Did retired Charleston detective Vincent Hayes solve a cold case by recognizing missing woman Aaliyah Porter's face in a wax figure at a gala? No, that's not true: This story is just another fabricated tale from a YouTube channel that has
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rob Reiner Did NOT Say He Wished The Butler, PA, Would-Be Trump Assassin Hadn’t Missed
Did Rob Reiner say he wished the would-be Donald Trump assassin "hadn't missed"? No, that's not true: A source close to the family told Lead Stories the claim is "nonsense." Lead Stories found no evidence that Reiner ever said he wished t
The Dispatch→ A Young Mob Is Still a Mob
Why the cult of youth represents the worst kind of identity politics and populism.
The Dispatch→ The Year America Went (Kinda) Socialist
Trump’s unprecedented ‘state corporatism’ could stay with us for a long time.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Obama Fraud Vault’ Was NOT ‘Just Unleashed On Fox Live’ By Candace Owens, Ben Shapiro, Jeanine Pirro, Greg Gutfeld, Or Anyone — It’s Viet Spam
Was the "Obama Fraud Vault" showing $4.5 billion stolen from Obama's foundation released on Fox News live in December 2025? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories claiming that Candace Owens, Ben Shapiro, Jeanine Pirro, Greg Gutfel
PolitiFact→ Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. What does that mean?
Should fentanyl be considered a weapon of mass destruction?
PolitiFact→ Laura Loomer – No, this 2023 Rob Reiner tweet about Trump isn’t real; it was fabricated
Image shows Rob Reiner tweeted in 2023 that he would stop posting until “Trump goes to prison.”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking falsehoods about Epstein’s client list, island and involvement with Trump
Fact-check: falsehoods about Jeffrey Epstein files, island
Full Fact→ Fake AI image of Bondi Beach victim having blood applied circulates online
The AI generated picture has been circulating widely on social media alongside completely false claims the man pictured was a ‘crisis actor’ and never really injured.
PolitiFact→ Year of the Lies: How Trump’s talk about Tylenol, autism and vaccines affected one pediatrician
Tylenol, vaccines, autism: Being a doctor in a year of lies
The Dispatch→ What’s Behind Gold’s Rally?
Gold and silver have posted their best yearly gains since the late 1970s.
Full Fact→ No evidence Donald Trump said he wanted to buy England
There’s no evidence to support posts being shared on Facebook claiming the US President said he would buy England and make it a US state.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: JOKE Post Said Roblox Was Shutting Down On January 1st — NO Actual Announcement
Did the company behind the Roblox video game announce it is "shutting down on January 1st"? No, that's not true: A viral screenshot of such a message appeared on an account labeled "parody" on X. It did not come from the official company
The Dispatch→ Shadows On the Wall of Twitter’s Cave | Interview: Jesse Arm
Trump fatigue is real.
The Dispatch→ A Race to the Bottom in Texas
Both parties are poised to nominate Senate candidates so flawed they have a chance of losing to the other.
The Dispatch→ The Sycophants Draw a Line
Donald Trump is, from time to time, ungracious on social media.
The Dispatch→ Who Should Regulate AI?
An executive order preempting state legislation raises as many questions as it answers.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clickbait Story About ‘Live 3 A.M. Emergency Monologue’ By Mamdani, Melania Trump, Sen. Kennedy, Others Is NOT Real– It’s Fake News Clickbait From Vietnam
Did Zohran Mamdani, Melania Trump, Sen. John Kennedy or other prominent Americans go live with a 3 a.m. emergency monologue claiming they were under threat for secrets they were about to expose about President Donald Trump or former presi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Quote From Charli XCX Article ‘The Death of Cool’ About God And Gender Roles — University Of Oklahoma Student Essay
Did singer Charli XCX write an article titled "The Death of Cool" about God and gender roles? No, that's not true: The passage attributed to Charli XCX on social media is taken from an essay by a University of Oklahoma student about God a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Josephine Boudreaux’ Is NOT A Real Figure From 1872 Who Seduced And Killed 11 Klan Leaders, The Black Widow Of Louisiana Story And Pictures Debuted On Social Media In 2025 – Fabricated Clickbait
Did a "Josephine Boudreaux, the Black Widow of Louisiana", seduce and kill 11 Klan members in 1872? No, that's not true: This story is made up and only recently surfaced on social media. There is no historical record of this woman, and th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rob Reiner Did NOT Post Anti-Trump Tweet In 2023 — Fake Message
Did Rob Reiner post an anti-Trump tweet in 2023 saying he would not be posting on Twitter until Trump goes to prison? No, that's not true: The tweet is fake, and Reiner at that time replied that it was not from his account. Reiner's X acc
The Dispatch→ Gambling in the Casino
Trying to care about Trump’s Rob Reiner grave-dancing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Videos Of Flooded Tents In Gaza Are NOT Real
Do these viral videos show real footage from flooded tents in Gaza? No, that's not true: While there were credible reports about December 2025 flooding in that region, some of the Gaza flood clips shared on social media were not real. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rob Reiner Is NOT On ‘The Epstein List’ — It’s A Fake List
Is Rob Reiner's name on the "Epstein List"? No, that's not true: An image that lists 165 celebrities and politicians, including Reiner, who purportedly visited "Epstein Island" is fake. The actual Epstein flight logs obtained by Lead Stor
Full Fact→ Man who tackled Bondi Beach suspect misidentified online
Posts shared widely on social media have falsely claimed that the man who tackled one of the suspected gunmen was named ‘Edward Crabtree’.
The Dispatch→ The Bondi Beach Terror Attack
Jewish Australians question their safety after gunmen targeted a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Missing Boy Scout ‘Eric Langford’ Story Contains Contradictions — Originated On Unreliable YouTube Channel
Did a boy scout named Eric Langford disappear in the Airondirac forests of New York State in 1989 and did he mysteriously return in 2001? No, that's not true: The fictional tale about a kidnapping appeared on a YouTube channel that publis
PolitiFact→ Year of the Lies: Farmer says some Trump tariff statements ‘as far from the truth as you can get’
Year of the Lies: Trump’s statements about tariffs
The Dispatch→ Burkeanism and the Administrative State
A debate on unitary executive power.
The Dispatch→ Life and Loss | Roundtable
Megan McArdle on abortion and the brother she lost.
The Dispatch→ Will Trump Put His Thumb on the Antitrust Scale?
His ties to hostile bidders for Warner Bros. Discovery raise questions about the politicization of antitrust.
The Dispatch→ Conservatism Can’t Conserve Itself
How did we end up with the MAGA intellectuals?
The Dispatch→ The Curious Case of Nonwhite Groypers
Nick Fuentes’ coalition is surprisingly diverse.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Barron And Melania Trump And Other Celebrities Did NOT Quietly Spend $10 Million To Build Churches Without Ceremony — Heart-String-Tugging Fictions Are Traffic Bait
Did Barron and Melania Trump, Prince Harry Mountbatten-Windsor, Eminem and Vince Gill each "quietly spend $10 million" to build churches without seeking publicity? No, that's not true: The fake images and nearly-verbatim fake stories appe
The Dispatch→ Death Twitches
Is MAGA over?
PolitiFact→ Trump's posts on Brown shooting, Reiner killing highlight a rush to post before facts are known
Trump, Patel posts cause confusion amid crime investigations
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Image Does NOT Show Actual Crisis Actor At Bondi Beach Laughing As Fake Blood Makeup Is Applied — Signs Of AI Use
Does a real photo show a crisis actor laughing while a makeup artist puts fake blood on his face before he pretended to be a victim of the Bondi Beach terror attack? No, that's not true: This is an AI-generated image made to support a fal
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rob Reiner DID Say Publicly He Was Working On A Series About Putin And Trump’s Relationship
Did the late Rob Reiner publicly say he was developing a television series about Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump called "The Spy and the Asset"? Yes, that is true: Reiner announced the project in 2020 on the Mehdi Hasan Show on MSNBC. He
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Say Rob Reiner And His Wife Were Murdered Because Of His Anger, ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ (TDS) — Truth Social Post
Did President Trump really post a message on Truth Social saying Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were murdered "reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling d
Full Fact→ Police forces across the UK have not been searching for a missing 13-year-old called ‘Harley Steward’
Alerts have been posted in various local Facebook groups warning about a missing 13-year-old boy, but police forces for these areas say they have had no such reports.