The president’s efforts to transform immigration policy are off to a running start.
Full Fact→ Minister wrong to claim IMF forecast UK’s economy will be the fastest growing in Europe
New figures published by the International Monetary Fund don’t support claims made by a health minister and the Independent about growth projections.
The Dispatch→ Is This What Retribution Looks Like?
Conservatives aren’t winning. Liberals are losing.
The Dispatch→ Contrived Chaos
Donald Trump’s declared ‘emergencies’ are nothing of the sort.
The Dispatch→ Reckless Pardons Vex a Feckless Congress
Few on Capitol Hill have credibility on the issue.
The Dispatch→ How the Heritage Foundation Sold Its Birthright
The storied think tank traded Reaganite conservatism for rabid populism in the Trump era.
The Dispatch→ Polk, Trump, and Manifest Destiny
The 11th president transformed America in a single term. Trump lacks the discipline to do the same.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Tim Walz Performing Nazi Salute
Does a viral post prove that the Minnesota governor and former running mate of Kamala Harris performed a Nazi salute in public? No, that's not true: The post took a single frame from a video out of context. As the recording proves, it was
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Law Does NOT Allow For Anthony Fauci To Be Extradited To Russia
Does U.S. law allow for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be extradited to Russia? No, that's not true: A notoriously unreliable website that published a story about Putin supposedly demanding such an extradition did not offer any named sources or spe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Record Musk Posted MAGA Would ‘Succeed In All The Ways Nazi Germany Failed’ On Jan. 20, 2025
Did Elon Musk post on X that the MAGA movement would "succeed in all the ways Nazi Germany failed"? No, that's not true: A screenshot of a supposed post from Musk on X containing that quote is fake. Searches of Musk's X account and archiv
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say ‘I Don’t Care’ About Economy — Response To Hannity Saying He Was Running Out Of Time For Show
Does a video show President Donald Trump saying "I don't care" about the economy in an interview with Fox News? No, that's not true: Trump's response of "I don't care" to Sean Hannity was not about the economy, he was saying it didn't mat
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Was Pardoned by Biden
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take In his final hours as president, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons for House committee members who investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and the polic
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Trump didn’t thank Ye for a drawing of them
Image shows President Donald Trump responding to a picture rapper Ye drew of them.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Rebutting rumors, Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman said he’s not changing caucuses
John Fetterman is leaving the Democratic Party.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Trump’s prescription drug executive order rollback didn’t quash all Biden-backed cost savings
Donald Trump "just reversed all the cost caps Biden negotiated for anyone on Medicare or Medicaid."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘DOGE Clock’ Did NOT Say $8 Billion-Plus Saved By January 22, 2025, By Cutting Government Spending
Did a running "DOGE Clock" on a website that monitors the national debt say efforts to reduce government waste, fraud and abuse had already saved over $8 billion by January 22, 2025? No, that's not true: The privately run website includes
The Dispatch→ AI on the Cheap vs. Stargate’s Big Splash
AI technologies and the companies behind them are taking divergent paths in 2025.
The Dispatch→ Vladimir the Weak
Is Trump getting tough with Russia?
PolitiFact→ X posts – Posts falsely claim Elon Musk said MAGA will ‘succeed’ where Nazi Germany ‘failed’
Elon Musk posted on X that the MAGA movement will “succeed in all the ways Nazi Germany failed to.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Joe Biden didn’t pardon the Capitol police officer who fatally shot Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt
Former President Joe Biden “pardoned Michael Byrd.”
PolitiFact→ Does getting pardoned equal a confession of guilt, as Dinesh D'Souza claimed?
Conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza argued that accepting a presidential pardon means admitting guilt. But legal experts say it’s not that simple.
PolitiFact→ Lisa Murkowski – US’ highest mountain called Denali for thousands of years, and Mount McKinley for nearly a century
"Our nation’s tallest mountain … has been called Denali for thousands of years."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ALTERED Image Shows Taylor Swift Giving Right-Handed Salute — Image From 2014 Performance Is Flipped
Does an authentic image show Taylor Swift giving a right-handed salute similar to the gesture used by Nazis? No, that's not true: The image has been horizontally flipped to make it look like Swift had performed a right-handed salute, a de
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t an authentic video of RFK Jr. promoting a diabetes treatment
Video shows Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promoting an alternative diabetes treatment.
The Dispatch→ Does the L.A. Fire Department Have a Fleet of Electric Fire Trucks?
No, the LAFD has one electric fire truck that is equipped with a backup fuel tank.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, US immigration officials are not paying $750 for turning in immigrants in the U.S. illegally
“ICE has released the tip hotline to turn in illegal immigrants. They paying $750 for each illegal immigrant.”
PolitiFact→ Trump’s early health moves signal intent to erase Biden’s legacy. What’s next is unclear.
With his early actions on health care policy, President Donald Trump’s signaled he will likely wipe away some Biden-era programs to lower drug costs and expand coverage under public insurance programs.
Full Fact→ What we do (and don’t) know about ‘illegal migrant’ numbers
A Telegraph article claiming up to one in 12 people in London are “illegal migrants” has grabbed headlines. But estimating how many people are in the UK illegally is inherently difficult
Full Fact→ No, Donald Trump did not say Republicans were the ‘dumbest group of voters’
The fake quote, which has been online since at least 2015, has been recirculating as Mr Trump begins his second term as president.
The Dispatch→ No, Trump Did Not Win by the ‘Biggest Margin of Any Republican Presidential Candidate’
A claim by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is false.
PolitiFact→ Robin Vos – Wisconsin Republicans say voter ID laws are supported by 70% to 80% of the public
Voter ID "is supported, if you look at any poll, by 70 to 80% of the public."
Health Feedback→ Nature Biotechnology study misrepresented in social media posts claiming “all mRNA jabs cause heart damage”
REVIEW In January 2025, Facebook posts appeared claiming that a study published in January 2025 showed “all mRNA jabs cause heart damage” and that COVID-19 vaccines “should never have been allowed to be injected into humans”. Examples of suc
Full Fact→ Image of blue-roofed house which survived LA fires is almost certainly AI
The picture has been shared widely on social media in recent days, as part of a wider conspiracy that blue items weren’t affected by the fires in Los Angeles.
Full Fact→ Sun article about 550% ‘surge’ in grooming cases based on non-comparable data
A reported steep rise in cases may have been affected by a broader classification of grooming since 2017—as well as by changing rates of reporting.
The Dispatch→ Unpacking Trump’s ‘Energy Emergency’
Trump’s initiatives to boost American fossil fuels could face legal and logistical challenges.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Executive Orders
Plus: David shocks us. Woah.
The Dispatch→ Guilty, Actually
Not my circus, not my crackpots.
The Dispatch→ ‘Clever’ Trump Executive Order Shrouds DOGE From Public Scrutiny
Situating the new department in an existing agency enables it to avoid Freedom of Information Act requests.
The Dispatch→ Congressional Republicans Giving Trump Time to Make a TikTok Deal
Most think he’s following the ‘spirit of the law’ intended to sever Chinese ownership.
The Dispatch→ The Divine Right of CEOs
You can't run a free society like a business.