Trump has moved America leftward, not rightward.
The Dispatch→ The Restless Ambition of ‘A Complete Unknown’
The new biopic gets what Bob Dylan's folk-to-electric turn was really about.
The Dispatch→ Secular Reenchantment
Rod Dreher’s ‘Living in Wonder’ overlooks sources of meaning beyond the supernatural.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Leaked Footage Of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Riding A ‘Dirt Bike’ In Prison
Does a video authentically show "new footage leaked" of music producer Sean "Diddy" Combs riding a "dirt bike" in prison? No, that's not true: The video clip in this social media post began circulating on Instagram several months before C
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: China Did NOT Declare State Of Emergency Over ‘Surge Of Multiple Viruses’, As Of January 3, 2025
Did China declare a state of emergency over a spike in multiple respiratory infections as of January 3, 2025? No, that's not true: As of January 3, 2025, China's official sources made no such announcement. A spokesperson for the World Hea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Republicans CANNOT Be Forced To Confirm Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez As VP To Ensure Trump Becomes President
Is there a scenario in which Congressional Republicans can be forced to vote for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as vice president so President-elect Donald Trump can be sworn in as president? No, that's not true: Even if President Joe Bide
FactCheck.org→ Republicans Wrongly Tie New Orleans Attack to Illegal Immigration; Suspect Was a Citizen
Federal law enforcement officials have identified an Army veteran, who was born in the United States, as the sole person responsible for the Jan. 1 terrorist attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people and injured many more. But some Republican politi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CoQ10 Is NOT A Proven Treatment For Preventing Alzheimer’s Or Parkinson’s Disease
Is CoQ10 a proven treatment for preventing Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease? No, that's not true: A neurologist told Lead Stories that it is "false" to say that CoQ10 can prevent either disease. While some studies have explored the ant
The Dispatch→ The Canadian Way
If our northerly neighbor is up for grabs, we should take it.
The Dispatch→ Nationalist Security
After two terror attacks, are Trump’s nominees more or less likely to be confirmed?
PolitiFact→ No link between Fort Bragg and New Orleans, Las Vegas incidents, officials say
Social media posts are linking New Year’s Day incidents in New Orleans and Las Vegas to the military base formerly known as Fort Bragg because the suspects served there. The investigations continue, but officials say they’ve found no evidence the i
PolitiFact→ The 119th Congress: What to know about House, Senate majorities and what it means for Trump's plans
The 119th Congress is officially underway. Once Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Jan. 20, the Republicans will have unified control of government. But in the House, the margin will be close. Here’s what to look for.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Did a Temu warehouse go up in flames in China? No, a photo shared as evidence is AI-generated
Photo shows a large Temu warehouse in China “went up in flames.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of Fort Worth, Texas, car pileup is from 2021, not New Year’s Day 2025
Video shows “Fort Worth, Texas pileup, January (1st), 2025.”
The Dispatch→ New Orleans Reels After New Year’s Attack
A man rammed a car into a crowd, killing 14 people and leaving dozens wounded.
The Dispatch→ Hollywood Pete
Pete Hegseth is better qualified to work in a circus than run the Pentagon.
The Dispatch→ Could Donald Trump Bring Back the Weekly Address?
The president-elect has a chance to revamp a decaying institution.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Clip Does NOT Demonstrate Lack Of G Force In Soyuz MS-09 Launch — Excerpt Shows Lower-G Flight Segment
Does the swinging action of stuffed toys hanging from the ceiling of the Soyuz crew capsule prove that the spacecraft is not really producing the expected G forces during a launch into orbit, suggesting fakery? No, that's not true: A spac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Study Does NOT Prove Pfizer COVID Vaccine Increases Infection Risk In Young Children
Did a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study find that children who received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are more likely to get infected than those who are unvaccinated? No, that's not true: The study of children aged six months
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Confirm New Orleans Attack Suspect ‘Crossed Into The US From Mexico’ Two Days Before Rampage
Did federal investigators publicly confirm that the suspect in the January 1, 2025, New Orleans Bourbon Street attack "crossed into the U.S. from Mexico" two days before? No, that's not true: As of January 2, 2025, the FBI said that the s
PolitiFact→ How a Fox News report fueled false claims about the New Orleans suspect. He was a US citizen.
Fox News shared and then corrected a report about the truck that police say Shamsud-Din Jabbar used to kill 14 people celebrating New Year’s in New Orleans. But that didn’t stop some from spreading a false narrative about Jabbar’s immigration st
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t fall for fake video of Queen Camilla saying she was ‘born a man.’ It’s manipulated.
Queen Consort Camilla revealed that she was "born a man.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media posts wrongly identify New York subway burn victim
“The subway burning victim's name was Amelia Carter.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Orleans Bourbon Street Attacker Was NOT An Immigrant
Was the New Orleans attacker an immigrant, as a social media post implied? No, that's not true: The FBI and President Joe Biden said Shamsud-Din Jabbar was born in Texas and served many years in the United States Army. A widely shared vid
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Yes, there have been placebo-controlled studies on childhood vaccines
“There's never been a placebo-controlled study on childhood vaccines.”
Full Fact→ New Orleans police chief’s upside down badge is tradition
Posts on social media in the wake of an attack on the US city have suggested the superintendent was pictured mistakenly wearing her badge upside down.
The Dispatch→ The Year of Tough Answers
Two scalded dogs.
The Dispatch→ Democrats Could Learn Something From the Rise of the Whigs
The party opposing Jacksonian populism found electoral success by broadening its coalition.
The Dispatch→ The Silicon Valley Schism
No more nostalgia!
The Dispatch→ There Is No ‘Deep State.’ The Swamp, on the Other Hand …
The swamp is real. Just don’t expect Donald Trump to drain it.
The Dispatch→ There’s Cause for Optimism on Campus Free Speech
Universities have started to adopt institutional neutrality—and recognize they aren’t invincible.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mortgage Contracts Can NOT Be Discharged By Filing Letters, Forms To IRS, US Treasury
Are all mortgage contracts dischargeable by filing letters and forms to the IRS and the U.S. Treasury, as a social media post claims? No, that's not true: An IRS spokesman told Lead Stories that "there is no U.S. IRS form that negates a l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Dick Cheney Died In December 2024
Did former Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney die at 83 on December 30, 2024? No, that's not true: The social media account that reported this story has "parody artist" in its X bio and calls its posts "bait." A Google News s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israeli Government Official Did NOT Say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Had Been Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer
Did the head of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's medical team say he had been diagnosed with "grade 3" prostate cancer? No, that's not true: The spokesperson for Netanyahu told Lead Stories he underwent surgery to remove his pr
The Dispatch→ Claims About Kickbacks to U.S. Politicians From Ukraine Are False
Ukrainian officials have released no such information, and there is no evidence of such payments.
The Dispatch→ Happy New Year From The Dispatch!
Our staff shares favorites in movies, television, music, and books from 2024.
The Dispatch→ Jimmy Carter’s Most Perplexing Legacy
For all of his personal Christian devotion, he could not capture the hearts of white evangelicals.
The Dispatch→ The Festering Conflicts in the MAGA Family
From NatCons and tech bros to institutionalists and mavericks, the Trump-era siblings are squabbling.
The Dispatch→ Jimmy Carter Was No Saint
His reputation will age like Billy Beer, not Bordeaux.
The Dispatch→ Character Is Destiny
Never Trump nevermore?