Did Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem say on Fox News that calling ICE agents Nazis is rude and inaccurate because they don't wear uniforms? No, that's not true: A fabricated Fox News screenshot with that quote had the watermark of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Say Cosmetic Surgeries Preclude People From Receiving Government Assistance Starting From March 2026
Did Donald Trump announce that people who had cosmetic surgeries would no longer be eligible for any form of government assistance starting in March 2026? No, that's not true:There were no news stories about any such announcement from Tru
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s statements on the economy in insult-laden Pennsylvania speech
Fact-check: Donald Trump’s PA speech on the economy
AllSides→ Probing Trump’s Verbal Attack on Somalis
Probing Trump's Verbal Attack on Somalis jbhicks Wed, 12/10/2025 - 06:45 Read more about Probing Trump's Verbal Attack on Somalis In a disparaging attack on Somalia in which he said he didn't want people of Somali descent in the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trevor Noah Did NOT Tell Pete Hegseth He Was The Reason The Song ‘Just Give Me A Reason’ Was Written
Did comedian Trevor Noah tell Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in response to his request that a band play "Just Give Me a Reason" that he was "the reason it had to be written." No, that's not true: The story was manufactured by a spam f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Barack Obama Did NOT Announce ‘Potential Comeback’ To The White House
Did Barack Obama say that he wants to return to the White House in 2028 as president through "legal avenues" or as a "proxy candidate"? No, that's not true: Contrary to the posts citing his "exclusive interview on a major news network" on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Scientists Have NOT Proved Camel Tears Are An Antidote For Venomous Snakebites
Have scientists discovered a camel tear contains enough antibodies to neutralize the venom from 26 snakebites? No, that highly specific claim is not true: While poison experts have found snakebite damage to mouse tissues might be reduced
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Did NOT Call Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday, Juneteenth ‘Made Up Holidays’ — Satire Account
Did the White House call Martin Luther King Jr's birthday and Juneteenth "made up holidays?" No, that's not true: A parody account posted the meme that mimicked the format and design of White House message. The administration did remove M
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Melania Did NOT Glare At Donald Trump When He Chatted With Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum At FIFA World Cup Draw — Real Video Was Altered
Did Melania Trump glare at Donald Trump when he chatted with Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum at the FIFA World Cup Final Draw? No, that's not true: The footage showing Melania looking annoyed is not real and has been edited. Donald T
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump says the US secured at least $18 trillion worth of investments this year. That’s wrong
The U.S. has received promises of investments totaling $18 trillion to $22 trillion since January.
The Dispatch→ Exporting the Revolution
America’s new foreign policy is still based on ‘values.’
FactCheck.org→ Probing Trump’s Verbal Attack on Somalis
In a disparaging attack on Somalia in which he said he didn’t want people of Somali descent in the United States, President Donald Trump said Somalis “ripped off” Minnesota “every year” for “billions of dollars,” an apparent
Lead Stories→ IFCN Statement On U.S. Visa Restrictions Targeting Fact-checkers
New visa directives wrongly conflate journalism with censorship The International Fact-Checking Network is deeply concerned by reports that the U.S. State Department has instructed consular officers to deny visas to individuals who have w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The U.S. Did NOT Send $45 Million In Cash To The Taliban In Afghanistan On December 8, 2025 — Old Photo Used
Did the United States send $45 million in freshly-printed cash to the Taliban in Afghanistan on a chartered flight on December 8, 2025? No, that's not true: The photo used to make the claim was published in 2023 in a report about United N
Full Fact→ The government won’t be taking £90 from people’s payslips to tackle the national debt
Videos widely shared online claim that workers will see a £90 “debt recovery contribution” on their payslips from January 2026. But this isn’t true.
Full Fact→ John Lewis isn’t giving away expensive cast iron pots for £10
A Facebook post suggesting John Lewis is giving away Staub cast iron pots for low prices to over-50s isn’t genuine.
AllSides→ Vance’s Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal Immigration
Vance's Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal Immigration jbhicks Tue, 12/09/2025 - 06:35 Read more about Vance's Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal Immigration Vice President JD Vance has exaggerated the i
The Dispatch→ The Obamacare Subsidy Conundrum
Enhanced ACA subsidies expire December 31, but Republicans can't agree on an alternative.
The Dispatch→ Court Seems Likely To Side With Trump on President’s Power To Fire FTC Commissioner
The case could have sweeping ramifications for presidential power over independent agencies.
The Dispatch→ The Eunuch Congress | Roundtable
Would you rather be a Democrat or a Republican right now?
The Dispatch→ Uncle Sam, Shareholder
There are only downsides to the Trump administration’s push for equity stakes in private-sector businesses.
The Dispatch→ Can the Trump Administration Stop History?
The story of humanity—and progress—is largely a story of immigration.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check:There Is NO Evidence Elon Musk Bought Facebook In An ‘Operation Clean Slate’ — Fake News Site Manufactures Rumors To Build Traffic
Is "Tech world on fire" over news that Elon Musk bought Facebook in order to "delete it"? No, that's not true: Meta (which owns Facebook) had not, as of this writing, announced or documented a sale, as is required of publicly traded compa
The Dispatch→ Counterpunch
‘Self-defense’ as a license to kill.
FactCheck.org→ Vance’s Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal Immigration
Vice President JD Vance has exaggerated the increase in home prices during President Joe Biden’s time in office and has misleadingly pointed to illegal immigration as a primary cause of a rise in prices. In a Fox News interview on Nov. 13, Vance
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Vegetables, Fruits Being Spray-Painted In China Is NOT Real
Is a video of fresh produce being artificially painted in China real? No, that's not true: The clip originated from an account that labels its content as AI-generated. The video contained multiple inconsistencies strongly pointing to AI.
The Dispatch→ Founders Town Hall: Bye Bye, 2025
Tune in to our special livestreamed conversation.
The Dispatch→ Slaughter at SCOTUS: Reaganite Ends by Roosevelt Means
Are President Trump’s chances looking favorable?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Waitress Megan Hollis Was NOT Arrested In Cleveland, Ohio After Flipping a Table Because She Got A $5 Tip — Post Originated From A Satire Account
Was Megan Hollis, a waitress in Cleveland, Ohio, arrested for flipping a table after customers left a $5 tip on a $304 bill? No, that's not true: This is not a real story or a real mugshot. The post circulating on social media originated
PolitiFact→ Health Savings Accounts, backed by GOP, cover fancy saunas but not insurance premiums
HSAs pay for wellness items, but not insurance premiums
PolitiFact→ Don’t fall for video of priest turning away ICE agents from his church, it isn’t legit
Video of priest turning away ICE agents isn’t legit, it’s AI
Full Fact→ No, the government isn’t introducing a £500 ‘Christmas Decoration Tax’
Videos shared online falsely claim the government is bringing in a £500 “Christmas Decoration Tax” this year.
The Dispatch→ Good Things and Hard Things
Americans in the 1980s did not enjoy the process of fixing inflation, but they really, really enjoyed having fixed it.
AllSides→ Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information
Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information jbhicks Mon, 12/08/2025 - 06:12 Read more about Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information
The Dispatch→ Trump’s New Foreign Policy Roadmap
Trump’s National Security Strategy marks a sharp departure from traditional alliance-based foreign policy.
The Dispatch→ Yankee in Kevin Williamson’s Court | Interview: Colin Woodard
America’s many nations.
The Dispatch→ There Is No Legacy Admission to the American Dream
If we want to make it, we need to work for it.
The Dispatch→ Details of a Botched Caribbean Strike Take Shape
Ambiguous guidance from the Trump administration yielded tactical missteps.
The Dispatch→ Don’t Be a Cynic About Today’s Religious Revival
That some who seek religion may really desire ideological comfort shouldn’t blind us to those looking for true belief.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Prank About Mountain Collapse Near Casper, Wyoming Was Joke Post From Satirical Facebook Page
Did "an entire unnamed mountain" collapse into itself near Casper, Wyoming at the end of 2025 and were emergency crews from several states mobilizing? No, that's not true: A viral post and image making that claim originated on a satirical