Mixed messages about forgiveness and repayments have led to a new wave of delinquent borrowers.
The Dispatch→ Killing Them Softly
Business groups have remained measured in their opposition to Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. LaMonica McIver Did NOT Start Singing ‘You Fight On’ During CNN Interview About Her Arrest — It’s A Parody
Did Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-NJ, start singing "You Fight On" during a CNN interview about her recent arrest on an assault charge at an ICE facility? No, that's not true: The purported video of the spontaneous singing was digitally created
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. LaMonica McIver Did NOT Start Singing ‘You Fight On’ During CNN Interview About Her Arrest — It’s A Parody
Did Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-NJ, start singing "You Fight On" during a CNN interview about her recent arrest on an assault charge at an ICE facility? No, that's not true: The purported video of the spontaneous singing was digitally created
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show British Porn Actress ‘Bonnie Blue’ Being Arrested — It’s A Skit Using A Prop Car
Do viral videos authentically show the British porn actress known as Bonnie Blue being arrested? No, that's not true: The police vehicle is painted to look like police cars in Britain, but licensed to a prop service that provides cars to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Next Air Force One Is NOT Qatari-Made — Qatar Manufactures No Jet Airliners
Did the Pentagon in May of 2025 approve acquisition of a "Qatari-built jet" to be the next Air Force One? No, that's not true: There is no aircraft manufacturing industry in Qatar that could make a jet of that size. The Pentagon on May 21
The Dispatch→ The Limits of Bribery
Why Trump can’t get Putin to bend.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Video of Qatari emir criticizing President Trump is a deepfake
Video shows the Qatari emir saying, “I truly regret inviting Trump, the robber, to the Middle East.”
The Dispatch→ In Praise of Hippie Punching
Figuratively, of course.
PolitiFact→ Karoline Leavitt – Karoline Leavitt said Donald Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ won’t add to the deficit. But it will.
President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill “does not add to the deficit.”
PolitiFact→ Robert Reich – In Congress, did Sean Duffy vote against upgrading air traffic control systems? Here’s what we know
While serving in Congress, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy “voted against upgrading air traffic control systems.”
The Dispatch→ What if AI Means More Jobs, Not Fewer?
In some industries, artificial intelligence is creating more jobs than it’s killing
Internet Archive→ President Trump Meets with South African President in the Oval Office : CSPAN3 : May 21, 2025 12:17pm-1:24pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN3.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Item Tile, J
Lead Stories→ UN’s Statement About 14,000 Children Dying In 48 Hours In Gaza Without New Humanitarian Aid: What We Know
Did the UN say that 14,000 babies would die if there is no aid to Gaza in 48 hours? Yes, the organization's representative did cite such a figure, but that figure appears to have been drawn from a UN prediction that covered roughly a year
Full Fact→ Does the UK really have the 12th largest ‘female health gap’ in the world?
Unreliable research from a male wellness company, which claimed that women are less healthy than men in the UK, has been widely shared by MPs, the media and institutions around the country.
Full Fact→ Corrections secured, but more needed – if politicians don’t set the record straight, we will
Find out who has and hasn't corrected in the last week, and see what Full Fact is now doing to get more politicians to set the record straight.
Full Fact→ From Covid claims to cocaine stats: why misleading numbers matter
On National Numeracy Day, we highlight some of the ways poor numeracy helps misinformation spread.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Usher Did NOT Testify at Diddy Trial, As Of May 21, 2025
Did recording artist Usher testify during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in May 2025? No, that's not true, as of May 21: The claim appeared in a YouTube video whose description labeled it "fictional". Despite widespread and intensive new
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pam Bondi Did NOT Say ‘It’s Illegal to Call Yourself The Boss’
Did Attorney General Pam Bondi say "It's illegal to call yourself 'The Boss' if you're not in charge of the entire country"? No, that's not true: A fake Fox News graphic containing the fabricated quote originated on the Facebook page of s
Internet Archive→ CNN News Central : CNNW : May 21, 2025 5:00am-6:01am PDT
The latest news from around the world live from CNN's immersive news hub with John Berman, Kate Bolduan and Sara Sidner..This item belongs to: movies/TV-CNNW.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Item Til
The Dispatch→ Biden’s Decline and the Democratic Fallout
‘People knew, everyone just couldn’t say it.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pam Bondi NOT Prosecuting People Saying ‘Clown Prince Trump’ — Spoof Headline From Satire Page
Did Attorney General Pam Bondi threaten to prosecute anyone calling President Trump "Clown Prince Trump" and was this reported on Fox News? No, that's not true: A viral image making that claim originated on a satirical Facebook page. It c
The Dispatch→ Red Hot Soviet Nationalism
Nuts and borscht.
The Dispatch→ India-Pakistan Hostilities Complicate India’s Diplomatic Options
Will Washington be able to successfully navigate India’s evolving outlook?
The Dispatch→ Cover-Up of Biden’s Decline Shows Media Should Be More Skeptical
History shows presidents have a knack for hiding their health problems.
The Dispatch→ Mortal Sin
In the case of Biden, it’s dereliction of duty all the way down.
The Dispatch→ Low-Energy Leninism
Donald Trump runs his mouth, not the economy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Does NOT Authentically Show RFK, Jr. Saying China adds ‘Gay Chemicals’ and ‘Fruity Piña Colada Flavoring Agent’ To Vapes
Did Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. testify before Congress that "China is putting gay chemicals in the vapes, coupled with fruity pina colada flavoring agents"? No, that's not true: The video uses generative AI to imitate Kennedy's voice and mout
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, Joe Biden didn’t get ‘turbo cancer’ from COVID-19 vaccines. There’s no such thing.
Former President Joe Biden’s cancer is a form of “turbo cancer” caused by mRNA vaccines.
PolitiFact→ Trump’s Afrikaner refugee policy based on unfounded claims about land, white farmer ‘genocide’
Baseless claims about South Africa ‘genocide,’ land seizure
The Dispatch→ The Truth Is Out There. Isn’t it?
How will conspiracy theorists cope with a government they trust?
The Dispatch→ Common Ground
It’s all theater.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Portray Karmelo Anthony Attending Prom
Does a viral image show Karmelo Anthony attending prom with someone wearing a dress made out of banknotes despite a criminal investigation into fatal stabbing charges in Texas? No, that's not true: The person in the image is not him. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Does NOT Show Actual Israeli Bombing Of Gaza
Does this video authentically document the Israeli military bombing Gaza, as a social media post claimed? No, that's not true: The video originated on a TikTok account named "@everythingai97" with a bio that says: "DISCLAIMER: ALL VIDEOS
FactCheck.org→ Memorando de inteligencia socava el argumento migratorio de Trump
Traducido por El Tiempo Latino. Cuando el Washington Post informó a través de fuentes anónimas que una evaluación de inteligencia del gobierno concluyó que el gobierno venezolano no estaba dirigiendo la migración de miembros de la banda Tr
Internet Archive→ U.S. Senate U.S. Senate : CSPAN2 : May 20, 2025 2:15pm-7:08pm EDT
[LIVE] The Senate will continue work on a bill regulating stablecoins in the crypto market. Sponsor: U.S. Senate.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN2.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Item Tile, JSO
The Dispatch→ Assessing Trump’s Claims About Genocide and Land Confiscation in South Africa
The administration has granted refugee status to white South Africans.
Full Fact→ Another fake Amazon offer appears on Facebook
The company is not offering new iPhones to people over 50 for £2.95.
PolitiFact→ Scott Bessent – Gasoline prices haven’t “collapsed” under Donald Trump, despite what Scott Bessent said
“Gasoline prices have collapsed under President Trump."
Full Fact→ Will the government create a National Care Service?
We take a look at Labour’s pledge to create a National Care Service, a proposal to overhaul adult social care in England.