[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.
Full Fact→ No, Argos is not selling iPhones for £8.40
This is another case of social media posts sharing an offer that’s too good to be true—this is not a genuine deal associated with the retailer.
Full Fact→ How many people has Labour ‘deported’?
Some politicians and media have referred to the total number of immigration returns as the number of people being “deported”, but most returns aren’t officially counted as “deportations”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Congressional Democrats Did NOT Hold a Self-Described ‘Shadow Government’ Hearing in April 2025
Did Congressional Democrats hold an inaugural meeting of something they described as a "shadow government" in the United States in April 2025? No, that's not true: On April 7, Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Jamie Raskin led Democrat members of
Full Fact→ Why #FactsMatter to Full Fact journalist Evie
Meet Evie a journalist on our online team who says that #FactsMatter to her because "without them there would be a void"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Does Not Authentically Show Diana Fox Carney, Wife of Canadian PM Mark Carney
Did a photograph shared in April 2025 authentically show Diana Fox Carney standing alongside her husband, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney? No, that's not true: the image was digitally edited. The original was taken by the Reuters news
The Dispatch→ Sweeping Cuts Reach HHS
Unpacking efforts to restructure one of the largest federal departments.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Sell $2.3 Billion Of His Truth Social Stock A Day Before He Announced Tariffs
Did President Donald Trump sell $2.3 billion of his Truth Social stock a day before he announced new tariffs? No, that's not true: Trump cannot yet sell his shares in Trump Media and Technology Group Corp., the company that owns the Truth
The Dispatch→ Justice Barrett’s RICO Revolution
Plus: How to argue in front of children.
The Dispatch→ Our Treasury Secretary Is an Economic Illiterate
Lower prices and higher wages are the same thing.
The Dispatch→ What Do Consumers Get Out of Fair Trade?
A specific case of ‘it feels good to do good.’
The Dispatch→ Institutional Failure or Societal Shift?
Young military officers, especially from the Navy, are choosing work-life balance over prestigious commands.
The Dispatch→ Torpedo Bats, Explained
The Yankees’ impressive start puts a recent baseball innovation in the spotlight.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Trump Was Prepared To Pause Tariffs On All But China — White House Killed Rumor In Minutes
Was there credible information behind a tweeted report that President Donald Trump on April 7, 2025 was considering a 90-day pause in imposition of the worldwide tariffs he announced April 2? No, that's not true: The White House "rapid re
The Dispatch→ Take Your ‘Medicine’
What have we done?
PolitiFact→ Did Trump impose ‘the largest tax hike in our lifetime’? How it compares, as it’s currently proposed
Many Democrats and some Republicans called President Donald Trump’s tariffs the largest ‘tax hike’ in recent history. As proposed, the tariffs are historic increases by two different measures.
PolitiFact→ What is a recession, and is it tied to stock market declines? What to know after Trump’s tariffs
A stock market plunge doesn’t inevitably mean a recession is coming, but often it does. Here’s what happens in a recession, and the connections between recessions and stock market declines.
Internet Archive→ President Trump & Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Meet in Oval Office : CSPAN : April 7, 2025 3:15pm-4:01pm EDT
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak to reporters before meeting privately in the Oval Office. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Cl
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Transgender Issues
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On the first day of his administration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to no longer consider a person’s gende
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post ‘No Crying in the Casino’ Amid Stock Market Turmoil — Screenshot is Fake
Did U.S. President Donald Trump write "No crying in the casino" in a Truth Social post on April 7, 2025? No, that's true: A fake screenshot purporting to show such a post was the result of digital editing. The fake post was shared widely
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 17 ‘Major Cities’ In US Did NOT Issue Evacuation Orders Between April 1 and April 7, 2025
Are there credible reports about evacuation from 17 U.S. cities due to an imminent "mass event" approaching in April 2025? No, that's not true: As of April 7, 2025, neither federal nor local authorities issued evacuation orders for the me
Full Fact→ Was Netflix’s Adolescence based on a true story?
Some, including Kemi Badenoch, have suggested the series was based on a real-life crime committed by a boy who wasn’t white—but the show’s co-creators say it wasn’t based on any single case.
Full Fact→ No evidence Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about ending dual citizenship
Claims that the US president said he is ending dual citizenship “under the Espionage Act” are being widely shared, but he doesn’t appear to have actually posted this.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Austin Metcalf Instagram Post Shows Photo of Guns and Racist Message
Did Austin Metcalf, a Texas teenager stabbed to death in April 2025, earlier post on social media a photograph of guns along with a racist message? No, that's not true: Internet users copied a photo from a 2020 Reddit post, and used digit
Full Fact→ Ian Russell of Molly Rose Foundation on why #FactsMatter
The Dispatch→ The Best and the Worst
The difference between doing the work and destroying things.
The Dispatch→ U.S. Tariffs Imperil Asian Alliances
Meanwhile, China’s military drills raise the specter of a Taiwan invasion.
The Dispatch→ Can We Beat China? | Interview: Sen. Tom Cotton
'The threat with China is much worse than you think.'
The Dispatch→ Motherhood Can’t Be Maximized
Why we shouldn’t apply a growth mindset to childrearing.
Internet Archive→ State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash : CNNW : April 6, 2025 9:00am-10:00am PDT
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The Dispatch→ The Monthly Mailbag With David M. Drucker
It’s our senior writer’s turn to answer your questions.
Internet Archive→ State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash : CNNW : April 6, 2025 6:00am-7:00am PDT
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The Dispatch→ Loving Your Neighbor’s Job
What DOGE gets wrong about work and vocation.