A scuttled plan for flood control in North Carolina has present-day implications.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fake image shows Donald Trump donating $1,300 check to hurricane relief
Fox News reported Donald Trump donated $1,300 for hurricane relief.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Relief delivered: Hurricane Helene aid reached victims after Harris photo, despite online claims
“Kamala Harris staged hurricane relief photo op with C-17, no supplies sent to victims.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Users Can NOT Get $750 Kroger Gift Card By Answering Questions On Facebook
Is the offer of a $750 Kroger gift card for answering a few questions after following a link on Facebook legitimate? No, that's not true: The link for the supposed offer does not go to the Kroger website. The terms and conditions for this
PolitiFact→ X posts – How an X account twisted facts to push unsubstantiated Tim Walz abuse allegation
Screenshots of documents show a former student of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has lodged sexual abuse allegations against him.
PolitiFact→ Michigan Republican Party – Michigan GOP wrongly says Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., signed secret deal with Chinese company
Elissa Slotkin “signed a secret agreement with a CCP-linked Chinese battery company.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Scientists Did NOT ‘Admit’ They Can Create Hurricanes In Real Life — Hurricane Simulations Were Done In A Laboratory
Did scientists at the University of Miami "admit" in 2015 that they can create real hurricanes? No, that's not true: A "CBS This Morning" news story from 2015 showed the lab and interviewed the scientists conducting the tests, which invol
PolitiFact→ JD Vance – Fact-check: Here is how we know Vance’s statement that Trump did not lose in 2020 is Pants on Fire
Says former President Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Diddy Died In Hospital Bed As Of October 11, 2024
Had rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs died in a hospital bed as of October 11, 2024? No, that's not true: As of October 17, 2024, Combs was still listed at the detention center where he was sent upon his arrest. As of the time of writing, there h
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump says Kamala Harris’ plan would hike taxes on “the typical American family.” It doesn’t.
Vice President Kamala Harris' plan “will raise taxes for the typical American family by an estimated $3,000."
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Trump didn’t accuse Obama of election interference for criticizing him
Says Donald Trump posted on Truth Social it “should be illegal” and is “election interference” for Barack Obama to criticize him.
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis dismisses climate change link to stronger hurricanes. Here’s what the science says
Historical data is lacking, but recent studies with more robust data have found that hurricanes are intensifying faster with more rainfall than in the past. Human-driven climate change might factor in some of these findings, but more data is needed.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Liam Payne Falling From Balcony In Argentina — It’s Of Another Person In A Different Country
Does a video show former One Direction singer Liam Payne falling to his death in Argentina? No, that's not true: The video is of another person escaping a fire. It was taken in Mexico in 2023, before Payne's death. The claim appeared in a
The Dispatch→ No, Trump Has Not Yet Had a Conviction Overturned
Social media claims that the former president’s convictions have ‘all been overturned’ are incorrect.
Full Fact→ Another edited image of Kamala Harris with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs circulates online
A new altered image of the Democratic presidential candidate with the rapper has been shared on social media.
Full Fact→ Hurricane Milton video compilation includes old and unrelated footage
Three of the clips in a compilation being shared on social media are being falsely attributed to the impact of Hurricane Milton.
The Dispatch→ Wisconsin Senate Candidates Stick to the Issues as Polls Tighten
Eric Hovde and Tammy Baldwin ignore the fight at the top of the ticket.
Health Feedback→ Online posts encouraging the use of Vicks VapoRub inside the vagina are unsubstantiated and dangerous
REVIEW Several Facebook posts published in October 2024 claimed that applying Vicks VapoRub into the vagina provides multiple health benefits. Specifically, the posts recommended this practice to “stop bladder leaks” and remove parasites
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Annual State of The Dispatch
Five years in.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, 2024 Pre-Election Update
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary Here’s how the U.S. has fared since President Joe Biden took office: The economy has added more than 15 million jobs. The number is now about 6 million higher t
Full Fact→ Video of man falling from window is unrelated to Liam Payne’s death
The video is from a 2023 fire in Mexico City.
Full Fact→ Alexa users given false information attributed to Full Fact’s fact checks
Earlier this week the interactive voice assistant provided incorrect answers to questions about MPs’ expenses, diplomatic relations with Israel, the Northern Lights and more.
The Dispatch→ How Iran’s Ghost Fleet Sidesteps U.S. Sanctions
‘The money is only coming from China.’
The Dispatch→ Bush v. Gore, Explained
Fiascos all the way down.
The Dispatch→ Free Preview: Annual State of The Dispatch
‘The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just—a way which if followed the world will forever applaud and God must forever bless.’
The Dispatch→ Economic Policy Experts: Doom, Thy Name Is Populism
A Dispatch symposium.
The Dispatch→ Israelis Eye a Tight U.S. Election With Anxiety
At a moment of heightened regional tension, Kamala Harris is an unknown quantity.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Did NOT Claim To Be At US Capitol During Jan. 6 Riot
Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lie about being at the Capitol on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: Ocasio-Cortez never said she was at the U.S. Capitol building when it was stormed by protesters on that date. Instead, she stated on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Hurricane NOT Forecast To Hit Florida As Of October 16, 2024 — Weather System Considered A Disturbance
Do weather projections as of October 16, 2024, forecast another hurricane to hit Florida, as a post on TikTok suggested? No, that's not true: Designated AL94 at the time of writing, a weather system over the Atlantic in mid-October was a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Melania Trump Said She Wants Divorce From Donald Trump In October 2024
Did Melania Trump declare that she wants a divorce from Donald Trump in a 2024 "October surprise"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence Melania Trump said she wanted to divorce her husband, the former president of the United States,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Purple Skies’ Over Florida Before Hurricane Milton Do NOT Indicate HAARP Interference — It’s A Naturally Occurring Phenomenon
Did the sky over Florida turning purple around the time of Hurricane Milton's landfall prove that HAARP manufactured the natural disaster? No, that's not true: The university responsible for HAARP has rejected such claims before. The Nati
PolitiFact→ Dan Bongino – No, Kamala Harris did not inflate crowd sizes by busing hundreds of attendees to a NH rally
CBS exposed “the fact” that Kamala Harris’ crowd sizes are inflated because her campaign bused hundreds of attendees to her New Hampshire rally.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Grandmother In Kamala Harris Autobiography Photo Is NOT Fake — Woman With Similar Name Died Years Before Harris Was Born
Did presidential candidate Kamala Harris lie about having a Black grandmother, because the woman she identifies in her autobiography as her grandmother died four years before Harris was born? No, that's not true: Two women -- one of whom
The Dispatch→ Hen in the Foxhouse
On Kamala Harris’ unfriendly media tour.
The Dispatch→ Remaking Conservatism, One Plank at a Time
The worst-case election scenario is seeing it gradually replaced by right-wing statism.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Pence Did NOT Endorse Kamala Harris, Tim Walz — Video Is Edited
Did a video show former Republican Vice President Mike Pence endorsing Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for the 2024 U.S. presidential elections? No, that's not true: The video was edited to make it sound like Pence endorsed Harris and Walz, th
PolitiFact→ Live fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier
Fact-checking Vice President Kamala Harris’ interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Presidential debate wasn’t edited to cut references to $6,400 relief checks, despite online claims
The Sept. 10 presidential debate was edited to cut comments from Vice President Kamala Harris about “$6,400 relief checks.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Jimmy Carter Voting Early In Georgia — It Shows Carter And Family Gathered For His 100th Birthday
Does a video circulating on social media show Jimmy Carter, in a reclining wheelchair, waiting to cast a vote for Kamala Harris on October 15, 2024, during Georgia's early voting? No, that's not true: This video was filmed on October 1, 2
The Dispatch→ No, Kamala Harris Is Not From Quebec
A social media post falsely asserts that the vice president is from Canada.