Alex Demas
Alex Demas is a fact checker at The Dispatch and is based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the company in 2023, he worked in England as a financial journalist and earned his MA in Political Economy at King's College London. When not heroically combating misinformation online, Alex can be found mixing cocktails, watching his beloved soccer team Aston Villa lose a match, or attempting to pet stray cats.
Fact Checking Claims About Jill Stein and the Jewish Homeland
A video put out by the Green Party candidate’s campaign incorrectly captioned her words.
A Social Media Post Attributed to Rep. Lauren Boebert Is Parody
The original image was labeled as such, but a new version edits out the disclosure.
No, the Government Isn’t Coming for Your Oreos
Sorting out claims about food-additive bans.
Claims That Vaccines Include Dangerous Levels of Aluminum Are False
None of the vaccines mentioned in a Facebook post contain more aluminum than regulations allow.
Claims About China Buying U.S. Farmland Ignore Important Context
It’s true that Chinese investors own about 380,000 acres in the U.S., but other foreign investors own much more land.
Do Foreign Countries Have Military Bases in the United States?
Not exactly, though the U.S. does host detachments of foreign militaries.
Assessing Claims About the Federal Debt and Billionaires’ Taxes
Seizing the wealth of all U.S. billionaires would decrease the debt by only 16 percent.
Video Purporting to Show Iranian Attack on Israel Is Actually a Ukraine Strike on Crimea
Analysts have used geolocation to show that the video was taken in Sevastopol.
Assessing Claims About Jobs Numbers During the Trump and Biden Presidencies
The U.S. economy did lose jobs under Trump, but the pandemic was largely to blame.
Social Media Posts Take a Maine Legislator’s Comments About ‘Nazis’ Out of Context
Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby was referencing a specific demonstration held by a local neo-Nazi group.