Protecting academic freedom and university federal funding is essential to the future of our country.
The Dispatch→ Slouching Towards Tyranny
On a dark hour for the American right.
The Dispatch→ Ron DeSantis Hasn’t Changed, But the World Around Him Has
On the Florida governor’s plans—and those of his wife—in a Trump-dominated GOP.
Internet Archive→ President Trump Welcomes Auto Racers to White House : CSPAN : April 10, 2025 1:55am-2:18am EDT
President Trump told reporters he paused the implementation of import tariffs because people and markets were "getting yippy." His remarks came as he welcomed a group of racecar drivers and team owners to the White House, ahead of his expected trip to
PolitiFact→ Brooke Rollins – Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins misleads on trade deficit by cherry picking data, relying on projection
“We had an agriculture export deficit that increased from zero when President Trump left to $49 billion” under former President Joe Biden.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Pierre Kory Did NOT Prove Texas Measles Death Announcement Was ‘100% False’ — Assertions Not Backed With Evidence
Did Children's Health Defense podcast guest Pierre Kory prove that Texas' confirmation of a 2nd measles death of an unvaccinated 8-year-old in Lubbock was "100 Percent False"? No, that's not true: Kory, who in 2024 was stripped of his int
The Dispatch→ The Try-It Phase
What could go wrong?
The Dispatch→ That Which is Unseen
Free markets aren’t as intuitive as they seem.
PolitiFact→ Are other countries ‘cheating’ the U.S. on trade?
Before President Donald Trump issued a 90-day pause on his April 2 tariffs plan, he described them as a way to combat U.S. trade partners’ “cheating.” But his tariff rate formula was based on trade deficits, not documented “cheating.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Flip flop: Trump said he wasn’t looking at pausing tariffs. Two days later, he did.
On enacting country-by-country tariffs April 9.
The Dispatch→ Is It True That American-Born Workers ‘Gained Zero Net Jobs’ Under Biden?
No. Native-born employment increased by about 7.5 million jobs.
Internet Archive→ Pres. Trump Signs Exec. Order on Shipbuilding : CSPAN3 : April 9, 2025 3:55pm-4:58pm EDT
[LIVE] President Donald Trump signs an executive order aimed at reinvigorating U.S. shipbuilding. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN3.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Item Til
FactCheck.org→ What Are the ID Verification Changes for Social Security?
Q: Is it true the rumor that all Social Security beneficiaries will have to go to a location to verify their identity to receive their monthly check? A: If you are already receiving Social Security benefits and you don’t need to change your d
The Dispatch→ He Just Likes Tariffs
And he doesn’t care what anyone else thinks.
Full Fact→ BBC radio bulletins massively overstate Britain’s cocaine consumption
News bulletins on Radio 2 and 6 Music claimed Britain consumes “117 million tonnes” each year—which is roughly a million times what National Crime Agency estimates suggest.
PolitiFact→ Ruben Gallego – Sen. Ruben Gallego is mostly right: American men trail women in higher education at historic levels
Men “have the lowest college attainment rate ever.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taliban Did NOT Hand Over Bagram Air Base to US, As Of April 8, 2025
Did the Taliban return Bagram Air Base base in Afghanistan to the United States? No, that's not true: On April 8, 2025, the Pentagon refuted the claim, replying to Lead Stories' questions. Two AI detectors found a significant presence of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post Image Of Pooh Bear To Troll China’s Xi Jinping, As Of April 9, 2025
Did U.S. President Donald Trump post a meme of Winnie the Pooh on X to troll China's Xi Jinping in 2025? No, that's not true: Lead Stories manually reviewed Trump's account on X and did not find the image social media alleged he published
Full Fact→ Ofsted board chair is not head of the ‘UK education system’ as posts claim
because Shabana Mahmood is not the head of the UK’s justice system and Sir Hamid Patel is the interim chair of Ofsted’s board, not Head of the UK’s Education System.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Advisor Peter Navarro DID Invent and Quote an Expert Named ‘Ron Vara’
Did President Donald Trump's economic advisor Peter Navarro once attribute quotations to a supposed expert named "Ron Vara", who turned out to have been invented by Navarro himself? Yes, that's true: Navarro admitted in 2019 to having inv
FactCheck.org→ Democrats Question Social Security Administration Changes in Misleading Terms
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Abrupt changes in staffing and some procedures at the Social Security Administration, coupled with false and misleading claims about widespread fraud, have prompted heated criticism
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Publicly Declare He Would Implement Martial Law on April 20, 2025
Did U.S. President Donald Trump publicly declare that he would implement martial law in the United States on April 20, 2025? No, that's not true: As of April 9, Trump had not publicly given any such order, or made any such declaration. Ru
The Dispatch→ Legal Challenges Brew for Trump’s Tariffs
The president’s use of an emergency-powers law to impose duties faces scrutiny.
Internet Archive→ President Trump Attends NRCC Dinner : CSPAN : April 9, 2025 5:13am-6:50am EDT
President Trump attended a dinner hosted by the National Republican Congressional Committee. The President spoke at length about his policy agenda and emphasized the need to protect and strengthen the Republican House majority in the upcoming midterm e
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Wikipedia Screenshot Of ‘Great Leap Backward’ Article — No Such Page
Is there a real Wikipedia page titled "Great Leap Backward" describing the opening months of President Trump's second term? No, that's not true: A screenshot of such a page appears to have been created by digitally editing the page about
The Dispatch→ Tariff Terrorism
That Scott Lincicome is so hot right now!
The Dispatch→ Kharkiv: Under Fire but Out of the Spotlight
USAID cuts hinder Ukrainian efforts to facilitate media coverage and counter propaganda.
The Dispatch→ Gavin Newsom’s Pivot to Nowhere
The California governor’s curious messaging strategy ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run.
The Dispatch→ It’s Time for Republicans to Listen to the Markets, Not Trump
The markets don’t lie.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rogan Podcast Guest Dr. Suzanne Humphries Misstates The Facts About Polio
Did Joe Rogan podcast guest Dr. Suzanne Humphries accurately describe problems with the polio vaccine and with organized medicine's responses to polio? No, that's not true: A Brown University Medical School professor said Humphries made s
The Dispatch→ The Worst Job in Washington
Chris Sununu and 2028.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Trump official didn’t confirm a tariff pause, but markets rallied amid false headlines
Says Kevin Hassett, National Economic Council director, said, “Trump is considering a 90-day pause in tariffs for all countries except China.”
Internet Archive→ President Trump Signs New Executive Orders : CSPAN3 : April 8, 2025 3:55pm-4:56pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump signs new executive orders on energy policy, including actions to force some coal-fired power plans slated for closure to continue production. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN3.This item has files of the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Qualified Expert Argues Pyramidal Antarctic Peak Is Manmade
Is the pyramidal peak in Antarctica's Ellsworth Mountains the topic of an expert debate over whether it is a masonry pyramid constructed during Antarctica's last warm period, millions of years ago? No, that's not true: There is no credent
The Dispatch→ Trump Wins On Alien Enemies Act … Kind Of
Plus: Can Trump fire federal probationary employees?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rand Paul Did NOT Say That ‘Trump Is A Tyrant’
Did Senator Rand Paul call U.S. President Donald Trump "a tyrant" while speaking in Congress on April 2, 2025? No, that's not true: As the full recording of the speech shows, Paul did not even use the word "tyrant" on that occasion. His s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Produce, Broadcast A Report About Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska Attempting To ‘Escape’
Did the BBC report that Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska tried to escape to Europe and was put under the guard of the national Security Service when the attempt failed? No, that's not true: In a statement to Lead Stories, a BBC spokesp
Full Fact→ MPs campaigning for an airport in Pakistan haven’t suggested the UK should pay for it
Misleading claims have been circulating online after 20 UK parliamentarians signed a letter to Pakistan’s Prime Minister in support of a new international airport in Mirpur.
Full Fact→ Health secretary again overstates size of NHS waiting list
Full Fact→ There’s good information out there too… if you know how to find it!
The truth isn’t always buried deeply. As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, senior journalist Leo Benedictus shares some tips for finding fascinating and surprising information.