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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Poster Saying Kid Rock Wants You To Vote For Newsom Parodies A Similar Trump Post About Taylor Swift
Did Kid Rock endorse California Governor Gavin Newsom in mid-August 2025? No, that's not true: The origin of the viral image is satirical. The picture was a parody of Donald Trump's post from the previous year, when he said he accepted Ta
The Dispatch→ Tacos Kiev
‘Trump Always Chickens Out,’ Alaska edition.
AllSides→ Assessing Redistricting Claims from Texas, New York Governors
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/08/assessing-redistricting-claims-from-texas-new-york-governors/ In the
Full Fact→ Is the government on track to restore development spending to 0.7% of national income?
Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s pledge to restore foreign aid to 0.7% of gross national income ‘as soon as fiscal circumstances allow’.
The Dispatch→ A Warm Meeting in Alaska
What was discussed, what was agreed to, and what comes next.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story About ‘Foster Child Lily Tran’ Getting Into Stanford And Singing With Eminem Uses AI Photo — Versions With Other Celebs Circulating
Are stories about a former foster child named Lily Tran getting into Stanford and being called on stage to sing with their celebrity idol real? No, that's not true: There are several versions of the story circulating on social media in wh
The Dispatch→ No Deal in Alaska | Interview: Tim Mak
Trump’s embarrassing Russia-Ukraine summit aftermath.
The Dispatch→ Dependence Is Normal
Needing someone else, no matter the reason, is a reminder of our humanity.
The Dispatch→ Jewish Democrats Labor to Maintain Party’s Support for Israel
But a leading group argues the GOP has yet to benefit from Democrats’ division over the Jewish state.
The Dispatch→ Is Debanking Really Discrimination?
A new executive order seeks to end the practice, but policy experts and banks blame regulation, not politics.
The Dispatch→ America Hands China an AI Advantage
Trump’s Nvidia deal will aid in Beijing’s development of cutting-edge military technology.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Rib Eye Whole Boneless Costs $59.99 Per Pound — That’s Imported Japanese A5 Wagyu
Does a video of a grocery meat counter prove the price of rib eye boneless beef has risen to $59.99 a pound in August 2025? No, that's not true: The video shows a package of A5 Wagyu, which is the highest grade of Japanese beef and is sub
Internet Archive→ President Trump Remarks on 90th Anniversary of the Social Security Act : CSPAN : August 17, 2025 3:30pm-4:18pm EDT
President Trump signed a proclamation commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act. The president says the proclamation will help to protect Social Security. The Act was originally signed in 1935 by then President Franklin D....This it
The Dispatch→ Douglas Wilson’s America
His work to create a confessionally Christian state is the wrong antidote to what he seeks to cure.
The Dispatch→ American Christianity’s False Loyalty Test
When politics becomes a more important indicator of one’s faith than theology.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: North Carolina Did NOT Pass A Law Allowing Foreign Doctors To Practice Without Passing a U.S. Qualification Exam
Did North Carolina pass a law allowing foreign doctors to practice medicine in that state without taking a U.S. qualification exam? No, that's not true: The legislation, which was signed into law by North Carolina's governor on July 1, 20
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week Trump Took Over D.C.
Plus: Trump meets with Putin, and we mark the fourth anniversary of the fall of Kabul.
The Dispatch→ Déjà-Munich | Solo
Peace is an illusion.
The Dispatch→ A24’s Middling Foray Into Politics
Why watch 'Eddington' when you could just watch videos from 2020 on your phone?
The Dispatch→ The Long Shadow of the Summer of 2020
A new book recalls the destructive outgrowths of America’s recent racial reckoning.
Internet Archive→ Live: Hannity : FOXNEWSW : August 15, 2025 6:00pm-7:00pm PDT
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Was NOT An Unusual Spike In Missing Children In Virginia In Early August 2025 — Post Misstates The Data
Does a social media post about "50 missing children in Virginia" accurately report a spike in the number of minors who were missing in early August of 2025? No, that's not true: The post misrepresents the data. According to local police,
The Dispatch→ Anti-Gravity
What happens when a postliberal government becomes unpopular?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WNBA Star Angel Reese Did NOT Call For A Boycott Of American Eagle Over Sydney Sweeney’s Jeans Ad
Did WNBA star Angel Reese call for a boycott of American Eagle over their jeans ad with Sydney Sweeney? No, that's not true: There is no record of Reese ever making such a statement about American Eagle or a boycott. The quote attributed
The Dispatch→ American Groundwater
People with the wrong politics are still Americans.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About the Future of Obergefell
Some claim that the landmark Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage will soon be under siege.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gavin Newsom Press Office Account On X Was NOT Suspended — Hoaxer Used A Facsimile Of Real Account
Did X.com suspend user privileges of the "Press" account for California Governor Gavin Newsom? No, that's not true: The photo offered as proof was a screenshot of @GovNewsomPress, a fake account. The authentic press account for the govern
FactCheck.org→ Assessing Redistricting Claims from Texas, New York Governors
In the battle over Texas’ redistricting plan to pick up Republican House seats, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have made competing claims. Hochul, a Democrat, said at an Aug. 4 briefing, “Congressional districts a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Los Angeles Is NOT Building Homeless RV Camp Near A High School In Encino — It’s For RV Storage
Is the city of Los Angeles planning to convert a parking lot across from a high school in Encino into a camp for homeless people to live in 125 RVs? No, that's not true: The proposal to use a train station parking lot would provide tempor
PolitiFact→ President Donald Trump needs Congress to keep control of Washington, D.C., police, experts say
Can Trump bypass Congress for Washington, D.C., policing?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Metal Sky Man’ Was NOT Spotted In The Clouds Above Utah On August 11, 2025 — Ripped From Footage Posted In July
Does footage labeled "The Metal Sky Man Utah: 8/11/25" document the sighting of some unexplained thing in the clouds? No, that's not true: This is not a real video; it's a still image to which audio, camera shake, and zoom effects were ad
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Court Spin
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. misrepresented the country’s compensation program for those who are harmed by vaccines, alleging that it’s biased and corrupt and falsely claiming that a person can’t sue a vaccine co
PolitiFact→ Americans for Prosperity – Did Wisconsin Gov. Evers’ 400-year veto lock in property tax increases for centuries?
“The (Evers) Era locked Wisconsin families into a 400‑year property tax increase.”
The Dispatch→ Four Years After the Fall of Kabul
In 2025, Afghan civilians suffer under economic devastation, drought, and repression.
Full Fact→ Cadbury is not offering Facebook users £10 ‘treat boxes’
Fake offers claiming to be from popular retailers and brands are common on Facebook.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Authoritarian Instincts | Roundtable
Will D.C.’s crime wave give the president what he wants?
The Dispatch→ No, Gaza Doesn’t Receive Nearly Half the World’s Humanitarian Aid
Viral posts claim the territory received 45 percent of all international aid in 2024.
The Dispatch→ Showmanship and Sycophants
The president is trying to solve real problems with performative gestures.
The Dispatch→ What’s Next for the Bureau of Labor Statistics?
Trump nominates a partisan think tanker to head the economic agency.