that 1 in 25 women who consume (abortion) pills are hospitalized.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President Donald Trump is wrong that tariff revenues have slashed US deficit by 25%
“My tariffs … are helping to slash the deficit this year by more than 25%.”
FactCheck.org→ Experts Raise Doubts About Trump’s Dividend Payment Proposal
Q: Will U.S. citizens receive stimulus or tariff-based checks of $2,000 in November? A: No checks are being issued. President Donald Trump said he wants to use tariff revenue to give “dividend” payments of “at least $2,000”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Two Bald Eagles Walking On Wet Concrete Is NOT Real
Does a video show a real-life scene of two bald eagles walking on wet concrete and leaving construction workers amazed? No, that's not true: The clip contained multiple inconsistencies strongly pointing to AI. For example, the prints left
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Epstein’s Brother DID Mention Trump and ‘Bubba’ In A Real Email — He Says It Was NOT A Reference To Bill Clinton
Did Jeffrey Epstein's brother raise a question in a real email about if Russian President Vladimir Putin had photos of Donald Trump "blowing Bubba"? Yes, that's true: The 2018 email thread, one of the 23,000 emails released by the House G
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President Donald Trump misleads about Walmart Thanksgiving dinner price comparison
Walmart’s 2025 package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients shows a “25% reduction in costs for Thanksgiving between (President Joe) Biden and me.”
The Dispatch→ Did the Shutdown Bill Kill the Legal Hemp Industry?
Language in the shutdown ending bill redefines hemp, threatening the intoxicating products market.
The Dispatch→ Why Scandals No Longer Matter | Roundtable
And the death of common cents.