Plus: More on Jonah’s rollerblading years.
The Dispatch→ Why Trump’s Latest Surprise Could Benefit Ukraine For Once
The president says he believes the war-torn nation can defeat Russia. Ukraine supporters are hopeful.
The Dispatch→ The Second 1776
The Civil War tested a fledgling republic—again.
The Dispatch→ Can Pragmatism Save the Democratic Party?
A collection of center-left groups seeks to repeat the success of the Democratic Leadership Council in the late 1980s.
The Dispatch→ ‘Good Luck To All!’
Donald Trump’s slow-motion surrender in Ukraine
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meta Did NOT Add New Tags On Threads Posts To Warn That Certain Users Are Suspected Of Membership In Antifa — Meme Appears To Mock Trump Administration War On Antifa
Did Meta, the owner of the Threads social media platform, announce it had begun labeling some accounts with a warning that "This user is suspected of being part of a terrorist organization called Antifa. Please report any suspicious behav
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Climate Change and Renewables at U.N.
In an hourlong address before the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 23, President Donald Trump lashed out at those promoting “the green energy agenda,” saying it had left many European countries “on the brink of destruction” and d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO $6 mіllіon ‘Freedom Ranch’ Horse Sanctuary Launched By Saquon Barkley, Others — Clickbait
Did Football Player Saquon Barkley (or any other professional athlete) just launch Freedom Ranch, a $6 million, 150-acre sanctuary for horses? No, that's not true: This is a made-up story. A network of Facebook pages run from Vietnam and
The Dispatch→ Why Not?
The postliberal logic of frivolously charging James Comey.
PolitiFact→ Trump has defied norms on executive power. What actions could he take amid a government shutdown?
How a government shutdown would give Trump more power
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gavin Newsom’s Press Office Did NOT Write About Trump ‘Fat Satan Broke The UN Escalator’ — It’s A Parody Account
Did Gavin Newsom's official press office X.com account post a message about Donald Trump saying "Fat Satan broke the UN escalator?" No, that's not true: The message was posted by a parody account, not California Governor Newsom's official
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eminem Did NOT Just Drop A Track Titled ‘Fuck Donald Trump’ — AI Made It Two Months Earlier
Did rapper Eminem release a new track attacking President Donald Trump titled "Fuck Donald Trump' in September 2025? No, that's not true: The song was already several months old when a one-minute audio clip was posted on social media alon
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Erika Kirk Did NOT Start And Join A ‘Faith & Fellowship Dating App’ After Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
Did Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, go on social media to announce that she and her husband's organization, Turning Point USA, started a new dating app and that she joined it even before the memorial service for her husband? No, none of that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump U.S. Attorney Nominee Lindsey Halligan Is NOT The Beauty Pageant Contestant In Viral 2007 Video
Is Lindsey Halligan, the lawyer chosen by President Trump to be the U.S. attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, the same woman made infamous by a viral video of her answer to a question in a 2007 beauty pageant? No, that's not tru
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s False and Misleading Claims About Crime in D.C.
The president cited a number of false and misleading claims about homicides and youth crime in the nation’s capital.
New York Times→ How inaccurate claims by Trump were used to justify executive actions
Many executive actions reflect Mr. Trump’s messaging, in some cases closely echoing inaccurate claims that have long been a feature of his public appearances.
New York Times→ For Trump, Job and Crime Data Is ‘Phony,’ Unless It Supports His Views
The president has ping-ponged between boasts about jobs and crime and attacks on their data sources. Here’s how he is threatening trust in public data.
Full Fact→ No, Screwfix is not offering huge discounts to the over-50s
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: September Drama
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
Full Fact→ Video of boys being arrested is from 2008 TV programme, and nothing to do with England flags
The footage was actually taken from an old episode of the TV programme Traffic Cops and shows two boys being arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle.
Full Fact→ Argos is not ‘giving away’ iPad Pros for just £2.50
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on Facebook.
Full Fact→ Revealed: how fake stories about government plans to curb personal freedoms have spread across social media
TikTok has banned 14 accounts after a Full Fact investigation found false claims about government restrictions have been shared across different social media platforms more than 300,000 times.
The Dispatch→ Will the West Save Jimmy Lai?
The free speech advocate’s chances for freedom are dwindling.
Full Fact→ ‘PM announcement’ of two flight limit is fake
Videos claiming this have been shared on social media recently, but they feature inauthentic audio of Sir Keir Starmer.
The Dispatch→ Barbarians at the Gate | Interview: Allen C. Guelzo
‘Hitler is the triumphant of the anti-Enlightenment.’
The Dispatch→ Dorm Room Originalism
Plus: Did Originalism ‘kill’ the Constitution?
The Dispatch→ Sin Tax or Revenue Raiser? A New Tax Provision Hits Gamblers.
Congress lowers the tax deduction for betting losses, sparking a conversation about widespread gambling.
The Dispatch→ Dancing on the Grave of the Two-State Solution
Hussein Agha and Robert Malley offer an honest—and troubling—look at Palestinian nationalism.
The Dispatch→ This Isn’t the First Time the FCC Has Weaponized Its Regulatory Power
How progressives devised the public interest and news distortion standards to chill free speech.
The Dispatch→ America’s Marijuana Debate Is Flawed
The default position should be liberty, not prohibition.
The Dispatch→ Legal Weed Isn’t Worth the Costs
Advocates for legalization rely on dogma, not data.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Does NOT Include New Hospital Footage Of Charlie Kirk After He Was Shot
Does a post on Facebook provide leaked footage of Charlie Kirk in the hospital after he was shot that shows him alive and interacting with people? No, that's not true: The post that made the claim does not deliver any footage. The image p
The Dispatch→ The Challenge of Principled Consistency
Having your cake and eating it too.
The Dispatch→ The Second Reagan Revolution
Can conservatives win ‘a massive political battle’ in 2028?
PolitiFact→ What to know about Tylenol’s 2017 social media post and pregnancy guidance
What to know about Tylenol’s 2017 tweet
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President Donald Trump says the US has ‘no inflation.’ By 2 measures, he’s wrong.
The U.S. currently has “no inflation.”
The Dispatch→ Trade Is Among People—And Retaliation Can Be, Too
Foreigners are protesting U.S. policies with their pocketbooks, and it could cost us billions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Was NOT A Speaker At Charlie Kirk Memorial, Did NOT Deliver Lines Seen In Social Media Posts
At the Charlie Kirk memorial, did Elon Musk say the conservative organizer and podcaster "...did not live to be erased by the lost...we will not let that sacrifice go unnoticed"? No, that's not true: Musk was not one of the speakers at th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Real Flight Attendant Trying To Cover A Bikini-Clad Woman On A Real Flight To Miami, Florida — They’re Actors On A Film Set
Does a video showing a flight attendant trying to cover up a bikini-clad woman on a Miami flight depict a real situation? No, that's not true: The clip shows actors. The earliest posts sharing the video mentioned Network Media, LLC, a com
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: As National Intelligence Director, Tulsi Gabbard Did NOT Officially Designate John Brennan And Adam Schiff ‘Domestic Enemies’
Did Tulsi Gabbard, the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, officially designate California Sen. Adam Schiff and former CIA Director John Brennan "domestic enemies"? No, that's not true: An authentic video posted by Gabbard in Jan. 202