Robert F. Kennedy’s views on health may have more popular support than we think.
The Dispatch→ Living Under Ad-Hocracy
On government spending, everybody knows what needs to be done. Nobody will do it.
The Dispatch→ Will Mike Johnson Be a Casualty of Congress’ Spending Fight?
His tenure as speaker takes another turn as a government shutdown looms.
Full Fact→ Video shows ruins in Syria not Gaza
An aerial clip of destroyed buildings is being shared with false claims it depicts Gaza, when it is actually of a town in Damascus.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows AI-Generated ‘UFO UAP Drone’ In Maryland In December 2024
Is a video that shows UFOs or drones in Maryland in December 2024 authentic? No, that's not true: The creator of the video admitted he "made a fake UFO video with AI." The original video is listed on the creator's account on TikTok under
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Reports Indicate George Stephanopoulos Is ‘Expected To Be Fired’ After Trump Settlement With ABC News — In Variety Or Any Other Trusted Outlet
Does reporting by the entertainment weekly "Variety" suggest that ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos is "expected to be fired" from the network after its settlement with President-elect Donald Trump? No, that's not true: ABC News told
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mexico Did NOT Propose Annexing Guatemala To Make It The 33rd Mexican State In 2024
Did Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum propose annexing Guatemala so it would become the "33rd state" in Mexico? No, that's not true: The rumor about Mexico annexing Guatemala was first debunked by Mexican outlets during the previous pre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Over 300 Confirmed Kills’ Quote Was Falsely Attributed To Rep. Dan Crenshaw
Did Rep. Dan Crenshaw share a post on X that included inflammatory language boasting of "over 300 confirmed kills," as an image on the platform suggested? No, that's not true: The quote is known colloquially as the "Navy Seal Copypasta,"
The Dispatch→ Rumors About Juan Soto’s Motives for Leaving the Yankees Are False
A viral quote attributed to Soto’s agent that criticized his former teammates is fabricated.
The Dispatch→ Folie à Deux
President Trump and Speaker Musk.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Person who called 911, not the tiplines, about the CEO shooting suspect can still get the reward
Tipster in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing is ineligible for reward money "because she called 911 instead of the tip line."
New York Times→ Assessing Elon Musk’s Criticisms of the Government Spending Deal
The world’s richest man posted or amplified inaccurate claims about the bill’s provisions for congressional salaries, a football stadium and biological research.
PolitiFact→ Bird flu: What to know about latest outbreaks after U.S. reports first severely infected person
Following recent avian influenza outbreaks, the U.S. reported its first person with a severe infection, and California's governor declared a state of emergency. Public health officials say risk to the general public remains low.
FactCheck.org→ What We Know About the Drones
Q: Who is flying the drones that are appearing over the East Coast? A: On Dec. 17, four federal agencies said they followed up more than 5,000 reported drone sightings and determined that they were lawful private and law enforcement drones and othe
PolitiFact→ What would a government shutdown mean for you? Here’s what we know.
President-elect Donald Trump, with help from Elon Musk, quashed a bipartisan spending bill two days before a deadline to avert a full government shutdown. Here’s what a shutdown would mean for you if no deal is reached.
The Dispatch→ Time for DOGE Disillusionment?
How Musk and Ramaswamy’s government efficiency efforts could go off track.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2024 Continuing Resolution Did NOT Include 40% Pay Raise For Congress
Did a draft continuing resolution or spending bill in late 2024 include a 40 percent salary increase for members of Congress? No, that's not true: The proposed December 2024 temporary funding package included a 3.8 percent pay raise, whic
FactCheck.org→ Where Trump’s Picks for EPA, Interior and Energy Stand on Climate Change
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. President-elect Donald Trump announced his nominations to lead key offices tasked with delivering his campaign promise of cutting fossil fuel regulations and increasing oil and natu
The Dispatch→ No, the Failed Spending Bill Did Not Include a 40 Percent Pay Raise for Congress
The continuing resolution would have provided lawmakers with a 3.8 percent raise.
PolitiFact→ Sara Jacobs – Fact-check: Past government shutdowns cost the U.S. economy billions
Government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 “cost our economy billions of dollars each.”
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Trump’s Margin of Victory
Claims that he had the fifth-smallest popular-vote margin ignore important context.
PolitiFact→ Department of Government Efficiency – Congress didn’t propose new $243,000 salaries in spending measure, as DOGE account claimed
Spending plan to prevent a government shutdown includes “a pay increase for members of Congress from $174,000 to $243,000 per year.”
Full Fact→ Picture does not show Donald Trump with an image of Theodor Herzl in his office
The picture was taken in the New York Times offices in 2016.
Full Fact→ No evidence Facebook posts about missing autistic teen ‘Ivan Moore’ are genuine
Claims that police have reported the teenager missing have been shared in local Facebook groups across the UK and beyond, but they appear to be hoaxes.
Full Fact→ Clip shows Halloween display at theme park in China, not ‘Hindu Genocide’ in Bangladesh
A clip appearing to show two bodies being roasted above fire pits has been used to spread online misinformation before.
Health Feedback→ No, study didn’t find that seed oils fuel “explosion of colon cancers in young people”
On 10 December 2024, the Daily Mail published an article bearing the headline “Doctors warn cooking oil used by millions may be fueling explosion of colon cancers in young people”. More specifically, the type of cooking oil referred to in the artic
PolitiFact→ ‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign
U.S. election officials prepared for an artificial intelligence-influenced campaign season. Generative AI had moments in the spotlight, but did not overtake the election. Here’s why.
Full Fact→ Picture of Bashar al-Assad with Tucker Carlson in Moscow almost certainly AI-generated
The image appears to have been created using Grok—Elon Musk’s generative artificial intelligence chatbot.
Full Fact→ Argos is not selling iPhones for £2
The retailer has confirmed the offer being circulated is not genuine.
The Dispatch→ The Fed Cuts Rates at Final 2024 Meeting
Central bank officials also predicted persistent inflation in 2025.
The Dispatch→ Elite Envy
On feel-good fallacies and the Great Awokening.
The Dispatch→ Tick Tock, TikTok,
Plus: Who leaked the Federalist Society pick?
The Dispatch→ What We Know About Women In Combat
There are real problems with women on the front lines—but they aren’t the ones Pete Hegseth is thinking of.
The Dispatch→ Trump, the Kurds, and a New Syrian Reality
New leaders in Washington and Damascus may expose longtime U.S. partners to Turkish incursions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Drones Over US In 2024
Does a video on Threads show drones over the United States in 2024? No, that's not true: The video predates the 2024 wave of drone sighting reports. The clip has been online since at least 2022 and was described as showing drones spraying
The Dispatch→ The Dark Age
Making vaccine skepticism great again.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, ivermectin still isn’t an effective COVID-19 treatment
“Ivermectin is a treatment after Covid and after vaccination, it is an effective medicine in all phases of Covid 19.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Administration Did NOT Spend $3 Billion For Just 93 Postal Delivery Electric Vehicles
Did the Biden administration spend $3 billion to procure just 93 electric mail trucks? No, that's not true: A Postal Service spokesperson told Lead Stories that Congress approved $3 billion to purchase 66,000 electric postal delivery vehi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NFL Did NOT Fire 3 Referees For Bribery Scheme
Did the NFL abruptly fire three referees who officiated the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams for their involvement in the largest bribery scheme in NFL history? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that t
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, this isn’t footage of a drone crash, and the ‘Star Wars’ stormtroopers are a clue
Video shows footage of a “drone crash.”